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Schmollwatch

A Harvard-Harris poll finds the congressional race deadlocked at 50-50:

OSZ
@OpenSourceZone

Apr 28

2026 Congressional Generic Ballot Poll

🔴 Republicans: 50%
🔵 Democrats: 50%

Harvard Harris | 4/23-26 | 2,745 RV

A Yale poll finds the Democrat Fascist Party leading by a mere 2%:

Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

Apr 13

🚨 WOW! A new poll just found the 2026 Congressional ballot is a near TOSSUP, with Democrats only up 2 points, 46%-44% -- Yale

At this point in 2018, Democrats were up by +7 points or more

Republicans in Congress should pass the SAVE America Act and win the midterms 🇺🇸

The Democrat-aligned Morning Consult poll can only conjure a 3% lead:

Politics & Poll Tracker 📡
@PollTracker2024

Morning Consult poll | 4/20-4/26 RV

(Tracking poll)
Generic congressional ballot 2026
🟦Democratic 45% (no change)
🟥Republican 42% (no change)

Trump's approval rating fell to its lowest point in Trump's second term -- 40.8% according to the Real Clear Politics average of polls -- but that Based Camp guy who looks like a leftist points out that that's actually a good favorability rating for a second-term president. Obama averaged 41% approval during his second term -- and the leftist media continued insisting he was very popular.

I also think that Trump has put a lot of big bets on the table and most of them are going to pay out. So I expect his rating to go higher.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:30 PM




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1 The good news with Global Cooling is I guess the polar bears are safe.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:31 PM (vE0+H)

2 Polls schmolls, but 50-50 has to worry the Ds.

Posted by: Ann at May 01, 2026 05:31 PM (SHHm+)

3 But what do the Republicans need in order to beat the cheat? That's the question.

Posted by: Bob in Idaho at May 01, 2026 05:32 PM (ePr6+)

4 I called the others

Posted by: Ann at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (SHHm+)

5 Trump's GOP is holding on to the generational gains they made with Black voters in the 2024 election.

The GOP has gained 12 pts on the Dems on party id with African Americans vs. Trump term 1 at this point.

Trump's approval with Black voters is higher than it was in term 1.
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Attrition.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (Fi81e)

6 With Obama a lot of people were afraid to tell a pollster they did not approve of mr"historic first".

Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (YwEeS)

7 Democrats will overtly abandon blacks and it won't be that far in the future. They'll all be Uncle Tom's and white supremacists. Gonna be weird to watch.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (vE0+H)

8 Wonder if DJT calculated that if he hadn't hit Iran, Iran was going to launch either a Hiroshima-style small nuke on an Israeli city or a dirty bomb, or just blockade the Strait at an inopportune moment.
I hope his gambles pay off.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)

9 I need to vote tomorrow but have to find my polling station . I don't want to be the guy I complain about that doesn't show up for these special elections.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:34 PM (kxLc1)

10 But what do the Republicans need in order to beat the cheat? That's the question.

Posted by: Bob in Idaho at May 01, 2026 05:32 PM (ePr6+)
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Our question is usually similar

Posted by: Blue States at May 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Fi81e)

11 And in the present a lot of people don't want to tell a pollster they like a "orange man bad".

Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 05:34 PM (YwEeS)

12 I wouldn't believe a Marxist poll

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:34 PM (Ia/+0)

13 As for the black community, I don't live around it much anymore, but it may be they're getting disgusted at the SPLC making up Klansmen and Aryans where they don't exist. The older generation which remembers when they did exist are leaving the scene.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:35 PM (gKWVE)

14 Just watched a 2Way vid by Halperin. He had Larry O'Connor on and O'Connor said he has seen a lot of information on Platner that is worse than the Nazi tattoo. O'Connor described Platner as a "bad man". Naturally I'll wait to see what comes up but I think the Dems in Maine may have punched themselves in the nuts

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 05:35 PM (gu0hJ)

15 I got your poll right here...

The talks with Iran weren't successful. Shocker.

If there are competing factions, I wonder if the US could just ask 'the good guys' where the hardliners are located and speed up negotiations a bit with a few missiles.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (Sco7b)

16 Wonder if DJT calculated that if he hadn't hit Iran, Iran was going to launch either a Hiroshima-style small nuke on an Israeli city or a dirty bomb, or just blockade the Strait at an inopportune moment.
I hope his gambles pay off.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)
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We may never know, and the Democrats will probably continue to think that because nothing happened, we didn't need to do anything.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (Fi81e)

17 Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)

Maybe not in his time but the next time they have a Dem President sympathetic to Islam. That's when Iran would try to flex their muscles.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (kxLc1)

18 I could have been first but I was manipulating my poll.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (vFG9F)

19 Republicans in Congress should pass the SAVE America Act and win the midterms.

No, that's just what the voters are expecting us to do.

Posted by: Rex Kramer, GOP Strategist at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (wVcYX)

20 The time when a Democrat lead of 3 points was favorable for Republicans was before Callais and redistricting.

The playing field has gotten demonstrably better for Republicans.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)

21 Presidential approval rating is pretty meaningless at this point because the vast majority of voters are hard or at least soft partisans. The days when Truman could lead to a massive Eisenhower landslide or Nixon and Reagan could win 49 state reelections are long gone.

Heck, even in 2008 the lightbringer couldn't match H.W. Bush's numbers from 20 years earlier, and that was at the end of W's Presidency, with everything going wrong and a scumbag as GOP nominee.

Posted by: the lower depths at May 01, 2026 05:37 PM (dl6h/)

22 I'm just here to watch Harry Enten be extremely animated lol

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (oqH4h)

23 Wonder if DJT calculated that if he hadn't hit Iran, Iran was going to launch either a Hiroshima-style small nuke on an Israeli city or a dirty bomb, or just blockade the Strait at an inopportune moment.
I hope his gambles pay off.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)

One of my working theories is that the Dems were planning a surprise with Iran, similar in a way to what they did with COVID and China, and he decided fuck you and knocked all the pieces off the table.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (vE0+H)

24 6 With Obama a lot of people were afraid to tell a pollster they did not approve of mr"historic first".
Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (YwEeS)

And with Trump, a lot of people are afraid to say they like him.

I see it all the time at the Grocery store and such.... folks will very HESITANTLY make some pro Right comment... and then when there is no push back suddenly get much more comfortable to speak.

Leftists have no hesitation to force their opinion on you.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (mP0Kj)

25 We may never know, and the Democrats will probably continue to think that because nothing happened, we didn't need to do anything.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (Fi81e)

That's giving them too much credit. Their thinking is more 'Trump bad - do not do Trump does.'

Worded just that eloquently...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Sco7b)

26 The time when a Democrat lead of 3 points was favorable for Republicans was before Callais and redistricting.

The playing field has gotten demonstrably better for Republicans.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 05:37 PM (viF8m)

Hah. -- Keeper of the USB drives with votes

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (ExV1e)

27 I am sure once Iran made a couple nukes they would have launched them at Israel and planted one in the US.
Just to get that Imam of the well from Hell

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (Ia/+0)

28 Democrats almost always lead the the Congressional Generic Ballot polls, even in years when Republicans take the House.

Posted by: 29Victor at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (0MjtC)

29 19 Republicans in Congress should pass the SAVE America Act and win the midterms.

No, that's just what the voters are expecting us to do.
Posted by: Rex Kramer, GOP Strategist at May 01, 2026 05:36 PM (wVcYX)

Yeah... no Save Act... but they do pass FISA without any real modification.

Why did we vote for these guys again?

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (mP0Kj)

30 A really hard to guess year, gas prices, various gerrymanders, war, wacky dem candidates, stupid gop in congress, food prices.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (n5tGW)

31 How can the Iranians do anything when they are so oppressed?

Posted by: Pawl at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (vFG9F)

32 Worded just that eloquently...
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (Sco7b)
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Yup their like Frankenstein.

FireTrump bad!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (Fi81e)

33 The polls all say Harris is going to win !

Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (Cif43)

34 Hah. -- Keeper of the USB drives with votes
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (ExV1e)

I really want to know if the DOJ is looking at the vote data spikes in the last Virginia election.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:41 PM (mP0Kj)

35 Why did we vote for these guys again?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (mP0Kj)
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To keep us from starting our cars in a stressful situation in a vehicle we buy after 2017?

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:41 PM (Fi81e)

36 8 Wonder if DJT calculated that if he hadn't hit Iran, Iran was going to launch either a Hiroshima-style small nuke on an Israeli city or a dirty bomb, or just blockade the Strait at an inopportune moment.
I hope his gambles pay off.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (gKWVE)
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My guess is that there was intel that pretty much confirmed Iran was days away from at least being able to construct a working weapon and were in the process of doing so.

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:41 PM (oqH4h)

37 A Harvard-Harris poll
meh
I'd trust a bone reading or tarot more than any Harvard poll. They're wish casting.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 05:42 PM (abIsI)

38 Tied GBP means major R gains before the redistricting stuff. The Dems historically need +3 to break even

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

39 Why did we vote for these guys again?

Republicans don't fix anything but they don't, generally, make things worse. Democrats make things worse.

The battle is in the Republican primary and understanding that the left has been ascendant for over 100 years. We won't fix the rot in a single election, probably not even in our lifetimes, but we can reverse the trend.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:42 PM (ExV1e)

40 Also keep in mind that a working nuclear weapon doesn't have to be miniaturized so as to be deliverable by missile or aircraft. That sure helps, but if Iran could build a crude weapon that fit into a semi truck and manage to smuggle it into Tel Aviv...the results would be equally catastrophic.

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:43 PM (oqH4h)

41 I know polls are a mainstay of any political leaning blog but these poll threads are my least favorite. Someone go off topic.

Polls surprisingly show side boob at 48% and cleavage at 50% with the remaining 2% undecided.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:43 PM (kxLc1)

42 Why did we vote for these guys again?
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (mP0Kj)

The stop big government, open borders, and the slow encroaching tentacles of communism.

Right?

Right...?

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 05:43 PM (vE0+H)

43
Democrats will overtly abandon blacks and it won't be that far in the future. They'll all be Uncle Tom's and white supremacists. Gonna be weird to watch.
Posted by: ...

LBJ's dream won't last 200 years?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (Cqx++)

44 The battle is in the Republican primary and understanding that the left has been ascendant for over 100 years. We won't fix the rot in a single election, probably not even in our lifetimes, but we can reverse the trend.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:42 PM (ExV1e)

Same argument I've been hearing since Reagan.

And things are WAY worse.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (mP0Kj)

45 As for the black community, I don't live around it much anymore, but it may be they're getting disgusted at the SPLC making up Klansmen and Aryans where they don't exist. The older generation which remembers when they did exist are leaving the scene.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:35 PM (gKWVE)

Most young black folks just want to get high and bump booties with some big booty gals and drink a 40 or two.
Whassup Y'all! Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor Damn!

Posted by: Rocket Fuel Malt Liquor at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (68Ie1)

46 Lee Zeldin:
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In 2024, the 10 states with the lowest electricity prices ALL voted for President Trump, and 9 of the 10 states with the highest electricity prices voted for Harris.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:45 PM (Fi81e)

47 The main threat of Iran having a working nuclear weapon is not them using it immediately but the leverage it creates for them.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:45 PM (kxLc1)

48 22 I'm just here to watch Harry Enten be extremely animated lol
Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:38 PM (oqH4h)

That guy needs to switch to decaf.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 01, 2026 05:46 PM (FMtrg)

49 Same argument I've been hearing since Reagan.

And things are WAY worse.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (mP0Kj)

Democrats make things worse. Every time the Democrats have power, they make things worse.

What percentage of geriatric Republican Congress assholes get replaced every year? Some of them have been in office since Reagan. They have to be replaced by people who want to make things better.

Or we could just curl up in a ball.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:46 PM (ExV1e)

50 "may be they're getting disgusted at the SPLC making up Klansmen and Aryans where they don't exist."

A large percentage of that community around here has no idea what the SPLC is or what it has done.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:46 PM (vFG9F)

51 Not the same thing, but the first thermonuclear weapon detonated by the US was Ivy Mike, and it wasn't exactly a deliverable payload, lol.

The entire "Mike" device (including cryogenic equipment) weighed 82 short tons (74 metric tons). It was housed in a large corrugated-aluminum building, called the shot cab, which was 88 ft (27 m) long, 46 ft (14 m) wide, and 61 ft (19 m) high

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 05:47 PM (oqH4h)

52 finds the congressional race deadlocked
Like Jamaican hair?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 05:47 PM (n2Ez6)

53 Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:44 PM (mP0Kj)

They just seem worse because of information overload. Also we tend to forget a lot of bad stuff that has happened in the past.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:47 PM (kxLc1)

54 " a working nuclear weapon doesn't have to be miniaturized so as to be deliverable by missile or aircraft."

It doesn't take a genius to build one either. The tech has been around for 80 years or so.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:49 PM (vFG9F)

55 I know the 2nd Amendment advancements are much better. We no longer have Roe v Wade. The Dems haven't controlled the House for over 40 years .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:49 PM (kxLc1)

56 I figure the Democrats and the Media and the Pollsters automatically shave 10% from the numbers for the right. It's common core math.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 05:49 PM (Fbc0I)

57 A new book.

How Not to F*cking Hate People!
And Maybe, Accidentally, Make the World Suck Less
By: Jeffrey Alan

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Yeah, right. Then I'll get a magical buffalo that suits piles of Krugerrands.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 05:50 PM (ndZc7)

58 Curling up in a ball is underrated.

Posted by: Sleeping Kitten at May 01, 2026 05:51 PM (93jhq)

59 The Dems haven't controlled the House for over 40 years .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:49 PM (kxLc1)

The Dems controlled the House as recently as 3 years ago.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:52 PM (ExV1e)

60 So if they redistrict according to the Supreme Court decision we win bigly ?

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 01, 2026 05:53 PM (NtVYv)

61 The Dems haven't controlled the House for over 40 years .
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Obamacare disagrees

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 01, 2026 05:53 PM (LyPw2)

Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?

Hungry, a movie about a killer... hippo. I don't know if this is meant to be a serious movie or a half-serious one. They are making references to Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Hell No, a horror movie in which characters make sensible, logical decisions.

The final Jackass movie. These guys are too old to be taking shots like this.

Spider-Noir with Nicholas Cage. A series on Amazon, from Sony Pictures TV. So it's not giving Disney or Marvel any money. And I do like Spider-Man, Nicholas Cage, and Noir.

The girl from Happy Birthday 2 Me in an amnesia/hallucination movie. Her husband keeps telling her everything is okay. Or should I say "her husband" because come on, we've seen this kind of thing before.

The one minute teaser for Clayface looks okay.

Another Oscar-bait legal drama:


Another post-apocalypse movie, this one from Ridley Scott.

Is it possible they made a decent Resident Evil movie? It's from the guy who made Weapons.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:20 PM




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1 ST

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:21 PM (in1PH)

2 Nooded, y'all.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (NcvvS)

3 Happy Friday Ace

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (LGS3t)

4 Embrace the power of "and."

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (B0NCh)

5 They are shitty garbage.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (snZF9)

6 The one minute teaser for Clayface looks okay.

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See, I long ago advocated for studios to take these kinds of risks with their IP.

Not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.

Clayface, with his Batman connections, is well-known enough of an IP to take some kind of risk with while assuming strong enough box office to justify smaller risks. Clayface reportedly only costs about $40 million.

Combine that brand recognition with the horror genre, and DCU has a guaranteed return on investment here.

James Gunn is smart.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Y2NSe)

7 So… Cocaine Bear, but with a hippo????

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (4KUe5)

8 $hit.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (in1PH)

9 I think the answer is yes.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Vq0bV)

10 Not sure there is a better answer than your first word

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Ia/+0)

11 Another post-apocalypse movie, this one from Ridley Scott.

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What I've read from early reactions is that the film is aimless.

Could be good.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (Y2NSe)

12 Hungry, a movie about a killer... hippo.
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Everyone who is not a marble is safe.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (Fi81e)

13 Garbage or shit?
Yes.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (UemNC)

14 Some guy from a 76 iq subcontinent wanted to adopt the cocaine hippos.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (in1PH)

15 Is it possible they made a decent Resident Evil movie? It's from the guy who made Weapons.

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Cregger has said that RE fans will hate him for the adaptation, but every bit of early word from screenings has been very positive, with a lot of comparisons to Mad Max Fury Road for its relentless pacing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (Y2NSe)

16 I liked the Happy Birthday to Me movies. Would watch another film with her in the lead.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (4KUe5)

17 > Hungry, a movie about a killer... hippo. I don't know if this is meant to be a serious movie or a half-serious one. They are making references to Hungry Hungry Hippos.

Hippos are silly looking, but in Africa they kill more people than lions do.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (mkw2N)

18 Okay, off to do other things now.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (E4rtv)

19 Why do they keep making Resident Evil movies. They all suck even if Milana Jovovich looks good in them.

I want a real Doom movie, no not the one they made (which was really a resident evil movie!). Give me an old fashioned bad ass US Marine shooting Demons, as in real Demons from hell, in the face with a BFG

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (sKqQm)

20 Coyote vs. Acme sounds like it has potential ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (VyBeY)

21 19 Why do they keep making Resident Evil movies. They all suck even if Milana Jovovich looks good in them.

I want a real Doom movie, no not the one they made (which was really a resident evil movie!). Give me an old fashioned bad ass US Marine shooting Demons, as in real Demons from hell, in the face with a BFG

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (sKqQm)

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The DOOM movie was really an adaptation of DOOM 3.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (Y2NSe)

22 Nick Cage makes a crazy number of films now, but he has gotten much better as an actor...might be worth a watch in his Spider Man take...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (sKqQm)

23 Is that Baron Harkonnen in the Resident Evil trailer?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (B0NCh)

24 Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?

Yes.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (8J7Ay)

25 Is it possible they made a decent Resident Evil movie? It's from the guy who made Weapons.

Critical Drinker has a review of the trailer. His take is that it seems like it might be an okay horror movie. And it'll be Resident Evil in the respect that once or twice you'll see something that says Raccoon City but otherwise completely ignores everything about the game and all prior films.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (ExV1e)

26 20 Coyote vs. Acme sounds like it has potential ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (VyBeY)

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It's the movie WB was going to write off and destroy. After the press blowup, they put it up for auction, eventually bought by Ketchup Studios (who?) for about $50 million.

I strongly suspect it'll bomb, but hey, at least we get the movie everyone discovers 5 years after it was released and everyone's like, "Hey, why did no one see this in theaters? It's really funny!"

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (Y2NSe)

27 Combine that brand recognition with the horror genre, and DCU has a guaranteed return on investment here.

James Gunn is smart.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Clayface is a Mike Flannagan and Matt Reeves production. Games Junn has fuck all to do with it. He's fucking piece of shit who might be kicked out of DC after the merger and he should be.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (diia5)

28 Probably already mentioned, but Bad Monkey on appletv is good. Vince Vaughn is excellent and it’s based on a Karl Hiassom(sp?) book, so you it will be all kinds of weird and silly sh$t going down in a Florida setting.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (4KUe5)

29 Not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Y2NSe)

There's an un-named sci-fi franchise that could learn that message. They're never going to win over the people who aren't already fans so give a great story and decent special effects and take in some cash.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (Sco7b)

30 Read that the new Avengers movie will cost at least $700m before marketing. They'll have to clear $2B just to break even. Nice that Robert Downey Jr got paid $100m for one movie however

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (gu0hJ)

31 Hippos are silly looking, but in Africa they kill more people than lions do.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (mkw2N)
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Zebras kill more zookeepers than any other animal.

I was shocked when I heard that.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

32
238 Crime is down because Trump sent in some people, same as DC. Said mayor is under a *lot* of fire locally for, among other things, having taxpayers buy him a $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims while the Key Bridge progress is halted.

Posted by: Ian S.
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I can't find that anywhere. Is it my crappy browser?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (kA/fI)

33 27 Clayface is a Mike Flannagan and Matt Reeves production. Games Junn has fuck all to do with it. He's fucking piece of shit who might be kicked out of DC after the merger and he should be.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (diia5)

======

He greenlit it. He's studio executive making large brand choices alongside Peter Safran.

So, yes, his greenlighting of it is proof of his intelligence in how not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Y2NSe)

34 That Chairface Chippendale promo is annoying.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

35 I think you all should watch Apostle of Dracula.

It is a low-budget, dubbed, movie from Spain that is so very, very stupid.
And I watched the whole thing.
Cause it is hilariously stupid.

When you're done with that, Bad Fish, a low-budget killer mermaid movie.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (MtSIY)

36 Why do they keep making Resident Evil movies. They all suck even if Milana Jovovich looks good in them.

I want a real Doom movie, no not the one they made (which was really a resident evil movie!). Give me an old fashioned bad ass US Marine shooting Demons, as in real Demons from hell, in the face with a BFG

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:25 PM (sKqQm)

A Duke Nukem movie would be cool too.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (snZF9)

37 ***Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?
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You left out infantile.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (kA/fI)

38 Nothinh from the Groguverse?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (in1PH)

39 Dog Stars? Sweet Jeebus, another zombie movie? They were played out 15 years ago. Way to break new ground, Hollywood.

One amusing thing about the Dog Stars trailer is they mention it's directed by Ridley Scott, and then list three of his movies, but not Bladerunner.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (Riz8t)

40 Yes, hippos are very dangerous and apparently they indicate you are annoying them and are ready to attack you by … yawning.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (4KUe5)

41 Not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.

Young starlets don't blow fat, old, producers to be in niche films, Jack. -- Harvey Weinstein

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (ExV1e)

42 7 So… Cocaine Bear, but with a hippo????
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (4KUe5)

We need Crystal Meth Bear.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (E6xSb)

43 29
There's an un-named sci-fi franchise that could learn that message. They're never going to win over the people who aren't already fans so give a great story and decent special effects and take in some cash.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (Sco7b)

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I was gonna reply that Mandalorian and Grogu was relatively cheap (having some memory of it being less than $100 million to produce), but looking it up, it seems like reported budget is $166 million (and will probably end up higher).

Damn, Disney. Even your cheap spinoff stuff is too expensive.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (Y2NSe)

44 Africa needs more hippos.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (in1PH)

45 39 Dog Stars? Sweet Jeebus, another zombie movie? They were played out 15 years ago. Way to break new ground, Hollywood.

One amusing thing about the Dog Stars trailer is they mention it's directed by Ridley Scott, and then list three of his movies, but not Bladerunner.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM (Riz8t)

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Blade Runner is popular with nerds but not general audiences. Blade Runner 2049 out front should have told ya.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (Y2NSe)

46 Zebras kill more zookeepers than any other animal.

I was shocked when I heard that.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

God put them in those prison suits for a reason.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (ExV1e)

47 A Duke Nukem movie would feature Duke getting valuable life lessons from his female sidekick, who saves his ass at critical moments, because she's awesome.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (gKWVE)

48 Probably already mentioned, but Bad Monkey on appletv is good. Vince Vaughn is excellent and it’s based on a Karl Hiassom(sp?) book, so you it will be all kinds of weird and silly sh$t going down in a Florida setting.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (4KUe5)
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I keep waiting for word on Season 2.

I think that's my favorite show running.

One of my favorite lines was when he quotes the opening from Real Life. And she calls him on it, and his answer is "In my defense, I didn't think you'd recognize it."

That is just such a character line.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (Fi81e)

49 I am hopeful for the RE movie because both Barbarians and Weapons are fantastic and because Cregger made a survival horror movie for RE, not some deep lore dive.

Also, this is someone who has played all the games and, brace yourself, actually loves the IP he is working with.

Here's a breakdown of the trailer with him going through it and the man knows his RE.



https://youtu.be/D_FMSyTWmA8?si=Lx15kB6T8r_V_U04

Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (ZznmO)

50 As someone over 29, the Wile E. Coyote vs. ACME flick looks like a lot of fun.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (qFwJc)

51 I want Coyote vs Acme to be good. They would have had to work hard to make it bad. I fear they succeeded.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (kA/fI)

52 Cautiously optimistic for both Coyote v Acme and Spider Noir. Probably more so for the latter. As a 29-er, I have good memories of Loonie Tunes and I'm little worried about it getting crapped on for cheap laughs.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (vTZFs)

53 49 Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (ZznmO)

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*waves politely*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (Y2NSe)

54 A Duke Nukem movie would feature Duke getting valuable life lessons from his female sidekick, who saves his ass at critical moments, because she's awesome.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (gKWVE)
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Swalwell probably doesn't have a shot at the role now.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (Fi81e)

55 The Rogues Gallery from Batman is ripe for cinematic adaptations if done right.

Many of them have sympathetic backgrounds, which can garner sympathy from the audience. However, to show them *right* you have to demonstrate they are psychologically incapable of redemption. That's why they are villains within the DCU.

Kind of like the Darklords from the Ravenloft D&D setting. They are all complete monsters, no matter their background, because they will never, ever atone for the crimes that sent them down the path of becoming a Darklord.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 04:31 PM (gnNyN)

56 Read that the new Avengers movie will cost at least $700m before marketing. They'll have to clear $2B just to break even. Nice that Robert Downey Jr got paid $100m for one movie however

I think it might be for 2 movies, because one more Avenger movie just isn't enough.
*rolls eyes*

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (Riz8t)

57 Hollywood: Shit or Garbage?

Yes.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (8J7Ay)


Hollywood has been shitin' garbage for years.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (2WIwB)

58 Yawn. Okay, gonna have to mess wit ya.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (qFwJc)

59 I want a real Doom movie, no not the one they made (which was really a resident evil movie!). Give me an old fashioned bad ass US Marine shooting Demons, as in real Demons from hell, in the face with a BFG
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(secret: there is a second Doom movie. And it is so, so much worse.)

I can't believe they have never made a Wolfenstein 3d movie.

But then, recall how badly they ruined Duke Nukem.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (MtSIY)

60 It's the garbage can at your local dog park.

Also someone set it on fire for good measure.

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (oqH4h)

61 *waves to alexthechick*

Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (Cif43)

62 The Cage spiderman take is a series. I see Brendan Gleason is in it. Pretty good in everything he's done

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (gu0hJ)

63 The only Happy Birthday to Me movie I know about is the one with Melissa Sue Anderson.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (qBdHI)

64 They don't make movies about people.
It's all distorted reality crap.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:33 PM (kA/fI)

65 Damn that's not a great lineup -- I don't know how, but movies just keep getting worse. Ow My Balls would look like Godfather II next to these.

Posted by: Pastafarian at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (sifs3)

66 Critical Drinker has a review of the trailer. His take is that it seems like it might be an okay horror movie. And it'll be Resident Evil in the respect that once or twice you'll see something that says Raccoon City but otherwise completely ignores everything about the game and all prior films.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:27 PM (ExV1e)
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Sounds like a typical IP skinsuit.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (gnNyN)

67 Meth Hippo

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (Cqx++)

68 He greenlit it. He's studio executive making large brand choices alongside Peter Safran.

So, yes, his greenlighting of it is proof of his intelligence in how not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Reeves started the Batman (Crime) Saga in early '22. Games Junn wasn't installed at DC until the end of '22. Junn has been trying to kill off the Reeves stuff because of Junn's DC reset. Again, he's disgusting human and a fraud.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (diia5)

69 I have seen the kick of a Zebra end lions so I can believe they are dangerous.

Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (YwEeS)

70 Hell No, a horror movie in which characters make sensible, logical decisions.

Also Event Horizon, when the crew weren't split up and having their minds scrambled by horrors from beyond reality.
Lovecraftian work at least offers some excuse as to why the protagonists might not be acting rationally.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)

71 Here's something interesting.

Roger Avery has been trying to make an adaptation of Paradise Lost for years.

He's finally gotten it greenlit...

By a small AI studio that's going to make what supposedly will look like a $300 million film for about $10 million.

I'm actually intrigued.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Y2NSe)

72 A Duke Nukem movie would feature Duke getting valuable life lessons from his female sidekick, who saves his ass at critical moments, because she's awesome.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:30 PM (gKWVE)

Yeah, you're probably right. They would definitely fuck it all up and gut it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (snZF9)

73 68 Reeves started the Batman (Crime) Saga in early '22. Games Junn wasn't installed at DC until the end of '22. Junn has been trying to kill off the Reeves stuff because of Junn's DC reset. Again, he's disgusting human and a fraud.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (diia5)

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Weird how Gunn is trying to kill the Batman by Reeves series by...greenlighting his projects.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Y2NSe)

74 I read the novel The Dog Stars some years ago primary because it is set here in Happy Valley and in The Stinkin' Desert from here through the next 40 miles south. (I used to drive it to and from work every day.) I didn't care for it all that much but the movie might be good. I don't think it was shot around here because I haven't heard of any movies being shot around here and the trailer doesn't look like around here.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (ndZc7)

75 Girl, you thirsty?

*pours Cheerwine into USB port*

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 04:36 PM (B0NCh)

76 To each their own and I'm not intending what I'm about to say as judgment on other posters, so I'm clear here.

I am unable to comprehend how so many people have the physical time in their day to both consume as much media (Esp. movies and TV) as they do, and to also CARE so much about it.

Maybe I'm just at a place in my life where I don't feel like I have either the time or the mental energy to fit it in. I get up, work all day, sit down for a few minutes, cook dinner, feed the family, clean up sometimes, maybe do some laundry or whatever else needs doing, then at the end of the day I have about an hour before it's time for bed. And I'm not spending my weekends going out of my way to see Hollywood squeeze yet another drop of blood out of the stones that are all of the current IPs they've been throat-fucking for 20 years.

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:36 PM (oqH4h)

77 Also Event Horizon, when the crew weren't split up and having their minds scrambled by horrors from beyond reality.
Lovecraftian work at least offers some excuse as to why the protagonists might not be acting rationally.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)
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Huh. A sequel to that movie could be a DOOM prequel... The "lifeboat" section from the end of the first movie crash lands on Mars, carrying with it the seeds of destruction for the Martian colony....

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (gnNyN)

78 Another bit of news:

Rumors are floating that Spielberg's new movie, Disclosure Day, is actually a secret sequel to Close Encounters.

There's apparently nothing from the 3rd act in any of the trailers, and people who are part of the production (like Emily Blunt, star) are bringing up Close Encounters in interviews with implications in their answers that there may be direct connections.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (Y2NSe)

79 *waves politely at AtC*

Nicetaseeya!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (VyBeY)

80 I can't believe they have never made a Wolfenstein 3d movie.

But then, recall how badly they ruined Duke Nukem.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:32 PM (MtSIY)

They made a Duke Nukem movie?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (snZF9)

81 Weird how Gunn is trying to kill the Batman by Reeves series by...greenlighting his projects.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Y2NSe)
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It's genius!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (Fi81e)

82 > *pours Cheerwine into USB port*

I'd never heard of this before, so I looked it up. I thought it sounded like something a Hobbit might drink. No, apparently it's a soda.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (mkw2N)

83 80
They made a Duke Nukem movie?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (snZF9)

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How else to quantify My Dinner with Andre?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (Y2NSe)

84 The horror of Event Horizon is that the characters are smart people making smart decisions and it does not matter.

See also The Autopsy of Jane Doe. That really nailed the relentlessness and uncaring of evil because the people involved did nothing to deserve their fates.

Here's something interesting.

Roger Avery has been trying to make an adaptation of Paradise Lost for years.

He's finally gotten it greenlit...

By a small AI studio that's going to make what supposedly will look like a $300 million film for about $10 million.

I'm actually intrigued.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (Y2NSe)


AI as a form of animation and special effects seems like an obvious use of the tool.

Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (ZznmO)

85 Shit or garbage? Both.

I try watching new stuff released over Amazon prime - just more shitty garbage after more shitty trash.

Posted by: Iced Tea Party at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (hyQrc)

86 I see Margaret Qualley is in the Dog Stars movie. Never seen her in anything but I assume she's a better actress than her mother , Andi MacDowell.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (gu0hJ)

87 It's genius!

No idea about this one, but for most people in Hollywood it would work.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (93jhq)

88 Duke Nukem Forever was a steaming turd, but just a game as far as I know.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (gKWVE)

89 Here's something interesting.

Roger Avery has been trying to make an adaptation of Paradise Lost for years.

He's finally gotten it greenlit...

By a small AI studio that's going to make what supposedly will look like a $300 million film for about $10 million.

I'm actually intrigued.

Now...what can we say of John Milton's "Paradise Lost"? ...Certainly we know that he was trying to describe the struggle between good and evil, right? (picks up an apple from his desk) Okay. The most intriguing character, as we all know from our reading, was Satan. Now, was Milton trying to tell us that being bad was more fun than being good?
Okay...don't write this down, but I find Milton probably as boring as you find Milton. Mrs. Milton found him boring, too. He, uh, he's a little bit long-winded, he doesn't translate very well into our generation, and his jokes are terrible. But that does not relieve you from your responsibility for this material! Now, I'm waiting for reports from some of you! (students pay no attention to him) Listen, I'm not joking! This is my job!

Posted by: Professor Jennings at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (Riz8t)

90 84 AI as a form of animation and special effects seems like an obvious use of the tool.

Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (ZznmO)

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I'm hoping they film real people and intelligently use props and locations instead of just relying entirely on AI prompts.

Could be complete crap, but it should be interesting complete crap.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (Y2NSe)

91 I will have my Resident Evil movies stupid and with Milla Jovovich running around being cute and awesome thank you.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (3uBP9)

92 I keep hearing about this "Marty Supreme" movie. The commericials don't let you know anything about it. I hear it's about ping pong?

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (IifOV)

93 I cannot even recall the last Hollywood film which I saw' although spouse and son saw " Hail Mary Project" . Last three movies I saw were " A Great Awakening" by Sight and Sound and "Sound of Freedom" and "Cabrini"
by Angel Studios which. I think independent studios probably do better work now than Hollywood. Oh, yes I also saw the documentary about Melania Trump. I don't think Hollywood produced that.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:39 PM (Yl2Ob)

94 How else to quantify My Dinner with Andre?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:38 PM (Y2NSe)
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That's more like Wallace Shawn nuked the toilet.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:40 PM (Fi81e)

95 46 Zebras kill more zookeepers than any other animal.

I was shocked when I heard that.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

God put them in those prison suits for a reason.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Mules are hard headed but will domesticate.
Zebras not so much. Handlers forget the one thing on a Zebra's mind is to run free.

All kinds of wild animals at the circus. Ever see a Zebra?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:40 PM (kA/fI)

96 I was barely into DC Comics in the 80s, was much more into Marvel, so I had never heard of Clayface until I came across this movie coming out.

It doesn’t appeal much to me.

I’ll check out Spider-Noire for the same reasons as Ace.

The rest on the list don’t seem too appealing, either. Coyote vs. ACME might be OK but I’ll wait to see some reviews to come to a conclusion about ever watching it.

Dog Stars might be alright, I always took a liking to apocalypse flicks since Mad Max, but this one looks like it will only be marginally more interesting than The Road which was so tedious and boring I’ve forgotten most of it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (6ydKt)

97 They made a Duke Nukem movie?
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I swear I thought they had and folks complained it was lame. But it keeps being rumor, I guess.

Or maybe there was a sequel game? that sucked?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (MtSIY)

98 I did not in fact see Autopsy of Jane Doe as of the tyme of tiping.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (gKWVE)

99 I am unable to comprehend how so many people have the physical time in their day to both consume as much media (Esp. movies and TV) as they do, and to also CARE so much about it.

Maybe I'm just at a place in my life where I don't feel like I have either the time or the mental energy to fit it in. I get up, work all day, sit down for a few minutes, cook dinner, feed the family, clean up sometimes, maybe do some laundry or whatever else needs doing, then at the end of the day I have about an hour before it's time for bed.


Carry on. It gets better after you retire.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (Riz8t)

100 68 He greenlit it. He's studio executive making large brand choices alongside Peter Safran.

So, yes, his greenlighting of it is proof of his intelligence in how not everything needs to be a $250 million blockbuster.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Reeves started the Batman (Crime) Saga in early '22. Games Junn wasn't installed at DC until the end of '22. Junn has been trying to kill off the Reeves stuff because of Junn's DC reset. Again, he's disgusting human and a fraud.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:34 PM (diia5)

And yet, Gunn has said Clayface is IN continuity...it just falls before the Superman movie...

So, it sounds like Gunn and Reeves are working together to integrate their visions...

Which I can totally see - a rough Batman with a future innocent and naive Robin and an innocent and naive Superman with a rough Supergirl. It's like the World's Finest of Champions

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (tOcjL)

101 I bought DaVinci Resolve which is for special effects and does ALL kinds of stuff. The creators wanted to keep it affordable for anyone to make films I guess.

They have equipment for the pros which is where they really make their money.

But yeah, with AI and a decent computer, people can create some pretty neat stuff.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Sco7b)

102 Wait, Tanya Roberts rode a zebra in Sheena. Was it a fake? I shan't believe it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (gu0hJ)

103 97 They made a Duke Nukem movie?
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I swear I thought they had and folks complained it was lame. But it keeps being rumor, I guess.

Or maybe there was a sequel game? that sucked?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (MtSIY)

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Long awaited sequel game that sucked and was 10 years out of date.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Y2NSe)

104 If you flush garbage down the toilet, does it become shit?
If you put shit in the trash can, does it become garbage?

I believe that Hollywood can be both shit and garbage at the same time.

Just like shit can be both brown and smelly at the same time.

Posted by: a.moron at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (X5Jzz)

105
All kinds of wild animals at the circus. Ever see a Zebra?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:40 PM

A friend of mine has a zebra that's buddies with a mule and you're not supposed to get close to the fence near the zebra because it's an asshole. The mule is friendly. She told me all the zebras are jerks.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (o3Na2)

106 Roger Avery has been trying to make an adaptation of Paradise Lost for years.

He's finally gotten it greenlit...

By a small AI studio that's going to make what supposedly will look like a $300 million film for about $10 million.

I'm actually intrigued.


AI as a form of animation and special effects seems like an obvious use of the tool.

I think The Divine Comedy would be a much better use for those tools.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Riz8t)

107 How does Wile E Coyote pay for all that Acme deliveries?
Credit card?

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

108 Huh. A sequel to that movie could be a DOOM prequel... The "lifeboat" section from the end of the first movie crash lands on Mars, carrying with it the seeds of destruction for the Martian colony....
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Obligatory:
Event Horizon could be Warhammer 40k cannon.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (MtSIY)

109 Aren't hippos the most dangerous mammal or something?

Other than humans.

Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (ZznmO)

110 ACME Prime?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (in1PH)

111 *canon. Cannons are found attached to female JP Morgan executives.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (gKWVE)

112 106 I think The Divine Comedy would be a much better use for those tools.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Riz8t)

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I don't think we're going to get a better adaptation of Inferno than the PS3 game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUOZRRU_Dyg

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (Y2NSe)

113 I would have let Tanya Roberts ride me

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

114 Aren't hippos the most dangerous mammal or something?

Other than humans.

Redheads. What? You did say human.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (Riz8t)

115 They made a Duke Nukem movie?
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I swear I thought they had and folks complained it was lame. But it keeps being rumor, I guess.

Or maybe there was a sequel game? that sucked?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (MtSIY)

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Long awaited sequel game that sucked and was 10 years out of date.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:42 PM (Y2NSe)

Probably the only one I didn't play.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (snZF9)

116 Rumors are floating that Spielberg's new movie, Disclosure Day, is actually a secret sequel to Close Encounters.


Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:37 PM (Y2NSe)

So we might see the return of Rory Neary and the rest of the humans who took the trip?

That’d be cool. I’d watch it just for that.

BTW, I enjoyed your CEOTTK video, gave you a big like on that one.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

117 New Orleans' first female sheriff fired, indicted on 30 counts related to prison break

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Misogyny!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (ndZc7)

118 I've got a zebra neighbor living in my apartment building.

Posted by: George Jefferson at May 01, 2026 04:46 PM (CNl8/)

119 Huh. A sequel to that movie could be a DOOM prequel... The "lifeboat" section from the end of the first movie crash lands on Mars, carrying with it the seeds of destruction for the Martian colony....
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Obligatory:
Event Horizon could be Warhammer 40k cannon.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (MtSIY)
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Yep. A mashup of Event Horizon, Doom, and Warhammer 40K is more than plausible. All three could exist within the same time-space continuum.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 04:46 PM (gnNyN)

120 116
So we might see the return of Rory Neary and the rest of the humans who took the trip?

That’d be cool. I’d watch it just for that.

BTW, I enjoyed your CEOTTK video, gave you a big like on that one.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (6ydKt)

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Thanks!

(like and subscribe)

If they had announced Disclosure Day as a sequel from the start, I'd be less interested, but the implication that it's a secret sequel? It seems neat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:46 PM (Y2NSe)

121 The Spider-Man black and white is pretty cool looking. I'll check it out

Posted by: Trivago guy with huge teeth at May 01, 2026 04:46 PM (HcoTw)

122 I don't think we're going to get a better adaptation of Inferno than the PS3 game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUOZRRU_Dyg

It's a video game, and looks like one. I'm thinking about a serious work. You could even limit it to Inferno, but I'd really like to see what AI would do with Paradiso.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)

123 I would have let Tanya Roberts ride me

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:45 PM (Ia/+0)

Yup, and put me away wet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:47 PM (snZF9)

124 The only way I'll buy a new Playstation is if they remaster the Resistance: Fall of Man series.

Or release a new one.

The sawblade gun in the 30 vs. 30 PvP of the second one was so much fun.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:48 PM (MtSIY)

125 I heard zebras screw up a lot of football games.

ZING

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 04:48 PM (DgMqy)

126 122 It's a video game, and looks like one. I'm thinking about a serious work. You could even limit it to Inferno, but I'd really like to see what AI would do with Paradiso.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:47 PM (Riz8t)

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The Divine Comedy has no real drama in it, to be honest.

Dante wanders from one level to the next, talking to souls, getting quick insights into lost/redeemed/saved people, and then moves on.

Honestly, it shouldn't be adapted to screen because it just doesn't have the right structure.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (Y2NSe)

127 Yep. A mashup of Event Horizon, Doom, and Warhammer 40K is more than plausible. All three could exist within the same time-space continuum.

I don't think Hollywood can make a Warhammer or W40K movie because of Slaanesh.

No, not because it would be too sexual, but because Slaanesh worshippers look exactly like the LGTBQ+ people...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (sKqQm)

128 I love the Coyote v. ACME idea, I just can't bring myself to hope they won't fuck it up.

Posted by: Wile E. deserves a payday at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (TbWk/)

129 107 How does Wile E Coyote pay for all that Acme deliveries?
Credit card?
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

I’m guessing he was getting paid helping Mexicans sneak across the border.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (6ydKt)

130 Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:36 PM (oqH4h)

I have not seen a movie in the theater for nearly a decade, and I hated it, because it was a Star Wars abomination.

That said, I like watching a movie to unwind, especially on a Friday evening. But, I also have the ability to stop a movie, and return later. My brother does not understand this. When he starts a movie, he MUST see it all the way through in one sitting.

I read books the same way. Sometimes an hour or so at bedtime, sometimes 20 minutes.

The pause button in my brain works pretty well. Heh.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (0aYVJ)

131 Zebra - Tell Me What You Want

https://youtu.be/xMHmTBApUiQ

Posted by: Mark1971 at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (CNl8/)

132 Black activists storm Indian-owned gas station after clerk allegedly made black child poop outside (then shared the recording)

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They'd better watch it or they'll get scalped.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (ndZc7)

133 The Divine Comedy has no real drama in it, to be honest.

Dante wanders from one level to the next, talking to souls, getting quick insights into lost/redeemed/saved people, and then moves on.

Honestly, it shouldn't be adapted to screen because it just doesn't have the right structure.

I don't know about that. I'm sure Hollywood could find a way to include car chases, explosions, and boobs.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (Riz8t)

134 We need Crystal Meth Bear.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM

Set it in FL...Meth Gator v. FL Man

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (8J7Ay)

135 The Movie of the Year is apparently now the Michael Jackson lovefest boilerplate biopic "Michael," which has made so much money in its first few days that they're already announced a sequel. Unfortunately, the sequel will have to focus on his later (facial surgery/child molestation" era, so I don't think they realize quite yet how stupid the decision to make a sequel is gong to be.

Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 04:51 PM (Av6i5)

136 Zebra was a really good band that never really took off. I have their first album on vinyl, in very good condition.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at May 01, 2026 04:51 PM (0aYVJ)

137 New Orleans' first female sheriff fired, indicted on 30 counts related to prison break
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Can you say "Fundamentally non-serious" selection? Sure ya can...

Posted by: Crusader at May 01, 2026 04:52 PM (TN0g+)

138 The Movie of the Year is apparently now the Michael Jackson lovefest boilerplate biopic "Michael," which has made so much money in its first few days that they're already announced a sequel. Unfortunately, the sequel will have to focus on his later (facial surgery/child molestation" era, so I don't think they realize quite yet how stupid the decision to make a sequel is gong to be.

Given that the family has to approve it, and that they're all about the Benjamins and nothing but the Benjamins, I don't think they're under any illusions.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Riz8t)

139 Where would a zebra blend in?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:52 PM (in1PH)

140 What I want to see is this new "zombie" movie:

Florida vs. SF: The Flakka-Fentanyl Wars

Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 04:53 PM (Av6i5)

141 Aren't hippos the most dangerous mammal or something?

Other than humans.
Posted by: alexthechick at May 01, 2026 04:44 PM (ZznmO)
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Hippos are dangerous. They are ornery and they are easy to anger. And they kind of like inflicting damage, is something I have heard.

But I guess, according to the numbers, Zebras are #1 for killing keepers, apparently. It is probably the quick strikes that do the job. But they will just charge keepers out of the blue, I read.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:53 PM (Fi81e)

142 138 The Movie of the Year is apparently now the Michael Jackson lovefest boilerplate biopic "Michael," which has made so much money in its first few days that they're already announced a sequel. Unfortunately, the sequel will have to focus on his later (facial surgery/child molestation" era, so I don't think they realize quite yet how stupid the decision to make a sequel is gong to be.

Given that the family has to approve it, and that they're all about the Benjamins and nothing but the Benjamins, I don't think they're under any illusions.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 04:52 PM (Riz8t)

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There's a second half of the film that they made.

It dealt directly with one of the kids.

The production didn't realize they had to get permission from the kid and his family to include it until they were in editing. They cut out the footage completely.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:53 PM (Y2NSe)

143 There's a drive-through exotic animal zoo near here. They have all sorts of critters that will come right up and you can hand-feed them, including water buffalo, ostrich, emu, camels, etc.

The one animal the guides told us "just throw the food over there" were the zebras. Apparently zebras are assholes.

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:54 PM (oqH4h)

144 Dante wanders from one level to the next, talking to souls, getting quick insights into lost/redeemed/saved people, and then moves on.

Honestly, it shouldn't be adapted to screen because it just doesn't have the right structure.
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"They killed his family...." -- Hollywood voice over.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:54 PM (Fi81e)

145 135 The Movie of the Year is apparently now the Michael Jackson lovefest boilerplate biopic "Michael," which has made so much money in its first few days that they're already announced a sequel. Unfortunately, the sequel will have to focus on his later (facial surgery/child molestation" era, so I don't think they realize quite yet how stupid the decision to make a sequel is gong to be.
Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 04:51 PM (Av6i5)

No, they'll just do his other popular songs in concert and focus on the parts of his life no one card about...like getting his teeth cleaned, walking a dog, etc - aka, it will be as real and authentic as this movie...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 04:54 PM (tOcjL)

146 139 Where would a zebra blend in?

gotcha covered

Posted by: insinkerator at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (v3pYe)

147 There's a drive-through exotic animal zoo near here. They have all sorts of critters that will come right up and you can hand-feed them, including water buffalo, ostrich, emu, camels, etc.

The one animal the guides told us "just throw the food over there" were the zebras. Apparently zebras are assholes.

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:54 PM (oqH4h)
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And that's a lot to say if camels are in the mix. (From what I've heard.)

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (Fi81e)

148 They call Trump a pedo and then go see a movie about a pedo.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (vFG9F)

149 The one animal the guides told us "just throw the food over there" were the zebras. Apparently zebras are assholes.

It's pretty black and white with them

Posted by: Trivago guy with huge teeth at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (HcoTw)

150 Shockingly the trailers look decent for a change.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (954tc)

151 Where would a zebra blend in?

Herd of NFL Officials?

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (DgMqy)

152 Hippos and mosquitoes kill more people than any other animals in Africa.

Hippos are deadly because they are extremely territorial and they can also just sink to the bottom of the river and hold their breath for tens of minutes where you can't fucking see them until it's entirely too late for you, just trying to catch some fish to feed your family in the bush.

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (oqH4h)

153 The key to Lovecraftian horror is the whole setting, the cinematic universe they live in, and that setting is here and now, our rational, logical, deterministic, observable universe. The characters are just like us because they are here with us and share our understanding of everything. And when the story shatters the veil between the character's tiny world and the vast cosmic horror it puts a few cracks into our's as well.

It feels a bit dangerous. But I think that can be mitigated in part by a nice Cthulhu plushi you can squeeze and hug.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (3uBP9)

154 Have not read through the comments, but I do want to throw out that hippos are very territorial and kill more people in Africa each year than any other animal, unless you count mosquitoes and flies spreading disease.

I assume Casual Geographic probably has something on this, I will post a link if I find it.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (AADrA)

155 Zebra - Tell Me What You Want

https://youtu.be/xMHmTBApUiQ
Posted by: Mark1971 at May 01, 2026 04:50 PM (CNl8/)
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Who's behind the door?

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (Fi81e)

156 "New Orleans' first female sheriff fired, indicted on 30 counts related to prison break"

DEI ... Deceit, Embezzlement, Insurrection ?

Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (vbXSk)

157 Zebras. Worst camoflage ever.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (in1PH)

158 Apparently zebras are assholes.
Posted by: ballistic

Like AWFLs.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (ndZc7)

159 "No, they'll just do his other popular songs in concert and focus on the parts of his life no one card about...like getting his teeth cleaned, walking a dog, etc - aka, it will be as real and authentic as this movie..."

Playing with little kids and blowing Bubbles?

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (vFG9F)

160 Anybody who lived through the 70s and 90s already knows all about Michael Jackson.

For half of the 80s you couldn’t escape him or his life story.

Not sure what a movie could add to all of that for anybody over 40.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:57 PM (6ydKt)

161 Where would a zebra blend in?
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A zebra milkshake.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:57 PM (Fi81e)

162 134 We need Crystal Meth Bear.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 04:29 PM

Set it in FL...Meth Gator v. FL Man

sharknado vs crystal meth bear

Posted by: anachronda at May 01, 2026 04:57 PM (v3pYe)

163 The first Hollywood pedophile movie?

A High Wind in Jamaica

Starring Anthony Quinn and James Coburn.
Review said it was the movie that caught a directors attention to Coburn who created the In like Flint series.

Oh, the pedo. During the intro scenes presented a adolescent/pre-adolescent girl in the rain, dress, no slip, backlit. That's one

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:58 PM (kA/fI)

164 161 Where would a zebra blend in?

An unred newspaper!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 04:58 PM (DgMqy)

165 159 "No, they'll just do his other popular songs in concert and focus on the parts of his life no one card about...like getting his teeth cleaned, walking a dog, etc - aka, it will be as real and authentic as this movie..."

Playing with little kids and blowing Bubbles?
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 04:56 PM (vFG9F)

If they go there, it will be the way the "fanatics" view it - 100% innocuous - I had no idea how many people are in true denial over his actions...and yes, they are the folks who have seen this movie...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 04:58 PM (tOcjL)

166 Hollywood continues to try and appeal to the lowest common demominator of humanity. It seems to me that every one of these potential cluster F*cks are aimed squarely at the narrow-minded, self-indulgent, stereotype loving half wits whose freetime is spent trying to convince normal people of their superiority. They wouldn't know originality if it took a healthy dump on their face....and would spend their limited energy trying to be offended by that originality.

I hereby remove "entertainment" from the Hollywood library and replace it with MUNDANEMENT™ .

Posted by: Orson at May 01, 2026 04:59 PM (dIske)

167 According to the interwebs hippos kill more people than any other large animal in Africa including lions. They're extremely territorial, surprisingly fast given their size, and highly aggressive if they feel threatened.

Posted by: Hippos are quite dangerous at May 01, 2026 05:00 PM (TbWk/)

168
The hoof is a terrible thing to waste.
_A. Zebra

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 05:00 PM (kA/fI)

169 Everything is worse than Buffy the Vampire Slayer now.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 05:00 PM (in1PH)

170 167 According to the interwebs hippos kill more people than any other large animal in Africa including lions. They're extremely territorial, surprisingly fast given their size, and highly aggressive if they feel threatened.

It's all the marbles they eat. Gives them a terrible attitude

Posted by: Trivago guy with huge teeth at May 01, 2026 05:01 PM (HcoTw)

171 Return the Cocaine Hippos.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 05:02 PM (in1PH)

172 Zebras evolved in subsaharan Africa with lions, human hunters, and hyenas. The Brits scoffed at the locals for not domesticating the zebra and then they tried domesticating them and ... also failed. Mostly.
I think a few were able to be hitched to wagons but only if the other three equids were actual imported equus.
tl;dr zebras are assholes. Humans have literally had better luck domesticating the cheetah, which is a big housecat that wants skritches and treats.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:02 PM (gKWVE)

173 Honestly, it shouldn't be adapted to screen because it just doesn't have the right structure.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (Y2NSe)

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It was adapted to the screen, at least the Inferno was. It was Disney's The Black Hole. It was a religious movie wrapped up in sci fi. It starts with Borngnine saying "it looks like something out of Dante's Inferno" and ends with the Hell scene. You need to watch it from a religious/,spiritual perspective.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 05:02 PM (Vh9CX)

174 I don't watch any movies unless there is penetration involved.

Posted by: Zombie Michael Jackson, Chomo at May 01, 2026 05:02 PM (68Ie1)

175 Aren’t big cats color blind, like dogs?
I honestly don’t know.

If so, a Zebra hiding in the grasses of the savanna would blend in quite nicely with the surroundings.

They got those stripes for some reason other than to distinguish them from horses.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:03 PM (6ydKt)

176 >They are making references to Hungry Hungry Hippos

It's either a contractual obligation (as _Battleship_ was) or another of the intentionally bad horror movies based on a character that's just lapsed into the public domain.

>a horror movie in which characters make sensible, logical decisions.

Most horror movies generally show people making reasonable decisions given what they know at the time. Also, viewers sitting in a comfortable, safe movie theater severely underestimate the irrationality of people who are in shock and scared for their lives.

In general, most movies don't have the plot holes or idiot ball problems the average viewer thinks they do because the viewer is only half paying attention and ignores most of what they're shown on screen.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 01, 2026 05:04 PM (LgYtf)

177 I think there's a similar graph to the girlfriend Crazy/Hot one but for animals. And that is Cute/Deadly.

Pandas? They are bears still I think. Pretty cute, probably could still eat you if they wanted but they are kind of dorks. So more towards cute than deadly. .75 cute, .3 deadly. Kittens are .95 cute, .04 deadly, I'd recon.

But hippos? They are the very pareto front of cute, deadly optimization. They are friggin adorable, and they will absolutely annihilate you. 1.0 /1.0

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:05 PM (3uBP9)

178 This guy wrote an article about being attacked by a hippo. He lost an arm and a guy he was with got killed.

https://archive.vn/Y2Ylb

Posted by: Mark1971 at May 01, 2026 05:05 PM (CNl8/)

179 I actually liked The Black Hole as a kid.

That big red robot was a badass.
I wanted him as a toy but I’m not sure of they ever made one, or if they did it wasn’t being sold by the time I saw the film.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)

180 More annoying Hollywood shit.
Why do women always scream when they see a body? It's a crap cliche. At least get the gay guy to scream.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (2WIwB)

181 and then Pablo Escobar imported over a dozen hippos to Colombia because fucking cOcAINE, BRO

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (gKWVE)

182 Why do women always scream when they see a body? It's a crap cliche. At least get the gay guy to scream.
Posted by: Diogenes

It made sense for Andi in The Goonies because she was already crashing out when she saw Copperpot's skull with bugs crawling in and out of it. I'd probably have done about the same.
The bimbo on Temple of Doom on the other hand, fuck her.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:08 PM (gKWVE)

183 and then Pablo Escobar imported over a dozen hippos to Colombia because fucking cOcAINE, BRO
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (gKWVE)
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Hitman: World of Assassination features a level where Agent 47 can eliminate a drug-lord by feeding him to his own pet hippo.

Hilarity ensues. It's worth getting the achievement.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 05:08 PM (gnNyN)

184 They should do a movie about a police officer ignoring the warnings from his dog that the assassin has a gun.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 05:08 PM (n5tGW)

185
I'd like AI to create smart, witty movies, well lit and crisply articulated, with well-structured plots, sympathetic characters, illustrations of eternal verities, without explosions, gunfire, car chases, joyless sex, adultery, treachery and dinner-table arguments.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (HdYcL)

186 Zebras lack a gene that allows them to be domesticated for riding.

Horses weren't domesticated for riding until there was that gene mutation.
Prior to that, horses were only good as draft animals.

I read this in some sciencey article recently

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (MtSIY)

187 I actually liked The Black Hole as a kid.

That big red robot was a badass.
I wanted him as a toy but I’m not sure of they ever made one, or if they did it wasn’t being sold by the time I saw the film.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)

I was always captivated by the ship. A 'ghost' ship if you will. The Cygnus was so cool. This Gothic cathedral in space. I loved when the Captain is wandering through the crew quarters and finding signs that look like they just left (without realizing they were 'leaving'.) Just very cool. I was sad to see it get destroyed at the end of the movie.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (zZu0s)

188 Best amnesiac “I’m your husband!” Movie was overboard with Goldie Hawk.

Wife’s favorite line - “We live here? Deliberately????”

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (H1WUE)

189 I actually liked The Black Hole as a kid.

That big red robot was a badass.
I wanted him as a toy but I’m not sure of they ever made one, or if they did it wasn’t being sold by the time I saw the film.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)

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There were action figures.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 05:10 PM (Vh9CX)

190 Not black and white. More green and blue. Red is straight out.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 05:10 PM (in1PH)

191 179 I actually liked The Black Hole as a kid.

That big red robot was a badass.
I wanted him as a toy but I’m not sure of they ever made one, or if they did it wasn’t being sold by the time I saw the film.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:06 PM (6ydKt)

Maximillian

They did make a toy. I had it.

Also loved The Black Hole. Still kinda do.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 01, 2026 05:10 PM (wCQ1m)

192 It made sense for Andi in The Goonies because she was already crashing out when she saw Copperpot's skull with bugs crawling in and out of it. I'd probably have done about the same.
The bimbo on Temple of Doom on the other hand, fuck her.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:08 PM (gKWVE)

To be fair, if I saw a 80% decomposed skeleton with all kinds of big, ugly, bugs, crawling out of the eye sockets come out of nowhere in the dark, right on front of my face, I’d probably let out a squeal and have to change my underwear later, too.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:12 PM (6ydKt)

193 I saw Black Hole as a kid and it scared me. I was a bit of a sensitive kid. I'd say the thing that scared me the most was just seeing the commercials for alien. I had nightmares from that. Just the friggin commercials. And I don't think they even ever showed the alien in the commercials. But as a kid it freaked me out.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:13 PM (3uBP9)

194 Damn, I missed The Black Hole action figures.

Oh well, I still had Star Wars and GI Joe.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:13 PM (6ydKt)

195 I guess black hole and alien came out around the same time.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (3uBP9)

196 Also loved The Black Hole. Still kinda do.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 01, 2026 05:10 PM (wCQ1m)
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The end of the movie is odd, mostly plays out as an action/disaster flick, then gets "2001" strange as the Cygnus is sucked into a hell dimension.

The middle part, however, as the crew of the Palomino is exploring the Cygnus is very creepy. Great horror ambience.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (gnNyN)

197 Hollywood will re-adapt it as Ben Stiller’s Inferno. With Robert DeNiro as a cranky but lovable devil. And Adam Sandler reprising his role as Little Nicky.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (H1WUE)

198 Back when Omni Magazine was a thing they had a article on Giger and then the Alien movie came out.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:15 PM (vFG9F)

199 Yes, Overboard managed to make the horrible thing that guy did into a romcom because Goldie and Kurt are freaking adorable.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 05:15 PM (4KUe5)

200 I'd like AI to create smart, witty movies, well lit and crisply articulated, with well-structured plots, sympathetic characters, illustrations of eternal verities, without explosions, gunfire, car chases, joyless sex, adultery, treachery and dinner-table arguments.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (HdYcL)

Such a dreamer.
I’m not sure those kinds of movies are even possible anymore.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:15 PM (6ydKt)

201 I guess black hole and alien came out around the same time.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (3uBP9)

Also the first Star Trek movie.

Posted by: Mark1971 at May 01, 2026 05:16 PM (CNl8/)

202 O/T but too good not to share.

Remember the Useless Fat Female Secret Service Agent at Butler?

Turns out she is somehow high up in the Secret Service Hierarchy, and was... yes... at the latest attempt on Trump's life... you know, the one with ANOTHER failure in perimeter security.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:16 PM (mP0Kj)

203 Hell No, a horror movie in which characters make sensible, logical decisions.

Well, with story set-up, that should be about a 20 minute movie.

"There's a guy in a hockey mask stalking us and he has machetes and a chainsaw."
/sound of a chainsaw starting/
/5 strong flashlights split the night/
*BLAM!* *BLAM!* *BLAM!*
"You mean this guy?"
"Is he dead? Or do I need to break out my tourniquet and save him for the cops?"

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 05:17 PM (D4VUo)

204 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (zZu0s)

Yes, I liked the ship, too.

I wanted a ship toy and Maximillian the robot.

I seem to recall some black robots, too?
it’s been awhile since I’ve seen the movie.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (6ydKt)

205 an amnesia/hallucination movie

Memento was the best of those, IMO.

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (D4VUo)

206 There were action figures.

Wait. Hold on. Hold on, hold on. Can they really do that?

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (93jhq)

207 Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 05:17 PM (D4VUo)

There is a bunch of 'if a horror movie was done in the South' U tube videos out there.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (mP0Kj)

208 Romeo13 ugh.
That woman needs to be posted as night watchpyrsyn at a Mattel kids' toy warehouse.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 05:19 PM (gKWVE)

209 Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:16 PM (mP0Kj)

Why can't Sean Curran fire this woman?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 05:19 PM (WFtAr)

210 I don't think I have seen Black Hole since it came out. I do remember thinking it was dumb.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 05:19 PM (vFG9F)

211 >>> There is a bunch of 'if a horror movie was done in the South' U tube videos out there.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (mP0Kj)


Tucker & Dale vs. Evil is a great movie. Highly recommend

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 05:20 PM (3uBP9)

212 without explosions, gunfire, car chases, joyless sex, adultery, treachery and dinner-table arguments.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (HdYcL)

If you don't have arguments and treachery (and maybe adultery), then where is the conflict the story resolves?

Even the Little Red Hen has treachery (as those who do not want to help her cook want to eat the end result).

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 05:21 PM (D4VUo)

213 National Lampoon back when The Black Hole came out had a letter: "went to see the Black Hole and Lola Falana wasn't in the movie. Damn honkies"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 05:22 PM (gu0hJ)

214 The end of the movie is odd, mostly plays out as an action/disaster flick, then gets "2001" strange as the Cygnus is sucked into a hell dimension.

The middle part, however, as the crew of the Palomino is exploring the Cygnus is very creepy. Great horror ambience.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (gnNyN)

It confused me as a kid.
I’d already seen Star Wars, so I was expecting something similar, I suppose.
I do recall seeing the end in ‘hell’ with the silhouette of the robot wondering what just happened.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:23 PM (6ydKt)

215 Thought horses were domesticated shortly after dogs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 05:24 PM (kA/fI)

216 I love well done post apocalyptic movies. I will definitely put that one on my list. Guy Pearce also in it which is a plus.

And Guy Pearce was in one of my favorite semi-post apocalyptic movies, The Rover. It's the movie where I found out that Robert Pattinson was a really good actor.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:24 PM (kxLc1)

217 Project Hail Mary, really good, first Movie I have watched twice brought my 13 son to watch it, such a good movie and I feel better than the book, less sucking the CCP cock in the movie, they just totally cut that out. The book has too much CCP love like they use a Chicom aircraft Carrier instead of a US one and relies on Russian Space tech and Chinese instead of US or Space X which is wild to me. and the book had too much of global warming might save us crap.

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 01, 2026 05:24 PM (ubCxQ)

218 Hollywood is shit. All of it.
Next question.

Posted by: Bea Arthur's Dick at May 01, 2026 05:25 PM (pE12i)

219 The end of the movie is odd, mostly plays out as an action/disaster flick, then gets "2001" strange as the Cygnus is sucked into a hell dimension.

The middle part, however, as the crew of the Palomino is exploring the Cygnus is very creepy. Great horror ambience.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 05:14 PM (gnNyN)

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Its one of the best payoffs of any movie I've ever seen. At the beginning it is established that the robot Vincent and Kate have an ESP connection. In the middle Vincent tells BOB that there connection was called The Black Hole Project. In the dinner scene it is established that the black hole is beyond human senses. When the crew is going into the black hole, they start spinning and focus on Kate's pupil as a black hole. So we see what she sees with her ESP, extra sensory perception.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 05:25 PM (Vh9CX)

220 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (HdYcL)

Closest you might come would be romantic comedies from the 30's or 40's but those weren't done by AI.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 05:25 PM (WFtAr)

221 Memento was well done.

We don’t get movies that take that much effort to craft a story like that anymore.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:25 PM (6ydKt)

222 I mentioned it n a previous thread I just watched the documentary on the making of Galaxy Quest- Never Surrender.

If you're a fan of GQ it's a must watch.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:26 PM (kxLc1)

223 The Black Hole did have Yvette Mimieaux in it , so it had that going for it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 05:27 PM (gu0hJ)

224 Guy Pearce is good in Lockout ( escape from NY ripoff) and he was good in Ravenous

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 01, 2026 05:27 PM (ubCxQ)

225 you'll see something that says Raccoon City but otherwise completely ignores everything about the game and all prior films.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic


So, no hot chick in tight leather?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 05:28 PM (/lPRQ)

226 So… Cocaine Bear, but with a hippo????
Posted by: Lizzy

Have not read through the comments, but I do want to throw out that hippos are very territorial and kill more people in Africa each year than any other animal, unless you count mosquitoes and flies spreading disease.
Posted by: tankdemon

tankdemon is correct; hippos are asshoe to start with. They don't need cocaine to be asshoe.

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 05:28 PM (VHUov)

227 Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 01, 2026 05:27 PM (ubCxQ)

Really good in The Proposition and The Count of Monte Cristo.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:29 PM (kxLc1)

228 Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 05:25 PM (Vh9CX)

I need to watch it again with all of that in mind.

I think I’ve seen it maybe three times.
It’s really one of the least popular films Disney made in the 60s - 70s, so you don’t see it anywhere but Disney+ and people rarely talk about it.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:29 PM (6ydKt)

229 So, no hot chick in tight leather?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 01, 2026 05:28 PM (/lPRQ)

Apparently one dude. CD points out that it removes narrative tension as the guy obviously cannot die.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 05:29 PM (ExV1e)

230 Nood polls

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:30 PM (6ydKt)

231 That new Mandalorian movie is making about as much box office cash as an ugly hooker.

Posted by: Orson at May 01, 2026 05:30 PM (dIske)

232 Hippos are batshit nuts. Vids of them chasing boats and canoes in the water demonstrate how fast they can move. Apparently they don't swim , just bounce off the bottom really fast

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 05:30 PM (gu0hJ)

233 Nood polls
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 05:30 PM (6ydKt)

Movies > Polls

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:30 PM (kxLc1)

234 I mentioned it n a previous thread I just watched the documentary on the making of Galaxy Quest- Never Surrender.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:26 PM (kxLc1)
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A movie that David Mamet, no less, has called "a perfect movie".

Not because it's his favorite, but he explained that it has all the parts required in all the right places. So, it's more of a breakdown thing.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 05:31 PM (Fi81e)

235 Results of studies of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), which is inherited only from the mother, showed a great deal of diversity among individuals and strongly supported the idea that wild horses from many different geographic areas contributed to the domestic horse. The mtDNA data clearly indicated that there were multiple sites of domestication, with a large number of mares in the first populations, and that genetic input from local wild horses had been introduced into the domestic gene pool as domesticated horses spread.

The mtDNA data also showed that the modern horse is a mixture of ancient lineages, all of which can be traced back to an “Ancestral Mare,” which lived 130,000 to 160,000 years ago; thus, there is no clear mtDNA signature for modern horse breeds.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 05:32 PM (kA/fI)

236 There is a bunch of 'if a horror movie was done in the South' U tube videos out there.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 05:18 PM (mP0Kj

That would be funny. I really don't think zombies would be much of a threat outside urban areas in America.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 05:32 PM (Sco7b)

237 New thread up

Posted by: Ann at May 01, 2026 05:32 PM (SHHm+)

238 What's the deal with The Big Lebowski? Kinda sucked.

"Balls" Though..Crazy.

Posted by: Moron Critic doesn't know shit from shinolla at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (M692j)

239 How does Wile E Coyote pay for all that Acme deliveries?
Credit card?
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:43 PM (Ia/+0)

I’m guessing he was getting paid helping Mexicans sneak across the border.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 01, 2026 04:49 PM (6ydKt)

So Wile E. Coyote was working as a “coyote”.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (4ydXZ)

240 Arabs trace the lineage of their horses through the mare.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 05:33 PM (kA/fI)

241 You can be sure of the mare, not so much the stud.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 01, 2026 05:34 PM (4ydXZ)

242 Weird how long it took to invent stirrups.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 05:39 PM (kxLc1)

243
Aren’t big cats color blind, like dogs?

How do we know dogs are color blind?
No rods or cones?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 05:40 PM (Cqx++)

244 A zebra’s stripes are to confuse flies, IIRC

Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 05:47 PM (/Chlc)

Quick Hits

The DOJ says it will enforce the Supreme Court's ruling against racist gerrymanders- - which means they'll sue the states to comply.

Missouri GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt asked the Justice Department earlier Thursday to enforce the Supreme Court ruling nationwide, noting it had the power to do so.

"Senator -- we are ON IT!" Dhillon replied on X. "The [Justice Department] under [Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche] continues to prioritize equal protection of the laws for ALL Americans, be it in employment, housing, education -- and voting."

This may make it easier for weak-sister red states like Indiana to redistrict. Indiana's currently resisting doing so, but if the DOJ says it has to....

Surprise! Biden's IRS sued conservative-leaning churches for bringing up political topics during sermons, but let all of their liberal black pastors preach the Democrat Gospel as much as they liked.

A new report released Thursday by the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias reveals what investigators describe as a "stark contrast" and a systemic double standard in how the Biden Internal Revenue Service policed American churches.

"The Biden IRS ... [opened] multiple investigations into Christian churches focused on the content of their sermons. The IRS asked these churches for detailed information about their operations, not just about the alleged violations," the task force wrote.

"But during the same time, when other houses of worship gave sermons that reflected different scriptural interpretations on culture war issues, or prayed for Democrat candidates, the Biden IRS appeared to take no action," the group added.

The task force, which was established by President Donald Trump in an executive order last year, reviewed internal administration discussions, case files and prosecutorial decisions from the Biden administration across 17 federal agencies.

Beyond the IRS's apparent targeting of conservative Christian churches, the task force concluded that the Biden administration's prosecution strategy, internal policies and practices demonstrated an overall anti-Christian bias that permeated throughout the federal government during that period.

...

The task force determined that the Biden administration used the Johnson Amendment -- a 1954 provision added to the tax code which prohibits 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations from endorsing or opposing political candidates -- to probe churches that hold traditional Christian teachings, arguing those positions amounted to political support for Republican candidates.

Though the amendment, in theory, limits what pastors whose churches have 501(c)3 nonprofit status can say in evaluating candidates running for political office, it has only been "sporadically enforced," according to the Justice Department.

For example, under the Obama administration, when 30 pastors instructed their congregations in 2008 on how to vote according to their interpretation of scripture, the IRS appears to have only opened an investigation into one pastor. Even then, the IRS dropped the investigation and took no enforcement action.

But, the Biden administration was different. The Justice Department task force documented several investigations opened by the administration into Christian churches for possible violations of the Johnson Amendment.


Pressure grows to prosecute Fauci now that his co-conspirator in the Wuhan Cover-Up has been charged.

The indictment of Dr. Anthony Fauci's former adviser David Morens Tuesday revived calls for the Justice Department to prosecute Fauci himself for allegedly lying to Congress about funding risky research in China before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Just two weeks remain before the five-year legal deadline on May 11 to indict Fauci for denying under oath that he funded "gain of function" experiments that modified bat coronaviruses in the same city where the pandemic started.

Morens, 78, was charged with one count of conspiracy, two counts of destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations and two counts of concealment, removal, or mutilation of records relating to the origins of COVID-19. He faces up to 51 years in prison.

Critics say Fauci, 85, bears the most responsibility and that he should be hauled into court.

Trump told The Post in a phone interview on March 31 that he intended to "look into" Fauci's status and Republicans say they believe acting attorney general Todd Blanche, who is seeking the role permanently, might be willing to test Trump's assertion that former President Joe Biden's preemptive autopen pardons, including for Fauci, are invalid.

"99% of this country has no idea who Morens is," said Oversight Project President Mike Howell.

"It's Fauci that they will blame for one of the worst government catastrophes in history in America. And so the test is Fauci. The Morens indictment is great, and we applaud it. But there are a lot of people out there that want to see Fauci held to account for the damage he wrought."

Howell, whose group sent the Justice Department a draft indictment for Morens last year, believes the adviser's actions were closely linked to his boss.

"[Fauci] lied about one of the most damaging events in American history routinely and was behind a massive coverup of the key factors," Howell said.

...

"On Anthony Fauci's case, we think lying to Congress is one felony," Paul said in an interview on Tuesday.

"We also think that destroying federal records and advising others to destroy federal records is also a felony. So I think there's opportunity there... There was a vast both organized and unorganized conspiracy to cover up the fact that the US government was funding the research that led to the pandemic."

Trump said in December that Biden was so mentally diminished that he was either unable to authorize autopen pardons or that his staff did so without his knowledge -- setting the stage for potential legal test-cases. Biden claimed to the New York Times last year that he was aware of them.

To determine the validity of those pardons, "you would have to indict somebody who's been pardoned. And I think it's worth a challenge," Paul said.

...

Paul said it's also possible that Fauci committed crimes after Biden's pardon and that "it might involve the question of conspiracy charges."

The Supreme Court is deciding a very difficult question: is the temporary protective status granted Haitians actually temporary or is it actually, secretly permanent? Is it all just a con on the rubes so they'll be tricked into accepting mass permanent immigration by fiat?


The high court held oral arguments on Wednesday in a pair of consolidated cases known as Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot, which center around Trump's revocation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 6,000 Syrian and 350,000 Haitian nationals, respectively. Both groups of migrants are currently living in America under the TPS program, which may be used by the executive branch to offer temporary residency to foreign nationals from countries experiencing natural disasters, violent conflicts, and other "extraordinary and temporary conditions."

The Trump administration's efforts to end TPS for the aforementioned groups were halted by lower courts. This was done despite SCOTUS previously pausing similar injunctions in a separate TPS case involving Venezuelan nationals.

Arguing on behalf of the Trump administration, U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer contended that a provision within the Immigration and Nationality Act that governs TPS prohibits any form of judicial review "of any determination by the [DHS] secretary with respect to the designation or termination or extension of a designation of a foreign state for Temporary Protected Status."

"That provision means what it says ... [and] bars judicial review of both the secretary's ultimate decision whether to designate, extend, or terminate, and of each antecedent step along the way to that determination," said Sauer, who added that "even if [challengers'] claims are not barred [by judicial review], they are meritless."

The solicitor general's biggest pushback came from the court's more outspoken Democrat appointees.

Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson kicked off the inquisition by pressing Sauer on what, if any, executive actions regarding TPS are reviewable by federal courts. The Biden appointee's back-and-forth with the solicitor general ultimately prompted Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to join the fray and pile on with questions about the scope of judicial review as it relates to the TPS program.

Sotomayor's refusal to allow Sauer to respond one of her queries on the issue prompted Chief Justice John Roberts to interject and permit Sauer to answer. It was sometime after this exchange in which Sotomayor and Jackson referenced President Trump's past "sh-thole countries" remarks to push the narrative that, as the former put it, "a discriminatory purpose may have played a part" in the administration's decision to end TPS for the various groups in question.

...

...

The conservative justices' more pressing concerns, however, seemingly came during their questioning of the attorneys representing the respondents, Ahilan Arulanantham (Syrian case) and Geoffrey Pipoly (Haitian case).

Both lawyers argued that the legal provisions governing TPS do not bar courts from reviewing an administration's actions on the program and that the government is required to undertake certain steps (ex. consultation and assessment of a country's conditions) before implementing such policies. They further claimed that the Trump administration did not adhere to this purported process, with Pipoly separately arguing that the president's decision to end TPS for Haitians was racially motivated.

The Party of Plunder:

Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes

Los Angeles Controller Kenneth Mejia says they've found fraud and abuse

- A single homeless service provider gave fake documents and invoices, stealing $23 million for taxpayers

- Another nonprofit named the Skid Row Housing Trust that managed 29 buildings was letting the properties rot. This ended up costing the city of Los Angeles $30-$40 million dollars in repairs

He says the have a batch of 800 more cases and they're "going to be expensive"

The fraud and money laundering is insane


Did the SPLC stage a hate crime in Wisconsin?

The circumstantial evidence is suggestive. Two groups, Moms for Liberty and Gays Against Groomers, protested "Blessings of Liberty," aka drag queen story hours. The SPLC rushed to smear them, adding them to its "hate map."

And then, suddenly, out of the blue -- almost as if they are Rent-A-Racists paid to do so -- "neo Nazis" started showing up at Moms for Liberty and Gays Against Groomers events to discredit them.


Viral video shows the true face of "progressivism:"

At one point, the drugged-out humans begin to sway and move a bit, as Smith tells one of them to pull their pants up.

Drug use can be seen throughout the clip, with one person holding a glass pipe, stating that they were using fentanyl and crystal to get high.

Smith also spoke to one of the people who said they were from Sacramento and came to SF because "the dope is cheaper" and better there.

People on social media reacted to the clip and said it looked like "the start of the apocalypse."

The videographer says the video is from "November or December." SF Police are lying, as usual, claiming it's from years ago, because the government won't admit what they've done.


Speaking of the apocalypse:

A Green Party socialist said airily that Jews were attacked in the UK because "racial hatred" is on the rise. A man in the audience repeatedly asked where -- from which groups -- this racial hatred is coming from, and she repeatedly pretended to not understand the question.

Ultimately, she claimed that racial hatred against Jews is caused by... high food prices.

I wonder if she means Jewish market-owners have brought this on themselves?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:15 PM




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Posted by: GF at May 01, 2026 03:16 PM (iVUs+)

2 I saw that video earlier. I expected it to be some flash mob act.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (Fi81e)

3 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (Zz0t1)

4 Seems early for a Quick Hits, but I'll allow it.

As if I have any say into it in any way whatsoever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (Zz0t1)

5 The DOJ says it will enforce the Supreme Court's ruling against racist gerrymanders- - which means they'll sue the states to comply.

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Blue states will replace race with partisan makeup and change almost nothing.

Hell, there's a chance that the VA map "passed" last month was actually out of alignment with Gingles since it diluted a black district.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (Y2NSe)

6 Pressure grows to prosecute Fauci now that his co-conspirator in the Wuhan Cover-Up has been charged.

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He's apparently already indicted in a few local jurisdictions with some states seeing lawsuits against him at that level as well, saying he was in violation of an assortment of state laws.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (Y2NSe)

7 Why do they disparage the groups they fund?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (in1PH)

8 This is a good one:
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The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee

Texas Gerrymanders Districts Into Giant Whataburger Logo https://buff.ly/nu9GDmz
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Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (Fi81e)

9 The Supreme Court is deciding a very difficult question: is the temporary protective status granted Haitians actually temporary or is it actually, secretly permanent? Is it all just a con on the rubes so they'll be tricked into accepting mass permanent immigration by fiat?

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I'm mostly looking forward to Jackson's concurring dissent.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (Y2NSe)

10 Fucki was pardoned?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (in1PH)

11 And then, suddenly, out of the blue -- almost as if they are Rent-A-Racists paid to do so -- "neo Nazis" started showing up at Moms for Liberty and Gays Against Groomers events to discredit them.
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Does anybody know the number to Rent-a-Nazi?

I'm sure the Socialist Progressive Listing Center does.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:22 PM (Fi81e)

12 Is that the horse tranquilizer so popular in Philadelphia?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:22 PM (in1PH)

13 Instead of May Day celebrations by communists. I would like to celebrate the abolishment of slavery in the British isles going into effect . The abolishment of the slave trade was put through largely through the efforts of William Wilberforce, and evangelical Christian and his compatriots united with British Quakers. Article from "Good News Network":

https://tinyurl.com/kjtzsvf4

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 03:23 PM (ELdpA)

14 >>A leaked 2004 Home Office memo to the Telegraph shows Tony Blair’s team admitting mass migration was a growing concern for people, so they hatched a secret plan to make it more “popular.”

We've secretly replaced Britain's population with 3rd world jihadists.

Let's see if anyone notices.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 03:23 PM (viF8m)

15 Seems that druggies that almost fall over but never quite was part of Richard Prior's act decades ago!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:23 PM (Fi81e)

16 Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson kicked off the inquisition by pressing Sauer on what, if any, executive actions regarding TPS are reviewable by federal courts.

Sauer responded that it didn't matter because judges just make shit up as they go along. (He didn't, but he should have.)

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:24 PM (ExV1e)

17 16 Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson kicked off the inquisition by pressing Sauer on what, if any, executive actions regarding TPS are reviewable by federal courts.

Sauer responded that it didn't matter because judges just make shit up as they go along. (He didn't, but he should have.)

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:24 PM (ExV1e)

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"Congress has no right to limit the power of the courts."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:25 PM (Y2NSe)

18 High food prices. OK.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)

19 Which alleged Red State will sue the DOJ for making the presumed GOP 'leadership' in that State re- district to benefit conservatives ?

Georgia would be an early favourite ?

Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (mY89V)

20 tricked into accepting mass permanent immigration by fiat?

In those little cars?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (Kt19C)

21 Is that the horse tranquilizer so popular in Philadelphia?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:22 PM (in1PH)
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"Horse dewormer" -- It's for HORSES!!.

Horse tranquilizer -- Well, that's a good buzz.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (Fi81e)

22 A leaked 2004 Home Office memo to the Telegraph shows Tony Blair's team admitting mass migration was a growing concern for people, so they hatched a secret plan to make it more "popular."

They imported more rapists cuz who doesn't like rape?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (ExV1e)

23 This is the way. Get them to be specific and they fall apart. pic.twitter.com/3mQUhSfoyK

— Graham Linehan (@Glinner) May 1, 2026


Shorter Response:

"It's your fault."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)

24 Seriously did ANYONE else not get the name "not the bee"? It took me like four years to get that joke.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (LGS3t)

25 19 Which alleged Red State will sue the DOJ for making the presumed GOP 'leadership' in that State re- district to benefit conservatives ?

Georgia would be an early favourite ?

Posted by: Beyond Norman Parameters at May 01, 2026 03:26 PM (mY89V)

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Kemp rushed to create a new black district in 2019 when ordered by the court, and he's refusing to convene the legislature to redraw in response to Callais.

So...Georgia would be high on the list, but lawsuits take time.

I really meant it when I said that Callais would have a bigger effect for 2028 than 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (Y2NSe)

26 Graham Linehan, creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (LGS3t)

27 Fucki was pardoned?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (in1PH)

Yeah, Fauci was pardoned proactively by autopen. Along with the J6 committee. Even though they did nothing wrong, you know. Really. Not a whiff of corruption.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (zZu0s)

28 Fauci was pardoned by Biden.

Well, NOT by Biden, but by Otto Pen.

I seem to remember there being a thing where they were trying to determine if THOSE pardons were actually legitimate. What happened to that?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

29 Alabama announced today they are going to redistrict.

Sorry Hakeem. You're boned.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (viF8m)

30 Not the Bee is real news.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (in1PH)

31 "The DOJ says it will enforce the Supreme Court's ruling against racist gerrymanders- - which means they'll sue the states to comply."

Waiving them into PA.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (NFX2v)

32 SAN FRANCISCO 7th & Market st
......

The Fentanyl Fold

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (UjdFS)

33 SAN FRANCISCO 7th & Market st

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I can see San Franpsycho in that video!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (Y2NSe)

34 Which alleged Red State will sue the DOJ for making the presumed GOP 'leadership' in that State re- district to benefit conservatives ?

The DOJ can sue to make them redistrict to get rid of explicitly race based districts but they cannot force them to do so in a manner beneficial to the GOP.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (ExV1e)

35 "Horse dewormer" -- It's for HORSES!!.


It was developed for humans. Off label discovery showed it worked for heart worms in animals.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (Zz0t1)

36 San Francisco Tai Chi session.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (wBaIH)

37 If they were traveling by Fiat they would never have arrived.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (in1PH)

38 Blue states will sue the doj to prevent enforcement of this ruling and they will make zero changes, file endless appeals and they will wait it out until the next democrat gets elected as president. Once that happens everything will go back to normal racist gerrymander stuff no matter what SCOTUS ruled.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (0N4FZ)

39 Sue the blue states. Sue the fuck out of them.

Per Grok:

"According to the latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 American Community Survey) and analyses of the 119th Congress districts, there are 148 majority-minority congressional districts nationwide. The vast majority of them are located in states won by Kamala Harris in 2024."

148 minority-majority districts!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (MtSIY)

40 Not the Bee is real news.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (in1PH)

Yes. I just didn't realize it was a play on "Not the Bees". Because I'm very very slow apparently.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (LGS3t)

41 If you are here on a temporary status you should be shown the door NOW.

The Trump Administration must keep up the pressure and deport, deport, deport.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (WsJuq)

42 Still holdin' out for the hedge fund hottie with cannons.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (diia5)

43 The Fentanyl Fold

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:28 PM (UjdFS)

I've got your Fentanyl Fold right here big boy.

Posted by: Lena Dunham at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (LGS3t)

44 I think the Japanese dewormer team got Nobel prizes for the paste.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (in1PH)

45 39 Sue the blue states. Sue the fuck out of them.

Per Grok:

"According to the latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 American Community Survey) and analyses of the 119th Congress districts, there are 148 majority-minority congressional districts nationwide. The vast majority of them are located in states won by Kamala Harris in 2024."

148 minority-majority districts!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (MtSIY)

=======

"We reviewed the maps without taking race into accounts. Instead, we did it with an eye towards partisan makeup. We shifted these urban districts over by one street."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (Y2NSe)

46 Blue states will sue the doj to prevent enforcement of this ruling and they will make zero changes, file endless appeals and they will wait it out until the next democrat gets elected as president. Once that happens everything will go back to normal racist gerrymander stuff no matter what SCOTUS ruled.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (0N4FZ)

Given their actions where 2A is concerned, I just don't see how you can say that.

*I can't believe I got that all out without breaking into laughter or tears.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (ExV1e)

47 Regarding the SF clip, Ace, you have got to see this new SF clip from yesterday -- of the "street market' in the Mission District where EVERYTHING on sale is obviously shoplifted from nearby stores, and the most popular item is "street meat"-- unrefrigerated packages of meat stolen from the surrounding supernarkets and then re-sold for pennies on the dollar. Meanwhile, the police are stationed across the street and do NOTHING. It's absolutely insane:

Street Meat

https://www.kron4.com/video/ people-behaving-badly-street-meat/11749340/

(remove space in URL)

Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)

48 >>Still holdin' out for the hedge fund hottie with cannons

You might have a long wait. The whole has been exposed as a lie.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 03:31 PM (viF8m)

49 You have to appreciate that Congress dutifully wrote a statute to state that an immigration process, which is ultimately a power of the executive, is not subject to judicial review, and the justices, which have no constitutional role in the process, nor power to carry it out, are questioning whether or not they do.

I feel like I’m watching the political version of the Marx Brothers Duck Soup.

Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (SqxZS)

50 Not sure Blue states realize the implications on THEIR gerrymanders from the recent SCOTUS decision. Everyone focused on the Red states. Looking forward to the lawsuits from DOJ and Harmeet Dhillon against Blue states. Could really upset 2028 (too late for 2026).

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (7kJyR)

51 "According to the latest available data from the U.S. Census Bureau (2024 American Community Survey) and analyses of the 119th Congress districts, there are 148 majority-minority congressional districts nationwide. The vast majority of them are located in states won by Kamala Harris in 2024."

148 minority-majority districts!!
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (MtSIY)

So.... roughly a third of all House districts.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (ExV1e)

52 Watch her squirm.
......

and listen to her bloviate. Pure bullshit.

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (UjdFS)

53 Haiti has been a basket case for 200 years because it is full of Haitians.

If the government is sure the Haitians we have here now are somehow "the good guys", give them guns when you send them home.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:33 PM (sKqQm)

54 42 Still holdin' out for the hedge fund hottie with cannons.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:30 PM (diia5)

Hedge Fund Hotties With Cannons was supposed to play at the '97 Lilith Fair, but, due to complaints by the other artists, they were disinvited.

Posted by: Lilith Fair Facts at May 01, 2026 03:33 PM (B0NCh)

55 49 You have to appreciate that Congress dutifully wrote a statute to state that an immigration process, which is ultimately a power of the executive, is not subject to judicial review, and the justices, which have no constitutional role in the process, nor power to carry it out, are questioning whether or not they do.

I feel like I’m watching the political version of the Marx Brothers Duck Soup.

Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:32 PM (SqxZS)

=====

Much more better.

The acts that create and organize the lower rungs of the judiciary include limitations on their jurisdiction.

The statutes themselves that created the district and appeals courts don't allow them to interfere in immigration enforcement.

Honestly, I think district judges who even hear the cases should be arrested.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:33 PM (Y2NSe)

56 “ A single homeless service provider “

I found the abuse of English.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (E6xSb)

57 Will the R/D split of blue states stay the same if they're sued?

Likely.

But, forcing them to fight each other drawing the new lines to protect their safe seats and protect their incumbents and all that will be worth 100X on every penny spent.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (MtSIY)

58 I wonder if black women face palm every time that idiot Jackson speaks. Biden didn’t pick the best and brightest did he.

Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (SqxZS)

59 Blue states will replace race with partisan makeup and change almost nothing.

Hell, there's a chance that the VA map "passed" last month was actually out of alignment with Gingles since it diluted a black district.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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From Callais majority opinion, page 3, "In short, §2 imposes liability only when the evidence supports a strong inference that the State intentionally drew its districts to afford minority voters less opportunity because of their race. Not only does this interpretation follow from the plain text
of §2, but it is consistent with the limited authority that the Fifteenth Amendment confers. Pp. 22–26.

(b) This interpretation does not require abandonment of the framework for evaluating §2 claims that the Court established in Thornburg
v. Gingles, 478 U. S. 30. The Court need only update the framework so it aligns with the statutory text and reflects important developments since the Court decided Gingles 40 years ago."

Alito is smart, he did not throw out the VRA Section 2 and other court precedents as unconstitutional facially, but rather as applied. Majority minority districts don't meet the standard for strict scrutiny as required.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (E4rtv)

60 Oh the ways I want Fauci and his entire bloodline to suffer.

Art the Clown, Jason and Freddy would stand by going "Damn dude, they've suffered enough!"

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (Sco7b)

61 I would be putting the screws to Morens right now. I would remind him that at age 78, the average life expectancy for men is 79 (CDC) which I think is too low but there it is. Does he really want to spend his remaining years being the fall guy for his boss and dealing with these charges? I would offer him reduced penalties for the destruction of documents in return for solid information on his former boss with documentation if available such as emails between the two, etc. I would make him an offer he couldn't refuse.

Posted by: Cheri at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (oiNtH)

62 57 Will the R/D split of blue states stay the same if they're sued?

Likely.

But, forcing them to fight each other drawing the new lines to protect their safe seats and protect their incumbents and all that will be worth 100X on every penny spent.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (MtSIY)

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The switch from race to partisan makeup in states that want to retain their urban districts as is will be so easy that lawsuits against them will get dismissed very quickly, and all appeals will fail.

The only states where it will matter will be states that have legislatures that want to change them but can't for whatever reason (foot-dragging governor, or whatever).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (Y2NSe)

63 SAN FRANCISCO 7th & Market st

======

I can see San Franpsycho in that video!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films
......

The one with his pants down?

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (UjdFS)

64
The one with his pants down?
Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:35 PM (UjdFS)


To be fair, it wasn't during the Sunday Morning Book Thread.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)

65 You might have a long wait. The whole has been exposed as a lie.
Posted by: JackStraw

That's why it's interesting like a car crash.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:36 PM (diia5)

66 moron lady ... poor people don't HATE more ... and NOBODY hates immigrants for being immigrants ... people don't like how the IMMIGRANTS behave ... (thats not hate thats NOTICING the behavior)

Posted by: The Dark Lord at May 01, 2026 03:36 PM (DBAaD)

67 Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:34 PM (SqxZS)

The Democrats went from using whites in blackface to denigrate blacks to using actual blacks to denigrate blacks. It's fucking beautiful in its evil simplicity.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:36 PM (LGS3t)

68 The black market beef is too damn high.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:37 PM (in1PH)

69 The DOJ says it will enforce the Supreme Court's ruling against racist gerrymanders- - which means they'll sue the state
-
It may be worth noting that redistricting doesn't even necessarily need to be optimized for GOP districts. These gerrymanders exist for a reason, and even just assigning precincts randomly will result in problems for the Ds particularly if it's done everywhere.

Posted by: Methos at May 01, 2026 03:37 PM (vSvIl)

70 San Francisco Tai Chi session.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov
......

in super Slo-Mo.

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 03:37 PM (UjdFS)

71 Roberts has single handily destroyed most of the judiciaries credibility. He has let a generation of leftists who use the law and process as their shield, to ultimately subvert and undermine the process.

I know he probably believes he’s actually showing the beneficence of the judiciary, but he’s really exposing its flawed, authoritarian underbelly and the weakness of nostalgic retards like himself.

These cases should have been dismissed and laughed at.

Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:38 PM (SqxZS)

72 It's one of the reasons why 20th-century progressives have viewed "conservatism" as inherently "anti-intellectual".

Really depends on how much the courts want this enforced.

The blue states will likely just claim the current districts are the partisan makeup they want or something else not raced based BUT there will be plenty of paper trail saying they are race based.

If the courts really want to screw with them they could make a reverse VRA test where the blue states, which have a history of racial discrimination now have to prove their districts aren't racially gerrymandered and could even end up with right wing judges setting the districts which would be just...Chef's Kiss...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)

73 The efforts to "create a truly multi-cultural society" in the UK continues apace. It's going so well they are imprisoning critics. By what can only be the grace of God, Katies Hopkins remains free.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (2ap+5)

74 I'm pretty sure that 'Frisco video is the opening scene from Dawn of the Dead.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (ndZc7)

75 Somebody should go out to Indiana and beat those republican legislators with a stick.

Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:40 PM (SqxZS)

76 75 Somebody should go out to Indiana and beat those republican legislators with a stick.

Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:40 PM (SqxZS)

======

"It's Trump's fault Indiana didn't redistrict because he was mean to the Republicans in the state and tried to impose his will on them."

"Man, DeSantis is awesome for redistricting Florida even through Trump was real mean to him in the primary."

Literally the same douche on X (Bonchie).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (Y2NSe)

77 You don't even hear "multiculturalism" anymore. It became "diversity".

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (LGS3t)

78 Hey Horde you should have your Mo-Mees in San Francisco!!

Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (Gqar8)

79 Wow I pasted the wrong comment to respond too...I guess I started drinking a little too early today...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (sKqQm)

80 Divershitty.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM (in1PH)

81 It's almost as if leftists are all assholes or something

@BreannaMorello
🚨UPDATE🚨

Chris Ostroushko and DeYanna Ostroushko FILED A LAWSUIT against their estranged daughter, Desiree Ostroushko.
The couple claims they loaned Desiree money so she could flee an abusive relationship, in the lawsuit filed last week.
Desiree has not paid the couple back, according to the pair.
The couple says their daughter owes $1,076.41, plus Court filing fees.
The lawsuit was filed after Desiree publicly distanced herself from her family, who are now accused of violently assaulting Turning Point reporter Savanah Hernandez.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (diia5)

82
Willowed many threads ago but relevant thanks to Jew-hatred everywhere:

Shapiro should be the OBVIOUS choice for Dems right now.

Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).

But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1

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You'd think THEY would be a non-starter for HIM.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (n7rxJ)

83 The blue states will likely just claim the current districts are the partisan makeup they want or something else not raced based BUT there will be plenty of paper trail saying they are race based.

I imagine that you could use demographics to show that the districts had significantly concentrated a single race into the district, thereby negatively affecting all other races in the district, to at least suggest that while partisan makeup may have been a factor, even the key factor, in the design, that race was the mechanism used to achieve it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (ExV1e)

84 Copperhead Democrats, just say no.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (swhgH)

85 >> Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:36 PM (LGS3t)

Jackson is not meant to be a justice. She’s meant to be a fifth column subversion. That Democrats used their black voters as a means to camouflage what they were really doing is an ignominious thing of beauty. She’s dumber than a bag of dirt.

Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (SqxZS)

86 Hobo hunting in San Francisco must be easy.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (in1PH)

87 "Hate is on the rise."
What a vapid statement.

Show me a graph of hatred over time.
What is the unit of measure for hate?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (2Ez/1)

88
Blue states will replace race with partisan makeup and change almost nothing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

===============

They align so well, this should be doable.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (n7rxJ)

89 "Man, DeSantis is awesome for redistricting Florida even through Trump was real mean to him in the primary."

Literally the same douche on X (Bonchie).

The old McVain style of politics pisses me off. As a national profile politician said something mean about you and now you want to betray your principles to get back at him?

Break out your pacifier. Go to your happy place. Then come back, be a man, and do what you were elected to do. I don't give a shit if Trump insulted you. If it makes you feel better insult him back WHILE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)

90 That video in San Fran is what the left wants for you. They want all of America to look like that.

A stoned society is a controlled society.

They'll be able to take your guns and you won't even notice.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

91 I love hate.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (in1PH)

92 Oligachy!!

Posted by: Bernie Sanders at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (B0NCh)

93 Damn, that SF clip.

It's like a zombie movie before they strike.
And vote Democrat.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Sco7b)

94 38 Blue states will sue the doj to prevent enforcement of this ruling and they will make zero changes, file endless appeals and they will wait it out until the next democrat gets elected as president. Once that happens everything will go back to normal racist gerrymander stuff no matter what SCOTUS ruled.
Posted by: Mister Scott
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It doesn't really matter anymore what blue states try to do or Marc Elias. It is done and in fact, blue states themselves are now liable for citizen lawsuits over districts, particularly state legislative and city district lines. Race is not permissible as a standard anymore for districting and those state AGs are going to face a raft of lawsuits themselves as Democrats often documented out loud in hearings, etc. that they were using race just that way. That is how we ended up with urban rotten boroughs like AOC's.

And Mr. Scott, as I put above, Thornburg v. Gingles was NOT overruled and thus "Stated succinctly, a bloc voting majority must usually be able to defeat candidates supported by a politically cohesive, geographically insular minority group. " Thornburg v. Gingles. And that applies to black block voting as well as white btw.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (E4rtv)

95 89 The old McVain style of politics pisses me off. As a national profile politician said something mean about you and now you want to betray your principles to get back at him?

Break out your pacifier. Go to your happy place. Then come back, be a man, and do what you were elected to do. I don't give a shit if Trump insulted you. If it makes you feel better insult him back WHILE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)

=======

All politics is inherently tribal.

It's just a question of which tribe.

The establishment GOP (collectively, across states and levels of government) is its own tribe which sees the base as another tribe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:45 PM (Y2NSe)

96 Chris Ostroushko and DeYanna Ostroushko FILED A LAWSUIT against their estranged daughter, Desiree Ostroushko.
The couple claims they loaned Desiree money so she could flee an abusive relationship, in the lawsuit filed last week.
Desiree has not paid the couple back, according to the pair.
The couple says their daughter owes $1,076.41, plus Court filing fees.
The lawsuit was filed after Desiree publicly distanced herself from her family, who are now accused of violently assaulting Turning Point reporter Savanah Hernandez.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (diia5)

Sounds like they were the abusive relationship she was fleeing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:45 PM (ExV1e)

97 Trump hurt my feelings is the excuse of every weak kneed, wife swapping, gimp embracing so called Republican turncoat alive.

Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:45 PM (SqxZS)

98 > guess I started drinking a little too early today...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:41 PM
+++

Gotta start in the morning if you're gonna drink all day.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at May 01, 2026 03:45 PM (2Ez/1)

99 Granted I was not an English major in college, but I’m pretty sure the word temporarily doesn’t mean never ending.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (UemNC)

100 "Hate keeps you alive 41."

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (swhgH)

101 Quick Hits at 3:15? Are we celebrating Commie Day, Ace?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (w6EFb)

102 If the courts really want to screw with them they could make a reverse VRA test where the blue states, which have a history of racial discrimination now have to prove their districts aren't racially gerrymandered and could even end up with right wing judges setting the districts which would be just...Chef's Kiss...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)

THIS^^^^^^^^^^

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (7kJyR)

103 It does in tax law.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (in1PH)

104 Shapiro should be the OBVIOUS choice for Dems right now.
Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).
But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1
__________

The only way a "moderate" dem is the nominee is if they get absolutely spanked in the midterms.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (XvL8K)

105
The full name of the Johnson who introduced the Johnson Amendment is Lyndon Baines Johnson. He was a U.S. Senator from Texas when he proposed the amendment in 1954.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (kA/fI)

106 "As a national profile politician said something mean about you and now you want to betray your principles to get back at him?"

Regional and Local Pols do the same thing.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (DgMqy)

107 All y’all gots ta do is vote fo’ de Democrat, and Jeeebuff g’wah gibs y’all money!

Posted by: Black Preacher at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (PdEg9)

108 104 Shapiro should be the OBVIOUS choice for Dems right now.
Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).
But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1
__________

The only way a "moderate" dem is the nominee is if they get absolutely spanked in the midterms.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (XvL8K)

=======

What was the last "on paper" great choice who won a nomination for president for either party?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (Y2NSe)

109 Yeah I don’t think Democrats are going to easily whiteout “race” and replace it with partisan. Oops. Oopsie.

Posted by: The Crow where the hell are my peanuts. at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (SqxZS)

110 All y’all gots ta do is vote fo’ de Democrat, and Jeeebuff g’wah gibs y’all money!
Posted by: Black Preacher at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (PdEg9)


This is a preacher from 1785.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)

111 The EU left, including Blair and also our left , are literally traitors to each of their respective countries. Unfortunately since most of the establishment "conservative" parties like the GOPe are reckless and incompetent, we are pretty much on our own. The one thing that does make smile is knowing that if the West does collapse, the traitors and their families will be some of the first up against the wall

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (gu0hJ)

112 That SF is just so sad. And there a many places like that in many cities.

As far as that UK video, man, they will just lie and disassemble right to your face without any embarrassment or shame.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (n5tGW)

113 Damn, that SF clip.

It's like a zombie movie before they strike.
And vote Democrat.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM (Sco7b)
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I was watching it with the sound off, and thought it was a flash mob about to break out in something.

And then nothing, but the kid walking his bike around to all the druggies.

Come to think of it, it's been a while since I saw a flash mob video....

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:49 PM (Fi81e)

114 The people who should be arrested at drag story hour are the parents who subject their kids to that garbage.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 03:49 PM (6bDIQ)

115 88
Blue states will replace race with partisan makeup and change almost nothing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

===============

They align so well, this should be doable.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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TJM, as a legal matter, not as simple as you think.

I went back and reread the key parts of both Callais and Gingles and it is not as easy as you think. Basically, drawing extreme gerrymanders might trigger reverse racial bloc voting as that is still allowed because Callais did not overrule Gingles. It applied strict scrutiny (Brennan in Gingles could not get the court majority on board with his positive discrimination musings) to the VRA and that kills intentionally structuring districts using race because strict scrutiny forbids it because the remedy is not narrowly tailored to meet the VRA's compelling interest in preventing racial discrimination on voting and districting.

Thornburg v Gingles is a mess of a decision and that is why the majority minority districts came about in the first place. Via the DoJ and the Civil Rights Division during Reagan Bush years.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:49 PM (E4rtv)

116 Kensington Philadelphia is worse.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:49 PM (in1PH)

117 That 7th and Market video is the Left 's counter to making America great again.

Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (a992C)

118 Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:43 PM (sKqQm)

"Trump was mean" is just an excuse for R's to not do the things they have promised for 50 years and never done.

Think about it. They are politicians. Everyone in politics is "mean" to each other! These are the nastiest of the nasty people who ascend, they are not shy wallflowers and retiring snowflakes despite often appearing so.

They are ruthless backstabbing bastards in a ruthless backstabbing bastard game. It's not a sewing circle. This whole "he was mean" thing is ludicrous on its face. They're ALL mean.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (LGS3t)

119 It does in tax law.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:46 PM (in1PH)
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Or it gets the hose.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (Fi81e)

120 As a national profile politician said something mean about you and now you want to betray your principles to get back at him?

Principles?

https://youtu.be/bFEoMO0pc7k?t=8

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (ExV1e)

121 Chris Ostroushko and DeYanna Ostroushko FILED A LAWSUIT against their estranged daughter, Desiree Ostroushko.
The couple claims they loaned Desiree money so she could flee an abusive relationship, in the lawsuit filed last week.
Desiree has not paid the couple back, according to the pair.
The couple says their daughter owes $1,076.41

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Where my money, bitch?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 03:50 PM (ndZc7)

122
Regional and Local Pols do the same thing.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (DgMqy)

Where do fed politicians start out at?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 03:51 PM (E6xSb)

123 122 Where do fed politicians start out at?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 03:51 PM (E6xSb)

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New York real estate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:51 PM (Y2NSe)

124 Moderation is not going to win their nomination.

I feel like Jesse Jackson.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 03:51 PM (LGS3t)

125 Blue states will replace race with partisan makeup and change almost nothing.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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Well, the decision explicitly says it that the Constitution doesn't stop a party for redistricting for partisan advantage.

And although that sucks, I rather agree.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (Fi81e)

126 122
Regional and Local Pols do the same thing.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:47 PM (DgMqy)

Where do fed politicians start out at?


YES

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (DgMqy)

127 How’d you like to go to work every day ay the T-Mobile store in that clip??

Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (Gqar8)

128 Any time I hear that a politician is "principled" I want to reach for my revolver.

Posted by: Tommy Masshole at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (9CBNQ)

129 That 7th and Market area needs a whole lot of the Biden "I Did That!" stickers.

Posted by: Wally at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (65cLN)

130 I like that the PM rides in a Range Rover. Something so British about that. Soon enough they’ll change that to some Pakistani car company I’m sure.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 03:52 PM (UemNC)

131 The couple says their daughter owes $1,076.41

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Wow. How do you get so lucky that you feel only out a thou on grown kids?

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:53 PM (Fi81e)

132 102 If the courts really want to screw with them they could make a reverse VRA test where the blue states, which have a history of racial discrimination now have to prove their districts aren't racially gerrymandered and could even end up with right wing judges setting the districts which would be just...Chef's Kiss...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:39 PM (sKqQm)

THIS^^^^^^^^^^

-SLV
Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter

Yes they can. Most Democrats in state legislatures were quite comfortable in using racial language and outright racism in constructing districts. I had to read some of that literature back as a RA for my supervising professor. We shall have to wait and see but you are going to see a lot of districts inside states being challenged for the way they were drawn up. GOP has an easier task in that huge seas of red allow contiguous and compact districts being drawn easily, not so for Democrats trying to maximize gerrymandering and their racial coalition nature means rank political tradeoffs in those debates.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:53 PM (E4rtv)

133 I think, but am unsure, the only slight benefit to partisan makeup instead of racial is that its going to be a little bit harder to construct for the dems. It should go without saying that nothing should be based on race.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 03:54 PM (n5tGW)

134 They should show that SF drug addict video in schools across the country.
So sad.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 03:54 PM (NpAcC)

135 The SPLC needs to be sued by these groups to have their organizations taken off the “hate maps” and hate lists. Is that possible?

The federal action is fine, but the organizations and individuals they have smeared and had canceled online/debanked need to have their good names restored.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 03:55 PM (4KUe5)

136 Hope Virginia gets bitten in ass trying to rig the election to a 1 party state

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 03:55 PM (Ia/+0)

137 Shapiro should be the OBVIOUS choice for Dems right now.
Posted by: 18-1

The mayor of Baltimore, Ivan Bates, is getting a lot of press recently for supposedly reducing crime. He's black. He could get a nomination and win just on those two things. The GOP better watch him closely.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:55 PM (diia5)

138 SF is the idyllic liberal dream. See how happy they are?

See how happy you are having an abortion?

See how happy you are having euthanasia as an option?

See how happy you are mutilation your children to pretend they can change their gender?

See how happy you are having perversion pushed on your family?

See how happy you are without a traditional family, slaving away for a corporation, not them?

See how happy you are without God in your life?

No- you’re not happy?

“ Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.”

Matthew 5:6

Posted by: Marcus T at May 01, 2026 03:56 PM (d6JUK)

139 133 I think, but am unsure, the only slight benefit to partisan makeup instead of racial is that its going to be a little bit harder to construct for the dems. It should go without saying that nothing should be based on race.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 03:54 PM (n5tGW)

Ca.'s new map does that... My district which is NorCal Coastal now stretches to Central valley thus taking away a Republican seat...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 03:56 PM (FtULh)

140 You know what would be hillarious?

The VA and CA gerrymanders get reversed because they used explicit racial qualifications AND lawsuits in NH and ME win and force redistricting in those states leading to New England to go from 19-0 to something like 17-2.

No those two seats aren't big in the grand scheme of things but breaking up the most obvious and longest running gerrymander in America would be exhilarating...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 03:56 PM (sKqQm)

141 RNC Research
@RNCResearch
Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen defends Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo and social media posts, including saying women should "act like an adult" to avoid rape.

HOST: "The dude had a Nazi tattoo..."

VAN HOLLEN: “He went through a really rough period…"

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Yeah, that whole Stalingrad thing.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (ndZc7)

142 Does anybody know the number to Rent-a-Nazi?

I'm sure the Socialist Progressive Listing Center does.

Socialist Progressive Learing Center, you mean.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (2ocoG)

143 I always assume every "far right" hate group or protesters are Astro turf unless proven otherwise( they never are)

Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (YwEeS)

144 Those Ostroushkos sure are classssssy!
Suing their one daughter after urging on the other daughter to attack Savannah Hernandez.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (4KUe5)

145 @RNCResearch
Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen defends Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo and social media posts, including saying women should "act like an adult" to avoid rape.

HOST: "The dude had a Nazi tattoo..."

VAN HOLLEN: “He went through a really rough period…"



Ummmmm.......Tattoo removal has been a thing for quite some time now.

I'm just saying.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:58 PM (Zz0t1)

146 That SF video could be from any mid sized city and above in America. When cities break 100k or so population they inevitably become Democrat run and turn to shit.

Sadly my city is going through this transformation. Used to be an awesome small city. Clean and safe and well run. 20 years later the population has doubled, leftists have taken over local govt and it’s turning to shit. In another 10 years there will be scenes like this downtown. I’ll be long gone by then.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 03:58 PM (UemNC)

147 144 Those Ostroushkos sure are classssssy!
Suing their one daughter after urging on the other daughter to attack Savannah Hernandez.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (4KUe5)

Just trash.

Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:58 PM (Gqar8)

148 Chris Ostroushko and DeYanna Ostroushko FILED A LAWSUIT against their estranged daughter, Desiree Ostroushko.
The couple claims they loaned Desiree money so she could flee an abusive relationship, in the lawsuit filed last week.
Desiree has not paid the couple back, according to the pair.
The couple says their daughter owes $1,076.41


I wonder what Desiree is planning to get her parents for Mothers Day and for Fathers Day?

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (wVcYX)

149 The SPLC needs to be sued by these groups to have their organizations taken off the “hate maps” and hate lists. Is that possible?

The federal action is fine, but the organizations and individuals they have smeared and had canceled online/debanked need to have their good names restored.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 03:55 PM (4KUe5)
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No. Let them construct whatever lists they want--that any politician would argue that you should be hemmed in by what some third-party group says about you is the farce.

That's why you don't outsource the regard the state ought to have for citizens. The problem is that it is attached to power.

Also, let them be sued when it's provable libel.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (Fi81e)

150 No those two seats aren't big in the grand scheme of things but breaking up the most obvious and longest running gerrymander in America would be exhilarating...

Ditto Maryland's gerrymander where districts in the literal Appalachians have a thin finger going back to the 'hood in West Baltimore.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (2ocoG)

151 89 "Man, DeSantis is awesome for redistricting Florida even through Trump was real mean to him in the primary."

Literally the same douche on X (Bonchie).

The old McVain style of politics pisses me off. As a national profile politician said something mean about you and now you want to betray your principles to get back at him?

Break out your pacifier. Go to your happy place. Then come back, be a man, and do what you were elected to do. I don't give a shit if Trump insulted you. If it makes you feel better insult him back WHILE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING
Posted by: 18-1

Salem was all in on DeSantis (some of them wanted Cruz back in 20160. Bonchie is simply expressing his past grudges for political battles his side lost versus Trump. It is not as though he ever tried to be an objective political scientist but rather he is what the Right has far too many of in its 'media'. They prefer to pontificate rather than actually get their ass on the streets and report things like Nick Shirley or Salena Zito.

The right media has too few reporters and far too many opinion types that either use main stream media reporting to comment upon or pull it out of their ass when writing.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (E4rtv)

152
Jailing is inadequate to stop a communist.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 03:59 PM (kA/fI)

153 145 @RNCResearch
Democrat Senator Chris Van Hollen defends Maine Democrat Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo and social media posts, including saying women should "act like an adult" to avoid rape.

HOST: "The dude had a Nazi tattoo..."

VAN HOLLEN: “He went through a really rough period…"


I love how the media calls him an "oyster farmer" with no mention of the Nazi thing... Just one of the folks don't you know...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (FtULh)

154 The bubonic plague could save us.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (in1PH)

155 That 7th and Market video is the Left 's counter to making America great again.
Posted by: Rex B

There's no reason for normies to go to 7th & Market. There's nothing there anymore. Before covid and during the day, yeah. Now, nope.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (W5mpo)

156 Why do they disparage the groups they fund?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (in1PH)

Kayfabe is the fabe of American politics for the 21st Century

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (rbvCR)

157 It doesn't really matter anymore what blue states try to do or Marc Elias. It is done and in fact, blue states themselves are now liable for citizen lawsuits over districts, particularly state legislative and city district lines. Race is not permissible as a standard anymore for districting and those state AGs are going to face a raft of lawsuits themselves as Democrats often documented out loud in hearings, etc. that they were using race just that way. That is how we ended up with urban rotten boroughs like AOC's.

And Mr. Scott, as I put above, Thornburg v. Gingles was NOT overruled and thus "Stated succinctly, a bloc voting majority must usually be able to defeat candidates supported by a politically cohesive, geographically insular minority group. " Thornburg v. Gingles. And that applies to black block voting as well as white btw.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:44 PM


We are talking about blue states that have completely ignored and flaunted various rulings from SCOTUS on 2nd amendment cases. In particular the Bruen decision comes to mind, multiple blue states (virginia) are enacting laws that directly contradict that decision. They will do the same with this ruling.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (0N4FZ)

158 To.me as a military history buff, its not a purely Nazi emblem.
That Desth's Head was used 200 years before the Nazis.

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)

159 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:48 PM (Zz0t1)

Probably not, Sponge. Blacks did not get voting rights till after the Civil War. Black preachers at the time were conservatively religious, Including Richard Allen who was African Methodist Episcopsal and others who were Baptist. These preachers stood for the saving power of Jesus Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit and were not at all like Al Sharpton.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (Yl2Ob)

160 Well, ya don't say.

End Wokeness
@EndWokeness

Mehdi Hasan says his relatives are now all in love with Tucker Carlson

https://tinyurl.com/3f3s6ab3

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (NpAcC)

161 Market Street Meth Zombies!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (RIvkX)

162 HOST: "The dude had a Nazi tattoo..."

VAN HOLLEN: “He went through a really rough period…"

I get that people change. I get that you can go from having extreme views to having either moderate views, or opposing extreme views. I even get that, contrary to what Democrats like to claim, the views of modern Democrats and the views of Nazis aren't thaaaaat far apart.

Still. Maybe don't send someone to Congress for six years who says "I had a rough time but I'm totally over that now."

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (ExV1e)

163 Does anybody know the number to Rent-a-Nazi?

I'm sure the Socialist Progressive Listing Center does.

Socialist Progressive Learing Center, you mean.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 03:57 PM (2ocoG)
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Nah. I want to put "Listing" in there, because they are the modern, Dem-approved version of the commie "blacklists" that Dems usually say they don't like.

Dems were more and more wanting to use SPLC lists to grant legal statuses. You always have to look out for both points of a pincer attack.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (Fi81e)

164 I guess Desiree Ostroushko needs a go fund me account.
Or, she could go to work. Of course she may not understand the concept of work. I don't think anyone in that family does.

Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (9lqZe)

165 Death's Head Cavalry is ubiquitous.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (in1PH)

166 It would be easy to have legit non partisan co reasonable districts where every election would be competitive. But neither party wants that. When 80% of seats are gimmes both parties are fine with it, a lot less work done election time.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (UemNC)

167 74 I'm pretty sure that 'Frisco video is the opening scene from Dawn of the Dead.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrec

That Frisco video reminded of that internet meme back in obamas day where a roomfull of people would stand still like a snapshot. His whole staff did one. Looked just as dumb. Dumasses tryna look like the cool kids.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (AGctT)

168 VAN HOLLEN: “He went through a really rough period…"
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He's still traumatized from Hitler yelling about Steiner not coming...

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (xvhJH)

169 I hope the SPLC is facing LOTS of lawsuits.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (Yl2Ob)

170 Seems early for a Quick Hits, but I'll allow it.

As if I have any say into it in any way whatsoever.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM

We can be bribed, you know.

- The Judges

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (8J7Ay)

171 136 Hope Virginia gets bitten in ass trying to rig the election to a 1 party state
Posted by: Skip
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The Va Sup. Ct has before it an opinion by the district court showing 7 different violations of the referendum of Virginia's state Constitution and statutes. That is why they did not overturn the injunction immediately. The VRA treatment in Callais will complicate that task even more.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (E4rtv)

172 The mayor of Baltimore, Ivan Bates, is getting a lot of press recently for supposedly reducing crime. He's black. He could get a nomination and win just on those two things. The GOP better watch him closely.

Crime is down because Trump sent in some people, same as DC. Said mayor is under a *lot* of fire locally for, among other things, having taxpayers buy him a $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims while the Key Bridge progress is halted.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (2ocoG)

173 "But battling bigots and haters isn’t the only activity of the SPLC. It’s a multimillion-dollar operation with many legs, one of which reaches into American classrooms."

Fron an article at First Things

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (DgMqy)

174
Probably not, Sponge. Blacks did not get voting rights till after the Civil War. Black preachers at the time were conservatively religious, Including Richard Allen who was African Methodist Episcopsal and others who were Baptist. These preachers stood for the saving power of Jesus Christ and the work of the Holy Spirit and were not at all like Al Sharpton.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (Yl2Ob)


I was referring to the dialect used in the post. Not factual evidence, which I wouldn't have for a name such as "black preacher."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Zz0t1)

175 >>>come back, be a man, and do what you were elected to do. I don't give a shit if Trump insulted you. If it makes you feel better insult him back WHILE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING
Posted by: 18-1
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Marco Rubio, out of the fight with Trump he came out a better man.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (kA/fI)

176 The guy who drew up CA's new districts explicitly crowed how he used race; that he wanted to increase the number of Hispanics in the districts.

And the reason for the minority-majority districts is because racist white Dems didn't want black Dems deciding the Dem candidate in the primaries.

I think we underestimate how much Dems will fight each other when redistricting is re-opened in blue states.
Minority-majority districts were fine as long as the minorities knew their place was to elect white liberals.
But, there is significant growing angst in within the Dems that now these minorities want a seat at the table.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (MtSIY)

177 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (8J7Ay)


You in the air yet?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Zz0t1)

178 Still. Maybe don't send someone to Congress for six years who says "I had a rough time but I'm totally over that now."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (ExV1e)
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The Dems are completely incapable of granting any conservative grace. Although, I can acknowledge the point. I'm really resistant to give grace to a member of party that is increasingly trying to control my life.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (Fi81e)

179 Said mayor is under a *lot* of fire locally for, among other things, having taxpayers buy him a $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims while the Key Bridge progress is halted.
Posted by: Ian S.

Well, I said he is black so...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM (diia5)

180 I love how the media calls him an "oyster farmer" with no mention of the Nazi thing... Just one of the folks don't you know...

Posted by: It's me donna

You know, Platner has some good ideas.

Posted by: Paid for by Graham Plitler for Senator at May 01, 2026 04:04 PM (yFLFB)

181 There is one, first. There are a few, seconds. There are many, also rans.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:04 PM (kA/fI)

182 The wit and wisdom of Graham Platner.

https://tinyurl.com/pxjtdk77

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:04 PM (ndZc7)

183 I love how the media calls him an "oyster farmer" with no mention of the Nazi thing... Just one of the folks don't you know...

Posted by: It's me donna



This, the same media that brought you "Maryland Man."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:05 PM (Zz0t1)

184 Crime is down because Trump sent in some people, same as DC. Said mayor is under a *lot* of fire locally for, among other things, having taxpayers buy him a $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims while the Key Bridge progress is halted.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (2ocoG)

Does the mayor have anything to do with the bridge? I thought it’s a federal/state project. I mean I’m sure he’ll be involved in the graft. But is he ultimately responsible about timelines and shit?

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 04:05 PM (UemNC)

185 To.me as a military history buff, its not a purely Nazi emblem.
That Desth's Head was used 200 years before the Nazis.
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
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Yeah, but like the swastika (even more ancient), it's been tainted by association. Like the toothbrush moustache. Hitler's ruined that look forever. Good thing it's a lame look.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 04:05 PM (xvhJH)

186 To.me as a military history buff, its not a purely Nazi emblem.
That Desth's Head was used 200 years before the Nazis.

The FNM went bonkers a few years ago claiming some teenaged boy had "NAZI hair" because he had a hair style similar to what you see the Germans sporting in WWII movies.

By this standard Platner is a NAZI

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:06 PM (sKqQm)

187 Platner is going be splatner after he leaves loses by 10

Posted by: Ben Had at May 01, 2026 04:06 PM (Cif43)

188 Probably trying to intimidate their daughter, Desiree, related to their own federal trials. If she testifies against them she can be smeared as doing it in retaliation ? Or maybe I’ve watched too many lawyer tv shows…

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:07 PM (4KUe5)

189 "Range Rover is a luxury vehicle brand that is not a part of Tata Motors, but rather is owned by Jaguar Land Rover.

This British multinational car manufacturer is headquartered in Whitley, Coventry, England and is owned by the Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Group.

In 2008, Tata Motors acquired Jaguar Land Rover, thereby becoming the sole owner of the Range Rover brand."

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 04:07 PM (rbvCR)

190 Probably not, Sponge. Blacks did not get voting rights till after the Civil War.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Depends on the state. Most Northern states got to universal suffrage for males pretty quickly including blacks and it gets weird before 1820 or so even in the South. Places like Georgia and Louisiana (which had the ridiculously fractional rules) had free blacks voting early on, holding property, etc. and that was true in places like Appalachia with the Melungeon mixed race populations. There was not formal voter registration in such years until the 1890's so it is difficult to determine exactly who was voting at times.

Same with voting by sex, NJ allowed widows who were head of the household and property owners to vote for example until they didn't. Wyoming allowed women to vote in state elections in the 1870's.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (E4rtv)

191 weak-sister red states like Indiana

Pick a riot: Gary, Indianapolis or both.

Picking neither put my state senator into the flyer in mailbox everyday fight of his career for his job.

Posted by: DaveA at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (FhXTo)

192 179 Said mayor is under a *lot* of fire locally for, among other things, having taxpayers buy him a $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims while the Key Bridge progress is halted.
Posted by: Ian S.
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hahahahahaha

That is a caricature out of a '60s hippy magazine.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (kA/fI)

193 Platner looks like a 10 to 20 year bit Con who is out on parole, looking for enforcer gigs.

Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (Gqar8)

194 I love how the media calls him an "oyster farmer"

Posted by: It's me donna
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I might be movin' to Maine soon,
Just to raise me up a crop of oysters....

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (Fi81e)

195 155 That 7th and Market video is the Left 's counter to making America great again.
Posted by: Rex B

There's no reason for normies to go to 7th & Market. There's nothing there anymore. Before covid and during the day, yeah. Now, nope.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (W5mpo)
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And especially now after the San Francisco Centre died a slow death.

Posted by: beckster at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (kX27y)

196 You know what is kind of funny? The left argues we are a bunch of white supremacists and neo-nazis.

But the right's response to the SPLC scandal is to point out white supremacists are horrible people and giving them money is horrible.

If it turned out SPLC was giving money to Turning Point or the GOA we'd call them stupid but thank them...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (sKqQm)

197 Oyster farmer house painter. What the diff.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (in1PH)

198 love how the media calls him an "oyster farmer" with no mention of the Nazi thing... Just one of the folks don't you know...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (FtULh)

Big fan of a certain painter.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (LGS3t)

199 Generic Congress poll is all over the place. Some tied, some Ds up 3-5 some Ds up double digits. All thane within the same week.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 04:10 PM (UemNC)

200 158 To.me as a military history buff, its not a purely Nazi emblem.
That Desth's Head was used 200 years before the Nazis.
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (Ia/+0)
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Yeah, and the little mustache that isn't wider than your nose was fashionable long before You Know Who came along, too.

Posted by: ballistic at May 01, 2026 04:10 PM (oqH4h)

201 Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:08 PM (E4rtv

Thanks. But they weren't talking about getting free stuff from whitey based on their votes. Worst thing that happened to black families seems to have been LBJ and the " Great Society"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (9OpPK)

202 The FNM went bonkers a few years ago claiming some teenaged boy had "NAZI hair" because he had a hair style similar to what you see the Germans sporting in WWII movies.

Posted by: 18-1

Isn't that the same severe haircut we see amongst the antifa? Except maybe dyed pink or purple?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (XvL8K)

203 184 Crime is down because Trump sent in some people, same as DC. Said mayor is under a *lot* of fire locally for, among other things, having taxpayers buy him a $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims while the Key Bridge progress is halted.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 04:02 PM (2ocoG)

lol - gold rims. I denounce myself ahead of time, but is the mayor ..... asian?

Between the gold rims and the SF clip, I wonder how Marion Berry is? Ooops. I just checked. Still dead I guess...

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (Sco7b)

204 Seems early for a Quick Hits, but I'll allow it.

It occurs to me that we usually get a Week in Woke on Fridays so it makes sense that the Quick Hits are early.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (ExV1e)

205 Next on The Peoples Court: Ostroushko vs Ostroushko

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (wVcYX)

206 Traditionally the Dems need to be at +3 for parity with the Rs in the actual outcome.

The redistricting and VOA case likely double that.

I suspect we'll see significant R gains in the house come election time.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (sKqQm)

207 You in the air yet?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM

Yup. Boston's about 300 miles behind me. We get into Athens about 2330 your time.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:12 PM (8J7Ay)

208 Isn't that the same severe haircut we see amongst the antifa? Except maybe dyed pink or purple?

Yes. And this case ended up being more ridiculous - the kid in question had lost his hair from chemo and chose the hair style because it was still short as he was recovering.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:12 PM (sKqQm)

209 Worst thing that happened to black families seems to have been LBJ and the " Great Society"
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:11 PM (9OpPK)

As intended. Keeps them as slaves to the political party which gives them crumbs... forever. Welfare is a disease.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:13 PM (ExV1e)

210 Yeah, but like the swastika (even more ancient), it's been tainted by association. Like the toothbrush moustache. Hitler's ruined that look forever. Good thing it's a lame look.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 04:05 PM (xvhJH)

The American 45th infantry division used the swastika up until 1939 after the nazis corrupted it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:13 PM (snZF9)

211 Trump Buzzes Commie Protesters With Marine One Outside White House

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Get down! Get funky!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:13 PM (ndZc7)

212 207 You in the air yet?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 04:03 PM

Yup. Boston's about 300 miles behind me. We get into Athens about 2330 your time.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:12 PM (8J7Ay)

So - you are In The Air Tonight - oh Lord

Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:14 PM (Gqar8)

213 The Boy Scouts even had swastikas and the Bellamy Salute.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:14 PM (in1PH)

214 There's no reason for normies to go to 7th & Market. There's nothing there anymore. Before covid and during the day, yeah. Now, nope.
Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 04:00 PM (W5mpo)
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And especially now after the San Francisco Centre died a slow death.
Posted by: beckster at May 01, 2026 04:09 PM (kX27y)
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They made Market Street "accessible."

Now it's a wasteland.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 04:15 PM (RIvkX)

215 We are talking about blue states that have completely ignored and flaunted various rulings from SCOTUS on 2nd amendment cases. In particular the Bruen decision comes to mind, multiple blue states (virginia) are enacting laws that directly contradict that decision. They will do the same with this ruling.
Posted by: Mister Scott

2nd Amendment is a different critter. Part of it is that Scotus only grudgingly did Bruen. Even Roberts to his credit seems to be aiming at getting rid of race as a classification. There is a long line of decisions back to Shelby decision canning racialism in US politics. So a cohesive majority exists to roll back racialism of decisions from 1980's forward. There is NOT a cohesive 2A majority right now on the court. ACB and Roberts are weak on it leaving only four justices.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:15 PM (E4rtv)

216 Ramblin’ Boy why don’t you settle down? Athens ain’t your kind of town

Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:15 PM (Gqar8)

217 President Trump also rejected Iran's latest offer.

I'll let you all compose yourselves after this shocking news...

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (Sco7b)

218 THIS IS SPARTA!!!

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (in1PH)

219 I was looking at that CATO chart claiming rightwing violence was more common then leftwing. I see from 2017-2022 they list 80 people murdered by conservatives.

I can't remember a single notable politically motivated rightwing killing in that time frame.

Is this really just Aryan Nation methheads killing 80 Latin Kings in prison?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)

220 218 THIS IS SPARTA!!!
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (in1PH)

Sparta ? What the Helot???

Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:17 PM (Gqar8)

221 Is Platner a Rocky Mountain oyster farmer?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 04:17 PM (Cqx++)

222 So - you are In The Air Tonight - oh Lord
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 04:14 PM

I've been waiting for this moment...well, for a few months.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 04:17 PM (8J7Ay)

223 $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims

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Well, at least it's not green with pink hearts.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (ndZc7)

224 Omg, Trump buzzing protesters!!!
DC is restricting airspace, so it’s an extra FU move, as he’s about the only one who could fly over them, lol!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (4KUe5)

225 199 Generic Congress poll is all over the place. Some tied, some Ds up 3-5 some Ds up double digits. All thane within the same week.

Posted by: Heroq
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First, throw media surveys into the trash. They are to create talking points. Second, Faux News particularly has a horrible pro Democrat polling for decades now. And any such polling should use at least registered voters as a screen and have a sample size greater than about 1000. We shall know more about August or so about what the electorate is likely to look like by then.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (E4rtv)

226 225 First, throw media surveys into the trash. They are to create talking points. Second, Faux News particularly has a horrible pro Democrat polling for decades now. And any such polling should use at least registered voters as a screen and have a sample size greater than about 1000. We shall know more about August or so about what the electorate is likely to look like by then.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (E4rtv)

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I believe all polling, even when completely contradictory and well outside the margin of error for each other. I just average them (and exclude the ones with decent histories because leftists online call them trash polls and Republican pollsters) and say that they are ironclad realities because I'm smart because I used math.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (Y2NSe)

227 I only know Zoe Saldaña from her mobile phone service commercials, but she seems a very likable person. Time lists her among its list of 100 most something or other people and includes the following in their description of her: "she celebrates her Afro-Latina roots with fierce pride"

Is Time smearing her as a racist?

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (2ap+5)

228 Omg, Trump buzzing protesters!!!
DC is restricting airspace, so it’s an extra FU move, as he’s about the only one who could fly over them, lol!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (4KUe5)

I hope he flushed twice.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (snZF9)

229 I was looking at that CATO chart claiming rightwing violence was more common then leftwing. I see from 2017-2022 they list 80 people murdered by conservatives.

I can't remember a single notable politically motivated rightwing killing in that time frame.

Is this really just Aryan Nation methheads killing 80 Latin Kings in prison?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)

Data from multiple sources indicate that right-wing extremists have been responsible for significantly more political murders than left-wing extremists. For example, a 2024 report by the National Institute of Justice found that right-wing extremists murdered 520 people since 1990, compared to 78 by left-wing extremists. Another analysis covering 1975–2025 attributed 363 murders to right-wing ideology and 68 to left-wing ideology, with the vast majority of terrorist killings linked to Islamism, primarily due to the 9/11 attacks.

-- National Institute of Justice - part of the DOJ so politicized data.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (ExV1e)

230 Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (4KUe5

I think that's hilarious!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 04:20 PM (2sfNr)

231 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 01, 2026 04:21 PM (NcvvS)

232 Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 04:18 PM (4KUe5)


Love that he enjoys antagonizing the commies

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 04:21 PM (LGS3t)

233 Leaving on a jet plane
Don't know when I will be back again

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (Ia/+0)

234 Is this really just Aryan Nation methheads killing 80 Latin Kings in prison?
Posted by: 18-1
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If Cato does not list its dataset, then yes, it is probably a load of shiite.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:22 PM (E4rtv)

235 Is this really just Aryan Nation methheads killing 80 Latin Kings in prison?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 04:16 PM (sKqQm)
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It it's the same data I delved into one of the cases if a skinhead robbing a convenience store to get some money for meth and shoots the clerk.

What could it be but a statement of political principles of the "right"?!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 04:23 PM (Fi81e)

236 President Trump also rejected Iran's latest offer.

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Interesting but scary 9 minute YT about why Iran won't enter into a peace deal. (Hint: it's about Islam.)

https://tinyurl.com/5729u2uv

Go long on Gotterdammerung.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (ndZc7)

237 I believe all polling.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I don't. Did surveys for fedgov, not polling, but it gives you a real sense, even if I didn't have grad education about it and a friend that ran a state poll as director, that polling is badly done for the most part.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (E4rtv)

238 Crime is down because Trump sent in some people, same as DC. Said mayor is under a *lot* of fire locally for, among other things, having taxpayers buy him a $750,000 armored SUV with gold rims while the Key Bridge progress is halted.

Posted by: Ian S.
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I can't find that anywhere. Is it my crappy browser?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:24 PM (kA/fI)

239 237 I believe all polling.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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I don't. Did surveys for fedgov, not polling, but it gives you a real sense, even if I didn't have grad education about it and a friend that ran a state poll as director, that polling is badly done for the most part.
Posted by: whig
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Comrade, believing polls is party line. Go against party, party is over.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 04:26 PM (kA/fI)

240 The TPS thing is especially infuriating. The law, as written, and passed by congress, and signed by the president, long before Trump took office, says straight up the decisions on temporary protected status are NOT subject to judicial review.

NOT. That means extending such status is not subject to judicial review NOR IS ending that status. The judges have no decision to make. There is no case or controversy.

By the by, Article 3 judges have NO ROLE in immigration judicial proceedings. None. They have no say. BECAUSE the people being dealt with are NOT American citizens and hence HAVE NO RIGHTS under U.S. Law. They lack any standing to sue anyone or appeal any decision in an article 3 court. Article 2 judges decide immigration cases, and that is an administrative function of the executive branch.

Every Article 3 judge inserting themselves into immigration proceedings is doing so ILLEGALLY. They have no authority.

The supreme court has no standing to hear the case, and the plaintiffs have no standing to even bring the case.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 04:35 PM (954tc)

241 I just ranted, but again - non-citizens do not have rights in Article 3 courts. Furthermore, the supreme court has previously ruled, that deportation is not punishment. Since the foreign national is not being punished, there is no cause or standing for any sort of legal action in an article 3 court.

According to the supreme court, enduing TPS status simply means the person is being deported, and since deportation is not punishment, there is no harm, and hence no basis for standing, and no lawsuit. "My client doesn't wish to leave" is not a basis for a lawsuit. Nor is "I think these guys might be racists". It doesn't matter. That this doesn't get tossed in the first court the motion is filed in is appalling.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 04:41 PM (954tc)

242 Still. Maybe don't send someone to Congress for six years who says "I had a rough time but I'm totally over that now."
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 04:01 PM (ExV1e)

"I learned a lot from my life of violence, the drugs and alcohol I abused, and my flirtation with Nazi ideology. I'm ready to serve this nation as a Senator."

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 04:47 PM (954tc)

243 211 Trump Buzzes Commie Protesters With Marine One Outside White House

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It would have been epic if he had Wagner blaring out from the helicopter....

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at May 01, 2026 04:55 PM (9CBNQ)

DOJ Releases Video of the Democrats' Latest Programmed-to-Kill Assasssin

And they had to release this because the left is pushing conspiracy theories that their new hero did not shoot a cop. They're claiming another cop shot him, in a friendly fire situation.

PJ Media, via Instapundit:

The friendly fire theory just got buried -- on video.

For days, questions swirled about whether a Secret Service agent wounded at the White House Correspondents' Dinner had actually been hit by fellow agents in the chaos. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro put that narrative to rest Thursday night.
Advertisement

Pirro released new, high-quality security video from the Washington Hilton Hotel showing 31-year-old Cole Allen charging through a Secret Service checkpoint during the April 25 dinner, where President Trump was scheduled to speak. The footage, she noted, had already been submitted to U.S. District Court.

"Today, we are releasing video already provided to U.S. District Court showing Cole Allen shoot a U.S. Secret Service officer during his attempt to assassinate the President at the White House Correspondents' Dinner," Pirro said in her X post. "There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire."

Any argument they can make to get their new hero off.

Jake Tapper sure is a bear about debunking WITHOUT EVIDENCE conspiracy theories -- except when they come from his Democrat Assassin Audience.

Benny Johnson pointed out that only a single cop was alert when the Democrat Assassin rushed through the magnetometer. He also questioned why two cops were busy taking down the magentometer when the event was still ongoing and there would be people coming and going -- were they just in a rush to get home ASAP?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:17 PM




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1 The Demonrats are all crazed killers, lusting for violence.

Posted by: TJ jackson at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (bXvrr)

2 Wow.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (31jlb)

3 Proving there was no friendly fire, and the USSS agent who appeared to be looking around aimlessly was in fact watching someone pass behind him, not being inattentive or derelict in his duties.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (iNUL3)

4 I cannot tell the difference from any democrat today from the democrats firing on Fort Sumter.

Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (gxokI)

5 Won't matter. People like Jake Tapper will never feel shame for having been "fooled" because they weren't fooled. They had a narrative to build.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (XHO5P)

6 I cannot tell the difference from any democrat today from the democrats firing on Fort Sumter.

Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (gxokI)

Those Democrats dressed more nicely and had better hygiene and manners.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (iNUL3)

7 "Cole once posted a meme making fun of a Democrat. This means that he's MAGA through and through."
-soon

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Y2NSe)

8 I wonder if the new 'Teacher of the Month' awards have been announced yet.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Sco7b)

9 The video doesn't matter. They just find another thing...in this case, there's no muzzle flash so therefore this proves he didn't shoot the police officer.

I'm not kidding btw. This is the position the conspiracy theorists are taking.

Posted by: MJ at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (XOmY9)

10 I cannot tell the difference from any democrat today from the democrats firing on Fort Sumter.

Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (gxokI)

Those Democrats dressed more nicely and had better hygiene and manners.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (iNUL3)

one of them even volunteered to wipe up all the blood resulting from secession with his pocket hanky.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (8avO+)

11 Cole will attempt suicide in prison.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)

12 >>The video doesn't matter. They just find another thing...in this case, there's no muzzle flash so therefore this proves he didn't shoot the police officer.

I'm not kidding btw. This is the position the conspiracy theorists are taking.

Posted by: MJ at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM

It was a botched prank.

Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (98kQX)

13 Cole will attempt suicide in prison.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)

We even have a cell free where he can do that.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (8avO+)

14 guy is innocent until the goofs at ms now agree he's probably guilty or something similar

Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (CWTWj)

15 Who's the broad and the guy that both ran for cover the other way?

Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (y9skt)

16 Nearly 1/3 of all Republican Presidents have been shot by a Democrat or Lefty.

Including the close call Ford got, would bump it over 33%.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (Fi81e)

17 It was a botched prank.
Posted by: huerfano

Just a case of boys being boys.

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (YZ0Fo)

18 Cole will attempt suicide in prison.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)
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It will not be televised.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (Fi81e)

19 The Secret Service should have taken a linebacker in the draft. Maybe a decent pass blocking o-lineman to pick up the blitz.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (w/O5Q)

20 Yeesh, that crossfire situation at 4:27 is insane.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (mkw2N)

21 "Cole once posted a meme making fun of a Democrat. This means that he's MAGA through and through."
-soon

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Y2NSe)
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Just like Charlie Kirk's killer was raised in a conservative household, so....

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:25 PM (Fi81e)

22 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:25 PM (Zz0t1)

23 The left and it's mouthpiece have nothing but lies and rhetoric.

They really do suck and you can't hate them enough because God won't allow you to.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (Zz0t1)

24 So what was the interaction between the canine handler and the assassin?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (2Ez/1)

25 The Secret Service should have taken a linebacker in the draft. Maybe a decent pass blocking o-lineman to pick up the blitz.
Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (w/O5Q)

If that one woman SS agent from Butler had been there, he would not have been able to fit around her in the lobby.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (8avO+)

26 15 Who's the broad and the guy that both ran for cover the other way?

Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (y9skt)

Might be covering the rear, in case there is a second shooter. Best excuse.

Posted by: javems at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (zFsEm)

27 He also questioned why two cops were busy taking down the magentometer when the event was still ongoing and there would be people coming and going -- were they just in a rush to get home ASAP?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:17 PM
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I think we have to face that there are deep embeds in the SS, who are prone to saying "Whoopsie!"

"Was that bad? Should I not have done that?"

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (Fi81e)

28 1. did he store the guns in that room? what is that room?
2. where did the bullets go? (the four we see discharged in vid.)
3. what was the agent and suit thinking about that he seems to have daydreamed past the first 2 minutes?
4. what was the dog alerting to, and why was it not deemed important?
5. why was a shitty video released first? did they degrade it for some reason?
6. was the dude in suit shot? did he deserve it?
7. kudos to the one on lower L who got off 4 rounds. was the assassin shot?
8. what happened -- did he trip? looks like he tripped just to R

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (E9Zz8)

29 Even if it was friendly fire, what would that have proved? It's then legal to run into a WH correspondents dinner with an AR and start shooting?

Posted by: Leupold at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (eIzlH)

30 A republican president has just about a 1/3 chance of being shot.

Just putting that out there.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (iNUL3)

31 Cole will attempt suicide in prison.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)

We even have a cell free where he can do that.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (8avO+)

Have we mentioned enough that he looked like an impotent gay burrito enough?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (zZu0s)

32

I know a female counselor who gets hammered on vodka at a local dive owned by her husband and starts yelling that Trump and his supporters need to all be shot and killed.

She’s quite nuts. 40s with no kids, no friends, “dog mom”.

Quite a nauseating malignant cunt.


Posted by: rev the buzz at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (et1vG)

33 I cannot tell the difference from any democrat today from the democrats firing on Fort Sumter.

Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (gxokI)

Those Democrats dressed more nicely and had better hygiene and manners.

Another similarity: Antebellum southern women would have nothing to do with a man who wasn't willing to fight for the cause. Modern AWFLs are the same, but the AWFLs also want to be in charge of the war.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (Riz8t)

34 Oh, hay, "Cluster B" though that also includes the basic assumption that everyone is going to betray him or her and every check is the first step in the inevitable betrayal.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (rbvCR)

Good point

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (LGS3t)

35 He also questioned why two cops were busy taking down the magentometer when the event was still ongoing and there would be people coming and going -- were they just in a rush to get home ASAP?

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:17 PM


Hot date, yo.

Them trannys ain't gonna f*ck themselves, ya know.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (Zz0t1)

36 Who's the broad and the guy that both ran for cover the other way?

Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (y9skt)

Might be covering the rear, in case there is a second shooter. Best excuse.
Posted by: javems at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (zFsEm)

Think Wolf Blitzer said he was leaving the mens room as this happened, guy might have reacted to him.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (8avO+)

37 The agent center frame at ~4 minutes was alert and looking around until just the wrong moment.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (mkw2N)

38 @4....democrats firing on Fort Sumter.

I'm proud those Democrats over the years have moved up north and the west coast.

Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (9lqZe)

39 Who's the broad and the guy that both ran for cover the other way?

Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (y9skt)
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One of the agents who provided Trump a "skirt" in Butler is my guess.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (Fi81e)

40 15 Who's the broad and the guy that both ran for cover the other way?

Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM
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Prolly TSA agents who were responsible for screening at the magnetometer.
Looks like they were done as the screening point was being disassembled. They were likely just waiting for the end of their shift.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (2Ez/1)

41 Y'all can label me a conspiracy theorist, IDGAF.
But Allen didn't shoot that agent with a shotgun.

And he had both hands wrapped around it while running. And I have the three video clips of the one SS Police officer firing three times. And missing Allen all three times.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (vQ9So)

42 9. are all TSA (the 4 in the back with blue sleeves) short and dumpy? is that a job requirement?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (E9Zz8)

43 All the same, it doesn't matter if they were taking one gate down (is it because most of the crowd was already in?)

Because the gunman ran through the gate that was still up.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (Fi81e)

44 I do though believe SS is completely incompetent. A security detail that large with that many high profile people and some total weakling loser teacher got that far with all that equipment?


Imagine if say Iran wanted to take out Trump and they had an actual team? Zero doubt they would have succeeded.

Posted by: Leupold at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (eIzlH)

45 So what was the interaction between the canine handler and the assassin?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (2Ez/1)


"Rex hasn't eaten yet today. You make a move and I'll allow him to gorge. You want to know what it's like to be a dog in a dogfight and lose?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (Zz0t1)

46 The left loves to lie because shaitan is their father.

Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (7RAhE)

47 I know a female counselor who gets hammered on vodka at a local dive owned by her husband and starts yelling that Trump and his supporters need to all be shot and killed.

She’s quite nuts. 40s with no kids, no friends, “dog mom”.

Quite a nauseating malignant cunt.


Posted by: rev the buzz at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (et1vG)

she sounds nice.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (8avO+)

48 Sounds like if the shooter just waited for the show to start, there would have been no one to stop him from getting into the ballroom.

Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (mxEar)

49 Did Cole trip over the agent's foot, or just over his own.

Posted by: javems at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (zFsEm)

50 April was a bad month for Democrats.

Posted by: mrp at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (rj6Yv)

51 > Even if it was friendly fire, what would that have proved? It's then legal to run into a WH correspondents dinner with an AR and start shooting?

It's just another way to downplay the seriousness of the event. "A guy ran in with a gun, yes, but he didn't even shoot anyone!"

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (mkw2N)

52 >>A republican president has just about a 1/3 chance of being shot.

Just putting that out there.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM

So far.

Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (98kQX)

53 I know a female counselor who gets hammered on vodka at a local dive owned by her husband and starts yelling that Trump and his supporters need to all be shot and killed.

She’s quite nuts. 40s with no kids, no friends, “dog mom”.

Quite a nauseating malignant cunt.


Posted by: rev the buzz at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (et1vG)



"I feared for my life. I want my lawyer."

*she bleeds out*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (Zz0t1)

54 All the same, it doesn't matter if they were taking one gate down (is it because most of the crowd was already in?)

Because the gunman ran through the gate that was still up.
Posted by: Axeman


I wonder if it beeped?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (vQ9So)

55 This still looks pretty bad for the guys on the detail. They're all caught flat-footed except for the one cop who draws and fires apparently 4 times at the perp (good) but creates a crossfire and flags over half his own team while firing (bad). The cops over by the magnetometer didn't even react until after the first shot was fired.

Posted by: Highly unimpressive at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (TbWk/)

56 @4....democrats firing on Fort Sumter.

I'm proud those Democrats over the years have moved up north and the west coast.
Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 02:28 PM (9lqZe)

New York City did mull over an idea to secede and be neutral for a time.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (8avO+)

57 It's just another way to downplay the seriousness of the event. "A guy ran in with a gun, yes, but he didn't even shoot anyone!"

Then why are you trying to make a hero out of him?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (Riz8t)

58 A republican president has just about a 1/3 chance of being shot.

Just putting that out there.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM

So far.
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 02:30 PM (98kQX)
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We're working on it.

Posted by: The Democratic Party at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (Fi81e)

59 >nauseating malignant cunt.

I saw Nauseating Malignant Cunt open open for the Plasmatics at the Khyber in '85.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (GTqXr)

60 "5. why was a shitty video released first? did they degrade it for some reason?"

I think it was a cell phone video someone took of the security cam video being played on a monitor.
First thing they could easily release.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (2Ez/1)

61
Think Wolf Blitzer said he was leaving the mens room as this happened, guy might have reacted to him.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (8avO+)


Hey man. When ya gotta go, ya gotta GO!

Posted by: Al Roker at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)

62 How clear can it possibly be that our media is the problem?

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (61TgR)

63 I wonder if it beeped?
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (vQ9So)

They tell you to walk in slowly and wait...

It would be hilarious if it had though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (zZu0s)

64 Then why are you trying to make a hero out of him?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (Riz8t)
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They like the idea. The execution needs some work though.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Fi81e)

65
I saw Nauseating Malignant Cunt open open for the Plasmatics at the Khyber in '85.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at May 01, 2026 02:31 PM (GTqXr)


Oh, I bet THAT was a shitshow.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)

66 "Even if it was friendly fire, what would that have proved? It's then legal to run into a WH correspondents dinner with an AR and start shooting?"

The importance is that this wouldn't be categorized as an act of left-wing gun violence.

Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (mxEar)

67 Cole will attempt suicide in prison.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rJ48h)
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Oh, I'm sure he'll be successful, not just attempt.

Even if he has to shoot himself in the back of the head to do it.

Posted by: Dr. T at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (6YNz+)

68 10. Is it protocol for USSS to shot regardless of crowd (or other agents) in line of fire because removing the threat is of paramount importance? (I think it would be, but I wonder if their training covers this.)

11. Was the decorator for that hotel color blind? (grey is my favorite color, btw)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (E9Zz8)

69 "Even if it was friendly fire, what would that have proved? It's then legal to run into a WH correspondents dinner with an AR and start shooting?"


As long as you're only aiming at Republicans.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (Zz0t1)

70 > Then why are you trying to make a hero out of him?

It's like the commies who say, "Real communism has never been tried." while they're wearing USSR iconography.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (mkw2N)

71 I cannot tell the difference from any democrat today from the democrats firing on Fort Sumter.
Posted by: uniparty, Raping and Mutilating the children They do not Kill at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM

We haven't returned fire on this crop yet.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (l1Oiv)

72 Oh, I'm sure he'll be successful, not just attempt.

Even if he has to shoot himself in the back of the head to do it.
Posted by: Dr. T at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (6YNz+)
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Even if he has to kick the shit out of himself a week prior.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (Fi81e)

73 Democrats are a lethal blend of evil and retarded.

Posted by: Biergood at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (PwgSL)

74 LEEEEEEEEEROY JEEEEEEEEEEENKINS!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Cole Allen at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (cUrpM)

75 I don't think the gay burrito got shot. He didnt look like he had been shot (the gay burrito) when they had him face down on the floor (a position he is surely familiar with) like a gay burrito.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (zZu0s)

76 "Real communism has never been tried."



*fistbump*

Posted by: John Kerry at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (Zz0t1)

77 If that one woman SS agent from Butler had been there, he would not have been able to fit around her in the lobby.
Posted by: Oldcat

And since she probably still hasn’t figured out how to holster her sidearm she would have had the drop on him.

Posted by: Clay at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (VNqT1)

78 LEEEEEEEEEROY JEEEEEEEEEEENKINS!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Cole Allen at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (cUrpM)


LMMFAO

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (Zz0t1)

79 Anybody else have the theme from "Get Smart" running thru their heads, while the dude's walking up and down the hallway?

Posted by: pahound at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jvxI2)

80 Yeesh, that crossfire situation at 4:27 is insane.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (mkw2N)

I am impressed by that one cop getting those two shots in from no warning.
I am also impressed that the entire gaggle of cops and USSS agents didn't take turns jumping on Allen for a couple of minutes after getting him down on the carpet, just for pissing so many of them off. That is professionalism in action

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (rbvCR)

81 "Even if it was friendly fire, what would that have proved? It's then legal to run into a WH correspondents dinner with an AR and start shooting?"


As long as you're only aiming at Republicans.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (Zz0t1)

I wonder when the press are going to realize that the agent their party cooked up was going to shoot *through* them to get at Trump.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (8avO+)

82 >>>Who's the broad and the guy that both ran for cover the other way?

Posted by: iamnotthekenyaninterloper

>Ham and eggers heading for the kitchen?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (Fbc0I)

83 LEEEEEEEEEROY JEEEEEEEEEEENKINS!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Cole Allen at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (cUrpM)

He's doing some sort of weird scurry thing in the one video. Props to him, that gay burrito can move.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (zZu0s)

84 79 Anybody else have the theme from "Get Smart" running thru their heads, while the dude's walking up and down the hallway?
Posted by: pahound
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Missed it by THAT much!

Posted by: Agent 99 at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (2Ez/1)

85 11. Was the decorator for that hotel color blind? (grey is my favorite color, btw)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:33 PM (E9Zz

It's Existential Horror/Liminal Spaces Chic. We could also title this "Shit Gets Real In the Backrooms"

Posted by: Total nightmare fuel at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (TbWk/)

86 This is Marx Brothers level shit. They are lucky this assassin was an idiot. A skilled team would have made it a lot further with that kind of rush. That was also pathetic cqb shooting.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 01, 2026 02:36 PM (SqxZS)

87 FYI, the last 30 sec of video is the action at 30% speed, with 4 discharges highlighted. That agent got off four rounds.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (E9Zz8)

88 Cole will attempt suicide in prison.
Posted by: mr tmz

Call me for tips!

Posted by: Hillary Klintoon at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (TezPK)

89 I don't think the gay burrito got shot. He didnt look like he had been shot (the gay burrito) when they had him face down on the floor (a position he is surely familiar with) like a gay burrito.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (zZu0s)

I though they popped him in his own flak jacket to drop him. I admit not following this part of the news a lot.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (8avO+)

90 Saw dnd part yesterday, still don't see where Cole shot policeman or Secret Service man

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (Ia/+0)

91 So, how did he get from his Hotel room, to the entrance of the event... carrying a SHOTGUN?

And where is video of that?

The checkpoint is the start of the inner perimeter security... there should have been an outer layer as well...

So, same situation as when Trump got shot in the ear, a failure of OUTER ring security.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (mP0Kj)

92 LEEEEEEEEEROY JEEEEEEEEEEENKINS!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Cole Allen at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (cUrpM)

At least he's got chicken.

Posted by: Silver linings and all at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (TbWk/)

93 The left: This was obviously staged

Also the left: Why can't our people have better aim?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (sKqQm)

94
I wonder when the press are going to realize that the agent their party cooked up was going to shoot *through* them to get at Trump.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (8avO+)


The wine was just toooo goood to care.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (Zz0t1)

95 >> Cole will attempt suicide in prison.
His offer is accepted.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (SqxZS)

96 I though they popped him in his own flak jacket to drop him. I admit not following this part of the news a lot.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (8avO+)

I thought the gay burrito shot the secret service guy in the vest?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

97 Call me for tips!

Posted by: Hillary Klintoon at May 01, 2026 02:37 PM (TezPK)
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Don't step on my line.

Posted by: A Mohel at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (Fi81e)

98 I think 80-90 % of security really relies on the assumption that people will behave as if we live in a shared civilization. When you allow a political force to rise among you that daily advocates against that, when you allow foreign military aged subversives to invade, well all that breaks down.

Things cannot keep going on like this. It's untenable. And things that can't continue won't.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (3uBP9)

99 The checkpoint is the start of the inner perimeter security... there should have been an outer layer as well...

So, same situation as when Trump got shot in the ear, a failure of OUTER ring security.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (mP0Kj)

I heard he was checked into the hotel before the event, so the outer ring was avoided. Wasn't that in his manifesto?

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (8avO+)

100
100 million dead from Fake Communism

Real Communism: "You gotta pump those numbers up. Those are rookie numbers."

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (LGS3t)

101 That other Assassin who kiled the CEO gets all kinds kf fan mail and women's panties, Cole from his manifesto thinks he is a Leftist hero

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)

102 >> That agent got off four rounds

Which all missed. Their TTP’s need some serious revisions.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (SqxZS)

103 The left: This was obviously staged

Also the left: Why can't our people have better aim?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (sKqQm)
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"Ha ha... it's just a joke!" -- Also the left.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Fi81e)

104 Back and to the left …

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (wI43t)

105 Things cannot keep going on like this. It's untenable. And things that can't continue won't.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (3uBP9)

They're not going to stop on their own and I can't imagine any realistic circumstances which will come into existence forcing them to stop.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (iNUL3)

106 >79 Anybody else have the theme from "Get Smart" running thru their heads, while the dude's walking up and down the hallway?

Posted by: pahound at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jvxI2)

More like 'yakety sax'.

Posted by: Heavy Meta at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (GTqXr)

107 I wonder how much this guy was inspired by the Scientology speed running clips that were going viral a short time before this attempt.

Have you guys seen those? Kids filmed themselves sprinting into Scientology locations with the goal of making it as far into the restricted access areas they could get.

It's obviously not a new tactic. The German Blitzkrieg comes to mind. But the two may be related.

As an aside, I'm concerned jerks will do this at LDS Temples as well.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (mkw2N)

108 That other Assassin who kiled the CEO gets all kinds kf fan mail and women's panties, Cole from his manifesto thinks he is a Leftist hero
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)


But, he's not handsome, so the ladies will ignore him and he'll continue to be an incel in prison till he self-terminates.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)

109 FIRE NOT FRIENDLY.

FIRE BAD !!!

Posted by: Frankenstein's Monster at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (7Q0e+)

110 I thought the gay burrito shot the secret service guy in the vest?
Posted by: Aetius451AD



That's what they are trying to claim. But they've never said what he was shot with. Because, unless he was carrying a .410, a 12 gauge shotgun would have done more damage.

And he had both hands full of shotgun when he ran past everyone.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (vQ9So)

111 I saw Gay Burrito open for the Flying Burrito Brothers at the Whiskey in '86. There was quite the wrap party after.

Posted by: Puns, the lowest form of humor at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (TbWk/)

112 That other Assassin who kiled the CEO gets all kinds kf fan mail and women's panties, Cole from his manifesto thinks he is a Leftist hero
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)

Somebody should send him Stacy Abrams' panties.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (utfVc)

113 Maybe it's just me, but I'm getting tired of the whole "the Democrat's hitman does X, Y or Z" and the MSM is like; nah, you didn't see that happen. Here's what "really" went down.

And it's all horseshit.

But gobbled up by a very incurious public and a wretched political party and their followers.

It's been going on for fucking years... and yet, here we are, again.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (jehhT)

114 Honestly, a lot of criticisms of what we see

- I think it is acceptable to dismantle one of the magnetometers when no longer needed (I have worked events (waiter, valet) and give them a break their job was done)

- the TSA dudes did what they should have - ran away.

- Most of the agent seem reasonably alert except the dude in the suit, and the ones we can not see. I think the layout is pretty piss poor, but I don't have the whole map, so I can't say.

- Honestly, I am not sure any of them screwed up except the dude in the suit who was daydreaming, and the K9. But withholding judgment.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (E9Zz8)

115 66 "Even if it was friendly fire, what would that have proved? It's then legal to run into a WH correspondents dinner with an AR and start shooting?"

The importance is that this wouldn't be categorized as an act of left-wing gun violence.
Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (mxEar)

Gay burrito boy was in the process of felony attempted murder on Trump or someone in the Trump team at the dinner. Therefore he is legally on the hook whether he pulled the trigger or not. Perhaps its murkier since the agent was not killed, but while not a lawyer I am pretty sure the law states that regardless of you actually doing the deed you get charged for any violence that happens while you are committing a felony.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (PV+Zw)

116 Well, good on the one officer in the bottom left of the camera view -- the one in uniform, with a full head of hair, no glasses or cap. He or she got four shots off before anyone else got their pistols drawn; most of them weren't even bothering to keep the unsecured (pre-screening) area in their field of view.

No shade on the two guys who were actually head-down working on disassembling a walk-through magnetometer, then there was another guy working on something out past the door the attacker came through, and the plain-clothes guy could be hotel security or something (looks basically like an armed concierge). But everyone else there has no excuse for an appalling lack of situational awareness.

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (Sy6m/)

117 For now I'm with those who are not very impressed with the security performance. There's so much we don't know about the context, etc, that I'll leave it at that.

Except for one thing. Far as I can tell, not a *single* security guy even glanced at the "perimeter" once the idiot ran by and was subdued (how, I guess we'll learn eventually). Every single one is drawing/moving towards the action.

A basic concept here is that some eyes remain on the perimeter, as the first bad guy through may be first of several/many, and just to maintain overall SA. At least that's what I was told, saw, and experienced (all practice, no realsies). Hmmm.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (U/Byj)

118
Somebody should send him Stacy Abrams' panties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (utfVc)


Who's gonna be the sucker that obtains them?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (Zz0t1)

119 The left: This was obviously staged

Also the left: Why can't our people have better aim?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:38 PM (sKqQm)

Also also the Left: Chaos just follows Trump wherever he goes.

Also also also the Left: Trump deserves this.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (LGS3t)

120 Judging from the burrito fags way of writing a manifesto (fabuloso?) he's about as straight as a coat hanger

Speak sissy boy

I bet there's a lisp

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (61TgR)

121 Watching the Video EVERY SINGLE FEMALE COP hid or ran away from the shooter until the Men engaged him then they followed the men, Female cops are useless

Posted by: Patrick From Ohio at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (ubCxQ)

122 The shooter may not have been targeting PDT, he may have been focused on a snatch-and-grab of the wine.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Fbc0I)

123 I heard he was checked into the hotel before the event, so the outer ring was avoided. Wasn't that in his manifesto?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:39 PM (8avO+)

Room to event, carrying a shotgun?

I'd think there would be just a couple of guys in the Lobby or hallways... especially as this is the same place Reagan got shot.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (mP0Kj)

124 Ford had two close calls.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (BI5O2)

125 That's what they are trying to claim. But they've never said what he was shot with. Because, unless he was carrying a .410, a 12 gauge shotgun would have done more damage.

And he had both hands full of shotgun when he ran past everyone.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (vQ9So)

Buckshot from a 12 gauge will not penetrate a Kevlar vest. A slug might.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (utfVc)

126
Watching the Video EVERY SINGLE FEMALE COP hid or ran away from the shooter until the Men engaged him then they followed the men, Female cops are useless
Posted by: Patrick From Ohio

==============

I wasn't impressed with that guy who was right in the position to dive on him but fell back.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (n7rxJ)

127 Anybody else have the theme from "Get Smart" running thru their heads, while the dude's walking up and down the hallway?

Posted by: pahound at May 01, 2026 02:35 PM (jvxI2)

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Since somebody mentioned the gate beeping. I've got that scene from High Anxiety with Mel Brooks and Madeline Kahn playing the old Jewish folks. "Oh I beeped!! I beeped!! I'm the MAD BEEPER!!"

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Fi81e)

128 For May Day, Commie Day, I think I might watch Death of Stalin or The Lives of Others.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (l26NL)

129
I know a female counselor who gets hammered on vodka at a local dive owned by her husband and starts yelling that Trump and his supporters need to all be shot and killed.

She’s quite nuts. 40s with no kids, no friends, “dog mom”.

Quite a nauseating malignant cunt.


Posted by: rev the buzz at May 01, 2026 02:27 PM (et1vG)




People need to start saying "Why wait? I'm a Trump supporter. Do it now, yourself. I dare you, I double dog dare you motherfucker." Put them on the spot, and beat them down like a rented mule when that 1 in 100 commie cocksucker actually tries it.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (X4KFY)

130 Somebody should send him Stacy Abrams' panties.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (utfVc)

We'd find the sender dead in his own apartment trying to package them up, like those dudes with failed IED's

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (LGS3t)

131 The shooter may not have been targeting PDT, he may have been focused on a snatch-and-grab of the wine.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Fbc0I)


Get this internet rumor started and watch the media turn on him.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Zz0t1)

132 Does Sean Curran do a review of footage with the Secret Service after this incident? I certainly hope so.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Yl2Ob)

133 @112 very costly to FedEx something the size of a sailing ships mainsail

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (gu0hJ)

134 Ford had two close calls.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (BI5O2)
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He still makes up 1 President though.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Fi81e)

135 Pooky: So what I'm seeing is that they should wait to take down the security apparatus until AFTER the event is over.

Posted by: pookysgirl, passing along relavant info at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Wt5PA)

136 44 I do though believe SS is completely incompetent. A security detail that large with that many high profile people and some total weakling loser teacher got that far with all that equipment?


Imagine if say Iran wanted to take out Trump and they had an actual team? Zero doubt they would have succeeded.

Posted by: Leupold at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (eIzlH)

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This was also one floor up from the main event.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Y2NSe)

137 The dog knew and his handler should be fired as he pulled the dog away and immediately that assassin ran past.

He didn’t even release the dog

Posted by: Gonzotx at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (nGraA)

138 As with the rest, much more info needed, but how does the good guy who gets off the shots miss from that distance? And yes I'm quite familiar with close-range gun work, movement, etc. Just seems incredible.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (U/Byj)

139 That other Assassin who kiled the CEO gets all kinds kf fan mail and women's panties, Cole from his manifesto thinks he is a Leftist hero
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Ia/+0)


But, he's not handsome, so the ladies will ignore him and he'll continue to be an incel in prison till he self-terminates.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)

I dunno, Dahmer wasn't especially good looking and was also gay, but he got fuck mail and nudes from hybristophile chicks.

Posted by: Bad boys get 'em wet at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)

140 "Even if it was friendly fire, what would that have proved? It's then legal to run into a WH correspondents dinner with an AR and start shooting?"


By lying about it when his lawyer proves he didn't shoot the agent, you now have a Warren Commission fiasco on your hands.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (vQ9So)

141 The shooter may not have been targeting PDT, he may have been focused on a snatch-and-grab of the wine.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (Fbc0I)

Except gay burrito manifesto (c) says that he was specifically targeting Trump and team and no one else.

Hmmm. Maybe Rick is right and he was just trying to speed run to the final boss.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (zZu0s)

142 "If the assassination attempts were real, that means that Trump is a victim. If he is a victim, then he should be allotted political power. Therefore, Trump cannot be victim of assassination attempts, because if he were, he'd be allotted political power."
-the wages of intersectionality

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:46 PM (Y2NSe)

143 Who's gonna be the sucker that obtains them?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (Zz0t1)

Sid. You know he wants to.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:46 PM (utfVc)

144 No your focus is the protectee. Not on disassembling equipment. Not on food. You keep and hold that out perimeter until the venue is clear. If they were actually facing the threat and trained to react properly he would have been drt. You see a lot of hesitation. It’s why you train to see things coming from a long way away. It’s why you put up barriers to slow things down.

There is a lot that needs to be and probably is being fixed.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 01, 2026 02:46 PM (SqxZS)

145 So seriously, has anyone (besides our grey boxes) talked about how they glorified Luigi, and so what did they expect?

This guy probably thought he was going to get the same treatement.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:46 PM (E9Zz8)

146 wasn't impressed with that guy who was right in the position to dive on him but fell back.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (n7rxJ)

Sun Tzu often talked about falling backward when the opponent leasts expects it. Then in the fog of confusion you strike. You're a chick you wouldn't understand.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (LGS3t)

147 Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (U/Byj)

Two guys with long arms back by the entry door.... actually secure the barn door, after the horse has escaped.

Now, the question is why was that door not secured from the outside?

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (mP0Kj)

148 Pooky: So what I'm seeing is that they should wait to take down the security apparatus until AFTER the event is over.
Posted by: pookysgirl, passing along relavant info at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (Wt5PA)


I mean, why would you want to maintain security at an event WHILE the President and Vice President are in attendance? That seems silly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Zz0t1)

149
Cole will attempt suicide in prison.
Posted by: mr tmz

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You can see it coming from a thousand miles away.

I can see it coming from a thousand miles away.

What are the chances whoever detains him will see it coming from 3 feet away?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (n7rxJ)

150 @112 very costly to FedEx something the size of a sailing ships mainsail
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:44 PM (gu0hJ)

You and I had the same mental image.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)

151 Ford had two close calls.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

I'll say. The Lightning and Mach-E were real duds.

Posted by: FoMoCo at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (TezPK)

152 Buckshot from a 12 gauge will not penetrate a Kevlar vest. A slug might.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


12 gauge will stagger the agent more than a 9mm.

And that agent didn't look like he staggered much. He was still able to draw.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (vQ9So)

153 That's what they are trying to claim. But they've never said what he was shot with. Because, unless he was carrying a .410, a 12 gauge shotgun would have done more damage.

And he had both hands full of shotgun when he ran past everyone.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (vQ9So)

They've absolutely said what he was shot with. USSS saw and heard the shotgun fired.

The indictment reveals that the shotgun had one spent round still in the tube - Allen did not rack the weapon after firing it - and 8 live rounds in the magazine.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (iNUL3)

154 "Even if it was friendly fire, what would that have proved? It's then legal to run into a WH correspondents dinner with an AR and start shooting?"

The importance is that this wouldn't be categorized as an act of left-wing gun violence.
Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:32 PM (mxEar)

Gay burrito boy was in the process of felony attempted murder on Trump or someone in the Trump team at the dinner. Therefore he is legally on the hook whether he pulled the trigger or not. Perhaps its murkier since the agent was not killed, but while not a lawyer I am pretty sure the law states that regardless of you actually doing the deed you get charged for any violence that happens while you are committing a felony.
Posted by: PaleRider at May 01, 2026 02:41 PM (PV+Zw

I'm not talking about how the law will categorize it, but how the media would have categorized it. They were probably ready to start arguing (incorrectly) that if the guy didn't shoot the cop, all that he could be on the hook for was a Plaxico Burress verdict of carrying guns in a gun free zone.

Posted by: bassboat at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (mxEar)

155 High Anxiety Airport Scene:
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Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Please sir, what did I do? What did I do? What's my crime?

Airport Attendant: You beeped.

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: I beeped! I beeped! Take me away! Take me back to Russia! Put me in irons! I beeped! The mad beeper is loose! Take away the beeper! Take me away!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM (Fi81e)

156 I see the bad guy running and pointing the gun at the cop that was squared off against him. Can't see any muzzle flash, but I assume that is the cop that got shot.

That cop's muzzle flash shows later, but I think he missed, but did not hit another cop, at least with that shot. He supposedly shot a couple other times, can't see where those went.

No evidence of anyone else being shot ... the guy that jumps back jumped before the bad guy ran past him. But I really don't see how this video makes anything absolutely clear, except the bad guy ran past them with the shotgun, and at least pointed it at the cop with gun drawn.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (vbXSk)

157 Jimmy Carter was assaulted by a Republican rabbit!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (Fi81e)

158 Trump on Marine One buzzed the May Day protesters across from the White House. They were giving the chopper the finger and shaking their fists at it. Looked like Grandpa Simpson yelling at clouds

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (gu0hJ)

159 The Lives of Others.
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Su

GREAT movie. Being done as a play in west end with Keira Knightly.

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (YZ0Fo)

160 Buckshot from a 12 gauge will not penetrate a Kevlar vest. A slug might.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:43 PM (utfVc)

Would hurt like a motherfucker though.

Posted by: Like getting kicked by a mule at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (TbWk/)

161 157 Jimmy Carter was assaulted by a Republican rabbit!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:48 PM (Fi81e)

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Well, yeah, his owner once put up an Eisenhower '52 yard sign. What else could the rabbit be?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (Y2NSe)

162 > Room to event, carrying a shotgun?

Maybe he broke down the shotgun, carried it under his clothes, pre-placed it in the room, and assembled it before his dash.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (mkw2N)

163 If you count attempts, it's more than a third - 7/19.

Only one Democrat President, out of 26. And that was also a Leftist shooter.

Notice a pattern?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)

164 163 If you count attempts, it's more than a third - 7/19.

Only one Democrat President, out of 26. And that was also a Leftist shooter.

Notice a pattern?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)

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Well, yeah.

Republicans are really good at false flag operations.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (Y2NSe)

165 Reagan was shot outside that building, down at the VIP entrance near Connecticut Ave.

I think one of Ford's close calls was very very close - as in, the perp pulled the trigger on her 1911 and got a "click" - empty chamber. Am I remembering correctly? That's about as close as it gets.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:50 PM (U/Byj)

166 I don't think most of these are USSS. They are city cops, and their job is to stand around.

USSS should have been guarding perimeter, alert to all threats, scanning horizon, etc. but the only one that was probably USSS was the dude in suit. So yeah, they all acted like rent-a-cop fools, but that is exactly what they are.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:50 PM (E9Zz8)

167 Room to event, carrying a shotgun?

Maybe he broke down the shotgun, carried it under his clothes, pre-placed it in the room, and assembled it before his dash.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (mkw2N)

Indictment says he had it concealed under a black coat which he discarded moments before charging the checkpoint.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:50 PM (iNUL3)

168 If you count attempts, it's more than a third - 7/19.

Only one Democrat President, out of 26. And that was also a Leftist shooter.

Notice a pattern?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

To be fair Garfield's wasn't a leftist. He was just a schizophrenic that thought he deserved a place with Garfield's team.

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:51 PM (YZ0Fo)

169 Maybe he broke down the shotgun, carried it under his clothes, pre-placed it in the room, and assembled it before his dash.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (mkw2N)

I am wondering if he hid the shotgun in the gym room. Why else would he go in there twice?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:51 PM (utfVc)

170 Republicans are really good at false flag operations.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (Y2NSe)
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You can't even tell it's them doing it!

It's like the aliens who came into my house and replaced all my furniture--with exact replicas!

It's so scary that I can't tell the difference!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (Fi81e)

171 The dog knew and his handler should be fired as he pulled the dog away and immediately that assassin ran past.

He didn’t even release the dog
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That dog was the only part of the security plan that actually worked.

Note that the agents, when the guy runs past, are disassembling the metal detectors. Apparently, to this bunch, once all the guests were inside, their job was over.

It apparently didn't occur to anyone that you need to secure the location *the entire time the President is present*.

Posted by: Methos at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (vSvIl)

172 To be fair Garfield's wasn't a leftist. He was just a schizophrenic that thought he deserved a place with Garfield's team.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:51 PM (YZ0Fo)


Schizophrenic = liberal mind

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (Zz0t1)

173
You can see it coming from a thousand miles away.

I can see it coming from a thousand miles away.

What are the chances whoever detains him will see it coming from 3 feet away?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM

sheeee-it, I can see this coming fro, a mile away

Posted by: Zombie Ray Charles at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (2/MrR)

174 Difference between Democrats today and those at Ft Sumpter: Democrats back then had women that were damned fine looking.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (H1WUE)

175 If you count attempts, it's more than a third - 7/19.

Only one Democrat President, out of 26. And that was also a Leftist shooter.

Notice a pattern?

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (BI5O2)

The parties switched so the Republicans were all Democrats and the leftist shooter would be a Republican today because of Nixon.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (LGS3t)

176 > Indictment says he had it concealed under a black coat which he discarded moments before charging the checkpoint.

Ah. That makes sense.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (mkw2N)

177 Any argument they can make to get their new hero off.

Oh my! Phrasing!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (JCZqz)

178 From the stances, the agent in the suit, center stage, is probably the agent in charge of the checkpoint. The other uniformed agents were doing a gaggle at the breakdown of the checkpoint since there was no pressure and they were not planning to scan the journalists leaving with stolen wine and silverware.
Everyone was watching the teardown of the magnetometers since that was the only interesting thing going on.
I think the dog clued in on the smell of the shotgun or pistol but not strongly, and the handler let it go.
In the future the handlers will probably have a partner to start shaking targets down when the dog IDs them.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (rbvCR)

179 170 You can't even tell it's them doing it!

It's like the aliens who came into my house and replaced all my furniture--with exact replicas!

It's so scary that I can't tell the difference!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (Fi81e)

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Just like how Pol Pot was CIA, bruh.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (Y2NSe)

180 As with the rest, much more info needed, but how does the good guy who gets off the shots miss from that distance? And yes I'm quite familiar with close-range gun work, movement, etc. Just seems incredible.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (U/Byj)

Your average Moron trains more and can shoot better than the average cop. Most of them fire maybe 50 rounds once a year when they do mandatory requalification with their handgun, which is far from rigorous.

Posted by: Police professionalism is largely a myth at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (TbWk/)

181 But, he's not handsome, so the ladies will ignore him and he'll continue to be an incel in prison till he self-terminates.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)

I dunno, Dahmer wasn't especially good looking and was also gay, but he got fuck mail and nudes from hybristophile chicks.
Posted by: Bad boys get 'em wet at May 01, 2026 02:45 PM (TbWk/)


My dad was a CO at Corcoran (after retiring from the Navy), and spent about 10 years in the SHU, dealing with Charles Manson. From what Pop told me, Manson ALWAYS had a full plate on visiting day, either his lawyers, writers/journalists doing interviews or a steady stream of women with moist panties who worshipped the little fucker.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (X4KFY)

182 Well, while I still need to have a biopsy, my MRI thinks that I have prostate cancer. Prayers from the prayerful would be appreciated.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (ExV1e)

183 They've absolutely said what he was shot with. USSS saw and heard the shotgun fired.

The indictment reveals that the shotgun had one spent round still in the tube - Allen did not rack the weapon after firing it - and 8 live rounds in the magazine.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider


Ok. He was shot at. I'll give you that.
Watch the video. Does the agent that was shot look like he was hit with 12 gauge "00" buck from about three/four feet away?

The agent was able to step back and draw.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (vQ9So)

184 Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:50 PM (E9Zz

At least one of them is wearing a TSA jacket...

There to run the Metal detector?

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (mP0Kj)

185 Word from the gallery at the gala was that PDT chose to have the TACOs for an appetizer.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Fbc0I)

186 Posit:

A well advertised "One Shot at Trump each" event where it's promised Trump will stand still and out in the open without protection for 30 minutes in a particular spot.

Get them to work their anger out on Joe Biden in a Donald Trump disguise.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Y2NSe)

187 The agents may have gotten into the mindset that the real risk had gone through and were in the ballroom. This is a cognitive thing of over-focusing on the objective and not the situation.

But I know very little, and I doubt I will be told more

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (rbvCR)

188 Word from the gallery at the gala was that PDT chose to have the TACOs for an appetizer.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Fbc0I)
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Chicken tacos? Or were they out?

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (Fi81e)

189 >>It's like the aliens who came into my house and replaced all my furniture--with exact replicas!

It's so scary that I can't tell the difference!

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM

I wish aliens would replace my furniture with some that is less cat hairy and dusty.

Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 02:54 PM (98kQX)

190 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (ExV1e)

Fuck. Will be praying.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (LGS3t)

191 Well, while I still need to have a biopsy, my MRI thinks that I have prostate cancer. Prayers from the prayerful would be appreciated.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (ExV1e)


Ouch. Sorry to hear that, sir. Godspeed. Prayers are with you.

Hopefully it's not, or at least it's really early and they can treat without removing it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1)

192 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (ExV1e)

Oh, gosh! I will certainly pray for you.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Yl2Ob)

193 How many times did they shoot him?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (in1PH)

194 Note that the agents, when the guy runs past, are disassembling the metal detectors. Apparently, to this bunch, once all the guests were inside, their job was over.

It apparently didn't occur to anyone that you need to secure the location *the entire time the President is present*.
Posted by: Methos at May 01, 2026 02:52 PM (vSvIl)

The metal detectors are there to screen the vast crowd of attendees that come early or on time. Once the program begins, the gates are effectively closed. Anyone shows up late and demands entry, gets frisked by security.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (utfVc)

195 USSS should have been guarding perimeter, alert to all threats, scanning horizon, etc. but the only one that was probably USSS was the dude in suit. So yeah, they all acted like rent-a-cop fools, but that is exactly what they are.
Posted by: bob


The uniformed cop that drew and fired, back of his tac vest said Secret Service Police. The uniformed detachment.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (vQ9So)

196 Doesn’t matter they’ll now say the video is AI generated or whatever.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (UemNC)

197 *Sigh* I WAS GOING TO DO THIS!!!! THEY STOLE MY IDEA!!!

Posted by: Johnny Somali at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (dIske)

198 Anyone see this?

@ArynneWexler
·
6h
Tucker has 7300 paid subscribers

Not 73,000

7,300

Stop falling for it

https://x.com/ArynneWexler/status/
2050192786603839981

Tucker is a non-entity ranting to Pakistanis.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Y2NSe)

199 The gym shots? Why is that there?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (in1PH)

200 To be fair Garfield's wasn't a leftist. He was just a schizophrenic that thought he deserved a place with Garfield's team.

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 02:51 PM (YZ0Fo)

Hey, if I got rejected by Team Lasagna, I'd be mad too!

Posted by: pookysgirl likes her pasta at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Wt5PA)

201 @182 prayers up, good luck and God bless

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:57 PM (gu0hJ)

202 Well, while I still need to have a biopsy, my MRI thinks that I have prostate cancer. Prayers from the prayerful would be appreciated.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic


Definite prayers.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 02:57 PM (vQ9So)

203 The difference between schizophrenic and leftist is vanishingly small. Biggest one is a schizophrenic has more self awareness.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:58 PM (LGS3t)

204 The metal detectors are there to screen the vast crowd of attendees that come early or on time. Once the program begins, the gates are effectively closed. Anyone shows up late and demands entry, gets frisked by security.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (utfVc)
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That's kinda what I was thinking. It's not like if they take a gate down, it absolutely means somebody won't be standing right in that place afterwards.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:58 PM (Fi81e)

205 Well, while I still need to have a biopsy, my MRI thinks that I have prostate cancer. Prayers from the prayerful would be appreciated.
***

Prayers, brother. Stay positive.

Posted by: Biergood at May 01, 2026 02:59 PM (PwgSL)

206
There to run the Metal detector?
Posted by: Romeo13

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Yes, I think there are four in back (3 against wall, and one walking) who were TSA workers, not security. I think the 2 dismantling the magnetometer are probably TSA security, but maybe something else, I don't know. I am just guessing, but only to dispel assumptions that they didn't do their job -- we don't really know what their job was.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 02:59 PM (E9Zz8)

207 High Anxiety Airport Scene:
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Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: Please sir, what did I do? What did I do? What's my crime?

Airport Attendant: You beeped.

Dr. Richard H. Thorndyke: I beeped! I beeped! Take me away! Take me back to Russia! Put me in irons! I beeped! The mad beeper is loose! Take away the beeper! Take me away!
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:47 PM

I love that movie. That I'm sitting in a plane waiting to take off makes it funnier.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (l1Oiv)

208 Suspect was not hit.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (in1PH)

209 Prayers, brother. Stay positive.
Posted by: Biergood at May 01, 2026 02:59 PM (PwgSL)

Likewise from me.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (utfVc)

210 If you're asking for prayers,you believe in God. Believe in God... Stay strong brother.

Posted by: pahound at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (jvxI2)

211 The uniformed cop that drew and fired, back of his tac vest said Secret Service Police. The uniformed detachment.
Posted by: rickb223


Ah, thanks. I missed that. Well he did good even if he missed. IMHO

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (E9Zz8)

212 If an SS agent took out his weapon and fired 3 shots and DIDN'T hit the suspect, can we at least assume he CAN actually hit a wall?

Because, I guess they get their training by watching an episode of NCIS: Los Angeles?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (Zz0t1)

213 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM

Prayers up, brother.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (l1Oiv)

214 Hopefully it's not, or at least it's really early and they can treat without removing it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1)

That would certainly be my preference. I don't know if surgery is the first thing they go to or only used for advanced cases. Early days.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (ExV1e)

215 Stormtrooper.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (in1PH)

216
I love that movie. That I'm sitting in a plane waiting to take off makes it funnier.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (l1Oiv)


Safe travels, sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (Zz0t1)

217
The metal detectors are there to screen the vast crowd of attendees that come early or on time. Once the program begins, the gates are effectively closed. Anyone shows up late and demands entry, gets frisked by security.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:55 PM (utfVc)
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That's kinda what I was thinking. It's not like if they take a gate down, it absolutely means somebody won't be standing right in that place afterwards.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:58 PM (Fi81e)



What I'm wondering is, why the hell didn't they just move the gates against the wall for later disassembly? Laying it down in the middle of the room seems like a really stupid idea, like if there was a bomb threat or fire, you'd have everyone tripping over the damned thing taking up half the usable space in the room.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (X4KFY)

218 182. Husband had MRI which was inconclusive. Had biopsy and totally negative. And his family has history of prostate cancer. Think positive.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 01, 2026 03:03 PM (3VIFz)

219 75 I don't think the gay burrito got shot. He didnt look like he had been shot (the gay burrito) when they had him face down on the floor (a position he is surely familiar with) like a gay burrito.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 02:34 PM (zZu0s)

*******************************************
When can we see the strip search and wrapping of the mylar blankie? That's what I want to see.

He had quite the jaunty walk in the hallways. Egotistical fag.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 03:03 PM (WONhk)

220 I love that movie. That I'm sitting in a plane waiting to take off makes it funnier.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:00 PM (l1Oiv)
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The only Mel Brooks movie written with Barry Levinson. He has a cameo as the bellboy in the "shower scene".

Yeah, that is one my favorite Mel Brooks movies.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (Fi81e)

221 198 Anyone see this?

@ArynneWexler
·
6h
Tucker has 7300 paid subscribers

Not 73,000

7,300

Stop falling for it

https://x.com/ArynneWexler/status/
2050192786603839981

Tucker is a non-entity ranting to Pakistanis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (Y2NSe)

Why waste good money to pay someone who hates who and what I am? If I'm going to do that, I'd go to a titty bar.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (N39Ws)

222 This reminds me of how I thought no one could fly a plane into buildings without our military shooting them out of the sky and I kind of assumed they had fighter jets patrolling the coasts. I was wrong.

I also assumed the SS was super competent and had layers of security checking everyone before they even get close to the building. I was wrong.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (6z5U/)

223 What I'm wondering is, why the hell didn't they just move the gates against the wall for later disassembly? Laying it down in the middle of the room seems like a really stupid idea, like if there was a bomb threat or fire, you'd have everyone tripping over the damned thing taking up half the usable space in the room.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (X4KFY)

Good point, but I assume the ballroom has multiple exits.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (utfVc)

224 That would certainly be my preference. I don't know if surgery is the first thing they go to or only used for advanced cases. Early days.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:01 PM (ExV1e)


All the prayers, man. And possibly get you some ivermectin.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)

225
Some people may have done some things.
Mistakes may have been made.
If so, they were in the passion of the moment.
What difference, at this point, does it make?
Old news.
Time to move on.
OrangeMan Bad!!!!!

Posted by: (D)emocrats & the MSM at May 01, 2026 03:05 PM (0sNs1)

226
I think Riccardo Montalban is programming these people. "Must... kill... Trump..."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 03:05 PM (HdYcL)

227 What is a monthly sub? $5ish. $35K a month.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:05 PM (in1PH)

228 Husband had MRI which was inconclusive. Had biopsy and totally negative. And his family has history of prostate cancer. Think positive.
Posted by: Jen the original at May 01, 2026 03:03 PM (3VIFz)

I'm staying positive. Mine said "almost certainly cancer" but only one spot and no indication that it had spread. The biopsy could show that whatever the MRI saw wasn't actually cancer but we'll see.

I'm not concerned about dying from it but I don't want it to impact my trip to MoMe in October.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (ExV1e)

229 Why waste good money to pay someone who hates who and what I am? If I'm going to do that, I'd go to a titty bar.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (N39Ws)

Nobody wants to see Tucker's titties.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (utfVc)

230 So, rumors are now that the entire Greg Biffle family was murdered in a plane crash so his close friends and confidants could rob them blind stealing everything from them.

WTF?

MAN society is really starting to suck.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (Zz0t1)

231 Well, we're halfway to Halloween.

Posted by: He Interjected Spookily.... at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (oftw2)

232 199 The gym shots? Why is that there?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (in1PH)

Is the door he used there at the back of the Gym?

Could be him casing his entry point.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (mP0Kj)

233 I thought some of the attendees said there was no search for weapons (including no magnetometers) ... also told this was not the same floor as the event.

Would be nice to see the other view where shooter fell and then was gang tackled.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (vbXSk)

234 Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Positive thoughts and vibes my man.

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (YZ0Fo)

235 231 Well, we're halfway to Halloween.

Posted by: He Interjected Spookily.... at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (oftw2)

=======

Compared to the age of the universe, we're already there, rounding up.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (Y2NSe)

236 It's $6/ nonth.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (in1PH)

237 Safe travels, sir.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM

Thank you, sir! God willing, we'll see y'all in TX in October.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (l1Oiv)

238 Well, while I still need to have a biopsy, my MRI thinks that I have prostate cancer. Prayers from the prayerful would be appreciated.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Praying for you. Cancer sucks.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (N39Ws)

239 I have no idea how hard it is to hit someone running past me like that, so I will not judge. I think it is pretty fucking hard though.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (E9Zz8)

240 The bottom line for me is this was the totally wrong venue to hold this event with a POTUS and his admin. attending without a total lockdown of hallways, all side side rooms, closets, etc. Have one, and only one entrance and exit tightly controlled at all times with everything else closed off. This is a hotel so it is going to piss people off but make sure that it is advertised ahead of time that for X amount of hours, there will be a lockdown of the interior/exterior perimeter of the hotel until the event is over and POTUS has left the building.

Posted by: Cheri at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (oiNtH)

241 $43,800/ month.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (in1PH)

242 What I'm wondering is, why the hell didn't they just move the gates against the wall for later disassembly?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 01, 2026 03:02 PM (X4KFY)
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It's a good point.

But it's probably something they thought they had the luxury of time to do.

If you watch many caper movies, they always try to use things like shift changes and other lax times as well.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (Fi81e)

243 So, rumors are now that the entire Greg Biffle family was murdered in a plane crash so his close friends and confidants could rob them blind stealing everything from them.

WTF?

MAN society is really starting to suck.
Posted by: Sponge - F

There was some hub bub about that on outkick the other day.

Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (YZ0Fo)

244 Your average Moron trains more and can shoot better than the average cop. Most of them fire maybe 50 rounds once a year when they do mandatory requalification with their handgun, which is far from rigorous.
Posted by: Police professionalism is largely a myth at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (TbWk/)

Only Stormtroopers can be so accurate!

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (H1WUE)

245 The police officers on the wall, near where the one magnetometer was being laid down in the passageway, were just a mess falling over one another to escape. Unfortunately, all or most appeared to be women.

And why was the dog's interest in the would be assassin ducking into what was probably an empty conference room basically ignored by its handler? /R. By now, we know.

Once again, by a hair, luck and possibly the Lord, PDT wasn't killed.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (NFX2v)

246 I also assumed the SS was super competent and had layers of security checking everyone before they even get close to the building. I was wrong.
Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (6z5U/)

Yeah, you think it's like Bruce Willis in Last Boy Scout. Highly trained, deadly- even with a hangover.

The reality is kind of depressing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)

247 If the biopsy is positive, maybe I'll have the wife color her hair light blue. I did mine in pink when she got cancer. Seems fair.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (ExV1e)

248 Dude was blurry even in slomo.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (in1PH)

249 229 Why waste good money to pay someone who hates who and what I am? If I'm going to do that, I'd go to a titty bar.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (N39Ws)

Nobody wants to see Tucker's titties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (utfVc)

Lincoln Project has entered the chat.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (N39Ws)

250
"What we're seeing is that people want to have a special experience, and regardless of what your income level is, in some cases a $9 experience does feel like you're splurging, what that means is that we have to make it worthwhile.

People believe "this is a really affordable premium experience", because they're saying "well it's less than $10 and I get a really premium experience.""

-- Brian Niccol, CEO of Starbucks

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (0sNs1)

251 182 Well, while I still need to have a biopsy, my MRI thinks that I have prostate cancer. Prayers from the prayerful would be appreciated.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Of course, prayers up.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (NFX2v)

252 Why waste good money to pay someone who hates who and what I am? If I'm going to do that, I'd go to a titty bar.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:04 PM (N39Ws)

Nobody wants to see Tucker's titties.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:06 PM (utfVc)

Lincoln Project has entered the chat.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (N39Ws)

Kristi Noem's husband has also entered the chat.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (ExV1e)

253 Posted by: I used to have a different nic

You have them! Prayers for good a outcome and if the news is not so good, prayers that you get through this well.

Posted by: Cheri at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (oiNtH)

254 I wonder if the SS has any "quiet quitters"...

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:10 PM (Fi81e)

255 From X, repugnant yet amusing in a dark sort of way at the same time.


Islam Invasion @IslamInvasion
·
23h
"The Middle East regions are asking for halal organs"

UN testimony exposes massive Muslim demand for 'halal organs' harvested from Uyghur Muslims. A $9 billion industry built on slaughtering fellow Muslims!

They don’t care who dies as long as the organs are halal. This is Islam’s true face!

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (E4rtv)

256 If the biopsy is positive, maybe I'll have the wife color her hair light blue. I did mine in pink when she got cancer. Seems fair.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 03:09 PM (ExV1e)

Hope everything works out well and she does not have to reach for the dye.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (zZu0s)

257 I think Riccardo Montalban is programming these people. "Must... kill... Trump..."

Reggie Jackson

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (DgMqy)

258
Posted by: Cheri at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM

I think this hotel also has an underground garage.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (6z5U/)

259
Thank you, sir! God willing, we'll see y'all in TX in October.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 03:07 PM (l1Oiv)


Looking forward to it!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:11 PM (Zz0t1)

260 244 Your average Moron trains more and can shoot better than the average cop. Most of them fire maybe 50 rounds once a year when they do mandatory requalification with their handgun, which is far from rigorous.
Posted by: Police professionalism is largely a myth at May 01, 2026 02:53 PM (TbWk/)

Only Stormtroopers can be so accurate!
Posted by: Tom Servo

Well considering the Storm Troopers were shooting Jawas in Obi Wan's remarks and a giant frigging land cruiser, shooting low was not a problem.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (E4rtv)

261 Don't know if this was said before, but something drilled into me when I was in the Army (that I'm sure Marines will also appreciate); COVER YOUR SECTOR!!!!

So many of the the "security" team are looking EVERYWHERE except the ONLY ingress point!

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (7kJyR)

262 No really cheap coffee anywhere when you buy it not make it. Most coffee you get when going out to eat is just shitty stuf anyway. Esecially restaurant non coffee shop coffee.

Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (Gqar8)

263 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026

Praying for you.

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (6z5U/)

264
There was some hub bub about that on outkick the other day.
Posted by: BruceWayne at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (YZ0Fo)


Supposedly there was an email sent to their mailbox after the crash from their helo pilot that said "Heard you dead. Burn in Hell." And a woman, fitting the pilot's wife's description taking things from the house shortly after the crash.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Zz0t1)

265 199 The gym shots? Why is that there?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 02:56 PM (in1PH)

After he leaves the gym proper, there are a couple shots where you have to watch through glass as he goes into and out of a room just outside the gym. So he was scoping out the area that would be closer to the event, and found a room where he could change without even having to go into the gym itself. So he may have stashed the shotgun disassembled, put it together right before the attack, and then carried it under his coat for not a long distance.

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 03:13 PM (Sy6m/)

266 243 the Dutton family is suing the Biffle family members as they blame the accident on poor maintenance of a plane by Greg Biffle. Biffle and the older Dutton, who is also a pilot were not piloting the plane. Apparently Dutton’s younger son was and neither Greg nor the older Dutton were rated to be supervising a copilot who was the younger Dutton. The whole thing sounds like an ugly mess now.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (3VIFz)

267 Did we already post about the Indian guy suing hotty for sexual harassment at JP Morgan and it turned out to be complete fiction?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (diia5)

268 "🇺🇸 Donald Trump Holds Campaign Event for Seniors at The Villages Charter School in Florida "

that is all

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (GD0B3)

269 250
"What we're seeing is that people want to have a special experience, and regardless of what your income level is, in some cases a $9 experience does feel like you're splurging, what that means is that we have to make it worthwhile.

People believe "this is a really affordable premium experience", because they're saying "well it's less than $10 and I get a really premium experience.""

-- Brian Niccol, CEO of Starbucks
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Starbucks sells desserts rather than coffee so I guess he is correct. Pie, however, is better as a dessert than coffee flavored confections.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (E4rtv)

270 is that the notorious Villages Villages, or a different Villages?

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (GD0B3)

271 Okay I’ll ask. Who is Greg Biffle? Biffle.

Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (Gqar8)

272 I have no idea how hard it is to hit someone running past me like that, so I will not judge. I think it is pretty fucking hard though.
Posted by: bob

I'm too used to watching Matt Dillon or Lucas McCain shooting a gun out of a man's hand or shooting a guy off of a speeding horse way ahead of him dead center. I have a feeling real life rarely works that way unless you are a qualified sniper and they are a rare breed.

Posted by: Cheri at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (oiNtH)

273 >>>This way to the Egress>>>

Posted by: P.T. Barnum at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (oftw2)

274 Biffle's hangers looted 100s of thousands of dollars.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (in1PH)

275 267 Did we already post about the Indian guy suing hotty for sexual harassment at JP Morgan and it turned out to be complete fiction?
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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Guy might have been angling for that woman's job or told off by her. Nasty critter probably lurks on reddit stories' forums to get his ideas.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (E4rtv)

276 Okay I’ll ask. Who is Greg Biffle? Biffle.
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM


He was a NASCAR driver who's entire family was killed in a plane crash not too long ago.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (Zz0t1)

277 266 243 the Dutton family is suing the Biffle family members as they blame the accident on poor maintenance of a plane by Greg Biffle. Biffle and the older Dutton, who is also a pilot were not piloting the plane. Apparently Dutton’s younger son was and neither Greg nor the older Dutton were rated to be supervising a copilot who was the younger Dutton. The whole thing sounds like an ugly mess now.

Where was Rip during all this?

Posted by: Hanging Chad at May 01, 2026 03:16 PM (HcoTw)

278 Biffle was one of the worst drivers. He wrecked everybody.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (in1PH)

279 275 267 Did we already post about the Indian guy suing hotty for sexual harassment at JP Morgan and it turned out to be complete fiction?
Posted by: weft cut-loop
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Guy might have been angling for that woman's job or told off by her. Nasty critter probably lurks on reddit stories' forums to get his ideas.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:15 PM (E4rtv)

======

He was apparently unremarkable as an employee and pushed out (not fired) and then tried to cause some drama to extract a payment from the corporation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (Y2NSe)

280 Nood

Posted by: CaliGirl at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (6z5U/)

281 NOOD SF druggies.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (Fi81e)

282 278 Biffle was one of the worst drivers. He wrecked everybody.
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 03:17 PM (in1PH)

Bubba Wallace would like a moment to object.....

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:18 PM (7kJyR)

283 Well, while I still need to have a biopsy, my MRI thinks that I have prostate cancer. Prayers from the prayerful would be appreciated.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
*********
Sending prayers! 🙏

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (NpAcC)

284 I would be delighted if this mug were to be suicided in jail. They aren't going to uncover any facts from him. Investigations will lead nowhere and waste taxpayer time and money.

Being suicided at least sends a message and provides a modicum of timely justice.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (wBaIH)

285 Maybe he broke down the shotgun, carried it under his clothes, pre-placed it in the room, and assembled it before his dash.
Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 02:49 PM (mkw2N)

He did his little jaunty walk up and down the hall and to the gym, friendly with the lady at the desk.

Then walked down the hall the opposite way wearing a black coat (where the gun was hidden after putting it together in another room.

I did not even notice the K-9 til now.

The good thing that I hope will come of this is better security for President Trump and Co from now on.

What is not often mentioned is this is on a floor beneath the entrance to the ballroom...or that is what I read a couple of times.

I still want footage of him being stripped down and searched for bombs. I assume his sneer is not present at this point. He looked not pleased to be sniffing hotel carpet when he was trussed and covered in a hypothermia blankie. Dikhead.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (WONhk)

286 Me no likeum white squaw with cannons.

Posted by: Indian guy at May 01, 2026 03:19 PM (HcoTw)

287 He was apparently unremarkable as an employee and pushed out (not fired) and then tried to cause some drama to extract a payment from the corporation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Which is a bummer, because if the New York courts weren't run by ghey-race commies, he'd catch federal charges and be looking at 10 years.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 03:20 PM (diia5)

288 272 I have no idea how hard it is to hit someone running past me like that, so I will not judge. I think it is pretty fucking hard though.
Posted by: bob

I'm too used to watching Matt Dillon or Lucas McCain shooting a gun out of a man's hand or shooting a guy off of a speeding horse way ahead of him dead center. I have a feeling real life rarely works that way unless you are a qualified sniper and they are a rare breed.
Posted by: Cheri
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It doesn't resemble real life at all. Hitting a moving target in 3d at full speed is something few people actually do, other than hunters or infantry/spec forces do in war.

If you actually watch the available footage of armed civilians or police encountering the various types of violent low lifes, these scenes are chaotic to say the least and the worst come on suddenly where it is critical for the defenders to get their shit together suddenly in fractions of a second.

Action will always beat reaction so there is a reason that one has to be thinking ahead of the situation to either avoid or prepare rather than going into it oblivious. Hard to do when security checkpoint duty is boring until suddenly it is not.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:21 PM (E4rtv)

289
Tucker has 7300 paid subscribers

Not 73,000

7,300

Stop falling for it

https://x.com/ArynneWexler/status/
2050192786603839981

Tucker is a non-entity ranting to Pakistanis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

==============

I shared ace's concern (no sarc intended) when I thought Carlson still had a gazillion followers, but maybe we can all switch from outrage to pointing and laughing now.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 03:24 PM (n7rxJ)

290 The guy standing but facing wrong way did get handgun out quickly, if would have by chance looking at Cole running at him it would have ended immediately

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 03:25 PM (Ia/+0)

291 Before returning to the hallway to begin his attack, the suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, ducked into an unsecured makeshift room located near the entrance of the ballroom.

Witnesses and law enforcement reports provided the following details regarding his movementsreparation: Allen used this makeshift room to retrieve or assemble a "long weapon"—a 12-gauge pump-action shotgun—from a bag. Location: The room was situated near the main magnetometer screening area at the Washington Hilton hotel, one floor above the ballroom where the White House Correspondents' Dinner was being held.

Immediately prior, Allen had been in his hotel room where he took a selfie of being dressed and armed. He then walked down the passageway wearing a dress coat and that's when the police dog took interest in him.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 03:25 PM (NFX2v)

292 Okay I’ll ask. Who is Greg Biffle? Biffle.
Posted by: tubal at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (Gqar

Baffled, I am.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (utfVc)

293 It doesn't resemble real life at all. Hitting a moving target in 3d at full speed is something few people actually do, other than hunters or infantry/spec forces do in war.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 03:21 PM (E4rtv)

Embarrassing hunting story from my youth. Dad and I rabbit hunting with shotguns. Jump a rabbit which starts running zigzag. Dad and I both empty shotguns (5 rds each). On my last shot rabbit flips over. We go to collect said rabbit AND THERE IS NOT A SINGLE MARK ON HIM! Ummm...did he die of heart attack?

-SLV

Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (7kJyR)

294 44 I do though believe SS is completely incompetent. A security detail that large with that many high profile people and some total weakling loser teacher got that far with all that equipment?


Imagine if say Iran wanted to take out Trump and they had an actual team? Zero doubt they would have succeeded.
Posted by: Leupold at May 01, 2026 02:29 PM (eIzlH)

If he got past the checkpoint, I’d agree. You are simply never ever ever ever happy, however, with anything whatsoever.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 03:42 PM (E6xSb)

295 It looks like they were all occupied taking down the security checkpoint. Shooter rushed in out of nowhere. One cop was alert enough to pull on time, but it was quick.

The real issue was letting him get that close in the first place, where he could rush up that quickly. Also, should have had someone stationed down the hall.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 05:05 PM (954tc)

296 Embarrassing hunting story from my youth. Dad and I rabbit hunting with shotguns. Jump a rabbit which starts running zigzag. Dad and I both empty shotguns (5 rds each). On my last shot rabbit flips over. We go to collect said rabbit AND THERE IS NOT A SINGLE MARK ON HIM! Ummm...did he die of heart attack? Posted by: Shy Lurking Voter at May 01, 2026 03:27 PM (7kJyR)

Do you one better - tried to shoot a ptarmigan at 20 feet with a 22. Missed. Ptarmigan just stood there, so I took two steps forward and shot again. miss. Took two steps forward. Etc.

Finally got him...two steps away. Inside 6 feet. He just ..stood there the whole time. I felt like a complete idiot.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 05:09 PM (954tc)

Old Spin: Democrats Aren't Socialists
Newer Spin: Democrats Are Socialists But They're Not Communists
Reality: Democrats Are Organizing May Day General Strikes With Communist Groups

Next spin: Okay we're communists, but we're not Stalinists.

And then after that: Okay we're Stalinists, but you deserve it, stupid. How clear did we have to make it that we intend to enslave and murder you?

Up to 600 communist groups and other radical organizations linked to the Democratic Party are mobilizing all over the United States to demonstrate for May Day, Fox News Digital is reporting.

An investigation by the outlet has identified a sprawling network with "a combined annual revenue of about $2 billion organizing some 3,000 protests and events" pushing what the outlet describes as an "anti-American agenda."

The protestors are urging Americans to skip work, school, and shopping.

"May Day" has its origins in workers demonstrations in the 19th Century. Initially called International Workers Day in 1890, the event called for worldwide demonstrations in the memory of workers killed in an 1886 protest in Chicago.

According to Fox Digital:


At the center of the May Day mobilization, which has expanded from earlier indications, is a network of communist, socialist, Marxist, and other far-left organizations, led by chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America and a network of groups -- including the People's Forum, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, ANSWER Coalition and Code Pink -- funded by an American-born tech tycoon, Neville Roy Singham, based in Shanghai, promoting the propaganda of the Chinese Communist Party.

...

Unlike in decades past, the Democratic Party is increasingly associating itself with radical elements organizing through Indivisible, MoveOn.org, the American Federation of Teachers, and 13 state and local chapters of the Democratic National Committee as well as the California Democratic Party, Fox reported.

...

One Democrat said the Democratic Party involvement in May Day with the radical groups comes at their own peril.

"The increasing willingness of mainstream Democrats to align with extremist socialist groups is a major factor in why the Democratic Party is losing the center more and more, and why so many lifelong Democrats find themselves feeling politically homeless," Democratic strategist Melissa DeRosa told Fox News Digital.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:15 PM




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1 !

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (UjdFS)

2 Next spin: Okay we're communists, but we're not Stalinists.

Next one after that: "It was all Beria's doing."

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (bufu1)

3 Next spin:

"Of course National Socialists are socialists. Including the Jew hate. It's awesome. Heil Hitler."
-progressive Jews

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (Y2NSe)

4 Communists who are running a literal Nazi in Maine.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (iNUL3)

5 I prefer to think of today as Remembering the Victims of Communism Day.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (xvhJH)

6 4 Communists who are running a literal Nazi in Maine.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (iNUL3)

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I've heard that communists hate the small-government libertarians also known as Nazis all my life.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (Y2NSe)

7 Hey, CNN AND MS Now were still on the air!!!!

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (Sco7b)

8 "The increasing willingness of mainstream Democrats to align with extremist socialist groups is a major factor in why the Democratic Party is losing the center more and more, and why so many lifelong Democrats find themselves feeling politically homeless,"

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Couple this with the VRA decision from SCOTUS and the Dems are in serious peril.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (2UnvF)

9 Stop calling them the Democratic Party.

There’s nothing democratic about them.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (4opPK)

10 Our schools shut down today because there were so many teachers taking vacation.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (q/LWc)

11 The NYT tried an even better spin. The 'collectivists' are marching today. Not communists, collectivists.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (aCpRC)

12 They are loud and proud about their plans for us.

Posted by: Zeera , Damn Right I voted for all of this! at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (SCYv+)

13 Odd thing is they don't want to be socialist with their own stuff
They want to grab your stuff for themselves

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Tlyr1)

14 8
Couple this with the VRA decision from SCOTUS and the Dems are in serious peril.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (2UnvF)

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Plus the great migration out of blue states (and counties) into red states (and counties).

You know what will fix this? A boring Jewish governor of Pennsylvania becoming their nominee!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Y2NSe)

15 I prefer to think of today as Remembering the Victims of Communism Day.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (xvhJH)

Who do I call to make this a national holiday?

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (rbvCR)

16 Just remember. Every communist group that has ever been in power got there through murder and intimidation that used government power as the tip of its spear.

They want conflict. They need conflict and division to succeed.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (+ffGB)

17 They are National Socialists without the nickname.

Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (98kQX)

18 Who do I call to make this a national holiday?
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (rbvCR)
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Not Wyden or Merkley.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (xvhJH)

19 How soon do the Dems adopt The Internationale as their anthem?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (E6xSb)

20 New New Spin: There are no mass graves or killing fields and here's a listicle about why it's good that there are

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (LGS3t)

21 Next spin: Okay we're communists, but we're not Stalinists.

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More Pol Potists.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (ndZc7)

22 20 New New Spin: There are no mass graves or killing fields and here's a listicle about why it's good that there are

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (LGS3t)

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"Also, the mass graves of Indian children may never be found, but they were definitely put there by the Catholic Church."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (Y2NSe)

23 Willowed (and minorly relevant):
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What a stupid argument, Good to see you can easily be fed propaganda.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (E6xSb)
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It's the same argument as Antifa is "anti-fascist".

It's not propaganda, though. Name one free economy country that would subsidize a vacation for its citizens. ("Strength through Joy").

Name a country like that whose leader worked with a car company to ensure a car most of its citizens could afford. (the Volkswagen)

Fascism is inherently socialist, from Gentile and Mussolini. It's just not on Marx's timeline is all. Mussolini coined the phrase "National Socialism"
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (Fi81e)
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Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (Fi81e)

24 New New Spin: There are no mass graves or killing fields and here's a listicle about why it's good that there are

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (LGS3t)

#5 will amaze you!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (iNUL3)

25 9 Stop calling them the Democratic Party.

There’s nothing democratic about them.
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (4opPK)

Nonsense.

Posted by: German Democratic Republic at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (E6xSb)

26 Reality: they're all globalist godless gay race communists

all of them

Posted by: brak at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (jGJov)

27 Hooray hooray it's the first of May, outdoor fucking starts today!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 01:24 PM (Kt19C)

28 600 groups is a huge amount of propaganda.
No wonder the Democrats have become rabid Communists.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:24 PM (NpAcC)

29 Fascism is inherently socialist, from Gentile and Mussolini. It's just not on Marx's timeline is all. Mussolini coined the phrase "National Socialism"
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (Fi81e)
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Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:23 PM (Fi81e)

So why were fascists good with private property?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)

30 We could do Remembering the Victims of Communism Day on May 1, and then we could celebrate Beltane on the following day, or the following Saturday, which ever is more convenient for bonfires.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (rbvCR)

31 "Elon Musk put his hand out like a Nazi. He must be destroyed."

"It's okay that Platner has a Nazi SS tattoo. He was stupid when he got it."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (Y2NSe)

32 I prefer to think of today as Remembering the Victims of Communism Day.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:19 PM (xvhJH)

Day? If we remembered one a second, it would take three years.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (LGS3t)

33 Sooo....
No work!
No shopping!
No School!

Well, I hope these assholes understand that in their communist utopia, that is exactly what they will get every day!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (2WIwB)

34 Here’s the problem.

For years we’ve called anyone even slightly left of center a socialist. Even someone like Clinton, who while a piece of shit in many aspects, was no socialist. The guy got rid of Glass-Steagall for crying out loud, about the most non-socialist thing he could have done short of getting a tattoo of Milton Friedman on his forehead.

Calling everyone a socialist was like the left calling everyone on the right a racist. The world lost any meaning. People hear socialism and they go yeah whatever, it just means Democrat. But at the same time true socialists have taken over the party. So now we’re accusing actual socialists of being socialists but nobody pays attention because we’ve been doing it for so long.

We cried wolf way too many times.



Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (UemNC)

35 The thing that gets me two ways, first it surprises me, then second I'm ashamed of my lame-ass at being surprised, is all the public school systems now just taking the city's kids and busing them to these protests. It's happening all over the freaking country today.

The public schools are not being sneaky about this, they are explicitly taking the children given to them by the parents and directly using them as props.

Is there anyone left that doesn't understand we can't go on like this as a nation? There is nothing the left will not weaponize to win. I am f'ing tired of any r politician that does not understand we are deep into a fight to the death and if they aren't actively fighting the left they are obviously stalling as a part of enemy action.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (3uBP9)

36 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (Y2NSe)

You know modern Democrats aren't actually offended by Nazis or Slavery, right?

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (LGS3t)

37 The Dems have taken a hard left tack since 2000. How could they keep going left and NOT end up communists?

Seriously imagine telling your average Dem voter in 2000 that the important issues in 2026 are:

Trans-rights and especially transing kids
Funding NGOs and not auditing the money
Seizing the wealth of people the government doesn't like through wealth taxes
Imprisoning people that say things the government doesn't like
Open borders, including for people that committed crimes in their home country AND those that commit crimes here

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)

38 36 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (Y2NSe)

You know modern Democrats aren't actually offended by Nazis or Slavery, right?

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (LGS3t)

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Well, I think they're offended by everything that isn't in alignment with Current Day messaging.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (Y2NSe)

39 More Pol Potists.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:22 PM (ndZc7)

A TRUE YEAR ZERO HAS NEVER BEEN TRIED!!!!

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)

40 Socialist and communist, not a dimes worth of difference.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (kGf4g)

41 Every communist group used misnomers at part of their naming convention. It hides their true intent.

But their mo is always the same. Murder.

They tried to murder the president three times.

They are murdered conservatives arguably greatest debater because he exposed their lies with the truth.

Believe what they say. Their words are what they mean. It’s not hyperbole, it’s their objectives.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (+ffGB)

42 If they receive money to protest against America, (going rate in Seattle is $20/hour minimum of four hours), that is treason.

FU*K every one of these traitorous bastards!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (2WIwB)

43 People have no scale of time. Not even the Nazis started out as bad as they became.

It took the Nazi party from its' formation in 1920 until 1940 to start putting Jews on box cars to Poland. That's 7 years after the Reichstag fire (which the communist black shirts very likely did start, btw).

Nonetheless, I detect an arc of the "Democratic Party".

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (Fi81e)

44 By the way, I really liked Spin magazine, it just petered out though.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)

45 Barry Soetoro is going to have a landmark evening at the bathhouse tonight.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (Fbc0I)

46 Reality: Democrats Are Organizing May Day General Strikes With Communist Groups

Next spin: Okay we're communists, but we're not Stalinists.



A f'n commie is a f'n commie.

Afternoon all.
Eye doctor visit to get glasses checked.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (vQ9So)

47 34 Here’s the problem.

For years we’ve called anyone even slightly left of center a socialist. Even someone like Clinton, who while a piece of shit in many aspects, was no socialist. The guy got rid of Glass-Steagall for crying out loud, about the most non-socialist thing he could have done short of getting a tattoo of Milton Friedman on his forehead.

Calling everyone a socialist was like the left calling everyone on the right a racist. The world lost any meaning. People hear socialism and they go yeah whatever, it just means Democrat. But at the same time true socialists have taken over the party. So now we’re accusing actual socialists of being socialists but nobody pays attention because we’ve been doing it for so long.

We cried wolf way too many times.



Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (UemNC)

Forgotten by too many was Clinton’s desire to seize and nationalize 1/7 of the U.S. economy by taking over the medical sector. (I still have no idea what “health care” is. Especially considering I have no health for which to care.). If that isn’t Socialism I don’t know what is.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (E6xSb)

48 Imagine telling a voter in 2001 that over the next 25 years we'd import 5 million Muslims into this country

Posted by: brak at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (jGJov)

49 We cried wolf way too many times.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (UemNC)

"We called them all socialists and *now* they're really all socialists" is not the argument you think it is.

It was a warning not a cry. We were correct.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:30 PM (LGS3t)

50 A smart GOP might want to have all kinds of commercials running next week showing every democrat candidate that is at a Communist rally.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 01:30 PM (n5tGW)

51 They tried to murder the president three times.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:28 PM (+ffGB)
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I'm going to repost this from the previous thread:
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19 Republican Presidents.
3 assassinated. 15.8%
3 others shot (Teddy Roosevelt was shot after being President)

=> 6 shot. 31.6%

Just under one third of Republican Presidents get shot by Democrats or further left (Czolgosz, e.g.)

The Dems had 1, and Democrats mourned and Republicans mourned.


"Who's more violent?" has a lo-o-o-ong history.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:30 PM (Fi81e)

52 33 Sooo....
No work!
No shopping!
No School!

Well, I hope these assholes understand that in their communist utopia, that is exactly what they will get every day!
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (2WIwB)

Well you’ll work harder with a gun in you back
For a bowl of rice a day
Slave for soldiers til you starve
And then your head is skewered on a stake

Posted by: Dead Kennedys at May 01, 2026 01:31 PM (E6xSb)

53 "We cried wolf way too many times."

I disagree. If we had 'cried wolf' less, would things be any different?

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (DgMqy)

54 The protestors are urging Americans to skip work, school, and shopping.
......

Forever.

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (UjdFS)

55 it's called 'may day' because they may let you live

Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (CWTWj)

56 Stalinism with an AWFL scowl.

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (A0KDi)

57 Well, I think they're offended by everything that isn't in alignment with Current Day messaging.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (Y2NSe)

I don't think they are offended by a blessed thing. It's all a cudgel.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (LGS3t)

58 31 "Elon Musk put his hand out like a Nazi. He must be destroyed."

"It's okay that Platner has a Nazi SS tattoo. He was stupid when he got it."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (Y2NSe)
*******
He chose to cover it up with more ink instead of having it removed.
I would think that you would want every remnant of the tattoo destroyed, if your beliefs had really changed.
Deep down he's still a Nazi.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:33 PM (NpAcC)

59 48 Imagine telling a voter in 2001 that over the next 25 years we'd import 5 million Muslims into this country
Posted by: brak at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (jGJov)

Amend the 1A to ban evil Muslims.
Then kill every single evil Muslim in this country,
Would that make you feel better?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:33 PM (E6xSb)

60 57 I don't think they are offended by a blessed thing. It's all a cudgel.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:32 PM (LGS3t)

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Oh, they are offended. They've been taught to be offended by everything. It's a deep, emotional reaction, easily manipulated and wielded like a cudgel by the algorithm and media.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Y2NSe)

61 The Dems had 1,


Posted by: Axeman


And who shot him? A f'n commie.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (vQ9So)

62 58 He chose to cover it up with more ink instead of having it removed.
I would think that you would want every remnant of the tattoo destroyed, if your beliefs had really changed.
Deep down he's still a Nazi.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:33 PM (NpAcC)

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He didn't go through with the extra tattoo on top, by the way.

He just said he would do it, people forgot about it for a week, and then he admitted on a podcast that he wasn't going to do it.

He still has the SS tattoo on his chest, and he's proud of it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Y2NSe)

63 61 And who shot him? A f'n commie.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (vQ9So)

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LBJ was a commie?!

/jk

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (Y2NSe)

64 What hurt us is most was not crying wolf but allowing them to turn themselves into victims by claiming Joe McCarthy was some sort of psycho monster as opposed to Correct.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (LGS3t)

65 What's the difference between socialism and communism?
The flag.

Posted by: And we all know it at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)

66 Trump hates today because it's Law Day.

Posted by: Michael Avenatti at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (wGerL)

67 It's not propaganda, though. Name one free economy country that would subsidize a vacation for its citizens. ("Strength through Joy").


The German government today IIRC subsidizes spa visits among other things.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (E6xSb)

68 So why were fascists good with private property?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)

Private property is fine as long as we tell you what to do with it when we want to.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (8avO+)

69 64 What hurt us is most was not crying wolf but allowing them to turn themselves into victims by claiming Joe McCarthy was some sort of psycho monster as opposed to Correct.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (LGS3t)

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It was allowing them to control education on a national level, letting public employees (in particular teachers) unionize for decades, and ceding the cultural heights.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (Y2NSe)

70 For years we’ve called anyone even slightly left of center a socialist. Even someone like Clinton, who while a piece of shit in many aspects, was no socialist.

Disagree. In 2000 FedGov consumed 18% of GDP.

That's socialism.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)

71 65 What's the difference between socialism and communism?
The flag.
Posted by: And we all know it at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)

One is more polite than the other.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (E6xSb)

72 >>>He chose to cover it up with more ink instead of having it removed.

much more quick and effective to cover up a tattoo with more ink than removal

Posted by: brak at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (jGJov)

73 70 Disagree. In 2000 FedGov consumed 18% of GDP.

That's socialism.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)

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Large sectors of our economy are definitionally fascist.

Starting with healthcare.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (Y2NSe)

74 The biggest enemies are apathy and ignorance. It’s why I loathe most who call themselves “independents” and try to both-sides this debate.

The choices are very clear. There isn’t a lot of gray areas.

Do republicans have their shortcomings? Let me know when you find the perfect politician.

I’ll take the guy who doesn’t quite move as quickly or exactly the way I want over the guy who spends all day trying to find new ways to steal my rights, use the government to coerce my behavior and steal from me any day.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (+ffGB)

75 So why were fascists good with private property?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)

Fascism was the attempt to reconcile the demands of the industrialists who were essential to the wealth of the nation, with the anarcho-syndicalists who were coming into control of the workers the industrialists needed for production. In regulating both, the state was put in a position to arbitrate, and of course take their cut in power and riches.
Generally Fascist states are not so much good at property rights as they are in league with the large property owners. In Italy, think a balance between the Roman Republic, Medieval bankers, and Renaissance labor guilds.
Any one of the three areas given the power would destroy the economy, only working in balance could they prosper. As it was, though, the Fascist system protected each area to the point that no real advance could be made within the system since there was no real competition or innovation allowed.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (rbvCR)

76
So why were fascists good with private property?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)
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Because they realized that "ownership" was only a marker of control.

They controlled everything they wanted to control. While not necessarily getting the government involved in running a business.

Fascism, in Gentile's original model is about social progression, and the state as the vehicle of social change. Ironically, it's built on a "cooperative" model. You contribute to the State, the State keeps you around.

There were non-Jews that lost their entire company, because they weren't that useful to the Nazis. T

A couple of days ago I posted the description that one of the things about fascism is that the State decides everything that the State decides it should decide.

You can understand Marx and Engels in such a way to know that the fascist state--the state with absolute authority to pursue its vision, is exactly what you get in the stage before Communism. The "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat" *is* functionally equal to a fascist government, but they're trying to beat you into shape to live on a commune.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (Fi81e)

77 From the previous thread: of the 34,000 dead voters in North Carolina, how many were Civil War veterans?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (ZVgZ4)

78 In a way, Fascism was a way to create cartels in banking, manufacturing and labor, which secured the status of each, and prevented any change or betterment while assuring them that no encroachment would be possible

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (rbvCR)

79 Think you own your property?
Stop paying tax on it.

Posted by: Your local municipal gubmint at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (2Ez/1)

80 The problem isn't what names we call the left.

The problems, in rough order:

1) The right never tries to undo what the left does (well outside of Trump) so we get a rachet affect
2) The right doesn't bother to explain the non-immediate bad effects of leftwing policies, for example when Biden doubled the budget LIVs didn't care. When we got Bidenflation they did care, but few explained how they were related
3) The right lets FedGov loot the productive class to pay the leftist classes - both the FSA and the NGO/Bureaucracy class

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)

81 Disagree. In 2000 FedGov consumed 18% of GDP.

That's socialism.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)

Not quite. An example of Socialism: Amtrak. And orgs like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Student loans (can they be done privately? No.)

There are lots of people here who are perfectly good with 18% of the GDP being FedGov, so long as the entirety of the other 82% is in manufacturing, a.k.a The Only Jobs That Matter.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (E6xSb)

82 I think our Bolsheviks are more Maoist than Stalinist. They have a Chinese commitment to like-think pressure rather than straight up terror.

Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (4NO2D)

83 My 9 month old grandson was babbling loudly and waving his arms in his high chair, so I said He's Mussolini ranting from the balcony" and threw out my Mussolini quotes about "nothing outside the state" and "only blood turns the wheel of history!"

And realized how much he sounded like Democrats.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (wBaIH)

84 One is more polite than the other.
Posted by: Cow Demon

They'll both starve and kill you.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (kGf4g)

85 Oh, they are offended. They've been taught to be offended by everything. It's a deep, emotional reaction, easily manipulated and wielded like a cudgel by the algorithm and media.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Y2NSe)

But it's not offense, it's just a mask they wear to express anything they want any time.

In personal relationships a Narcissist will often act like you have breached their special code to make you feel remorseful. To anyone reasonably normal, it looks and sounds and even *feels* like it is offense speaking.

But it's not. It's control.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (LGS3t)

86 14 8
Couple this with the VRA decision from SCOTUS and the Dems are in serious peril.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (2UnvF)

======

Plus the great migration out of blue states (and counties) into red states (and counties).

You know what will fix this? A boring Jewish governor of Pennsylvania becoming their nominee!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (Y2NSe)

Shhh, don't say it out loud!! You know they can read this, right?!

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (Sy6m/)

87 When you've dumbed down and then appealed to people's lowest common denominator, you aren't going to get higher-level thinking about issues and/or reasonable choices.

We are far below the water line now.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (DgMqy)

88 It's good weather in Portland, so the topless May Day Earth day demons will be out in force.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (IifOV)

89 "Should I respond to questions about the particulars of fascism and socialism? I don't know...is Axeman in the thread? He is...oh, he'll answer it a whole lot better than I possibly could."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (Y2NSe)

90 The thing that gets me two ways, first it surprises me, then second I'm ashamed of my lame-ass at being surprised, is all the public school systems now just taking the city's kids and busing them to these protests. It's happening all over the freaking country today.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:26 PM (3uBP9)

I suppose I would be angry at this but they probably learn more and are molested less at a riot than if they stayed in a modern school class.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (8avO+)

91 They controlled everything they wanted to control. While not necessarily getting the government involved in running a business.

Fascism, in Gentile's original model is about social progression, and the state as the vehicle of social change. Ironically, it's built on a "cooperative" model. You contribute to the State, the State keeps you around.

There were non-Jews that lost their entire company, because they weren't that useful to the Nazis. T

A couple of days ago I posted the description that one of the things about fascism is that the State decides everything that the State decides it should decide.

You can understand Marx and Engels in such a way to know that the fascist state--the state with absolute authority to pursue its vision, is exactly what you get in the stage before Communism. The "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat" *is* functionally equal to a fascist government, but they're trying to beat you into shape to live on a commune.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:37 PM (Fi81e)

Here’s the thing: people here get VERY ANGRY over this, but in fascism, there was still private property. And IIRC Mussolini still maintained the King of Italy.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (E6xSb)

92 Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)

They were only nominally okay with private property. Although the title remained in individual hands, the government exercised full control over its use (and value). This is why fascism is the bureaucratic sweet spot. All of the real control, but none of the blame when something goes wrong as the putative owner will always be the obvious fallguy.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (lFFaq)

93 Here's to a long night of the long knives.

Posted by: Reforger at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (G4ajv)

94 Every communist group used misnomers at part of their naming convention. It hides their true intent.
Posted by: The Crow

Any group with the words "...for Justice" in its name is a communist front.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 01, 2026 01:41 PM (l26NL)

95 Oops, I hope nobody gets the wrong idea since I took the day off. Needed an oil change and don't like working on Fridays. But mostly don't like working on Fridays.

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 01, 2026 01:41 PM (ftFVW)

96 88 It's good weather in Portland, so the topless May Day Earth day demons will be out in force.

Posted by: Frank Barone
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It's like a nude beach. Sounds good until you get there.

Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at May 01, 2026 01:41 PM (2Ez/1)

97 My 9 month old grandson was babbling loudly and waving his arms in his high chair, so I said He's Mussolini ranting from the balcony" and threw out my Mussolini quotes about "nothing outside the state" and "only blood turns the wheel of history!"

And realized how much he sounded like Democrats.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (wBaIH)

Babies usually look like Mussolini or Russian commie leaders, too.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:42 PM (8avO+)

98 He's Mussolini ranting from the balcony" and threw out my Mussolini quotes about "nothing outside the state" and "only blood turns the wheel of history!"

Mussolini was always a leftwing figure. He didn't break with the left over the question of socialist economics, but the question of whether you could have socialism in one country, specifically Italy, or if had had to be international like the Soviet Union nominally was.

Well that difference matters, it means fascism is just a socialist heresy.

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

99 It's good weather in Portland, so the topless May Day Earth day demons will be out in force.

Posted by: Frank Barone
---
It's like a nude beach. Sounds good until you get there.
Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller

Saggy all over, yes?

Posted by: She Hobbit at May 01, 2026 01:42 PM (ftFVW)

100 Does not matter what they call themselves, or what we call them, get them out of politics.

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (GD0B3)

101 LOL at the ridiculous idea of "losing the center". Leaving aside the idiocy of the "left right center" concepts, accepting them as useful, it's absurd to think that Dems associating with actual commies will cost them.

Look at any of a number of huge actual disastrous issues facing the country, many of them with real world concrete impact on peoples' lives.

Borderless mass migration and utter lawlessness in immigration.

The astonishing and vile "trans" thing WRT minors.

The open calls for violence against federal law enforcement by *elected officials*.

On and on and on.

The dumbing down and brainwashing of the country is only just starting to be reflected in voting, and will be more evident as the younger/less likely voters become older.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (U/Byj)

102 USSR.

What's that stand for? Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

Let me emphasize one word in that: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

What most people don't realize that what the average person thinks is "communism" s actually socialism.

Socialism is not just some watered down compromise between capitalism and communism.

Socialism is extreme leftwing totalitarianism.

USSR? Socialist. Cuba? Socialist. North Vietnam? Socialist. East Germany? Socialist. Etc, etc.

All of these were/are totalitarian police states.

So when someone says they are "merely" socialist, be very afraid.

(True communism is so extreme mot people can't even visualize it: No private property, no nuclear family, no private living quarters, no individuality, etc.)

Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (Av6i5)

103 Posted by: toby928(c) at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (4NO2D)

They are Leninists, with just a dash of neo-Marxism (race and sex instead of class). The important part to them is the role of the intellectual elite as the vanguard of the society. Most of them don't even want change, let alone revolution.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (wGerL)

104 Trotsky was ended by an ice axe. I prefer more surgical means.

Posted by: Walter Freeman at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (f+JVJ)

105 Anything with

Americans For....

= commie front group

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:43 PM (LGS3t)

106 fascists and private property - no real rules. in nazi germany the gov't would when it wanted take away ownership from some people and give it to party loyalists.

seen at gooogle: Following the 1933 Nazi seizure of power, the regime pressured major industrial firms to support German re-armament; when Hugo Junkers, a pacifist, refused to cooperate, the Nazis moved to take control of his companies.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at May 01, 2026 01:44 PM (CWTWj)

107 My 9 month old grandson was babbling loudly and waving his arms in his high chair, so I said He's Mussolini ranting from the balcony" and threw out my Mussolini quotes about "nothing outside the state" and "only blood turns the wheel of history!"

And realized how much he sounded like Democrats.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (wBaIH)

I miss those days. They grow up fast.

Posted by: Reforger at May 01, 2026 01:44 PM (G4ajv)

108 When Hitler rose to power in Germany the Soviets weren't sure if he was the face of the rise of true Marxism in Germany.

Remember Marxist theory said socialism would come from an advanced country via a populist party...which the NAZIs were...not the Bolsheviks.

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

109 Retards on Parade.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 01, 2026 01:45 PM (qcTWE)

110 My usual leftie source says this May Day is about opposing the dictator who has taken over our precious democracy.

I'm not sure he quite understands what a general strike is all about, or who is backing it.

But he is passionate about it, so you really should respect his feelz.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 01:45 PM (DwqWV)

111 For years we’ve called anyone even slightly left of center a socialist. Even someone like Clinton, who while a piece of shit in many aspects, was no socialist.

Disagree. In 2000 FedGov consumed 18% of GDP.

That's socialism.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)

Clinton wanted to take over all Healthcare when he came in. When he went full horndog, he relaxed to save his career and probably was better that the GOPe's running against him at doing stuff for conservatives.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:45 PM (8avO+)

112 So when someone says they are "merely" socialist, be very afraid.

==

How about "Democratic Socialist" ??

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:45 PM (GD0B3)

113 LOL at the ridiculous idea of "losing the center". Leaving aside the idiocy of the "left right center" concepts, accepting them as useful, it's absurd to think that Dems associating with actual commies will cost them.

Indeed - LIVs aren't voting on what the parties call each other.

And more importantly the vote mules and people hole punching dozens of ballots at once don't care if Trump calls them commies, socialists, or "my friends across the aisle"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

114 The Dems can't move to the middle anymore.

Because their dominant constituency is:
1st - black women
2nd - white, unmarried women
3rd - (and this is significant overlap with 1 and 2) government workers or those dependent upon government spending

That's near 90% of the party now.

You're either a willing slave to fund their lifestyle or a problem to be killed--that's how they all view you.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (MtSIY)

115 Gentile's philosophy was practical, in it's way. It wasn't about some projected "history".

Mussolini became a more practical socialist. He edited the most prestigious socialist periodical in Italy for a decade or two.

Which is why the practical model of fascism can fit both a state where people have a grant of private property, as long as they cooperate with the State and a state like Engels' "Dictatorship (In the Name) of the Proletariat", whose direction is away from private property, so in order to adjust everybody, citizens have as little private property as the State can manage.

The key to fascism is Mussolini's summation: (EISNOSNAS) Everything IN the State, Nothing OUTSIDE of the State, Nothing AGAINST the State.

It's a cooperative model--even "compelling cooperation", thus somebody cooperating with the State's lead IS functionally a part of the State.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)

117 Beautiful day here in Seattle.

I expect a shitshow this afternoon. Ugh

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (MLtjZ)

118 Here’s the thing: people here get VERY ANGRY over this, but in fascism, there was still private property. And IIRC Mussolini still maintained the King of Italy.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:40 PM (E6xSb)

Also Mussolini's government was pretty bland on the Jews, and remained so until the Germans "saved" Mussolini and took power in his name

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (rbvCR)

119 "Socialism," is just another disguise for tyranny.

Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Q+gd/)

120 The godless commie heathens need to be put down like pdq cause time’s running out, between them and the muslims.

Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (7RAhE)

121 Bernie says we're not Jew haters. Bernie wouldn't lie .

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:47 PM (gu0hJ)

122 I've just started referring to Democrats as communists. If you say socialist, people will think they just want more welfare & other social programs. Democrats now don't want any limits on their power to tax & confiscate or regulate private property.

Posted by: Dave at May 01, 2026 01:47 PM (sbsMc)

123 When Hitler rose to power in Germany the Soviets weren't sure if he was the face of the rise of true Marxism in Germany.

Remember Marxist theory said socialism would come from an advanced country via a populist party...which the NAZIs were...not the Bolsheviks.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)

That would be pretty dumb of the Soviets. Nazi and Freicorps thugs had been having street wars with communist thugs for a decade by the time Hitler rose to power. Not that there was a lot of difference in the ideology behind them, they would recruit ex-commie thugs to their own cause easily enough.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (8avO+)

124 Put it this way. If they were truly offended there would be ways to satisfy them, even temporarily. Solutions, concessions, agreements.

But they are never satisfied and always offended.

It's a clue. And a big one.

Does anyone think if every white person gave every last cent to every black person and then became their personal slaves for 30 years each, that the Left would be satisfied? During it and even at the end, would they say "great - this is even now we are no longer "offended" by your white privilege."

No. They would not. So it is NOT offense.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (LGS3t)

125 He didn't go through with the extra tattoo on top, by the way.

He just said he would do it, people forgot about it for a week, and then he admitted on a podcast that he wasn't going to do it.

He still has the SS tattoo on his chest, and he's proud of it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:34 PM (Y2NSe)
******
Wow. I did not know that. Many people are under the impression that he covered it up.

Elizabeth Warren is gushing over him.

Remember when Elizabeth Warren was berating Sec. Pete Hegseth for his tattoos, which were actually Christian tattoos?

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)

126 Their policies suck, they don't work, will never work and will make one poorer and angrier. Rs should try that as a message!

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (GD0B3)

127 What's the difference between socialism and communism?
The flag.
Posted by: And we all know it at May 01, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)

One is more polite than the other.

Posted by: Cow Demon

>Logistics. How many moves can you make and plan ahead to advance without losing ground.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (Fbc0I)

128 Bernie says we're not Jew haters. Bernie wouldn't lie .
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:47 PM (gu0hJ)

But Zionists, on the other hand...they hate those guys.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (8avO+)

129
Because their dominant constituency is:
1st - black women
2nd - white, unmarried women
3rd - (and this is significant overlap with 1 and 2) government workers or those dependent upon government spending/i]

An interesting thing to note, in killing USAID Trump cut off one funding source for the left.

But these orgs also employed Karens in mass with inflated salaries. So the NGO isn't paying voters walking money or funding mules, BUT ALSO those Karens aren't cutting checks to their local Dem candidates from their $250K/year salaries either.

It is a double whammy

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (sKqQm)

130 Every communist group used misnomers at part of their naming convention. It hides their true intent.
Posted by: The Crow

Any group with the words "...for Justice" in its name is a communist front.
Posted by: Blutarski


Or "Democratic".

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (vQ9So)

131 Remember when Elizabeth Warren was berating Sec. Pete Hegseth for his tattoos, which were actually Christian tattoos?

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)

Because to Democrats, it's perfectly acceptable to be a Nazi. It is not acceptable to be a Christian.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (iNUL3)

132 The difference between socialism and communism is the number of the dead

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (gu0hJ)

133 Reparations were paid in full at Antietam.

Posted by: But don't get me started at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (2Ez/1)

134 Remember when Elizabeth Warren was berating Sec. Pete Hegseth for his tattoos, which were actually Christian tattoos?
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)

Mad they weren't Indian Tribal Tatoos like hers?

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (8avO+)

135 When Mamdani ran in NY and promised free buses and free groceries, what was the rebuttal ?

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:50 PM (GD0B3)

136 What's the difference between socialism and communism?
--------

Communism has two more m's.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:50 PM (LGS3t)

137 Best to refer to them as Tyrants.

Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 01:50 PM (Q+gd/)

138 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (Zz0t1)

139 126 Their policies suck, they don't work, will never work and will make one poorer and angrier. Rs should try that as a message!
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (GD0B3)

How about, Everything They Touch Turns to Shit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (DwqWV)

140 Where is the center of communist power in the world today? Beijing.

Who is paying for all the subversion, propaganda, and agitation? Beijing.

Who took advantage of the opportunity provided by Beijing to impose Draconian limitations on our civil and constitutional rights?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (RIvkX)

141 @130 People's Liberation

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (gu0hJ)

142 Obama told us we own nothing, the government owns it.

Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (9lqZe)

143 How about, Everything They Touch Turns to Shit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (DwqWV)

how is that going to work in a debate ?

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (GD0B3)

144 Trotsky was good. Stalin was bad. Lenin was the best.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (y171U)

145 There are actually very few true right wing groups out there.

ALL of the ones they label via the media as right wing, aren't. By any stretch.

But, he who controls the narrative, controls the view.


Nazis are not right wing. They are leftists. Hard core leftists.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)

146 "Socialism," is just another disguise for tyranny.
Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Q+gd/)

"It may be a commonwealth for the people, but someone will have to run it for the people. That will be you and me"
H Beam Piper : "A Slave is a Slave"

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (8avO+)

147 fascists and private property - no real rules. in nazi germany the gov't would when it wanted take away ownership from some people and give it to party loyalists.
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That was illustrated in the end of Schindler's list. Had he the ring, had he declined his car, had he resigned from the Nazi party.... he likely wouldn't have kept the factory.

Because the Nazi party didn't have a value of profitability, but how well the factory served the State. So, it wouldn't have mattered how well he could have thrived "on his own".

Your entire enterprise was assignable to some Nazi crony, just based on the idea that Party would rather he have it, and they have decided they don't like you so much.

It's one of the things that weakened the Nazi economy and the war effort.

The idea that Nazi ideologues were "okay with private property" is laughable and just barely true.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (Fi81e)

148 "Socialism," is just another disguise for tyranny.
Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Q+gd/)

Most government is.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (rbvCR)

149 “many lifelong Democrats find themselves feeling politically homeless”

And yet the vast majority will donate to and vote for the very group kicking them out of the home. Useful Idiots all.

Posted by: AnonybotymousDrivel at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (rFyE1)

150 Someone who says he is a "socialist" is just too dumb or dishonest to call himself a "communist."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (RIvkX)

151 Because to Democrats, it's perfectly acceptable to be a Nazi. It is not acceptable to be a Christian.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider


What popped some tops? When they found out that Jimmy Carter's funeral pamphlets had the very same Jerusalem Cross on it.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (vQ9So)

152 "Get your hands out of my f*cking face."

Posted by: Scott J at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (nCTkv)

153 The best was a guy who was handed everything his whole life all the way to the presidency and all he had to do was someone else's bidding and a Martin Luther King shuck and jive when he read a speech, saying "you didn't build that."

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (LGS3t)

154 And (everyone here should know this, but the avergae person does not):

WWII started as an intenecine struggle on the far left -- a conflict between two ideologies:

International Socialsm (the USSR) vs. National Socialism (Germany).

The USSR was a coalition of 19 nations and 50 different ethnicities all embracing socialism as a group, with the goal of slowly expanding outward to ultimately encompass the whole world. That's international socialism.

Germany's brand of socialism was more inward-0directed and self-centered: Socialism is just for us, our nation, our ethnic group. And we'll kill anyone who gets in our way.

Germany wanted to "liberate" "Aryans" living in Poland, Chechoslovakia, eastern Europe, etc., so boom, the conflict with the USSR was inevitable.

But the difference between to two forms of socialism now seems, in retrospect, pretty trivial.

If instead germany and the USSR has banded together to bring socialism to the world, and to work out their differences later, they might have succeeded. Chilling thought..

Posted by: zombie at May 01, 2026 01:53 PM (Av6i5)

155 134 Remember when Elizabeth Warren was berating Sec. Pete Hegseth for his tattoos, which were actually Christian tattoos?
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)

Mad they weren't Indian Tribal Tatoos like hers?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (8avO+)

She has no problem with the Dem frontrunner for Senate to have an SS tattoo.......SS!!

Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)

156 When Mamdani ran in NY and promised free buses and free groceries, what was the rebuttal ?
Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 01:50 PM (GD0B3)

They will fail instantly, as they have done. And now he has a huge budget problem. And a crime problem.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (8avO+)

157 Tyranny is just tranny with a y.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (LGS3t)

158 155 134 Remember when Elizabeth Warren was berating Sec. Pete Hegseth for his tattoos, which were actually Christian tattoos?
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:48 PM (NpAcC)

Mad they weren't Indian Tribal Tatoos like hers?
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:49 PM (8avO+)

She has no problem with the Dem frontrunner for Senate to have an SS tattoo.......SS!!
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)

From Maine!

Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (y171U)

159 Great news! The older lady with her large tits hanging out telling me I get get great erections at any age is not on strike. Neither is King Harv.

Also, the obama library of doom opens in about 50 days. Be sure to get your $30 tickets now and bring your ID.

In honour of May Day, may I suggest that you comment loudly so the volunteers hear you: "Wow, this place cost more than $850 million dollars!!! Everyone working here must be making AMAZING money!"

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (Sco7b)

160 If you look at the origins of fascism and the interwar period things weren't as clear cut as they would later become on ideology

Germany and Italy were originally rivals - Mussolini was willing to oppose Hitler moving into Austria for example, but after trying to deal with Britain/France he decided Hitler was the strong horse...

And in several cases, traditionalist leaders like Franco in Spain and Horthy in Hungary ended up allied with Germany not through an ideological agreement, but because the alternative was communism.

Spain is especially interesting - compare the RCC in Franco's Spain with Nationalist Socialist Germany's relations with Archbishop Galen and the Pope (specifically Germany considered assassinating/executing both of them for their Catholic stances)

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)

161 She has no problem with the Dem frontrunner for Senate to have an SS tattoo.......SS!!
Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)

Being surprised at Democrat evil and perfidy is a life time of hard work I gave up on long, long ago.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (8avO+)

162 149 “many lifelong Democrats find themselves feeling politically homeless”

And yet the vast majority will donate to and vote for the very group kicking them out of the home. Useful Idiots all.

Posted by: AnonybotymousDrivel at May 01, 2026 01:52 PM (rFyE1)

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2026 sees the further rise of the white progressive in Talarico in TX and Platner in ME. This is matched with the rise of the Arab communist El-Sayed in MI.

Both whites lose their races. El-Sayed might lose his.

2028 sees the reassertion of the black caucus with their preferred candidate Kamala.

Internal Democrat dynamics are in...flux. Should be fun if they can be kept out of power.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (Y2NSe)

163 The Demoncrat Party would be better called the "Kill and Loot" Party.

They want you dead so they can loot your corpse to make themselves richer.

Posted by: XTC at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (6Uni8)

164 155
She has no problem with the Dem frontrunner for Senate to have an SS tattoo.......SS!!

Posted by: Joemarine at May 01, 2026 01:54 PM (y171U)

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"What's wrong with having a tattoo celebrating social security?"
-DU, 93% probability

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (Y2NSe)

165 I'm never on strike.

Posted by: The older lady with her large tits hanging out at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (2Ez/1)

166 Spain is especially interesting - compare the RCC in Franco's Spain with Nationalist Socialist Germany's relations with Archbishop Galen and the Pope (specifically Germany considered assassinating/executing both of them for their Catholic stances)
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)

If only there was a book about the situation in Spain...someone should do something!

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (8avO+)

167 They want you dead so they can loot your corpse to make themselves richer.
Posted by: XTC
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Bonus: They get to cast your vote

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (XeU6L)

168 May Day a few years ago I was tdy in the Seattle area. I’m driving down this semi rural road when a car passes me in a curve and swerves into a tree stand. I stop, run over to the car and look into the drivers side thinking death or serious injury. Now I can also smell fuel so there’s an urgency. What do I see? Some woman, thrown into the passenger side because she wasn’t belted in. She topless, and her legs are up and you can see London. I notice there are May Day signs in the car and she smells like vodka. She has a head laceration that’s bleeding down her face, probably some serious contusions. I ask if she’s ok and can she work her way to the driver side so I can pull her out of the window. What does she say? “You’re cute” and she starts making sexual remarks. I’m like ma’am we have to move before this thing catches on fire. Nope. She says she’s comfortable and asks if I saw her bottle of Tito’s. PD shows up along with rescue. I told them what’s going on, he shakes his head and say it happens every year.

You can’t make this up.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (aobjm)

169 And Fascism was Mussolini who was the editor of the largest Marxist newspaper in Italy.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (kxLc1)

170 The Demoncrat Party would be better called the "Kill and Loot" Party.

They want you dead so they can loot your corpse to make themselves richer.
Posted by: XTC at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (6Uni

You left out "Enslave"

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (8avO+)

171 In personal relationships a Narcissist will often act like you have breached their special code to make you feel remorseful. To anyone reasonably normal, it looks and sounds and even *feels* like it is offense speaking.

But it's not. It's control.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (LGS3t)

It sounds more like marriage.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (g8Ew8)

172 Helicopter rides for free.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (qjJKh)

173 Remember when Elizabeth Warren was berating Sec. Pete Hegseth for his tattoos, which were actually Christian tattoos?
Posted by: redridinghood



Jimmy Carter's Funeral Program with Jerusalem Cross.


https://tinyurl.com/4shpsv84

Posted by: rickb223 at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (vQ9So)

174 If instead germany and the USSR has banded together to bring socialism to the world, and to work out their differences later, they might have succeeded. Chilling thought..

Stalin attempted to pull Germany into a more permanent alliance against the west a couple of times and of course they were allied from 39-41.

And the irony here is that from 39-41 it wasn't unusual for socialists to disparage Churchill as a warmonger that hated German people

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)

175 Every woman leftist politician endorsing Platner dreams of him ravishing them on top of a Tiger Tank

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (gu0hJ)

176 Where is the center of communist power in the world today? Beijing.

Who is paying for all the subversion, propaganda, and agitation? Beijing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (RIvkX)
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There aren't many people living on communes in China. I have no idea if China is preparing people for that.

I don't think there are supposed to be any slaves in a "socialism", outside of the new form serfs it creates.

How eager do you think China is for the "state to wither" (again Engels is pretty weaselly on what constitutes the "dissolution of the State", and it could be whenever a State deems itself as having accomplished its Marxist ends). The withering away of the State is the main thing that state-centrist fascists rejected from Marx' theory.

China is a nation. China has a state that's not likely to go away. It is a national socialism, but probably slightly more bent to Marxian Maoism in theme.

China is a fascist empire.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (Fi81e)

177 78 In a way, Fascism was a way to create cartels in banking, manufacturing and labor, which secured the status of each, and prevented any change or betterment while assuring them that no encroachment would be possible
Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:38 PM (rbvCR)

This largely describes America's economy in the present day.

Posted by: People forget how much early Progs LOVED fascism at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (TbWk/)

178 "The increasing willingness of mainstream Democrats to align with extremist socialist groups is a major factor in why the Democratic Party is losing the center more and more, and why so many lifelong Democrats find themselves feeling politically homeless,"

And the solution, the only possible solution, is to paint the Republicans as Fascists. They have to make us seem worse than them.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (954tc)

179
How about, Everything They Touch Turns to Shit.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 01:51 PM (DwqWV)


Reminds me of an old Steve Dahl / Gary Meyer rant on Chicago radio when I was a kid.

"You want to wrap everything in plastic like they wrap the cups at the Holiday Inn in, then wonder why it fails. You wanna know why? BECAUSE EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH TURNS TO CRAP!!! That's why!"

It was quite epic. I actually had it on cassette somewhere. Not sure if it's still around.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (Zz0t1)

180 176 China is a fascist empire.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (Fi81e)

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Why do none of the communist nations ever shed their governments to become socialist utopias?

Easy.

They're all controlled by the CIA.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (Y2NSe)

181 Twitter is filled with commies talking about out stacking the Supreme Court when they get in power and making the magats pay.

Things are going swimmingly.

Posted by: The Dog at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (XodLO)

182 There will always be people who want to take to the streets when someone yells 'Revolution!'

We just have more of those kinds of people these days.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (DgMqy)

183 2028 sees the reassertion of the black caucus with their preferred candidate Kamala.

Internal Democrat dynamics are in...flux. Should be fun if they can be kept out of power.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (Y2NSe)

I still don't see Kamala as anyone's preferred candidate. This doesn't mean they won't run her, or that they won't spin the usual leftist mad crush for the dictator with her.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:00 PM (8avO+)

184 Most of Twitter is bots.

Posted by: Prove me wrong at May 01, 2026 02:00 PM (2Ez/1)

185 171 In personal relationships a Narcissist will often act like you have breached their special code to make you feel remorseful. To anyone reasonably normal, it looks and sounds and even *feels* like it is offense speaking.

But it's not. It's control.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (LGS3t)

It sounds more like marriage.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (g8Ew

So you know my ex-wife then?

Posted by: Sure don't miss that. Not one bit. at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (TbWk/)

186 Everything for Everybody! For Free!

Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Q+gd/)

187 Where is the center of communist power in the world today? Beijing.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I'd argue they are fascist. They have fictitious property ownership and little to no job assignment, while demanding complete loyalty to the state without the ruse of the People as the core of it.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (diia5)

188 183
I still don't see Kamala as anyone's preferred candidate. This doesn't mean they won't run her, or that they won't spin the usual leftist mad crush for the dictator with her.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:00 PM (8avO+)

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You have to ignore every Democrat primary poll right now that shows Kamala with double digit leads over Newsom.

Yes, Democrats love Kamala. They do.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Y2NSe)

189 U. of Oregon rolling out "ICE alert" system, based on a system established for things like real emergencies, shootings, etc. So illegals can escape apprehension.

Absent some really really really important impediment or 14-dimensional strategery consideration (which is doubtful), the administration's complete silence and inaction on *official* lawlessness is becoming deafening.

8USC1324 includes, prominently, aiding or abetting illegals.

DOJ sent a letter to 400+ "sanctuary" jurisdictions last year warning of prosecutions under this statute.

Oh well.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (U/Byj)

190 China is a nation. China has a state that's not likely to go away. It is a national socialism, but probably slightly more bent to Marxian Maoism in theme.

China is a fascist empire.
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:58 PM (Fi81e)

China isn't a state, it is many states held together by force and has been for thousands of years.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (8avO+)

191 Nazi Germany and the USSR basically attacked Poland at the same time.

I hate that the USSR was given so much after the war they helped start.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (kxLc1)

192 If Dems want to win a presidential election they need to follow the script of 92 and 08.

Find a leader without a national identity yet that they can claim is moderate.

So one of those red to purple state Dem governors would be an obvious choice.

But they won't do it. The leading candidates all have public profiles as leftists - Newsom, Harris, Bootyjizz, etc.

I suspect 2028 will look a hell of a lot like 2024.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (sKqQm)

193 @162 TJM , good scenario. By 2028 the old guard will be mostly gone and the younger Dem factions will be vying for power. It will be ugly because the younger ones are stupid and immature

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (gu0hJ)

194 In personal relationships a Narcissist will often act like you have breached their special code to make you feel remorseful. To anyone reasonably normal, it looks and sounds and even *feels* like it is offense speaking.

But it's not. It's control.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (LGS3t)

Oh, hay, "Cluster B" though that also includes the basic assumption that everyone is going to betray him or her and every check is the first step in the inevitable betrayal.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (rbvCR)

195 Now the leftie idiot is posting that this is all about telling Trump and "the billionaires" that this is our country, not theirs.

Huh.

I guess once you actually make good money, you aren't an American any more?

Envy. Pure and simple. The root of every budding commie.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (DwqWV)

196 Most of Twitter is bots.
Posted by: Prove me wrong at May 01, 2026 02:00 PM (2Ez/1)

Just what a bot would say.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (8avO+)

197 Germany and Italy were originally rivals - Mussolini was willing to oppose Hitler moving into Austria for example, but after trying to deal with Britain/France he decided Hitler was the strong horse...
Posted by: 18-1

Britain and France dumped him after he invaded Ethiopia. He really had no one to turn to at that point except Hitler.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (77rzZ)

198 170 The Demoncrat Party would be better called the "Kill and Loot" Party.

They want you dead so they can loot your corpse to make themselves richer.
Posted by: XTC at May 01, 2026 01:56 PM (6Uni

You left out "Enslave"

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (8avO+)

No, that's what the Mexicans and Muslims are for.

Everyone else, they want dead.

Posted by: XTC at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (6Uni8)

199 This largely describes America's economy in the present day.
Posted by: People forget how much early Progs LOVED fascism at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (TbWk/)

Yes, this is why I am so pissy about things most of the time.
Did you notice Trump is kicking the stilts out from under it all?

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)

200 192
But they won't do it. The leading candidates all have public profiles as leftists - Newsom, Harris, Bootyjizz, etc.

I suspect 2028 will look a hell of a lot like 2024.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (sKqQm)

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Obama was already getting a national profile by 2006. And then he barely beat Hillary in 2008 entirely built on the strength of the black vote behind him.

There is no one coming out of the blue to save Democrats from Kamala.

She's going to black girl magic herself to the nomination. She won't even debate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (Y2NSe)

201 Sorry for the obama library countdown. I just LOVE everything about that place.

On my personal projects, I'm onto landmarks and these were just produced by gemini. Honestly. Perfect...

1. The Architecture of Agony
The Vibe: Dark history, dungeons, and places designed for suffering.

2. Necropolises & Cities of the Dead
The Vibe: Massive, terrifying, or beautiful concentrations of the deceased.

5. Cursed Ground & Haunted Horizons
The Vibe: Places where the atmosphere is heavy and the locals won't go after dark.

7. Forbidden Knowledge: The Great Libraries
The Vibe: Massive, intimidating, or secret repositories of human thought.

10. Monuments to the Absurd
The Vibe: Human-made structures that make no sense, are wildly over-the-top, or purely eccentric.


Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (Sco7b)

202 The Demoncrat Party would be better called the "Kill and Loot" Party.

They want you dead so they can loot your corpse to make themselves richer.
Posted by: XTC
......

Then move onto your empty house and burn the furniture for heat.

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (UjdFS)

203 The only good communist is a ded communist.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (abIsI)

204 It's getting high time for good men to do something.

Trump is but one man doing his best, with some flaws rolled in for good measure.


It seems the Liberty Tree is getting quite parched.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Zz0t1)

205 199 This largely describes America's economy in the present day.
Posted by: People forget how much early Progs LOVED fascism at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (TbWk/)

Yes, this is why I am so pissy about things most of the time.
Did you notice Trump is kicking the stilts out from under it all?

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)

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But he's bailing out Spirit Airlines with a preferred loan, which means he's actually the worst president since Washington.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (Y2NSe)

206 Yes, Democrats love Kamala. They do.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Y2NSe)

Well, then, let's hope they run her ass.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (DwqWV)

207 If Dems want to win a presidential election they need to follow the script of 92 and 08.

Find a leader without a national identity yet that they can claim is moderate.

So one of those red to purple state Dem governors would be an obvious choice.

But they won't do it. The leading candidates all have public profiles as leftists - Newsom, Harris, Bootyjizz, etc.

I suspect 2028 will look a hell of a lot like 2024.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:02 PM (sKqQm)

Them having to run Biden showed the limits of the 'unknown' candidate idea. It is the only thing that worked in the past, but these days the internet will make an unknown known in days if not hours.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (8avO+)

208 Also important to note that "International" socialism was based on class and therefore transnational.

"National" socialism was based on race and therefore definitely not transnational.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (RIvkX)

209 And Fascism was Mussolini who was the editor of the largest Marxist newspaper in Italy.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 01:57 PM (kxLc1)
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Right. He started being more influenced by Giovanni Gentile's writing. And he gradually split with Italian Marxists over the stability of the State.

To Gentile, you can't really get much done that benefits “everybody” without the State leading it.

Thus the development of fascism was really a rejection of the "withering away of the state" which was “necessary” in Marx's theory.

BTW, there are plenty of people who get this wrong. Marxism, Fascism, those are ideologies. Conservatives are often not subordinating the theory or idea to empirically judged "successes".

It's one of the reasons why 20th-century progressives have viewed "conservatism" as inherently "anti-intellectual".

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)

210 206 Yes, Democrats love Kamala. They do.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:01 PM (Y2NSe)

Well, then, let's hope they run her ass.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM (DwqWV)

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When you have 70-80% support from roughly 40% of the electorate while you only get 30% of support from the rest, well, you're going to win.

That's the Democrat primary now. And her black support will only increase.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Y2NSe)

211
There is no one more stingy with his own money than a DemSoc.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (HdYcL)

212 Amend the 1A to ban evil Muslims.
Then kill every single evil Muslim in this country,
Would that make you feel better?
Posted by: Cow Demon
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It's a nice start. Call it a pre-emptive action, the muzzy faith dictates that they either convert, kill, or marginalize (to the point of death) all non muzzies. When their holy book says that this is what a good muzzy should do, I think it is wise to take them at their word. Don't you?

Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 01, 2026 02:07 PM (JNTt1)

213 211
There is no one more stingy with his own money than a DemSoc.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (HdYcL)

But they love spending yours...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:07 PM (FtULh)

214 "Forward, the Light Brigade!"
Was there a man dismay’d?
Not tho’ the soldier knew
Some one had blunder’d:
Theirs not to make reply,
Theirs not to reason why,
Theirs but to do and die:
Into the valley of Death
Rode the six hundred.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (Fbc0I)

215 LOL! Trump just buzzed the DC May Day protesters in Marine One.

https://tinyurl.com/5c9cmvt8

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (3ImbR)

216 Obama was already getting a national profile by 2006. And then he barely beat Hillary in 2008 entirely built on the strength of the black vote behind him.

There is no one coming out of the blue to save Democrats from Kamala.

She's going to black girl magic herself to the nomination. She won't even debate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:04 PM (Y2NSe)

He beat Hillary when the Superdelegates betrayed her to support him. She never closed in that gap. They neutered the Supers after that, but it was too late for her.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (8avO+)

217 Them having to run Biden showed the limits of the 'unknown' candidate idea. It is the only thing that worked in the past, but these days the internet will make an unknown known in days if not hours.

Yes but I think that play can still work on LIVs who often will tell you "I just wish there was a moderate, non-crazy candidate I could vote for".

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (sKqQm)

218 Posted by: People forget how much early Progs LOVED fascism at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (TbWk/)

Very much so. Obama oversaw the final push of our economy into a fascist system. Watching various corporate heads maneuver to show they're company was " the good one" that should be picked for national support was interesting. Now Trump is trying to wind some of that back, so of course *he's* the "fascist".

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (lFFaq)

219 215 LOL! Trump just buzzed the DC May Day protesters in Marine One.

https://tinyurl.com/5c9cmvt8

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (3ImbR)


Sparse "crowd".

Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (FtULh)

220
The legacy of Obama is that the Democrat electoral losses at the federal and state levels wiped out a generation of moderates and left the field open to the wackos.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (HdYcL)

221 I worked and shopped today. Suck it, commies!

Posted by: Josephistan at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (y9ksN)

222 It's one of the reasons why 20th-century progressives have viewed "conservatism" as inherently "anti-intellectual".
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)

Its because or "intellectuals" that century and since were all communists.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (8avO+)

223 Local school district closed schools so teachers could go to Raleigh and join (with pay) the May Day rally / protest for more money.

Same school district that paid out $72 million in bonuses and “lost” another $46 million in county funds. No one can say for sure where the $46 million went. They raised the proficiency scores to 68% by including private schools in the data.

Public school cult is a cancer on the country.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (23/y9)

224 222 It's one of the reasons why 20th-century progressives have viewed "conservatism" as inherently "anti-intellectual".
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)

=====

I all fairness, I am an illiterate.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)

225 I kind of hope the Dem standard bearer is Newsom. I want him to explain how he has spent $126B on a high speed train that doesn't have a mile of track yet laid.

I can see Vance or Rubio spitting back how they went to the moon and beat Iran in a way for a fraction of that...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

226 Sparse "crowd".
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (FtULh)

not many factory workers and miners in DC.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (8avO+)

227
it's absurd to think that Dems associating with actual commies will cost them.

Posted by: rhomboid

==============

This is what gets me. Who says the Dems should panic because of the extremist takeover? The vast majority of people are simply brand-faithful and barely skim the news; when they do, it's another diabetic Mexican grandma being ripped from her family and transported back to Dirt Village on a ... boxcar, probably. Or some earnest "transwoman" who just wants dignity.

I don't think Dems have a thing to worry about when it comes to the party itself.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (n7rxJ)

228 LOL! Trump just buzzed the DC May Day protesters in Marine One.

https://tinyurl.com/5c9cmvt8

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 02:08 PM (3ImbR)



This man. He gets it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Zz0t1)

229 Posted by: The Crow

The best example of this was the American League for Peace and Democracy, which was Stalin's agit-prop operation in the 30s. Advocated for American involvement in Europe until August 15, 1939, then was isolationist until June 22, 1941. Very confusing times for American Communists.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (wGerL)

230
I all fairness, I am an illiterate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)


And an asshole!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Zz0t1)

231 225 I kind of hope the Dem standard bearer is Newsom. I want him to explain how he has spent $126B on a high speed train that doesn't have a mile of track yet laid.

I can see Vance or Rubio spitting back how they went to the moon and beat Iran in a way for a fraction of that...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

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Newsom would be a worse candidate than Kamala.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)

232 230
I all fairness, I am an illiterate.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)


And an asshole!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Zz0t1)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (Y2NSe)

233 And the biggest thing is, the Democrats have completely insulated themselves from any feedback or consequences.

Their voters did GREAT under Biden; Covid was fantastic and wonderful for them.

That's how far removed from reality they really are.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (MtSIY)

234 Mussolini was a psychopath rapist and Hitler was a huge fanbois . They met in 1934 and a narcissistic Mussolini opposed Hitler taking Austria. Hitler left disappointed as again he was a fan. They met again in 1937 and became besties.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (kxLc1)

235 "National" socialism was based on race and therefore definitely not transnational.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (RIvkX)
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It doesn't have to be based on race. But it does seem that tribal politics are allowed to fester more.

The fact that not a single Marxist revolution has resulted in that leader throwing their lot in with established Marxian-themed nation, demonstrates the value of the State.

A strength that Mussolini predicted.

You can see that early 20th-century "sophisticated society" was just more eugenic-minded. Since nobody has dubbed their form of government "fascist" or "national socialist" since then, means that most self-claimed fascist states will exist when sophisticates were very eugenically-minded.

However, I argue that Europe is filled with multi-party national socialist states. Who are moving toward the point where the government decides everything it decides it needs to decide.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (Fi81e)

236 It's being reported that the total cost of the rallies on May Day will be 2 billion dollars.

This will be more than what was spent on the Trump, Kamala election.

The left is also using this for voter registration.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (NpAcC)

237 Newsom would be a worse candidate than Kamala.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)

She was smart enough to hide for about 40 of her 100 days.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (8avO+)

238
I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (Y2NSe)



Righteous bucks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

239 Here's the fallacy of the current Socialist Democratic Party. They long to re-enact the Communist rebellion of the early 20th Century. That rebellion was organic. The Socialist Democrats current protests for Communism is funded by mostly us taxpayers through public school funding malfeasance and NGOs. Therefore, the current protests are performative executed by individuals who have not vested interest in why they are there nor do they even know why they are there. It's just virtue signaling to their teachers to not punish them with bad grades. This is creating a society of people who do not express their true feelings. OMG! That is probably the point. Create a society of sheeple.

Posted by: John at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (0DsdP)

240 Very much so. Obama oversaw the final push of our economy into a fascist system. Watching various corporate heads maneuver to show they're company was " the good one" that should be picked for national support was interesting. Now Trump is trying to wind some of that back, so of course *he's* the "fascist".
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (lFFaq)

I'd call it an impressive sleight of hand, but it has all the subtlety of a kinetic weapon from orbit.

Posted by: And quite the display of ignorance as well at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (TbWk/)

241 It's one of the reasons why 20th-century progressives have viewed "conservatism" as inherently "anti-intellectual".

And its funny. Anyone that has studied politics will quickly identify that people use political power for self advancement.

So the only safe way to have political power in your society is to minimize it, divide it up into different spheres, and make it as a local as possible. Yes this is exactly what the US founders did.

But the left always pops up with a "but then we can't do all the great things we need to do!" which in turn is answered by "if you can't get them to do it voluntarily it shouldn't be done"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (sKqQm)

242 Since we're on the subject of gaslighting and lies, how does the left continue to deny the fact that they were the ones FOR SLAVERY before the mythical "party switch"

Where is the source of this ridiculous claim?

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (CncsH)

243
237 Newsom would be a worse candidate than Kamala.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:10 PM (Y2NSe)

She was smart enough to hide for about 40 of her 100 days.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (8avO+)

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Kamala will get Obama levels of black support.

Newsom is just as embarrassing with a terrible record, but he wouldn't get the black support.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (Y2NSe)

244 Hitler left disappointed as again he was a fan. They met again in 1937 and became besties.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (kxLc1)

Didn't end well for either of them

Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (FtULh)

245
The left is also using this for voter registration.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (NpAcC)


You misspelled mail-in voter ballot theft.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

246 Old and Busted: Hobo with a Shotgun

New Hotness: Zombie McCarthy with a Chainsaw

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 01, 2026 02:13 PM (dK+Kv)

247 So why were fascists good with private property?
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (E6xSb)

Short answer: because they were pragmatic Socialists. They were OK with the proles having the illusion of private property, and with the big industrialists making buckets of money, as long as they did the Party's bidding.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (utfVc)

248 116
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:46 PM (Fi81e)

This morning I learned from Grumpy that you can put end tags, by themselves, in your sig. You can't see them, but I have all four in mine now: /i, /b, /u, and /s (with square brackets of course, to clarify for jokers).

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (Sy6m/)

249 Sparse "crowd".
Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (FtULh)
~~~~~

Yes. Maybe cutting off their money pipeline is having an effect.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (3ImbR)

250 10. Monuments to the Absurd
The Vibe: Human-made structures that make no sense, are wildly over-the-top, or purely eccentric.


Posted by: Stateless
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Heh. When criticizing much of contemporary architure, I am told that I just do not understand the 'elegance' of the design.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (XeU6L)

251 Well, then, let's hope they run her ass.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 01, 2026 02:05 PM

Who in the party, after all, hasn't?

Posted by: Willie Brown at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM (l1Oiv)

252
I kind of hope the Dem standard bearer is Newsom. I want him to explain how he has spent $126B on a high speed train that doesn't have a mile of track yet laid.

I can see Vance or Rubio spitting back how they went to the moon and beat Iran in a way for a fraction of that...

Posted by: 18-1

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Newsom has a deflection for everything. Plus a hairline.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:15 PM (n7rxJ)

253 The issue now with the US economy (IMO) is the financialization of every aspect. There is a focus on profit over production, and with a short term horizon for investments. There are fewer companies now that will sell you a widget that you can use for decades for example but those companies that don't won't be around in five years, like as not.

There are a number of reasons for this, but part of it is the inflation making long term investments that don't give regular dividends a bad idea, and taxation that means holding stock and raw materials an overall liability.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:15 PM (rbvCR)

254 Good afternoon Ace and everyone
The weekend is here

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:15 PM (Ia/+0)

255 "National" socialism was based on race and therefore definitely not transnational.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (RIvkX)
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It doesn't have to be based on race. But it does seem that tribal politics are allowed to fester more.

The fact that not a single Marxist revolution has resulted in that leader throwing their lot in with established Marxian-themed nation, demonstrates the value of the State.

A strength that Mussolini predicted.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (Fi81e)

German N.S wasn't based on race but German culture and whatever made up crap history they could construct. Their designated enemy wasn't a race, but a religious group, the Jews that the decided to call a race.

When the Germans were fighting for the origin of the "Caucasian" race, they had no problem massacring the resididents like flies in the process.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:15 PM (8avO+)

256 This morning I learned from Grumpy that you can put end tags, by themselves, in your sig. You can't see them, but I have all four in mine now: /i, /b, /u, and /s (with square brackets of course, to clarify for jokers).
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM

You new here?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (l1Oiv)

257 It's one of the reasons why 20th-century progressives have viewed "conservatism" as inherently "anti-intellectual".
Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)

Its because or "intellectuals" that century and since were all communists.
Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (8avO+)
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True, but it's how they turned it. In the discussion of Marxism, to be concerned about economy and self interest was to be "anti-intellectual" because you were rejecting "academic ideas" for material concerns.

So, it's a sieve for how "academics" and "intellectuals" and people who pursued those descriptions became mostly ideologues. Who's main claim to fame is grousing because the distribution of property is not "perfect".

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Fi81e)

258 241 It's one of the reasons why 20th-century progressives have viewed "conservatism" as inherently "anti-intellectual".


To the liberals, phrenologically speaking, we are all stupid and violent. They've done studies!! Science.


Here's from supergrok by the way...

Here’s a snapshot of the top Democratic 2028 presidential front-runners (as of early May 2026), drawn from recent polling averages and Polymarket betting odds:

Gavin Newsom: ~18–26%
Kamala Harris: ~12–29%
Pete Buttigieg: ~11%
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC): ~8–10%
Josh Shapiro: ~5%
Mark Kelly: ~5%
JB Pritzker: ~4%
Cory Booker: ~3%
Others/Undecided: The rest (field is wide open)

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Sco7b)

259 Most non Republicans are Marxists
And can't wait for total control or a revolution

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (Ia/+0)

260 "You know modern Democrats aren't actually offended by Nazis or Slavery, right?"

Vintage Democrats were pretty big on slavery too. And Jim Crow 1.0

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (X5FXP)

261 What's the difference between socialism and communism?
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When they start shooting the people.

Communists shoot the people to get into power.
Socialists shoot the people to keep power.

And they always start shooting the people.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 01, 2026 02:16 PM (MtSIY)

262 Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:06 PM (Fi81e)

Yes and I simplify it by saying Mussolini broke with the Italian Marxists because he didn't think they went far enough to establish socialism.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (kxLc1)

263 Let's use our paid holiday to get out and protest!

Oh, the stupid, it hurts.

Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (9lqZe)

264 Black shirts or brown shirts. What's the difference?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (954tc)

265 Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer, a world of handy historical info.

Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (7RAhE)

266 Shapiro should be the OBVIOUS choice for Dems right now.

Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).

But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (sKqQm)

267 They're the worst kind of Staliniusts. They all aspire to run the gulags, and especially the gas chambvers.

Posted by: TJ jackson at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (bXvrr)

268 Nood.

DOJ Releases Video of the Democrats' Latest Programmed-to-Kill Assasssin
—Disinformation Expert Ace

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (Sco7b)

269 I kind of hope the Dem standard bearer is Newsom. I want him to explain how he has spent $126B on a high speed train that doesn't have a mile of track yet laid.

The original estimate for the cost was $33B. The recent estimate is $231B. Juuuuust a bit outside.

https://youtu.be/IVP9WUGdgPg

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (Riz8t)

270 Italicans

Posted by: Racially Ambiguous Honky at May 01, 2026 02:19 PM (X5FXP)

271 Hitler left disappointed as again he was a fan. They met again in 1937 and became besties.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:11 PM (kxLc1)

Didn't end well for either of them

Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 02:12 PM (FtULh)
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Ended worse for Stalin.

Hours of excruciating pain and seizures lying on the floor (maybe?), pissing himself. And he had made himself such an terror that sounds of pain could not get people to open that door.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (Fi81e)

272 266 Shapiro should be the OBVIOUS choice for Dems right now.

Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).

But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 02:18 PM (sKqQm)
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how about Beshear

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (G0vdT)

273 Goebbels was also a Marxist before becoming a Nazi.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (kxLc1)

274 Nood USSS video.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (iNUL3)

275 Yes and I simplify it by saying Mussolini broke with the Italian Marxists because he didn't think they went far enough to establish socialism.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:17 PM (kxLc1)[

The Anarcho-syndicalists as a bloc had more juice than the Marxists, who were more academics than anything.
They were also the ones blowing shit up in protest, and that was what brought the industrialists into the negotiations.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rbvCR)

276 Harold Ford would be the best for the Democrats as he pretends to be moderate.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (kxLc1)

277
Dump on the Republicans all you want, but remember they can't have a local headquarters and need security at all local events because of violence from the left.

Raging commies don't stop there, they go after people in their homes.

We have been at war. Terrorists and assholes on the left get their hands slapped.

Posted by: Auspex at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (DECkL)

278 This morning I learned from Grumpy that you can put end tags, by themselves, in your sig. You can't see them, but I have all four in mine now: /i, /b, /u, and /s (with square brackets of course, to clarify for jokers).
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 02:14 PM



It also makes your quote look silly when it makes the main page sidebar.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 02:24 PM (Zz0t1)

279 Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:22 PM (rbvCR)

Mussolini saw himself as an intellectual but again also a sociopath that saw force needed to obtain his goals .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 02:25 PM (kxLc1)

280 Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 02:03 PM (rbvCR)

Good point

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 02:26 PM (LGS3t)

281
Shapiro should be the OBVIOUS choice for Dems right now.

Moderate profile from a moderate state. (Yes I know he is a nutbar).

But he's Jewish so I guess that is a non-starter for them
Posted by: 18-1

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You'd think THEY would be a non-starter for HIM.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 02:42 PM (n7rxJ)

282 May 1, is the feast day celebrating St. Joseph the Worker. We used to have proper Pope’s that hated communism.

Posted by: TitanTom at May 01, 2026 03:12 PM (a7cyL)

Trump's Push for Election Integrity Uncovers 34,000 Dead Voters on North Carolina's Rolls

I'd like to know how often the dead have cast votes in North Carolina.

Note these states continually refuse to take the most basic steps to clean their voter rolls -- until forced by lawsuit or federal action.

Why is that?


The North Carolina State Board of Elections identified approximately 34,000 dead people on the state's voter rolls following a comprehensive data comparison with a federal database.

Earlier this month, the NCSBE submitted over 7.3 million voter records to the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database as part of an initiative to strengthen the accuracy and integrity of the state's voter registration list. The NCSBE clarified that the identification of deceased individuals on the state's voter rolls does not necessarily indicate illegal votes were cast.

"While we expected to find some cases, this is higher than we anticipated," Sam Hayes, the executive director of the State Board of Elections, said in a press release.


The discovery came amid the agency's ongoing effort to verify the citizenship status of voters, which the NCSBE voted along party lines earlier this month to do after facing lawsuits from the Trump administration for allegedly failing to maintain an accurate voter list.

The NCSBE said it will work with county boards of elections to remove the names from the voter rolls.

Federal law requires states to remove from their voter rolls people who are ineligible for reasons such as being deceased and North Carolina already has a process of biennial list maintenance to remove ineligible voters from its roles, according to Dr. Andy Jackson, director of the Civitas Center for Public Integrity at the John Locke Foundation, who indicated that the state removed 500,000 ineligible voters through this program in 2025.

However, as Jackson points out for deceased voters, it can take eight to 10 years for their names to be removed.

Government working at typical levels of government efficiency.

...

The Trump administration has also launched a nationwide push to obtain full statewide voter-registration lists and list-maintenance records, suing those states failing to comply. The Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia to try to force the release of the data, according to the Associated Press.
President Donald Trump standing in the Oval Office at the White House

The Republican National Committee's official election integrity account on X said that the findings in North Carolina "is EXACTLY" why the Trump administration is forcing states to clean up their voter rolls.

"Turns out checking state voter rolls against federal records actually helps keep them more accurate. Who knew?" quipped Frank LaRose, Ohio secretary of state and candidate for Ohio auditor of state.

I can't help noticing that the thing the media assures me can never happen -- at least when a Democrat wins -- seems to be deliberately engineered to happen.

Hello! Happy Friday!

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:12 PM




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Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (a992C)

2 Trump's Push for Election Integrity Uncovers 34,000 Dead Voters on North Carolina's Rolls

Rookie numbers. -- Oregon and Michigan

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (ExV1e)

3 Bro!

Posted by: Brometheus at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (GYrNB)

4 Silly ... dead people don't vote.

(but Dems running the polls can vote for them, and dump their ballots covertly)

Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (vbXSk)

5 And they're all still collecting SS!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (Sco7b)

6 Unexpectedly !!!

Posted by: Adriane the Critic Just Being Critical, Again . . . at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (3ZUWJ)

7 They fight like wildcats to keep dead people on the rolls.We know why.

Posted by: steevy at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (YwEeS)

8 I don't want to vote for a Democrat. I want to go for a walk!

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (gKWVE)

9 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (PQb8B)

10 Just the tip of the old iceberg

Posted by: It's me donna at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (bQJaK)

11 Note these states continually refuse to take the most basic steps to clean their voter rolls -- until forced by lawsuit or federal action.

Why is that?


The corruption is deep and pervasive.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (2WIwB)

12 They've been getting away with so much for so long, they've developed an entitlement to get away with it forever. They're offended at being forced to reform.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (E2lD7)

13 Nooded.
Back to work.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (Sco7b)

14 I think Paul was in flinging shit yesterday about how none of the ineligible voters ever voted ever.

I call bullshit. There's a REASON they're still on the roles.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (PQb8B)

15 Because it's deliberately engineered to happen.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (bss/y)

16 Note these states continually refuse to take the most basic steps to clean their voter rolls -- until forced by lawsuit or federal action.

Why is that?

This is a trick question, right?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

17 Seriously, I’ll bet the Dems have not won a lot of statewide elections for decades.

And we are paying for it in every way

Posted by: Czech Chick at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (A/L+S)

18 14 I think Paul was in flinging shit yesterday about how none of the ineligible voters ever voted ever.

I call bullshit. There's a REASON they're still on the roles.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (PQb8B)

Then, Paul, you won't mind that we remove them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (bss/y)

19 Is that a lot?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (2Ez/1)

20 We have more dead people voting than live people voting.
Not to mention the illegals voting.

Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (9lqZe)

21 I think Paul was in flinging shit yesterday about how none of the ineligible voters ever voted ever.

I call bullshit. There's a REASON they're still on the roles.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (PQb8B)

Then, Paul, you won't mind that we remove them.


Racist!

Posted by: Paul, probably at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

22 Note these states continually refuse to take the most basic steps to clean their voter rolls -- until forced by lawsuit or federal action.

Why is that?
--------

We may never know the motive.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (LGS3t)

23
for deceased voters, it can take eight to 10 years for their names to be removed.

===============

WHY is hell? Oh, that's right. Trump's fault, because he

1 - reduced the size of the federal work force
2 - ??
3 - profit!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (n7rxJ)

24 17 Seriously, I’ll bet the Dems have not won a lot of statewide elections for decades.

And we are paying for it in every way
Posted by: Czech Chick at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (A/L+S)

Likely. Especially in the machine states like Illinois, Mass, etc. The thing is the outflow of sane people and the influx of loons might have made the loons the majority by now.

I'd like to see an accurate census though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)

25 Every two years I get an application for an absentee ballot for the guy that owned my house before me.

He's been dead for a while now.

I assume if I return that form I get a ballot with no traceable way to tell it was illegally cast.

And remember the government KNOWS who died and so anyone with access to that database can then send a ballot application to wherever they want. Oh a completely not related note, you notice that whenever someone deep dives on registered voters they always find thousands of voters with addresses matching abandonded buildings?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:18 PM (sKqQm)

26 The Trump administration has also launched a nationwide push to obtain full statewide voter-registration lists and list-maintenance records, suing those states failing to comply.


Federal Lord God King Bufu Judges say NO!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:18 PM (PQb8B)

27 We may never know the motive.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM (LGS3t)

You forgot to add 'Obama promises.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)

28 How can the homeless afford fentanyl if you take dead people off the voter rolls? Will no one consider the Mexican cartels and Chinese chemical manufacturers?

Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 12:19 PM (98kQX)

29 Nothing to see here!

Posted by: Governor Kemp and SoS Raffensperger at May 01, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)

30 none of the ineligible voters ever voted ever.
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Never voted and vote wasn't counted are two different things unfortunately. And he only said the former.

Wow so a dead person never voted. No fucking shit asshole. We already know that.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:19 PM (LGS3t)

31 Likely. Especially in the machine states like Illinois, Mass, etc. The thing is the outflow of sane people and the influx of loons might have made the loons the majority by now.

I'd like to see an accurate census though.

IN urban precincts it is normal to see 100% of the vote for the topline Dem candidates.

Now, obviously Dem candidates are more appealing to urban voters but...100%? Fine no Republicans but no Libertarians, Greens, Socialist or free drugs parties either?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)

32 Oh, and Top o' the nooner to ya, Ace!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (PQb8B)

33 Whatever happened with blowing up the drug boats? I am assuming that tapered off with Venezuela going down like a drunk coed?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)

34 for deceased voters, it can take eight to 10 years for their names to be removed.

===============

WHY is hell? Oh, that's right. Trump's fault, because he

1 - reduced the size of the federal work force
2 - ??
3 - profit!
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 12:17 PM

Yet when my Father passed away, SSA was there within a week with sending us a letter taking back part of the monthly payment. So if they know…..:.
Why the 10 years especially if you have a death certificate?

Posted by: Hyacinth at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Fcxgc)

35 However, as Jackson points out for deceased voters, it can take eight to 10 years for their names to be removed.

By. Design.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (iNUL3)

36 Whatever happened with blowing up the drug boats? I am assuming that tapered off with Venezuela going down like a drunk coed?

One assumes it has become more difficult to hire crews.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

37 Remember the 10K 120+ year olds registered to vote in WI in 2020? Biden's campaign people certainly remembered them...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)

38 I'm sure our black-robed politburo have already weighed in on this to rule that barring our ruling class left from committing voter fraud to win is unconstitutional and must be stopped.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (3uBP9)

39 How much of your scrambled eggs have you eaten, Ace?

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (77rzZ)

40 Scrubbing the voter rolls every 2 or 4 years would get rid of most of this problem.

Which is why they won't do it

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)

41 However, as Jackson points out for deceased voters, it can take eight to 10 years for their names to be removed.

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I'm sure there are reasons unbeknownst to me, but why can't whatever state gov't office is responsible for recent death certificate issuances be cross-referenced with voter record databases and automatically deleted? I get it. Not everybody dies in their home state, but surely it would catch a lot of people whose names could be removed immediately.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (qBdHI)

42 One assumes it has become more difficult to hire crews.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

Or what about Mexico descending into anarchy after that Cartel guy got capped?

So much of the news is random shit we hear about but then disappears... almost as if by design...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:22 PM (bss/y)

43 A woman proving a point registered her dog to vote or some such.

She was arrested for voter fraud. Yet Democrats garner thousands and thousands of illegal votes, yet no one goes to jail for it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:22 PM (PQb8B)

44 HOLY SMOKES. Leftist Judge Tracy Davis just slashed a 65-year recommended prison sentence IN HALF for a r*pist — she felt bad he was a black 'victim'
This is madness.
These judges are a threat to EVERYBODY. They must be removed

-
More amazing details at the link.

https://tinyurl.com/yc8ryz7w

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:22 PM (ndZc7)

45 5 And they're all still collecting SS!
Posted by: Stateless
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Apparently for several hundred thousand, yes. That sort of theft occurs when deaths somehow do not make it to the Soc. Security Death Index for a variety of reasons. Given we know federal programs do not talk to each other, it is also probably true of other welfare is not cut off as well.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)

46 However, as Jackson points out for deceased voters, it can take eight to 10 years for their names to be removed.
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And remember, if they say it's 8 to 10, that means it's 20 to 30. Like the count of illegals. Or anything else out of their festering gobshite hanging maw.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (LGS3t)

47 Holy crap! When scientists go bad, they REALLY go bad. I'm so glad this guy didn't get imprisoned because he was dying of cancer.

https://x.com/Unveiled_ChinaX/status/2049829277567496438

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)

48 A woman proving a point registered her dog to vote or some such.

She was arrested for voter fraud. Yet Democrats garner thousands and thousands of illegal votes, yet no one goes to jail for it.

And she was only caught because she talked about it.

If she had just cast a ballot in her dogs name it would have never been caught...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)

49
Yet when my Father passed away, SSA was there within a week with sending us a letter taking back part of the monthly payment. So if they know…..:.
Why the 10 years especially if you have a death certificate?
Posted by: Hyacinth at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Fcxgc)


yeah, this.

The FiL died and they knew immediately. They were a month behind, so the last check that went in, didn't come back out. But his insurance, retirement and everything stopped immediately.

Will have to see if he votes in November, tho.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:24 PM (PQb8B)

50 In Philadelphia Joe Frazier was voting after his death. You'd think they'd have the good sense not to vote in the name of an undisputed heavyweight champion of the world but they're so brazen or stupid (it doesn't matter which).

Posted by: Alec Leamas at May 01, 2026 12:24 PM (ssz2a)

51 IN urban precincts it is normal to see 100% of the vote for the topline Dem candidates.

I believe that Philly has been known to surpass 100% turnout.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:24 PM (ExV1e)

52 And she was only caught because she talked about it.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)

No - she was only arrested because she talked about it.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (LGS3t)

53 This is just ANOTHER distraction from the Epstien files.

Posted by: Reforger at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (G4ajv)

54 They know the voter rolls are loaded with dead or otherwise ineligible names, but they refuses to correct that problem?
Occam's Razor folks, Occam's razor.
If they have the power to correct this, but refuse to do so, it's cause they have found a way to USE this to their advantage.
Period.
Whatever excuses or explanation they spew are self-serving lies.

Posted by: proudvastrightwingguy at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (MNCvZ)

55 It's an indication that the system is run intentionally poorly. But inaccurate voter rolls are not as big a deal as mail in ballots. In vote by mail states, about 20% of mail in ballots are illegal: either completed and cast by a family member or boy/girlfriend, or cast by people no longer living at that address, or harvested from people who would not vote, such as nursing home patients. All other system integrity issues pale in comparison to mishandled mail in ballots.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (wGerL)

56 One assumes it has become more difficult to hire crews.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

And possibly the supply lines for big outboard motors and fiberglass construction materials have been interdicted.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (utfVc)

57 The dead talk back.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (Cqx++)

58 Unlimited Primate Access: Lieber now has access to 2,000 primate cages at the Brain Science Infrastructure Shenzhen—a resource far beyond what was available at Harvard, which closed its primate center in 2015.


Because China don't give a f*ck about animal rights. They don't give a f*ck about HUMAN rights. Animals are proper f*cked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:25 PM (PQb8B)

59 44 HOLY SMOKES. Leftist Judge Tracy Davis just slashed a 65-year recommended prison sentence IN HALF for a r*pist — she felt bad he was a black 'victim'
This is madness.
These judges are a threat to EVERYBODY. They must be removed

-
More amazing details at the link.

https://tinyurl.com/yc8ryz7w
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Every state has to rein in these judges and the best way is to IMPOSE sentencing mandatory minimums and maximums for offenses. Too many of these trial judges become petty assholes or politicians on the bench.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)

60 Afternoon Ace.
You notice that blue states and purple ones like Arizona are fighting like hell to keep the feds from looking at their voting rolls . Oregon just got forced by a Judicial Watch suit to remove about 23%of the names on the voter rolls. The other states that are fighting are probably as bad.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (gu0hJ)

61 Holy crap! When scientists go bad, they REALLY go bad. I'm so glad this guy didn't get imprisoned because he was dying of cancer.


A lot of transhumanism is being pushed by wealthy atheists.

Since they believe death is the end it is worth any price to find a way to extend life via cybnertics/drugs/whatever. And if it comes at a risk of human extinction, well, from their perspective who cares they are going to die.

And yes this is the same argument you heard from clot shot advocates during COVID...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (sKqQm)

62 They know the voter rolls are loaded with dead or otherwise ineligible names, but they refuses to correct that problem?
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Refusing to correct a problem and actively making sure a problem exists can look like the same thing.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (LGS3t)

63 was in flinging shit yesterday about how none of the ineligible voters ever voted ever.

==

Then no problem removing them , yes? Yes!

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (GD0B3)

64 I've heard Asheville has turned into a hell hole. Anyone here from NC that can confirm?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM (kxLc1)

65 Relax everybody, it's fine. The Jew Bernie Sanders says so.

Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)

66 The Dead have rights too doncha know. Haters!

Posted by: kingsman at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ehY6c)

67 Ineligible (dead) voters = ballots = votes

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (GD0B3)

68 I believe that Philly has been known to surpass 100% turnout.

That is an issue as well, but I want to point out the notion of any sizeable population voting 100% for one candidate is insane. Even in regimes that completely fake the vote they don't report 100% for their candidates.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)

69 Bring out yer dead, bring out yer dead.

Posted by: kingsman at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (ehY6c)

70 @BernieSanders
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)


Wait.....I thought Nazis were bad.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (PQb8B)

71 Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)

The Capitalist guts will be used to grease our tank treads! We shall use their tombstones to pave our new glorious work camps for the undesirables! The Future Belongs to Us!
-Paid for by Graham Platner

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)

72 They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)

They want a solution to the problem. Real change. A final solution.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (LGS3t)

73 >>> HOLY SMOKES. Leftist Judge Tracy Davis just slashed a 65-year recommended prison sentence IN HALF for a r*pist — she felt bad he was a black 'victim'
This is madness.
These judges are a threat to EVERYBODY. They must be removed
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:22 PM (ndZc7)


The reason this whole tactic works is that they will, in fact, never be removed. It is simply impossible to do anywhere they were inserted. Which is why our ruling class put them there to torment us. And they will continue to do that until the legal system is 100% run by their criminal brownshirts as a means to punish the just.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (3uBP9)

74 Years after our daughter died AZ elected a new county recorder. We got a notice in her name asking if she wanted to reregister to vote. So she had not been removed from the voter rolls after her death.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (kGf4g)

75 Wait.....I thought Nazis were bad.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (PQb8B)

He's not a nazi- he's just a democratic socialist!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)

76 It turns out the real Nazis were the Democrats we met along the way.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (LGS3t)

77 Wait.....I thought Nazis were bad.......

Of late I'm starting to see positive posts about "the painter" on lefty forums.

No, it isn't popular yet but they are moving in a clear direction...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (sKqQm)

78 Holy crap! When scientists go bad, they REALLY go bad. I'm so glad this guy didn't get imprisoned because he was dying of cancer.

https://x.com/Unveiled_ChinaX/status/2049829277567496438
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)
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I've read that book. It doesn't end well for humanity.

Also, he bears an uncanny resemblance to a young Bruce Willis.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (gnNyN)

79 The dead talk back.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

I thought that was beans.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (diia5)

80 Note these states continually refuse to take the most basic steps to clean their voter rolls -- until forced by lawsuit or federal action.

Why is that?

What a lovely rhetorical question.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (ynpvh)

81 He's not a nazi- he's just a democratic socialist!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)


I thought his tattoos suggested otherwise.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (PQb8B)

82 Zombies

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (Kt19C)

83
Wait.....I thought Nazis were bad.......
Posted by: Sponge

Not to a socialist.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (kGf4g)

84 In vote by mail states, about 20% of mail in ballots are illegal: either completed and cast by a family member or boy/girlfriend, or cast by people no longer living at that address, or harvested from people who would not vote, such as nursing home patients. All other system integrity issues pale in comparison to mishandled mail in ballots.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson

Not quite true, bad registration rolls are imperative for cheat by mail states. What the Dems do is monitor who votes and who hasn't by getting direct feeds for their voter groups and they inject ballots after the polls have closed using those fraudulent voter ids. That is why they want counting to last for days or weeks after the election.

In election tabulation systems, one can pull a voter from the inactive files, activate them, and then cast a ballot in their name and then inactivate them.

It is a new spin on floaters vote cheating. In that system, you have urban Dem machines move paid bums from precinct to precinct to vote again. The Dems use the vast padded election rolls to do the same thing, cast votes in their names. Non existent voters don't protest fraud.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (E4rtv)

85 76 It turns out the real Nazis were the Democrats we met along the way.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (LGS3t)

Heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

86 The only way to get election accuracy is if the GOPe cheated like mad, and wiped out every elected Dem official with fraudulent voting.

No, you can't have these natural high endorphins.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (u82oZ)

87 I'd imagine in most states you can check a certain person's voter status. When my mother passed, I remember going to GA's gov't website to make sure her name was not showing up anymore. And it wasn't listed as active anymore.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (qBdHI)

88 81 He's not a nazi- he's just a democratic socialist!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)


I thought his tattoos suggested otherwise.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (PQb8B)

National Socialist German Workers' Party. It's in the name...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (ynpvh)

89 They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)

They want a solution to the problem. Real change. A final solution.

The guy is a total fraud. He pretends to be a liberal Dem, but he's really just a garden variety Nazi thug. He's a member of the Ersatzgruppen.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)

90 That is an issue as well, but I want to point out the notion of any sizeable population voting 100% for one candidate is insane. Even in regimes that completely fake the vote they don't report 100% for their candidates.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)
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It's statistically impossible for a large enough population size, no matter how you gerrymander the district.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (gnNyN)

91 I thought his tattoos suggested otherwise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (PQb8B)

Heh. Sorry, head monologue. I was riffing on hasan calling himself a democratic socialist- which is essentially his shorthand for technocrat/national socialist/communist I want to have all the money and power dream fantasy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)

92 In vote by mail states, about 20% of mail in ballots are illegal

I vaguely recall a news story that came and went where a group of mail in voters had been polled and something like 20% admitted to casting a ballot on someone else's behalf

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)

93 These white votes were the only kind of votes that Barry Soetoro appreciated.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (Fbc0I)

94 90 That is an issue as well, but I want to point out the notion of any sizeable population voting 100% for one candidate is insane. Even in regimes that completely fake the vote they don't report 100% for their candidates.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)
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It's statistically impossible for a large enough population size, no matter how you gerrymander the district.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (gnNyN)

Just wait until you look at the districts with OVER 100% voting!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (ynpvh)

95 If the Ds don't cheat - they don't win. This is the big secret that everyone knows.
I'm quite certain that the Ds can always use this knowledge to rub one out. The GOPeeeee is the bucket for said rubbing.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (JNTt1)

96 Heh. Sorry, head monologue. I was riffing on hasan calling himself a democratic socialist- which is essentially his shorthand for technocrat/national socialist/communist I want to have all the money and power dream fantasy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:32 PM (bss/y)


May he achieve martyrdom soon......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (PQb8B)

97 Happy Friday, Ace.

Posted by: bonhomme at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (mkw2N)

98 The guy is a total fraud. He pretends to be a liberal Dem, but he's really just a garden variety Nazi thug. He's a member of the Ersatzgruppen.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)

Nice 'Ersatzgruppen.' I am stealing that. From each according to his means...

That is perfect though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)

99 So this is why I have been voting for the Democrats since my death?

Posted by: Zombie Jesse Helms at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (5yDGQ)

100 May he achieve martyrdom soon......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:33 PM (PQb8B)

He's one of those few people you can actually imagine with a smile putting a *types* *deletes*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)

101 Vote harder to uncover more of this criminality.

Posted by: GOP at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (abIsI)

102 With these neural enhancers, they don't merely want super soldiers.

They want new ways to torture people. One of the proposed techs was talking about how they can put something in you that makes a "criminal" feel like a day is a 100 year prison sentence.

Also a way to get violent criminals back on the streets in one day because they "served their time". Also there's no way to prove they've served their time. Evil is not so much banal as it is highly efficient in its madness.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (LGS3t)

103 Meanwhile, more than 20 North Carolina school districts have canceled classes so that teachers can protest at the state capital and in other demonstrations around the state.

The North Carolina Association of Educators has called for a "Kids Over Corporations" protest.
Indoctrination of kids to basically protest against Trump and his administration and including trans rights.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 12:34 PM (NpAcC)

104 "I'd like to know how often the dead have cast votes in North Carolina."

Slowly at first, then, once the counts are in from Republican districts and the Dems know how many votes they need, all at once.

wait, I misread the question a bit. It's biennually as needed.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 12:35 PM (w/O5Q)

105 He's not a nazi- he's just a democratic socialist!
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)


I thought his tattoos suggested otherwise.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:30 PM (PQb8B)

As you already know but needs to be repeated often . National Socialist German Workers' Party: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei.

But still referred to as a Far Right party by the Left even though the platform follows everything the Left advocates. Before they had the antisemitism part to claim it wasn't Leftist. They've torn that mask off completely.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:36 PM (kxLc1)

106 "I'd like to know how often the dead have cast votes in North Carolina."



*insert 'voter fraud' meme here*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (PQb8B)

107 I used to call the mask faced COVID Nazi Karens "Weinsatzgruppe K."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (BI5O2)

108 I'm amazed we still have GOP election officials submitting vote tallies before their local blue shitties.

And this is an easy problem to fix. Hire fewer counters. Have them call it a night early, and so on.

Though the real fix is red counties need to start "finding" ballots that give their candidates the win...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)

109 103 Meanwhile, more than 20 North Carolina school districts have canceled classes so that teachers can protest at the state capital and in other demonstrations around the state.

The North Carolina Association of Educators has called for a "Kids Over Corporations" protest.
Indoctrination of kids to basically protest against Trump and his administration and including trans rights.
Posted by: redridinghood

It seems we have another dud as Secy of Education.
Remove all federal funds from the districts. All of it.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (abIsI)

110 The population of Maine is 5% Jewish. Even the most left wing ones have to be saying "have I heard this before?". But they'll probably vote for Platner, like the they did for Mamdani. Can't happen here

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (gu0hJ)

111 Happy Friday Ace!

34000 out of 7.3 M is a very small number. Just sayin'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (QGaXH)

112 110 The population of Maine is 5% Jewish. Even the most left wing ones have to be saying "have I heard this before?". But they'll probably vote for Platner, like the they did for Mamdani. Can't happen here
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 12:37 PM (gu0hJ)

Plus, by this point, none of them remember shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:39 PM (bss/y)

113 The fruits of democracy - fraud, theft and violence.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 12:39 PM (2ap+5)

114 Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:32 PM (sKqQm)

This was a self-reported Rassmussen poll, linked here.
https://tinyurl.com/3u6vcauv
Because Republicans are rules-based thinkers for the most part and Democrats are Utopian ends justify the means thinkers for the most part, this benefits the Dems by huge margins. It's no coincidence the Republicans get destroyed in mail in ballot states. They have much more integrity overall, and it does not take a huge number of fanatical cheaters to change an election.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 01, 2026 12:39 PM (wGerL)

115 So how can the gub'mint know almost immediately to stop SS and Medicare when someone dies, but can't seem to get them off the voter rolls? Would seem to be trivially simple for SS to send a notice to the decedents home state advising them of the death.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (QGaXH)

116 We shouldn't look for voting fraud. Looking for and talking about fraud undermines the public's confidence in the integrity of the voting system.

Posted by: Ministry of Truth at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (qUkBO)

117 50 In Philadelphia Joe Frazier was voting after his death. You'd think they'd have the good sense not to vote in the name of an undisputed heavyweight champion of the world but they're so brazen or stupid (it doesn't matter which).
Posted by: Alec Leamas
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Urban areas are where lawbreaking in general is endemic.

And that particularly includes government and vote counting. So it is easy enough to hire criminals to do the dirty deeds while the elected officials keep their hands clean by plausible deniability.

City (and rural too back then) political machines caused the movement to voter registration and regularization of voting rules around 1900 give or take a decade in most places. And that was because the older system was largely contests between cheaters in the GOP and the Democrat party dueling over who could cheat more.

With computers and a corrupted voter file, we need a new movement to reduce cheating to a minimum including stiff prison sentences for fraudsters.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

118
Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.

No mention of Ollie Gocks.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (Cqx++)

119 Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
Congrats to Graham Platner, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine. He's surging by taking on the billionaire class and fighting for working families.
Americans are tired of status quo politics. They want REAL change and that's what Graham will deliver.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:27 PM (ndZc7)

His new "Strength Through Joy" initiative is really turning heads.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (ExV1e)

120 Facebook has a meme going around, about nine states that are between 32% and 48% Republican, but Republicans have ZERO seats in congress (from those nine states).

They are in the NE, except NM and HI.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (vbXSk)

121 Nazi Plat, Nazi Plat, Nazi Plat -

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (gKWVE)

122 With computers and a corrupted voter file, we need a new movement to reduce cheating to a minimum including stiff prison sentences for fraudsters.
Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

A "two-strikes" rule for vote fraud. Second conviction puts you facing a firing squad.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (utfVc)

123 That is an issue as well, but I want to point out the notion of any sizeable population voting 100% for one candidate is insane. Even in regimes that completely fake the vote they don't report 100% for their candidates.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:28 PM (sKqQm)

Sure, but when 114% of the voters agree, who are we to argue?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:43 PM (ExV1e)

124 115 So how can the gub'mint know almost immediately to stop SS and Medicare when someone dies, but can't seem to get them off the voter rolls? Would seem to be trivially simple for SS to send a notice to the decedents home state advising them of the death.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

Every state in the Union requires certification of death be sent to the Departments of Vital Statistics (same with births nowadays). Because states sucked at their job intentionally, Soc Security and retirement programs required direct notification from funeral home directors immediately upon death. But not surprisingly some funeral home directors themselves are not the most scrupulous about notifying the government of deaths and proper reporting.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:43 PM (E4rtv)

125 Democrats: A.B.C. (always be cheating).

Posted by: Coffee is for Cheaters at May 01, 2026 12:43 PM (qUkBO)

126 120 Facebook has a meme going around, about nine states that are between 32% and 48% Republican, but Republicans have ZERO seats in congress (from those nine states).

They are in the NE, except NM and HI.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 01, 2026 12:42 PM (vbXSk)

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Gerrymandering is the spoils of political war. I honestly see no problem with it.

If Republicans want more representation in New Hampshire, win more local and state races.

Same thing with Democrats in Texas.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Y2NSe)

127 Wow that Rasmussen poll is amazing.

17% of mail in voters voted in a state they are no longer a resident of

10% know someone that voted in a state they are no longer eligible

21% voted for a friend or family member

8% said they were paid to vote

Now the last line is illegal, but doesn't necessarily lead to an illegal vote. But we tabulate the first three around half of mail in ballots are fake...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (sKqQm)

128 31 Likely. Especially in the machine states like Illinois, Mass, etc. The thing is the outflow of sane people and the influx of loons might have made the loons the majority by now.

I'd like to see an accurate census though.

IN urban precincts it is normal to see 100% of the vote for the topline Dem candidates.

Now, obviously Dem candidates are more appealing to urban voters but...100%? Fine no Republicans but no Libertarians, Greens, Socialist or free drugs parties either?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)

Didn't Obammy top 112% in some precincts of Philadelphia in 2008 or 2012?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (QGaXH)

129 Here's the thing, that many people die every year.

Posted by: MikeN at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (xqUQ/)

130 Study Links Phthalate Exposure to Preterm Births and Infant Deaths

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Well, hell, just trying to pronounce it is liable to break your jaw.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:45 PM (ndZc7)

131 The magic of democracy is that, if the vote is 50.1% to 49.9%, the 49.9% are entitled to exactly nothing.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 12:45 PM (2ap+5)

132 Of late I'm starting to see positive posts about "the painter" on lefty forums.

No, it isn't popular yet but they are moving in a clear direction...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (sKqQm)

He was for the people, welfare for all (pure Aryans), hatred of the Joos, a strong economy... I'm betting that they'd be outright singing his praises if not for that whole falling out with the Soviets.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:45 PM (ExV1e)

133 A word about the dead people registered to vote:

It doesn't just stop with someone picking up that identity and voting illegally. When an elderly individual dies, they target the address itself. Then, they have multiple people use that specific address as their resident address. They are able to do this by listing an "apartment #" at that address so it doesn't set off any red flags.

You could end up with multiple registrations at the same address with no one actually living there. They will use the same name as another individual, but change the birthday by one of two days (again to avoid red flags popping up).

Posted by: Orson at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (dIske)

134 It's ridiculous what government agencies *don't* get notified when someone dies. For example, a few years ago, the former owner of our house passed away. We kept getting mail from the VA for him so we contacted them. We didn't want to keep getting mail for a dead guy and we certainly didn't want his poor widow (then starting to slip into dementia) to get accused of fraud or something. It wasn't super easy, but it wasn't hard enough to deter Pooky, who was insistent that he could help a fellow veteran one last time.

Posted by: pookysgirl married a good man at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (Wt5PA)

135 132 He was for the people, welfare for all (pure Aryans), hatred of the Joos, a strong economy... I'm betting that they'd be outright singing his praises if not for that whole falling out with the Soviets.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:45 PM (ExV1e)

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The only thing the modern left hasn't liked about Hitler was the hatred of Jews thing.

And we're at a point where hatred of Jews is becoming more surface level and accepted on the left.

Of course they're going to become Nazi fans.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (Y2NSe)

136 Facebook has a meme going around, about nine states that are between 32% and 48% Republican, but Republicans have ZERO seats in congress (from those nine states).

NE is heavily gerrymandered.

Drive around New Hampshire for example, and sure the cities have signs for leftwing candidates. But once you get outside of the cities it is all Trump.

Yet come election day the Dems get 51% and the Rs get 49% and we get two exterme leftist house reps...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

137 Has anyone checked to see how many Learing Centers and Hospice locations are also voting places?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (swhgH)

138

But what if they're dead, but turned into delicious Soylent Red and Yellow?

What about that?

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM (et1vG)

139 I was a little surprised to get a notice from the State of Colorado after I moved, informing me that I was long longer eligible to vote in CO. I sort of assumed they would keep it active and I would suddenly be "voting" for leftist homos and baby murder lovers.

Posted by: Pug Mahon at May 01, 2026 12:47 PM (PSEDc)

140 A "two-strikes" rule for vote fraud. Second conviction puts you facing a firing squad.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Too many Democrats (not a majority of them if polls on SAVE act are reliable) look at cheating as justified on the basis of race, gimmedats, or other nasty notions. And that goes double for their elected officials that are all too aware that their positions depend on continued cheating.

But, cheating risks creating a civil war over voting irregularities especially when one party is identified with most if not all of the cheating. It destroys the system and violates the social compact. Dems wanting nothing but power and wealth taken from others don't care. The rest of us do except for the lazy assholes in the GOP Senate (and in state governments run by GOP that allow urban Dem cheating to go unchecked).

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:48 PM (E4rtv)

141 Seems like a fairly straight forward spreadsheet exercise to find out how many dead people vote in three states. No?

Posted by: Rando Calrissian at May 01, 2026 12:48 PM (EQ65/)

142 Yet come election day the Dems get 51% and the Rs get 49% and we get two exterme leftist house reps...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:46 PM

You escaped to NH?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 12:48 PM (l1Oiv)

143 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Y2NSe)

The districts should be drawn to allow for contiguous representation. No lobster or pitchfork districts.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:49 PM (kxLc1)

144 141 Seems like a fairly straight forward spreadsheet exercise to find out how many dead people vote in three states. No?

Posted by: Rando Calrissian at May 01, 2026 12:48 PM (EQ65/)

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"We can't give voter rolls to the federal government. They might figure out our voters' social security numbers."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:49 PM (Y2NSe)

145 Seriously, I’ll bet the Dems have not won a lot of statewide elections for decades.

No Democrat anywhere has won a legitimate election since at least the 1970s. They let their uniparty pals win things as long as it doesn't hurt their power, and people assume that means elections are legit. Nope.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (sabhw)

146 Tee hee!

Posted by: Arizona at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (JW6Az)

147 143 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Y2NSe)

The districts should be drawn to allow for contiguous representation. No lobster or pitchfork districts.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:49 PM (kxLc1)

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The more important thing is proper rep to voter ratios.

We're way out of balance and literally nothing is actually fair to the voters.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (Y2NSe)

148 Democrats in New Hampshire are opposing a constitutional amendment that would ban the state from passing an income tax,

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (swhgH)

149 Like Big Mike's penis through Barry's hourglass-shaped exhaust port, so are the Votes Of Our Elections.

Posted by: Dominion Voting Systems at May 01, 2026 12:51 PM (7Q0e+)

150 So, if you don't vote, after 2 years your name is removed.

If you die and someone else votes for you, they can vote for you forever.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (qFwJc)

151 If fake voters voted Republican in general elections we would have the cleanest voter rolls on the planet.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (LGS3t)

152 I was a little surprised to get a notice from the State of Colorado after I moved, informing me that I was long longer eligible to vote in CO. I sort of assumed they would keep it active and I would suddenly be "voting" for leftist homos and baby murder lovers.
Posted by: Pug Mahon at May 01, 2026 12:47 PM (PSEDc)

Well, you are no longer entitled to vote in CO. Doesn't mean your name has been removed from the list, does it?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (utfVc)

153
"We can't give voter rolls to the federal government. They might figure out our voters' social security numbers."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
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And yet district judges in blue states are citing that shit reason for refusing federal government access. The first of these lawless decisions by those judges should be hitting appellate courts about now. A few red states are being sued, Georgia for example.

Posted by: whig at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (E4rtv)

154 Willie Nelson’s 93rd Birthday Turns Into a Two-Day Bash

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The aroma of BBQ and marijuana wafts through the air.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

155 148 Democrats in New Hampshire are opposing a constitutional amendment that would ban the state from passing an income tax,
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (swhgH)

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The NH Democratic Party must be incompetent for such an amendment to survive for an actual vote.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 12:53 PM (2ap+5)

156 Did anyone besides myself see a headline that read "a single cosmic particle added 4,096 votes."

What was that about?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:53 PM (swhgH)

157 I assume the left has the votes to legimately win urban districts, New England/NY/NJ/DE/HI and perhaps OR/CA ..that's about it.

Not that there isn't fraud their either, but if only eligible citizens voted, there might be 100 or so Dem house Reps and 10-16 Dem Senators

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)

158 And Republicans use fake voters in their primaries which is why they don't fight to clean the rolls.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:55 PM (LGS3t)

159 When did Willie Nelson ever not look 93?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 12:56 PM (XvL8K)

160 Anyone else just going through life, working hard, being a good family man or woman and productive member of society, you love your Country and support its leaders and then you wake up one day and realize (or come to it slowly) that everything is a fucking lie? You also realize you're kind of a chump for doing the right thing and believing that people with even the least bit of power will not f*ck you over?

Posted by: Seems Legit at May 01, 2026 12:56 PM (aZm/F)

161 Did anyone besides myself see a headline that read "a single cosmic particle added 4,096 votes."

What was that about?

I did not see that but since 4096 is a power of 2, I assume it refers to a single-bit error changing a binary 0 to a 1.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 12:56 PM (vTZFs)

162 Important to note - we know there are 34,000 dead voters because a basic computer search show 34,000 of them are registered as dead in the SS database.

Literally 10 minutes of detective work to accomplish this.

WTF are the people administering elections even DOING in this country? This is their basic job. Something you could assign an intern to work on over the summer.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (954tc)

163 Laws that make the illegal things that democrats do illegal, like more election laws will be exactly as effective as more gun laws have been to deter criminals. The people that are actually involved in the crime are never affected and are even encouraged by your silly laws that only serve to put additional burden on their marks. You simply have to find the people doing the illegal things and eliminate them. All of them.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (3uBP9)

164 148 Democrats in New Hampshire are opposing a constitutional amendment that would ban the state from passing an income tax,
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 12:50 PM (swhgH)

NH has no sales tax, no income tax. Funding for county, municipality and schools is primarily generated from property taxes. Where things get interesting is the property tax assessment on a $500k home can be as low as $1300 in one town to almost $19k in another town. My town rate is right around $20/thousand.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (N39Ws)

165 The aroma of BBQ and marijuana wafts through the air.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Mmmmmm! Medium rare tri tip and a pungent joint.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (W5mpo)

166 Republicans use fake voters in their primaries which is why they don't fight to clean the rolls.
Posted by: ...

Any data to support that assertion?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 12:58 PM (kGf4g)

167 When did Willie Nelson ever not look 93?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 12:56 PM (XvL8K)

Ironically enough, back in '93.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:58 PM (ExV1e)

168 Trump War Room
@TrumpWarRoom
The reporter couldn't help but laugh
Q: Are there talks about you wearing a bulletproof vest?
@POTUS: "I don't know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:58 PM (ndZc7)

169 162 WTF are the people administering elections even DOING in this country? This is their basic job. Something you could assign an intern to work on over the summer.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 12:57 PM (954tc)

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Democrats have owned the governorship of NC since 2017. And it's not like Pat McCrory, the one term GOP governor from 2013-2017, the only Republican governor of NC since 1993, was big on cleaning up elections in Charlotte or Raleigh.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:59 PM (Y2NSe)

170 And Republicans use fake voters in their primaries which is why they don't fight to clean the rolls.

I'd believe it. The notion that a bunch of R voters turn out to re-elect GOPers again and again in primary elections seems absurd.

Yes I know moderate R types. They don't vote in primaries and then complain they wish there were "moderate" candidates to vote for while voting for whoever won the R primary.

But the people I know that vote in R primaries are very similar to me politically.

Yes, this could be a Pauline Kael thing but does anyone know a large group of GOPe positive voters going to the polls for the primary elections?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

171 39
How much of your scrambled eggs have you eaten, Ace?
Posted by: Bulg
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lol

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 01:00 PM (UjdFS)

172 Report: Trump an Early Front-Runner for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

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I won't have any money riding on that.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:01 PM (ndZc7)

173 >>> Gerrymandering is the spoils of political war. I honestly see no problem with it.

If Republicans want more representation in New Hampshire, win more local and state races.

Same thing with Democrats in Texas.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:44 PM (Y2NSe)


I agree, but the problem with politics, generally, is that decent people want nothing to do with it. So, we are inevitably ruled by the indecent.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:01 PM (3uBP9)

174 Has Greta von Thule gotten a Peace Prize in her Lucky Charms cereal?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 01, 2026 01:02 PM (swhgH)

175 117 50 In Philadelphia Joe Frazier was voting after his death. You'd think they'd have the good sense not to vote in the name of an undisputed heavyweight champion of the world but they're so brazen or stupid (it doesn't matter which).
Posted by: Alec Leamas

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I used to live in Philly. Still have family there. This kind of fraud has been going on for decades. We know it. That state GOP knows it. The Dems openly brag about it. If anyone raises even a teeny tiny objection, they get steamrolled by the machine. So...nothing will happen. It never has.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at May 01, 2026 01:02 PM (9CBNQ)

176 North Carolina also had another thousand votes from Davy Jones' Locker.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 01:02 PM (n5tGW)

177 does anyone know a large group of GOPe positive voters going to the polls for the primary elections?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

I heard the other guy was extreme. The people on TV said so. I don't like scary people. I always voted Republican and it was nicer back in the old days when everyone seemed happier and could get alone. Also my candidate has better hair.

Posted by: the 71/f who wishes it was all like it used to be at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (gKWVE)

178 Trump an Early Front-Runner for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Committee: We were strongly considering awarding the Peace Prize to President Trump but then he bombed the peaceful Iranian people on behalf of the nefarious Israelis so we've decided to award the prize to Chinese President Pooh.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (ExV1e)

179 North Carolina also had another thousand votes from Davy Jones' Locker.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 01:02 PM (n5tGW)
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Hope they're not connected to Davy Jones' Gym Socks. They're getting kinda whiffy..

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (xvhJH)

180 178 Trump an Early Front-Runner for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Nobel Committee: We were strongly considering awarding the Peace Prize to President Trump but then he bombed the peaceful Iranian people on behalf of the nefarious Israelis so we've decided to award the prize to Chinese President Pooh.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (ExV1e)

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Nah, it'll be some female activist living in Paris who advocates for LGBT rights in Tibet.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (Y2NSe)

181 "The Trump administration has also launched a nationwide push to obtain full statewide voter-registration lists and list-maintenance records, suing those states failing to comply. The Justice Department has sued at least 30 states and the District of Columbia to try to force the release of the data, according to the Associated Press."

The associate press is lying of course. A better way to phrase this is

"Under Federal law the states are required to maintain accurate voter rolls, and to provide those rolls to the federal government. 30 states have not, and several, refuse, to comply with the law. Hence the federal government has been forced to sue the 30 states to enforce compliance."

It's not a nationwide "push" It is the law. They have not followed the law. Many have said they won't follow the law and refuse to comply. This is a law that says maintain your voter rolls and provide a copy to the federal government.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (954tc)

182 hobo ass is the best tasting ass

Posted by: Sid at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (+GLts)

183 Note these states continually refuse to take the most basic steps to clean their voter rolls -- until forced by lawsuit or federal action.

Why is that?
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They don't want to disenfranchise the dead voter.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:04 PM (Fi81e)

184 I agree, but the problem with politics, generally, is that decent people want nothing to do with it. So, we are inevitably ruled by the indecent.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:01 PM (3uBP9)

Which might not be so bad if the indecent people elected were also hot but no one wants to see Rosa DeLauro is a leather librarian costume.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:04 PM (ExV1e)

185 61 ...A lot of transhumanism is being pushed by wealthy atheists.

Since they believe death is the end it is worth any price to find a way to extend life via cybnertics/drugs/whatever. And if it comes at a risk of human extinction, well, from their perspective who cares they are going to die.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:26 PM

That reminds me of a conversation that I had years ago with a guy in a hotel lobby bar. He was going on and on about that stuff until I finally looked at him and said "You're an atheist, aren't you?". Yep, he was!

Posted by: Moonbeam at May 01, 2026 01:05 PM (rbKZ6)

186 160 Anyone else just going through life, working hard, being a good family man or woman and productive member of society, ...

There is no wall high enough or island remote enough to contain the rage of those who have been lied to and cheated out of a future worth having.

Indict Brennan, he will rat them out before the trial even begins and those in his thrall will deliver justice upon him, jusst like Jefmass -- that's how it's done in the big leagues.

Then expose the Arctraitors: Clinton/Obama/IceKingJOE.

Then expose their enablers, the LIBs who sponsored it all making money hand over fist pitting Man against other men until we exist NO MORE -- as the LIBs hold on to the last conceivable though in their mind: expropriate, Expropriate, EXPROPRIATE, lead by the lead Deplorable: DARVO/DAVROS-Adam Schiff....
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsHalftimeAmerica250
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBGavinsRealityBomb


LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrueFaceOfLIBTerrorism
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 01, 2026 01:05 PM (j+nD1)

187 North Carolina also had another thousand votes from Davy Jones' Locker.

Did they use Peter's Tork wrench to open it?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 01:05 PM (vTZFs)

188 Go away sid, it isn't working.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (kGf4g)

189 Nah, it'll be some female activist living in Paris who advocates for LGBT rights in Tibet.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:03 PM (Y2NSe)

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the true peace seeker! He deserve it more than the puppet of the Zionist entity!

Posted by: Mohammad Ghalibaf at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (GD0B3)

190 With modern database technology all this is easily discoverable the these election boards. They can easily run an inquiry on addresses and determine if they are tied to residences and how many in each residence.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (Vh9CX)

191 188 Go away sid, it isn't working.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (kGf4g)

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One of the best pollsters from 2024, Harvard-Harris, shows a 50/50 generic congressional ballot for 2026.

2018 ended up a D+9 race.

I don't think 2026 is going to be anything like 2018.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (Y2NSe)

192 159 When did Willie Nelson ever not look 93?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

Yeah, he's one of those. Character actor Charles Lane looked like he was 75 in the 30s, and looked like he was 75 in the 70s.

Billy Benedict was the opposite. Boyish face, was doing juvenile roles in his 60s, newsboy, messenger, etc.

Posted by: Whitey, Bowery Boys at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (oftw2)

193 It really only matters who counts the votes. No transparency, no fair election.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (n5tGW)

194 Go away sid, it isn't working.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (kGf4g)
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Still trying to peddle his Economic Mayonnaise.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xvhJH)

195 Any data to support that assertion?

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 12:58 PM (kGf4g)

The thing speaks for itself. We know Repubs are at a huge disadvantage because of this stuff yet they don't fight - nor did they fight 2020 - nor will they pass SAVE - which suggests on the surface they have something to lose from cleaning up the rolls.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (LGS3t)

196 2018 was 2018 due to 50 R mystery retirements.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:08 PM (LGS3t)

197 off sock

Posted by: Gref at May 01, 2026 01:08 PM (5rh/l)

198 I FEEL HAPPY!
I FEEL HAPPY!

Posted by: Democrat Voters at May 01, 2026 01:08 PM (Fi81e)

199 they have something to lose from cleaning up the rolls.
Posted by: ...

That's what I thought, thank you.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (kGf4g)

200 196 2018 was 2018 due to 50 R mystery retirements.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:08 PM (LGS3t)

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No, 2018 was 2018 because the Republican Congress actively fought Trump and called him a Russian puppet on TV instead of just funding a border wall and treating Trump like any other Republican.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)

201 Go away sid, it isn't working.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 01:06 PM (kGf4g)
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Still trying to peddle his Economic Mayonnaise.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:07 PM (xvhJH)
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But mostly hobo ass.

Posted by: Democrat Voters at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Fi81e)

202 Trump's Push for Election Integrity Uncovers 34,000 Dead Voters on North Carolina's Rolls

Does he have no respect for the dead?! Desecration!

Posted by: The DNC at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Pu/zx)

203 "We can't give voter rolls to the federal government. They might figure out our voters' social security numbers."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 12:49 PM (Y2NSe)

I can't tell if you are joking. I have actually heard that argument - that voter information is super-secret, right to know stuff.

We wouldn't want the federal government knowing things about voters that I can buy on the internet for a few bucks or give away for free in exchange for a Safeway rewards card.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (954tc)

204 No, 2018 was 2018 because the Republican Congress actively fought Trump and called him a Russian puppet on TV instead of just funding a border wall and treating Trump like any other Republican.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)
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But also the large amount of "walkaways" the Republicans had.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (Fi81e)

205 Scott Jennings unleashed!

https://tinyurl.com/bdh7ffdy

Jim Acosta reacts.

Jim Acosta
@Acosta
For the love of God, Scott Jennings should be fired. My latest on Substack.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (ndZc7)

206 No, 2018 was 2018 because the Republican Congress actively fought Trump and called him a Russian puppet on TV instead of just funding a border wall and treating Trump like any other Republican.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)

2026 is pretty much the same barring calling him a Russian puppet on TV.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (ExV1e)

207 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)

Also part of it. Plus fraud.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (LGS3t)

208 End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
LA Councilman Hugo Soto Martinez: It is not fair that illegals are not able to vote!

https://tinyurl.com/2w4a94f7

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (NpAcC)

209 Hopefully will be required to have our nearalink brain chips scanned if we want to vote in 2028.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (2ap+5)

210 I assume the left has the votes to legimately win urban districts, New England/NY/NJ/DE/HI and perhaps OR/CA ..that's about it.

Not that there isn't fraud their either, but if only eligible citizens voted, there might be 100 or so Dem house Reps and 10-16 Dem Senators
Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 12:54 PM (sKqQm)

Outside of the Portland, Salem and Eugene areas, most of the elections, and statewide elections in Oregon are won by one or two percent, usually after a recount or reconcilliation.
Portland is rumored to have had a 110% turn out last election

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (rbvCR)

211 Remember to vote early and vote often!

Posted by: Case at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (9lqZe)

212 We wouldn't want the federal government knowing things about voters that I can buy on the internet for a few bucks or give away for free in exchange for a Safeway rewards card.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (954tc)
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I don't know if it means anything, but I initially read that as "Sydney Sweeney rewards card."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (xvhJH)

213 This is something that's never happened and if it has has never been widespread enough to alter an election, unless it has but those were caught, except we aren't really looking so the ones that were caught were obvious...

Posted by: Inogame at May 01, 2026 01:11 PM (53oGX)

214 Also qithin minutes they can know how many deceased people voted.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (Vh9CX)

215 How about we reverse this - the feds give the state a list of dead people in the state, and the state removes them from the rolls?

SS rolls record deaths, most of the time.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (954tc)

216 204 But also the large amount of "walkaways" the Republicans had.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (Fi81e)

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Loss of incumbancy in safe GOP seats don't matter because of the PVI of the districts on its own.

What matters in House races ends up being national conditions and turnout differentials. Democrats were always going to be advantaged in 2018, but the GOP actively made it worse by making the national environment as bad for the GOP as possible by doing two things: Calling their own standard bearer a traitor and not doing what the Republicans wanted regarding policy.

Arguably, the former is much worse than the latter for turnout.

But, it all bit the GOPe in the end. They lost loyalists in Congress. That's all they accomplished.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (Y2NSe)

217 Trump's Push for Election Integrity Uncovers 34,000 Dead Voters on North Carolina's Rolls

Does he have no respect for the dead?! Desecration!
Posted by: The DNC
......

He's even mean to dead people.

Posted by: wth at May 01, 2026 01:13 PM (UjdFS)

218 Of course. Because of course.

Posted by: I really hate these guys at May 01, 2026 01:13 PM (TbWk/)

219 206 No, 2018 was 2018 because the Republican Congress actively fought Trump and called him a Russian puppet on TV instead of just funding a border wall and treating Trump like any other Republican.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)

2026 is pretty much the same barring calling him a Russian puppet on TV.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 01:10 PM (ExV1e)

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Congress hasn't passed a real policy bill since 2009, the ACA.

Congress being ineffective and pointless is just baked in the cake now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:13 PM (Y2NSe)

220
Did anyone besides myself see a headline that read "a single cosmic particle added 4,096 votes.

I think that was on the tech thread.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 01:13 PM (Cqx++)

221 I predict the next election rigging move by Democrats will be enacting ranked-choice voting or jungle primaries in as many states as possible, where they believe those will be to the Dem's advantage. Advantage by hook or crook.

Posted by: Gref at May 01, 2026 01:14 PM (5rh/l)

222 Update on Republican Presidents.

19 in all.
3 assassinated. 15.8%
3 others shot (Teddy Roosevelt was shot after being President)

= 6 shot. 31.6

Just under one third of Republican Presidents get shot by Democrats or further left (Czolgosz, e.g.)

The Dems had 1, and Democrats mourned and Republicans mourned.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:15 PM (Fi81e)

223 National Socialist German Workers' Party. It's in the name...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 12:31 PM (ynpvh)

So the German Democratic Republic was a democratic republic?

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is a democratic republic?

What a stupid argument, Good to see you can easily be fed propaganda.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (E6xSb)

224 But, it all bit the GOPe in the end. They lost loyalists in Congress. That's all they accomplished.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (Y2NSe)
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They're just not that in to their base.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (Fi81e)

225 nood



spin

Posted by: banana Dream at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (3uBP9)

226 224 But, it all bit the GOPe in the end. They lost loyalists in Congress. That's all they accomplished.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:12 PM (Y2NSe)
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They're just not that in to their base.

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (Fi81e)

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Winning by losing leads to losing, not winning.

The base just took increased control. Far from full control, but more control.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (Y2NSe)

227 Democrats are going to get crushed in the midterms.

They know it too. It’s why they are still trying to cheat and their main op is trying g to suppress republican voters.

Don’t fall for it. Go vote

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (+ffGB)

228 Bernie Sanders has been pumping out the same shit for over 30 years. He's like a hobo sleeping in a storm drain. How many billionaires are still in Vermont?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (Fbc0I)

229 There's a new one.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (77rzZ)

230 Escape From Tarlov!

Jessica Tarlov
@JessicaTarlov
‘F around and find out’ is still the Democrats’ position on redistricting and is even more so our position after the SCOTUS ruling.
Hakeem Jeffries is talking about a scenario when Illinois, Maryland, Colorado, and New York are totally blue. We could get 52 seats in California. Democrats support a national gerrymandering ban. Republicans would be wise to support it before this gets even uglier.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (ndZc7)

231 227 Democrats are going to get crushed in the midterms.

They know it too. It’s why they are still trying to cheat and their main op is trying g to suppress republican voters.

Don’t fall for it. Go vote

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 01:17 PM (+ffGB)

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Dem majority of 5-10 in the House.

Senate stays the same.

That's my prediction.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 01:18 PM (Y2NSe)

232 What a stupid argument, Good to see you can easily be fed propaganda.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 01:16 PM (E6xSb)
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It's the same argument as Antifa is "anti-fascist".

It's not propaganda, though. Name one free economy country that would subsidize a vacation for its citizens. ("Strength through Joy").

Name a country like that whose leader worked with a car company to ensure a car most of its citizens could afford. (the Volkswagen)

Fascism is inherently socialist, from Gentile and Mussolini. It's just not on Marx's timeline is all. Mussolini coined the phrase "National Socialism"

Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (Fi81e)

233 Posted by: Axeman at May 01, 2026 01:15 PM (Fi81e)

But the parties switched so the Republicans that were attacked before Trump would have been Democrats today. But not vice versa. It all makes sense on Planet Zaxxon.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 01:20 PM (LGS3t)

234
a scenario when Illinois, Maryland, Colorado, and New York are totally blue.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

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I'm so naive about this. I don't get why political gerrymandering is okey-dokey. I have this weird idea that a nonpartisan agent -- like an algorithm with nothing in it but things like county lines, population density, MAYBE a predominance of some industry or other -- should draw the maps.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 01:24 PM (n7rxJ)

235 34000 out of 7.3 M is a very small number. Just sayin'
****

And the top twenty feet of an iceberg is a very small piece. Jus sayin...

Posted by: clarence at May 01, 2026 01:25 PM (pFqNV)

236 They aren't dead. They are federal employees.

Posted by: TJ jackson at May 01, 2026 02:20 PM (bXvrr)

237 there are 7. 240,000 registered voters in NC

shock___; 34,000 have died.


that is .4%


Posted by: Aliss at May 01, 2026 02:21 PM (izLlr)

238 We 'The People' are currently in a whack the mole situation regarding voter fraud.
There is a quote something like, 'It's not about the vote count, but about who is doing the vote count.'
The Dominion counting machines had a back door to change the result. That is a known fact. The voting precinct administrators claimed a plumbing issue to block public viewing of voting count. That is a known fact. Ramming through boxes of faux votes in the counting machines is a known fact. Now we have NY Mayor Mamdani being elected because Republicans didn't vote. Was it possible that those who counted the votes threw out mail ballots from conservative districts? The media has never addressed the possibility!

Posted by: John at May 01, 2026 02:23 PM (0DsdP)

239 If the deceased owed money on a parking ticket the heirs would be billed in days.

Posted by: TitanTom at May 01, 2026 03:14 PM (a7cyL)

THE MORNING RANT: Delta Airlines Is Backpedaling from Obedience to the Climate Religion’s Commandments

Delta jet.png

The good news is that Delta Airlines is acknowledging that its previous green energy and net-zero goals cannot be achieved by the deadlines it had committed to.

The bad news is that Delta Airlines is still playing footsie at all with the green energy hustlers, rather than stating the simple truth that the “net zero” objectives cannot be met and will not be met. Most importantly, it’s frustrating that airline executives do not have the backbone to defend their businesses and assertively reject the premise that an airline should aspire to be carbon-free. Airlines fly on petroleum-based jet fuel. There is no shame in that.

But in Delta’s defense, executives at United and American are even bigger cowards, letting Delta take the first public steps toward backing away from the major airlines’ unattainable climate pledges.

“Delta Air Lines Waters Down Net-Zero Target to an ‘Aspiration’” [Bloomberg – 4/14/2026]

Delta Air Lines Inc. quietly scrubbed a pair of key environmental targets from its sustainability web page late last week. The Atlanta-based carrier deleted its pledge to use sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for 10% of its jet fuel by 2030. It also rephrased its quest to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 as an “aspiration,” rather than a “goal.”

Delta had promised to be using 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. SAF is made from used cooking oil and other non-petroleum sources. Delta’s SAF use has maxed out at 0.5%, or just 1/20th of what it had promised. There just aren’t enough “sustainable” sources of raw materials to make the SAF. Maybe people need to start eating more french fries and chicken fried steaks.

A Delta spokesman is quoted as saying ”While we have successfully increased use of SAF every year, we recognize that the technology has not advanced as rapidly as the industry requires.” In other words, promises were made based on technology that did not even exist at the time. The clean energy pledges were made with the hope that technologies would “advance rapidly.”

The airlines might as well have been making promises based on energy produced by perpetual motion machines. It would be no less speculative. It is a tremendous disgrace to corporate respectability that executives of publicly-traded companies – people making tens of millions of dollars per year – are making childish promises that they cannot fulfill. And I’m not sure which is worse, the public dishonesty of those executives who know they’re lying about their goals, or the maleducated executives who believe the green energy hype. Perhaps their egos allow them to believe that if they command it, it will happen.

The goal of being “net zero” in 24 years is just as dishonestly ludicrous. Changing this from a “goal” to an “aspiration” is just another weaselly way of stating that pledges are being made that won’t ever be fulfilled, but the executives aren’t honest enough to admit it.

It’s way past time for corporations to stop serving as mouthpieces for the left’s political agenda. Until then, corporations in service to the left don’t deserve our principled defense when the communist snakes those corporations have been coddling choose to bite them.

*****

I Don’t Understand Advertising

BBQ Donuts.png

Normally when I’m ranting about corporations, usually for their woke political activism, I know the subject I am talking about.

Today, just for fun, I want to comment on something I know very little about – advertising. There is so much about it that puzzles me, such as why auto manufacturers have spent a fortune advertising EVs which consumers won’t buy, rather than targeting their advertising toward vehicles that customers would purchase. Or why Gillette had an advertising campaign in which it accused its (soon-to-be-former) customers of being sexual predators. Advertising is weird.

Anyhow, I saw these signs while grabbing some coffee at a Dunkin’ Doughnuts at an airport recently, and I just don’t get it.

Dunkin - Slow and Steady.png

One sign says: “SLOW AND STEADY – We craft our donuts slow and steady, hand-finishing them into perfection.”

Is this a re-purposed barbecue advertising campaign? Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?

The other sign says: ”TRIED AND TRUE – The donuts in our case today are still inspired by our original recipe dating back to 1950.”

“…inspired by”?? The styling of a Chrysler 300 is inspired by Rolls Royce. I saw a watch at Wal-Mart that was inspired by Rolex. What a puzzling admission that Dunkin has altered its recipe. When doughnuts were made fresh in-store, I recall them being much better than the doughnuts now made at a central commissary and shipped in.

To Dunkin’s credit, their coffee is still 100% arabica, and there are still 16 ounces in a pound of Dunkin coffee. And unlike Starbucks, Dunkin has never confronted me about racial injustice when I order a cup of coffee.

I suppose it’s actually a successful ad campaign, since Dunkin hasn’t run me off as an occasional customer. That is more than I can say about certain ad campaigns from Gillette, Anheuser-Busch, Cracker Barrel, and other woke companies who will never receive another dime from me.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM




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1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:01 AM (PQb8B)

2 Mornin', Buck.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:01 AM (77rzZ)

3 United breaks guitars and other stuff.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (diia5)

4 Delta. I always think of that audio of the ghetto Delta commercial.......


"We run this vessel so deep, she be cryin."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (PQb8B)

5 I volunteer to eat more chicken fried steak.

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (+48wn)

6 Delta had promised to be using 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030.

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Iowa and Congress -- but mostly Congress -- should just mandate that they use 10% ethanol in jet fuel.

/What could go wrong?

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (eViVQ)

7 Delta had promised to be using 10% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030. SAF is made from used cooking oil and other non-petroleum sources. Delta’s SAF use has maxed out at 0.5%, or just 1/20th of what it had promised. There just aren’t enough “sustainable” sources of raw materials to make the SAF. Maybe people need to start eating more french fries and chicken fried steaks.


Seems the idea of 'sustainable' isn't so sustainable, now is it........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (PQb8B)

8 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

9 I posted yesterday that #woke was a safety-valve for downscale urban whites from affluent families. If they don't support gay race nonsense, which corporations can control; they would otherwise ponder Marxism (or whatever Platner is into this week), which corporations can't.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (gKWVE)

10 I really don't need my skies smelling like fried chicken.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (PQb8B)

11 I thought Cracker Barrel completely caved after the backlash to its woke campaign.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (LxER7)

12 Today, just for fun, I want to comment on something I know very little about – advertising. There is so much about it that puzzles me, such as why auto manufacturers have spent a fortune advertising EVs which consumers won’t buy, rather than targeting their advertising toward vehicles that customers would purchase.

Because the customer was not the target. Government bureaucrats were.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:06 AM (Riz8t)

13 "Most importantly, it’s frustrating that airline executives do not have the backbone to defend their businesses"

Most of these executives act as though dismantling their businesses, whether through outright ESG-based suicide or slowly through financialization through enshittification. By that extraordinarily low benchmark, Delta is run by a hero.

Posted by: the lower depths at May 01, 2026 11:06 AM (dl6h/)

14 Congress should just mandate that all commercial airliners be equipped with and powered by SMRs (Small Modular Reactors).

/What could go wrong?

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (eViVQ)

15 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

Not. Even. Close.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RcrRRlKTUM

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (iNUL3)

16 8 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
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Heh: [whispering] "I'm married does it matter, you can do that for me?!"

good stuff

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (G0vdT)

17 I'm not offended by Dunkin's ads. They don't seem overtly sexual. On the other hand, they don't want me to run out and get donuts, if we had Dunkin's here.

And good for Delta. I rarely fly but I'm not looking forward to Air Canada's solar powered fleet.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 11:07 AM (Sco7b)

18 “…inspired by”?? The styling of a Chrysler 300 is inspired by Rolls Royce. I saw a watch at Wal-Mart that was inspired by Rolex. What a puzzling admission that Dunkin has altered its recipe. When doughnuts were made fresh in-store, I recall them being much better than the doughnuts now made at a central commissary and shipped in.

My workout routine is "inspired by" Chuck Norris.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

19 Funny how Corporations are worried about losing Leftists customers but ignore the majority of their customers who happen to lean Right.

And also the Lefts boycotts have never worked as opposed to the 'Right's' boycotts when we put our minds to it. ( which is rare)

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (kxLc1)

20 "Maybe people need to start eating more french fries and chicken fried steaks."

I see no problems with this

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (FenX4)

21
OUT: Moving the goal posts.
IN: Moving the aspiration posts.

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (eViVQ)

22 Just use windmills on the planes.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (9oY+V)

23 Thank You Buck from 6.50/gal+ California.....

Happy Friday! Happy May Day Horde Kom-rats!

Just having my first cup of coffee of the day and enjoying watching the stock market.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (QGaXH)

24 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)
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And then they did a race swap.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (kxLc1)

25 I've always loved Dunkin' coffee. Just stopped drinking it because it was 'spensive.

Brew Community Coffee at home, and if we're out and about, I'll find a 151 Coffee (no, no rum involved) and order their Americana.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (PQb8B)

26 --------
And then they did a race swap.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (kxLc1)


State Farm spends WAY too much money for advertising. No wonder they won't pay claims to desperate homeowners.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:10 AM (PQb8B)

27 Is this a re-purposed barbecue advertising campaign? Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?

I assume it's intended as a dig at Krispy Kreme's (rather fascinating to watch) production line machinery. Remember a few years ago when Starbuck's said they were going to SLOW DOWN the service to make it "feel artisanal" or some such BS? Same vibe I think.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:10 AM (vTZFs)

28 11 I thought Cracker Barrel completely caved after the backlash to its woke campaign.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (LxER7)

It has. Probably unwillingly, but caved in full just the same.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (tOcjL)

29
My workout routine is "inspired by" Chuck Norris.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)


My workout routine is inspired by Coach Buttermaker.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (PQb8B)

30 I live in the county where: CBS News

Fuel refinery Delta bought is expected to save airline $300M this quarter as jet fuel prices jump 105%
Updated on: April 21, 2026

In part, "The Atlanta-based airline owns a refinery in Pennsylvania that is helping it cut fuel costs while rivals face jet fuel price increases as high as 105%, according to Clint Henderson, managing editor of The Points Guy.

"When Delta bought that refinery, there was a lot of head scratching, but now they look like geniuses," Henderson said."

2025 - The Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council, California-based Communities for a Better Environment and the Natural Resources Defense Council sued the federal government earlier this month, urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to put new regulations in place to keep communities safer from dangerous hydrogen fluoride.

They never f**king stop their well-funded racket. They want everything shutdown short of their many non-profits so we can grow pot, run casinos and have sport stadiums.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (NFX2v)

31 I SAID BUD LIGHT!

Posted by: Those commercials were good, too at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (c3YdQ)

32 A lot of advertising is just saying some words, any words, to distract. Kind of like magicians do. Or bunco artists. What's important is that there's an explanation, not that it actually explains anything.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (JXTT6)

33 Our "elite" class prove every day how non-elite they are.

Can you imagine Henry Ford bowing the knee like this?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (XHO5P)

34 Just having my first cup of coffee of the day and enjoying watching the stock market.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (QGaXH)

I call Wall Street the NYC Casino.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (kxLc1)

35 And unlike Starbucks, Dunkin has never confronted me about racial injustice when I order a cup of coffee
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I have only been into Starbucks at highway rest stops, and no one ever says anything about racial injustice there, so I am ignorant of this problem. Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee? How does that work? Do they give you written notes, or does someone just up and start talking to you?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (c3bGo)

36 It's nice to read but they are going to try again when they are sure that they can get away with it.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (+4yJ5)

37 Maybe Delta can use teenage acne oil to fuel their planes like the skit in the Kentucky Fried movie.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (tYGL3)

38 JackStraw, if you're still here, I meant Memorial Day, not Labor Day.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (l1Oiv)

39 I really don't need my skies smelling like fried chicken.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (PQb8B)

Moar Chem Trails! REEE!!11!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (wVcYX)

40 This is so dumb. Delta, all airlines, and every person and business that consumes energy has a natural incentive to minimize the use of energy. Its called money.

Rory McElroy is so worried about climate change and the energy the world consumes, he flies up to Augusta National on a daily basis to get a practice round in.

I guess we are just going to be doing this stupid song and dance forever.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (sX1BW)

41 Dunkin coffee is good, but their donuts? No thank you.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (2ap+5)

42 "Angus King: War ‘May Provoke’ Iranian Nuke Scientists to Race to Bomb"

"What if they perp walk Comey?"

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (cS1cw)

43 I've decided that my ambition to nuzzle into Sydney's soft jiggly chest is more of an aspiration than a goal.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (gKWVE)

44 Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:12 AM (sX1BW)

My least favorite PGA player.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (kxLc1)

45 I thought Cracker Barrel completely caved after the backlash to its woke campaign.

They did. I don't suppose they re-re-modeled any of the stores that they had already changed but they stopped changing any more of them.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (vTZFs)

46 Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee?

They tried during the George Floyd riots. The higher ups thought it was a great idea to hold off on serving coffee to people who wanted their caffeine hit long enough to shame us for being white.

The policy died quicker than Floyd did.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (+4yJ5)

47 ==========================
I have only been into Starbucks at highway rest stops, and no one ever says anything about racial injustice there, so I am ignorant of this problem. Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee? How does that work? Do they give you written notes, or does someone just up and start talking to you?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (c3bGo)


There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (PQb8B)

48 such as why auto manufacturers have spent a fortune advertising EVs which consumers won’t buy, rather than targeting their advertising toward vehicles that customers would purchase.
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Even now, the ads for trucks never feature a person. Presumably because white dudes disproportionately drive trucks. The ads show the truck, but never the driver.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 11:14 AM (XvL8K)

49
My least favorite PGA player.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (kxLc1)


He's not even on the list of favorite. He's an insufferable douchebag.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (PQb8B)

50 Remember a few years ago when Starbuck's said they were going to SLOW DOWN the service to make it "feel artisanal" or some such BS?

We put the "anal" in "artisanal"!

Posted by: Starbucks at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (fmbc9)

51 > Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee?

Never been subjected to that.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (rJ48h)

52 Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?
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Fast is associated with cheap, unhealthy and dangerous. That's all that means. People want to know that time was put into the thing they are buying.

Also fast is no longer a selling point because EVERYTHING is fast. People accept they can walk into most any place and walk out with what they want "fast". So there's no cache in it.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (LGS3t)

53 19 Funny how Corporations are worried about losing Leftists customers but ignore the majority of their customers who happen to lean Right.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:08 AM (kxLc1)


I think corporate execs operates more from worry about not being invited to the must-attend-or-you're-nobody parties in NYC, the Hamptons, DC, and Hollywood, along with not pissing-off their Leftist wives and their friends, than they worry about losing Leftist customers.

Posted by: Gref at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (5rh/l)

54 There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege.

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There was also a time when their hire-ups thought it was a good idea to let non-customer homeless stink up the restrooms so that actual customers could not and would not want to the use the restrooms. Whatever.

Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (sX1BW)

55 > Because the customer was not the target. Government bureaucrats were.
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Also, the bureaucrats were making the rules and providing the funds.

The EV push was as much about social control of a mobile population that the government wanted (and still wants) to subjugate.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (jehhT)

56
Never been subjected to that.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (rJ48h)


I'm sure it was isolated to liberal shitholes, but it was still a directive.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (PQb8B)

57 What a puzzling admission that Dunkin has altered its recipe.

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The Art Thread image today was inspired by "Liberty Leading the People" and the "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings.

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (eViVQ)

58 Does Starbucks try to slide in a side serving of racial lecturing with coffee?
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The policy died quicker than Floyd did.

Nice turn of phrase there. An idea so stupid that it could only come out of Seattle (OK, or Portland).

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:17 AM (vTZFs)

59 Remember a few years ago when Starbuck's said they were going to SLOW DOWN the service to make it "feel artisanal" or some such BS? Same vibe I think.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:10 AM (vTZFs)

Amateurs.

Posted by: Any given DMV office at May 01, 2026 11:18 AM (c3YdQ)

60 Delta is a minnesota garbage corporation who led the dei, covid, climate change zelotry over the last 20 years. The sooner they're out of business the better.

Posted by: South and Proud!! at May 01, 2026 11:18 AM (3dp5c)

61
There was also a time when their hire-ups thought it was a good idea to let non-customer homeless stink up the restrooms so that actual customers could not and would not want to the use the restrooms. Whatever.
Posted by: SH (no more socks) at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (sX1BW)


And they put needle disposal units on the walls in the bathrooms because the homeless were going to shoot up anyway, why not make it clean?

Didn't make it clean.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:18 AM (PQb8B)

62
The Art Thread image today was inspired by "Liberty Leading the People" and the "Dogs Playing Poker" paintings.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 11:16 AM (eViVQ)


Or, CBD just f*cking with us.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (PQb8B)

63 It was always comical seeing people commit to doing something in the future that everyone knew was bullshit.

Though the Global Warming scam is falling apart now because the oligarchs that were funding it want to make money on AI datacenters now, and it is too much of a stretch to stick with the global warming narrative as you build all those data centers...

Posted by: Barack Obama at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (sKqQm)

64 Jet airliners are a fraud. They are permanently moored to the loading ramps in airports. The board you all into the plane, then administer a dose of sleepy gas, and scoop you all up and truck you to the destination, and place aboard an identical plane moored at the ramp. You wake up, and there your are!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (utfVc)

65 "...I suppose it’s actually a successful ad campaign, since Dunkin hasn’t run me off as an occasional customer. That is more than I can say about certain ad campaigns from Gillette, Anheuser-Busch, Cracker Barrel, and other woke companies who will never receive another dime from me."

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I remain a loyal Cracker Barrel customer. They seem to be mending their ways. Every time I go to CB I remember my now long-deceased parents and how I would meet them in a Cracker Barrel along I-95 in Florida when I was in Orlando for bidd-ness and they lived below Melbourne.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)

66 Posted by: Gref at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (5rh/l)

Has to be some reason other than financial.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (kxLc1)

67 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

The original "well, she's a guy" one was awesome. The recurring ones not so much.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (FenX4)

68
We put the "anal" in "artisanal"!
Posted by: Starbucks at May 01, 2026 11:15 AM (fmbc9)


I LOL'd.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (PQb8B)

69 Politics UK
@PolitlcsUK
BREAKING: The Golders Green terror attack suspect is called Essa Suleiman
He is a Somali translator who has a history of violence, including stabbing two police officers and a police dog in 2008

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Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)

70 30. addendum

And distributing suboxone, seemingly supporting the state's (Commonwealth's) likely goal of both a current & former prison population high and docile.

Care, custody and control.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (NFX2v)

71
The original "well, she's a guy" one was awesome. The recurring ones not so much.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (FenX4)


They replaced Jake with Blayke and took the humor right out of it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (PQb8B)

72 "It is a tremendous disgrace to corporate respectability that executives of publicly-traded companies – people making tens of millions of dollars per year – are making childish promises that they cannot fulfill."

Umm, it's a conclusive indictment of an entire society that absurd hypotheses are allowed to impoverish, distort, and serve as lysenkoist totalitarian cudgels against common sense and real science.

These executives just reflect the dumbed down, cowardly, unserious, imbecilic moral narcissistic culture they come from.

And let's not forget the outrageous and indefensible embrace of crude violent racism ("BLM") in 2020, and the vile idiocy of "DEI".

Buck as always you are right, but vast, vast understatement of the problem has become near-universal on the non-racist/totalitarian side.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (U/Byj)

73 They did. I don't suppose they re-re-modeled any of the stores that they had already changed but they stopped changing any more of them.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:13 AM (vTZFs)

Did they actually do any makeovers or just talk about it?

The Cracker Barrel outside Cambridge, OH on I-70 has saved my life more than once when we went to visit the kids in school out in Indiana.

Now I want chicken-fried steak!

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (LxER7)

74 If some barista presumed to start telling me how to be a better person I would hope they would at least wait until I had taken a sip or two of coffee first. Everyone should know not to talk to me before coffee. Wait your turn.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (+ZtvI)

75 I remain a loyal Cracker Barrel customer. They seem to be mending their ways. Every time I go to CB I remember my now long-deceased parents and how I would meet them in a Cracker Barrel along I-95 in Florida when I was in Orlando for bidd-ness and they lived below Melbourne.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)

I also am...but I only go twice/year on driving trips. I can eat healthy and allergy safe, and it's all I ask on those drives (and my kids can get a fruit or vegetable without breaking my back)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)

76 -
Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)


It's racist to prevent him from exercising his culture, you see.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (PQb8B)

77 Amateurs.
Posted by: Any given DMV office

I've never waited more than 10 minutes at the S.F. DMV and there's plenty of parking too.

Posted by: Dark Litigator at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (W5mpo)

78 The original Jake from State Farm, not the DEI replacement.

Posted by: JohnnyCakes at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (9CBNQ)

79 Jet airliners are a fraud. They are permanently moored to the loading ramps in airports. The board you all into the plane, then administer a dose of sleepy gas, and scoop you all up and truck you to the destination, and place aboard an identical plane moored at the ramp. You wake up, and there your are!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Ok, you're half right. They actually achieve altitude, and then just wait for the earth to turn to the proper latitude and then descend. They should be called hovercrafts.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (diia5)

80 Even now, the ads for trucks never feature a person. Presumably because white dudes disproportionately drive trucks. The ads show the truck, but never the driver.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba

That's because the driver's always exhausted after driving it to the top of that tall butte in the Grand Canyon.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (77rzZ)

81 Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?/i]

Meanwhile IngSoc sent some women to jail for 2 years for saying on twitter that immigrants should be sent home after the SouthPort attack

Posted by: 18-1 at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (sKqQm)

82 My personal favorite ad?

"Slow down, you're gonna get us killed!"

https://youtu.be/mHv_-q2YNFE

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (/HDaX)

83 What a puzzling admission that Dunkin has altered its recipe
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Is it puzzling though? Half the original ingredients are probably banned. I think it's taken for granted that few things stay the same for long. Dunkin has had some of the best marketing in the last 20 years so I wouldn't single them out for questioning unless they went stupid or woke.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (LGS3t)

84 2025 - The Philadelphia-based Clean Air Council, California-based Communities for a Better Environment and the Natural Resources Defense Council sued the federal government earlier this month, urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to put new regulations in place to keep communities safer from dangerous hydrogen fluoride.

They never f**king stop their well-funded racket. They want everything shutdown short of their many non-profits so we can grow pot, run casinos and have sport stadiums.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (NFX2v)

What is the alleged source of this hydrogen fluoride?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (utfVc)

85 Dang. No more viral clips.

@disclosetv 15m
JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (diia5)

86 Did they actually do any makeovers or just talk about it?

I recall seeing pictures of the new decor when it was in the news. I suppose those could have been marketing mock-ups.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (vTZFs)

87 Remember the two black 'businessmen' who sued because they were asked to leave after sitting at a table for an extended period of time without ordering anything. Pure set up to sue.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (kxLc1)

88 What is the alleged source of this hydrogen fluoride?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Dentists high on their own supply?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:23 AM (diia5)

89 @disclosetv 15m
JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (diia5)
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Good.

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:23 AM (G0vdT)

90 8 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

I watch mainly Fox Business in the morning. So much advertising - which I fast-forward thru - seems so dismissive or derogatory to white males it's disgusting. And why is every other couple portrayed as mixed race? I married my Latin wife 40+ years ago but still...enough is enough.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (QGaXH)

91 Posted by: Paul at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (lRwRE)

You have more projection than Regan in The Exorcist .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (kxLc1)

92 Maybe not the best ad ever, but high on my list is the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing and the dad frolicking in the aisles with the kids moping.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (FenX4)

93 The last time I went to Cracker Barrel, it was a total disaster. Orders completely wrong (not just ours, the entire restaurant), the refund line backed out the door, the manager screeching "THAT AIN'T MY JOB!!!!) every 3 minutes.

Nah.

Posted by: JohnnyCakes at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (9CBNQ)

94 Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?

Ahhh, a lot of donuts are NOT fried, but baked.

Also, I'm more troubled by the graphics on those two signs. It's got a family un-friendly vibe to it. Maybe that's just because I'm a Moron.

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (D4VUo)

95 A Delta spokesman is quoted as saying ”While we have successfully increased use of SAF every year, we recognize that the technology has not advanced as rapidly as the industry requires.” In other words, promises were made based on technology that did not even exist at the time. The clean energy pledges were made with the hope that technologies would “advance rapidly.”

Not hoped. They were being coerced. And told that new tech, propped up by government money would keep them afloat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

96 JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM
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I'm going to miss all those youtube videos of fights at the Spirit gates.

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (G0vdT)

97 >Dang. No more viral clips.

@disclosetv 15m
JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ
Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:22 AM (diia5)

We'll always have Frontier.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (rJ48h)

98 Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy

He was a sweet and tender hooligan -

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (gKWVE)

99 Here's a campaign commercial for Big Mouf Bass.

https://tinyurl.com/4zzdjb2x

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (ndZc7)

100
There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

They skipped that step in Alabama, thank goodness.

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (Wmg4n)

101 Starbucks did at least two eye-poppingly idiotic and offensive political "initiatives", well before 2020. One was the racial one. I made a point to ask about it in the weeks following at a few of them which I hit regularly for reasons. Employees said "huh?" or rolled their eyes.

Then there was another jobs-for-all or some stupid teenage level idiocy during the dead economy under the affirmative action criminal and airhead. Asked about that once at the register. Big eye-roll, followed by "not sure what we're supposed to do".

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (U/Byj)

102 Maybe not the best ad ever, but high on my list is the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing and the dad frolicking in the aisles with the kids moping.
Posted by: Doof

Yeah, that one was good.

Also, the Snickers "Feast!" ad.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (77rzZ)

103 ...the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing...

I thought that was hilarious but it didn't seem to last very long.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (vTZFs)

104 That first Slow and Steady poster looks like a butt plug.

Posted by: Lockheed at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (abIsI)

105 I actually like a lots of the Progressive ads. I think the Jamie character is hilarious.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (kxLc1)

106
They skipped that step in Alabama, thank goodness.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (Wmg4n)


I honestly wouldn't know as I don't like Starbucks coffee, so I'm never in one.

I did used to get their protein shakes when traveling with a couple of exercise freaks way back when, but that was it. Well before all this DIE and racist bullshit hit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (PQb8B)

107 They skipped that step in Alabama, thank goodness.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (Wmg4n)

It is amazing how much business they do (based on lines.) They must turn a tidy profit. Customers obviously want it.

I just do not understand it. If I get on a coffee kick (which happens every few years) I just make it at home. Drink too much and then back down to some other form of caffeination.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (bss/y)

108 103 ...the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing...

I thought that was hilarious but it didn't seem to last very long.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:26 AM (vTZFs)

Wendy's "Where's the Beef" was iconic...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (tOcjL)

109 JUST IN - Spirit Airlines is preparing to shutdown after a $500 million government bailout failed as the discount carrier ran too low on cash — WSJ

Why was this entity given $500M of our money? It isn't as if there aren't other airlines.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (Riz8t)

110 Our Starbucks didn't exactly change their policies to exclude nonpaying customers (=hobos), but they've shittified the interior so you don't get the comfy chairs anymore. Only tables with long cushioned benches.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (gKWVE)

111 That first Slow and Steady poster looks like a butt plug.
Posted by: Lockheed

I really don't wanna know how you know what a butt plug looks like.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (77rzZ)

112 8 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (77rzZ)

I liked the Subaru dogs commercials. Also Hanna from Arco. Also the battery company with an old abandoned '50's car in the woods with the radio still playing (implausible and possibly illegal false advertising). And back in the 80's one of the west coast airlines had Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner as passengers on an aircraft....

So many great entertaining commercials. Remember the Bud Lite frogs ?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (QGaXH)

113 A friend who worked at AA said their approach to change was "We'll never be first to do (***), but we will be second."

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (wBaIH)

114 He was a sweet and tender hooligan -
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (gKWVE)

and he'll never, never do it again.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (FenX4)

115 Admitting there isn't a magic bullet is at least a first step.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (kGf4g)

116 'One sign says: “SLOW AND STEADY – We craft our donuts slow and steady, hand-finishing them into perfection.”

Is this a re-purposed barbecue advertising campaign? Who equates “slow and steady” as being a way to sell a flash-fried pastry?'

I don't think you can take it so literally. I think it just means, "don't expect fast service, I'm busy making a dick and balls out of an eclair and two munchkins, I'll be with you when I'm done drawing on the pubic hair with this frosting."

or something

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (w/O5Q)

117 I used to get Starbucks hot chocolate in the winter when I was perusing Barnes and Nobles books when Starbucks was attached to them.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (kxLc1)

118 "Blind-Date Chick" in the Libbidy ads looks like Shelley Duvall with a few pounds added.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (LxER7)

119 Still probably the last truly great commercial. Lowe's Never Stop Improving:

https://shorturl.at/rxdqa

2011 and I swear it's like something from another planet.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (LGS3t)

120
Wendy's "Where's the Beef" was iconic...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:28 AM (tOcjL)


"EVANINK wear!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (PQb8B)

121 I honestly wouldn't know as I don't like Starbucks coffee, so I'm never in one.

I pretty much never go into a standalone store but the not-Starbuck's Starbuck's in Barnes & Noble gets my custom almost every time I'm in there.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (vTZFs)

122 Bring back Hooters airlines.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (abIsI)

123 I did used to get their protein shakes when traveling with a couple of exercise freaks way back when, but that was it. Well before all this DIE and racist bullshit hit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (PQb8B)

Hey, that reminds me. Our plant cafe has starbucks stuff. One is a smallish (12oz) coffee drink with protein (like 20g.) I scanned it because I wanted to see how much it was. $5.50. Nope. Back in the case.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

124 The Liberty Mutual ads are annoying. Not sure which ones are worse, the ones with Doug and the Emu, or the Bibberty-Bibberty ones with the idiot couple (real fish-headed woman, lol).

Posted by: JohnnyCakes at May 01, 2026 11:30 AM (9CBNQ)

125 Climate stuff is all about feelings.
And we're in charge about making all feelings-based policy decisions.

Posted by: White liberal women at May 01, 2026 11:30 AM (2Ez/1)

126 I actually like a lots of the Progressive ads. I think the Jamie character is hilarious.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

I like the Farmers ads. "We know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two."

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)

127 Why was this entity given $500M of our money? It isn't as if there aren't other airlines.
Posted by: Archimedes

I'll bet the books were worse than they reported to the Fed. ( but, there were legit arguments for keeping them alive rather than allowing the other carriers to eat up their market space )

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (diia5)

128 Hey JackStraw
… I just heard

Did the American Revolution start in Rhode Island?

Posted by: kactus at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (twS2i)

129 I actually like a lots of the Progressive ads. I think the Jamie character is hilarious.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:27 AM (kxLc1)


It's the dog park........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (PQb8B)

130 Jon Favreau
@jonfavs
Graham Platner isn’t just our best and only chance to beat Susan Collins, he’s a good, decent man who’s struggled and grown and is always trying to do better.
I hope everyone with reservations takes a little time to get to know the real life version of him, not what the algorithm throws in our faces. Clearly, that’s what so many people in Maine have done - from all different walks of life and political persuasions.

-
He forgot add Sieg Heil!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (ndZc7)

131 https://shorturl.at/rxdqa

2011 and I swear it's like something from another planet.

A young heterosexual couple getting married and raising a family? Damn near a hate crime now.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (vTZFs)

132 Another great ad -

Snickers "who are the Chefs?" / end zone painting.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (FenX4)

133 The Liberty Mutual ads are annoying. Not sure which ones are worse, the ones with Doug and the Emu, or the Bibberty-Bibberty ones with the idiot couple (real fish-headed woman, lol).
Posted by: JohnnyCakes

"You named it Brad."

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (77rzZ)

134 125 Climate stuff is all about feelings.
And we're in charge about making all feelings-based policy decisions.
Posted by: White liberal women

Well you dumb b*tch, we just scrapped all of our 'Green' initiatives and are firing up our nuclear and coal plants again.

Posted by: Belgium at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (abIsI)

135 Yeah, it's really easy to misconstrue a Death's Head Tattoo.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y)

136 Wait. He stabbed to cops and a police dog and he was still out jihading around?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)

AND they made him a citizen AFTER his first stabbings.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (iNUL3)

137 It's the dog park........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (PQb8B)

Yeah that's a good one and Jamie isn't even in it.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (kxLc1)

138 but, there were legit arguments for keeping them alive rather than allowing the other carriers to eat up their market space

Such as?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

139 >>JackStraw, if you're still here, I meant Memorial Day, not Labor Day.

I just saw. I'm not sure at the moment. An old friend is talking about being in town but he's about as dependable as New England weather. I'll let you know as soon as I do.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (viF8m)

140 Starbucks magazine Print Ad from not long after 9/11. Don't know what was in their heads.

https://shorturl.at/vUvvl

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (LGS3t)

141 We'll always have Frontier.
Posted by: mr tmz at May 01, 2026 11:25 AM (rJ48h)

Don't forget Jet Blue!

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (/HDaX)

142 Yeah that's a good one and Jamie isn't even in it.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (kxLc1)


There was that one time where they didn't make him look like a complete idiot, he lived in a really nice mansion and could sing and play guitar. Or was it piano....don't remember.

Now, he's just a party favor.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (PQb8B)

143 My exercise routine is inspired by Mark Twain: When I feel like exercise I lie down until the feeling passes.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (kGf4g)

144 Yeah, it's really easy to misconstrue a Death's Head Tattoo.
Posted by: Aetius451AD
_________

Collins should run an add riffing on "are we the baddies."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (XvL8K)

145 Flo's 'sister' is also funny.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (kxLc1)

146 138 but, there were legit arguments for keeping them alive rather than allowing the other carriers to eat up their market space

Such as?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM (Riz8t)

More competition is usually better. My counter to that counter is that because they need 500 million, they are not really competing. It's right there.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (bss/y)

147 Collins should run an add riffing on "are we the baddies."

I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess she would have NO idea what you're talking about.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

148 My dietitian said to avoid fried foods.

Yikes.

Posted by: torabora at May 01, 2026 11:36 AM (KtOUo)

149 There will be blood.

A wild exchange that is a concerning reflection of the state of Maine politics:

Liberal white lady: "With a lack of Luigi Mangione's, what are we going to do about the insurance companies?"

CD-2 candidate Matt Dunlap: "You understand why people get to that point."

-
Also I shouldn't talk considering I misspelled "two" above but the plural of "Mangione" is not "Mangione's."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)

150 I just saw. I'm not sure at the moment. An old friend is talking about being in town but he's about as dependable as New England weather. I'll let you know as soon as I do.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:33 AM

Sounds good. Bluebell has my email.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (l1Oiv)

151 Another great ad -

Snickers "who are the Chefs?" / end zone painting.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (FenX4)

Great googly moogly.

Posted by: far cry at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (fmbc9)

152 84. What is the alleged source of this hydrogen fluoride?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

WHYY News Climate Desk
‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries
Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.

In part, "Hydrogen fluoride is used as a catalyst in the blending process to make cleaner-burning high-octane gasoline at roughly 40 refineries across the country, according to the lawsuit. It’s also used to manufacture refrigerants, herbicides and pharmaceuticals."

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (NFX2v)

153 "EVANINK wear!"
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM

Very nice!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (l1Oiv)

154 34 Just having my first cup of coffee of the day and enjoying watching the stock market.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:09 AM (QGaXH)

I call Wall Street the NYC Casino.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:11 AM (kxLc1)

'tis the greatest engine of wealth creation ever devised by man. Not that the Stock Market creates anything, it's the underlying companies and the opportunity for the little man to participate in their success (or failure).

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)

155 Not to be "that guy", but I think this is the real explanation for Spirit getting our money.

There is no public, systematic data from Spirit Airlines or aviation regulatory bodies that confirms a higher-than-normal incidence of Black passengers compared to other carriers.However, analysis of Spirit Airlines' customer profile suggests it serves a diverse, price-sensitive market that could differ from legacy carriers due to several factors:Target Market Focus: Spirit targets price-onsconscious leisure travelers, families, and Visiting Friends & Relatives (VFR) travelers, which often includes a high volume of passengers from diverse urban areas and, in particular, the U.S.–Latin America/Caribbean corridors.

It's bad enough that Mamdani wants to subsidize grocery stores in high crime "urban" locations. What's next, subsidized Carnival Cruises?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

156 I think Maine has a class problem. You have the very wealthy and the working class. I don't think the upper middle class is a big demographic.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (kxLc1)

157 151 Another great ad -

Snickers "who are the Chefs?" / end zone painting.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:31 AM (FenX4)

Great googly moogly.
Posted by: far cry at May 01, 2026 11:37 AM (fmbc9)

I'm Batman Snickers commercial is still peak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcBHh9C8pG8

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (bss/y)

158 smelling like fried chicken.

Tasty vapor trails to lead the Iranian drones astray.

Posted by: DaveA at May 01, 2026 11:39 AM (FhXTo)

159 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)

You must be a day trader.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (kxLc1)

160 I just do not understand it. If I get on a coffee kick (which happens every few years) I just make it at home. Drink too much and then back down to some other form of caffeination.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

If I am running late, I will grab a café misto with soy on the way in to work, or a dry cappuccino. I can order it on the app, run through the drive through at 530a and it’s ready for me. They actually get the dry cappuccino right, so they definitely train their baristas. We also have 2 local coffee places here I love, they just aren’t open as early as SB or I would go to them. I can walk to one and they make really interesting coffee, flavors you would not think work but they do. Right now they have one with beetroot and cardamon, sweetened with maple syrup they make in house and it is so good.

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

161 Until the unicorn fart technology takes over, it’s petroleum.

Posted by: Eromero at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (uDa2+)

162 >>Hey JackStraw
… I just heard

>>Did the American Revolution start in Rhode Island?

Long debated by people with too much time on their hands. Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776. And Narragansett Bay was a major shipping port at the time with lots of skirmishes against the Brits prior to that.

We're just a lot more modest than those braggarts from Massachusetts and we don't dress up in Indian clothes and cultural appropriate their history.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:41 AM (viF8m)

163 WHYY News Climate Desk
‘The stuff of nightmares’: Philly nonprofit sues EPA over deadly chemical used at refineries
Three nonprofits hope to force the federal government to regulate hydrogen fluoride more strictly. The chemical is still used at a Delaware County refinery.

In part, "Hydrogen fluoride is used as a catalyst in the blending process to make cleaner-burning high-octane gasoline at roughly 40 refineries across the country, according to the lawsuit. It’s also used to manufacture refrigerants, herbicides and pharmaceuticals."
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (NFX2v)

I don't think the old "sue and settle" scam is going to work. New Sherriff in town.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:41 AM (utfVc)

164 And I love casinos but I realize the people who run them rarely lose money if at all.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kxLc1)

165 Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

Huh. What is a 'dry' cappuccino?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)

166 There's still talk about the proverbial "kill switch" being mandatory in new vehicles by 2027 or 28. Using AI it'll determine if the operator is under the influence, tired or otherwise a danger to operate the vehicle.

A leftist's wet dream if it comes true.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (jehhT)

167 Old and busted: bullet train to nowhere

New and cool: 911 call to no one

“Gavin Newsom promised to deliver a brand new 911 system within 3 years for $132 million. Now it is 7 years later, almost $500 million has been spent, and the system they rolled out was such a disaster, they’ve scrapped it.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (ndZc7)

168
'tis the greatest engine of wealth creation ever devised by man. Not that the Stock Market creates anything, it's the underlying companies and the opportunity for the little man to participate in their success (or failure).
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)

Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (w/O5Q)

169 We craft our donuts slow and steady, hand-finishing them into perfection.

McDonald's should steal that slogan so that you feel better about your burger that's been kept warm for hours.

Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (Uh88k)

170 If I am running late, I will grab a café misto with soy.......

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

I love when I can identify a poster within five to ten words.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (LGS3t)

171 164 And I love casinos but I realize the people who run them rarely lose money if at all.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:42 AM (kxLc1)

Correct.

Posted by: Terry Benedict at May 01, 2026 11:44 AM (LxER7)

172 Huh. What is a 'dry' cappuccino?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)

It has a little less vermouth.

Posted by: far cry at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (fmbc9)

173 Sec. Scott Bessent on status.

Maybe I'm just being paranoid but point 5 seems to be a shift in US demands. Am I wrong? I thought the blockaide stayed in place until they gave up nuclear program.

"Some color for the Iranian Leadership as they literally sit in the dark:

1. The United States has complete control of the Strait of Hormuz.

2. There is a hard currency, i.e. U.S. dollar, shortage.

3. Food and gasoline rationing are in place.

4. The entire international community has turned against you.

5. The BLOCKADE will continue, until there is pre-February 27 Freedom of Navigation."

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (G0vdT)

174 Gavin Newsom promised to deliver a brand new 911 system within 3 years for $132 million. Now it is 7 years later, almost $500 million has been spent, and the system they rolled out was such a disaster, they’ve scrapped it.

Promising a new system IS the system.

Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (Uh88k)

175 170 If I am running late, I will grab a café misto with soy.......

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

I love when I can identify a poster within five to ten words.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026

Oh this would be a fun ONT game. I can name that poster in 3 words…🤣

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (OoFl2)

176 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (l1Oiv)


*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (PQb8B)

177 Hydroflouric acid? It does happen. It's useful.

Sod off Swampy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

178 54 There was a time where corporate directives had barista's lecturing you about racial injustice and pointing out your white privilege


If ever there was a time for the phrase "Hold on a second sugartits."

On the opposite end of the commercial spectrum, Trivago should just plainly tell people they can get better hotel rates instead of coming off as douches.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (Sco7b)

179 The Big Man's views on Starbucks

https://tinyurl.com/3ahxdyxp

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (abIsI)

180 165 Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (Wmg4n)

Huh. What is a 'dry' cappuccino?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (bss/y)

More foam than milk.

Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (OoFl2)

181 162 >>Hey JackStraw
… I just heard

>>Did the American Revolution start in Rhode Island?

Long debated by people with too much time on their hands. Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776. And Narragansett Bay was a major shipping port at the time with lots of skirmishes against the Brits prior to that.

We're just a lot more modest than those braggarts from Massachusetts and we don't dress up in Indian clothes and cultural appropriate their history.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:41 AM (viF8m)


Yeah, tell us about your being first to the party. We dare you.

Posted by: Members of the Lexington, MA Militia Company at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (5rh/l)

182 Oh this would be a fun ONT game. I can name that poster in 3 words…🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (OoFl2)

Ralphy, Snowflake, Canada

Posted by: Try this at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (Sco7b)

183 Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?
Posted by: Bilwis

The dark ages will argue.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 01, 2026 11:47 AM (kGf4g)

184 There's still talk about the proverbial "kill switch" being mandatory in new vehicles by 2027 or 28.

IIUC, it has passed the House but would still needs a Senate vote and a Trump signature. Hopefully, he would veto it but I have no confidence in that either way.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 11:47 AM (vTZFs)

185 Who has just asking about Talcum X?

>>@ChuckRossDC
·
2m
>>Update: Recent Islamic convert Shaun King is now asking people to give $8k to the family above to provide cancer treatments. No details. No proof. Just trust him.

>>He used this exact same model when he was a Christian pastor and then a BLM organizer. He's found new marks.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)

186 75 I remain a loyal Cracker Barrel customer. They seem to be mending their ways. Every time I go to CB I remember my now long-deceased parents and how I would meet them in a Cracker Barrel along I-95 in Florida when I was in Orlando for bidd-ness and they lived below Melbourne.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:19 AM (QGaXH)

I also am...but I only go twice/year on driving trips. I can eat healthy and allergy safe, and it's all I ask on those drives (and my kids can get a fruit or vegetable without breaking my back)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)

For a long time we didn't have any Cracker Barrels in California. It would be the first place I'd hit as soon as I got off the plane when I traveled. On road trips with the kids we'd always go once we were out of state. The kids would set up a mock protest of 'oh no, not dad's favorite place again....'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (QGaXH)

187
79 Jet airliners are a fraud. They are permanently moored to the loading ramps in airports. The board you all into the plane, then administer a dose of sleepy gas, and scoop you all up and truck you to the destination, and place aboard an identical plane moored at the ramp.

You wake up, and there you are!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

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Happy landings on a, uh, chocolate bar.

Posted by: San Francisco at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (azNOR)

188
Gavin Newsom promised to deliver a brand new 911 system within 3 years for $132 million. Now it is 7 years later, almost $500 million has been spent, and the system they rolled out was such a disaster, they’ve scrapped it.

Cal 911 to report that the 911 system doesn't work.


Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (Cqx++)

189 Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:45 AM (OoFl2)

I'm super easy myself. If you see "hey remember that time when I said" it's more than likely me. Spoiler: no one remembers that time when I said nor cares

Or something about redheads.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (LGS3t)

190 Ralphy, Snowflake, Canada
Posted by: Try this at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (Sco7b)

Stateless.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)

191 The history of the stock market is very interesting and definitely had some growing pains that resulted in the regulations you see today.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (kxLc1)

192 Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

Yes. Indubitably.

Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (vTZFs)

193 Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776.

Who? Are you just pulling my leg with made-up names?

Posted by: King George III at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (E/qck)

194 More foam than milk.
Posted by: Piper at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (OoFl2)

Ok. How is that 'dry'? Just playing on a martini?

Do they make a dirty cappuccino?

LOL. That sounds dirty.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)

195 Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?
Posted by: Bilwis

The dark ages will argue.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

If by the dark ages you mean islam, I agree.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 11:50 AM (diia5)

196 92 Maybe not the best ad ever, but high on my list is the Staples back to school ad with "It's the most wonderful time of the year" playing and the dad frolicking in the aisles with the kids moping.
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 11:24 AM (FenX4)

One of my all-time favorites too!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (QGaXH)

197
I also am...but I only go twice/year on driving trips. I can eat healthy and allergy safe, and it's all I ask on those drives (and my kids can get a fruit or vegetable without breaking my back)...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:21 AM (tOcjL)

For a long time we didn't have any Cracker Barrels in California. It would be the first place I'd hit as soon as I got off the plane when I traveled. On road trips with the kids we'd always go once we were out of state. The kids would set up a mock protest of 'oh no, not dad's favorite place again....'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (QGaXH)

The fried apples are the perfect bribe.

In fact, the green beans and fried apples are my 2 go-to sides. They bring me sourdough for my small meatball slice and I am happy.

Many times, by the end of a trip, I've had very little beef, so it's nice to enjoy just a little hominess...

Now, their meatloaf pales vs mine, but it's all about the timing! And the fried apples where I'm not putting in any effort...perfect dessert to finish the meal.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (tOcjL)

198 192 Flip side, relevant for today: Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

Yes. Indubitably.
Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (vTZFs)

The question is was marx actually original at all? The ten deciding how to use the money from the 1 is as old as the Greeks and even before. Envy is as old as humanity (see Cain v Able.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)

199 190 Ralphy, Snowflake, Canada
Posted by: Try this at May 01, 2026 11:46 AM (Sco7b)

Stateless.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)

Guilty. I love those animals though.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Sco7b)

200 Had a friend whose brother worked for Delta back in the 80s. He said their unofficial motto was "Fly Delta to New York, luggage to Nevada."

Posted by: Darth Randall at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (f1kZG)

201 Guilty. I love those animals though.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 11:51 AM (Sco7b)

No shade.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)

202 The thing is Marxists must have existed before Marxists. The entire founding of this country was to get away from the HOA get rich do gooding Karens.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (LGS3t)

203 Rhode Island? Who gives a fuck? It ain't real anyway.

Posted by: King George III at May 01, 2026 11:52 AM (2UnvF)

204 Pigs are flying over a frozen Hell!

Abby Phillip is the reasonable one.

https://tinyurl.com/3kc292cz

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (ndZc7)

205 Update: Recent Islamic convert Shaun King is now asking people to give $8k to the family above to provide cancer treatments. No details. No proof. Just trust him.

>>He used this exact same model when he was a Christian pastor and then a BLM organizer. He's found new marks.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)

He's finally found his true spiritual home.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (utfVc)

206 Watched a documentary on the making of Galaxy Quest last night. Really good. I didn't know Harold Ramis was the director until he backed out. And the casting stories are really interesting. Alec Baldwin really wanted the part as Taggert.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (kxLc1)

207 So, I've been told the 3am phone call was the kid just needing to talk. She's still being really hard on herself for what she did and can't explain why she did it.

She's struggling with keeping her emotions in check. She'll need to work hard on that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (PQb8B)

208 Nobody reads the copy these chicks think up. They see a simple, colorful, visual design of a delicious, deadly hunk of fried dough with sugar being sprayed all over it, and then want that shit immediately.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

209 207 So, I've been told the 3am phone call was the kid just needing to talk. She's still being really hard on herself for what she did and can't explain why she did it.

She's struggling with keeping her emotions in check. She'll need to work hard on that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (PQb8B)

Hope everything works out.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)

210 Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

-
How about butter knife into the electric outlet?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (ndZc7)

211 "9-1-1 Emergency. We are currently experiencing a greater than usual number of calls. In order to comply with state-mandated minimum wait times we are not adding ay callers to the wait queue. Please try again later. Click."


(P.S. I actually got this message when calling DMV a few years ago.)

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (I0N4X)

212 206 Watched a documentary on the making of Galaxy Quest last night. Really good. I didn't know Harold Ramis was the director until he backed out. And the casting stories are really interesting. Alec Baldwin really wanted the part as Taggert.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (kxLc1)
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I'd like to watch that. Where can I find it. I love that movie.

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (G0vdT)

213 So many mom and pop comfort food restaurants by me that I don't bother with Cracker Barrel anymore.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (kxLc1)

214 I'd like to watch that. Where can I find it. I love that movie.
Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:55 AM (G0vdT)

It was free on Tubi. I'll have to lookup the name though.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:56 AM (kxLc1)

215 Is Marxism actually the single worst idea ever conceived?

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Well, it's a manifestation of it, I guess. But "I want power over everyone so I can be a living god" is the oldest bad idea.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 11:57 AM (BI5O2)

216 >>Rhode Island? Who gives a fuck? It ain't real anyway.

So much hostility.

Not only was RI the first to declare independence it was the last colony to sign the Constitution because of the fear of an all powerful central government. Held out for a year until finally signing after the 12 oppressors threatened Rogue Island with a trade embargo.

We warned you but did you listen?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:57 AM (viF8m)

217 It was free on Tubi. I'll have to lookup the name though.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:56 AM (kxLc1)
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Thanks

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (G0vdT)

218
Hope everything works out.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:54 AM (bss/y)


Me too. I pray, which I'm not all that good at, for her a lot. She's really a good kid, but struggles to control her brain.

I told her that everything is a crutch. Weed. Booze. Pharma.....it doesn't fix anything. It just postpones the inevitable. You have to face it regardless. Get control of your brain now and you'll be better off later.

I've been able to do that, but it is one of the hardest things I've ever done.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (PQb8B)

219 Called Never Surrender: A Galaxy Quest Documentary

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (kxLc1)

220 [i213 So many mom and pop comfort food restaurants by me that I don't bother with Cracker Barrel anymore.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg

Same here. We only use the CB parking lot for overnight stays when travelling in the RV. They're good about that.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (abIsI)

221 I just hope the plane that I will be a passenger on doesn't achieve Delta's net-zero goal mid-flight.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (Dv3i1)

222 Caesars Pizza conga line commercial from 1991.

https://tinyurl.com/mp57d2ss

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (5xuJ/)

223 >> Anyhow, I saw these signs while grabbing some coffee at a Dunkin’ Doughnuts at an airport recently, and I just don’t get it.

They can trick someone in a hurry into subconsciously picturing the face behind the counter personally decorating all the doughnuts with loving care.

>> When doughnuts were made fresh in-store, I recall them being much better than the doughnuts now made at a central commissary and shipped in.

Well, there you go. That would be incompatible with the subconscious picture, so it could maybe even make someone briefly forget what he knows.

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 11:58 AM (Sy6m/)

224 Well, it's a manifestation of it, I guess. But "I want power over everyone so I can be a living god" is the oldest bad idea.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 11:57 AM (BI5O2)

'Then there will be women who actually beg to play with my peepee!'

Just add that and then THIS.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)

225 Anyone seen CRT recently? I may have missed him.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)

226
'Then there will be women who actually beg to play with my peepee!'

Just add that and then THIS.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)


Because it's always about the pussy. Throughout most of history. Every time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (PQb8B)

227 :Iowa and Congress -- but mostly Congress -- should just mandate that they use 10% ethanol in jet fuel.

/What could go wrong?

Posted by: ShainS"

The new fuel mix will not be enough to reach their destination and they crash and everybody dies?

Posted by: Ripley at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (PTDkx)

228 The question is was marx actually original at all?
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You dare to question marx ??

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (Dv3i1)

229 Another great ad I dimly remember from the 80's. Two guys in a truck at a stoplight in a city. Advertising some product (beer? water?) made in a rural area in Washington or Oregon. First guy says 'wow - so this is the big city' and the second guy older, wiser says sarcastically 'this is Modesto'.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (QGaXH)

230 Anyone seen CRT recently? I may have missed him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)


I seem to remember him earlier this week........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (PQb8B)

231 For those of you who are 29 years old:
Mean Joe Greene's Coca- Cola ad.

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (yl9wi)

232 163. I don't think the old "sue and settle" scam is going to work. New Sherriff in town.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I do agree when it comes to the EPA.

Locally, it remains a problem. Unfortunately, if not a win on their levels, they stir up & fund (including helping members get political seats) the local environmental justice groups in Philly and Delco who are not beyond greatly exaggerating - if not outright lying - about their causes.

While what follows is related to Waste Management, you'll get the point they publicly go beyond our Federal government's laws.

"The Plan is explicitly guided by the internationally peer-reviewed definition of Zero Waste and the Zero Waste Hierarchy — a set of waste management priorities that we developed which are now used as an international standard through the Zero Waste International Alliance. In contrast with EPA’s waste management hierarchy, which places incineration above landfilling, the Zero Waste Hierarchy recognizes that incineration is worse and is considered “unacceptable” in a Zero Waste system."

And that is the way of the state and local county Democratic councils.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (NFX2v)

233 Because it's always about the pussy. Throughout most of history. Every time.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (PQb8B)

Most?

Posted by: Adam at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (c3YdQ)

234 Noon news

FoxNews - May Day
MS Now - 60 days - war powers
CNN - President Trump - no taxes on Social Security
CBC - some Canadian crap

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (Sco7b)

235 Rhode Island was the first colony to declare independence from the Crown on May 4th, 1776.

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F*ck them and the Island they Rhode in on.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (ndZc7)

236 Friendly reminder:


Ethanol sucks. Bad.


Make Corn Whiskey Again

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (PQb8B)

237 Been adding asian squats into the mix. My left knee is not happy about this development.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y)

238
Most?
Posted by: Adam at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (c3YdQ)


Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (PQb8B)

239 I was associated with five airlines during a chaotic career as a reservations agent. Delta is the only one that still exists.

Tell me again what a great idea deregulation was.

Posted by: creeper at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (80oeU)

240 I seem to remember him earlier this week........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (PQb8B)

Good. I am on at odd, random times besides the morning.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)

241 And that is the way of the state and local county Democratic councils.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (NFX2v)

Well, Democrats are evil, and stupid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (utfVc)

242 @ChuckRossDC
Update: Recent Islamic convert Shaun King is now asking people to give $8k to the family above to provide cancer treatments. No details. No proof. Just trust him.
He used this exact same model when he was a Christian pastor

I don't condone the medieval Inquisition but - I understand.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (gKWVE)

243 I was inspired by Ace to make a dozen hard-boiled eggs this morning.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (Fbc0I)

244 - Want to advertise a vehicle to me.

An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.

Posted by: TeeJ at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (PpROq)

245 Been adding asian squats into the mix. My left knee is not happy about this development.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:02 PM (bss/y)

Is that like Montezuma's Revenge, or Delhi Belly?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (n9ltV)

246 NOO YORK CITY???!!!

Git a rope!

Posted by: The Pace Picante Posse at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (LxER7)

247 I don't condone the medieval Inquisition but - I understand.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:03 PM (gKWVE)

Lot of Torquemadas running around.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (bss/y)

248 241. Well, Democrats are evil, and stupid.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Aye.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (NFX2v)

249 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:53 AM (PQb8B)
Did the diagnosis take a toll on your daughter?

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (LGS3t)

250 For those of you who are 29 years old:
Mean Joe Greene's Coca- Cola ad.
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM (yl9wi)


North Texas State University (Now UNT) alum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (PQb8B)

251 Worst commercial?

Head on Head on Head on Head on Head on

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (kxLc1)

252 Is that like Montezuma's Revenge, or Delhi Belly?
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (n9ltV)

Deep squat. No weight. Like you are sitting on your heels almost, but not leaning forward. The extension is tweaking that knee.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)

253 Want to advertise a vehicle to me.

An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.

Some boutique maker could do that. Probably cost about a quarter-mil each.

Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (vTZFs)

254 /bad idea sock

Posted by: Oddbob at May 01, 2026 12:06 PM (vTZFs)

255 Want to advertise a vehicle to me.

An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.

That's a Johnny Cash song.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:06 PM (kxLc1)

256 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:

“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."

Beyond parody.

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For only $19 a day . . .

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (ndZc7)

257 159 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 11:38 AM (QGaXH)

You must be a day trader.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 11:40 AM (kxLc1)

No sir. I rarely trade. I just buy, hold and let it grow. For example, I've held Intel since 2004. Apple since 2009 (we made a fortune on it - literally). Great companies like Paychex, Darden, Eli Lilly.....

I look for long term established companies with a long history of increasing their dividends every year.

Intel tried my patience for a while but they're up a stunning amount in the last few months.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (QGaXH)

258 Some boutique maker could do that. Probably cost about a quarter-mil each.
Posted by: Zombie Disco at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (vTZFs)

Yeah, there is a company that makes... '67 to '69 Mustangs that run about 150k each. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Fucking too expensive.

The company was on Jay Leno's channel.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (bss/y)

259 Did the diagnosis take a toll on your daughter?
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (LGS3t)


Her mother's cancer? Yes. But, she was able to go to the first chemo treatment, so she saw what the process was going to be. They talked a lot, so she knew mom would be ok.

We moved her into her dorm shortly after the treatments started, so she had that distraction as well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (PQb8B)

260 Anyone seen CRT recently? I may have missed him.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:00 PM (bss/y)

he goes by LED now.

Posted by: alpine_beer at May 01, 2026 12:08 PM (van9r)

261 Deep squat. No weight. Like you are sitting on your heels almost, but not leaning forward. The extension is tweaking that knee.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)

Called Asian squat because those mf'ers can stay in that squat position forever.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:08 PM (kxLc1)

262 An 84 K-body pick-up, a 67 Mailbu, a 69 Camero,,, made top to bottom to original specs. And a complete, never ending inventory of OEM replacement parts.
Posted by: TeeJ at May 01, 2026 12:04 PM (PpROq)

Those GM square-body pickups rusted away to dust if you simply drove by a crying Trigglypuff. The succeeding series of bodies had vastly better rustproofing.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:08 PM (utfVc)

263 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:

“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."



Oh, GFY with that bullshit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (PQb8B)

264 Oh, GFY with that bullshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (PQb8B)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (bss/y)

265 Even some Muslims have figured out that Shaun King is a grifter. He was disinvited to a CAIR banquet:

https://tinyurl.com/54s9x3xp

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (2sfNr)

266 If you can't trust Shaun King, who can you trust?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (ndZc7)

267 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (PQb8B)

I was just wondering if that might have had some part in what's happening. Not all but some.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (LGS3t)

268 Yeah, there is a company that makes... '67 to '69 Mustangs that run about 150k each. Beautiful. Gorgeous. Fucking too expensive.

The company was on Jay Leno's channel.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (bss/y)

That is about ballpark for a literally handbuilt car.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (utfVc)

269 Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)

It was a joke. Maybe not a good one, but clearly recognizable.

You need more coffee!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (n9ltV)

270 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:

“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."

Beyond parody.
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For only $19 a day . . .
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (ndZc7)

I can hear Tyrus on Gutfeld tonight. He's going to have a field day with that one.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (5xuJ/)

271 You mean Sunny Hostin wasnt born a slave? You wouldn't know it with the bs she spews.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (LGS3t)

272 That is about ballpark for a literally handbuilt car.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (utfVc)

Yeah, that was the idea I got. Small volume.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y)

273 166 There's still talk about the proverbial "kill switch" being mandatory in new vehicles by 2027 or 28. Using AI it'll determine if the operator is under the influence, tired or otherwise a danger to operate the vehicle.

A leftist's wet dream if it comes true.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 11:43 AM (jehhT)

Like self-driving taxi's - it will last until the first congress-person's or celebrities loved one gets robbed, raped or killed because their car wouldn't drive away out of danger.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (QGaXH)

274 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:

“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."



Oh, GFY with that bullshit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:09 PM (PQb8B)

***

Pretty much convinces me that it is just a TV show and they are reading lines.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (2WIwB)

275 Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:07 PM (QGaXH)

I meant to say NOT a day trader.

Anyway I held onto a Golden Dividend stock company for years and then it went kaput in a year before I knew what happened. My fault of course .

Even so I do agree that long term is how you beat the casino, I mean the market.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (kxLc1)

276
I was just wondering if that might have had some part in what's happening. Not all but some.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:10 PM (LGS3t)


I'm sure that's quite possible. First Lady is doing really well and all tests have been coming back clean. The 2 year mark is next Feb and a clean bill there, the radiation oncologist said she is good to go.

That helps.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (PQb8B)

277 Sunny has been shitting in high cotton for a long time off the money she was so proud of her husband stealing. She's got it sooooo rough in America.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (BI5O2)

278 The View is a CIA operation.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (LGS3t)

279 OT- More fugitive update from last thread.

If the guy has been in this part of the state for 17-18 years and IF he is still alive, he would be turning 60 y/o soon. He is at best a sociopath, and probably does not have any reliable assistance or support. He likely killed Jack in a psychotic blackout rage and is well known to be confrontational over trivial incidents. Living rough and 'off the land' and alone for a few days, sure, for a few months, maybe, but for 18 years? Not very damn likely. This is a part oof the state where if you walk up the wrong driveway you could be looking down the barrel of a shotgun or hunting rifle. and wind up in a shallow grave. So I think the likelihood is that the CBI is now looking for TWO sets of remains, Jack's and his killer, rather than huntig a fugitive. I say "Good"

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (I0N4X)

280 A “devastated” Sunny Hostin is near tears over SCOTUS ending race-based congressional districts:
“I have been discriminated against. And now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."
Beyond parody.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Someone should ask her what those rights are. Imma guess she has zero understanding of rights.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (diia5)

281
now I have to tell my children that they have less civil rights than I did when I was born."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

===============

Reminds me of when Trump got elected in 2016 and Van Jones said solemnly "Black parents across the nation were waking up to the reality that they were going to have to have The Talk with their kids." You're no longer safe in your own country. The majority of Americans want you dead. It's open season on you now.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (n7rxJ)

282 Nood. Ace has arrived.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (ExV1e)

283 Nood voter rolls NC

Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 12:13 PM (a992C)

284 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:12 PM (PQb8B)

Excellent. I won't say small mercies because they are big but still take the good where you can get it. Brit Lass likes to say "remember where you've come from". If you don't give that respect you will always manage to miss the forest for the trees. I am not saying you don't I am just saying it's sage advice.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (LGS3t)

285
Pretty much convinces me that it is just a TV show and they are reading lines.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:11 PM (2WIwB)


It's all propaganda all the time.

They have no morals. They deny the existence of their souls.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (PQb8B)

286 Kind of interesting how often it's the worst grifters and thugs on the planet who get interested in reverting to Islam.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (gKWVE)

287
Excellent. I won't say small mercies because they are big but still take the good where you can get it. Brit Lass likes to say "remember where you've come from". If you don't give that respect you will always manage to miss the forest for the trees. I am not saying you don't I am just saying it's sage advice.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (LGS3t)


Thanks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (PQb8B)

288 Dunkin is a mere shadow of its former greatness. My DD habit was maybe two or three visits a week. When I was on the road, finding one close to the hotel I was at fixed my breakfast plans during my stay.

I missed Dunkin when I moved to California. Foster's and Winchell's, which the locals raved about, never came close. When Krispy Kreme hit the area, they were an immediate success, mostly due to the ability to get a still-warm half dozen to pair with a morning pot of coffee.

The transfat panic of 2006 was the first nail in the coffin. I remember the virtually overnight banning of transfats by New York City's Board of Health toward the end of that year. Visiting family in NJ in 2008, I looked forward to my first Bavarian cream donut in many a year. Couldn't get that particular donut in California for some reason. Think Boston Cream, but powdered sugar instead of the chocolate glaze. The former was commonplace, but the powdered sugar variant was hard to find.

Anyway, I recall approaching the DD counter at Newark airport, ordering an original DD (the standard fried round donut with a thumb-shaped appendage on one side, IYKYK), and a Bavarian cream. (1/2)

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (nbLIj)

289 NOOD

The dead are voting!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 01, 2026 12:15 PM (Sco7b)

290 I see a nood upstairs...I'll finish here to anyone interested..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (nbLIj)

291 Kind of interesting how often it's the worst grifters and thugs on the planet who get interested in reverting to Islam.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 12:14 PM (gKWVE)

You know those Captcha dealios, where you have to use the cursor to slide a puzzle piece into the hole in the picture?

Like That.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:16 PM (utfVc)

292 - AOP

I have an 85 K-10. Bought about 3 years ago. Old farm truck with about 83K miles on it.
Beat up interior and rust bucket? Well duh. But mechanic said just new shocks needed. I also did new tires.
The truck purchase price? Best $3600 I ever spent.

Posted by: TeeJ at May 01, 2026 12:20 PM (PpROq)

293 Best ad ever was Jake from State Farm.

Posted by: Bulg
--------

Mr. Mayhem

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 01, 2026 12:21 PM (XeU6L)

294 For those of you who are 29 years old:
Mean Joe Greene's Coca- Cola ad.
Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 12:01 PM

Definitely 29.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 12:23 PM (l1Oiv)

295 The IKEA commercial with the old lady running and yelling “start the car, start the car!” always made me chuckle. The most wonderful time of the year ad was a good one too but the kids never saw the humour in it.

Posted by: kelly at May 01, 2026 12:29 PM (fJaQK)

296 (2/2)

The Bavarian had the texture of a hamburger bun. Dry and tasteless to the point where no amount of sugar or filling could redeem it. The DD might not have been fried, but rather baked. Whatever the case, it lacked the crisp exterior that was the whole point of that donut. It wasn't as bad as the Bavarian, but it just wasn't...special anymore.

Fast-forward to the present, and I guess they found a suitable fat substitute. The good news is that Dunkin finally opened in California. The bad news is California's regulations convinced them to bake most of their donuts in large facilities in Arizona, freeze them, then truck them overnight to the CA stores.

So you don't get a fresh Dunkin Donut in California. Also, I'm convinced they're smaller than what you'd normally get elsewhere. Fortunately, here in Florida, good donuts can be had in every neighborhood. I even found an honest-to-God Italian bakery a short drive from my front door. Blessed, I am.

That said, I should drop in on the local Dunkin just to compare it with the California offering one of these days. For research purposes, you understand...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 01, 2026 12:35 PM (nbLIj)

297 They removed "Donuts" from the name for a reason.

Posted by: JSchuler at May 01, 2026 01:21 PM (l6eKM)

298 .
Solution: Generate sustainable aviation fuel by requiring passengers to have hoses stuffed up their butts to harvest methane to help power the plane.

Posted by: Marooned at May 01, 2026 01:39 PM (kt8QE)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Delecroix on Velvet1.jpg

Liberty Leading the Puppies
After Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix

I will leave the cultural impact of AI for another discussion, but the first attempt to create a "Dogs On Velvet" image was met with resistance from Grok, because the depictions of violence in Delacroix's famous painting were apparently off limits to AI's gentle sensibilities. I had to move to ChatGPT for this version.

Which, I have to admit, isn't bad!

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2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:30 AM (PQb8B)

3 DOGGEH!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (PQb8B)

4 Unleash the dogs of war!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (jehhT)

5 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (mCjHU)

6 Many dogs. Definitely art.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (77rzZ)

7 I like it

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (F93eu)

8 the depictions of violence in Delacroix's famous painting were apparently off limits to AI's gentle sensibilities.

It's not just violence. In Delacroix's painting, the lady is bare-breasted. I'm kind of sure that's how dogs normally go about.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (Riz8t)

9 The dog with boobs is kinda funny.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (PQb8B)

10 Also, no self-respecting dog wears a top hat.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)

11 Liberté, égalité, fraternité

Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (98kQX)

12 Quite amused by it

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (F93eu)

13 I like the dog on the right with the big revolver raised in the air!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)

14 Also, no self-respecting dog wears a top hat.

And even fewer of them have three arms.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)

15 Sponge nice try

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (F93eu)

16 Not my style.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (DgMqy)

17 What's next? Cats in the Meowna Lisa?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (Riz8t)

18 Also, no self-respecting dog wears a top hat.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)

Maybe a poodle. Or a chihuahua, but only ironically.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (ExV1e)

19 And even fewer of them have three arms.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)


The Alice in Chains album with the 3 legged dog on the cover was going to be called "Tripod," but they were advised against it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (PQb8B)

20 Dogs of war, you say?

https://youtu.be/0kBy4jpu9_Y

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (mCjHU)

21 LOL

Posted by: Tuna at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (lJ0H4)

22 There's supposed to be boob in this painting! Pretty sure it's what half the guys were fighting for. If our robotic overlords won't even allow canine nipples, I don't think I want to be part of a world like that.

Posted by: red speck at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (Ve/HL)

23 The 3-armed dog with the Abe Lincoln hat is my favorite.

Bet he plays a mean guitar!

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (FenX4)

24 Next week a cool paint by numbers painting.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (kxLc1)

25 Also, no self-respecting dog wears a top hat.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)

Maybe a poodle. Or a chihuahua, but only ironically.

I guess a British bulldog might.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (Riz8t)

26 Sponge nice try
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (F93eu)


Ya dribble and ya shoot.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (PQb8B)

27 Abominable! A Travesty!

Posted by: Kitty Kat Art Institute at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (oftw2)

28 Did the dogs have to die?

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (NpAcC)

29 Lassie Liberty?

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (LxER7)

30 Woof!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (Kt19C)

31 Destined to be one of the classics. ChatCBD for the win.

Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (Uh88k)

32 What's next? Cats in the Meowna Lisa?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (Riz8t)

That's already a thing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (ExV1e)

33 Fake. No way a French bulldog would be leading the way.

Posted by: red speck at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (Ve/HL)

34 Didn't Gerry Ford have a dog named Liberty?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (0nHVk)

35
Bet he plays a mean guitar!
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (FenX4)


Have you seen that thing that Steve Vai had made so he could play a song he composed?

It's cray....VERY cray.....like this painting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (PQb8B)

36 Fake. No way a French bulldog would be leading the way.

You're assuming the enemy is in the foreground.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (Riz8t)

37 I... well. The poor doggoes lying dead.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (bss/y)

38 Don't like the dead doggies
Wouldn't hang, would clash with my Dogs Playing Poker original.
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (gu0hJ)

39 What's next? Cats in the Meowna Lisa?
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:33 AM (Riz8t)

That's already a thing.

I'll be damned. So it is.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (Riz8t)

40 Didn't Gerry Ford have a dog named Liberty?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 01, 2026 09:35 AM (0nHVk)


Better than naming it Bo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (PQb8B)

41 Who's a good boy?

Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (98kQX)

42 The Revolution will be delayed until such time as the pooches tire of playing poker.

Posted by: red speck at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (Ve/HL)

43 The Alice in Chains album with the 3 legged dog on the cover was going to be called "Tripod," but they were advised against it.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (PQb8B)

Good excuse to play this one at max volume!!

https://youtu.be/__biilMpnmw

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (FenX4)

44 This is hilarious! Thanks for the laughs, CBD. It would be a bit more 'accurate' if four of Lady Liberty's nipples were exposed.

If I had a print, I would hang it next to my Dogs Playing Poker picture.

Posted by: JTB at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (yTvNw)

45 The only thing it lacks is Fauci's head on a pike.

Posted by: Eeyore at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (AlhUl)

46 I... well. The poor doggoes lying dead.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:36 AM (bss/y)


MAN UP!

Posted by: Kristi Noem at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (PQb8B)

47 Didn't Gerry Ford have a dog named Liberty?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz

I don't know about the name but I remember the Ford family had golden retrievers.

Posted by: Tuna at May 01, 2026 09:38 AM (lJ0H4)

48 I dunno, fellas. I kinda like top hat dog.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 09:38 AM (pjTab)

49 Good excuse to play this one at max volume!!

https://youtu.be/__biilMpnmw
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (FenX4)



Your weapon is guilt.......

Posted by: Kristi Noem at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (PQb8B)

50 Shyte.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (PQb8B)

51 This is absolutely entertaining. I would hang it.

Posted by: t-bird at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (Uh88k)

52 "Top Hat Dog" should totally be the name of a horse running in the Derby tomorrow

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (FenX4)

53
It's no "Dogs Playing Poker"

-- Black Velvet Elvis

Seconded!

-- Black Velvet Toreador

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:39 AM (xG4kz)

54 47 yes, he did . That was its name.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 01, 2026 09:40 AM (3VIFz)

55 A dog head and horse body?

A Cantaur?

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:40 AM (eViVQ)

56 Holy carp, how low can you go, CBD?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (s3lC5)

57 That is a GREAT painting!!

Also, I now regret not even trying to train Ralphy more. Who knows what he may have accomplished.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (Sco7b)

58 What happens when the dogs take over and they've guillotined their masters? Who's going to give them noogies and call them good boys?

Posted by: Edmund Burke at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (gKWVE)

59 So, it's a fish pun thread now?

For fish sakes.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (PQb8B)

60 The Revolution will be delayed until the doggehs finish sniffing each other's butts.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (LxER7)

61 Can you buy this in a Spencer's Gifts store?

Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (Oy/m2)

62 AI definitely gets weird when you hit the 'guardrails' just wrong. It will discuss all sorts of violent topics for a book/worldbuilding and then suddenly... "Sorry, I can't discuss that kind of thing" when you reference a dark, morbid out-take...

Posted by: RandomDave at May 01, 2026 09:42 AM (aJQbY)

63
Top Hat dog was a Canis Major in the armed forces

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:42 AM (xG4kz)

64 OMG, how. . . unexpected!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:42 AM (5xoct)

65
On May Day?

ON MAY DAY??? Really, CBD?

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (eViVQ)

66 Golden Retriever cleavage wasn't on my bingo card.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (cWLG3)

67 Can you buy this in a Spencer's Gifts store?
Posted by: dantesed

Yeah, it's right between the whoopie cushions and boob mugs.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (GMpfc)

68
ON MAY DAY??? Really, CBD?
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (eViVQ)


So close to pride month!!??

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (PQb8B)

69 Wait, I can't seem to find which prestigious gallery is exhibiting this masterpiece?

Posted by: Confused Moron at May 01, 2026 09:43 AM (JCZqz)

70 Also, no self-respecting dog wears a top hat.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (Riz8t)

Maybe a poodle. Or a chihuahua, but only ironically.

I guess a British bulldog might.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026

***
A true British bulldog would wear a bowler (aka derby)!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (wzUl9)

71 They shoulda been fightin' cats...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (ynpvh)

72 Top Hat dog was a Canis Major in the armed forces

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:42 AM (xG4kz)

------------

* snort *

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (eViVQ)

73 Dogs with guns?

That's ruff!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (5xoct)

74 I forgot it was international commie day.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 09:44 AM (cWLG3)

75 CBD's prolly already got "Naked Ottoman Doggeh" teed up for some day when he's especially mad at the Horde.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (LxER7)

76 What happens when the dogs take over and they've guillotined their masters? Who's going to give them noogies and call them good boys?

Posted by: Edmund Burke at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (gKWVE)

-----------

The cats?

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (eViVQ)

77
Dogs, therefore art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (8TYla)

78
Golden Retriever cleavage wasn't on my bingo card.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO

Golden Retriever cleavage (or any other bitch's for that matter) is also much further down on her torso.

The bonus though is that there are more than two.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (xG4kz)

79 Mayday?!?!? Why, that's the Russian New Year!

Posted by: Johnny at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (9CBNQ)

80 I don't particularly care for any of the multiple French revolutions which they have had many including in the 20th century.

Even the ones with good intentions always end with brutality and demands for socialism.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (kxLc1)

81 This art is banned in NYC.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (PQb8B)

82 Heh. May Day. Also known as the beginning of riot season.

Makes this painting appropriate.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (s3lC5)

83 Fun art to start the weekend.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (NpAcC)

84 >>Also, no self-respecting dog wears a top hat.

Only a weenie would!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (5xoct)

85 Dogs. Art.

This would go well above the urinal in any bar in America.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (8Cwy0)

86 Lassie Liberty?
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026

***
Collie colleagues!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (wzUl9)

87 Dog boobs!

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:46 AM (eViVQ)

88 Magnifique! (Or however it's spelled)

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (dmDsy)

89 75 CBD's prolly already got "Naked Ottoman Doggeh" teed up for some day when he's especially mad at the Horde.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (LxER7)
---
Should be based on a Shar-pei.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (cWLG3)

90 The canines were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (2Ez/1)

91 Should me titled: Dog's Breakfast

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (5xoct)

92 CBD's prolly already got "Naked Ottoman Doggeh" teed up for some day when he's especially mad at the Horde.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher

Wouldn't that pretty much just be dog on an ottoman? Doesn't sound too bad. Maybe he's licking his balls?...

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (GMpfc)

93
Now re-do this, only use cheese-eating surrender monkeys as the subjects

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (xG4kz)

94 I don't particularly care for any of the multiple French revolutions which they have had many including in the 20th century.

Even the ones with good intentions always end with brutality and demands for socialism.

Pretty good Broadway plays, though.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (Riz8t)

95 I don't see any fire hydrants in this painting.

Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (Oy/m2)

96 @85 true.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (cWLG3)

97 The cats?
Posted by: ShainS

If they were golden retrievers, then yeah, but I don't think a golden retriever would ever join a revolution against, uh, anything.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (gKWVE)

98 Plus it looks like it's on velvet, what a bonus!!!!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (dmDsy)

99 No one can claim it's not art since it's full of dogs.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (gnNyN)

100 release the hounds.

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 09:48 AM (R11M+)

101 I like the dog on the right with the big revolver raised in the air!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)
===============
He's ready for the cat attack.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 09:48 AM (8Cwy0)

102 No French dogs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 09:48 AM (RIvkX)

103 Fido Pirate on the left looks ready for action!

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (dmDsy)

104 Species appropriation!

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (eViVQ)

105 Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:45 AM (LxER7)

Shush!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (n9ltV)

106 Would work quite well in the Pets Permitted wing of the Days Inn.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero)) at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (JkO4W)

107 I like the dog on the right with the big revolver raised in the air!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (wzUl9)
----
He's got a "Han Solo" vibe to him.

I wouldn't turn my back on him since he tends to shoot first.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (gnNyN)

108 97 The cats?
Posted by: ShainS

If they were golden retrievers, then yeah, but I don't think a golden retriever would ever join a revolution against, uh, anything.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:47 AM (gKWVE)
----
THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT SO CLEVER.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (cWLG3)

109 I like the dog on the right with the big revolver raised in the air!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026
===============
He's ready for the cat attack.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026

***
Pick 'em off with a few well-placed .455 Webley shots!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (wzUl9)

110 Well, it's a dog-eat-dog world!

Did not expect the Art Thread to go to the dogs so gloriously today!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:49 AM (5xoct)

111
No French dogs.

They are in the rear, surrendering the supply train to the Dachshunds.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (xG4kz)

112 Hey CBD-

You should get this printed on a T-shirt for the next Capitol Hill rally.

Then you could go to Washington wearing the Delacroix...

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (I0N4X)

113 The doggie holding the rifle has 3 arms and 2 legs.

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (yl9wi)

114 I like the dog on the right with the big revolver raised in the air!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026
----
He's got a "Han Solo" vibe to him.

I wouldn't turn my back on him since he tends to shoot first.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026

***
He *is* dressed like that!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (wzUl9)

115 My girl will be 14 on June 1. Her legs are shaky so she would be a chairborne ranger, but she is still a puppy at heart.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (2ap+5)

116 Did you know French Bulldogs can't procreate without assistance? Sort of a Menage a trois required.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (kxLc1)

117 Liberate. Egalite. TREATS!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero)) at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (JkO4W)

118 Who is going to get out the little blue bags, cleaning up after this battle?

Posted by: Not Me! at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (oftw2)

119 I am bereft.

UNEXPECTEDLY: Bombshell sex harassment suit against Lorna Hajdini, JPMorgan branded ‘complete fabrication’ as John Doe unmasked.

https://is.gd/BVNVJB


The story as originally reported was likely doing wonders for JPMorgan’s recruiting:

https://is.gd/GWCjm5

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (Riz8t)

120 And now y'all know why I mostly Lurker.

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (yl9wi)

121 Thanks Ben, knew I could count on you.
So, we're over the 100 comment limit so I'll just segue over to the topic of AI slop. What's this about not mentioning g*blins?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (gKWVE)

122
Fido Pirate on the left looks ready for action!
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G)

He is Jean Lafitte, who would join forces with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (xG4kz)

123 Then you could go to Washington wearing the Delacroix...

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (I0N4X)

Subtle...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (n9ltV)

124 RE: cats, my big black Stirling is staked out watching my nightstand. He clearly thinks something huntable is back there or underneath it. I've learned to trust his instincts on things like that -- he spotted several wasps in the apartment his first summer.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (wzUl9)

125 Wait.
Are we saying some odd depiction of canine cleavage qualifies as a boob thread?

Posted by: Not sure how I feel about this at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

126 Oh. So I'm not 'FRIST!' again, huh … ?

Posted by: Dr_No at May 01, 2026 09:52 AM (ayRl+)

127 42 The Revolution will be delayed until such time as the pooches tire of playing poker.
Posted by: red speck at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (Ve/HL)

The Fighting went on pause today as Lt Rico thought he saw a squirrel and drew the 1st, 2nd 5th and 6th divisions into the trees to check.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (bss/y)

128 >>No French dogs.

That would be mastiff!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (5xoct)

129 It's interesting to see people, mostly on the Left, react so violently against AI in art and media. Videos have little labels indicating AI wasn't used, I've seen some YouTube channels now show the narrator onscreen recording his voice over as the main video plays, AI art is vehemently denigrated, etc.

I guess they have to, as many of them are "creatives" that make their livelihood with art, that machines are now able to increasingly replicate easily. It's like buggy-whip manufacturers fighting the automobile, though, as it's a losing cause. Only the really excellent, unique artists will survive (and maybe live music), and others will evolve into experts at using AI as a new tool to create art.

The most interesting part is, the Lefties aren't worried about the greatest risk- AI threatening human life. Just taking over their space, and possibly giving evil troglodyte conservatives access to effective, efficient media creation. They don't like losing their gatekeeper status.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (JCZqz)

130 115 My girl will be 14 on June 1. Her legs are shaky so she would be a chairborne ranger, but she is still a puppy at heart.
Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (2ap+5)

Awww. Bless both of you.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (Sco7b)

131 The on the left with the red band bandanna or head-scarf and the sword looks like a pirate out of central casting.

Jean Fourfitte?

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (eViVQ)

132 Lorna's accuser looks like Richard Hanania's brother except instead of chucking puppies off a rooftop, that guy probably got bullied by corgies as a kid.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (gKWVE)

133 And now y'all know why I mostly Lurker.

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (yl9wi)

Heh...I was going to get that corrected, but where would be the fun in that!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:54 AM (n9ltV)

134 >>UNEXPECTEDLY: Bombshell sex harassment suit against Lorna Hajdini, JPMorgan branded ‘complete fabrication’ as John Doe unmasked.

https://is.gd/BVNVJB


Welp, I was quick to accept this story - should have waited a day. Yiiiikes wtf is going on at JPMorgan?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:54 AM (5xoct)

135 Whenever I see the word "French" I think of food: French bread, French vanilla ice cream, French onion dip . . .

When I was seventeen I thought of other things, but not so much any more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

136 It would be funny to see the dogs in the heat of battle then suddenly stopping to take a dump as dogs tend to do.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (PQb8B)

137 Frenchies are now the most popular dog in America, dethroning the mighty labrador.

Bad news! Rise of the AWFL to blame - Frenchies are so popular now because they can live in apartments, and these women never plan to need a family dog that plays and runs and lives for awhile.

The cat-ladies have moved into the dog market, hard.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (BI5O2)

138 Do you think stopping to sniff each other's butts was also a problem for the human French soldiers?

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (GMpfc)

139 117 Liberate. Egalite. TREATS!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero)) at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (JkO4W)

You know, dogs are the least egalitarian creatures on the planet. Or the most.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (bss/y)

140 Whenever I see the word "French" I think of food: French bread, French vanilla ice cream, French onion dip . . .

When I was seventeen I thought of other things, but not so much any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)


FREEDOM FRIES!!!!

Posted by: George W. Bush at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (PQb8B)

141
Those doggos on the ground are not expired -- their eyes are open.

They're just doggin' it, as usual.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (xG4kz)

142 ChatGPT is … umm … 'okay'-ish for graphics, but Perchance and Flow (formerly 'Whisk') are so much mo' better-er … ChatGPT isn't yet good at texturisation or accurate body parts count (hands, feet, fingers, etc). This is actually one of its better attempts at prompt interpretation …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (ayRl+)

143 Yiiiikes wtf is going on at JPMorgan?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:54 AM (5xoct)

Apparently...nothing. The accuser sounds like a loon.

It's still funny though!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (n9ltV)

144 I need to run some errands before it rains. Later, all!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (wzUl9)

145 Yiiiikes wtf is going on at JPMorgan?
Posted by: Lizzy

At a guess he was writing fanfics about his boss and when caught he tried to pass it off as a statement.

Posted by: because who doesn't write ladyboss ero on the block at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (gKWVE)

146 *on the clock, even

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (gKWVE)

147 >>Are we saying some odd depiction of canine cleavage qualifies as a boob thread?


Well, if that b#tch consented to being objectified, it's all good!

Posted by: Peter Singer, Prof. of Bioethics at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (5xoct)

148 This is actually one of its better attempts at prompt interpretation …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (ayRl+)

I spent a minute or two writing the prompt so I wouldn't have to do revision after revision.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (n9ltV)

149 John Doe is one of our diversity peeps from the subcontinent. Which was a given, as no white men are allowed anywhere near JPMorgan as employees anymore.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (th4KY)

150 Yiiiikes wtf is going on at JPMorgan?
Posted by: Lizzy

At a guess he was writing fanfics about his boss and when caught he tried to pass it off as a statement.

The story apparently lost credibility when people saw her picture, then his, and said "naaaaahhhhh".

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (Riz8t)

151 "I'd rather be a tortoise from Galapagos
Or a span of geological time
Than be living in these dog years
Living in these dog years..." - Rush, "Dog Years"

Great song by The Masters, but then again, all Rush's songs are great.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (DgMqy)

152 138 Do you think stopping to sniff each other's butts was also a problem for the human French soldiers?
Posted by: She Hobbit

I'd be more worried about the Germans.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (gKWVE)

153 Apparently...nothing. The accuser sounds like a loon.

It's still funny though!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (n9ltV)


I bet your Asian buckethead wife doesn't have tits like THESE!!!!

Posted by: JP Morgan Associate at May 01, 2026 09:58 AM (PQb8B)

154 >>Do you think stopping to sniff each other's butts was also a problem for the human French soldiers?
Posted by: She Hobbit

>>I'd be more worried about the Germans.


And the Belgian Malinois!!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:59 AM (5xoct)

155 A Golden Retriever leading a charge for freedom seems unlikely. An unlimited supply of tennis balls maybe but not freedom.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 09:59 AM (viF8m)

156 I bet your Asian buckethead wife doesn't have tits like THESE!!!!
Posted by: JP Morgan Associate

Point of order... the alleged statement was cannons not tits.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (pjTab)

157 I bet your Asian buckethead wife doesn't have tits like THESE!!!!

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*ahem*

I believe the term used was "cannons."

Accuracy in reporting, people.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero)) at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (JkO4W)

158 91 someone once told me that the early 4.3L motors ran like "the dog's breakfast." we call it tina now, but it wasn't wrong.

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (R11M+)

159 I bet your Asian buckethead wife doesn't have ***s like THESE!!!!

Cannons. That's the best part. She called her breast cannons.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)

160
The Gorton's Fisherman is kicking his bad self for missing out on this opportunity for some gratuitous product placement. "Slickers all around!"


So I drifted down to New Orleans
Where I lucky was to be employed
Working for a while on a fishing boat
Right outside of Delacroix

But all the while I was alone
The past was close behind
I seen a lot of women
But she never escaped my mind
And I just grew
Tangled up in blue

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (xG4kz)

161 Bad sock

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (JkO4W)

162 And she called the wife a "fish head", not a buckethead. The details matter.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)

163 Does this come on velvet? Because this would be awesome on velvet.

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at May 01, 2026 10:02 AM (aCpRC)

164 How is the chick’s rack, anyway?

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:02 AM (77rzZ)

165 joe dirt was on last night. never saw the scene where the dog's balls were frozen to the porch. so dumb.

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:02 AM (R11M+)

166 Point of order... the alleged statement was cannons not tits.
Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (pjTab)


I WAS going to go with 'sweater puppies' to keep with the theme of the thread.

Posted by: JP Morgan Associate at May 01, 2026 10:02 AM (PQb8B)

167 Cannons. That's the best part. She called her breast cannons.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM

I have seen them referred to calcium cannons, on occasion.

Posted by: tbodie Lurker. Unless you are reading this. at May 01, 2026 10:03 AM (yl9wi)

168 And she called the wife a "fish head", not a buckethead. The details matter.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)


Artistic license. FFS. This IS the art thread.

Posted by: JP Morgan Associate at May 01, 2026 10:03 AM (PQb8B)

169 Last time I saw those dogs was in another painting. They were playing poker and one of the dead dogs was trying to slip a card under the table with his toe to one of the other dead dogs. France must be like Texas, card cheats get shot. Surviving cheats get shot again.

Posted by: The Walking Dude at May 01, 2026 10:03 AM (NI8lP)

170
The Dog Soldier - a limerick

There was a good doiggeh named Bud
Who fought through the mire and the mud
He lived and fought well
But you know war is hell
So he died in a poodle of blood...

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:04 AM (I0N4X)

171 Well, speaking of doggehs, mine is trying to hypnotize me into walkies.

Back later.

Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 10:04 AM (LxER7)

172 France must be like Texas, card cheats get shot. Surviving cheats get shot again.
Posted by: The Walking Dude at May 01, 2026 10:03 AM (NI8lP)


Back in the day, it was called Texas Hold 'em up.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:04 AM (PQb8B)

173 >>Do you think stopping to sniff each other's butts was also a problem for the human French soldiers?
Posted by: She Hobbit

>>I'd be more worried about the Germans.

And the Belgian Malinois!!!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:59 AM (5xoct)

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Could use (an 18th-century) Boston Terrier or two.

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (eViVQ)

174 Fish heads, fish heads, rolly-poly fish heads. Eat ‘em up, YUM!

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)

175 I was going to say that guy is in the doghouse for calling his wife a little Asian fish head, but who am I kidding? Foreign devils are all working an angle for a payday. I'm sure she was in on the scam.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (BI5O2)

176 Fish heads, fish heads, rolly-poly fish heads. Eat ‘em up, YUM!
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (77rzZ)


I miss Dr. Demento.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (PQb8B)

177 150 Yiiiikes wtf is going on at JPMorgan?
Posted by: Lizzy

At a guess he was writing fanfics about his boss and when caught he tried to pass it off as a statement.

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H1-Bs don't always work out.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (JkO4W)

178 140 Whenever I see the word "French" I think of food: French bread, French vanilla ice cream, French onion dip . . .

When I was seventeen I thought of other things, but not so much any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)


FREEDOM FRIES!!!!
Posted by: George W. Bush at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (PQb8B)
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CHIPPIES!

Posted by: Aussie Dude at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (cWLG3)

179 Tragic limericks. Huh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (bss/y)

180 Back in the day, it was called Texas Hold 'em up.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:04 AM (PQb8B)

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Nice. When you play against me, I call it Texas Fold 'em.

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (eViVQ)

181 So you know how jobless claims hit a 60 year low?
It’s crazy reading places like Reddit and realizing how little people know about the world around them.

The narrative is that it’s so low only because benefits ran out for people. These imbeciles don’t understand that number is for NEW claims. They think only 190k people are on unemployment in total. The real number is in the millions. Which doubly makes them retards. If we were to ever be in a situation where only 190k people were on unemployment it would be the greatest economy in the history of economies.

These people vote. Scary.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (th4KY)

182 These people vote. Scary.

Posted by: Heroq at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (th4KY)

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Almost as if they've been intentionally made ignorant with bread and circuses. Almost ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (eViVQ)

183
Nice. When you play against me, I call it Texas Fold 'em.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:06 AM (eViVQ)


When the ladies get together to play poker on Saturday nights in NE TX, there's so many damn wild cards, there's a royal flush every other deal.

But they have fun, so no one cares.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (PQb8B)

184 60 The Revolution will be delayed until the doggehs finish sniffing each other's butts.
Posted by: Zombie Robbo the Llama Butcher at May 01, 2026 09:41 AM (LxER7)

A joke:

There are two dogs. The first dog says to the second, "Quick, sit down!" The second dog says, "Why?" The first dog says, "Here comes that dog with the cold nose!"

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (c3YdQ)

185 150 Yiiiikes wtf is going on at JPMorgan?
Posted by: Lizzy

At a guess he was writing fanfics about his boss and when caught he tried to pass it off as a statement.

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If I ran the investment banker that hired him after JPM, I'd be reaching for the lever on the trap door about now. Dude is a loose "cannon"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (JkO4W)

186 140 "i want american food!"

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:09 AM (R11M+)

187 There was Letha Weapons........I guess the weapons were cannons.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (PQb8B)

188 151 yeah, instrumentally. but mostly kinda boring... and that voice grates before long.

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (R11M+)

189 I miss Dr. Demento.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (PQb8B)

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Had never heard of him, but my college roommate in '81 was a big fan. "Another One Rides The Bus" was the first Weird Al song I ever heard ... over ... and over ... and over.

BTW, many morons here recommended his recent movie "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," and we really enjoyed it.

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (eViVQ)

190 CBD, it could use some happy little bushes, but, hey, it's your painting!

Posted by: zombie Bob Ross at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (0sNs1)

191 152 "it comes wif toast"

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (R11M+)

192 Don't forget the Fembots from the first Austen Powers movie, whose breasts actually were cannons.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:12 AM (77rzZ)

193 When the ladies get together to play poker on Saturday nights in NE TX, there's so many damn wild cards, there's a royal flush every other deal.

But they have fun, so no one cares.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (PQb8B)

Wild cards should never be used in TX Hold 'Em.

For laid back nickel and dime 7-card stud games, they're fun.
Follow the Queen.
Baseball.
Deuces and Jacks, the man with the axe.

Shuffle up and deal!

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:13 AM (FenX4)

194 Steve Vai's new guitar thing.....

The Hydra.


https://youtu.be/1ehGGTS83m0

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (PQb8B)

195 So you know how jobless claims hit a 60 year low?
It’s crazy reading places like Reddit and realizing how little people know about the world around them.

Low national unemployment is irrelevant to people facing high local unemployment while, simultaneously, being unwilling to go where the jobs are. I imagine that reddit and the like are filled with folks in places like Cali where poor workers are struggling to make ends meet as they lose their $75/hr (exaggerated for effect) barista jobs because Republicans are greedy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (ExV1e)

196 BTW, many morons here recommended his recent movie "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," and we really enjoyed it.

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (eViVQ)

Weird Al is a national treasure.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (iNUL3)

197
Wild cards should never be used in TX Hold 'Em.

For laid back nickel and dime 7-card stud games, they're fun.
Follow the Queen.
Baseball.
Deuces and Jacks, the man with the axe.

Shuffle up and deal!
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:13 AM (FenX4)


Yeah, they don't play hold em. They play all the other crazy games, just not that one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (PQb8B)

198 When the ladies get together to play poker on Saturday nights in NE TX, there's so many damn wild cards, there's a royal flush every other deal.

But they have fun, so no one cares.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:08 AM (PQb8B)

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Funny. We played for change back in high school every weekend. Rotating Dealer's rules ... so everybody tried to top each other with the craziest rules on wildcards, which card(s) triggered extra cards, and such. Good times.

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (eViVQ)

199 Or, as Ilhan calls him, Weird A-1 Sauce

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (gKWVE)

200 189 I miss Dr. Demento.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (PQb8B)

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Had never heard of him, but my college roommate in '81 was a big fan. "Another One Rides The Bus" was the first Weird Al song I ever heard ... over ... and over ... and over.

BTW, many morons here recommended his recent movie "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story," and we really enjoyed it.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:11 AM (eViVQ)
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Rainn Wilson appeared as Dr Demento in that, right?

Posted by: Aussie Dude at May 01, 2026 10:16 AM (cWLG3)

201 Doggos!

Would hang in living room.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 01, 2026 10:17 AM (zBgIx)

202 192 Don't forget the Fembots from the first Austen Powers movie, whose breasts actually were cannons.

Big, beautiful, breasts of cannons...oh, good times!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Helped Design Them! at May 01, 2026 10:17 AM (dmDsy)

203 I love how it kept it family-friendly by keeping the dress up covering the dog's... ummm... breasts?

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:18 AM (D4VUo)

204 Don't forget the Fembots from the first Austen Powers movie, whose breasts actually were cannons.

Big, beautiful, breasts of cannons...oh, good times!

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Helped Design Them! at May 01, 2026 10:17 AM (dmDsy)

Machine gun jubblies!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:18 AM (iNUL3)

205 Lady Liberty should throw tennis balls to get her mob to charge.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (kpS4V)

206 CBD has met his monthly "perform a task using AI" quota. (my workplace is requiring us to use AI even if it doesn't save time)

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (cWLG3)

207 Also, the anatomy of the dead dog on the lower left is... odd, to say the least. Or, "Ouch. That looks like it hurt to die that way."

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (D4VUo)

208 The only thing better than Lady Liberty with bare tits is Lady Liberty with 6 bare tits.

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at May 01, 2026 10:20 AM (U3fVU)

209 Funny. We played for change back in high school every weekend. Rotating Dealer's rules ... so everybody tried to top each other with the craziest rules on wildcards, which card(s) triggered extra cards, and such. Good times.
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (eViVQ)

Baseball. 9s are wild, 3s in the hole are wild.
Variations --
If a 4 is dealt to you face up, you can buy an extra card for whatever the last bet was.
Strikeout - if you are dealt a 3 face-up, you must fold.
Rainout - if the Queen of Spades is dealt face-up, the round re-starts and the pot carries over.

Split-pot games can be fun too.
Low Chicago - lowest spade in the hole takes half the pot.
Low Louisiana (heart in stead of spade).

Who's got others??

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (FenX4)

210 204 got nothin' on planet terror.

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (R11M+)

211 Weird Al is a national treasure.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (iNUL3)

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Agreed.

The wifey just came up with an idea for a Weird Al parody earlier in the week. I yelled "Trash night!"

And she said "Weird Al should do a parody of that old funky Parliament song 'Flash Light' called 'Trash Night.'"

I said "That's a great idea -- you should send it to him!"

She tried to find him on x.com, but his account hasn't been active since promoting his movie in '23 (God, please tell me he didn't quit and switch over to Bluesky ...).

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (eViVQ)

212 Diogenes isn't here yet. Unfortunately for him I just poured the last drops of coffee from the pot. He'll have to go looking for more.

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (I0N4X)

213 209 in between. guts with the pimp.

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (R11M+)

214 In this painting, the doggy IS the sniper.

Posted by: WaitingForMartel at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (U3fVU)

215 So I guess some folks here are confusing Dr. Demento with Weird Al. Easy to do.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (77rzZ)

216 Teeny tiny Rhode Island is claiming that is where the American Revolution started there. They're upset and have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Massachusetts to stop claiming they are the birth place.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (3ImbR)

217 Weird Al for obvious legal reasons doesn't take parody requests, but with Weird A-I, you can probably get your own parody done.
IIRC the only parody request he ever took was from Madonna when she suggested "Like A Surgeon".

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (gKWVE)

218 The only thing better than Lady Liberty with bare tits is Lady Liberty with 6 bare tits.
Posted by: WaitingForMartel at May 01, 2026 10:20 AM (U3fVU)

At what quantity do they become udders?

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (FenX4)

219 Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Posted by: huerfano at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (98kQX)

Liberté, égalité, batons!
(That's "sticks" to y'all who no habla.)

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (D4VUo)

220 Rhode Island is the taint between Connecticut's and Massachusetts' asscheeks.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (gKWVE)

221 207 Also, the anatomy of the dead dog on the lower left is... odd, to say the least. Or, "Ouch. That looks like it hurt to die that way."
Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (D4VUo)
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The one on the lower right had his neck snapped!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (cWLG3)

222 Low Chicago - lowest spade in the hole takes half the pot.

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Doof knows his crazy poker variations and rules!

Our favorite game was Low Chicago (low spade splits half the pot). You could usually tell who was sitting on the Deuce of Spades -- always bidding the pot up, unless ... they were bluffing!

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (eViVQ)

223 The only thing better than Lady Liberty with bare tits is Lady Liberty with 6 bare tits.

**********

"Woof!"

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (I0N4X)

224 She tried to find him on x.com, but his account hasn't been active since promoting his movie in '23 (God, please tell me he didn't quit and switch over to Bluesky ...).

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (eViVQ)

My kiddos love his show Story Bots.

He basically built a tv show where kids ask questions to these robots who then go on quests to learn the answer. How does a toilet work, what were the dinosaurs, how does sound work, et al.

He must have written hundreds of little songs to help the move the story along, and it's perfect for kids. No political crap, no gender crap, just answering normal kid questions. It's brilliant.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:25 AM (iNUL3)

225 The only thing better than Lady Liberty with bare tits is Lady Liberty with 6 bare tits.

**********


The Bare Wench Project was a bad movie.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:25 AM (PQb8B)

226 Rhode Island doesn't exist today, and it didn't exist in 1775.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:25 AM (77rzZ)

227 164 How is the chick’s rack, anyway?
Posted by: Bulg

I'd say they're bordering on howitzers, considering how her blazer struggles to contain them: https://tinyurl.com/4u39cnur

Unfortunately, there aren't any picture of the Asian fish-head wife (whatever that means), so we can't be sure if he made the right decision. Fish head could mean mouth like a grouped (a plus for some activities) or walleyed (not so attractive).

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 01, 2026 10:25 AM (JCZqz)

228
The only thing better than Lady Liberty with bare tits is Lady Liberty with 6 bare tits.
**********
"Woof!"
Posted by: muldoon

Someone please tell me that you've made Grok do this. Lie if you have to.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 01, 2026 10:26 AM (QVmho)

229 Teeny tiny Rhode Island is claiming that is where the American Revolution started there. They're upset and have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Massachusetts to stop claiming they are the birth place.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:23 AM (3ImbR)

Relevance of "Teeny tiny" in your comment? Are you saying the claim could only be valid from a state of a different size?

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:26 AM (FenX4)

230 Can you hear the puppies sing?

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (4CeUL)

231 >>Teeny tiny Rhode Island is claiming that is where the American Revolution started there. They're upset and have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Massachusetts to stop claiming they are the birth place.

May 4, 1776.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)

232 I imagine that reddit and the like are filled with folks in places like Cali where poor workers are struggling to make ends meet as they lose their $75/hr (exaggerated for effect) barista jobs because Republicans are greedy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:14 AM (ExV1e)

You really are naive.

It's the JOOOOS!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (n9ltV)

233 LOL. Pistols toted by the one dog look a little to modern for the date.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (utfVc)

234 The only thing better than Lady Liberty with bare tits is Lady Liberty with 6 bare tits.
**********
"Woof!"
Posted by: muldoon

Someone please tell me that you've made Grok do this. Lie if you have to.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 01, 2026 10:26 AM (QVmho)
---
Grok might yet attempt it if you tell it to replace the rifles with sticks.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (cWLG3)

235 218 six o' one, half dozen o' the udders.

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (R11M+)

236 Teeny tiny Rhode Island

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)

I saw an SUV with Rhode Island plates yesterday!

I was amazed it didn't say "Tonka" on the back!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (n9ltV)

237 No poker?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (9oY+V)

238 Liberté, égalité, fraternité

***********

Lab-erté, Beagle-ité, Fat-terrier-ité

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (I0N4X)

239 (my workplace is requiring us to use AI even if it doesn't save time)
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:19 AM (cWLG3)

My last one said "You will use AI. And you will see a 100% productivity increase because of it." There was an implied "Or you're not fit for this company." I should have started looking for another job then.

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (D4VUo)

240 May 4, 1776.
Posted by: JackStraw

The Revolution started on April 19, 1775, in Massachusetts.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

241 231 >>Teeny tiny Rhode Island is claiming that is where the American Revolution started there. They're upset and have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Massachusetts to stop claiming they are the birth place.

May 4, 1776.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)
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And the Declaration of Independence was signed when?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (cWLG3)

242 I've never played Rhode Island. I hear it's a Par 5.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (PQb8B)

243 >>I saw an SUV with Rhode Island plates yesterday!

>>I was amazed it didn't say "Tonka" on the back!

Rhode Island isn't small. It's exclusive.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (viF8m)

244 No poker?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (9oY+V)


In the front.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (PQb8B)

245 Or, as Ilhan calls him, Weird A-1 Sauce
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:15 AM (gKWVE)

You mean 11han?

Posted by: GWB at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (D4VUo)

246 >>>Relevance of "Teeny tiny" in your comment? Are you saying the claim could only be valid from a state of a different size?
~~~~~

No, it's just that the teeniest state is always squealing and squeaking about something in a desperate attempt to gain some relevance.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (3ImbR)

247 Doof knows his crazy poker variations and rules!

Our favorite game was Low Chicago (low spade splits half the pot). You could usually tell who was sitting on the Deuce of Spades -- always bidding the pot up, unless ... they were bluffing!
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (eViVQ)

The lovely late Mrs. Doof loved playing those types of games. We had semi-regular games at her parents' house. $20 buy in, nickel/dime/quarter stuff. Nobody ever won too much or lost too much. Great memories.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (FenX4)

248 Rhode Island is the taint between Connecticut's and Massachusetts' asscheeks.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:24 AM (gKWVE)
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I'd hate to imagine what you think that makes us!

Posted by: Fishers Island, NY at May 01, 2026 10:31 AM (pQdYo)

249 Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026

LOL. Well done!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:31 AM (2sfNr)

250 >>And the Declaration of Independence was signed when?

August. When the other 12 grew a pair.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:31 AM (viF8m)

251 237 No poker?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (9oY+V)

You don't see those Aces and Eights in the paw of the dog laying on the right?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Good Boy Hickcock at May 01, 2026 10:32 AM (dmDsy)

252 No poker?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (9oY+V)


In the front.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (PQb8B)

golf clap

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (FenX4)

253 If the RI claim is the Gaspee thing, they've been claiming this forever. No big deal.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (sl73Y)

254 I love the Stephen Hopkins character from Rhode Island in 1776. Would love to play that part.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)

255 Rhode Island isn't small. It's exclusive.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM (viF8m)
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Exactly why I can belong to a club that only admits white people; we aren't racist, we are exclusive!

Posted by: Sheldon Whitehouse, eco-supporter at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (pQdYo)

256 The French Dogs did not surrender?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (9oY+V)

257 227 Unfortunately, there aren't any picture of the Asian fish-head wife (whatever that means), so we can't be sure if he made the right decision. Fish head could mean mouth like a grouped (a plus for some activities) or walleyed (not so attractive).

or so roly-poly that you just want to eat her up, yum!

Posted by: anachronda at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (v3pYe)

258 In Flanders fields the puppies grow...

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (I0N4X)

259 These dogs have been framed

Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at May 01, 2026 10:35 AM (LOZbR)

260 August. When the other 12 grew a pair.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:31 AM (viF8m)
~~~~~

Five New Jerseyans signed the Declaration, but RI could only manage two.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:36 AM (3ImbR)

261 > The French Dogs did not surrender?
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They're not monkeys.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 10:36 AM (jehhT)

262 In with the Yankee Doodle!

Posted by: Rex B at May 01, 2026 10:36 AM (a992C)

263 To be accurate, this much feature French dogs, such as basset hounds. And don’t kid yourself, those dogs can play a mean tug-of-war.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (E6xSb)

264 Posted by: Archimedes at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (Riz8t)

I did say it may not even be true. Not just because it sounded far fetched and because she didn't look like Joe Mantegna, but because I've been falsely accused of shit and therefore sensitive to the societal tendency to immediately judge guilt. There needs to be penalties for these accusations. They destroy lives.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (LGS3t)

265 Wait! What!?

Rhode Island is a real place?

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (I0N4X)

266 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qBQ_eirBDeo&pp

Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (LOZbR)

267 All monkeys are French.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (9oY+V)

268 The French Dogs did not surrender?
Posted by: Boss Moss
____________

Because they were fighting other French Dogs.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 10:37 AM (XvL8K)

269 Awesome! Would totally hang in place of honor!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 10:38 AM (VyBeY)

270 Rhodr Island and Providence Plantation.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:38 AM (9oY+V)

271 234 Someone please tell me that you've made Grok do this. Lie if you have to.
Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 01, 2026 10:26 AM (QVmho)
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Grok might yet attempt it if you tell it to replace the rifles with sticks.

or walkie-talkies

Posted by: steven spielberg at May 01, 2026 10:38 AM (v3pYe)

272 Whenever I see the word "French" I think of food: French bread, French vanilla ice cream, French onion dip . . .

When I was seventeen I thought of other things, but not so much any more.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)
====

Whenever I see the word "French" I think of German troops marching in Paris.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)

273 >>Exactly why I can belong to a club that only admits white people; we aren't racist, we are exclusive!

It's a nice place. Spent years fishing in front of it.

They wouldn't let me in either and I'm a person of pallor. It's an old money place and they don't allow riff raff like me.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)

274 Muldoon, did you give an update on your father-in-law's case on last Sunday's Book Thread?

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (77rzZ)

275 French tickler

French kissing

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (PQb8B)

276 Retard Island erased "Providence Plantation" from its full name and you'll never guess why.
Okay you might be able to guess why.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:40 AM (gKWVE)

277 225 The Bare Wench Project was a bad movie.

lesbian spank inferno > bare wench project

Posted by: anachronda at May 01, 2026 10:40 AM (v3pYe)

278 >>Five New Jerseyans signed the Declaration, but RI could only manage two.

It took 5 people from NJ to read the document.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (viF8m)

279 No, it's just that the teeniest state is always squealing and squeaking about something in a desperate attempt to gain some relevance.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (3ImbR)

-------------

Now explain Canada always squealing and squeaking about something in a desperate attempt to gain some relevance.

/Inferiority Complex ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (eViVQ)

280 Maybe this was inspired by that Animaniacs parody of Les Mis where the poodles of Paris storm the pound.

Posted by: Anita Lynn DeHayes-Tacke at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (HN9JN)

281 Posted by: Sheldon Whitehouse, eco-supporter at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (pQdYo)
====

Perhaps the stupidest person to ever be a senator.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (RIvkX)

282 When I see the word French I think of a flag with a white cross on a white background.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (LGS3t)

283 It's an old money place and they don't allow riff raff like me.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (viF8m)

But if they did, what would be the point?

Posted by: Groucho Marx at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (gKWVE)

284 275 French tickler

French kissing
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:39 AM (PQb8B)


"French Bread"...

"French Fries"...

French Toast....

Delightful!

Posted by: The Mother in Better Off Dead at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (dmDsy)

285 Is Sheldon Whitehouse really not the guy from The Big Bang Theory?

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (LGS3t)

286 >>Five New Jerseyans signed the Declaration, but RI could only manage two.

------------

Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons?

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (eViVQ)

287 The Fleur di Surrender.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (9oY+V)

288 Five New Jerseyans signed the Declaration, but RI could only manage two.
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 01, 2026 10:36 AM (3ImbR)

Would you believe I am related to one of the Maryland signers? Samuel Chase is a distant blood relative of mine.

That and $3 will get me a coffee at at Maryland Wawa locations!

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (FenX4)

289 At a guess he was writing fanfics about his boss and when caught he tried to pass it off as a statement.
Posted by: because who doesn't write ladyboss ero on the block at May 01, 2026 09:56 AM (gKWVE)

She wasn't his boss, and had no input on whether he got a bonus.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (utfVc)

290 Perhaps the stupidest person to ever be a senator.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (RIvkX)

Hold my beer.

Posted by: Chris Murphy at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (gKWVE)

291 Posted by: Sheldon Whitehouse, eco-supporter at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (pQdYo)
====

Perhaps the stupidest person to ever be a senator.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Mazie Hirono breathes a sigh of relief.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

292 When I see the word French I think of a flag with a white cross on a white background.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (LGS3t)


And men in pink tutus sniffing each other's butts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (PQb8B)

293 Posted by: The Mother in Better Off Dead at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (dmDsy)

We nearly mind melded but I decided not to bother.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (LGS3t)

294 Who let the dogs out!

I'm, what? About twenty years behind times with this comment?

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (jwye0)

295 Hold my beer.
Posted by: Chris Murphy at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (gKWVE)


You are a liar and overwhelmingly evil.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (PQb8B)

296 A nickel opec serms to be forming.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:43 AM (9oY+V)

297 AOP: reports are that he kept changing the story and in the original version, it WAS his (former) boss. Who was male.
tinyurl.com/2umcrmvr

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (gKWVE)

298 Baldur von Sirach, leader of the Hitler Youth, was descended from two signers of the Declaration, through his American mother.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (77rzZ)

299 291 Posted by: Sheldon Whitehouse, eco-supporter at May 01, 2026 10:34 AM (pQdYo)
====

Perhaps the stupidest person to ever be a senator.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Mazie Hirono breathes a sigh of relief.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (c3YdQ)

300 Cue Primus “Too Many Puppies”

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (E6xSb)

301 Retard Island erased "Providence Plantation" from its full name and you'll never guess why.
Okay you might be able to guess why.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:40 AM (gKWVE)

-------------

"WHY IS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STILL NAMED AFTER A DEAD, WHITE, GENOCIDAL MALE AND STILL STANDING ON STOLEN LAND! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (eViVQ)

302 231 >>Teeny tiny Rhode Island is claiming that is where the American Revolution started there. They're upset and have sent a cease-and-desist letter to Massachusetts to stop claiming they are the birth place.

May 4, 1776.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (viF8m)

And it's piddly little crap like this that continually just escalates over and over eventually leading to WWs 3 thru 11.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 10:45 AM (Sco7b)

303 AOP: reports are that he kept changing the story and in the original version, it WAS his (former) boss. Who was male.
tinyurl.com/2umcrmvr
Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (gKWVE)


Alberta Oil Peon is a reporter?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:45 AM (PQb8B)

304 286 >>Five New Jerseyans signed the Declaration, but RI could only manage two.

------------

Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons?
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (eViVQ)
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Frankie Hopkinson and the Four Seasons.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:45 AM (cWLG3)

305
Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (c3YdQ)


It's SENATOR!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:45 AM (PQb8B)

306 Mazie Hirono breathes a sigh of relief.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:42 AM (77rzZ)

Patty Murray, Barbara Boxer?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 01, 2026 10:44 AM (c3YdQ)
=====

These people are but worthy contenders.

Yea, we are blessed with a surfeit of dumkopf senators.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:46 AM (RIvkX)

307 How did the pilgrims learn agriculture fron stone age savages?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:46 AM (9oY+V)

308 These people are but worthy contenders.

Yea, we are blessed with a surfeit of dumkopf senators.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 10:46 AM (RIvkX)
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Imagine how much damage they could do if they were actually smart.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 10:47 AM (gnNyN)

309 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I almost slept in and missed today's art. Now I wish I had.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:47 AM (2WIwB)

310 >>"WHY IS COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STILL NAMED AFTER A DEAD, WHITE, GENOCIDAL MALE AND STILL STANDING ON STOLEN LAND! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

Brown is at least tied for the most far left of the Ivies and they are damn proud to tell you.

What they don't like talking about is their multi-decade long fight against the local indian tribe that claims Brown was built on stolen indian land.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:47 AM (viF8m)

311 There is no stolen land. It was fought for and won, fair and square.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:48 AM (PQb8B)

312 Velvet Elvis painting tomorrow?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:48 AM (9oY+V)

313 The French get a bad rap based almost entirely on 1940. But they were leaders in modern military tech. First with modern artillery (the 75), smokeless powder (the Lebel), and semi-auto (the RSC).

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 01, 2026 10:48 AM (XvL8K)

314 Who's got others??
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:21 AM (FenX4)

Woolworths: nickels and dimes are wild.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 10:49 AM (utfVc)

315 There is no stolen land. It was fought for and won, fair and square.
Posted by: Sponge


And we spent some of our best booze on it.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)

316 309 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I almost slept in and missed today's art. Now I wish I had.
Goes looking for coffee.
Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:47 AM (2WIwB)
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If it were hanging on the wall at a pub you'd be mesmerized by it!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:49 AM (cWLG3)

317 Muldoon, did you give an update on your father-in-law's case on last Sunday's Book Thread?
Posted by: Bulg

*********

Saturday coffee thread. Not much oof an update. The main bit was that the detectives now have credible information leading them to believe that the murderer did NOT go to TX to be near his mother, but instead remained in CO and was living 'rough' either in the back country or squatting in various remote vacant cabins or abandoned mine shafts or who-knows-where fr the last 17 years. If he is still alive, that is. He fancied himself a mountain man. It seems he alienated his mother by threatening to kill her and her husband and any cops who came looking for him. Oddly enough that sort f end would be a better prison sentence than the judicial system would have given.

Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (I0N4X)

318 hmmm. Interesting from zerohedge. Yeah, I know...but..

War Powers: 60 Days
There's common agreement that today: Friday, May 1st, constitutes the 60-day mark on Operation Epic Fury. But President Trump and his administration are trying to sidestep the 1973 law which requires a president to withdraw troops within 60 days of notifying Congress of their deployment unless lawmakers formally authorize the military action as a declaration of war. Of course, thus far there's been no Congressional authorization, amid some six failed attempts to push through War Powers resolutions.

The administration is now arguing that the extended ceasefire itself, reached three weeks ago and then recently unilaterally extended by Trump, buys more time and allows the White House to avoid Congressional approval. Admin officials argue the absence in exchanges of fire between Iranian and US forces means the 60-day timeline doesn't apply.

"For War Powers Resolution purposes, the hostilities that began on Saturday, February ​28, have terminated," a Trump official has been cited broadly in US media as saying. The same perspective had first been put forward by Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (Sco7b)

319 The Democrats in Congress questioning Hegseth about the conflict with Iran just sound like a bunch of idiots. Fake partial Indian Warren asks about whether Hegseth traded stock options before the conflict. Some other dope was asking if Hegseth is a Christian Nationalist and hates other religions? They can't even stay on topic.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (2sfNr)

320 315 There is no stolen land. It was fought for and won, fair and square.
Posted by: Sponge


And we spent some of our best booze on it.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:49 AM (77rzZ)
---
Only sore losers would claim it's stolen.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (cWLG3)

321 Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons?
Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:41 AM (eViVQ)

That is so odd. I was just talking to someone about the song Sherry (Baby) and I hit refresh and I saw this.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (LGS3t)

322 Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (I0N4X)


Thanks.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:51 AM (77rzZ)

323 Bouree' is the South Louisiana money card game.old Cajun ladies would lose their grocery money quite frequently.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (kxLc1)

324 Diogenes isn't here yet. Unfortunately for him I just poured the last drops of coffee from the pot. He'll have to go looking for more.
Posted by: muldoon at May 01, 2026 10:22 AM (I0N4X)


*shakes fist*
Curses!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (2WIwB)

325 May 4, 1776.
Posted by: JackStraw

The Revolution started on April 19, 1775, in Massachusetts.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:29 AM

Rhode Island is queeah.

- MA

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (l1Oiv)

326 Take this with some salt, but - I want to believe

@JohnDoeKnowsGuy
Holy shit. I went to highschool with this guy. How the hell is he at JP? He was legit stupid wannabe wigger in HS.
May 1, 2026 · 1:37 AM UTC

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (gKWVE)

327 The administration is now arguing that the extended ceasefire itself, reached three weeks ago and then recently unilaterally extended by Trump, buys more time and allows the White House to avoid Congressional approval. Admin officials argue the absence in exchanges of fire between Iranian and US forces means the 60-day timeline doesn't apply.

-----------

AND ... the clock thus resets for another 60 days once the cease fire ends and the shelling begins anew.

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (eViVQ)

328 Wow now that I think of it there are no more of or cabin ladies like I knew when I was young. That generation is now gone along with the language.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (kxLc1)

329 Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (l1Oiv)

How's the weather over there?

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (77rzZ)

330 I wonder why we haven't heard much out of Mad Maxine Waters lately. She's usually pretty mouthy, but has been quiet of late.

Dead?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (jehhT)

331 Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:52 AM (gKWVE)

What is a "wigger"?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2sfNr)

332 NY Times Seriously Says If Affirmative Action Is Illegal, So Is Enforcing Immigration Law

-
They must be smarter than us became that makes no sense to me.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

333 >>There is no stolen land. It was fought for and won, fair and square.

Not according to the same leftists who don't like to talk about land they claim was stolen from the indians. According to them the land was acquired by large scale massacres of simple folk who just like to commune with nature and smoke peace pipes.

Being a leftist requires you to hold multiple conflicing narratives in your mind at the same time. Must be exhausting.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:54 AM (viF8m)

334 What is a "wigger"?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2sfNr)

You are so innocent it's positively precious.

He's white. Does that give you a clue?

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (LGS3t)

335 I'm... letting someone else field that one.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (gKWVE)

336 The Democrats in Congress questioning Hegseth about the conflict with Iran just sound like a bunch of idiots. Fake partial Indian Warren asks about whether Hegseth traded stock options before the conflict. Some other dope was asking if Hegseth is a Christian Nationalist and hates other religions? They can't even stay on topic.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (2sfNr)


They asked him the other day if he felt Trump was of sound mind enough to be President.

His immediate response was "Did you ask that about Biden?"

They, of course, deflected and said "Biden isn't President."


They're all lying, evil sacks of shit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (PQb8B)

337 Of old Cajun ladies...

Man I hate autocorrect with the heat of a thousand suns. My bad though for never proof reading.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (kxLc1)

338 NY Times Seriously Says If Affirmative Action Is Illegal, So Is Enforcing Immigration Law
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It turns out you can just say things.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (LGS3t)

339 How's the weather over there?
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM

I'm wait8ng on the airport shuttle north of Boston. Weather's fine. The weather in Greece looks good for the next few days. I'll keep y'all posted.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (l1Oiv)

340 The Souletrians and Clovis were here first.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (9oY+V)

341 That is so odd. I was just talking to someone about the song Sherry (Baby) and I hit refresh and I saw this.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:50 AM (LGS3t)

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Wild.

We're doing an online Sunday crossword puzzle last night and the clue was (5-letters) Singer Frankie ______.

Wifey says "Valli," but the last letter was definitely an "E" (and it turned out to be "Laine."

Anyway, she couldn't remember who he was, and I reminded her about the fairly recent Clint Eastwood movie about him and The Four Seasons -- based on a Broadway Musical -- called "Jersey Boys."

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (eViVQ)

342 @334 hood wannabe

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (cWLG3)

343 332 NY Times Seriously Says If Affirmative Action Is Illegal, So Is Enforcing Immigration Law

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They must be smarter than us became that makes no sense to me.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)
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Yeah, I'm scratching my head on that one.

Posted by: WisRich at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (G0vdT)

344 >>Rhode Island is queeah.

>>- MA

bluebell says Rhode Island is Massachusetts' dingle berry.

Pretty rude.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (viF8m)

345 Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (LGS3t)

I expect some other women might be unfamiliar with that term as well, but it's nice you think I'm precious, ellipses.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (2sfNr)

346 What is a "wigger"?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2sfNr)


A lily white guy who acts black.

Ex: Michael Rappaport

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (PQb8B)

347 NY Times Seriously Says If Affirmative Action Is Illegal, So Is Enforcing Immigration Law

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They must be smarter than us became that makes no sense to me.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7

Just one of the mental defects common in all Leftists.

The inability to make logical comparisons.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 10:57 AM (kxLc1)

348 bluebell says Rhode Island is Massachusetts' dingle berry.

Pretty rude.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (viF8m)

I note that you said rude and not inaccurate.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 10:57 AM (ExV1e)

349 Clovis literally fanned out from New Mexico, and conquered the natives in northeast America who didn't have their tech. The Blackfoots genetically are about the only survivors.
Solutrean Europeans never set foot in the New World.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 01, 2026 10:57 AM (gKWVE)

350 331 a proximity voltage detector.

Posted by: cmeat at May 01, 2026 10:57 AM (R11M+)

351 A lily white guy who acts black.

Ex: Michael Rappaport

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (PQb8B)

Shaun King.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (iNUL3)

352 Yay dogs!

Egg-cellent choice CBD!

Would hang. Wife would remove and burn.

Happy May Day Komrats!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (QGaXH)

353 I just asked FenSpouse. He didn't know what "wigger" was either. He asked "makes wigs"? He's equally precious. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (2sfNr)

354 NY Times Seriously Says If Affirmative Action Is Illegal, So Is Enforcing Immigration Law
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It turns out you can just say things.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (LGS3t)

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"It's like they pull it out of their asses, Jerry!"

/Things Kramer should have said ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (eViVQ)

355 334 What is a "wigger"?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:53 AM (2sfNr)

Technically, me.

I'm white and was banned from bars, restaurants, sporting events, schools etc. But NOT BECAUSE OF MY SKIN COLOR.

But still, I'm a wigger.

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (Sco7b)

356 NY Times Seriously Says If Affirmative Action Is Illegal, So Is Enforcing Immigration Law



Because only brown and black people immigrate, right NYT?


Racist f*cks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (PQb8B)

357 bluebell says Rhode Island is Massachusetts' dingle berry.

Pretty rude.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM

You going to be around the imaginary city of Newport over Labor Day weekend?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (l1Oiv)

358 bluebell says Rhode Island is Massachusetts' dingle berry.

Pretty rude.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (viF8m)

More fitting for the Southwick Jog to be a dingle berry

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (FenX4)

359 "It's like they pull it out of their asses, Jerry!"

Non Sequiturs is not just a river in Egypt ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (eViVQ)

360
Shaun King.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 10:58 AM (iNUL3)


Valid.

Rachel Dolezal

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (PQb8B)

361 There is no stolen land. It was fought for and won, fair and square.
Posted by: Sponge

Not 100% true. We bought Louisiana from the French fair and square. We had to kick all the Native American squatters out.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (JCZqz)

362 House Appropriations 2027 Funding Bill Ends Suppressor, Short Barrel Rifle Registration

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Well, pew pew to you too!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (ndZc7)

363 >>You going to be around the imaginary city of Newport over Labor Day weekend?

As of now seems likely. Are you going to be in the area?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (viF8m)

364 Mass should include Conn and RI.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 11:00 AM (9oY+V)

365
Not 100% true. We bought Louisiana from the French fair and square. We had to kick all the Native American squatters out.
Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (JCZqz)


Yes, but how did the French get it?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:00 AM (PQb8B)

366 As of now seems likely. Are you going to be in the area?
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM

The RMBS Mom and I will probably be down early Saturday to tend to the family cemetery plots. Maybe we can link up for lunch.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:01 AM (l1Oiv)

367 NOOD - Buck

Delta airlines

Posted by: Stateless at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (Sco7b)

368 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)

369 237 No poker?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 01, 2026 10:28 AM (9oY+V)

They broke up the game to Dog the Barricades.

Posted by: Roy at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (qwype)

370 >>The RMBS Mom and I will probably be down early Saturday to tend to the family cemetery plots. Maybe we can link up for lunch.

Great. Let's stay in touch as we get closer to Labor Day.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (viF8m)

371 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM (PQb8B)

372 House Appropriations 2027 Funding Bill Ends Suppressor, Short Barrel Rifle Registration

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Well, pew pew to you too!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 01, 2026 10:59 AM (ndZc7)

ppppbbbbbtttttttttttttttttt
- Spanberger

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 11:03 AM (iNUL3)

373 Great. Let's stay in touch as we get closer to Labor Day.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:02 AM

Ahit, did I say Labor Day? I meant Memorial Day.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 01, 2026 11:03 AM (l1Oiv)

374 Posted by: ShainS at May 01, 2026 10:55 AM (eViVQ)

I don't usually like Eastwood directed movies or musicals but that was a good one. Brit Lass is a big fan of Eastwood and Valli.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:03 AM (LGS3t)

375 We haven't heard much from Talcum X (Shaun King) recently.

I hope this remains the case, too.

Now, back to Miss Hadjini. She, and her sweater puppies (to remain faithful to thr thread topic) deserves our attention!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 01, 2026 11:04 AM (jwye0)

376 Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 10:56 AM (2sfNr)

I do.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 11:05 AM (LGS3t)

377 >>Ahit, did I say Labor Day? I meant Memorial Day.

That might be a bit more problematic but I'll let you know.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (viF8m)

378 Most definitely art.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 01, 2026 11:29 AM (LKlEb)

379 "pretty good", except that the dog in the top hat has three hands on his musket.

Posted by: Nemo at May 01, 2026 11:32 AM (4RPgu)

380 🤣

"Workers Over Billionaires" marches & events promoting a "Working People's Vision" today, May 1st.

Yeah, it's apt. 👏

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:34 AM (NFX2v)

381 That’s a French frog flag. Although not evenly proportioned, nor in the right direction.

So, the AI that generated this ‘rebellion’ used the French rebellious ‘abomination’ (guillotine) instead of America’s rebellion flag against King George, the whatever.
AI produces an alternate universe that manufactures propaganda as defined by the AI programmers.

Posted by: John at May 01, 2026 03:08 PM (0DsdP)

The Morning Report — 5/ 1/26

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Good morning kids. Mayday Mayday Mayday!!! Yay, it's May. Before diving into the current events, I want to take a moment to reflect and remember the more than 100 million lives snuffed out by Communism and all its manifestations in barely a century. And considering that this malignancy still controls quite a few nations on this planet, the number of victims will continue to grow though mercifully at a much slower rate. This is due in large part to the leadership, bravery and moral rectitude of Ronald Reagan and Pope John-Paul II, both of whom politically and spiritually defied the odds and a corrupt culture that despised them for defying them and wanting to change the global order and put civilization back on track and in so doing liberated millions from the evil Soviet bloc by bringing it crashing down. Both survived assassination attempts for their troubles. The world changed for the better because of them and here we are nearly 50 years later, not necessarily out of the woods as is evidenced by retrograde forces determined to drag America and what remains of western civilization back to the dark ages, to a collectivist/technocratic tyrannical hell-on-earth, in alliance with global Islam, but at least we are in a much better position to if not prevent then at least forestall that fate.

I'll go out on a limb and state that both Reagan and John Paul II paved the way for the ascendancy of Donald Trump. No wonder he too has dodged and in one instance taken a would-be assassin's bullet. As much of the world has either retreated or conspired with both the Chi-Coms and Islam, President Trump has taken on both much to the contempt and bitter hatred of their allies and defenders, especially here at home.

The Red Chinese may yet suffer the same fate as their progenitors in the former Soviet Union. As for Islam, the prospects of it either reforming itself from within or somehow burning itself out considering the oceans of blood it has spilled for over 1500 years in its overt goal of global conquest are dim to say the least. While no one can predict the future, for sure Donald Trump may very well be one of the most positively transformational figures in American if not world history. Of course this presupposes a permanent shift back to a pro-American and western political/cultural society once his tenure ends.

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1 The first of May? Does outdoor living start today?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 07:33 AM (1Ff7Z)

2 !!

Posted by: clarence at May 01, 2026 07:35 AM (pFqNV)

3 Top 5!

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 07:35 AM (+4yJ5)

4 Good morning horde! Happy Friday!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 07:35 AM (ExV1e)

5 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 07:36 AM (jehhT)

6 “Under no circumstances will we permit the intrusion or interference of a foreign government in decisions that pertain exclusively to the people of Mexico.”

*ahem* Sweetheart, your cartels are intruding and interfering with my country. I'd be quite happy if we committed to depopulating your nation to the point that the few surviving cartel members piss themselves in fear at the thought of ever getting our attention again.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 07:37 AM (+4yJ5)

7 If Abe Lincoln had not provoked the South he would have not gotten himself shot.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 07:37 AM (vFG9F)

8 Just this morning, NPR was condemning Dr. Sapphire (Trump's choice for Surgeon General), because she doesn't believe all Americans should be required to receive all Covid boosters whenever 'the science' says they should.

They STILL haven't stopped with the boosters.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 07:39 AM (iNUL3)

9
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 01, 2026 07:39 AM (2/MrR)

10 Workers Of The World Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains! Serve the people! Let the ruling classes tremble at our Communist revolution!

Can I have more free shit please?

Posted by: Old Boomer Hippie Moocher at May 01, 2026 07:39 AM (QP+6w)

11 Can Harvard Be Reformed?

Not without a purging of all leadership and restrictions on their funding to the point they have no choice but to start being civilized.

So probably not, no.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 07:40 AM (+4yJ5)

12 “Under no circumstances will we permit the intrusion or interference of a foreign government in decisions that pertain exclusively to the people of Mexico.”

So you're finally answering the Zimmermann Telegram?
How very Mexican of you.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 01, 2026 07:40 AM (zdLoL)

13 Dem Moulton Fantasizes About Executing Hegseth, ‘Guilty’ of War Crimes Like Nazi Submarine Captains

Exactly 1 German submarine captain was ever tried and convicted of war crimes in WW11 and that was for machine gunning survivors of a merchant ship that he had sunk.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)

14 Oy vey. I just saw that the US State Department returned hundreds of rare artifacts that were ascertained to have been stolen from Italy and sold in the US market over the years, along with a mash note about how great Italy is.

We should have stuffed them all in the Smithsonian, in a special exhibit called "1/1,000,000th of What These Dirty, Cannoli-Rolling Greasers Owe Us."

Those foreign devils don't have any American treasures to exchange, and if they did, they wouldn't.

*spits*

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 07:41 AM (BI5O2)

15 Moreover, Gun Owners of America noted that the 2027 funding bill not only deregulates suppressors and SBRs, but also defunds regulatory gun controls instituted by the ATF during the Biden junta.

Not in Virginia!
- Abby Spanbergy

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 07:41 AM (iNUL3)

16 Exactly 1 German submarine captain was ever tried and convicted of war crimes in WW11 and that was for machine gunning survivors of a merchant ship that he had sunk.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 07:40 AM (ExV1e)

That's exactly what he wants Hegseth executed for - ordering multiple strikes against survivors of sinking ships.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 07:42 AM (iNUL3)

17 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:43 AM (RW5B6)

18 Three people who played a key role in bringing down the Soviet Union:
- a B-list Hollywood actor
- a Roman priest
- a shipyard electrician

Posted by: Plus the daughter of a tobacconist at May 01, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)

19 About the Progressive Pastors- PJ media has a quote "woman pastor ( shocker)" as if all woman pastors are like this. They aren't. I find the stuff quoted there egregiously bad. I have never said anything like that in my entire pastoral career and wouldn't . I think the woman running for Congress who married two Satanists is an embarrassment and should have been removed. If they were Satanists they couldn't have a fellow Satanist to officiate at the wedding?! Stop being "nice"because they looked at each other tenderly Bleeech!

Additionally , they are equally progressive male pastors who say horrendously bad stuff

And no, I don't want to debate the ordination of women. Nobody is going to change my mind and I won't change theirs

P.S. I am going to donate to the campaign of the man running against this person.

And I'm off for today and won't be back to this thread.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 07:45 AM (ELdpA)

20 Can I have more free shit please?
Posted by: Old Boomer Hippie Moocher at May 01, 2026 07:39 AM


Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: LaQuisha at May 01, 2026 07:45 AM (2Ez/1)

21 Sheinbaum mentioned the case of Salvador Cienfuegos, a former Secretary of the Army who had been indicted and arrested in the U.S. on drug charges. Due to political pleading from Mexico’s government, the U.S. Justice Department sent Cienfuegos to Mexico to allow them to prosecute him first. However, as soon as Cienfuegos arrived in Mexico, then-President Andrés Manuel López Obrador freed him and soon afterward awarded him a medal.

Fuck Mexico
I would put a blockade on their people and trucks at the border until the handed over the drug runners and insider Bog Govt agents HEAD in a bucket.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 07:45 AM (/+uur)

22 When I reflect it is amazing that I’ve been able to witness two historic presidents in my lifetime: Reagan and Trump. Maybe recency bias but since Lincoln IMO the only president as consequential as these two was FDR and his legacy is mixed (positive: won WWII, negative: the new deal). Interesting times, we do live in them yes

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 07:46 AM (ugElV)

23 " Titty-Caca AOC Claims It Is Possible U.S. Has ‘Already Had a Gay President’"

Grover Cleveland was President during the Gay 90s. Just sayin'.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 07:47 AM (vFG9F)

24 For crimes against humanity
Look up Democide from a passed on Professor in Hawaii.
Often see people do not really see the vast scope of how many hundreds of million people wiped off the planet by their own government

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:47 AM (RW5B6)

25 House Appropriations 2027 Funding Bill Ends Suppressor, Short Barrel Rifle Registration

Colion Noir is pretty stoked about the new ATF director.

https://youtu.be/VUbU42j5EX8

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 07:48 AM (ExV1e)

26 Has anyone asked Martha Stewart if she believes it's unjust that "Jimmy Drama" Comey is getting indicted for his sea shells?

As a young prosecutor who needed to make his bones, Comey put Martha in jail for deleting and then undeleting a text message. Also, for lying to the FBI agents who showed up at her door unnanounced (that's if you believe that their later-filed report was truthful and accurate.)

That's all Comey had. He knew Martha never inside-traded and so he didn't include inside-trading charges, just charges for obstructing an investigation into crimes that Martha didn't commit.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 01, 2026 07:49 AM (dtajH)

27
“Mexican President Doubles Down on Protecting Cartel-Connected Ruling Party”

I’m not defending her. but I suppose everyone realizes that’s the only true job that she has.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 07:49 AM (H1WUE)

28 Good morning again dear morons and happy birthday JJ

51 years ago today Saigon became Ho Ch Minh City

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 07:49 AM (RIvkX)

29 Missing Republican Oklahoma Senate candidate, 54, found dead in rural area

Was he a scientist?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 07:49 AM (ExV1e)

30 Good morning Horde thx JJ. Happy Friday.
AOC saying we've had a gay president is probably correct. Buchanan was probably light in the loafers. And Barky said he had sex with men in 'my imagination '. I'm pretty sure 'My Imagination " was the name of his car

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 07:51 AM (gu0hJ)

31 "...Oklahoma Senate candidate, 54, found dead in rural area..."

*****
Police suspect fair play.

Posted by: The ghost of Dennis Miller at May 01, 2026 07:51 AM (2Ez/1)

32 That's exactly what he wants Hegseth executed for - ordering multiple strikes against survivors of sinking ships.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 07:42 AM (iNUL3)

Which is a ridiculous claim that has been thoroughly debunked.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 07:53 AM (H1WUE)

33 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at May 01, 2026 07:54 AM (53oGX)

34 > “Mexican President Doubles Down on Protecting Cartel-Connected Ruling Party”
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I think Mexico's always been on Trump's shit list. When the Iranian/IRGC unpleasantness is over we'll likely turn to her little drug den and start house cleaning.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 07:54 AM (jehhT)

35 Vance said of Walz, “This is like the arsonist trying to claim credit for the work of the fire department because Tim Walz let this fraud happen under his watch…Whether he was complicit in it directly himself or just turned a blind eye towards it.”

VP JD sure can throw gas on the fire. I love that about him.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 07:55 AM (/+uur)

36 Trump recasts America not as an abstract creed but as a civilization rooted in a distinct people—arguing that change the people, and you change the nation itself.

Which is a fine warning for the UK as it continues replacing the people at a breakneck pace.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 07:55 AM (ExV1e)

37 23 " Titty-Caca AOC Claims It Is Possible U.S. Has ‘Already Had a Gay President’"

Grover Cleveland was President during the Gay 90s. Just sayin'.
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 07:47 AM (vFG9F)

Bary dis bout you?

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 07:56 AM (/+uur)

38 I’m on a new (to me) 9/80 schedule at work so here I have Friday off and I hardly know what to do (other than hang out here)…

That dead OK senate candidate story is… strange

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 07:56 AM (ugElV)

39
Happy Feast of St. Joseph the Worker.

The only worthwhile May Day.

https://youtu.be/NYqzx68cuJ0

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 07:57 AM (HdYcL)

40 >I think Mexico's always been on Trump's shit list. When the Iranian/IRGC unpleasantness is over we'll likely turn to her little drug den and start house cleaning.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 07:54 AM

_____

Which Mexican state will he annex and what will it be called?

Trumpico?
Donaldlajara?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 07:58 AM (2Ez/1)

41 USA Today: I voted for Harris in 2024. She shouldn't run in 2028.
Instead of standing up for the people who voted for her, former Vice President Kamala Harris has been absent from a conversation that Democrats should be easily winning.

I think that’s literally everyone’s opinion. We voted for her because she was the better option of the two, but by no means was the “best” option overall.

Anyone who thinks they can win should run. But I want a real, competitive primary. No "turns" or coronations, 4+ candidates duking it out. We have the right to choose the candidate.

Do we though? The DNC has shown in the past that they will hand pick their candidates. And before I get flack from anyone, I'm as liberal as liberals can be.

She is a very talented and competent person. No doubt about that for sure. But she did run in the primary in 2019 and Bernie and JoeB were the front runners. She had her chance in 2019 and didn't convert it to a nomination.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 01, 2026 07:59 AM (ycI94)

42 Progressive Christianity Watch: Flirty God, Lesbian Angels, and Other Things Not in Your Study Bible

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Absolutely grotesque. This woman, this thing is disgusting. But it's not for me to judge. I'll just say I'm glad it's not me that will have to explain myself when I pass on.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 08:00 AM (qBdHI)

43 Just this morning, NPR was condemning Dr. Sapphire (Trump's choice for Surgeon General), because she doesn't believe all Americans should be required to receive all Covid boosters whenever 'the science' says they should.

I confess that I haven't gotten a covid booster since way back when I didn't get the original shot.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 08:00 AM (ExV1e)

44 In February 2021, prosecutor Molly Gaston texted colleague Joseph Cooney about the image showing religious sisters in traditional habits, veils and large Trump scarves: “I would like to take a special assignment of finding and prosecuting them.”

Cooney replied: “I’m with you. Although I’d like to prosecute any nun who still wears the head habit.”

Gaston responded: “Hahaha.”

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:00 AM (/+uur)

45 good morning JJ, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at May 01, 2026 08:01 AM (/6r4m)

46 Workers Of The World Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains! Serve the people! Let the ruling classes tremble at our Communist revolution!

Can I have more free shit please?
Posted by: Old Boomer Hippie Moocher at May 01, 2026 07:39 AM (QP+6w)

Youngsters seem to be on the commie train at least as much as the old folks.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 08:01 AM (ExV1e)

47 "Illusion Of Plenty": JPMorgan Explains Why Hormuz Will Reopen By September... One Way Or Another

Posted by: SMOD at May 01, 2026 08:02 AM (yZBeG)

48 Willowed: Wolfus,
So what is the next step in your plans to leave Louisiana?
Posted by: Brunnhilde at May 01, 2026

***
I'm looking at houses in the Terre Haute, IN, area, and may get in touch with a realtor there. Looks like I'll have to do as much as possible by virtual methods; I can't keep driving around the US like I just did, not with gas prices what they are. Plus it's exhausting. Though I can get to TH in two long days instead of three.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 08:02 AM (wzUl9)

49 "Instead of standing up for the people who voted for her, former Vice President Kamala Harris has been absent from a conversation that Democrats should be easily winning."

++++++
I would've joined in, but hey, it was happy hour.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at May 01, 2026 08:02 AM (2Ez/1)

50 " Titty-Caca AOC Claims It Is Possible U.S. Has ‘Already Had a Gay President’"

--

Abe Lincoln! I've read it, so it must be true. Along with Peppermint Patty and Thelma from Scooby Doo.

I'll give her a bit of credit here, because I believe Jug Ears the Dog Eater is at least half gay.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 08:02 AM (qBdHI)

51 Are the lesbian angels busty, though?

Posted by: one hour sober at May 01, 2026 08:03 AM (Y1sOo)

52 That's exactly what he wants Hegseth executed for - ordering multiple strikes against survivors of sinking ships.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 07:42 AM (iNUL3)

Hegseth - reportedly - ordered multiple strikes against the ships, not survivors in the water.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)

53 Youngsters seem to be on the commie train at least as much as the old folks.

--

Those who aren't enamored by communism:

1. Anyone with a modicum of historical knowledge;
2. Anyone who has actually lived under communism.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 08:05 AM (qBdHI)

54 "Just this morning, NPR was condemning..."
++++
What's NPR?

Posted by: Anybody under 30 at May 01, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)

55 I’m on a new (to me) 9/80 schedule at work so here I have Friday off and I hardly know what to do (other than hang out here)…

9 hours per day, 80 days per week?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 08:06 AM (ExV1e)

56 Realistically, the Iranian Regime can wait Trump out.

So, again, we find ourselves in a mid-east quagmire.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 01, 2026 08:07 AM (XV/Pl)

57 Are the lesbian angels busty, though?
Posted by: one hour sober at May 01, 2026 08:03 AM (Y1sOo)

Yes!

Posted by: Marianne Budde, Prelate and Not A Lesbian Yet at May 01, 2026 08:08 AM (QP+6w)

58 “ I represent a white majority district that President Trump would have won by over 20 points, and I won by over 25 points the last time I ran. I'm being judged not by the color of my skin, but the content of my character. I don't care how many black people are here. I want the most qualified people.”

- Representative Wesley Hunt

I only wish I could be represented by someone with that degree of character and forthrightness.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 08:08 AM (Pu/zx)

59 Nonresidential fixed investment jumped at a 10.4 percent rate, the fastest pace in nearly three years. The increase was concentrated in the categories most closely tied to future productivity: equipment and intellectual property. Equipment investment rose at a 17.2 percent rate, while investment in intellectual property products, including software, climbed 13.0 percent.

A big construction equip company in Tex says about 70% of their leases are being converted to purchase.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:09 AM (/+uur)

60 Anyone from ME that knows the latest polling on Collins vs. the Democrat Nazi?

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

61 What's NPR?
Posted by: Anybody under 30 at May 01, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)

New Palestine Radicals
Think of a meaner, more Mohemmedan Hamas

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:09 AM (/+uur)

62 What's NPR?
Posted by: Anybody under 30 at May 01, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)

Nincompoopy People Reporting

Posted by: Boswell at May 01, 2026 08:10 AM (j10i6)

63 9 hours per day, 80 days per week?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 08:06 AM (ExV1e)

Ha! Glad it’s not that…. 9 hours per day except Fridays… one Friday a normal 8, the next Friday off

So every other weekend is a 3 day. Not yet sure whether I like it…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 08:12 AM (26GAh)

64 >So, again, we find ourselves in a mid-east quagmire.

Posted by: Thomas Bender
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cuz we never take it all the way
last time we did that was Nagasaki
I'm not saying 'nuke Iran'
but nothing less than total destruction of the IRGC and the death of all its adherents will do

Posted by: Don Blank at May 01, 2026 08:12 AM (ZxPkt)

65 “ I represent a white majority district that President Trump would have won by over 20 points, and I won by over 25 points the last time I ran. I'm being judged not by the color of my skin, but the content of my character. I don't care how many black people are here. I want the most qualified people.”

- Representative Wesley Hunt

I only wish I could be represented by someone with that degree of character and forthrightness.
Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 08:08 AM (Pu/zx)

Conservative whites will vote for a conservative black. Leftist whites won't vote for a leftist black. This is for two reasons...

1. Leftist white know, deep down in their heart, that the colored folks is lesser.
2. Leftist white know, deep down in their heart, that leftist policy is each race getting what it can from the others and they don't want to "pay their fair share".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

66 Anyone from ME that knows the latest polling on Collins vs. the Democrat Nazi?

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)
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I'm from the Mideast and yet I have no idea!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026 08:13 AM (RkR9o)

67 Anyone from ME that knows the latest polling on Collins vs. the Democrat Nazi?
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

TJM has said that the polling is shit and Collins is going to crush the Dem.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 08:13 AM (ExV1e)

68 Who is killing the great scientists of America?

Posted by: Hysterical Facts at May 01, 2026 08:13 AM (oftw2)

69 That's exactly what he wants Hegseth executed for

And how does it feel to want, Congressman?

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 08:14 AM (+4yJ5)

70 80 hours spread over 9 workdays is how I took it

Posted by: one hour sober at May 01, 2026 08:14 AM (Y1sOo)

71 Add Mexican President Sheinbaum to the long list of Leftists desperately waiting for a Democrat in the White House

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 01, 2026 08:14 AM (UZf45)

72 > So every other weekend is a 3 day. Not yet sure whether I like it…
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That was my schedule for a long time. It's wonderful. Every other Friday off so you can get shit done on a weekday that otherwise would have to wait until a Saturday or Sunday.

Even better when the following Monday is a federal holiday.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 08:14 AM (jehhT)

73 Can Harvard Be Reformed?

NO

Next Question

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:15 AM (/+uur)

74 Who is killing the great scientists of America?
Posted by: Hysterical Facts at May 01, 2026 08:13 AM (oftw2)

MSM will start taking it seriously if Fauci is 86’d

In the meantime, Vrabel-Russini is the most important story

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 08:15 AM (26GAh)

75 TGIF, all!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 08:15 AM (5xoct)

76 Old Boomer Hippie Moocher

Every time you see the Generationalist Religion expressed, you're watching your Muscovite slave-masters hard at work, still trying to drive a wedge into the American people. It really appeals to the kind of guy who used to join robed fraternal societies.

Somebody should have changed your diaper sooner.
At this rate, you're never going to grow up.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 01, 2026 08:17 AM (zdLoL)

77
NPR = National Panhandler Radio.

Posted by: Nina Totenbag at May 01, 2026 08:17 AM (2Ez/1)

78 Hegseth - reportedly - ordered multiple strikes against the ships, not survivors in the water.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 08:03 AM (ExV1e)

The commander of the operation has stated on record that he personally ordered the second strike on the ship in question, and he was legally authorized to do so under all military requirements.

Claiming that there is some “one shot only” rule in war is idiotic.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:18 AM (H1WUE)

79 Jemma DeCristo

Dude looks like a lady

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:18 AM (/+uur)

80 Anyone from ME that knows the latest polling on Collins vs. the Democrat Nazi?

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

J-Maddy thinks Collins is going to destroy him.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:18 AM (iNUL3)

81 Harvard can be reformed if you nuke it from orbit. Just to be sure

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 08:19 AM (gu0hJ)

82 Terre Haute is a French phrase meaning "high ground". So Wolfus might jump from one French place to another, though N'awlins can hardly be considered "high ground"

Posted by: Off The French at May 01, 2026 08:19 AM (oftw2)

83 Claiming that there is some “one shot only” rule in war is idiotic.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:18 AM (H1WUE)

Correct and correct.

But that's the example the Democrat is pointing to when he calls for Hegseth's execution.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:19 AM (iNUL3)

84 Speaking of covid, the vaccine, and the boosters...

Anyone know how much the blood supply is tainted with the vac and boosters?

Posted by: davidt at May 01, 2026 08:20 AM (Q+gd/)

85 Good news on the 'finally prosecuting antifa' front:

@KatieDaviscourt
Breaking: An Oregon man has been convicted of shining high-powered lasers at a CBP helicopter in an anti-immigration enforcement attack.

Brian K. Kapileo Nepaial, 38, of Aloha, faces up to 45 years in federal prison and a $5,250,000 fine.

The laser attack came in response to the Trump admin’s crackdown on anti-ICE rioters in Portland last year, which included the deployment of helicopters to deter criminal behavior.
https://tinyurl.com/zsfp2dv4

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 08:20 AM (5xoct)

86 Fd, how is Bruno?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 01, 2026 08:20 AM (nz1sK)

87 But we have secret handshakes and everything!

Posted by: Robed Fraternal Societies at May 01, 2026 08:20 AM (2Ez/1)

88 Morning JJ and the Horde. Happy to hear that Janet Mills dropped out in Maine. Hard to beat a incumbent Gov, running for Senate.

Maine is not Conn or Mass. Collins in much better shape now

Posted by: Jonah at May 01, 2026 08:21 AM (YCxFk)

89 Ha! Glad it’s not that…. 9 hours per day except Fridays… one Friday a normal 8, the next Friday off

So every other weekend is a 3 day. Not yet sure whether I like it…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 08:12 AM (26GAh)

Been on that schedule for more than 20 years. 26 guaranteed 3-day weekends each year. Some become 4-day weekends when there is a holiday. Can't imagine not liking this type of schedule!

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 08:21 AM (FenX4)

90 But that's the example the Democrat is pointing to when he calls for Hegseth's execution.
****

So the old 'execution first, show trial later'?

Posted by: clarence at May 01, 2026 08:21 AM (pFqNV)

91 Harvard can be reformed if you nuke it from orbit. Just to be sure
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026

***
Use a neutron bomb and leave all the historic buildings standing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 08:21 AM (wzUl9)

92 m from the Mideast and yet I have no idea!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026 08:13 AM (RkR9o)

This tickled me

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 08:22 AM (LGS3t)

93 Hurray, hurray, the first of May!

Outdoor ( fooling around ) begins today!

I have a fabric on wood frame canoe that is totally silent except for water droplets dripping off the double bladed paddle. I once approached a little island on the local reservoir. Suddenly, over the crest of the tiny ridge, I saw a young couple suddenly assuming a bent-over standing position like they were quickly re-acquiring certain clothing items.

Posted by: Fenderbender at May 01, 2026 08:22 AM (1FEc1)

94 Emerson college poll has Platner at 48%, Collins at 41%. Emerson usually sucks however

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 08:22 AM (gu0hJ)

95 80 Anyone from ME that knows the latest polling on Collins vs. the Democrat Nazi?

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 01, 2026 08:09 AM (qBdHI)

J-Maddy thinks Collins is going to destroy him.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:18 AM (iNUL3)

=======

Well, look at this and go down to the polling of the general election from 2020.

https://is.gd/nhLcXt

How many polls did Susan Collins lead in the lead up to the election?

Hell, what were the final polls, the ones supposed to be the most accurate, saying?

What was the actual result?

Do you think polling has gotten better or worse in the last six years?

And that wasn't against a dumb as shit asshole with a Nazi tattoo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:23 AM (Y2NSe)

96 New York City's Commission on Racial Equity is shelling out $500,000 to "community groups" to "participate in a Reparations, Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation Network" that will help produce a study on reparations for black New Yorkers as well as a "Citywide Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation Plan," records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show. The move comes as New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) lobbies for new taxes to help close a multibillion-dollar budget deficit. . .

All those "conversations" it will fund will all agree on the same thing: give us more money, whitey!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 08:23 AM (5xoct)

97 Fd, how is Bruno?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at May 01, 2026 08:20 AM (nz1sK)

We don't talk about Bruno.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:23 AM (iNUL3)

98 87 But we have secret handshakes and everything!
Posted by: Robed Fraternal Societies

We at the Loyal Order of Raccoons salute you!

Posted by: The Grand, High, Exalted, Mystic, Ruler, Morris Fink at May 01, 2026 08:23 AM (oftw2)

99 >Claiming that there is some “one shot only” rule in war is idiotic.
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we would have to consult "The Big Book Of International Law"

Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 08:23 AM (ZxPkt)

100 @KatieDaviscourt
Breaking: An Oregon man has been convicted of shining high-powered lasers at a CBP helicopter in an anti-immigration enforcement attack.
++++

*kicks dirt*

Posted by: The Nothing Will Happen guy at May 01, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)

101 Nork Defectors go to a gun range in America

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XtjydPAqN84

Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at May 01, 2026 08:24 AM (LOZbR)

102 Leftist whites won't vote for a leftist black. This is for two reasons...

1. Leftist white know, deep down in their heart, that the colored folks is lesser.
2. Leftist white know, deep down in their heart, that leftist policy is each race getting what it can from the others and they don't want to "pay their fair share".
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 08:12 AM (ExV1e)

That’s exactly what just happened in the primary race between Talerico and Jasmine Crockett. Over 90% of the black voters in that race voted for her, but white liberals voted against and got a narrow majority.

But she’ll get the last bitter laugh, because none of her voters will show up and vote for Talerico in the fall. They won’t vote for Paxton either, they’ll just drop out and stay home.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:24 AM (H1WUE)

103 "If you're a millionaire and you're qualifying for SNAP that's probably an abuse of the system.”

If the millionaire has a large family, he could technically be broke since the national debt is about $133,000 for every individual in the country. Plus, he is among the few paying the federal income tax, so he is shouldering the national debt flor people he doesn't even know. If he wants food stamps, let him have them.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 08:24 AM (2ap+5)

104 And that wasn't against a dumb as shit asshole with a Nazi tattoo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:23 AM (Y2NSe)

I don't disagree with you at all - you don't have to sell me. Truly.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:24 AM (iNUL3)

105 Governor Drops Out Of Senate Race, Leaving Only The Dem With QuestionableNazi symbol known as the "Totenkopf," which was used by the SS- Totenkopfverbande during World War II

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:25 AM (/+uur)

106 94 Emerson college poll has Platner at 48%, Collins at 41%. Emerson usually sucks however

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 08:22 AM (gu0hJ)

======

Emerson's final poll of 2020 in the ME senate election was outside the margin of error wrong.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:25 AM (Y2NSe)

107 Fuck Mexico
I would put a blockade on their people and trucks at the border until the handed over the drug runners and insider Bog Govt agents HEAD in a bucket.
Posted by: r hennigantx

Just about everyone I know who works in manufacturing or logistics, their employers have a facility just across the border in Mexico.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 08:25 AM (Dv3i1)

108 Welp, It's May Day.
Teachers are taking off to protest Trump. They are having kids hold up signs that say Teachers need more pay and that Trump is an evil dictator.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

109 > We at the Loyal Order of Raccoons salute you!
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Assholes.

One was around all night, harassing the cats and generally being destructive because I took a pot shot at him.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 08:25 AM (jehhT)

110 Amen to that, schlizzy. It's been a short week but a long one for me.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 08:26 AM (LGS3t)

111 Welp, It's May Day.
Teachers are taking off to protest Trump. They are having kids hold up signs that say Teachers need more pay and that Trump is an evil dictator.
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)
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In other words, a day ending in "y."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 01, 2026 08:27 AM (gnNyN)

112 102 But she’ll get the last bitter laugh, because none of her voters will show up and vote for Talerico in the fall. They won’t vote for Paxton either, they’ll just drop out and stay home.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:24 AM (H1WUE)

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Well, not none. But there will be a dropoff in black turnout in the Texas senate race.

It's the pattern we can see when the black voting block has a particular candidate they rally behind in a primary and then that candidate loses the primary. The black electorate just...loses between 5-10% of turnout.

Can you imagine how the 2028 Democrat primary is going to shape up with Talarico having lost to Paxton while the black caucus gets to hype the hypothetical that Crockett totally would have won? And they can point to the depressed black turnout as a reason?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:27 AM (Y2NSe)

113 Mornin’, All. Happy Friday.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 08:27 AM (77rzZ)

114 The biggest superlib Karen I know has a birthday today. Shocker

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 08:28 AM (LGS3t)

115 104 And that wasn't against a dumb as shit asshole with a Nazi tattoo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:23 AM (Y2NSe)

I don't disagree with you at all - you don't have to sell me. Truly.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:24 AM (iNUL3)

=======

I just find it weird that people are all, "Wow, the polls are awful," and then they go, "Oh, no, all is lost because of the polls."

I'm as dismissive of polling in general as most people, but you still have to apply that logic intelligently. Some polling is halfway decent. Most is trash. Which is which?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:29 AM (Y2NSe)

116 105 Governor Drops Out Of Senate Race, Leaving Only The Dem With Nazi symbol known as the "Totenkopf," which was used by the SS- Totenkopfverbande during World War II
Posted by: r hennigantx

Not really fair that the left has so many Nazi/Fascist policies and gets away with putting that label on the right.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 08:29 AM (Dv3i1)

117 One was around all night, harassing the cats and generally being destructive because I took a pot shot at him.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

You have gone to the head of our list.

Posted by: The Masked Bandit at May 01, 2026 08:29 AM (oftw2)

118 But that's the example the Democrat is pointing to when he calls for Hegseth's execution.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:19 AM (iNUL3)

I won’t call for Moulton’s execution, I’ll just say that he needs a full frontal lobotomy on humanitarian grounds, to put us out of his misery.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:29 AM (H1WUE)

119 White liberals and independents will vote for the pasty white commie over the black person every time.

I give you Virginia as the latest example.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 08:30 AM (xZEBF)

120 116 105 Governor Drops Out Of Senate Race, Leaving Only The Dem With Nazi symbol known as the "Totenkopf," which was used by the SS- Totenkopfverbande during World War II
Posted by: r hennigantx

Not really fair that the left has so many Nazi/Fascist policies and gets away with putting that label on the right.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 08:29 AM (Dv3i1)

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The only policy they facially object to is the Holocaust (and even then...their opposition to that is faltering). Everything else about Nazism is just "good governance" that's unfortunately tainted by the whole genocide thing.

Just ask Matthew Yglesias.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:30 AM (Y2NSe)

121 119 White liberals and independents will vote for the pasty white commie over the black person every time.

I give you Virginia as the latest example.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 08:30 AM (xZEBF)

=====

People forget...Hillary was 40 delegates away from winning the 2008 nomination.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:31 AM (Y2NSe)

122 Abe Lincoln, Thelma (Scooby Do) and Peppermint Patty in a lesbian 3way?

Now I'm intrigued. Is this as a cartoon or Lego stop motion?

Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at May 01, 2026 08:31 AM (LOZbR)

123 I'm as dismissive of polling in general as most people, but you still have to apply that logic intelligently. Some polling is halfway decent. Most is trash. Which is which?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:29 AM (Y2NSe)

I'm must more local in my view. All I can do is vote, bring people to vote with me, and volunteer at my polling place to try and keep and eye out for shenanigans.

Up by 10 or down by 10, my behavior doesn't really change.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:31 AM (iNUL3)

124 *kicks dirt*
Posted by: The Nothing Will Happen guy at May 01, 2026 08:23 AM (2Ez/1)

Cheer up. He hasn't been sentenced yet.

Time served!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 08:31 AM (1Ff7Z)

125 "...while the black caucus gets to hype the hypothetical that Crockett totally would have won?"

*****
She just needed a gigantic brightly colored foam rubber cowboy hat.

Posted by: Frederica Wilson at May 01, 2026 08:32 AM (2Ez/1)

126 Susan Collins is better than Mr Nazi Tatoo but having to occasionally hear that obnoxious lisp for another 6 years… ugh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 08:32 AM (26GAh)

127 123 I'm must more local in my view. All I can do is vote, bring people to vote with me, and volunteer at my polling place to try and keep and eye out for shenanigans.

Up by 10 or down by 10, my behavior doesn't really change.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:31 AM (iNUL3)

======

I am amused by people who come to this blog and have the very insistent message that we must vote.

Um...I'm pretty sure everyone who posts in these comments votes in every major election and most special elections they're potentially part of.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:32 AM (Y2NSe)

128 Just about everyone I know who works in manufacturing or logistics, their employers have a facility just across the border in Mexico.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 08:25 AM (Dv3i1)

My point Chucky
You can have Trade or Drug Cartels
Not both

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:32 AM (/+uur)

129 White liberals and independents will vote for the pasty white commie over the black person every time.

I give you Virginia as the latest example.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 08:30 AM (xZEBF)

Scott Jennings kicked some lib in the face with that yesterday.

Leftist: Republicans haven't had a black governor since Reconstruction.

Jennings: We tried to elect one in Virginia just a few months ago

Leftist: Oh. Ok. Well. Still.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:33 AM (iNUL3)

130 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 08:33 AM (u82oZ)

131 Ugh!


Sarah Trone Garriott is a female Lutheran pastor (shocker) who is running for Congress in Iowa as a Democrat. Twenty years ago, she actually conducted a wedding ceremony between two satanists, including a groom with a pentagram face tattoo, at her church.

In a Fox News report about the 2023 video, which has recently gone viral, Trone Garriott told more of the story. . .

"He asked me to pick the Scriptures," Trone Garriott said on stage in 2023, referring to the senior pastor. "Irritated, I flipped through the Bible. Should I pick something with Satan in it to make them feel more at home?"

"Eventually, I just put the bookmark in at 1 Corinthians 13," she continued. "If you have ever been to a Christian wedding, you’ve probably heard this Scripture. All they would get from me was [a] basic Lutheran wedding."

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 08:33 AM (5xoct)

132 126 Susan Collins is better than Mr Nazi Tatoo but having to occasionally hear that obnoxious lisp for another 6 years… ugh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 08:32 AM (26GAh)

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Collins always comes through when needed. Leadership lets her vote against us when her vote doesn't matter, but if it's needed, she comes through.

The Kavanaugh vote, for instance.

That's in opposition to Murkowski who always votes against us.

Collins bugs me a lot less than Murkowski.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:33 AM (Y2NSe)

133 How did 'mayday' become a call for help?

Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026 08:34 AM (Oy/m2)

134 Abe Lincoln, Thelma (Scooby Do) and Peppermint Patty in a lesbian 3way?
Now I'm intrigued. Is this as a cartoon or Lego stop motion?
Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at May 01, 2026 08:31 AM (LOZbR)

Oh My!

Posted by: Tina Kotek, Lesbian at May 01, 2026 08:34 AM (QP+6w)

135 >>Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Will do, Salty!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 08:34 AM (5xoct)

136 Can Harvard Be Reformed?

NO

Next Question

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:15 AM (/+uur)

MOABs are your friend.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 08:34 AM (snZF9)

137 I am amused by people who come to this blog and have the very insistent message that we must vote.

Um...I'm pretty sure everyone who posts in these comments votes in every major election and most special elections they're potentially part of.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:32 AM (Y2NSe)

Yeah, if you read these comments, they don't all vote. Which is amazing to me...and if this blog's commentors don't get 100% participation, imagine this blog's readers.

No, reminding everyone to vote every time should happen over and over again here, til we do hit 100% of the commenting faithful.

Granted, some of the non-voters are paid plants, glowies, and trolls...but still...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 01, 2026 08:35 AM (tOcjL)

138 That CCTV of the guy running thru the metal detector while everybody watches is pretty damning

and the service dog keyed on the guy twice before being led away by the handler

only thing missing is Yakkety Sax audio track

Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 08:35 AM (ZxPkt)

139 Just this morning, NPR was condemning Dr. Sapphire (Trump's choice for Surgeon General), because she doesn't believe all Americans should be required to receive all Covid boosters whenever 'the science' says they should.

They STILL haven't stopped with the boosters.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 07:39 AM (iNUL3)
******
Trump steals another Fox employee. lol.
I like her. She's a breast cancer surgeon and is good friends with Rachel Campos-Duffy.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 08:35 AM (NpAcC)

140 She had her chance in 2019 and didn't convert it to a nomination.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Never thought I'd say this.

They almost make sense

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 01, 2026 08:35 AM (LyPw2)

141 How exactly does one start a drug cartel. Seems like a cushy gig. Can I do it from my recliner?

Posted by: Very Fixed Income at May 01, 2026 08:35 AM (oftw2)

142 Just ask Matthew Yglesias.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:30 AM (Y2NSe)

Oh yeah they object to the Holocaust and also the Jews having any safe harbor, which the world had already agreed to without their dumb asses chiming in.

Enjoying your latest subscribers?

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 08:35 AM (LGS3t)

143 >I'm as dismissive of polling in general as most people, but you still have to apply that logic intelligently. Some polling is halfway decent. Most is trash. Which is which?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:29

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Likewise.
With all of the changes in technology, how can an objective poll be conducted?

No one answers the phone from unknown numbers.
Websites and emails don't give a representative cross section.

Polls are for strippers.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 08:36 AM (2Ez/1)

144 @seungminkim
New - the Trump administration says the U.S.-Iran ceasefire that began April 7 has effectively “terminated” military action for War Powers Resolution purposes, per senior admin official.

That means in their view, 60-day clock for Congress to weigh in does not apply:

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I just have to bring this up because it's what I said would happen. People worried that Trump would have to go and ask for permission to strike Iran again from Congress were wrong.

Hell, Obama's Libya campaign, which he never got permission from Congress for and lasted well more than 60 days (about nine months), never even had a reset. There was a lawsuit from Congress, though. It got tossed. Why? Well, Congress has power of the purse.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:36 AM (Y2NSe)

145 The fact that the guy isn't dead I'm afraid will encourage still others.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 08:37 AM (LGS3t)

146 That's in opposition to Murkowski who always votes against us.

Collins bugs me a lot less than Murkowski.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:33 AM (Y2NSe)

I definitely agree with you there… but I’m a shallow person and the lisp annoys me…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 08:37 AM (26GAh)

147 She had her chance in 2019 AND NO ONE VOTED FOR HER.

What part don't they get?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)

148 You CAN do good political polling but good political polling is not their business.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 08:37 AM (LGS3t)

149 41 Anyone who thinks they can win should run. But I want a real, competitive primary. No "turns" or coronations, 4+ candidates duking it out. We have the right to choose the candidate.

Do we though? The DNC has shown in the past that they will hand pick their candidates. And before I get flack from anyone, I'm as liberal as liberals can be.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 01, 2026 07:59 AM (ycI94)

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Does "we" mean a majority of Democrat primary voters, because I have news for them...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:37 AM (Y2NSe)

150 Collins always comes through when needed. Leadership lets her vote against us when her vote doesn't matter, but if it's needed, she comes through.

The Kavanaugh vote, for instance.

That's in opposition to Murkowski who always votes against us.

Collins bugs me a lot less than Murkowski.
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Same. She actually represents her constituents, which in her defense, are pretty strange.

Posted by: MJ at May 01, 2026 08:38 AM (XOmY9)

151 >How exactly does one start a drug cartel. Seems like a cushy gig. Can I do it from my recliner?

Posted by: Very Fixed Income
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first thing you do is, ya gotta find office space
you're gonna need a conference table, coffee maker, microwave, etc

Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 08:39 AM (ZxPkt)

152 She had her chance in 2019 AND NO ONE VOTED FOR HER.

What part don't they get?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)

Didn't she drop out after Iowa because she came in 4th or 5th place?

Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026 08:40 AM (Oy/m2)

153 How did 'mayday' become a call for help?
Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026

***
French: m'aidez, or "Help me!" The French is pronounced "may-day."

Never having studied French, as a teen I was puzzled when a character in a story, speaking French, would call "Entrez!" in response to a knock on the door. It just means "Come in!" The "-ez" I think is the imperative form, and is pronounced "ay."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 08:40 AM (wzUl9)

154 143 Likewise.
With all of the changes in technology, how can an objective poll be conducted?

No one answers the phone from unknown numbers.
Websites and emails don't give a representative cross section.

Polls are for strippers.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 01, 2026 08:36 AM (2Ez/1)

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That's part of the problem, but the bigger problem is sample size and randomness.

It's expensive. You have to contact thousands of people to get hundreds of responses, and once you're in the hundreds, well, weighting tends to come in.

A truly random sample gathered from a few hundred people is hard, especially if there are behavioral differences regarding polling across different partisan demos (which there are). So...they weight the data and then run the stats. If the weighting is correct, well, then you can get a decent result. But then...you might as well just throw up PVI and choose a couple of random numbers within 3 of each major point.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:40 AM (Y2NSe)

155 Can you imagine how the 2028 Democrat primary is going to shape up with Talarico having lost to Paxton while the black caucus gets to hype the hypothetical that Crockett totally would have won? And they can point to the depressed black turnout as a reason?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:27 AM (Y2NSe

That race is a fascinating demonstration as to how, not just in Texas but across the country, the ultra radical online left is taking over the Dem Party. The Daily Kos/DU/Reddit posters used to be the fringe (let’s say before 2020) now they’re mainstream Democrat thought.

Back in those old days, every Dem politician knew that their only chance in a tight election was heavy black voter turnout, and black community leaders responded by working hard to get their people to vote. And now the radical left is so cocksure of themselves that they don’t think they need that kind of engagement anymore.

But they don’t really care about winning, all they care about now is looking tough online. A lot of them will be happier losing, because then they’ll have some perceived grievance to whine about online for years to come.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:41 AM (H1WUE)

156 JJ, I think that you should have included Margaret Thatcher in your write up. She, Reagan, and John Paul were the great anticommunist triumvirate of the 1980s.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 08:41 AM (77rzZ)

157 *first thing you do is, ya gotta find office space
you're gonna need a conference table, coffee maker, microwave, etc*

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And a lotta drugs.

Posted by: Drug Cartels For Dummies at May 01, 2026 08:41 AM (2Ez/1)

158 147 She had her chance in 2019 AND NO ONE VOTED FOR HER.

What part don't they get?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 08:37 AM (RIvkX)

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Well, she did drop out before voting started.

And, well, Biden was an embarrassment no one would vote for across several previous presidential primaries until he captured 30% of the Democrat electorate and wouldn't let go.

Being VP changes things.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:41 AM (Y2NSe)

159 Moulton represents the core Democrat party thinking, and if you don’t realize that you need to pay attention.

It’s pretty obvious what Democrats want to do to the opposition, and they will brook no process, law, rule, principle, election or norm to get there.

They don’t want to govern, they want to rule. They’ve shown you during COVID how they will weaponize the government to steal your rights. They used the Russian Hoax and all auspices of the government to attempt a soft coup. They undermined the election system (and still are) to trying and subvert the people’s will.

This isn’t hyperbole. It’s demonstrably true in every instance. Their own words betray them.

At this point you are either part of the subversion or an idiot to elect any of these people.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 08:42 AM (xZEBF)

160 153 How did 'mayday' become a call for help?
Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026

A drunk Sam Malone in from the bullpen blows another save?

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 08:42 AM (ugElV)

161 A lot of them will be happier losing, because then they’ll have some perceived grievance to whine about online for years to come.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:41 AM (H1WUE)

Why are you looking at us when you say that?

Posted by: GOPe at May 01, 2026 08:43 AM (1Ff7Z)

162 156 JJ, I think that you should have included Margaret Thatcher in your write up. She, Reagan, and John Paul were the great anticommunist triumvirate of the 1980s.
Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 08:41 AM
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See post #18.

Posted by: Polite cough at May 01, 2026 08:43 AM (2Ez/1)

163 155 That race is a fascinating demonstration as to how, not just in Texas but across the country, the ultra radical online left is taking over the Dem Party. The Daily Kos/DU/Reddit posters used to be the fringe (let’s say before 2020) now they’re mainstream Democrat thought.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:41 AM (H1WUE)

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I actually don't think this is true.

The 2026 Texas senate primary mirrored the 2008 presidential primary really closely.

Obama had massive black turnout in 2008. Hillary got Assad levels of support from white people in Austin.

Hillary won the Texas primary (and lost the overall primary).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:43 AM (Y2NSe)

164 *first thing you do is, ya gotta find office space
you're gonna need a conference table, coffee maker, microwave, etc*

+++
And a lotta drugs.
Posted by: Drug Cartels For Dummies at May 01, 2026

***
Drugs are easy to find. Affordable office space, on the other hand . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 08:43 AM (wzUl9)

165 Another one for the "nothing happens" guy:

@DrOzCMS
·
19h
Today, CMS notified Governor Walz and the state of Minnesota that we are deferring an additional $91 million in federal Medicaid funding.

This follows a pattern we can’t ignore. From the “Learing Center” scandal to the recent DOJ action involving childcare centers, Minnesota’s Medicaid program has shown serious vulnerabilities to fraud. These are not isolated breakdowns—they point to systemic issues that must be addressed.

Here’s the reality: the federal government funds roughly half of Medicaid. That gives CMS both the authority and the responsibility to ensure those dollars are spent legally and appropriately. When they’re not, we act. . . .

Booya!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 08:44 AM (5xoct)

166 venez m'aider - Come help me. Shortened to m'aider, and anglicized to mayday.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 08:44 AM (Dv3i1)

167 Nicole Sapphire was all in on a lot of the Covid hi jinx. Go back and watch the videos.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 08:44 AM (xZEBF)

168 first thing you do is, ya gotta find office space
you're gonna need a conference table, coffee maker, microwave, etc
Posted by: Don Black

Thanks. My kitchen table expands to 4X8 with a leaf on each end, and I have a spare coffee maker and microwave. Looks like I'm all set.

Posted by: El Crappo, Potential Drug Kingpin at May 01, 2026 08:45 AM (oftw2)

169 >>Moulton represents the core Democrat party thinking, and if you don’t realize that you need to pay attention.



Yup. Crazy MA lefty, glibly saying Hegseth deserves death.
wtf?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 08:45 AM (5xoct)

170 Booya!!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 08:44 AM (5xoct)

Jim Cramer, is that you? ;-)

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 08:46 AM (ugElV)

171
153 How did 'mayday' become a call for help?
Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026

***
French: m'aidez, or "Help me!" The French is pronounced "may-day."

And popularized during WW1, when the Lafayette Escadrille was a cause celebre, before the US officially entered the war. That’s how it became associated with aircraft emergencies. .

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:46 AM (H1WUE)

172 “Nicole Sapphire” sounds like a stripper name.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 08:46 AM (77rzZ)

173 Drugs are easy to find. Affordable office space, on the other hand . . .
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Offer a steep discount to the real estate rep on drugs. You'll find good office space pretty quickly.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 08:46 AM (+4yJ5)

174 Hey TJM, did you happen to watch a movie called Aniara? Not done yet but it's intriguing to say the least.

Posted by: MJ at May 01, 2026 08:46 AM (XOmY9)

175 Today, CMS notified Governor Walz and the state of Minnesota that we are deferring an additional $91 million in federal Medicaid funding.
____

I assume Walz and team will withhold medicaid payments from ordinary Minnesotans before stopping any funding to his Somali constituents. The spice must flow.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 08:46 AM (Dv3i1)

176 Wolfus,

Terre Haute, eh? I've never been there. You can probably do a lot of the scouting by going online. Google-Map a drive around any areas that look promising. Online realtors have pretty darn good sites for checking out houses. Once you have it narrowed to 1 or 2 possibilities, THEN head up there for the final view. Then most of the legal stuff can be done online again.

Good luck to you!

Posted by: Brunnhilde at May 01, 2026 08:46 AM (3AwA+)

177 The rabid, radical left has a lot of anger (motivation) to displace the "Olde Guard." And money.

On the right, there's no real motivating force other than MAGA... which is entirely hated by the GOP and stymied at every turn.

Tiz a quandary.... ain't it. So, what would a "radical right" look like?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 08:47 AM (jehhT)

178 174 Hey TJM, did you happen to watch a movie called Aniara? Not done yet but it's intriguing to say the least.

Posted by: MJ at May 01, 2026 08:46 AM (XOmY9)

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Nope.

Though the poster looks familiar.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:47 AM (Y2NSe)

179 So while they were overtly scamming us out of hundreds of billions of dollars they were busy prosecuting Trump and pro lifers and January 6 people and crying on TV. It's almost like they stay on offense to keep you from even finding out about all their theft and fraud, let alone doing anything about it.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 08:48 AM (LGS3t)

180 @ClayTravis
If you were born in America since roughly 1975, the only systemic racism that has existed in your life is racial discrimination by the state & feds in favor of minority groups. This governmental era of racism to cure racism is ending and Democrats are losing their minds over it.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 08:48 AM (Dv3i1)

181 Our liberal news outlet ran a quiet story about 2.1 million (yes million) "outdated voters" being purged from Michigan voter roles. According to AI that's 26% of registered voters plus change. The story also suggested this was an effort stretching back to 2019 (ya know, just like California was "already" cracking down on the fake hospices )- no indication when the purge would be complete.

Posted by: Smellslikevictory at May 01, 2026 08:48 AM (jPdyB)

182 The 2026 Texas senate primary mirrored the 2008 presidential primary really closely.

Obama had massive black turnout in 2008. Hillary got Assad levels of support from white people in Austin.

Hillary won the Texas primary (and lost the overall primary).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:43 AM (Y2NSe)

You cheat, you look up actual numbers!

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:48 AM (H1WUE)

183 first thing you do is, ya gotta find office space
you're gonna need a conference table, coffee maker, microwave, etc
Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 08:39 AM (ZxPkt)

Or you can start a meth lab in the local State Uni Chemistry Dept

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:49 AM (/+uur)

184 Terre Haute, eh? I've never been there. You can probably do a lot of the scouting by going online. Google-Map a drive around any areas that look promising. Online realtors have pretty darn good sites for checking out houses. Once you have it narrowed to 1 or 2 possibilities, THEN head up there for the final view. Then most of the legal stuff can be done online again.

Good luck to you!
Posted by: Brunnhilde at May 01, 2026

***
That's what I did with Salina. Only I had not checked out home insurance rates (in Salina, they were $$$). TH looks much better in that regard. Going forward, any property I'm interested in will get that research.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 08:49 AM (wzUl9)

185 Nicole Sapphire was all in on a lot of the Covid hi jinx. Go back and watch the videos.

Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 08:44 AM (xZEBF)

An awful lot of people were - including DeSantis.

Watching it play out in real time made many, many people question their reflexive deference to medical authority. This is an unalloyed good.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:50 AM (iNUL3)

186
*167 Nicole Sapphire was all in on a lot of the Covid hi jinx. Go back and watch the videos.
Posted by: The Crow at May 01, 2026 08:44 AM*

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Her last name is "Saphier."

The woman you're thinking of is a stripper at The Foxy Kat on Warwick Boulevard.

Posted by: Not that I've ever been there at May 01, 2026 08:50 AM (2Ez/1)

187 The story also suggested this was an effort stretching back to 2019 (ya know, just like California was "already" cracking down on the fake hospices )- no indication when the purge would be complete.
____

WWII only lasted 6 years, shorter than this "effort".

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 08:50 AM (Dv3i1)

188 Or you can start a meth lab in the local State Uni Chemistry Dept
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026

***
If only I'd done it that way!
(-- Walter White)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 08:50 AM (wzUl9)

189 At this point you are either part of the subversion or an idiot to elect any of these people.

I always vote democrat so the children, even the obese ones don't go to bed hongray and for oldsters who are all alone in their RV as they vacation in Hawaii and for the downtrodden so they have access to Kool cigarettes and 40's to pass the time while doing hood rat stuff.

Posted by: Karen Muddlumps, democrat shill and lgbtqrsuv advocate at May 01, 2026 08:50 AM (QP+6w)

190 Here's a good site to check when you are looking at moving. Let us just say that it addresses things that real estate agents cannot legally talk about:

https://peaceandquiet.io/usa

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 08:51 AM (+4yJ5)

191 You cheat, you look up actual numbers!
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 08:48 AM (H1WUE)
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BURN HIM!

Posted by: "Climate" Scientists Everywhere at May 01, 2026 08:51 AM (LxER7)

192 Tiz a quandary.... ain't it. So, what would a "radical right" look like?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 08:47 AM (jehhT)

Tactical. Loud.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 08:51 AM (iNUL3)

193 In the Texas regular election I doubt Talarico will get much of a turnout from the African Americans after he beat Crockett and given his general weirdness. Whichever Republican wins the primary will win the general by at least 5%

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 08:52 AM (gu0hJ)

194 Who responds to polls anymore, unless u are 85 with a landline.

I never answer unknown number on my cell

Posted by: Jonah at May 01, 2026 08:53 AM (YCxFk)

195 753 and thru da links

Happy Fricking Friday

Headed to Texas Motor Speedway

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:53 AM (/+uur)

196 It's funny to me that one of the ads here advertises "Six Sure-fire Ways to Attract Hummingbirds" and a video is playing showing what is to be a hummingbird pagoda being turned on a lathe.

Posted by: Oglebay at May 01, 2026 08:54 AM (2ap+5)

197 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 08:54 AM (PQb8B)

198
172 & 186.
Heh.

Posted by: Horde mind at May 01, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)

199 I call it islham as a pork product should be introduced to it wherever possible.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 08:55 AM (PQb8B)

200 Paxton ex wife worries me though. She is a GOP State Senator right?

Bet Soros dark shadow scum will offer millions to her, to create another scandal.

Posted by: Jonah at May 01, 2026 08:55 AM (YCxFk)

201 You start a cartel in the same manner you start any money-making endeavor -- find an initial funding source. For a cartel or any other organized crime operation to succeed, said initial funding source is likely a government entity, passed through something innocuous.

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 08:55 AM (FenX4)

202 I never answer unknown number on my cell
Posted by: Jonah

I might if I'm feeling spiteful.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 08:55 AM (+4yJ5)

203 That's what I did with Salina. Only I had not checked out home insurance rates (in Salina, they were $$$). TH looks much better in that regard. Going forward, any property I'm interested in will get that research.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 08:49 AM (wzUl9)

Don't forget to check the crime stat map.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 08:56 AM (1Ff7Z)

204 200 Paxton ex wife worries me though. She is a GOP State Senator right?

Bet Soros dark shadow scum will offer millions to her, to create another scandal.

Posted by: Jonah at May 01, 2026 08:55 AM (YCxFk)

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Texas is VERY Republican now.

Senate races undo turnout differentials in midterms and drive up turnout to presidential levels.

Paxton by at least 9. With Talarico going for MSNBC points instead of appealing to Texas voters, Paxton by 13.

Polling, though, will show Talarico winning until October and then the race will "shift" for some reason.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:56 AM (Y2NSe)

205

Know islham, no peace.

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 08:57 AM (PQb8B)

206 201 You start a cartel in the same manner you start any money-making endeavor -- find an initial funding source. For a cartel or any other organized crime operation to succeed, said initial funding source is likely a government entity, passed through something innocuous.
Posted by: Doof

This is the sordid story of the rise of Picketball.

Posted by: Money Laundered-While You Wait at May 01, 2026 08:57 AM (oftw2)

207 Talircos Austin Preacher

“You may know if you check the news at all. There was an assassination attempt,” Rigby said from the pulpit. “And I know a lot of people have mixed feelings. But it’s really, really important if you’re going to be the healing agents of the world to realize that violence is not going to get rid of the problem that we have.”

feelings
nothing more than feelings

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)

208 207 Talircos Austin Preacher

“You may know if you check the news at all. There was an assassination attempt,” Rigby said from the pulpit. “And I know a lot of people have mixed feelings. But it’s really, really important if you’re going to be the healing agents of the world to realize that violence is not going to get rid of the problem that we have.”

feelings
nothing more than feelings

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 01, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)

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"We need to ban meat and guns and I love trans kids."
-also Talarico

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 08:58 AM (Y2NSe)

209 The problem is Thatcher broke the back of the working class in England like Obama did here. They had far too much power so it was coming to them, but she fundamentally transformed Britain and indirectly accelerated it into the globalist state we see today.

There may have been no stopping that march but pulling the plug on the white working class IMO ended up aiding the globalist agenda. Strikingly similar to what Obama (always read: Obama's puppeteers for Obama because he's of course a layabout commie sham) did but for different reasons.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 08:58 AM (LGS3t)

210 First Lady got another 3AM phone call last night. She walked out of the bedroom and didn't come back till after 4. She didn't say anything, so there wasn't any emergency, but I don't know who or what it was about.

I'm not sure I want to know. I just know my stomach is still in knots.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 08:59 AM (PQb8B)

211 Jonah

That is a scary thought. Ex-wives have a lot of spite to spill.

But the real spouse problem was Kristi Noem's husband Bryon.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 08:59 AM (u82oZ)

212 > Headed to Texas Motor Speedway
Posted by: r hennigantx
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My last NASCAR race was 3 years ago at Nashville, the speedway not the fairgrounds.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 09:00 AM (jehhT)

213 How did 'mayday' become a call for help?
Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026

Mayday originated in 1923 when Frederick Stanley Mockford, a senior radio officer at Croydon Airport in London, was tasked with creating a distress signal easily understood by international air traffic. Because most flights at the time connected London with Paris, Mockford derived the term from the French phrase "m’aider" (help me), a shortened form of "venez m’aider" (come help me), chosen for its phonetic clarity over radio static.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)

214 “And I know a lot of people have mixed feelings. But it’s really, really important if you’re going to be the healing agents of the world to realize that violence is not going to get rid of the problem that we have.”
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And what problem would that be?

Remove any tax exempt status from whatever church this shit was spewed from.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:00 AM (PQb8B)

215 But the real spouse problem was Kristi Noem's husband Bryon.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 08:59 AM (u82oZ)

But, you already mentioned ex wives!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 09:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

216 Egoriy, Master of the Sackbutt:
youtube.com/watch?v=gM8NdLDczOk

Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 09:01 AM (N8ZBc)

217 Speaking of money laundering, One-Hour Martinizing was invented in 1949. Shouldn't we, with all the tech wizardry invented since then be down to "Half-Hour Martinizing", at least?

Posted by: Modern Marvels at May 01, 2026 09:01 AM (oftw2)

218 Kentucky Derby tomorrow.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 09:02 AM (77rzZ)

219 OrangeEnt

You can never look at a couple and really know what is going on, but sheesh!! They have ISSUES.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 09:03 AM (u82oZ)

220 Whichever Republican wins the primary will win the general by at least 5%
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 08:52 AM (gu0hJ)

From the ground level view in Texas, it looks like Cornyn has already given up. Runoff is getting close, and Cornyn is running no campaign, and making no appearances anyone knows about. Maybe he thinks he can do it all in the last week, but talk about too little too late.

And those reading out of state probably don’t know that the most cutting criticism of him from inside Texas wasn’t that he was just an old school RINO (although that’s true); it’s that he long ago forgot about the State and its voters, and instead acted like he was a full time permanent resident of DC only. You don’t fix that by refusing to even show up in what is supposedly his home state.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 09:03 AM (H1WUE)

221 First Lady got another 3AM phone call last night. She walked out of the bedroom and didn't come back till after 4. She didn't say anything, so there wasn't any emergency, but I don't know who or what it was about.

Maybe it was from the guy from State Farm. The original guy before he got replaced.

Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026 09:04 AM (Oy/m2)

222 what exACTLY is 'martinizing' ?

Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 09:04 AM (ZxPkt)

223 Free Beacon:

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has faced intense scrutiny over its offshore holdings, which critics say ballooned by as much as 430% between 2013 and 2021, from $44 million in non-U.S. equity to $233 million. By 2024, those holdings had dropped to $130 million, still nearly 200% higher than in 2013. The SPLC’s total assets in 2024 were about $800 million, with non-U.S. equity exceeding domestic holdings every year since 2016.

Posted by: SMOD at May 01, 2026 09:04 AM (RHGPo)

224 Headed to Texas Motor Speedway
Posted by: r hennigantx


I'll be passing by there Saturday morning around 630-700 AM.

I'll honk and wave if you're camping.

I remember when it used to be PACKED. Not so much any more.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:05 AM (PQb8B)

225 You can never look at a couple and really know what is going on, but sheesh!! They have ISSUES.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 01, 2026 09:03 AM (u82oZ)

It seems our leaders are weird.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 09:06 AM (1Ff7Z)

226 Maybe it was from the guy from State Farm. The original guy before he got replaced.
Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026 09:04 AM (Oy/m2)


I did get a letter from State Farm advising me that they denied my claim that I didn't know was made. But, I'm guessing that was my insurance company attempting to get something relating to my daughter's silliness.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:06 AM (PQb8B)

227 "what exACTLY is 'martinizing' ?"

A ripoff. For only 50% more, you can get MartinAndLewisizing.

Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 09:06 AM (N8ZBc)

228 Paxton ex wife worries me though. She is a GOP State Senator right?

Bet Soros dark shadow scum will offer millions to her, to create another scandal.
Posted by: Jonah at May 01, 2026 08:55 AM (YCxFk)
*****
That thought has crossed my mind too.
Definitely worried about other skeletons to come out of the closet.

Would not be surprised if the left pays a bunch of women to take Paxton down.

I will probably vote for him in the runoff, but I am definitely worried.

I don't like that Paxton has not run any ads, but Cornyn has flooded the airwaves with tons of negative ads against Paxton.

Because of those ads my mom is leaning towards Cornyn.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:08 AM (NpAcC)

229 Canada's Culture Minister: Regulating Online Content A Duty Of Federal Government

The upcoming legislation will be the government’s third attempt to legislate on “online harms"

Posted by: SMOD at May 01, 2026 09:08 AM (RHGPo)

230 190 Here's a good site to check when you are looking at moving. Let us just say that it addresses things that real estate agents cannot legally talk about:

https://peaceandquiet.io/usa
Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 08:51 AM
++++
*bookmarks for future reference*

Thanks!

Posted by: Person who will be moving in a few years at May 01, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez/1)

231 BabylonBee: Democrats Deny Inciting Violence And Say Anyone Who Thinks They Do Must Be Eliminated By Any Means Necessary

Posted by: SMOD at May 01, 2026 09:09 AM (RHGPo)

232 228
I don't like that Paxton has not run any ads, but Cornyn has flooded the airwaves with tons of negative ads against Paxton.

Because of those ads my mom is leaning towards Cornyn.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:08 AM (NpAcC)

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Ads have surprisingly small effects in the aggregate, and they're mostly a dumping ground for large fundraising reserves (that consultants get a nice percentage off of).

If Cornyn wasn't able to finish off Paxton with at least $65 million in ads leads up to the first vote WITH a spoiler at the same time in the race to suck up extra not-Cornyn votes, then Cornyn's money was wasted except to provide some generational wealth to his consultants.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 09:10 AM (Y2NSe)

233 From OpenSourceIntel X posting:
Open Source Intel
@Osint613
14h
NOW: U.S. Attorney’s Office for DC releases footage showing Cole Allen shooting a U.S. Secret Service officer during the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

https://tinyurl.com/25ets2mu

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 09:11 AM (N39Ws)

234 >>So while they were overtly scamming us out of hundreds of billions of dollars they were busy prosecuting Trump and pro lifers and January 6 people and crying on TV. It's almost like they stay on offense to keep you from even finding out about all their theft and fraud, let alone doing anything about it.


SOP, sadly.
Don't forget they were *not* prosecuting the true terrorists, antifa and the campus protesters.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:11 AM (5xoct)

235 233 From OpenSourceIntel X posting:
Open Source Intel
@Osint613
14h
NOW: U.S. Attorney’s Office for DC releases footage showing Cole Allen shooting a U.S. Secret Service officer during the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

https://tinyurl.com/25ets2mu

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 09:11 AM (N39Ws)

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"This was his first offense, officer. He should be let free on cashless bail."
-it'd work in NYC

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 09:11 AM (Y2NSe)

236 I had a good buddy from near Terre Haute, just across the line in Illinois when a boy. He had a lot of jokes about "Terrible Haute," as in its golden era it was dominated by houses of ill repute. Some of the madams became prominent citizens. Many good Christian families would not shop or visit there, decades ago.

It's the home of the Hulman family, owners of Clabber Girl and for a long time, the speedway at Indianapolis. It has an epic sprint car dirt track, although I will say that it is a uniquely dusty clay and in glorious summer you won't see the end of many races.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 01, 2026 09:12 AM (zdLoL)

237 Abortion Barbie, Bucktoothed Beto , now Weirdo Talarico. If the Dems think they can turn Texas blue they might start by not running shit shows

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 09:12 AM (gu0hJ)

238 > Abortion Barbie, Bucktoothed Beto , now Weirdo Talarico. If the Dems think they can turn Texas blue they might start by not running shit shows
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It's literally "who they are."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 09:13 AM (jehhT)

239 NOW: U.S. Attorney’s Office for DC releases footage showing Cole Allen shooting a U.S. Secret Service officer during the attempted assassination at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

https://tinyurl.com/25ets2mu

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 09:11 AM (N39Ws)

This video does several things - it proves there was no friendly fire and it proves the agent who 'wasn't watching the door' was in fact watching the door. He glanced over his shoulder to watch someone walk past from a different angle, but wasn't not screwing around, was not being lazy, was not ambivalent or derelict.

It also shows just how quickly Allen was able to get onto the USSS and how quickly the first officer got their weapon out.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 09:13 AM (iNUL3)

240 No May Day celebrations in my area. The Lord blessed us with severe thunderstorms that will last all day into the night.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:14 AM (kxLc1)

241 237 Abortion Barbie, Bucktoothed Beto , now Weirdo Talarico. If the Dems think they can turn Texas blue they might start by not running shit shows

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 09:12 AM (gu0hJ)

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Democrats hanging onto Beto's 3 point loss to Cruz in 2018 is honestly stupider than if GOPers were hanging onto Scott Brown's surprise win in MA in 2010 as hope that a Republican had a serious shot against Warren in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 09:14 AM (Y2NSe)

242 what exACTLY is 'martinizing' ?
Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 09:04 AM (ZxPkt)

Dry cleaning using non-flammable solvents. A process discovered by a chemist named Henry Martin.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 09:14 AM (ExV1e)

243 The Musk v OpenAI lawyer tweet thread at Insty is fun:

https://instapundit.com/793758/

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:15 AM (bss/y)

244 FoxNews this morning.

Pakistan says Iran has a new proposal as gaytollah's autopen also releases a statement saying the US belonged in the bottom of the ocean.

Wel'll see what Iran's surrender terms are to the US this time. The wells should be shutting down soon. So we're nearing the end of this.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at May 01, 2026 09:15 AM (Sco7b)

245 No May Day celebrations in my area. The Lord blessed us with severe thunderstorms that will last all day into the night.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:14 AM (kxLc1)

That's too bad. But, it does give you a chance to watch Star Trek episode, Wink of an Eye, where Kirk pulls on his boots.....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 09:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

246 So... what are you wearing "Jake from State Farm?"

Posted by: Suspicious wife at May 01, 2026 09:15 AM (2Ez/1)

247 Carbona Not Glue.

Posted by: Dee Dee Ramone at May 01, 2026 09:15 AM (oftw2)

248 IIRC, Terre Haute is where Sissy, Buffy, and Jodie were from on Family Affair.

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 09:16 AM (77rzZ)

249 The Big Lebowski (199 – In this Coen Brothers classic, "86" is used in a bowling alley scene to indicate removing someone from the premises, reflecting its common bar and restaurant usage.

Goodfellas (1990) – Martin Scorsese’s mob drama uses "86" in a context implying getting rid of someone, aligning with mafia slang for elimination.

Pulp Fiction (1994) – Quentin Tarantino’s film features a scene where a character is told to "86 the gimp," meaning to remove or deal with a problematic individual, showing the term’s darker connotations in criminal contexts.

Reservoir Dogs (1992) – Another Tarantino film, where "86" is used similarly to indicate getting rid of someone, emphasizing its association with exclusion or elimination.

Casino (1995) – Joe Pesci’s character is "eighty-sixed," reflecting mob slang for execution-style removal, demonstrating the term’s use in organized crime narratives.

Posted by: SMOD at May 01, 2026 09:16 AM (RHGPo)

250 Today is also Kentucky Oaks Day. 🐎

Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby. 🏇🌹

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)

251
Yeah, if herself gets a 3 am phone call that lasts an hour she sure as hell got some 'splainin to do.

Posted by: Auspex at May 01, 2026 09:16 AM (DECkL)

252 Dry cleaning using non-flammable solvents. A process discovered by a chemist named Henry Martin.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 09:14 AM (ExV1e)

There was a store in Louisville (on Hurstbourne) that still had a sign simply saying 'Martinizing' 20 some odd years ago. Even then, I thought 'I wonder if many of the young folks- who I was more in line with those days- know what the hell that is?'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:16 AM (bss/y)

253 This is the sordid story of the rise of Picketball.
Posted by: Money Laundered-While You Wait at May 01, 2026 08:57 AM (oftw2)

Quite possibly!

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:17 AM (FenX4)

254
Trump: "I want Comey prosecuted."

DoJ: "Great, no problem! He's committed hundreds of felonies. We'll just be sure to select the single one we don't have a hope of successfully prosecuting. Done and done!"

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 09:18 AM (BI5O2)

255 Austrian Pleads Guilty to Plotting Taylor Swift Terror Attack (from Hot Air).

Any guesses if the perp is 'Austrian' in the, uhm, traditional sense?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 09:18 AM (Dv3i1)

256 I posted this yesterday afternoon, but will repeat for the morning readers.

USS Idaho commissioning video. Goes to YT. Absolutely love this Chief of Boat.
Sink boats, cut throats!

https://tinyurl.com/ykhrxkjj

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 09:18 AM (N39Ws)

257 250 Today is also Kentucky Oaks Day. 🐎

Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby. 🏇🌹
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)

So enjoy some Kentucky Bourbon.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 09:19 AM (N39Ws)

258 Picketball?

Is that where a bunch of guys line up on one side across a big open field. Another group bunches up at the other end and has to walk across the open space towards the others. The standing still guys get to hurl balls at the approaching guys and if you get hit, you're out?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:19 AM (bss/y)

259 I'm way late on this but the similarities in the new MN state flag and the Somali flag is no coincidence.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:19 AM (kxLc1)

260 >>DoJ: "Great, no problem! He's committed hundreds of felonies. We'll just be sure to select the single one we don't have a hope of successfully prosecuting. Done and done!"

Who says this is the only charge against Comey?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 09:19 AM (viF8m)

261 @241 yup , Brown won the special election because Martha Coakley was a god awful candidate for the Dems

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 09:19 AM (gu0hJ)

262 The American Greatness article. "The Truth About Immigration" is very interesting. I recommend everyone reads the entire essay. I have forwarded it to quite a few conservative friends. A long read, but a good analysis of the problem with present day immigrants from third world societies.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 01, 2026 09:19 AM (5xuJ/)

263 Paxton is much like Trump; he’s partially inoculated against attacks because has been under constant attack for 12 years now. It’s hard to believe any claim can come up because his opponents have been throwing everything they can find at him nonstop for that entire time.

The impeachment hearings of Paxton in the Texas House sealed it for me - the Speaker promised that all of the hard evidence of Paxton’s unfitness for office would be revealed, so I paid attention closely at the time.

And I was disgusted that every time they got a witness to testify about some awful thing, they’d be asked “so you saw this personally?”
And the answer was always “no, but my cousins girlfriend told him that’s what happened, and I believe her.”
“So is she here today?”
“No she said she didn’t want to do this kind of thing, but I believe her!”

Every single big complaint they had against him turned into some version of that, which is why the case became a laughingstock.

So his enemies are down to saying that he’s bad because he and his wife broke up and he fell in love with another woman. Big deal.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 09:20 AM (H1WUE)

264 Today is also Kentucky Oaks Day. 🐎

Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby. 🏇🌹
Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:16 AM (NpAcC)
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Got some mint plants ready to donate their leaves for infused simple syrup which I will make tonight. I have been designated to make the mint juleps at our Derby party tomorrow. Be jealous!

Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:21 AM (FenX4)

265 261 @241 yup , Brown won the special election because Martha Coakley was a god awful candidate for the Dems

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 09:19 AM (gu0hJ)

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I bemoan the fact that Republicans are so caught up in defeatism that they lose hope on races they're actually going to win (much less bubble races), but it does have the advantage of not sending tens of millions of dollars into races that have no chance of being won.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 01, 2026 09:21 AM (Y2NSe)

266 When a larger defense contractor goes on a shopping spree and acquires a bunch of smaller defense contractors the painful several year process of integrating them is referred to as Lockheed Martinizing."

Posted by: Beltway Bandits R Us at May 01, 2026 09:21 AM (2Ez/1)

267 243 The Musk v OpenAI lawyer tweet thread at Insty is fun:
https://instapundit.com/793758/
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:15 AM (bss/y)

No "genius" in Musk's repartee. Simple moral alertness and cool, unyielding self-respect.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 01, 2026 09:22 AM (E2lD7)

268 "...", following up on your comments about women being targeted politically, Allie Beth Stuckey (friend and contemporary of Charlie Kirk) focuses her messaging on women in hopes of deprogramming them. Her most recent book, "Toxic Empathy," is about how the left very effectively harnesses women's natural tendency for empathy to get them on board for their various causes (e.g. open borders, abortion). She spoke bout this at my church last fall.

Stuckey has drawn fire from Hillary Clinton. She is clearly over the target on this based on the attacks she gets from the Left.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 01, 2026 09:22 AM (5xoct)

269 USS Idaho commissioning video. Goes to YT. Absolutely love this Chief of Boat.
Sink boats, cut throats!

https://tinyurl.com/ykhrxkjj

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 09:18 AM (N39Ws)

"We are the scariest thing in the ocean since the Cretaceous Period."

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 01, 2026 09:22 AM (iNUL3)

270 Austrian Pleads Guilty to Plotting Taylor Swift Terror Attack (from Hot Air)


Another tour?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at May 01, 2026 09:23 AM (Sco7b)

271 Any guesses if the perp is 'Austrian' in the, uhm, traditional sense?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 09:18 AM (Dv3i1)

If it's the one he knew about, definitely not. It was a Mamdani style attack.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 09:23 AM (LGS3t)

272 He? WE

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 09:23 AM (LGS3t)

273 Tomorrow is the Kentucky Derby. 🏇🌹

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YES!!

Posted by: runner at May 01, 2026 09:23 AM (GD0B3)

274 Rejected brandnames: Martination/Martinating. MartinBrite. Martin-O-Rola. Martinfresh.

Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 09:23 AM (N8ZBc)

275 No "genius" in Musk's repartee. Simple moral alertness and cool, unyielding self-respect.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 01, 2026 09:22 AM (E2lD7)

And not getting drawn in. It is rehearsed. He knew how they could come at him.

The thing is having the presence of mind to prepare and doing it IS a kind of genius. And following through.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:23 AM (bss/y)

276 Fucking Moron. Reagan also gave AMNESTY (making Commiefornia blue forever) and created both CARB and the Commiefornia Coastal Commission. Yea, Big CONSERVATIVE... Reagan never met a government progrom he didn't want to make bigger and permanent. All in the guise of defeating the USSR. USSR is long gone but Reagans real legacy isnt.

Posted by: Fisht at May 01, 2026 09:24 AM (v1css)

277 >USS Idaho commissioning video.
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I enjoyed that

Posted by: Don Black at May 01, 2026 09:24 AM (ZxPkt)

278 The impeachment hearings of Paxton in the Texas House sealed it for me - the Speaker promised that all of the hard evidence of Paxton’s unfitness for office would be revealed, so I paid attention closely at the time.

Whole lotta folks got voted out of office over that shit including, IIRC, three members of the Supreme Court.

Not quite the last hurrah of the Bushites but getting there.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 01, 2026 09:24 AM (ExV1e)

279 Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 09:15 AM (1Ff7Z)

I obviously missed the correction of my post yesterday after stepping out. I'm always confident that incorrect information will always be corrected at aos in minutes. It's one of the best parts of this site.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:24 AM (kxLc1)

280 274 Rejected brandnames: Martination/Martinating. MartinBrite. Martin-O-Rola. Martinfresh.
Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 09:23 AM (N8ZBc)

And probably at least one of those was used as a store name somewhere at some time. People used to be more inventive in order to draw eyes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:24 AM (bss/y)

281 Especially MartinBrite. I like that one.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:26 AM (bss/y)

282 269 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 09:26 AM (N8ZBc)

283 In all the years of Ellis Island, 12 million immigrants rolled through there. Biden and his Autopen dumped more than that into the country in four years.

Posted by: Wretched Refuse at May 01, 2026 09:26 AM (oftw2)

284 Used to watch the Kentucky Derby every year but since I work on Saturdays I haven't seen it for 3 years.

Posted by: dantesed at May 01, 2026 09:26 AM (Oy/m2)

285 I rode in a Tesla for the first time last week.

The bare bones efficient commie interior is a fucking abomination. I couldn't hate it more. You're in a box with a steering wheel and a giant iPad. Terrible.

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 09:27 AM (LGS3t)

286 NY Post - Prep school teacher filmed sex with student she was tutoring: ‘Not my best thinking’

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 09:27 AM (Dv3i1)

287 Never really got into all the hype around the Kentucky Derby.

Guess horse racing isn't my thing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:28 AM (PQb8B)

288 @265 Brown is now running for senator from NH. He's in the Rep primary against former senator and governor Sununu. Should be interesting and close

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 01, 2026 09:28 AM (gu0hJ)

289 Got some mint plants ready to donate their leaves for infused simple syrup which I will make tonight. I have been designated to make the mint juleps at our Derby party tomorrow. Be jealous!
Posted by: Doof at May 01, 2026 09:21 AM (FenX4)
********
Ok. I'm jealous.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:28 AM (NpAcC)

290 Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 09:20 AM (H1WUE)

Tom you're not being totally honest about what's been admitted to and independently confirmed but we're in a war so my position is not to shoot my own soldiers at the moment.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at May 01, 2026 09:28 AM (kxLc1)

291 The bare bones efficient commie interior is a fucking abomination. I couldn't hate it more. You're in a box with a steering wheel and a giant iPad. Terrible.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 09:27 AM (LGS3t)


I will admit, they can be fun to drive. I'd never own one, but wouldn't mind beating the shit out of one on occasion.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:28 AM (PQb8B)

292 CARB and CCC to defeat the USSR?

Posted by: Dark L at May 01, 2026 09:28 AM (W5mpo)

293 Eh, to be fair, even a World War 10 U-Boat could easily kill a Mosasaur in single combat.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 01, 2026 09:29 AM (BI5O2)

294 285 I rode in a Tesla for the first time last week.

The bare bones efficient commie interior is a fucking abomination. I couldn't hate it more. You're in a box with a steering wheel and a giant iPad. Terrible.
Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 09:27 AM (LGS3t)

Did you feel like a smug, more caring human?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at May 01, 2026 09:29 AM (Sco7b)

295 Comey was subpoenaed in March for his role in the ICA. The grand jury is in Florida.

>>@paulsperry_
·
10h
>>BREAKING: According to a federal prosecutor familiar with the burgeoning "grand conspiracy" case, Eric Ciaramella is under "heavy scrutiny" not just for his role in the Trump impeachment plot, but his role years earlier in the manufacturing of false US intelligence about Putin and Trump -- i.e., the Obama-ordered ICA -- as an Obama White House analyst on Russia and Ukraine

Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 09:29 AM (viF8m)

296 NY Post - Prep school teacher filmed sex with student she was tutoring: ‘Not my best thinking’

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 01, 2026 09:27 AM (Dv3i1)

Which part wasn't her best thinking??? Filming it?

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 09:29 AM (LGS3t)

297 “Lockheed” is an Americanized spelling. The aircraft firm was founded by two brothers named Lueghead or something similar, and were tired of people calling them the “Lugheads”. True story.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 01, 2026 09:29 AM (bAH4u)

298 230 Thanks!
Posted by: Person who will be moving in a few years

That site is wonderful. And since it uses publicly available information to help you look for a new place it can't be called raysis.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 09:30 AM (+4yJ5)

299 ART CRITICS UPSTAIRS WE HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (F93eu)

300 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (PQb8B)

301 296 NY Post - Prep school teacher filmed sex with student she was tutoring: ‘Not my best thinking’

Posted by: ...

At some point, we are going to have to demand psych evals from actual professionals before we let people become teachers.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (+4yJ5)

302 'tired of people calling them the “Lugheads”.'

I don't get it. I'd never tire of being called Lughead. Lughead f'n rocks!

Posted by: gp at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (N8ZBc)

303 Until the 80's, smog in LA was a beast.

Posted by: Dark L at May 01, 2026 09:31 AM (W5mpo)

304 Noodus gratia artis

Posted by: Bulg at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (77rzZ)

305 So enjoy some Kentucky Bourbon.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 01, 2026 09:19 AM (N39Ws)
*****
We've got plenty of that on hand.

Posted by: redridinghood at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (NpAcC)

306 286 NY Post - Prep school teacher filmed sex with student she was tutoring: ‘Not my best thinking’
Posted by: Chuck Martel

We have a new resident Tooter. May this be a dire warning.

Posted by: Sylvan Learing Center at May 01, 2026 09:32 AM (oftw2)

307 Mint Juleps are tasty. Cane sugar & simple syrup makes for a very easy base. Crushed ice is traditional, as is a sterling cup. Silver is the most conductive metal, so it gets frosty. I think this improves the drink, try it and see what you think.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (bAH4u)

308 Nypost Teacher filmed story:

https://tinyurl.com/4p2h9vme

Sorta hot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 09:34 AM (bss/y)

309 287 Never really got into all the hype around the Kentucky Derby.

Guess horse racing isn't my thing.
Posted by: Sponge
+++

It's all about us.

Posted by: The hats at May 01, 2026 09:37 AM (2Ez/1)

310 Mexican President Doubles Down on Protecting Cartel-Connected Ruling Party

The Spice must flow...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 09:50 AM (ynpvh)

311 Did you feel like a smug, more caring human?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at May 01, 2026 09:29 AM (Sco7b)

Not possible

Posted by: ... at May 01, 2026 09:51 AM (LGS3t)

312 Biden attorneys targeted peaceful nuns at rally for prosecution, because of their 'habit headresses'

He thought the nuns had bad habits...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 09:53 AM (ynpvh)

313 WATCH: Titty-Caca AOC Claims It Is Possible U.S. Has ‘Already Had a Gay President’

President Bukake...um, Buchanan might have been. The stories about him are, shall we say, interesting? Then there's back-door Barry...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 09:57 AM (ynpvh)

314 >>BREAKING: According to a federal prosecutor familiar with the burgeoning "grand conspiracy" case, Eric Ciaramella is under "heavy scrutiny" not just for his role in the Trump impeachment plot, but his role years earlier in the manufacturing of false US intelligence about Putin and Trump -- i.e., the Obama-ordered ICA -- as an Obama White House analyst on Russia and Ukraine
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 09:29 AM (viF8m)
=========================
Outstanding.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (APLub)

315 314 >>BREAKING: According to a federal prosecutor familiar with the burgeoning "grand conspiracy" case, Eric Ciaramella is under "heavy scrutiny" not just for his role in the Trump impeachment plot, but his role years earlier in the manufacturing of false US intelligence about Putin and Trump -- i.e., the Obama-ordered ICA -- as an Obama White House analyst on Russia and Ukraine
Posted by: JackStraw at May 01, 2026 09:29 AM (viF8m)
=========================
Outstanding.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 01, 2026 10:00 AM (APLub)

He got a slap on his hand, some community service, and kept his license. On the other hand, John Eastman was disbarred by the Kalifornia ABA for giving Trump accurate advise prior to J6...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 10:05 AM (ynpvh)

316 Red riding hood if your mom is leaning toward Cornyn, she has not even paying attention all these years.

Posted by: AnnaS at May 01, 2026 10:30 AM (nrfI8)

317 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

A shift in signage locally for May Day, from "No Kings" to "Workers Over Billionaires" and events promoting a "Working People's Vision."

>(South Jersey's) Courier Post, 'What's May Day? May 1 protests to support 'workers over billionaires'

(References mayday strong dot org, with its 'This is Our May Day' listing several hundred supporters/participants.)

And includes Instagram messages from maydaystrong and showingupforsocialjustice, text SOLIDARITY to 58910
@ actionlabny.

What's The Action Lab? In brief, it's "Sparking Change.
We bring organizers, artists, and leaders together to learn, to create, and to build a just future." Its site, currently listed: Ossining, NY & in 2026, Ridgewood (Queens).

Influence Watch org: non-profit/action-lab
Also known as Center for Law and Human Values (dba The Action Lab)

Charity Navigator: STRATEGY INNOVATION AND ACTION LAB INC, RIDGEWOOD NY | EIN: 93-1652360. 501(c)(3) organization. This charity has not opted into the donation platform. Donations via the Giving Basket will still reach the charity.

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:00 AM (NFX2v)

318 Obviously, well funded. - "Our Strategy Retreat Center sits on land native to the Munsee Lenape and Wappinger tribes in Ossining, NY. The buildings and grounds are 16 acres of lush woodlands and overlook a large and peaceful pond. There is abundant natural light, gorgeous views, quiet trails, spacious courtyards and indoor and outdoor areas for discussion and connection."

One of its initiatives: The Law and Organizing Academy (LOA), a partnership between The Action Lab and NYU Law’s Initiative for Community Power, trains law students and early-career lawyers in movement-aligned legal strategies. It focuses on integrating law with grassroots organizing for economic, racial, and housing justice. (More)

Another: La Tejedora (Puerto Rico) is fiscally sponsored by The Action Lab.

And this could be another: Action Lab at Columbia University
School of Social Work (Research Centers)

However, there's a number of Action Labs, perhaps separate from The Action Lab, in process around the world including:

>Research in Action Labs (Philadelphia Fed): Focuses on community economic solutions, such as workforce development.

(Continued)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:00 AM (NFX2v)

319 >Take Action Lab (Tilting Futures): A gap semester/summer program involving human rights apprenticeships, often in Cape Town.

>Nonviolent Action Lab (Harvard): Focuses on data projects like the Crowd Counting Consortium.

Seems 'our betters' like this socialism movement with its social justice & related environmental demands.
-----
Yes, like a dog with a bone about PA, I am: CBS News, Pennsylvania prisons see increase in suboxone use, raising questions, April 30, 2026

Last paragraph: "And so this is one big experiment on the prison population. If successful, more inmates will pursue a path of recovery and become productive citizens, turning away from a life of crime. If not, the government is spending millions keeping people addicted, making a quarter of the prison population docile and high."

Certainly, PA is not alone.
---
Good weekend! 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 01, 2026 11:01 AM (NFX2v)

320 Maybe those slow-on-the-uptake Secret Service Agents were distracted thinking about their unpaid bills.
Hey Congresscritters! You get what you pay for!

Posted by: Fenderbender at May 01, 2026 01:59 PM (1FEc1)

321 Thank you for the valuable information in the first three paragraphs of today's post!

Posted by: Roland Hirsch at May 01, 2026 02:09 PM (Imt38)

322 George Washington hesitantly accepted the POTUS position. He saw it, and its political intrigue as filthy, but he bellied up and accepted it as his civic duty. He rejected a monarchy, knowing that that position would not honor fealty to the U.S. citizenship according to 'The U.S. Constitution' which outlaws government superiority over U.S. citizens.
We now have Socialist Democrats who actively attempt to suppress U.S. citizens by diluting our Constitutional rights with foreign parasites who wish to suck on our wealth while imposing their 3rd world economic fraud piracy.

Posted by: John at May 01, 2026 03:29 PM (0DsdP)

Daily Tech News 1 May 2026

Top Story



Tech News



Musical Interlude





Disclaimer: Well, there's go my weekend plans.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM




Comments

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1 w00t

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 04:30 AM (8rTNG)

2 G'day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

3 TGIF

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

4 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026 04:32 AM (1o8D5)

5 Disclaimer: Well, there's go my weekend plans.

Sad.

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 04:35 AM (8rTNG)

6 CNBC. Tim Cook from earnings call, "In the current quarter, we expect significantly higher memory costs." Going beyond that, "we believe memory costs will drive an increasing impact on our business," which will lead the company to "look at a range of options,"

Apple prices are going up. Likely a lot. EVERYBODY PANIC!

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 04:38 AM (glnUu)

7 CPanel, a web hosting software suite used by 70 million sites worldwide, had a security hole big enough to drive a Kenworth through without needing to check for clearance. (Bleeping Computer)
-

HOLY CRAP!

Opened a ticket with our hosting company just now.

Did I say HOLY CRAP!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026 04:43 AM (1o8D5)

8 from the ONT

415 Don't look now, it's the first of May;

It's commie-Christmas protest day!

sponsored by: demonrat socialists.
Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 04:44 AM (8rTNG)

9 Disclaimer: Well, there's go my weekend plans.

There goes my baby
Movin' on down the line
Wonder where, wonder where
Wonder where she is bound?

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 04:46 AM (8rTNG)

10 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 01, 2026 04:56 AM (Iz+f5)

11 Willowed:

"For right now, the total blockade is the least expensive route."

There was a total blockade on the German Empire in WW1 and the impact was felt primarily on the civilian population. That makes sense, actually. Those with weapons will take what is needed from those that don't have weapons.

That's why we cannot allow food convoys to travel to Iran (whatever food that would be in the ships will end up in IRGC hands) nor can we attempt airdropped supplies of food for the same reason. Delivering food via any clandestine pipelines that deliver weapons will expose those pipelines (by the more well fed members of the pipeline or those members of the pipeline that magically have food to give/sell).

I was a soldier back in the day
and view the world in such a way.
Giggity.

Too bad that can't be a haiku.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 05:09 AM (mEN9w)

12 At Revolver News a video of Cole rushing past security guys who were actually wrapping up metal detector

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:09 AM (RW5B6)

13 Happy May Day, time for the red flags to be flying high around the world. I wonder if China and Russia are having their usual giant military parades. The Chinese marches are a wonder to watch, all men and women are exactly the same height and all look like robots. Goose stepping is what I like.

Posted by: Colin at May 01, 2026 05:10 AM (e8qy3)

14 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at May 01, 2026 05:16 AM (V0/Sp)

15 Blue flags will be flying today
( rolls eyes)

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:16 AM (RW5B6)

16 New hash after last night's power outage.

Posted by: fluffy at May 01, 2026 05:18 AM (V0/Sp)

17 16 New hash after last night's power outage.
Posted by: fluffy at May 01, 2026 05:18 AM (V0/Sp)

Looks cool, fluffy! Wear it in good health!

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 05:21 AM (8rTNG)

18 Somehow was off wifi

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:23 AM (Ia/+0)

19 (V0/Sp)

That "0" is a zero.

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 05:23 AM (8rTNG)

20 A DEI female sheriff in Louisiana is facing 30 felony charges for the 10 inmates that escaped her prison under her watch. I'm kind of surprised.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 01, 2026 05:23 AM (l26NL)

21 Saw my hash and wasn't right, now wonder for how long

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:23 AM (Ia/+0)

22 Start of Cafe was on but very late ONT was off, maybe scheduled restart change setting

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:25 AM (Ia/+0)

23 (Ia/+0)

That "0" is a zero, too.

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 05:25 AM (8rTNG)

24 Might find out that prison break is a set up like judge letting out a Illegal

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:26 AM (Ia/+0)

25 Greetings and good morning, one and all. I have to say that I like today's Frazz about what May Day should celebrate.

https://www.gocomics.com/frazz

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 05:27 AM (+4yJ5)

26 Pakistan has opened at least 6 new land trade routes going into Iran, so there will be no total blockade. Still I don’t think they really matters, because the blockade was never about stopping food from going in. It is about stopping oil from going out, and destroying Iran’s economy by starving it of operating funds. And all Iranian oil has to through Kharg, and the straits.

Still, while this will work over time, it may take several months to work. Politically, Trump probably doesn’t have that much time, for we have become a very impatient people. That’s why the Iranians are acting so cocky right now, they think they can wait him out.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 05:28 AM (H1WUE)

27 I think right now Trump is just waiting to see if running out of storage space and having to stop pumping oil will scare some sense into them, and if it doesn't, then that will probably be the end of the cease-fire, and he will resume correcting their mindset by blowing them up.

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 05:33 AM (Sy6m/)

28 22 Start of Cafe was on but very late ONT was off, maybe scheduled restart change setting
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:25 AM (Ia/+0)

Skip, it's been like that for a while.
It was there in last Friday's tech thread:

3 G'Day everyone
TGIF
Posted by: Skip at April 24, 2026 04:48 AM (Ia/+0)

https://acecomments.mu.nu/?post=419449

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 05:35 AM (8rTNG)

29 @Tom Servo, do you know how many of the land trade routes are rail versus trucks?

It might be possible to export oil via trains given that "a single 100-car train can transport approximately 3 million gallons of crude oil" (https://tinyurl.com/387aacdf has the google query).

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 05:37 AM (mEN9w)

30 "You are asked to confirm every purchase before anything goes through so they can't run amok and drain your bank account."

Until the eventual supply-chain attack takes place.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 01, 2026 05:39 AM (O7YUW)

31 Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 05:40 AM (Ia/+0)

32 ... but not in the previous Friday's tech thread:

1 G'Day everyone TGIF
Posted by: Skip at April 17, 2026 04:33 AM (IktS

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 05:40 AM (8rTNG)

33 Of course, the type of rail cars used to export oil aren't the same as those used to import food.

I grew up with a railroad splitting my family's farm into two areas; I've watched a shitload of trains back in the day.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 05:41 AM (mEN9w)

34 (IktS = (IktS8 )

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 05:41 AM (8rTNG)

35 Record high here in upstate NY is 90. Lucky today to get to 50 with frost tonight and for the next few weeks off and on. Sure doesn't feel like the boiling oceans Al Gore said would happen. Now if the south west could get some rain....They need it.

Posted by: Colin at May 01, 2026 05:47 AM (e8qy3)

36 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 05:49 AM (VyBeY)

37 "Oh, my mistake. They're up 49 times over the same period last year."

Samsung is a Chaebol*. SK Hynix is part of the SK Group (another Chaebol.)

I learned about Chaebols when listening to a fellow on YouTube who goes by "Asian Boss" in a video where he was talking about South Korean's obsession with American burgers. There's a chapter about Chaebols and how they work. I'll link to the video cued up to that chapter:

https://youtu.be/WBregydMsqw

Anyway... This whole Chaebol thing strikes me as family run where family is a lot like the mafia. Are they going to shake down the market and price fix like wild every chance they get? Absolutely. The convictions of the big three in past for price fixing pretty much indicates that they'll do it again because it works, and they don't really care if they get caught.


{*} Defined at Merriam Webster as: "a family-controlled industrial conglomerate in South Korea"

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 01, 2026 05:52 AM (O7YUW)

38 Cued properly this time:
https://youtu.be/WBregydMsqw?t=925

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 01, 2026 05:52 AM (O7YUW)

39 I appreciated this man's reflections on Genesis 1:26-31, "God's perfect specifications" and he shared an interesting-to me- story on pens made by the blind for the military:

https://tinyurl.com/3frvy7us

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 05:53 AM (2sfNr)

40 It might be possible to export oil via trains given that "a single 100-car train can transport approximately 3 million gallons of crude oil" (https://tinyurl.com/387aacdf has the google query).
Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 05:37 AM (mEN9w)

Even if they opened rail lines I cannot imagine where they would find enough tank cars to make a difference. Tank cars that are very easy to spot and destroy.

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 01, 2026 05:57 AM (YZcg9)

41 Woman sings a song based on one of the psalms, "As the deer" . Faithpot site:

https://tinyurl.com/4j7wzsnn

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 05:57 AM (2sfNr)

42 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 01, 2026 06:01 AM (YpHnX)

43 So today is apparently a former Soviet holiday and the well educated and responsible teachers/ sarc of the Chicago public schools will be taking their students out of school to protest President Trump.
It seems like a good day to avoid the news.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 06:02 AM (2sfNr)

44 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*

Posted by: Rosasharn at May 01, 2026 06:03 AM (PzBTm)

45 44 It's Friday, it's Friday! Happy, happy Friday!

*twirl*
Posted by: Rosasharn at May 01, 2026 06:03 AM (PzBTm)

Looky thar!

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 06:05 AM (8rTNG)

46 It might be possible to export oil via trains given that "a single 100-car train can transport approximately 3 million gallons of crude oil" (https://tinyurl.com/387aacdf has the google query).
Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 05:37 AM (mEN9w)

Yes, there are rail connections between Pakistan and Iran. But I don’t believe Pakistan has the docking facilities to transfer any oil to ships to be sold internationally, which is what Iran needs,.

Also, 3 million gallons sounds like a lot, until you realize that the average long range tanker carries 15 million to 25 million gallons. (But oil transport is usually mentioned in terms of 42 gallon barrels)

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 06:05 AM (H1WUE)

47 But I did want to say that I was I was feeling really tired and in somewhat low spirits yesterday. Then I went out and saw a male cardinal sitting on some kind of yellow bush and I felt better. It's amazing what the restorative power of God's creative power in nature can do. Have a good day, everyone. You make a positive difference in the world!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 01, 2026 06:05 AM (2sfNr)

48 @16/fluffy: "New hash after last night's power outage. (V0/Sp)"

I'm having flashbacks to my mainframe days using VM/SP

A fun look at the hardware of that era. (Go on, geek out, it's fun.):
https://youtu.be/Cwj6pfhWBps

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 01, 2026 06:06 AM (O7YUW)

49 to protest President Trump.

While claiming that they live under fascism but somehow don't get sent to death camps.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 01, 2026 06:06 AM (+4yJ5)

50 Phew I'm glad I put italics closure tags in my Name. Avoided the barrel!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 01, 2026 06:07 AM (O7YUW)

51 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: Saturday night, ain't got nobody.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 06:07 AM (xvhJH)

52 @51/Captain Obvious: "Rejoinder: Saturday night, ain't got nobody."

No fights or action for you then.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 01, 2026 06:08 AM (O7YUW)

53 51 Rejoinder: Saturday night ...
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 06:07 AM (xvhJH)

In some crazy time zone?!

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 06:10 AM (8rTNG)

54 Good morning morons

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 06:11 AM (RIvkX)

55 10 Mornin'
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 01, 2026 04:56 AM (Iz+f5)

54 Good morning morons
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 06:11 AM (RIvkX)

We are now bi-coastal.

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 06:12 AM (8rTNG)

56 She will be following up today with a giant apology to RFK Jr. for what she did 9 years ago. We were all affected. Serious stuff:

https://tinyurl.com/bdhwv6cy

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026 06:13 AM (1o8D5)

57 50 Phew I'm glad I put italics closure tags in my Name. Avoided the barrel!
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 01, 2026 06:07 AM (O7YUW)

Okay, I added /i, /b, /u and /s (with the square brackets). I think that's all there is.

This
Is
Cumulative
Test

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 06:16 AM (Sy6m/)

58 Evening to you late toilers, morning to the early risers on this Friday! Friday, the consummation devoutly to be wished!

It's a fraction less hot here this morning with a little wind. Rain is moving in tiers north of the lake, and we are expected to see rain here today, but not right now. I'm still waking up, though. Howz ever'body?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 06:18 AM (wzUl9)

59 She will be following up today with a giant apology to RFK Jr. for what she did 9 years ago. We were all affected. Serious stuff:

https://tinyurl.com/bdhwv6cy
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026 06:13 AM (1o8D5)
====

What?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 01, 2026 06:19 AM (RIvkX)

60 Rejoinder: Saturday night, ain't got nobody.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026

***
I hear it's all right for fighting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 06:19 AM (wzUl9)

61 Wolfus, remember this story?

https://tinyurl.com/3u8cmxt9

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026 06:19 AM (1o8D5)

62 Rejoinder: Saturday night, ain't got nobody.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026

***
I hear it's all right for fighting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 06:19 AM (wzUl9)
-

I would join in but I gotta fever.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026 06:22 AM (1o8D5)

63 The Pulitzer. The Man Booker. One would hope the fiction books winning these prizes would be good reads. Memorable. Moving.

I'd hoped that print would be better than films, but the judges for both are of the same woke mindset, so there's a lot of trash involving "fascism," "systemic racism," "toxic" this or that, and "queer."

And far too many that are boring fucking grinds through someone's stupid life of poverty.

McCarthy's "Blood Meridian" was a grind, but a good one. "The Orphan Master's Son" was, too, but OMG it is cinematic.

I'm wading through "Flesh," the 2025 Man Booker winner, by some Hungarian guy, and it's OK, but when I'm done, if I finish it, I think I'll re-read Moby Dick for the dozenth or so time. I have the Modern Library print of it which is illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Call me Ishmael.

Posted by: M. Gaga at May 01, 2026 06:22 AM (KiBMU)

64 Aside from working out, I need to pick up a couple of things at the store, and am thinking of passing by the nearby Capital One bank branch to ask about higher-interest savings accounts. The bank I've been using for years is great, but the yield is only .4%. According to what I've seen on the 'Net, Cap One offers 3%. They have CDs too, as does my current savings bank, but I don't want to tie up my money for six months to several years.

There are higher-yield online banks, but I'm not sure I trust them. Have any of you used an online bank?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 06:24 AM (wzUl9)

65 I've been with Etrade for decades.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026 06:25 AM (1o8D5)

66 Wolfus, remember this story?

https://tinyurl.com/3u8cmxt9
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 01, 2026

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Why did it take almost a year to indict this clownish creature? The escape happened last May, I think.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)

67 Oh, that's right -- it IS the first of May. "Here we go gathering buds in May . . ."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 01, 2026 06:27 AM (wzUl9)

68 Thank you, Rosasharn!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 06:27 AM (VyBeY)

69 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 01, 2026 06:29 AM (2Ez/1)

70 "Also, 3 million gallons sounds like a lot, until you realize that the average long range tanker carries 15 million to 25 million gallons."

Excellent point; I have been blind to the difference between gallons and barrels. The former is much smaller than the latter.

Since I don't believe the Russians are willing to prioritize Iranian oil above their own, I don't see the Caspian sea as a way for the IRGC to meaningfully export oil.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 06:29 AM (mEN9w)

71 re: 61

there are few things more comically absurd (in a quiet sort of way) than all of these four-star police chiefs and sheriffs ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 06:31 AM (VyBeY)

72 Players have reported that the game writes 30MB of date per second to disk.

Constantly.

Over 100GB per hour.

*****

"Code optimization is racist." -- Every modern game company that fired all their veteran employees to diversify.

Posted by: Biergood at May 01, 2026 06:32 AM (PwgSL)

73 "She will be following up today with a giant apology to RFK Jr. for what she did 9 years ago."

What real price will she pay? Will she do any atonement for her actions?

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 06:35 AM (mEN9w)

74 What real price will she pay? Will she do any atonement for her actions?
Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 06:35 AM (mEN9w)
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Sackcloth? Ashes? Flagellation?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at May 01, 2026 06:37 AM (xvhJH)

75 "Guilty as hell; free as a bird." comes to mind.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 06:38 AM (mEN9w)

76
Happy Feast of St. Joseph the Worker

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 01, 2026 06:40 AM (HdYcL)

77 I think: 1) Russia and China will support Iran however they can until Trump breaks and 2) oil prices will be spoofed higher to break the GOPe support of Trump.
Otherwise, it’s a nice day out

Posted by: Accomack at May 01, 2026 06:41 AM (AZXeW)

78 I think opposing the building of gisnt data centers might be a bipartisan grassroots issue; while taking money from AI companies to allow the data centers to be built is a bipartisan politician action.

Specially here in PA

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 01, 2026 06:56 AM (7/NKC)

79 >>> There are higher-yield online banks, but I'm not sure I trust them. Have any of you used an online bank?

I started with Orange Savings, which was hoovered up by Capital One. No issues.

Posted by: fluffy at May 01, 2026 06:59 AM (V0/Sp)

80 mornin yall. This question is on the ballots for a primary election we will have May 19th:

"Should the State of Georgia raise the sales tax on everyday items like clothing, food and school supplies to pay for an income tax cut that would make millionaires and billionaires richer?

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 06:59 AM (vFG9F)

81 Hurry up and wait

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 06:59 AM (RW5B6)

82 I have a Marcus online savings account that gets over 4%. No issues and it's easy to transfer money in and out.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 07:00 AM (vFG9F)

83 Saw sign over Great Valley way about stopping some data center

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:00 AM (RW5B6)

84 We are now bi-coastal.
Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 06:12 AM (8rTNG)

Or at least bi-polar.

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 01, 2026 07:02 AM (4CeUL)

85 very accurately stated, vmom! though it's not just PA ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 01, 2026 07:03 AM (VyBeY)

86 Morning peeps.

Tech content:

On this day in 1997, AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) was released.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 01, 2026 07:07 AM (jehhT)

87 This company makes connectors, their is a printed motorcycle all printed, and a clear car showing all the connections they make in it so you see all parts inside.

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:07 AM (RW5B6)

88 Guten morgen, horde.

Posted by: clarence at May 01, 2026 07:09 AM (pFqNV)

89 On tech gear, my Garmin is done, map is not really keeping track, has nothing much information where you are going.
So will need another GPS but not sure what kind is available.

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:09 AM (RW5B6)

90 What company would that be?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 01, 2026 07:11 AM (2Ez/1)

91 Good morning, all.

Wolfus,
So what is the next step in your plans to leave Louisiana?

Posted by: Brunnhilde at May 01, 2026 07:12 AM (3AwA+)

92 TE Connectivity

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:13 AM (RW5B6)

93 On tech gear, my Garmin is done, map is not really keeping track, has nothing much information where you are going.
So will need another GPS but not sure what kind is available.
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:09 AM (RW5B6)

Any particular cause? I have an older one with free map updates which I haven't used for over a year. Wonder if it still works?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 07:13 AM (1Ff7Z)

94 I am not sure how old it is, could be easily 10 years old.

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:15 AM (RW5B6)

95 Marcus T briefly flashed on the screen and then poof!

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 07:16 AM (8rTNG)

96 I am not sure how old it is, could be easily 10 years old.
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:15 AM (RW5B6)

I think mine's the same. I updated the map two years ago, so hoping it still works. I should probably try....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 07:16 AM (1Ff7Z)

Posted by: Don Blank at May 01, 2026 07:17 AM (ZxPkt)

98
Unsubstantiated, but heard last night that the Russians were keeping their Arctic oil well heads open by dumping the oil in open ravines; source expects the Iranians to do something similar.

Posted by: Auspex at May 01, 2026 07:17 AM (DECkL)

99 Map will not update, Any resets are not changing settings, seems locked in to what it wants. Map being done only usses highways, and normally if you deviate it gives you new route, way off that original route keeps saying to use it.

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:17 AM (RW5B6)

100 97
Posted by: Don Blank at May 01, 2026 07:17 AM (ZxPkt)

Blank indeed.

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 07:17 AM (8rTNG)

101 Sittin' right here, boss.

Posted by: Google Maps and WAZE at May 01, 2026 07:18 AM (2Ez/1)

102 Map will not update, Any resets are not changing settings, seems locked in to what it wants. Map being done only usses highways, and normally if you deviate it gives you new route, way off that original route keeps saying to use it.
Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 07:17 AM (RW5B6)

I'll try mine later. Only going to use major highways this summer. Local streets are more what I need when out of state. Sounds like yours would get someone stuck out in the middle of the desert on a dead end road.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 07:20 AM (1Ff7Z)

103 Did you try turning it off and on, Skip?

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 07:20 AM (8rTNG)

104 “ He is the one you praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.”

Deutoronomy 10:21

You can’t block God’s IP address.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 01, 2026 07:21 AM (5+3vm)

105 Sittin' right here, boss.
Posted by: Google Maps and WAZE at May 01, 2026 07:18 AM (2Ez/1)

Use of GMaps have gotten people killed, I believe.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 01, 2026 07:21 AM (1Ff7Z)

106 I'm not dead yet.

Posted by: Person who uses Google Maps all the time at May 01, 2026 07:23 AM (2Ez/1)

107 If Abe Lincoln had not provoked the South he would have not gotten himself shot.

Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 07:25 AM (vFG9F)

108 If Abe Lincoln had not provoked the South he would have not gotten himself shot.
Posted by: fd at May 01, 2026 07:25 AM (vFG9F)

The Gettysburg Address was a mean tweet of the 1860s…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 01, 2026 07:28 AM (26GAh)

109 Noodlum.

Posted by: Noodist at May 01, 2026 07:35 AM (2Ez/1)

110 JJ is awake.

Posted by: clarence at May 01, 2026 07:35 AM (pFqNV)

111 "The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed"

https://v.gd/aswEDb

Posted by: ChicagoXile at May 01, 2026 08:54 AM (XWsAv)

Thursday Overnight Open Thread - April 30, 2026 [Doof]

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From Earth pictures

Welcome to the Thursday ONT for this week. Closing out April. One third of the year is over. Does that mean anything? Probably not. Anyway - open thread, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Kewl new paint job for a Southwest Airlines plane

Southwest Airlines unveils 'Independence One' plane in honor of America's 250th anniversary

Sporting red, white, and a deep blue, Southwest Airlines has unveiled a plane with a new paint job in honor of America's 250th anniversary.

"Independence One" was introduced on Monday at Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport, displaying a massive "1776" across the front cabin windows and "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" toward the back.

"It's a symbol of what it means to give America the freedom to fly," said Bob Jordan, the airline's CEO, to a crowd of attendees. "As Southwest celebrates our 55th year, and (as) our nation celebrates 250, we wanted to mark this moment in a way that reflects who we are, where we've been and where we are headed."


Some good photos here from the BWI X account


Here's what the painting job looked like



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Southwest flight attendants bring the humor


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Speed limit strictly enforced!

Wisconsin road adds a decimal point to its speed limit. It’s not a joke

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A Wisconsin road has added a decimal point to its speed limit — in the hope that the unusual traffic sign will give drivers’ second thoughts about putting the pedal to the metal.

The Outagamie County Recycling and Solid Waste facility in Appleton, 107 miles north of Milwaukee, announced Monday that the speed limit inside the facility would now be 17.3 mph.

“You may notice something a little different on your next visit,” the facility wrote in a Facebook post. “Our posted speed limit is now 17.3.”

The facility, which provides recycling and landfill disposal services, said it decided on a posted speed limit of 17.3 mph because it makes drivers “pause.”

“It makes you look twice. And most importantly, it breaks that ‘autopilot’ feeling we can all fall into when driving familiar routes,” the facility added.

I don't know about you, but there is just no way I could keep my speed below 18.

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What's another way to say a moron is full of shit?

How about 29 year old man is constipated

Josh Vintner-Jackson first felt some discomfort in his lower left hip in March 2020.

At the time, Vintner-Jackson, who is from the UK, was 29 and worked at a startup in Austin. He balanced his time between work, hanging out with friends, and his active hobbies. He loved running marathons, including one five-day ultramarathon through the desert in Jordan.

Over the next four months, he would occasionally feel a pang of discomfort in the area. By the end of May, he had started to become severely constipated, despite eating what he considered a healthy diet.

After not pooping for eight days, he went to urgent care in June 2020, where an X-ray revealed a buildup in his colon.

Check out the whole thing. And let this serve as a reminder to get your colonoscopy if you are due!

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This should have been included in Tuesday's ONT, but someone dropped the ball. The Tuesday ONT host must be asshoe.

It's the unofficial AOSHQ mascot.

Apologies to Saijo. Piper will receive double pay for this Sunday's fashion segment.

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DJ Doof - Random Stuff Edition


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Comments

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1 Hurrah, the ONT is finally here!

I'll notify the others back in the Cafe.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 10:14 PM (O7YUW)

2 WTF?

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 30, 2026 10:14 PM (UDzNJ)

3 My foot.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 10:15 PM (XAeCh)

4 What's on my mind? What kind of trap is waiting for someone trying to get into that cabin.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 30, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

5 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 10:15 PM (Kyh8Y)

6 Howdy Doof! 'sup Horde?

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 30, 2026 10:16 PM (6lIrI)

7 Sorry DOOF!,,,,missin' va...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 30, 2026 10:16 PM (UDzNJ)

8 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 10:17 PM (zZu0s)

9 Haven't seen that Thomas Kinkade before.

Posted by: Rex B at April 30, 2026 10:17 PM (a992C)

10 now weird dave ?

Posted by: alpine_beer at April 30, 2026 10:17 PM (van9r)

11 The photo up top is lovely, but what with potential flooding, I'm thinking that the insurance on that cabin must be pretty high.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 30, 2026 10:18 PM (0Htd1)

12 For some reason, I thought soup had the traditional orange in his coat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 10:18 PM (zZu0s)

13 Hell of a cabin to kick back and get hammered in.

Just don't stumble off the path.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 10:19 PM (/lPRQ)

14 Doof on Friday Night? It is surely tbe sign of World War One Hundred and Eleven.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:19 PM (U94Dl)

15 'Ballsdeepindoge'

....

...

Are we just going to leave that laying there?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 10:19 PM (zZu0s)

16 Oh Piper! How awesomely sweet💕😺!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 30, 2026 10:19 PM (UDzNJ)

17 I built my lake cabin on a strong foundation… but I still got lake insurance. You can never be too shore.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (Kyh8Y)

18 Doof on Friday Night? It is surely tbe sign of World War One Hundred and Eleven.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:19 PM (U94Dl)

*whispers* thursday, Miss.

Posted by: Patsy at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)

19 I can't drive
Nineteen point five

Posted by: Sammy Hagar at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (gKWVE)

20 There it is!

Posted by: GWB at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (D4VUo)

21 There is not a single speed limit on any road anywhere in the world that is observed.

It largely comes down to the whether your particular non-observance pisses of a particular cop.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (XV/Pl)

22 How did I not see this before.

https://is.gd/0sRcMa

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (Riz8t)

23 Awwwww! Saijo says thank you, he is honored.

Posted by: Piper at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (Wmg4n)

24 Howdy, Doof, and all the ONT 'ettes and 'rons.

Literally chuckled out loud at the comparison of 7/11 signs!

Posted by: Schnorflepuppy (OT but harmless) at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (t2oSI)

25
Saijo has that expression like you've forgotten there was something you should be doing for him.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (HdYcL)

26 Cute doggie Pipes!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (2WIwB)

27 *whispers* thursday, Miss.
Posted by: Patsy

Kind of all blurs together when unemployed

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (gKWVE)

28 whispers* thursday, Miss.

Posted by: Patsy at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (zZu0s)


Lol. Damn it.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (U94Dl)

29 Meow

Posted by: Lurking Cheshirecat at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (w3u3d)

30 What's on my mind? What kind of trap is waiting for someone trying to get into that cabin.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

It's fairly safe if you keep the gators well-fed.

The snapping turtle is always a bit surly, though.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

31 Good evening morons y gracias Disco

Hope all is well.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 10:22 PM (RIvkX)

32 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 30, 2026 10:22 PM (Iz+f5)

33 Are we just going to leave that laying there?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone

He rescues Shibas. He is a fantastic person who made money in crypto.

Posted by: Piper at April 30, 2026 10:22 PM (Wmg4n)

34
Kind of all blurs together when unemployed

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (gKWVE)

___________

Or retired.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 10:22 PM (HdYcL)

35
Snakes and gators.

No thanks.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 10:22 PM (3ek7K)

36 26 Cute doggie Pipes!
Posted by: Diogenes at April

Thank you!

Posted by: Piper at April 30, 2026 10:22 PM (Wmg4n)

37 I wonder if colon cancer guy had the clot shot?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:22 PM (utfVc)

38 Sorry I'm late. Wait - I can't be late to my own ONT!

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:23 PM (QMAsf)

39 Evenin’, All.

Hey, Doof.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:24 PM (77rzZ)

40 'Ballsdeepindoge'
....
...
Are we just going to leave that laying there?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I was trying, but it overloaded my humor cortex, and it rebooted.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 10:24 PM (VHUov)

41 16 Oh Piper! How awesomely sweet💕😺!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at April

He is very sweet. Thank you!

Posted by: Piper at April 30, 2026 10:24 PM (Wmg4n)

42 Sorry I'm late, I was plotting my vengeance against the current re-incarnation of Captain Kangaroo.
He knows what he did.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 10:24 PM (OBque)

43 Thank you for the ONT Doof!

That's a beautiful cabin picture and a gorgeous dog Piper!!!
Thank you both.

Bedtime. Good night all.

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 10:24 PM (Sco7b)

44 After not pooping for eight days, he went to urgent care in June 2020, where an X-ray revealed a buildup in his colon.
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I think I know what the problem is.

Posted by: Dr. San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 10:24 PM (RIvkX)

45 I can't be late to my own ONT!


Like YOU get to call the shot . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at April 30, 2026 10:24 PM (Jr+re)

46 Kind of all blurs together when unemployed

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (gKWVE)

___________

Or retired.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 10:22 PM (HdYcL)

Or work from home. It doesn't suck. But not always up to date, lol

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:25 PM (U94Dl)

47 Kind of all blurs together when unemployed

Posted by: gKWVE

Or retired.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I do remember trash day though.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 10:25 PM (Kyh8Y)

48 Piper, your dog has beautiful eyes. Here's to a long and happy life.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 30, 2026 10:25 PM (0Htd1)

49 Wow Soup is Soupercute!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 10:25 PM (RIvkX)

50 It's fairly safe if you keep the gators well-fed.

The snapping turtle is always a bit surly, though.
Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov)

I guess as long as they aren't river otters.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 30, 2026 10:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

51 Thanks for the Thursday Night ONT, Doof!

Congratulations to Piper and Saijo on Year One of many, many more to come!

When I first saw the cabin in the top photo, I thought this might be a Mis Hum (TM) production...

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 30, 2026 10:25 PM (vrNzf)

52 Doof, thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 30, 2026 10:25 PM (d33KV)

53 I think I know what the problem is.
Posted by: Dr. San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 10:24 PM (RIvkX)

After the surgery, he now has a semicolon.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:26 PM (utfVc)

54 Launch tomorrow afternoon.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 10-38
SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: May 1, 2026
Launch Time: 1:33 p.m. EDT (17:33 UTC, 19:33 CEST)

https://youtu.be/j9rwoPkCxpg

Posted by: Joyenz at April 30, 2026 10:26 PM (2F0/Y)

55 Used up all my good material in the cafe. I might have to just lurk lurkishly tonight. Be entertaining, commenters. For the lucky lurking lurkers. If I should nod off without saying g'nite, well, g'nite… for now.😫

Posted by: mindful webworker - lookie loo lurkyface at April 30, 2026 10:26 PM (9wnX8)

56 I think i probably would have done something about day 3 of normal eating and nothing coming out the other end.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 10:27 PM (zZu0s)

57 Like YOU get to call the shot . . . . . .
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 30, 2026 10:24 PM (Jr+re)

I actually do. Like the song says "the party doesn't start til I walk in"

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:27 PM (QMAsf)

58 Do the very rich insure their houses?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 10:27 PM (XAeCh)

59 Piper, that's one handsome pup!

Posted by: Joyenz at April 30, 2026 10:27 PM (2F0/Y)

60 Aircraft paint shop is more interesting than the paint job.
They were working on a new one (paint shop) and the air relief louvers weren't working during the first building commissioning and the negative air (to vent fumes) sucked in a large partition wall that separated the main bay from other spaces. Even a half psi is a huge load over a large area.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 10:27 PM (/lPRQ)

61 12 For some reason, I thought soup had the traditional orange in his coat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 10:18 PM (zZu0s)

He is a dreamy creamy! But Shibas come in red, black, cream and sesama. But they all have white urijaro on their checks, chest and chin.

Posted by: Piper at April 30, 2026 10:28 PM (Wmg4n)

62 Cute pup, Piper.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:28 PM (77rzZ)

63 Thanks for the ONT, Doof! Pretty good.

Posted by: LRob in OK at April 30, 2026 10:28 PM (Jr+re)

64 Lol. Damn it.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (U94Dl)

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Glad it's not just me!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 30, 2026 10:28 PM (6lIrI)

65 49 Wow Soup is Soupercute!
Posted by: San Franpsycho at Apr

He is a living stuffed animal.

Posted by: Piper at April 30, 2026 10:29 PM (Wmg4n)

66 After the surgery, he now has a semicolon.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

What is a gay dude's password?

C:###

Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 10:29 PM (Kyh8Y)

67 Good evening Horde and thanks Disco!

Posted by: TRex - robot dino at April 30, 2026 10:29 PM (IQ6Gq)

68 Watching "Ms. 45." It's pretty great and it does seem to show that men are scum and women are destined to be victims. Really well made film.

NB: I'm not one of those scummy guys. Honestly.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 30, 2026 10:29 PM (CHHv1)

69 He is a dreamy creamy! But Shibas come in red, black, cream and sesama. But they all have white urijaro on their checks, chest and chin.
Posted by: Piper

mmmm, sesame.

Posted by: B. H. Obama (someone had to sock it) at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)

70 I'm curious about how much weight they added to the plane with that paint job.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (snZF9)

71 I poop about 15 minutes after eating. I'd blow up after days of not, you know, pooping. Sorry if that's TMI

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (U94Dl)

72 Dogs are SO superior to cats.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (77rzZ)

73 GARBAGE DAY!?

Posted by: silent night, deadly night 2 at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (cl15i)

74 What is a gay dude's password?

C:###
Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 10:29 PM (Kyh8Y)

See colon sharp sharp sharp? Oh, wait...LOL

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (utfVc)

75 Thanks everyone on the puppy compliments. I swear I will come back and read them all tomorrow. Have to go to bed.

And Doof, thank you for being you. 😊

Posted by: Piper at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n)

76 Yeah DOOF...
He says "it's my ONT..."
Nice excuse Doof...watch the clock...

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (UDzNJ)

77 Billy Joel (video above) did not make the NY Times list of "The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters"

But Bad Bunny did...

Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)

78 Pro tip: if you don't poop for three days consult your licensed medical provider.

Or ChatGPT.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)

79 Wait, last night's mystery click was a song that is on my ever lengthening list of "songs to commit suicide to" (because they are so depressing), and now it's WARRANT??? WTF??????????

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 10:32 PM (T6aVk)

80 21 There is not a single speed limit on any road anywhere in the world that is observed.

It largely comes down to the whether your particular non-observance pisses of a particular cop.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

In Michigan you are pretty much expected to go 8 or 10 over the speed limit. Otherwise people are cursing you for impeding traffic. But we get warned that Ohio cops actually enforce the speed limit.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 30, 2026 10:32 PM (0Htd1)

81 Pro tip: if you don't poop for three days consult your licensed medical provider.

Or ChatGPT.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 10:31 PM (RIvkX)

Ask your local fire department to give you a high pressure enema.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 10:33 PM (S/Y4j)

82 J.R. Richards turned 59 today. He was the lead singer of Dishwalla from its founding until the band broke up in 2005, after finishing the tour for their eponymous fifth album. (They reformed in 2008 without him, while he went on to a solo career as a singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, and TV and film composer.) They (and he) are best known for "Counting Blue Cars," the "tell me all your thoughts on God" song off their 1995 debut Pet Your Friends; but instead, here's a lesser-known track from the same album, about Dildo's family:

Dishwalla - Charlie Brown's Parents
https://youtu.be/ubdmyms-Lts

Posted by: SciVo at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (Sy6m/)

83 Love some old school Tesla music. Haven't heard modern day cowboy in a long time. Thank you!

Posted by: TRex - 80s hair band dino at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (IQ6Gq)

84 Do the very rich insure their houses?
Posted by: Braenyard

If you don't have a mortgage, I guess you can self-insure, if the price of a house is a trivial expense. Kinda like us normal folks don't buy the extended warranties on our toasters.

Probably still good to carry whatever the homeowner's equivalent of "liability" is, to prevent bums from suing you when they trip over a crack in the sidewalk, even if you have Elon Musk money.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)

85 71 Yeah, Mary, TMI.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (77rzZ)

86 And Doof, thank you for being you. 😊
Posted by: Piper at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (Wmg4n)

YW. I tried being non-Doofy once. Once!

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (QMAsf)

87 Sometimes I won't even poop for a day.

Like my colon goes on strike.

Other days, my sphincter runneth over.

My butt is like a Shakespearian comedy. Or tragedy.

Posted by: Why Me?!? (to quote Nancy Kerrigan) at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (cl15i)

88 27 *whispers* thursday, Miss.
Posted by: Patsy

Kind of all blurs together when unemployed
Posted by: gKWVE

It blurs together when you are retired, but I'm at an age where I am careful about knowing what day it is, because people might start accusing me of having dementia.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (0Htd1)

89 how are speed limits on non-public property even enforced?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (3uBP9)

90 I'm old enough to remember when Southwest was a good airline.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 10:35 PM (T6aVk)

91 71 Yeah, Mary, TMI.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (77rzZ)

It's only when I eat Triscuits, Bulg. Lol

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:35 PM (U94Dl)

92 *whispers* thursday, Miss.
Posted by: Patsy

Kind of all blurs together when unemployed
Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (gKWVE)

You ain't just whistlin' Dixie.

Posted by: GWB at April 30, 2026 10:35 PM (D4VUo)

93 Good night Piper. See ya the next day🙂

Posted by: COMountainMarie at April 30, 2026 10:36 PM (UDzNJ)

94 chuckwalla > all other “wallas.”

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:36 PM (77rzZ)

95 >>> Billy Joel (video above) did not make the NY Times list of "The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters"

But Bad Bunny did...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)


They're both leftists in good standing. IDGAF

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 10:36 PM (3uBP9)

96 There is not a single speed limit on any road anywhere in the world that is observed.

It largely comes down to the whether your particular non-observance pisses of a particular cop.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 10:20 PM (XV/Pl)

Military installations have strict speed limits. Ask me how I know. Actually - don't.

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)

97 The dog has a cat.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 10:36 PM (Cqx++)

98 91 Triscuits! Yum!

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:38 PM (77rzZ)

99 97 The dog has a cat.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 10:36 PM (Cqx++)

When I was growing up, we had a female cat who was comfortable both inside and outside the house and was friendly with our dogs. On night I saw her running and jump into the pen with one of our dogs; a second later another cat came running as was about to jump in the pen when he saw the dog. LOL.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 10:39 PM (ynpvh)

100 chuckwalla > all other “wallas.”
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:36 PM (77rzZ)

Ooo eee, ooo aaah
ting tang, walla walla bing bang

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:39 PM (utfVc)

101 >>> Billy Joel (video above) did not make the NY Times list of "The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters"

But Bad Bunny did...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)

I looked at the list. Who is Romeo Santos? Or The
-Dream? I may or may not like the others on the list, but at least I'm aware they exist.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:40 PM (U94Dl)

102 Damn! Left an "aaah" out. Nobody will recognize the tune now.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:40 PM (utfVc)

103
Colon cancer guy has a reasonable prospect of a lawsuit against his complacent doctors. But maybe they made him their buddy. He wouldn't do his friends like that. That would just be wrong.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 30, 2026 10:40 PM (VWtfl)

104 wut?

Posted by: Walla Walla, Washington at April 30, 2026 10:40 PM (cl15i)

105 Ooo eee, ooo aaah
ting tang, walla walla bing bang
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

HA! David Seville pre Chipmunks.

He was the piano player in Rear Window also.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (Kyh8Y)

106 Oh my gosh, I started reading comments and someone said it was Friday and I became deeply concerned for my mental health.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (0nHVk)

107 There is not a single speed limit on any road anywhere in the world that is observed.


Yup.
Daily drive. Five miles on two lane roads, no passing zones, and the only other guy in sight is the guy right in front of me going five under. The whole way. Until we get to the four lane and he ramps it up to ten over.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (/lPRQ)

108 Thank you for ONT, Doof

Grreetinks Horde from Southern California

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (QGaXH)

109 102 LOL, I still got it, AOP.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (77rzZ)

110 It's like when grocery stores put small stop signs on 4 foot tall poles in front of their store. I'm guessing those are just suggestions, really. I mean if anyone could make up signs, ... could I start putting streets signs out in front of my house?

Two circular plates joined, light pink colored:
(SHOW)(BOOBS)

smaller font:
(strictly)(enforced).

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 10:42 PM (3uBP9)

111 There is not a single speed limit on any road anywhere in the world that is observed.

It largely comes down to the whether your particular non-observance pisses of a particular cop.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

South Dakota means it. Signs say something like "speed limits strictly enforced." Though their freeways are posted 80mph.

I saw a guy get pulled over, and when he passed me earlier, he was probably only doing 82. I had my cruise set right at 80, and it took him a while to pass me.

That made me consider braking down hills rather than letting my cruise control go..... it doesn't try to slow the car down until it's 3 or 4 over.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 10:42 PM (VHUov)

112 98 91 Triscuits! Yum!

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:38 PM (77rzZ)

Triscuits are good. I couldn't have them for breakfast. For reasons.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:42 PM (U94Dl)

113 Dishwalla - Charlie Brown's Parents
https://youtu.be/ubdmyms-Lts
Posted by: SciVo at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (Sy6m/)

You have an unbroken track record of posting music by bands that I have positively never heard of in my life. It is a gift, use it responsibly!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:42 PM (utfVc)

114 Thanks for the ONT, Disco.

Posted by: scampydog at April 30, 2026 10:42 PM (41CYW)

115 Walla Voodoo

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 10:43 PM (Cqx++)

116 Oh my gosh, I started reading comments and someone said it was Friday and I became deeply concerned for my mental health.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (0nHVk)

I'm sorry Debby. That was me. I had the wrong day and wrong cob.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:44 PM (U94Dl)

117 Military installations have strict speed limits. Ask me how I know. Actually - don't.
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)
====

Back when the Army was still in charge of the Presidio the MPs were pretty strict about the speed limit.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 10:44 PM (RIvkX)

118 I hope that everything is not wallawampus.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:44 PM (77rzZ)

119 107 There is not a single speed limit on any road anywhere in the world that is observed.

Yup.
Daily drive. Five miles on two lane roads, no passing zones, and the only other guy in sight is the guy right in front of me going five under. The whole way. Until we get to the four lane and he ramps it up to ten over.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (/lPRQ)

Oh, I pay attention to them, but drive with the flow anyway...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 10:45 PM (ynpvh)

120 Oh my gosh, I started reading comments and someone said it was Friday and I became deeply concerned for my mental health.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (0nHVk)

DDS! You're here early tonight. Good to see you!

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:45 PM (QMAsf)

121 Dude got colon cancer in early 2020 before the clot shot was out so it didn't cause the initial cancer. Possible it led to the lung cancer after he and docs thought he was cancer free. But not every cancer is caused by that damn shot.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 30, 2026 10:45 PM (PV+Zw)

122 And a Doggo sighting too?!?

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:46 PM (QMAsf)

123 120 Oh my gosh, I started reading comments and someone said it was Friday and I became deeply concerned for my mental health.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (0nHVk)

DDS! You're here early tonight. Good to see you!

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:45 PM (QMAsf)

It's Friday somewhere...and also May Day...Maybe not the best to hear your pilot say that.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 10:46 PM (ynpvh)

124 Do the very rich insure their houses?
Posted by: Braenyard

How else do you get a free new home when the hurricane wipes out your beach front digs?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 10:46 PM (/lPRQ)

125 Triscuits! Yum!

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:38 PM (77rzZ)

Triscuits are good. I couldn't have them for breakfast. For reasons.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:42 PM (U94Dl)

Because they are nothing but petrified bricks of raw twine?

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:48 PM (QMAsf)

126 South Dakota means it. Signs say something like "speed limits strictly enforced." Though their freeways are posted 80mph.
Posted by: mikeski

But at home in MN? 4 mph over is totally safe in slower zones, more on the freeways. When I lived in the Minneapolis area, 10 over on I-494 would get you flipped off by someone's granny as she blew your doors off.

Unless you're driving the same make/model/color as the cop's daughter's boyfriend, then all bets are off.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 10:48 PM (VHUov)

127 Dude got colon cancer in early 2020 before the clot shot was out so it didn't cause the initial cancer. Possible it led to the lung cancer after he and docs thought he was cancer free. But not every cancer is caused by that damn shot.
Posted by: PaleRider at April 30, 2026 10:45 PM (PV+Zw)

I wonder if there was some sort of recreational activity in his history that might render him susceptible to diseases of the colon?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:49 PM (utfVc)

128
There was a lazy road in Austin where cops used to hang out and ding anyone who was going a hair over the speed limit. My cousin got out of one of those tickets -- can't remember how, dammit.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 10:49 PM (n7rxJ)

129 There is a code for that!

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.1 - Encopresis

When you are so constipated that you can't stop sh!tting your pants. Think marbles in a jar surrounded by water. Whatever you do, do not google 'encopresis'. You have been warned.

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 10:49 PM (I0N4X)

130 Launch Time: 1:33 p.m. EDT (17:33 UTC, 19:33 CEST)

https://youtu.be/j9rwoPkCxpg
Posted by: Joyenz
-----------

Remind us tomorrow.
We have short term memory loss.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 10:49 PM (XAeCh)

131 38 Sorry I'm late. Wait - I can't be late to my own ONT!
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:23 PM (QMAsf)

The angry mob with the torches and pitchforks looks like it rejects your premise.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 10:50 PM (OBque)

132
I wonder if there was some sort of recreational activity in his history that might render him susceptible to diseases of the colon?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

==============

Anal cancer and colon cancer are two different things.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 10:50 PM (n7rxJ)

133 Evening, all.

Man, Gutfeld! is on fire tonight.

Erin Maguire needs to give up her strategist job and be a regular guest. She's dropping bangers on Greg left and right.

Posted by: Dr. T at April 30, 2026 10:51 PM (lHPJf)

134 Remind us tomorrow.
We have short term memory loss.
Posted by: Braenyard

We also have short term memory loss.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 10:51 PM (VHUov)

135 >>> Military installations have strict speed limits. Ask me how I know. Actually - don't.
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:36 PM (QMAsf)


And if you're a civil and happen to work in the area of operation, the first infraction is a firing most places. But I don't have to worry about that as I happen to be very thoroughly attentive and laser focused on all the concerns of my nice buddy-o-pals in the guard shacks with the full auto firearms.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 10:52 PM (3uBP9)

136 Military installations have strict speed limits. Ask me how I know. Actually - don't.
Posted by: Doof


Idiot boss was busted going twenty over on a Base. I don't know about MPs but this was by an actual Federal LEO... he had to go half way across the state to pay in person at the Federal Courthouse.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 10:52 PM (/lPRQ)

137 OK, Doof, let’s have this fight:

Triscuits >>>>>>>>>> Reeses crap

Pistols at 50 paces.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:52 PM (77rzZ)

138 I may have figured out my tire pressure monitoring system problem. I'll find out when I take it back to big box membership store tomorrow. I think what happened is they read the manufacture date (201 on the sticker on the door jamb and assumed that was the model year. It isn't. It's a 2019. Model year begins in the mid-summer of the prior year. That, combined with the fact 2018 parts will not work on a 2019 truck as 2019 is the first year of the 5th generation Rams. I verified this on the Mopar parts website. A 2018 TPMS sensor will not fit (work) on a 2019 truck.

That also explains why when they tried to verify the sensors were working with their machine, they had to set it to '2018' not 2019.

After driving the truck half-way to San Diego and back they system hasn't reset itself. The owner's manual says it should reset after up to 20 minutes of driving above 15 mph.

Further reports as conditions warrant.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 10:52 PM (QGaXH)

139 Single layer of Triscuits on a plate. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Sprinkle with cooked bacon crumbles. Cook in microwave oven for one minute on high power.

You are welcome.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 30, 2026 10:52 PM (mjROD)

140 Because they are nothing but petrified bricks of raw twine?

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:48 PM (QMAsf)


That is one of the reasons I don't eat them in the morning. They are better than shredded wheat which is vabue

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:52 PM (U94Dl)

141 55 Used up all my good material in the cafe. I might have to just lurk lurkishly tonight. Be entertaining, commenters. For the lucky lurking lurkers. If I should nod off without saying g'nite, well, g'nite… for now.😫
Posted by: mindful webworker - lookie loo lurkyface at April 30, 2026 10:26 PM (9wnX

I'm currently juggling flaming chainsaws. Is that entertaining enough for you, or do I need to fetch the unicycle?

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 10:53 PM (OBque)

142 If you're blocked up with all of that exercise, you're dehydrated. Drink water. Get lubricated.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 10:53 PM (Fbc0I)

143 129 There is a code for that

probably a limerick for that, too

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 30, 2026 10:53 PM (kNyWU)

144 >>> My cousin got out of one of those tickets -- can't remember how, dammit.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
---

There are lawyers who specialize in that, ticket lawyers, ask around. Usually for the price of the ticket.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 10:55 PM (XAeCh)

145 The angry mob with the torches and pitchforks looks like it rejects your premise.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 10:50 PM (OBque)

Said mob can complain directly to Ace.

Speaking of the boss - did you see his first thread today where he apologized for being late? He was scrambling 15 eggs for some reason.

Anyway, eggs are now disallowed for your arsenal of tardiness excuses.

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:56 PM (QMAsf)

146 101 >>> Billy Joel (video above) did not make the NY Times list of "The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters"

But Bad Bunny did...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)

I looked at the list. Who is Romeo Santos? Or The
-Dream? I may or may not like the others on the list, but at least I'm aware they exist.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:40 PM (U94Dl)

If they made the list the obvious or known choices that we all agree with, then it wouldn't be the slick and hip "NY Times".

Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 10:56 PM (y171U)

147 That is one of the reasons I don't eat them in the morning. They are better than shredded wheat which is vabue
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:52 PM (U94Dl)

Triscuits are just shredded wheat formed into small tiles by heat and pressure. Sort of the "food" (for lack of a better term) counterpart to Oriented Strand Board.

You know what would make a nifty bar table? Hot glue Triscuits to the table top, and flood them with epoxy resin.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:56 PM (utfVc)

148 I'm currently juggling flaming chainsaws. Is that entertaining enough for you, or do I need to fetch the unicycle?
Posted by: tankdemon

**********

Yes...

...and the blindfold...

...and the handcuffs...

...and the hungry tiger...

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 10:57 PM (I0N4X)

149 Weird font for the southwest plane. It’s hard to tell it says 1776. I like sentiment but execution meh.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 10:57 PM (th4KY)

150 27 *whispers* thursday, Miss.
Posted by: Patsy

Kind of all blurs together when unemployed
Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (gKWVE)

Ditto retired

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 10:58 PM (QGaXH)

151 Billy Joel (video above) did not make the NY Times list of "The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters"

But Bad Bunny did...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)



The NYT sucks.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 10:58 PM (2WIwB)

152 Triscuits are Soylent Brown.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 10:58 PM (RIvkX)

153 I'm currently juggling flaming chainsaws. Is that entertaining enough for you, or do I need to fetch the unicycle?
Posted by: tankdemon

Remember, ride the unicycle and juggle the chainsaws.

Posted by: Stumpy the Clown at April 30, 2026 10:58 PM (VHUov)

154 >>>Further reports as conditions warrant.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan
---

Issues with TPMS, definitely a post modern first world problem.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 10:59 PM (XAeCh)

155 OK, Doof, let’s have this fight:

Triscuits >>>>>>>>>> Reeses crap

Pistols at 50 paces.
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 10:52 PM (77rzZ)

Reeses products make people smile.
Triscuits make people shit and have a taste and texture that makes steel wool seem like a good snack.

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:59 PM (QMAsf)

156 Triscuits are merely the conveyance.

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 10:59 PM (I0N4X)

157 There is a comedian named Erin Maguire that is pretty although she may steal your soul.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 10:59 PM (3uBP9)

158 70 I'm curious about how much weight they added to the plane with that paint job.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (snZF9)

Can't be insignificant?

Grok says anywhere between 250 - 550lbs

Hmmm, woulda thought it would have been more ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 30, 2026 11:00 PM (3sXRv)

159 TPMS: can one simply rip out the stems and install common, ordinary, stems?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:00 PM (XAeCh)

160 >>> My cousin got out of one of those tickets -- can't remember how, dammit.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
---

There are lawyers who specialize in that, ticket lawyers, ask around. Usually for the price of the ticket.
Posted by: Braenyard
==

And the "Court Fee" which is also on par with the ticket.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:00 PM (/lPRQ)

161 151 Billy Joel (video above) did not make the NY Times list of "The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters"

But Bad Bunny did...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)



The NYT sucks.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 10:58 PM (2WIwB)

Maybe they thought he was dead?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 11:00 PM (ynpvh)

162 There is a code for that!

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.1 - Encopresis

When you are so constipated that you can't stop sh!tting your pants. Think marbles in a jar surrounded by water. Whatever you do, do not google 'encopresis'. You have been warned.
Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 10:49 PM (I0N4X)

***

Right now all over America, and no small number of foreign countries, Hordians are going "Gross!"

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 11:01 PM (2WIwB)

163 Triscuits are good for debriding mouth ulcers. In the 60 grit size.

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 11:01 PM (I0N4X)

164 115 Walla Voodoo
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 10:43 PM (Cqx++)

They're the ones with the Guatamalan radio.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 11:02 PM (OBque)

165 Weird font for the southwest plane. It’s hard to tell it says 1776. I like sentiment but execution meh.
Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 10:57 PM (th4KY)

Looks like it was intended to hearken back to the style of font used at the time of the Revolution.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:02 PM (utfVc)

166 162 There is a code for that!

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F98.1 - Encopresis

When you are so constipated that you can't stop sh!tting your pants. Think marbles in a jar surrounded by water. Whatever you do, do not google 'encopresis'. You have been warned.
Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 10:49 PM (I0N4X)

***

Right now all over America, and no small number of foreign countries, Hordians are going "Gross!"

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 11:01 PM (2WIwB)

Eh, Coprophagia is much worse.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 11:02 PM (ynpvh)

167 149 Weird font for the southwest plane. It’s hard to tell it says 1776. I like sentiment but execution meh.
Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 10:57 PM (th4KY)

It's the font from the Declaration of Independence

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 30, 2026 11:02 PM (3sXRv)

168 You know what would make a nifty bar table? Hot glue Triscuits to the table top, and flood them with epoxy resin.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


Basket weave and herringbone are popular patterns.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:02 PM (/lPRQ)

169 165 Weird font for the southwest plane. It’s hard to tell it says 1776. I like sentiment but execution meh.
Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 10:57 PM (th4KY)

Looks like it was intended to hearken back to the style of font used at the time of the Revolution.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:02 PM (utfVc)

Like when the second "s" looks like the integral symbol?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 11:02 PM (ynpvh)

170 >>>Triscuits make people shit and have a taste and texture that makes steel wool seem like a good snack.
Posted by: Doof
---

Try them with Philadelphia Cream Cheese, they were made for each other.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:02 PM (XAeCh)

171 The $200 ticket isn’t the real problem. It’s the $2k you’ll pay in extra insurance over the next 3 years. So if a lawyer can get it quashed for $500 it’s a great deal.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 11:03 PM (th4KY)

172 I'm curious about how much weight they added to the plane with that paint job.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (snZF9)

Can't be insignificant?

Grok says anywhere between 250 - 550lbs

Hmmm, woulda thought it would have been more ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 30, 2026 11:00 PM (3sXRv)

***

I memory serves...a tricky thing these days...paint on a 777 is about 800 lbs. So...the 737 number is probably close.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 11:03 PM (2WIwB)

173 82 J.R. Richards turned 59 today...
Posted by: SciVo at April 30, 2026 10:34 PM (Sy6m/)

I thought he was a major league baseball player.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 11:03 PM (y171U)

174 wheat thins >>> triscuits


chickenbiskit is in there somewhere. Obviously better than a triscuit. Better than a wheat thin? I don't know.

Posted by: banana Dream - in a took out a at April 30, 2026 11:03 PM (3uBP9)

175 Kind of all blurs together when unemployed
Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 10:21 PM (gKWVE)

Ditto retired
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)

I am an indentured servant.
They say I may retire when they let me.

So I go in, close the door, and sleep.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:04 PM (/lPRQ)

176 174 wheat thins >>> triscuits


chickenbiskit is in there somewhere. Obviously better than a triscuit. Better than a wheat thin? I don't know.

Posted by: banana Dream - in a took out a at April 30, 2026 11:03 PM (3uBP9)

Both beat those coasters called puffed rice cakes.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 11:04 PM (ynpvh)

177 TPMS: can one simply rip out the stems and install common, ordinary, stems?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:00 PM (XAeCh)

Absolutely. But it will throw a code. And I believe some vehicles may be restricted from going into cruise control if the TPMS is compromised.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:05 PM (utfVc)

178 It's the font from the Declaration of Independence
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 30, 2026 11:02 PM (3sXRv)

Yeah I should have said weird size or placement. I dunno it looks odd to me. Whatevs like I said I line the sentiment. Kudos to them for doing it. I’m sure they’ve received some flak from blue hairs and other leftists.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 11:05 PM (th4KY)

179 Hey Doof, nice to see you too, I am striving to get more sleep at night. so an earlier and departure may be warranted. I love the cabin pic, I want to buy it and hire the Maine Cabin Masters to spruce it up.

I'm sure that I must have missed it, but did the Republican party band together and uniformly condemn the most recent attempt on Trump's life? Did they release video after video of dems egging it on? Yet they want our votes, we should start a disgruntled party.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 11:06 PM (0nHVk)

180 145
Anyway, eggs are now disallowed for your arsenal of tardiness excuses.
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 10:56 PM (QMAsf)

I'll have to hatch a new plan.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 11:07 PM (OBque)

181 Triscuits rock!

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 11:07 PM (77rzZ)

182 There are allowances for paint weight on aircraft. It's part of the mass properties assumption going into the whole design and type cert. But, like I say there are allowances, and you have to be within a +/- tolerance. Things then get tricky for parts that are mass-balanced like control surfaces and horns and stuff. Those things are controlled a bit more strictly often.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 11:07 PM (3uBP9)

183 >>>Triscuits make people shit and have a taste and texture that makes steel wool seem like a good snack.
Posted by: Doof


Slap yourself!!!

Triscuits with brie, and a blueberry compote topping are a true delight. Washed down with a chilled Gewurztraminer. Yum!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 11:08 PM (2WIwB)

184 148 Yes...

...and the blindfold...

...and the handcuffs...

...and the hungry tiger...
Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 10:57 PM (I0N4X)

I happened across some communists yesterday, and, long story short, the tiger is not currently hungry.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 11:09 PM (OBque)

185 176 174 wheat thins >>> triscuits


chickenbiskit is in there somewhere. Obviously better than a triscuit. Better than a wheat thin? I don't know.

Posted by: banana Dream - in a took out a at April 30, 2026 11:03 PM (3uBP9)

Both beat those coasters called puffed rice cakes.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 11:04 PM (ynpvh)

Red Oval Farms Stoned Wheat Thins were superior to all of the above ...

And then were discontinued during COVID

***respectfully bows head at the loss***

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 30, 2026 11:09 PM (3sXRv)

186 I'm curious about how much weight they added to the plane with that paint job.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 10:30 PM (snZF9)

Can't be insignificant?

Grok says anywhere between 250 - 550lbs

Hmmm, woulda thought it would have been more ...
Posted by: browndog says woof


GROK did the web search and summary for you.
Any old web search engine (circa 2000) could do as well. You'd just have to read it yourself.

A real answer would be to repeat the query,
Throw in some assumptions, say aircraft model, dry paint density, coating system thickness and run some calcs.
Maybe calc the surface area of the plane using a 3D model x thickness of coating x density = total weight.
Should get it within a few pounds, not some wild ass range from where the high end 'estimate' is more than twice the low end.

If the owner really cared they could weigh the plane when it was stripped to bright aluminum and again after paint completed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:10 PM (/lPRQ)

187 Triscuits rock!
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 11:07 PM (77rzZ)
=====

I was waiting for you to defend your favorite baked snack and or cracker.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 11:10 PM (RIvkX)

188 Anyway, eggs are now disallowed for your arsenal of tardiness excuses.
Posted by: Doof

I'll have to hatch a new plan.
Posted by: tankdemon

Eggsactly!!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 11:10 PM (Kyh8Y)

189 Triscuits with brie, and a blueberry compote topping are a true delight. Washed down with a chilled Gewurztraminer. Yum!!!
Posted by: Diogenes

Do all that, and you probably can't tell the triscuits from the box they came in.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 11:11 PM (VHUov)

190 A World Cup match is scheduled in Philadelphia on July 4th. Nice touch by FIFA. Assuming it was done on purpose and not random.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 11:11 PM (th4KY)

191 I happened across some communists yesterday, and, long story short, the tiger is not currently hungry.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 11:09 PM (OBque)
=====

This brightens my day.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

192 Goodnight, all you Triscuit haters.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 11:12 PM (77rzZ)

193 ==

And the "Court Fee" which is also on par with the ticket.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
----

For a time, in my youth, I was a collector. First time with a new lawyer in county court. Judge is lecturing law and the penalties he could enforce if we went to trial and lost.
It was intimidating but I puckered up and waited... and waited. Just as he was about to throw the gavel a young man in a suit walked down the middle isle calling out names, mine included. Then he said, please step into the foyer.
When the small group gathered he said, your case is dismissed.
Okey dokey.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:12 PM (XAeCh)

194 190 A World Cup match is scheduled in Philadelphia on July 4th. Nice touch by FIFA. Assuming it was done on purpose and not random.
Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 11:11 PM (th4KY)

England vs France perhaps ?

(more than likely not, as that assumes England will make it that far along)

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 30, 2026 11:13 PM (3sXRv)

195 Check out the whole thing. And let this serve as a reminder to get your colonoscopy if you are due!
------

Heh. Ironic...went through it today. I'm exhausted, as it were.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 30, 2026 11:13 PM (XeU6L)

196 Billy Joel (video above) did not make the NY Times list of "The 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters"

But Bad Bunny did...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 10:31 PM (y171U)

Depending on when the list was published, it should have included David Allen Cole, for "Take This Job and Shove It".

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 11:13 PM (S/Y4j)

197 191 I happened across some communists yesterday, and, long story short, the tiger is not currently hungry.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 11:09 PM (OBque)
=====

This brightens my day.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
--

Hope they didn't give him indigestion.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:14 PM (XAeCh)

198 159 TPMS: can one simply rip out the stems and install common, ordinary, stems?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:00 PM (XAeCh)

Yes. But then you have to live with that little light on the dash for the rest of your life....and probably have trouble selling or trading it in.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:14 PM (QGaXH)

199 I can't say I've ever liked triscuits. They have one thing going for them. They are probably the highest strength/weight cracker. It's like a weird lightweight space age composite that can hold almost any condiment, many layers of both hors and doeuvres. We should probably build aircraft out of triscuits.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 11:15 PM (3uBP9)

200 199 I can't say I've ever liked triscuits. They have one thing going for them. They are probably the highest strength/weight cracker. It's like a weird lightweight space age composite that can hold almost any condiment, many layers of both hors and doeuvres. We should probably build aircraft out of triscuits.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 11:15 PM (3uBP9)

Like they are made of bamboo.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:16 PM (bss/y)

201 >>> Yes. But then you have to live with that little light on the dash for the rest of your life....and probably have trouble selling or trading it in.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:14 PM (QGaXH)


How would you know the seasons changed in the South without that light?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 11:17 PM (3uBP9)

202 Oh my gosh, I started reading comments and someone said it was Friday and I became deeply concerned for my mental health.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 10:41 PM (0nHVk)


I have my computer clock set to Seoul time, which shows it is Friday at 12:17 pm, which has tripped me up a couple of times today.

hugs!!!!!

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 11:17 PM (rbvCR)

203 We should probably build aircraft out of triscuits.
Posted by: banana Dream

Weren't some B-25s known as Cracker Boxes?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 11:17 PM (Kyh8Y)

204 177 TPMS: can one simply rip out the stems and install common, ordinary, stems?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:00 PM (XAeCh)

Absolutely. But it will throw a code. And I believe some vehicles may be restricted from going into cruise control if the TPMS is compromised.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:05 PM (utfVc)

I've been able to use the cruise control, both regular (classic?) and 'A-daptive'.

I see when I put '2018' in parenthesis it autocorrected to after posting. I trust my meaning wasn't lost.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:19 PM (QGaXH)

205
Absolutely. But it will throw a code. And I believe some vehicles may be restricted from going into cruise control if the TPMS is compromised.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

Who thinks of this stuff? Senator who.
President Trump, save us from this crap.
Abolish all of it.
Please.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:19 PM (XAeCh)

206 England vs France perhaps ?

(more than likely not, as that assumes England will make it that far along)
Posted by: browndog says woof at April 30, 2026 11:13 PM (3sXRv)

It’ll be past group stage so the who it will be.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 11:19 PM (th4KY)

207 TBD who it will be. Damn auto cucumbers.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 11:20 PM (th4KY)

208 I'll even buy a Colorado if I can get one with no crap and a blown Duramax.
Promise.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:21 PM (XAeCh)

209 179 I'm sure that I must have missed it, but did the Republican party band together and uniformly condemn the most recent attempt on Trump's life? Did they release video after video of dems egging it on? Yet they want our votes, we should start a disgruntled party.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 11:06 PM (0nHVk)

This IS the disgruntled party....now GOML! (Get Off My Lawn)

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:22 PM (QGaXH)

210 Forecast tonight calls for snow, Just when I thought summer was just around the corner. It is a tradition for my wife's birthday to have a big spring snowstorm. Odd that.

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 11:22 PM (I0N4X)

211 188 Anyway, eggs are now disallowed for your arsenal of tardiness excuses.
Posted by: Doof

I'll have to hatch a new plan.
Posted by: tankdemon

Eggsactly!!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 11:10 PM (Kyh8Y)

Egg-cellent!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:23 PM (QGaXH)

212 >>>Yes. But then you have to live with that little light on the dash for the rest of your life....and probably have trouble selling or trading it in.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)
---

My ABS light has been on for five years. I rarely notice it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:24 PM (XAeCh)

213 Absolutely. But it will throw a code. And I believe some vehicles may be restricted from going into cruise control if the TPMS is compromised.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

I yanked the TPMS sensors out of my Colorado. The dash light was on before I did it anyway, so nothing new. I haven't tried the cruise control yet though. Now I'm curious.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 11:24 PM (snZF9)

214 199 I can't say I've ever liked triscuits. They have one thing going for them. They are probably the highest strength/weight cracker. It's like a weird lightweight space age composite that can hold almost any condiment, many layers of both hors and doeuvres. We should probably build aircraft out of triscuits.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 11:15 PM (3uBP9)

Triscuits were essential in the construction of Kon Tiki.

Posted by: Zombie Thor Heyerdahl at April 30, 2026 11:24 PM (wVcYX)

215 Was just reading about the future of commercial air travel. Eventually they will remove all windows from the planes and replace them with wide angle digital cameras which will project an unobstructed real time view on the walls of the cabin to show the exterior. They're already testing out the concept on private Gulfstream 800's. The goal is to show the exterior views right, left and top. I can see where displaying the view underneath would be an issue with some of the less seasoned flyers.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:24 PM (dIske)

216 Anyway, eggs are now disallowed for your arsenal of tardiness excuses.
Posted by: Doof

I'll have to hatch a new plan.
Posted by: tankdemon

Eggsactly!!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 11:10 PM (Kyh8Y)

Egg-cellent!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:23 PM (QGaXH)


You guys are cracking me up!
Oh! Shit!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 11:24 PM (2WIwB)

217 Greetings from the shithole of Seattle!

It sucks here. Don’t come. It’s really awful.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 11:25 PM (A5RD0)

218 Absolutely. But it will throw a code. And I believe some vehicles may be restricted from going into cruise control if the TPMS is compromised.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

Who thinks of this stuff? Senator who.
President Trump, save us from this crap.
Abolish all of it.
Please.

Posted by: Braenyard


Wait until the next model year starts and all cars are required to full time action driver monitoring cameras and data retention, all there for the taking by your friendly Guvment.
.... and if it thinks you aren't acting 'right' it'll shut off and call the popo on you.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:26 PM (/lPRQ)

219 Oh, get ova it already!

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 11:26 PM (I0N4X)

220 A Wisconsin road has added a decimal point to its speed limit — in the hope that the unusual traffic sign will give drivers’ second thoughts about putting the pedal to the metal.
________________________

Proof of two things:

The Wisconsin DOT has too many employees, such that they are instituting some of the ideas they had when they were stoned. And, Wisconsin DOT employees are largely retarded.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:27 PM (dIske)

221 This morning on tv they were talking about s youbg woman who never smoked but had lung cancer

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 30, 2026 11:27 PM (eZ5tL)

222 211 188 Anyway, eggs are now disallowed for your arsenal of tardiness excuses.
Posted by: Doof

I'll have to hatch a new plan.
Posted by: tankdemon

Eggsactly!!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 11:10 PM (Kyh8Y)

Egg-cellent!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:23 PM (QGaXH)

We're getting repetitive. We need to come up with better yolks.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 11:28 PM (OBque)

223 One interesting thing about TPS/TPMS on tires, I read about this from something someone posted here:

all sensors communicate with the car. They aren't connected to the car of course, because tires do a spinny spinny thing, so they connect wirelessly. Is it by proximity? No that would never work because there are other car tires just feet from your car's tires. So they obviously have unique codes, that are constantly transmitting, well beyond your car because they would have to already go 10,20,30 feet or more depending on the size of the vehicle and tire configuration.

What does that mean? That means every single modern car has a very convenient means of being passively tracked through waypoints by anywhos that happened to want to do that sort of thing.

Interesting, no?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 11:28 PM (3uBP9)

224 201 >>> Yes. But then you have to live with that little light on the dash for the rest of your life....and probably have trouble selling or trading it in.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:14 PM (QGaXH)


How would you know the seasons changed in the South without that light?
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 11:17 PM (3uBP9)

Even here in near-constant temperature Southern California I sometimes have the light illuminate in what passes for 'fall'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)

225 Was just reading about the future of commercial air travel. Eventually they will remove all windows from the planes and replace them with wide angle digital cameras which will project an unobstructed real time view on the walls of the cabin to show the exterior. They're already testing out the concept on private Gulfstream 800's. The goal is to show the exterior views right, left and top. I can see where displaying the view underneath would be an issue with some of the less seasoned flyers.
Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:24 PM (dIske)

***

Until some asshole hacks the computer and shows the aircraft entering into a series of rolls before rolling over into a spin. Later the ground crew will have to clean the brown stinky smell out of the cabin.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 11:29 PM (2WIwB)

226 Anyway, eggs are now disallowed for your arsenal of tardiness excuses.
Posted by: Doof

I'll have to hatch a new plan.
Posted by: tankdemon

Eggsactly!!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 11:10 PM (Kyh8Y)

Egg-cellent!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:23 PM (QGaXH)

Chicks still count though, right?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 11:29 PM (S/Y4j)

227 200 199 I can't say I've ever liked triscuits.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 11:15 PM (3uBP9)

Like they are made of bamboo.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:16 PM (bss/y)

Baked bamboo with salt. A lot of salt.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 30, 2026 11:29 PM (y171U)

228 Yes. But then you have to live with that little light on the dash for the rest of your life....and probably have trouble selling or trading it in.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:14 PM (QGaXH)

I had an LTD that had a highbeam indicator light in the instrument cluster that was horribly bright in the dark car at night. Eventually I pasted a stamp over it.
Eventually the stickum on the stamp dried up and it fell off, so I had to get another stamp.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 11:29 PM (rbvCR)

229 I like Triscuits, every November I buy a couple of boxes to pair with homemade blue cheese spread or top with a square of cheddar and throw under the broiler for a very quick and tasty snack. good with beer or wine.

Scary, no need to be sorry, I was just really scared for a moment that I had no memory whatsoever of an entire day. I am sure that Rod Serling covered this topic sometime.

Hey Kindltot, I hope that all is well with you.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 30, 2026 11:29 PM (0nHVk)

230 222 211 188 Anyway, eggs are now disallowed for your arsenal of tardiness excuses.
Posted by: Doof

I'll have to hatch a new plan.
Posted by: tankdemon

Eggsactly!!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 11:10 PM (Kyh8Y)

Egg-cellent!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:23 PM (QGaXH)

We're getting repetitive. We need to come up with better yolks.
Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 11:28 PM (OBque)
________________________________

Don't use egg recipies that conform to DEI. In clarfication, if the recipe says "don't use the whites"...it's DEI.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:30 PM (dIske)

231 This morning on tv they were talking about s youbg woman who never smoked but had lung cancer
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

How did they find out?
No reason to ever check if patient is a non-smoker.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:31 PM (/lPRQ)

232 The Wisconsin DOT has too many employees, such that they are instituting some of the ideas they had when they were stoned. And, Wisconsin DOT employees are largely retarded.
Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:27 PM (dIske)

It's a county sign, in a waste and recycling facility. Not all of Wisconsin is this silly.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 11:32 PM (S/Y4j)

233 "Ford filed patents to read your lips, scan your pupils, monitor your heart rate, and run your face through a criminal database. In your own truck. Without telling you.

And disable your truck.

"This isn't about safety. It's never been about safety. Ford Pro Telematics is already live — fleet managers can pull a real-time video feed of your face right now, from their phone, while you're driving. And Ford's own marketing materials explicitly connect that data to insurance outcomes."

https://tinyurl.com/mradn3wn

Of course, it's not just Ford doing this.
H/T - > Posted by: Beverly

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:32 PM (XAeCh)

234 Somewhere between here and Ohio, I want to say maybe Kansas, they have highway mile markers every tenth of a mile. I guess it helps if you are calling for roadside assistance, but seems a bit superfluous.

May have been Missouri...

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 11:32 PM (I0N4X)

235 Greetings from the shithole of Seattle!

It sucks here. Don’t come. It’s really awful.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 11:25 PM (A5RD0)


Too late nurse. I was driving up from Vancouver and was passed by 7 cars with California plates, all loaded to the gills with boxes and suitcases. They clearly saw the weather report.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 11:32 PM (2WIwB)

236 How did they find out?
No reason to ever check if patient is a non-smoker.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:31 PM (/lPRQ)

Second hand smoke!

Global Warming!

Smog!

She lives in China!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:33 PM (bss/y)

237 It's a county sign, in a waste and recycling facility. Not all of Wisconsin is this silly.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 11:32 PM (S/Y4j)

I wonder how long it will be before someone paints over the decimal point.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 11:33 PM (S/Y4j)

238 How did they find out?
No reason to ever check if patient is a non-smoker.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

She & her hubby signed up for full body MRI for "peace of mind" and it showed a spot
Apparently her family has connections, whatever that means, in the medical community so she got more testing done.

She wrote a book "One Scan Saved My Life"

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 30, 2026 11:34 PM (eZ5tL)

239 Okay you slapdicks. What did I miss?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 11:34 PM (JkO4W)

240 How did they find out?
No reason to ever check if patient is a non-smoker.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:31 PM (/lPRQ)
__________________________

Asbestos. PM25, Diesel fumes, Sulfates, nitrates, heavy metals, and Yoko Ono Albums.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:35 PM (dIske)

241 May have been Missouri...
Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 11:32 PM (I0N4X)

Ah. The "Shoe Me" state

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 11:35 PM (rbvCR)

242 Was just reading about the future of commercial air travel. Eventually they will remove all windows from the planes and replace them with wide angle digital cameras which will project an unobstructed real time view on the walls of the cabin to show the exterior. They're already testing out the concept on private Gulfstream 800's. The goal is to show the exterior views right, left and top. I can see where displaying the view underneath would be an issue with some of the less seasoned flyers.
Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:24 PM (dIske)

I hate movies in airplanes. I would love to have a few high-definition video cams with views of the ground ahead, to each side, and directly below. You could have canned narration of what was being viewed through each cam. Name the mountains and rivers and lakes, give some history, and some descriptive geology. Give the passengers a mouse or trackball, to move a cursor on the screen, and click for information on the feature highlighted.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:35 PM (utfVc)

243 Speaking of hacks, somebody hacked the King James Bible Online that I use frequently with some sort of ransomware. What's the deal with that?

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 11:36 PM (I0N4X)

244 The 1/10 mile markers are for checking your odometer's accuracy.

Posted by: PabloD at April 30, 2026 11:36 PM (zUFRX)

245 Anyway, I sm curious about covid vax and these unexpected cancers in the young adult set

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 30, 2026 11:36 PM (eZ5tL)

246 205
Absolutely. But it will throw a code. And I believe some vehicles may be restricted from going into cruise control if the TPMS is compromised.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

Who thinks of this stuff? Senator who.
President Trump, save us from this crap.
Abolish all of it.
Please.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 11:19 PM (XAeCh)

"...some vehicles may be restricted from going into cruise control if the TPMS is compromised."

Shhh...don't give them ideas. Next they'll restrict the vehicle speed to 35 mph is TPMS is compromised...if only to force you to spend the money.

In other news, our 2012 Outback passed Smog Check today. It's an older car so I only have to pay 182$ to register it. Plus 65$ for the smog check.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:36 PM (QGaXH)

247 Meme:

We used to have empires run by emperors,
and kingdoms run by kings.

Now we have countries.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 11:36 PM (S/Y4j)

248 243 Speaking of hacks, somebody hacked the King James Bible Online that I use frequently with some sort of ransomware. What's the deal with that?
Posted by: muldoon

Atheists?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 30, 2026 11:36 PM (eZ5tL)

249 35 Greetings from the shithole of Seattle!

It sucks here. Don’t come. It’s really awful.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 11:25 PM (A5RD0)
_______________________

Oh, the place with the basement dwelling, never had a real job in her life, cardboard faced Communist Mayor. You have my condolences.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:37 PM (dIske)

250 Until some asshole hacks the computer and shows the aircraft entering into a series of rolls before rolling over into a spin. Later the ground crew will have to clean the brown stinky smell out of the cabin.
Posted by: Diogenes


They can show anything.
Rollercoaster, cruising at treetop level, flying through flames, crashing... right now if you have a window you can close the blind and sleep. Being surrounded by a shitload of large displays they are going to bombard you with advertising the whole time.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:38 PM (/lPRQ)

251 If the owner really cared they could weigh the plane when it was stripped to bright aluminum and again after paint completed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:10 PM (/lPRQ)

I watched the vid again and saw they stripped it right in the beginning. I didn't see that the first time around. I'm thinking hmmm painting white over the green, then a shitload of blue over the white, and then red over some of the other white. I'm thinking original paint, plus white, plus another almost another entire paint layer with the blue and red. I was thinking damn they probably added 1200 pounds to the thing.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 11:38 PM (snZF9)

252 Oh, the place with the basement dwelling, never had a real job in her life, cardboard faced Communist Mayor. You have my condolences.
Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:37 PM (dIske)

-------

Katie Wilson.

Does her mom and dad still bring her lunch?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 11:38 PM (JkO4W)

253 Was just reading about the future of commercial air travel. Eventually they will remove all windows from the planes and replace them with wide angle digital cameras which will project an unobstructed real time view on the walls of the cabin to show the exterior. They're already testing out the concept on private Gulfstream 800's. The goal is to show the exterior views right, left and top. I can see where displaying the view underneath would be an issue with some of the less seasoned flyers.
Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 11:24 PM (dIske)


You are generally still required to have side transparencies for control check. Even in the modern day and even long transport class aircraft. And that's rich for a gulfstream in that one of their big prestige items is their wide oval windows. It's a thing they're known for.

Now there was a lot of talk about doing exactly that back a decade or so ago when there were all those SS biz jet startups. But those mostly all went boom.

Posted by: banana Dream - get it? at April 30, 2026 11:38 PM (3uBP9)

254 217 Greetings from the shithole of Seattle!

It sucks here. Don’t come. It’s really awful.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 11:25 PM (A5RD0)

What's not to like? It's a beautiful city and area. My son went to Seattle U. for a couple of years. Plus you're there....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:39 PM (QGaXH)

255
I have my computer clock set to Seoul time, which shows it is Friday at 12:17 pm, which has tripped me up a couple of times today.

hugs!!!!!
Posted by: Kindltot

Were you riding the Seoul train?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 11:40 PM (Cqx++)

256 Speaking of hacks, somebody hacked the King James Bible Online that I use frequently with some sort of ransomware. What's the deal with that?
Posted by: muldoon

The hard part is finding the 30 pieces of silver to pay the ransom.....

Posted by: mikeski holds up a 1-iron, just in case at April 30, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov)

257 It's a county sign, in a waste and recycling facility. Not all of Wisconsin is this silly.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 11:32 PM (S/Y4j)

It's a landfill site. 15 mph is a common speed limit in such sites for reason of dust control, if nothing else. The drivers are paid by the hour; there is no reason to be hasty.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:40 PM (utfVc)

258 That video of the Goo Goo Dolls doing Iris in a Buffalo downpour is one of my all-time favorites.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 30, 2026 11:41 PM (ceJ0R)

259 I have my computer clock set to Seoul time, which shows it is Friday at 12:17 pm, which has tripped me up a couple of times today.

hugs!!!!!
Posted by: Kindltot

Were you riding the Seoul train?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 11:40 PM (Cqx++)

The zombie train to Busan?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 11:42 PM (wVcYX)

260 Greetings from the shithole of Seattle!

It sucks here. Don’t come. It’s really awful.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 11:25 PM (A5RD0)

What's not to like? It's a beautiful city and area. My son went to Seattle U. for a couple of years. Plus you're there....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

It is being run by communists and and the panhandlers no long make change for a $20.00.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 30, 2026 11:42 PM (A35Uv)

261 Greetings from the shithole of Seattle!

It sucks here. Don’t come. It’s really awful.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 11:25 PM (A5RD0)

Not even to come and get drunk with you?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 11:42 PM (snZF9)

262 G'night y'all. Endeavour to persevere@

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 11:42 PM (I0N4X)

263 >>> Speaking of hacks, somebody hacked the King James Bible Online that I use frequently with some sort of ransomware. What's the deal with that?
Posted by: muldoon

The hard part is finding the 30 pieces of silver to pay the ransom.....
Posted by: mikeski holds up a 1-iron, just in case at April 30, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov)


What did the hackers do? Encrypt their bible? Because I think there may be a few copies of that available they could replace their locked version with.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 11:44 PM (3uBP9)

264 Somewhere between here and Ohio, I want to say maybe Kansas, they have highway mile markers every tenth of a mile. I guess it helps if you are calling for roadside assistance, but seems a bit superfluous.

May have been Missouri...
Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 11:32 PM (I0N4X)

I think I have seen that in both Arkansas and Missouri. Indeed, it would be useful for calling in roadside assistance, or to report a wreck to the Highway Patrol.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:44 PM (utfVc)

265 Was just reading about the future of commercial air travel. Eventually they will remove all windows from the planes and replace them with wide angle digital cameras which will project an unobstructed real time view on the walls of the cabin to show the exterior. They're already testing out the concept on private Gulfstream 800's. The goal is to show the exterior views right, left and top. I can see where displaying the view underneath would be an issue with some of the less seasoned flyers.
Posted by: Orson

Royal Caribbean, and probably some other cruise lines, are putting screens on one wall of their interior cabins, showing a view of the outside of the ship. Royal calls them "virtual balconies."

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 11:45 PM (VHUov)

266 >>>Egg-cellent!

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)

>This is becoming egg-cruciating.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 11:45 PM (Fbc0I)

267 On the aircraft the 'green' is primer. Usually it's kind of yellowish-green.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:45 PM (/lPRQ)

268 245 Anyway, I sm curious about covid vax and these unexpected cancers in the young adult set
Posted by: vmom deport

New colon cancers in the Milenneal and Gen Z crowd are frightening.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 11:46 PM (A5RD0)

269 Greetings from the shithole of Seattle!

It sucks here. Don’t come. It’s really awful.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 11:25 PM (A5RD0)

Not even to come and get drunk with you?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 11:42 PM (snZF9)

***

Speaking of...
Three fingers of Buffalo Trace over ice.
The last couple days with the Mormon in-laws was a struggle.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 11:46 PM (2WIwB)

270 237 It's a county sign, in a waste and recycling facility. Not all of Wisconsin is this silly.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 11:32 PM (S/Y4j)

I wonder how long it will be before someone paints over the decimal point.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 30, 2026 11:33 PM (S/Y4j)

There's a story about a guy was on the 91 Fwy (CA-91) doing 90 mph. Cops pull him over, he says 'speeding? the speed limit is 91 mph'. 'No sir, that's the route sign'.
Speeder says 'well good thing you didn't see me when I was on the 710.....'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:46 PM (QGaXH)

271 A Triscut, a trascut.
Might as well eat a basket.

Posted by: Reforger at April 30, 2026 11:46 PM (G4ajv)

272 In other news, our 2012 Outback passed Smog Check today. It's an older car so I only have to pay 182$ to register it. Plus 65$ for the smog check.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:36 PM (QGaXH)

Yikes! Highway robbery. REgistration here in Alberta for my Suburban is 75 dollars, I think. No smog check, period. About 55 USD.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:47 PM (utfVc)

273 Speaking of...
Three fingers of Buffalo Trace over ice.
The last couple days with the Mormon in-laws was a struggle.
Posted by: Diogenes

I totally understand what you mean. The last time I was around Mormons had drank all my liquor and took off with my cat.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 30, 2026 11:47 PM (glnUu)

274 Not even to come and get drunk with you?
Posted by: Berserker

You and Mrs B are welcome ANY TIME.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 11:48 PM (A5RD0)

275 Clowns to the left of me, yokers to the right, here I am caught in the middle with you.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 11:48 PM (Fbc0I)

276 Registration in the Communist state of New Mexico runs me $120 for 2 years. It doesn't matter what year your car is.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 30, 2026 11:48 PM (glnUu)

277 On the aircraft the 'green' is primer. Usually it's kind of yellowish-green.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:45 PM (/lPRQ)

Zinc chromate primer is used a lot on aluminum. It is that bilious green color.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:49 PM (utfVc)

278 Generally speed limits are too low.

They were designed for 1950s era cars.

Most speed limits and speed limit enforcement is about revenue, and I would suspect it is here as well.

Oh, and take the $$$ from traffic tickets and give them to DOT instead of the cops. You'd suddenly see a very dramatic change in how police enforce speed laws...

Posted by: Barack Obama at April 30, 2026 11:50 PM (sKqQm)

279 On the aircraft the 'green' is primer. Usually it's kind of yellowish-green.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:45 PM (/lPRQ)

It looks like they stripped the green off right in the beginning, then reprimed it with the yellowish primer. There was a primer I used to use years ago by Sikkens that was that yellowish color. That took some getting used to after using black for a bunch of years.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 11:51 PM (snZF9)

280 'bilious' is a good word.

Comes from bile, right?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:52 PM (bss/y)

281 Zinc chromate primer is used a lot on aluminum. It is that bilious green color.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Would it work on my dry scalp?

Posted by: Itchin' and Scratchin' at April 30, 2026 11:52 PM (oftw2)

282 Zinc chromate primer is used a lot on aluminum. It is that bilious green color.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:49 PM (utfVc)

Was that the shit they stripped off in the beginning? That was a nasty green.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 11:53 PM (snZF9)

283 Registration in the Communist state of New Mexico runs me $120 for 2 years. It doesn't matter what year your car is.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram

That was one of Jesse "The Mind" Ventura's mistakes here.

1. Jesse: Eat the rich! Car tabs prorated by age!

B. Farmers: hey, we can't afford that for our farm trucks.....

3. Jesse: Good pint! Big trucks are exempt!

D. Rich folks: How do you like my brand new Land Rover, unobtanium edition? Tabs cost me nothing!

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 11:54 PM (VHUov)

284 I've always wondered what the ideal speed to mileage ratio was. I suspect it would be different based on how the car was geared rather than the engine per se, with each one having it's own sweet spot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:54 PM (bss/y)

285 272 In other news, our 2012 Outback passed Smog Check today. It's an older car so I only have to pay 182$ to register it. Plus 65$ for the smog check.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:36 PM (QGaXH)

Yikes! Highway robbery. REgistration here in Alberta for my Suburban is 75 dollars, I think. No smog check, period. About 55 USD.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:47 PM (utfVc)

My 2019 Ram is 500$/year and the camper is another 500$. It goes down gradually as the cars age as it's partly based on the value of the car.

Smog check is every other year.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)

286 243 Speaking of hacks, somebody hacked the King James Bible Online that I use frequently with some sort of ransomware. What's the deal with that?
Posted by: muldoon


I noticed BibleHub was having this issue to. Weird.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at April 30, 2026 11:55 PM (Iz+f5)

287 The mustang is still 200+ (just renewed, 214.)

Beshear needs to pay for those battery plants.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y)

288 I totally understand what you mean. The last time I was around Mormons had drank all my liquor and took off with my cat.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 30, 2026 11:47 PM (glnUu)


They're actually nice folks. My sis-in-law always makes me a blueberry cobbler when I'm forced to come visit. But I have to go find a starbucks in the morning. And their coffee sucks.
O King Harv there!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 30, 2026 11:56 PM (2WIwB)

289 No smog check here. Can renew online every year. They send you a new plate every 5 or so.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:57 PM (bss/y)

290 In other news, our 2012 Outback passed Smog Check today. It's an older car so I only have to pay 182$ to register it. Plus 65$ for the smog check.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:36 PM (QGaXH)


Don't say that too loud and give jersey any frigging ideas. We do inspections every 2 years but we don't get charged for it.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 11:58 PM (snZF9)

291 JFC.
Got some mews today work that is mind blowing.
I'm talking corporate incompetence that may make national news.
Because of an NDA I can't say what it is, but it may destroy the company.
If it doesn't, than even cockroaches will bow down to us.

A fuck up so basic and colossal from a company perspective, it almost defies explanation.
We will see how it is reported and pans out.
Just...fuuuuuck.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 30, 2026 11:58 PM (h8joU)

292 Was that the shit they stripped off in the beginning? That was a nasty green.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 11:53 PM (snZF9)

The zinc chromate primer I am familiar with is sort of intermediate between the green they removed, and the yellow they applied. Probably both are zinc chromate, just different formulations.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:58 PM (utfVc)

293 Mews. Heh.
Yes I have cats.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 30, 2026 11:59 PM (h8joU)

294 Generally speed limits are too low.

They were designed for 1950s era cars.

Most speed limits and speed limit enforcement is about revenue, and I would suspect it is here as well.
Posted by: [hopefully a sockpuppet of] Barack Obama

If it were about safety, every road would have the dual (or more) speed limits like I-80 has. 10mph slower for big rigs.

The idea that a brand new Honda Civic and a fully-loaded cement mixer have the same safe top speed is ludicrous.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 11:59 PM (VHUov)

295 Yikes! Highway robbery. REgistration here in Alberta for my Suburban is 75 dollars, I think. No smog check, period. About 55 USD.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:47 PM (utfVc)

My 2019 Ram is 500$/year and the camper is another 500$. It goes down gradually as the cars age as it's partly based on the value of the car.

Smog check is every other year.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)

***

Washington State got rid of the smog check.BS when too many Seattle cars were failing. So they just straight up screw you on the annual license renewals. Mrs D's 2014 Acura is still $400.
I hate this place.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:00 AM (2WIwB)

296 289 No smog check here. Can renew online every year. They send you a new plate every 5 or so.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:57 PM (bss/y)

Well if California passes the 'bile-onaires' tax you may have a bunch of new neighbors. Someone finally read the fine print and it seems on page 35 or so there's a provision that the legislature can vote to apply it to anybody, not just the super-rich. Funny how this news comes out AFTER it is announced that the issue has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:01 AM (QGaXH)

297 I had a new roof installed mid-January. If everything goes right tonight I we'll find out for the first time if the contractor put the shingles on correctly. It's been a bit dry here in Las Cruces.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 12:01 AM (glnUu)

298 >>>Generally speed limits are too low.

They were designed for 1950s era cars.

>A lot of these two lane highways were constructed when the speed limit was 55. Then they bumped them up to 70. If you think you can go 70 or 75 on stretches of these roads, you're going to die and - maybe even hit an elk.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 12:02 AM (Fbc0I)

299 My 2019 Ram is 500$/year and the camper is another 500$. It goes down gradually as the cars age as it's partly based on the value of the car.

Smog check is every other year.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 30, 2026 11:55 PM (QGaXH)

They pull that bullshit, huh? Surprisingly in jersey its the same price no matter how old or what kind of car. Its about $70-80. A friend of mine in Connecticut gets it broken off in his ass. If its a new car its about $1500 and gradually goes down as it gets older. I think it bottoms out at $500 for a piece of shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 12:02 AM (snZF9)

300 I may be unemployed soon, depending on how this shakes out.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:02 AM (h8joU)

301 297 I had a new roof installed mid-January. If everything goes right tonight I we'll find out for the first time if the contractor put the shingles on correctly. It's been a bit dry here in Las Cruces.

-------

Thatch?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 12:03 AM (JkO4W)

302 Sweet dreams Horde, I need to stretch out.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 01, 2026 12:03 AM (0nHVk)

303 A fuck up so basic and colossal from a company perspective, it almost defies explanation.
We will see how it is reported and pans out.
Just...fuuuuuck.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at April 30, 2026 11:58 PM (h8joU)


You can tell me. It's OK and totally legal...swearsies.

PS...I have my broker on the phone.

Posted by: Mr Pelosi at May 01, 2026 12:04 AM (2WIwB)

304 I may be unemployed soon, depending on how this shakes out.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:02 AM (h8joU)

Well, if the company goes tits-up, I guess the NDA becomes moot.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:04 AM (utfVc)

305 I had a new roof installed mid-January. If everything goes right tonight I we'll find out for the first time if the contractor put the shingles on correctly. It's been a bit dry here in Las Cruces.

-------

Thatch?

Nah. The spring winds would send the thatch flying all the way into Texas. We use corrugated metal sheets with truck tires on top to hold them in place.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 12:05 AM (glnUu)

306 300 I may be unemployed soon, depending on how this shakes out.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:02 AM (h8joU)

Sorry to hear that! Hope it doesn't come to all that. I remember in my corporate life dire predictions of doom usually didn't pan out so try to think positive. But update the resume, just in case. It always helped me to calm down knowing I was ready to hit the ground running if disaster really did strike.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:06 AM (QGaXH)

307 How are sandstorm on houses?

I just remembered getting caught in a sandstorm in Mesilla (we were walking back to the van after eating.) It was night because the street lights in the square were on.

It was interesting. I was maybe 9 or 10.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:07 AM (bss/y)

308 Nah. The spring winds would send the thatch flying all the way into Texas. We use corrugated metal sheets with truck tires on top to hold them in place.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 12:05 AM (glnUu)

Practical.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:07 AM (bss/y)

309 AOP, you aren't wrong.
Quality Assurance and engineers f'd up for TWO YEARS.
It will likely cost millions if not tens of millions to fix the problem.
It is literally a matter of life and death.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:08 AM (h8joU)

310 G'night gang.
It's been a long day.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 01, 2026 12:08 AM (2WIwB)

311 Quality Assurance and engineers f'd up for TWO YEARS.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:08 AM (h8joU)

Chinese company?

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 12:09 AM (snZF9)

312 How are sandstorm on houses?

I just remembered getting caught in a sandstorm in Mesilla (we were walking back to the van after eating.) It was night because the street lights in the square were on.

It was interesting. I was maybe 9 or 10.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

We don't get true sandstorms here in Las Cruces or mesilla. We just get exciting dust storms. Since everything here is stucco, Adobe or brick. They don't have much effect on the houses. On the other hand, that stuff comes right through the cracks in your doors and windows.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 12:09 AM (glnUu)

313 Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan, I am too old and fat to be a street whore...again.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:09 AM (h8joU)

314 The facility, which provides recycling and landfill disposal services, said it decided on a posted speed limit of 17.3 mph because it makes drivers “pause

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There is a small town that I drive through about once a week and they lowered their speed limit from 35 to 25 to 20 over about 15 years. Its not safer. You spend more time looking at your dash than you do watching for pedestrians.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 01, 2026 12:09 AM (IurJ0)

315 309 AOP, you aren't wrong.
Quality Assurance and engineers f'd up for TWO YEARS.
It will likely cost millions if not tens of millions to fix the problem.
It is literally a matter of life and death.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:08 AM (h8joU)

So... Thursday?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:09 AM (bss/y)

316 I knew used truck tires were good for something.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 01, 2026 12:10 AM (JkO4W)

317 Time for me to check out. I need a good night's sleep to go do battle tomorrow with big-box membership store over my tire pressure sensors.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 01, 2026 12:10 AM (QGaXH)

318 We don't get true sandstorms here in Las Cruces or mesilla. We just get exciting dust storms. Since everything here is stucco, Adobe or brick. They don't have much effect on the houses. On the other hand, that stuff comes right through the cracks in your doors and windows.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 12:09 AM (glnUu)

Must have been that (dust storm.) I remember it sucked is all.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:10 AM (bss/y)

319 Berserker-Dragonheads, hell no to working for a Chinese company.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:10 AM (h8joU)

320 Thunder rumblies have just started. Heavy rain in the forecast through tomorrow night.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 01, 2026 12:11 AM (wVcYX)

321 Erebus - you work for Martin-Baker? Or make parachute risers? Welds on the pressure hulls of nuke submarines? Grenade fuses?

Trying to think of life/death stuff.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 12:13 AM (U/Byj)

322 FYI, busy getting "text your ex" drunk.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:13 AM (h8joU)

323 Trying to think of life/death stuff.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 12:13 AM (U/Byj)

Pacemakers?

Airbags?

Ventilators?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:15 AM (bss/y)

324 rhomboid, not a huge company.
They do have a lot of non-Chinese money behind them.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:15 AM (h8joU)

325 Think transportation.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:15 AM (h8joU)

326 Not trying to play games, just trying to avoid nasty repercussions.
If I bet against their stock now I could end up in jail.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:17 AM (h8joU)

327 You can just hear the swarms of skeeters buzzing around your head by looking at the picture of the cabin at the top of the page.

Posted by: Archer at May 01, 2026 12:19 AM (wvc0i)

328

Gas prices are spiking across the country and Indiana is leading the way with the largest week-to-week jump at 84 cents.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 12:20 AM (Cqx++)

329 Were you riding the Seoul train?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 11:40 PM (Cqx++)

Actually my wife is taking the midnight train to Daejeon. Except it is a bus, and it leaves about 3 pm, their time.
She is vacationing in Korea this month and I keep the computer on her time so I have an idea when I can call her or she will call me

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 12:21 AM (rbvCR)

330 You have an unbroken track record of posting music by bands that I have positively never heard of in my life. It is a gift, use it responsibly!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:42 PM (utfVc)

Thank you!..? I do actually watch the videos first, to make sure that the songs are as good as I remember (or as good as their radio hits if delving past those), that the A/V quality isn't messed up, that it isn't secretly a censored radio edit, and that there isn't anything weird in the video.

(That last one is pointedly aimed at Hozier's "Take Me To Church." I made the mistake exactly once of linking it (on another site) just based on liking the song, which I thought was a veiled reference to cunnilingus, not knowing that the video is a gay male 'romance'. Guys, we said, don't scare the horses. Ick.)

The revelation of unknown bands also goes both ways, so ICYMI here's a very specific performance that someone here recently linked to and now I'm obsessed with it. I wasn't born yet when these guys went on stage, and they are tight and on point.

Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live At The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1972)
https://youtu.be/pSQ1akE2CcM

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 12:21 AM (Sy6m/)

331 Think transportation.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:15 AM (h8joU)

Not something that rhymes with Gay Dough?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:22 AM (utfVc)

332 The gas prices haven't whacked me too badly because I have a hybrid RAV4 and it gets around 45 mpg in town. On the other hand, the high gas prices have have trashed road trip plans for the year.

In other news, Trump is kicking up a fuss over Europe again and he's threatening to pull troops out of Germany, Italy and Spain.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 12:23 AM (glnUu)

333 Gas prices are spiking across the country and Indiana is leading the way with the largest week-to-week jump at 84 cents.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 12:20 AM (Cqx++)

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Lord I can't go back there.

Posted by: R. Dean Taylor at May 01, 2026 12:23 AM (JkO4W)

334 The hard part is finding the 30 pieces of silver to pay the ransom.....
Posted by: mikeski holds up a 1-iron, just in case at April 30, 2026 11:40 PM (VHUov)

I found out today one can order Silver from Walmart in Troy ounce rounds or up to Kilo bars.
The world is truly stranger than I had thought.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 12:24 AM (rbvCR)

335 As this is a Doof ONT, I'd think one of Donaldo's actions in connection with the visit of the royal family would be of interest. Trump said he's lifting tariffs on Scotch whiskey and some other stuff related to use of wooden barrels, to promote KY/Scotland trade in all this. Can't quite figure out exactly what he's doing.

Anyway, we can all drink to this particular trade policy initiative!

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 12:25 AM (U/Byj)

336 Premium, no ethanol, is $4.80/gal here in my corner of South Dakota.

Posted by: Archer at May 01, 2026 12:27 AM (wvc0i)

337 WalMart shopping list:

64-roll t.p. package
10 gallons of bottled water
sunscreen
kilo bar of silver

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 12:27 AM (U/Byj)

338 The revelation of unknown bands also goes both ways, so ICYMI here's a very specific performance that someone here recently linked to and now I'm obsessed with it. I wasn't born yet when these guys went on stage, and they are tight and on point.

Traffic - Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live At The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1972)
https://youtu.be/pSQ1akE2CcM
Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 12:21 AM (Sy6m/)

Oh, Traffic! I know that band well enough. But your record is unblemished, because that cut was linked in the ONT last night or he night before.

And I'm not ragging on you, or belittling your choice in music. It just amuses me no end that all your choices that I can remember are of bands that I never even knew existed. It's like we are from two different planets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:28 AM (utfVc)

339 4.19 here seems to be the rule.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:29 AM (bss/y)

340 64-roll t.p. package
10 gallons of bottled water
sunscreen
kilo bar of silver

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 12:27 AM (U/Byj)

A guy could have a good weekend in Vegas with all that swag.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:30 AM (utfVc)

341 Not something that rhymes with Gay Dough?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Hey, what I do on my weekends is MY business.
(Seriously, no)

Production line/manufacturing

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:31 AM (h8joU)

342 332 The gas prices haven't whacked me too badly because I have a hybrid RAV4 and it gets around 45 mpg in town. On the other hand, the high gas prices have have trashed road trip plans for the year.
...
In other news, Trump is kicking up a fuss over Europe again and he's threatening to pull troops out of Germany, Italy and Spain.

They will BEG him to take Greenland;
He never leaves an Enemy unfinished.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-AgentOrangeOwnsTheLIBs
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrumpLaysLowDIMON
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD

LET'S GO BRANDON.
https://iran.liveuamap.com/

Indict Brennan, free the World!
De-bank Iran/replace their currency
Establish Free-Port/Cuba and replace Kharg forever
De-bank the LIBs for sedition and material sponsorship and defense of our Adversaries

History will NOT miss them when they are gone.

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 01, 2026 12:31 AM (5xzSl)

343 Gas prices are spiking across the country and Indiana is leading the way with the largest week-to-week jump at 84 cents.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 01, 2026 12:20 AM (Cqx++)

Apparently BP is having labor issues in Indiana and that is shutting down production.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 12:32 AM (rbvCR)

344 rhomboid, what a coincidence.
I'm drinking Pepsi and whiskey.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:32 AM (h8joU)

345 British Petroleum?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 01, 2026 12:33 AM (bss/y)

346 Looks like I have foxes, or maybe bunny rabbits denned up under a skid shack at the bottom of my lot. Something has been digging up a storm there. There is big streak of dirt, and a large hole under the end of the skid. Maybe foxes going after a rabbit. Or badgers? I have had foxes in that area before.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:34 AM (utfVc)

347 One of the upsides of living in Las Cruces is the gas station burritos ain't half bad if you know where to go. On the downside to sushi sucks everywhere, but at least you know that.

In other news. YouTube has a ridiculously good selection of movies plus unlimited cat videos.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 12:34 AM (glnUu)

348 British Petroleum.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 01, 2026 12:35 AM (rbvCR)

349 Production line/manufacturing
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:31 AM (h8joU)

I think we should refrain from further guessing. Don't want to put you on the spot.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:35 AM (utfVc)

350 Erebus hope things turn out OK for you, obviously.

Just sipping a little tawny port myself. Have a 15-yr old Belize rum I keep eyeing but figure I should work down some of the other bottles on the shelf first.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 12:36 AM (U/Byj)

351 Just sipping a little tawny port myself. Have a 15-yr old Belize rum I keep eyeing but figure I should work down some of the other bottles on the shelf first.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 12:36 AM (U/Byj)

I had a beer earlier. Out of rum. Made a tall glass of lemonade.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:38 AM (utfVc)

352 297 I had a new roof installed mid-January. If everything goes right tonight I we'll find out for the first time if the contractor put the shingles on correctly. It's been a bit dry here in Las Cruces.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram
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Had mine replaced last week. Rained all day the next day. No leaky. Unfriendly invoice, however.

Posted by: scampydog at May 01, 2026 12:39 AM (41CYW)

353 I'm not drinking tonight to demonstrate my solidarity with the Islamic terrorist regime aka Iran

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 12:40 AM (glnUu)

354 That last one is pointedly aimed at Hozier's "Take Me To Church." I made the mistake exactly once of linking it (on another site) just based on liking the song, which I thought was a veiled reference to cunnilingus, not knowing that the video is a gay male 'romance'. Guys, we said, don't scare the horses. Ick.
Posted by: SciVo

Yeah, the lyrics aren't gay. It's a guy singing about his lover, and he uses female pronouns for her.

I had never looked at the video before. A few seconds was enough, since it is gayer than the Obamas' double-ended dildo.

I guess it could be a "trans anthem" today? But it was written in '14, a year before even the Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner thing came out.

And the Postmodern Jukebox & Morgan James cover could turn the guys in the original video straight.

https://youtu.be/9C0xGB73Uuc

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 12:40 AM (VHUov)

355 Alberta Oil Peon, I promise I will share more when I can.
They are rather aggressive when it comes to sharing inside info.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:45 AM (h8joU)

356 >>> What's on YOUR mind tonight?

Pottery.

Curse that woman.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 01, 2026 12:46 AM (dK+Kv)

357 Alberta Oil Peon, I promise I will share more when I can.
They are rather aggressive when it comes to sharing inside info.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:45 AM (h8joU)

No worries. Don't compromise yourself.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 12:46 AM (utfVc)

358 Open Source Intel@Osint613 18m


Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), has briefed President Donald Trump on potential military options against Iran, including a possible “final blow” strike package, Fox News reports

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 12:47 AM (XAeCh)

359 ust sipping a little tawny port myself. Have a 15-yr old Belize rum I keep eyeing but figure I should work down some of the other bottles on the shelf first.
Posted by: rhomboid

Neanderthals mock me for my lack of drink sophistication.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:49 AM (h8joU)

360 >>>Despite nearly 3 years of continuous conflict, Israel is on track to outgrow every G7 economy this year.

Unemployment sits at 3.2%, inflation remains below 2%, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has climbed roughly 20% since January, and the shekel has strengthened about 7% against the dollar

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 12:49 AM (XAeCh)

361
a possible “final blow” strike package, Fox News reports
Posted by: Braenyard

================

Perhaps that Dark Eagle we were talking about earlier today gets to fly.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 12:53 AM (n7rxJ)

362 I would like to see all the Democrat's slaves set free to participate in our world. I would like to see the 'Renfros' , Obama and Biden, and their families live out their lives in abject poverty.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 12:55 AM (XAeCh)

363 Imagine the "final blow" description is not from Adm. Cooper or any serious person, as such people don't assume anything is "final".

April 1945 in Germany was an exception - pretty likely destroying the center of govt. would be the last act. Though even then hold-out actions by German forces in a Bavarian "alpine redoubt" were feared, and the Flensburg govt. continued after Adolf got rid of Adolf.

Of course CENTCOM knows a lot more detail than I do, but my preference would be for renewed festivities to *force* the Strait open and safe for passage through destruction of Iran's anti-shipping capability. Forcibly removing their last "card" would not only hedge against fuzzy political outcomes or prolonged regime death-throes, but demo our totally dominant military capability.

I think it's quite feasible and know it would materially add to our already robust credibility and deterrent power.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 12:55 AM (U/Byj)

364 We should obliterate the IRGC.
I suspect doing so would give us the result we desire.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:55 AM (h8joU)

365 It's kind of fun to be a nobody on Twitter, or whatever it's called now.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 01, 2026 12:57 AM (CHHv1)

366 Also, WTF is going on with Cuba.
Haven't heard anything anywhere.
I would like to visit, but I refuse to fo so while the commies control it.
I would like to try and find where my mom lived.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:57 AM (h8joU)

367
High loon time here, the Flower Moon transits the meridian.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 12:58 AM (w6EFb)

368 Yeah, the lyrics aren't gay. It's a guy singing about his lover, and he uses female pronouns for her.

And the Postmodern Jukebox & Morgan James cover could turn the guys in the original video straight.
Posted by: mikeski

.....Morgan switches the lyrics around. She doesn't sing it "lesbian."

I actually kind of respect artists who don't change the genders in a love song they cover. Just sing the song, eh?

Black Is The Color, lesbian version

https://youtu.be/-z4HZYigR68

Wuthering Heights..... maybe trans version? He still sings the line "It's me, Cathy." He probably just covered it to flex his vocal range. A dude covering Kate Bush of all people?

https://youtu.be/pN-pE31-7xk

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 12:59 AM (VHUov)

369 High loon time here
Posted by: publius

Tim Walz is visiting?

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 01:01 AM (VHUov)

370 Trump said he's lifting tariffs on Scotch whiskey and some other stuff related to use of wooden barrels, to promote KY/Scotland trade in all this. Can't quite figure out exactly what he's doing.

Fun fact. Scotch whisky is aged in barrels that were previously used to age American whiskey.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 01:01 AM (mjROD)

371 All Cubans tested and treated for communicable diseases and other curable diseases before US Citizens enter the country.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:01 AM (XAeCh)

372 We should obliterate the IRGC.
I suspect doing so would give us the result we desire.

Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:55 AM (h8joU)


You would think that would be priority 1.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 01, 2026 01:02 AM (snZF9)

373 >> Tim Walz is visiting?

Pigs are flying. Transiting right now, I guess.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 01:02 AM (w6EFb)

374 Operational test (against real targets) of the hypersonic system could yield benefits for R&D and ironing out any remaining kinks, but difficult to imagine a target worth the cost.

It's believed (and very likely) a lot of the regime bigs were hiding out up in Mashad (birthplace of the "revolution") during much of the recent excitement. It's the furthest location from Israel and US forces based in the Gulf states and at sea. But it can be reached, by the US and Israel, just not as easily as Tehran and other major cities.

My Op Epic Passage concept would be founded on a 2026 version of 1944/45's "Big Blue Blanket", which involved our enormous Task Force 58 (or 38, depending on who was in charge) putting up huge numbers of fighters to "blanket" any Japanese airfields in range of the task force. They would stop or attrit any Japanese attack on the fleet, pre-emptively.

Today a combo of constant surveillance (drone and overhead), loitering attack drones, heavy air patrols, and of course massive attacks on any ID'd facilities or weapons would be the blanket. Convoy a group of ships through the Strait at night, simultaneously smother the relevant geography with the "blanket".

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 01:03 AM (U/Byj)

375 We should obliterate the IRGC.
I suspect doing so would give us the result we desire.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale

Given the IRGC has had nearly 50 years to infect the entire Iranian Nation, that is a rough gambit to pull off without putting ground troops into Iran. The Japanese at the end of World War II surrendered without the US invading the nation but it took years of total warfare across Asia to get their minds right for when we bombed them into submission.

Obliterating Iranian infrastructure and oil production facilities could have a similar effect though it's not clear who we would be negotiating with. At least with Japan the Emperor could say enough is enough. I'm going to go out on a limb and say the gay Ayatollah doesn't have that kind of sway.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 01:06 AM (glnUu)

376 >>>At least 6 people were injured in a stabbing at Foss High School in Tacoma, Washington, local media reports. Four victims are in critical condition, while two others are being evaluated. The suspect is in custody
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Age, sex, race goes unmentioned.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:06 AM (XAeCh)

377 Fun fact. Scotch whisky is aged in barrels that were previously used to age American whiskey.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 01:01 AM (mjROD)

What did they age Scotch whisky in before barrels from America existed?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 01:07 AM (utfVc)

378 >>Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico:

"I meet with Putin and everyone criticizes, and when I return after the meeting with Putin, everyone in the restrooms in Brussels asks me what he said. So, why do they not go and communicate with him too?"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:08 AM (XAeCh)

379
366 Also, WTF is going on with Cuba.
Haven't heard anything anywhere.
I would like to visit, but I refuse to fo so while the commies control it.
I would like to try and find where my mom lived.
Posted by: Erebus- Ex Killer Whale at May 01, 2026 12:57 AM (h8joU)

Cuba is just slowly spiraling down into misery. Electricity is rarely on anywhere in the country now save for a few suburbs of Havana where the government people live. No one’s going to revolt because all of the able bodied men have already left for other places. Cuba is a land of the old, the very young, the sick,and the mentally ill.

That’s actually a good argument for leaving it alone. The place is so run down and decrepit that it would take incredible amounts of cash to turn it into anything worthwhile again.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 01:08 AM (H1WUE)

380 Fun fact. Scotch whisky is aged in barrels that were previously used to age American whiskey.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 01:01 AM (mjROD)

What did they age Scotch whisky in before barrels from America existed?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Hollowed out potatoes from Ireland. At least that's what I've heard though I've never tried to confirm that.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 01:08 AM (glnUu)

381 IRGC has been a main target from the start. From leadership to weapons to personnel to linked industrial sites (like steel and petrochemicals). Israel was even plinking urban checkpoints with drones (Basij, the brown shirts to the IRGC's SS, sort of) the last few weeks of hostilities.

It's a big target - over 100K personnel. They've been the real power, the guys with the guns, for a long time. Now it seems they control access to the supreme leader - if he's actually alive. They run the place.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 01:08 AM (U/Byj)

382
You will notice we have another full Moon on the 31st. This will be a blue moon by the calendar month definition, which I don't like. It will not be by the seasonal definition. That will occur next year.

I thought the seasonal definition was the correct proper astronomical one. It isn't either. Both definitions were 20th Century contrivances. The seasonal one was made up by Henry Porter Trefethen, of the long defunct Maine Farmer's Almanac in the 1930s. The calendar one came about by a silly mistake an amateur astronomer made based on that in a 1946 issue of Sky & Telescope.

Trefethen's definition was nice and neat, and made the most sense astronomically for a definition of an oddball, 13th full moon during a tropical year. He just tried to pretend it was some old tradition. And even then, he had to add special handling for Easter (it's complicated).

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 01:09 AM (w6EFb)

383 >>>What did they age Scotch whisky in before barrels from America existed?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

>Peet moss?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 01, 2026 01:10 AM (Fbc0I)

384 I'm going to go out on a limb and say the gay Ayatollah doesn't have that kind of sway.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 01:06 AM (glnUu)

Especially since he’s already dead.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 01, 2026 01:10 AM (H1WUE)

385 Fun fact. Scotch whisky is aged in barrels that were previously used to age American whiskey.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy

Which is why a typical single-malt scotch whisky is 12 years old, and it has to be at least 3 years old to be called "scotch whisky" at all. While "straight American whiskey" only has to be 2 years old, and "whiskey" without the "straight" has no aging minimum.

The American stuff got the easy-to-extract chemicals out of the barrels first, so the scotch needs more time to get the same effect.

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 01:11 AM (VHUov)

386 I have yet to come across aged rum that didn't spend time in used American whiskey barrels, that I can think of. Some also "finish" the rum after that in ex cognac, sherry, or port barrels.

Would love to see a chart or graph of price/demand for used American whiskey barrels, 1950 to present day. Would have to be a dramatic upward curve.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 01, 2026 01:11 AM (U/Byj)

387 What did they age Scotch whisky in before barrels from America existed?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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It took American barrels to make Scotch Whiskey what it is.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:12 AM (XAeCh)

388 Israel gave the UAE a laser-based air defense system, Spectro, to help deal with missiles and drones,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:15 AM (XAeCh)

389 Reporter: Is there talk about wearing a bulletproof vest going forward?

President Trump: I don’t know if I can handle looking 20 pounds heavier

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:16 AM (XAeCh)

390 You will notice we have another full Moon on the 31st. This will be a blue moon by the calendar month definition, which I don't like. It will not be by the seasonal definition. That will occur next year.

I thought the seasonal definition was the correct proper astronomical one. It isn't either. Both definitions were 20th Century contrivances. The seasonal one was made up by Henry Porter Trefethen, of the long defunct Maine Farmer's Almanac in the 1930s. The calendar one came about by a silly mistake an amateur astronomer made based on that in a 1946 issue of Sky & Telescope.

Trefethen's definition was nice and neat, and made the most sense astronomically for a definition of an oddball, 13th full moon during a tropical year. He just tried to pretend it was some old tradition. And even then, he had to add special handling for Easter (it's complicated).
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 01:09 AM (w6EFb)

April 31 comes only once in a blue moon.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 01:16 AM (utfVc)

391 Cue theme song : Scurry to the burrow.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:17 AM (XAeCh)

392 It's a big target - over 100K personnel. They've been the real power, the guys with the guns, for a long time. Now it seems they control access to the supreme leader - if he's actually alive. They run the place.
Posted by: rhomboid

100% agree with your assessment: they are target number one. Degrading them with air power alone is a tough tough task given how embedded they are into the country and given the size of Iran. Not saying we shouldn't do this, in fact I think we should. Knocking out Iran's modern infrastructure, harsh as it would be on the population, may be what's required. General Sherman on his March to Atlanta demonstrated that taking your enemies infrastructure down to bare earth gets their minds, right.

For right now, the total blockade is the least expensive route. If the news reports are correct, that they are on the cusp of having all their oil wells go south, that leaves the IRGC with no way to pay they're bastards that have been terrorizing the population for nearly 50 years. The bands come off the barrel pretty quickly at that point one would surmise.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 01:17 AM (glnUu)

393 It took American barrels to make Scotch Whiskey what it is.
Posted by: Braenyard

Murrica!

Though there's a throwaway line on the Scotch page on wikipedia, that "some distilleries use virgin oak casks as used casks are becoming increasingly harder to source."

I thought "aged at least partly in used bourbon barrels" was part of the legal definition of scotch, but apparently it isn't. Just "3 years in oak."

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 01:17 AM (VHUov)

394
The first recorded instance of "blue moon" dates back to the 1500s. It meant something akin to "when pigs fly" or some absurdity that will never happen. By the 1700s that had softened to "a very rare thing", not an impossible one.

It never had anything to do with the actual Moon. There were some wishful thinking theories linking them, but there is no evidence for it whatsoever, and all the actual recorded evidence is to the contrary.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 01:18 AM (w6EFb)

395 I see whiskey barrels that have been cut in two for use as garden planters for sale around here and I'm surprised by how expensive they are.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 01:23 AM (mjROD)

396 Getting late, and I am getting sleepy. Going to call it a night. Later, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 01, 2026 01:25 AM (utfVc)

397 Blue Moon, the science of:

youtube.com/watch?v=qoi3TH59ZEs

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:28 AM (YWi3q)

398 The Penguins come to intoxicate and rule the earth.

youtube.com/watch?v=VJcGi4-n_Yw


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:31 AM (YWi3q)

399 Howdy, horde!

Love the cabin. Bet the JW's don't come calling there! LOL

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 01:32 AM (rdVOm)

400 The late, great Nanci Griffith

"Once In A Very Blue Moon"

https://youtu.be/aeDEz_HRd_s

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 01, 2026 01:33 AM (mjROD)

401 Good night, fellow Hordians.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 01, 2026 01:35 AM (CHHv1)

402 And the Postmodern Jukebox & Morgan James cover could turn the guys in the original video straight.


The first time I even heard of that song was MJ's cover of it. I still haven't listened to the original. Don't even know who did it. Morgan James is a fantastic singer.

Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 01, 2026 01:36 AM (Iz+f5)

403 Two words that always get me to watch an episode: Cops and Sturgis.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 01, 2026 01:36 AM (glnUu)

404 Not to be outdone in the do wop world the USAF flies in with it's own original, personal recruiting.

youtube.com/watch?v=hEolAR08m9s





Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 01, 2026 01:37 AM (YWi3q)

405 Wuthering Heights..... maybe trans version? He still sings the line "It's me, Cathy." He probably just covered it to flex his vocal range. A dude covering Kate Bush of all people?

https://youtu.be/pN-pE31-7xk
Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 12:59 AM (VHUov)

What's next, Aretha Franklin's "A Natural Woman"? Sometimes covering "sad girl music" translates really well, and sometimes it's just gay. Here's an example of one of the good ones:

CAKE - I Will Survive (Official HD Video)
https://youtu.be/f9rCUQjmkxU

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 01:46 AM (Sy6m/)

406 The first time I even heard of that song was MJ's cover of it. I still haven't listened to the original. Don't even know who did it. Morgan James is a fantastic singer.
Posted by: Puddleglum

The first time I hear a lot of current "top 40" pop songs is the Postmodern Jukebox cover versions.

Then I hear the original somewhere, and it sounds all wrong. "This is supposed to be Motown, or swing, or....."

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 01:48 AM (VHUov)

407 CAKE - I Will Survive (Official HD Video)
https://youtu.be/f9rCUQjmkxU
Posted by: SciVo

I've heard Cake before, but not that track.

They definitely made it their own, eh? That's my kind of cover.

Either totally own it, or totally clone the original. I've used both of these examples here before, but.....

Totally accurate, Eivør covering Kate Bush:
https://youtu.be/fA74UHgWblA

Totally owning it, Leprous covering A-ha:
https://youtu.be/5tUA4DhOjnQ

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 01:58 AM (VHUov)

408
Looks like Grok Expert mode has gone behind the paywall, only get the Fast mode for free now.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 02:08 AM (w6EFb)

409 Looks like Grok Expert mode has gone behind the paywall, only get the Fast mode for free now.
Posted by: publius

Somebody's gotta pay for all those new nuke plants.

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 02:09 AM (VHUov)

410
And even the fast mode gets you a "high demand" message, upgrade for higher priority access.

Elon learned that from drug dealers. Get the customer hooked for free, then squeeze 'em.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 01, 2026 02:22 AM (w6EFb)

411 >> 402 And the Postmodern Jukebox & Morgan James cover could turn the guys in the original video straight.

> The first time I even heard of that song was MJ's cover of it. I still haven't listened to the original. Don't even know who did it. Morgan James is a fantastic singer.
Posted by: Puddleglum at work at May 01, 2026 01:36 AM (Iz+f5)

This is the version that I sang along to, listening to the radio in the car on the way to work. It is really good, and I was blissfully ignorant of the video. Recommended in itself, and highly recommended if you like other versions, to hear what they're riffing off of.

Hozier - Take Me To Church (Audio)
https://youtu.be/R6dpp5JikDs

Lyrics: genius.com/Hozier-take-me-to-church-lyrics

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 02:25 AM (Sy6m/)

412 Elon learned that from drug dealers. Get the customer hooked for free, then squeeze 'em.
Posted by: publius

Everything old is new again.

It's the shareware model from the early 90s. "Here's level one of our game. If you like it, pay for the rest!"

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 02:30 AM (VHUov)

413 Lyrics: genius.com/Hozier-take-me-to-church-lyrics
Posted by: SciVo

Actually quite well-written. Make an orgasm sound religious? Call it a "deathless death." Referencing the French term "le petite mort," "the little death," describing the same.

Posted by: mikeski at May 01, 2026 02:34 AM (VHUov)

414 Well, made it back to say g'nite after all.

Quite a day. Started with unpleasantness I won't go into. Had a tooth break off at breakfast. Got better after that.

Tonight, MiladyJo and I finished our marathon viewing of the Eureka & Warehouse 13 series. We watched them in the original run, but never got through the last seasons. Both series had their silliness but fun characters. Both had good finales. Now we are free, free at last, to use our precious viewing time on some good movies. Or watching Star Trek. . . .

Skimmed through the comments pretty quickly. Something about the tire pressure on triscuits and the weight of cream cheese paint?

I thought this was interesting (skipping initial comments)
Itinerant Alley Butcher: They can show anything. Rollercoaster, cruising at treetop level, flying through flames, crashing...

I had something in mind like that for automobiles in a cartoonish series on transportation I did years ago.
The relevant panel: Window Touchscreens
https://bit.ly/gfh2t-window-touchscreens
The whole series (long): Getting From Here to There
https://bit.ly/getting-from-here-to-there

Happy Walpurgisnacht
https://youtu.be/nLgM1QJ3S_I

G'nite, y'all. 💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - pixy character limit hit at May 01, 2026 02:44 AM (9wnX8)

415 Don't look now, it's the first of May;

It's commie-Christmas protest day!

sponsored by: demonrat socialists.

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm)

416 Hour to go

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 03:00 AM (RW5B6)

417 I like Cake

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 03:14 AM (RW5B6)

418 Dang. Got here too late tonight...

I was productive today! Got some heavy yard work done & made plans for tomorrow. (yep, *moar* yard work!) But it's all good... stuff I've put-off for too long, will finally be handled. Yay!

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 03:34 AM (rdVOm)

419 Another day, another day overflowing my anger reservoir.

Marcus Aurelius had more to deal with, but it is difficult to observe the idiocy of our elected officials with a similar degree of stoicism.

It is a shame that Milton Friedman wasn't able to shape our founding documents due to his birth being >130 years too early.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 03:38 AM (ue0bg)

420 Oh, Angra is Brazilian. Their native tongue is Portuguese, and they pronounce "Cathy" oddly. That makes more sense; "Wuthering Heights" is, for them, probably like how performing a German song is for me: to be performed phonetically and appreciated for the musicality of the language, not the meaning. (That's not a hypothetical; I used to know "Stille Nacht" ("Silent Night" in German), despite not knowing German, and having a perfectly good English-language version of the song right at hand.)

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 03:40 AM (Sy6m/)

421 I'm just one old woman. Not much I can do, to effect *change* in our current socio-political cesspool, at this stage of life. I can, however, brace for local turbulence.

Meanwhile... try to enjoy what's left of my American life.

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 03:46 AM (rdVOm)

422 At least its Friday, and working close to home

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 03:57 AM (RW5B6)

423 At least its Friday, and working close to home
Posted by: Skip

Yay! Happy for those little things, right?

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 04:06 AM (rdVOm)

424 Wish I didn't need sleep-- could get so much more done around my house! LOL.

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 04:11 AM (rdVOm)

425
I'm really curious about the Erebus situation. How could Engineering and QA fall asleep for 2 years? Unless there was a 2-year-old fundamental misconception that they worked off of and inexplicably never checked?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 04:15 AM (n7rxJ)

426 Hi, Blondie!

Yeah, it's too bad Erebus has an NDA...

I'm willing to bet it's some corporate directive(s) at fault, and that the *blame* will ultimately be passed down to the engineering/QA sections what implemented it/them.

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 04:19 AM (rdVOm)

427
Hey, JQ! You can't sleep either?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 01, 2026 04:20 AM (n7rxJ)

428 Yes, Blondie... Can't sleep, then can't wake up... fk.

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 04:22 AM (rdVOm)

429 And I'm hungry, but don't dare eat. The threat of acid reflux, yannow...

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm)

430 Coffee is up

Posted by: Skip at May 01, 2026 04:25 AM (RW5B6)

431 Something very common is when someone knows the "correct" (intended) way to use something, then it is very difficult for normal people to even conceive of using it in other ways. Simply giving it to a 12-year-old to break can reveal flawed assumptions, since they may delight in doing things the wrong way, but that would also violate child labor laws (only half-joking).

Posted by: SciVo at May 01, 2026 04:26 AM (Sy6m/)

432 Guess I need to just go to bed & read a while. Make my eyes tired at least.

G'night, all. Or good morning... whichever!

Posted by: JQ at May 01, 2026 04:27 AM (rdVOm)

433 "For right now, the total blockade is the least expensive route."

There was a total blockade on the German Empire in WW1 and the impact was felt primarily on the civilian population. That makes sense, actually. Those with weapons will take what is needed from those that don't have weapons.

That's why we cannot allow food convoys to travel to Iran (whatever food that would be in the ships will end up in IRGC hands) nor can we attempt airdropped supplies of food for the same reason. Delivering food via any clandestine pipelines that deliver weapons will expose those pipelines (by the more well fed members of the pipeline or those members of the pipeline that magically have food to give/sell).

I was a soldier back in the day
and view the world in such a way.
Giggity.

Too bad that can't be a haiku.

Posted by: Richard Cranium at May 01, 2026 04:29 AM (mEN9w)

434 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at May 01, 2026 04:30 AM (8rTNG)

435 Yar. Missed it. Dunno if I want to do a "willowed" post with my last comment.

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Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 01, 2026 09:42 AM (ynpvh)

Herdsday Cafe

herdersplayingbilliards.jpg

Mark Farina
@djmarkfarina

1h

A group of Tibetan herders play a game of billiards as a flock of goats and horses graze on the pasture above them near Xiangpi mountain, China, 1999. Photo by Natalie Behring.

Taking the pet tortoise for a walk in the city.


I'm crushing your head... now I'm moving your vehicles...

She needs a little Me Time.

Why you should have a pet owl. Owl romance.

Pandas, the ninjas of the natural world.

Now lizards are out of control.

Poor alpaca is naked without his coat.

The Infiltrator.

Never stop herding. Never. Stop. Herding. Must. Herd. Cat. Herd everything!

Fresh fish.

A couple of slapdicks try to figure out a logic puzzle. It's in Chinese but you can follow exactly what they're saying.

The Arborist.



Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:35 PM




Comments

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:37 PM (Ia/+0)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 30, 2026 07:38 PM (NcvvS)

3 That "Tibetan herders" picture is just...epic.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at April 30, 2026 07:38 PM (JcF+m)

4 A group of Tibetan herders play a game of billiards as a flock of goats and horses graze on the pasture above them near Xiangpi mountain, China, 1999. Photo by Natalie Behring.

I have .. questions.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 07:38 PM (4NO2D)

5 That last thread started out gay and then got Trek-jacked.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 07:39 PM (kpS4V)

6 Besides Anna, I refuse to believe you did not know the answer to whether there was ever a mirror universe Picard before you asked the question.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 07:39 PM (zZu0s)

7 don't worry Eris, I gayed it up again at the end

Posted by: gKWVE is welcome no more at April 30, 2026 07:40 PM (gKWVE)

8 Moving your Vehicle is funny

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:40 PM (Ia/+0)

9 That's a classic place to go gay.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 07:40 PM (kpS4V)

10 "3 goats says I can sink the 8-ball in the corner pocket."

--Tibetan Goat Herder

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 07:41 PM (gnNyN)

11 “In honor of the King and Queen… I will be removing the tariffs and restrictions on whiskey,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, pointing to trade ties between Scotland and Kentucky’s bourbon industry.

He said the decision would benefit “two very important industries within Scotland and Kentucky,” including longstanding cooperation tied to wooden barrel production.

“The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!” Trump added, calling it a “wonderful honor” to host the couple in the U.S.

King Chuck seems to be a bit of a business person.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 30, 2026 07:42 PM (/+uur)

12
Fresh fish.

===

Seagull swallows a rabbit. Don't mess with birds.

https://tinyurl.com/mv2thenk

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:42 PM (GD0B3)

13 I don't think I would ever let a squirrel take my finger in its mouth. Don't they carry rabies?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 30, 2026 07:42 PM (l26NL)

14 That last thread started out gay and then got Trek-jacked.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 07:39 PM

Surprises you this does, hmmmmm?

Posted by: Yoda at April 30, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

15 Ok, I see the pool table, but where's the fermented yak milk?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 07:44 PM (diia5)

16 I want a owl pet

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)

17 So apparently there was a Mirror Universe Picard, but only in the novels, which are not canon.

I'm reading a fun MU novel that follows Bearded Spock's exploits right after Kirk returns to his own dimension.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 07:44 PM (kpS4V)

18 in other rhino news, there's footage of them wandering into cities in Nepal. Nepalese don't hunt rhinos like the Chinese do, and apparently some invasive plant is choking the rhinos' normal feeding grounds. so they're moving downtown in case some pet store owner or vet has spare feed.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 07:45 PM (gKWVE)

19 I - I don't think those are ninjas... I could be wong...

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 07:45 PM (diia5)

20 How come nobody is feeding the tiny turtle on the back of the giant turtle?

Posted by: Decaf at April 30, 2026 07:46 PM (Tbs6N)

21
So, Obama not only ate dogs but he also ate dong.

Not a shocking surprise.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 07:46 PM (iJfKG)

22 Outside the cities, pretty much all of Tibet looks like that. Bare.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 07:46 PM (guGkK)

23 Didn't we just have the baby elephant and dog one? Not complaining, just observing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 07:47 PM (zZu0s)

24 I've known some herders in my life, and I've never seen any as nattily dressed as those Tibetans, particularly out in the pastures.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 07:47 PM (0sNs1)

25 You can’t believe half the things you see 75% of the time.

I very suspicious of that squirrel video.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 07:47 PM (XV/Pl)

26 “The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!” Trump added, calling it a “wonderful honor” to host the couple in the U.S.

King Chuck seems to be a bit of a business person.

"This is my offer, Mr. President. Nothing."

Posted by: King Chuck Corleone I at April 30, 2026 07:48 PM (guGkK)

27 Today is one year since my best boy went over the Rainbow Bridge. I got a surprise visit from some neighbor dogs. A pit mix and some sort of blue heeler mix. They got treats and pats. Both were filthy from swimming in the pond. I love dogs.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 07:50 PM (U94Dl)

28 Ok, I see the pool table, but where's the fermented yak milk?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 07:44 PM (diia5)
---
It's the lack of attention to detail that tells you it might be AI-generated.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 07:50 PM (gnNyN)

29 I very suspicious of that squirrel video.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 07:47 PM

This level of cynicism ill-becomes one of such tender years.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 07:51 PM (0sNs1)

30 Humans also can get depressed and lost their will to live when abandoned by their herd.

Posted by: Common threads of mammality at April 30, 2026 07:52 PM (TbWk/)

31 Both were filthy from swimming in the pond. I love dogs.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 07:50 PM (U94Dl)

Dogs are proof of God.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 07:52 PM (zZu0s)

32 I believe that's Shigatse Beanpole in the green vest. He was quite the mountainside pool hustler in his day.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 07:54 PM (guGkK)

33 That table is so lopsided you can see it in the picture. Which one of them is Minnesota Yaks?

Posted by: Riker at April 30, 2026 07:54 PM (vFG9F)

34 OMG the Post has the picture of the dude who claims that attractive blonde was making him her sex slave.

He is one of the ugliest people I've ever seen.

Posted by: Splunge at April 30, 2026 07:55 PM (KEowH)

35 I'm crushing your head... now I'm moving your vehicles...

Love that. So well done.

Posted by: t-bird at April 30, 2026 07:55 PM (3arSl)

36 >>>Pandas, the ninjas of the natural world.

I'd say they are more like the Clouseaus of the natural world, except they probably don't speak French.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 30, 2026 07:56 PM (syz1S)

37 I want a owl pet
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)

owls are raptors. wild at heart. they will pull your eye out if they are hungry.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:56 PM (GD0B3)

38 OMG the Post has the picture of the dude who claims that attractive blonde was making him her sex slave.

He is one of the ugliest people I've ever seen.
Posted by: Splunge at April 30, 2026 07:55 PM (KEowH)

I hear some chicks are into ugly.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 07:56 PM (guGkK)

39 Posted by: Splunge at April 30, 2026 07:55 PM (KEowH)

Sabine's bullshit meter would rate this 9/10.
Possible but highly unlikely.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 07:57 PM (gKWVE)

40 Looks like two of the Tibetan pool shooters are wearing military coats. Army/Navy Surplus Free Tibet?

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 07:57 PM (LHPAg)

41 No one ever suspects the Panda.

Posted by: Splunge at April 30, 2026 07:57 PM (KEowH)

42
I hear some chicks are into ugly.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 07:56 PM (guGkK)

____________

So you're saying I have a chance.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:57 PM (HdYcL)

43 And they call it, owl loooove.

Posted by: Guy who says, at April 30, 2026 07:57 PM (cWLG3)

44 The hard part of playing pool on the side of a mountain is cutting the legs of the table to match the slope. It has to be precise.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 07:58 PM (guGkK)

45 That table is so lopsided you can see it in the picture. Which one of them is Minnesota Yaks?
Posted by: Riker at April 30, 2026

Steve Mizeryak.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 30, 2026 07:58 PM (m7NHf)

46 Chicks who like "ugly" are thinking of hairy 6'4" dudes who can punch out a rhino. He's scarred up and missing an eye? Dude. Rhino. He's a protector.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 07:59 PM (gKWVE)

47 @44 Also, doesn't it rain pretty hard out there? Not a great place to set up a table that has a decent playing surface.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 30, 2026 08:00 PM (cWLG3)

48 I'm crushing your head... now I'm moving your vehicles...

Love that. So well done.
Posted by: t-bird at April 30, 2026 07:55 PM (3arSl)

I'd say bring back The Kids in the Hall, but their return wasn't exactly stellar.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 30, 2026 08:01 PM (/HDaX)

49 >>>Must. Herd. Cat. Herd everything!

Look at the difference in approach between the statues and the cat. With the statues, they tried nipping it's legs. But, try that with a cat and you will get a noseful of claws.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 30, 2026 08:02 PM (syz1S)

50 Panda clumsy is so fun to watch.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 30, 2026 08:02 PM (n5tGW)

51 Time to turn this off
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 08:02 PM (Ia/+0)

52 If the casbah's rockin', don't come knockin', I've already sent the camel to bed.

Posted by: Sheik Djibouti at April 30, 2026 08:02 PM (0sNs1)

53 I'd say bring back The Kids in the Hall, but their return wasn't exactly stellar.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy

They had a return? I did enjoy watching them back in the good old days.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 08:03 PM (U94Dl)

54 Also, doesn't it rain pretty hard out there? Not a great place to set up a table that has a decent playing surface.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 30, 2026 08:00 PM

Not if you bless them.

Posted by: Toto at April 30, 2026 08:04 PM (0sNs1)

55 I'd say bring back The Kids in the Hall, but their return wasn't exactly stellar.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 30, 2026 08:01 PM (/HDaX)

I vaguely remember saying they were coming back. But I figured it would be woke as shit as the one really gay dude was leading it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s)

56 I want a owl pet
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)

You know that Jonny Wurster kid, the kid that delivers papers in the neighborhood? He's a fine kid. Some of the neighbors say he smokes crack, but I don't believe it. Anyway, for his tenth birthday, all he wanted was a burrow owl. He kept bugging his old man; "Dad, get me a burrow owl! I'll never ask for anything else as long as I live!" So the guy breaks down and buys him a burrow owl
Anyway, 10:30 the other night, I go out in my yard and there's the Wurster kid, looking up in the tree! I say "What are you looking for?" And he says "I'm looking for my burrow owl!"
And I say "Jumpin' Jesus on a pogo stick! Everybody knows the burrow owl lives in a hole in the ground! Why the hell do you think they call it a burrow owl, anyway!?"
Now Stuart, do you think a kid like that is going to know what the queers are doing to the soil?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 08:08 PM (rbvCR)

57 Not if you bless them.
Posted by: Toto at April 30, 2026 08:04 PM (0sNs1)

Its gonna take a lot to take me away from you, Mr pool table.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 08:08 PM (zZu0s)

58 That last thread started out gay and then got Trek-jacked.
Posted by: All Hail Eris

Is that the "they're the same picture" meme?
😉

Posted by: mindful webworker - thtar drek? at April 30, 2026 08:10 PM (9wnX8)

59 They had a return? I did enjoy watching them back in the good old days.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 08:03 PM (U94Dl)

They returned in 2022 and did one season. Ratings on IMDB.com seem to say folks liked it (8.1/10) but it just didn't do it for me.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 30, 2026 08:11 PM (/HDaX)

60 55 I'd say bring back The Kids in the Hall, but their return wasn't exactly stellar.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 30, 2026 08:01 PM (/HDaX)

I vaguely remember saying they were coming back. But I figured it would be woke as shit as the one really gay dude was leading it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s)
---
The one skit I remember from the original run of that series was about a group of French fur traders who paddled canoes through corporate offices, hunting businessmen for their suits.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 30, 2026 08:12 PM (cWLG3)

61 We have a Panda Express around here somewhere but I've been there. I'm not sure I want a panda falling thru the false ceiling into my plate Mongolian beef.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 08:14 PM (Fbc0I)

62 >>>23 Didn't we just have the baby elephant and dog one? Not complaining, just observing.

maybe, I forget the stuff I post.

Posted by: ace at April 30, 2026 08:15 PM (1wjle)

63 The one skit I remember from the original run of that series was about a group of French fur traders who paddled canoes through corporate offices, hunting businessmen for their suits.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 30, 2026 08:12 PM (cWLG3)

My personal favorite was the episode with Dave Foley as the itinerant axe murderer.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 30, 2026 08:15 PM (/HDaX)

64 I'd say bring back The Kids in the Hall, but their return wasn't exactly stellar.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 30, 2026 08:01 PM (/HDaX)

The return was on Amazon for a while. The opening was their grave being dug up and they climb out. I didn't think they were nearly as funny as they originally were.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 30, 2026 08:16 PM (cEHXL)

65 More specifically, the one with Kevin McDonald in "Door to Door Knife Sharpener".

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 30, 2026 08:17 PM (/HDaX)

66 I think my favorite Kids In The Hall sketch is Girl Drink Drunk. But for reasons I don't understand, I also really like the one where this really short guy keeps attacking some huge dude over a bicycle and keeps getting whomped. There's just something extra funny about his earnestness.

Posted by: Splunge at April 30, 2026 08:17 PM (KEowH)

67 The return was on Amazon for a while. The opening was their grave being dug up and they climb out. I didn't think they were nearly as funny as they originally were.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 30, 2026 08:16 PM (cEHXL)

Between all the woke shit destroying the sex comedy and not being able to tell 95% of jokes for fear of offending someone. I hate Hollywood for being a woke hell hole.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 08:17 PM (zZu0s)

68 A couple of slapdicks try to figure out a logic puzzle. It's in Chinese but you can follow exactly what they're saying.

Is that Chinese? Yes, I know, Mandarin or Cantonese, or possibly something else. It sounds a bit more like Japanese to me, but I'm not at all sure.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 08:20 PM (Riz8t)

69 That pool table has a slate top, but no felt. And the frame is laminated plastic, not wood. An all-weather table. Stands up well to goat butts.

He said "Goat butts." henh henh henh
—that cartoon character I never watched🤯

Posted by: mindful webworker - beavers and butthurts? at April 30, 2026 08:20 PM (9wnX8)

70 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 08:20 PM (77rzZ)

71 Thought the Kids in the Hall sketch "Mr Canoehead" was funny. That and "Guys named Dave"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 08:21 PM (gu0hJ)

72 I never saw Kids in the Hall, or Rush, or much hockey. Or a lot of Canadian stuff.

We were close to Detroit with American entertainment.

On the other hand, there were A LOT of American shows around the 90's filmed in Canada.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 08:21 PM (Sco7b)

73 Hi Bulg.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 08:22 PM (Sco7b)

74 Hi, Stateless. I hope that all is well with you.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 08:23 PM (77rzZ)

75 Maybe the Trekkies should get their own time on AOS like the book thread has. An hour or two where they can get all their pent up emotions out of their system. Talk about everything Trekkie, all 50 years of it. But the trade off is shut the hell up about it the rest of the time.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 08:24 PM (9lqZe)

76 I vaguely remember saying they were coming back. But I figured it would be woke as shit as the one really gay dude was leading it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s)

Honestly don't know, I didn't get far enough through the return to say.

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at April 30, 2026 08:25 PM (/HDaX)

77 Excuse me, I have to go walk my tortoise.
That's a great conversation starter! or ender.

The house I just bought has a huge turtle/tortoise in the backyard, we came across him when we were looking at the house. I am hoping he is a pet and moves out when the family does.

Posted by: Mollly k. at April 30, 2026 08:27 PM (j/yko)

78 >>>“The King and Queen got me to do something that nobody else was able to do, without hardly even asking!” Trump added, calling it a “wonderful honor” to host the couple in the U.S.

King Chuck seems to be a bit of a business person.
Posted by: r hennigantx
---

Got him some purchase with the Scots.
Can't buy that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 08:28 PM (XAeCh)

79 Talk about everything Trekkie, all 50 years of it. But the trade off is shut the hell up about it the rest of the time.
Posted by: Case

Bro, it's Trekkers.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 08:28 PM (diia5)

80 A couple of slapdicks try to figure out a logic puzzle. It's in Chinese but you can follow exactly what they're saying.

Is that Chinese? Yes, I know, Mandarin or Cantonese, or possibly something else. It sounds a bit more like Japanese to me, but I'm not at all sure.
Posted by: Archimedes

No it's Japanese.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 08:29 PM (C0Nlv)

81 We have a Panda Express around here somewhere but I've been there. I'm not sure I want a panda falling thru the false ceiling into my plate Mongolian beef.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 08:14 PM (Fbc0I)

Panda Express does not serve real panda. They just put black and white flocking on penguins. Fools a lot of people, though.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 08:32 PM (utfVc)

82 I forget the stuff I post.
Posted by: ace

A tough manly man like Ace would never be caught dead looking at the cutsie animal videos he posts. Cafe is all just click-bait end-of-the-day filler.

Except the whatzisname videos, you know, does the ludicrous stuff. Grok, who is that? Steve Inman, right. Ace watches those. Repeatedly.

Posted by: mindful webworker - git out th way at April 30, 2026 08:33 PM (9wnX8)

83 Is that Chinese? Yes, I know, Mandarin or Cantonese, or possibly something else. It sounds a bit more like Japanese to me, but I'm not at all sure.
Posted by: Archimedes

No it's Japanese.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

To Be Fair™ that is some hick-ass dialect.

™ Captain TOot-Toot. All Rights Reserved. Hot-Air Inc.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 08:33 PM (diia5)

84 40 Looks like two of the Tibetan pool shooters are wearing military coats. Army/Navy Surplus Free Tibet?
Posted by: Eromero
---

Took them off dead Chinamen. Don't know how they died. hmmm

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 08:33 PM (XAeCh)

85 56 I want a owl pet
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:44 PM (Ia/+0)

You know that Jonny Wurster kid, the kid that delivers papers in the neighborhood? He's a fine kid. Some of the neighbors say he smokes crack, but I don't believe it. Anyway, for his tenth birthday, all he wanted was a burrow owl. He kept bugging his old man; "Dad, get me a burrow owl! I'll never ask for anything else as long as I live!" So the guy breaks down and buys him a burrow owl
Anyway, 10:30 the other night, I go out in my yard and there's the Wurster kid, looking up in the tree! I say "What are you looking for?" And he says "I'm looking for my burrow owl!"
And I say "Jumpin' Jesus on a pogo stick! Everybody knows the burrow owl lives in a hole in the ground! Why the hell do you think they call it a burrow owl, anyway!?"
Now Stuart, do you think a kid like that is going to know what the queers are doing to the soil?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 08:08 PM (rbvCR)

You know what, Stuart? I like you. You're not like the other kids, here in the trailer park.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 30, 2026 08:34 PM (xcxpd)

86 Got him some purchase with the Scots.
Can't buy that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 08:28 PM (XAeCh)

I remember seeing lists of the different stuff that came with each title, like Duke of York, Prince of Wales, and such. Those people used to own a damn a country. The Estates come with businesses, like farms, but they're also diversified portfolios. Many Billions for the second and third tier positions. He has to be a CEO, whatever else his green, crypto Muslim ass is up to.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 30, 2026 08:35 PM (w/O5Q)

87 Took them off dead Chinamen. Don't know how they died. hmmm
Posted by: Braenyard

Tragic yak accident. Shame and a shanda.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 08:36 PM (diia5)

88 I never saw Kids in the Hall, or Rush, or much hockey. Or a lot of Canadian stuff.

We were close to Detroit with American entertainment.

On the other hand, there were A LOT of American shows around the 90's filmed in Canada.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 08:21 PM (Sco7b)


I lived in S. Carolina in the 90s and loved the Kids in the Hall. I also liked Stargate SG-1. That was a good Canadian show.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 08:39 PM (U94Dl)

89 Carve out some of the hobby* thread time for Star Trek- / Harry Potter- / Tolkien-ests posts?

*I was going to say Book Thread, but that already has Trekker/Potter/Tolkien saturation.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Use the Force, Harry -Capt Jean Luc Gandalf at April 30, 2026 08:40 PM (9wnX8)

90 My favorite Kid in the Hall is Dave Foley. And he is partly why I believe News Radio is the best sitcom ever. He was the straight man, but he did it like no other.

The one where he wore Lisa's dress for a costume party was friggin' hilarious, because she got so pissed that he wore it better.

Also, when they learned he was from Canada.
Also, I have the entire series on DVD, and the out-takes are even funnier. man, I love that show.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 30, 2026 08:41 PM (0aYVJ)

91 62 >>>23 Didn't we just have the baby elephant and dog one? Not complaining, just observing.

maybe, I forget the stuff I post.
Posted by: ace at April 30, 2026 08:15 PM (1wjle)

If only there was some place that had a record of everything you post. Like a time stamped archive or something.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 30, 2026 08:42 PM (w/O5Q)

92 Also, yuge crush on Maura Tierney.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 30, 2026 08:43 PM (0aYVJ)

93 >>> The mother squirrel gently takes the hand of the woman who feeds her every day in the garden ...

That would be so awesome.
Rake out a whole nest of those tree rats before they are old enough to eat my whole garden.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 08:45 PM (/lPRQ)

94 I lived in S. Carolina in the 90s and loved the Kids in the Hall. I also liked Stargate SG-1. That was a good Canadian show.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 08:39 P

Stargate-SG1 was fantastic! I really liked that show and the follow-ups.

The series ending 'Unending' was beautiful. Touching. Exciting. Time travel. Great series.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 08:45 PM (Sco7b)

95 That little baby rhino has more sense than 100% of Americans who vote or who have ever voted democrat.

Rhinos are pretty dumb and have terrible eyesight but Baby Rhino knows.

Posted by: Never Vote democrat or homosexuals at April 30, 2026 08:47 PM (qat46)

96 US Attorney Pirro
@USAttyPirro
2h
Today, we are releasing video already provided to U.S. District Court showing Cole Allen shoot a U.S. Secret Service officer during his attempt to assassinate the President at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

There is no evidence the shooting was the result of friendly fire.

The video also shows Allen casing the area in the Hilton Hotel the day before the attack.

My office along with the @FBI will continue this extensive investigation to bring Cole Allen to justice.

https://tinyurl.com/5c96cxf7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 08:48 PM (XAeCh)

97 I also liked Stargate SG-1. That was a good Canadian show.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 08:39 PM (U94Dl)

That show was amazing.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 30, 2026 08:49 PM (snZF9)

98 Herd All The Things!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 30, 2026 08:51 PM (mCjHU)

99 Charles is quite the businessman. As a prince he had a private estate , the Duchy of Cornwall. Which he developed quite a bit. Investment of all kind, land, stadium, vacation rentals, supermarket even. He has business managers who work for him. Now this holding is worth way over a billion. Not like the old days when they owned everything, but not too shabby. It went to William as he inherited the crown.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 08:51 PM (GD0B3)

100 >>>Must. Herd. Cat. Herd everything!

Look at the difference in approach between the statues and the cat. With the statues, they tried nipping it's legs. But, try that with a cat and you will get a noseful of claws.
Posted by: Anon Y. Mous

How do you herd a single cat, anyway? No matter where it is, it's with the rest of its "herd."

Posted by: or so mikeski heard at April 30, 2026 08:53 PM (VHUov)

101 How do you herd a single cat, anyway? No matter where it is, it's with the rest of its "herd."

Posted by: or so mikeski heard at April 30, 2026 08:53 PM (VHUov)


Go outside and do something. Walk around the yard. Sit and talk. Do some yard work. Our only cat will seek us out. She goes on walks with us around the property. She does come indoors at night. She has feral background, but is charmed by the safety of inside. And Mr Scary. She adores him.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 08:58 PM (Iva/J)

102 How do you herd a single cat, anyway? No matter where it is, it's with the rest of its "herd."
Posted by: or so mikeski heard at April 30, 2026 08:53 PM (VHUov)

It goes meow, that is how you know you heard a cat

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 08:58 PM (rbvCR)

103 narf

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 08:58 PM (rbvCR)

104 How do you herd a single cat, anyway? No matter where it is, it's with the rest of its "herd."
Posted by: or so mikeski heard at April 30, 2026 08:53 PM (VHUov)

The cat was where the dog decided it should be. He was just making sure he did not move.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 09:00 PM (qcTWE)

105 My office along with the @FBI will continue this extensive investigation to bring Cole Allen to justice.

https://tinyurl.com/5c96cxf7

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 08:48 PM (XAeCh)

She's going to hang him?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 09:01 PM (utfVc)

106 It goes meow, that is how you know you heard a cat

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 08:58 PM (rbvCR)

What if it yowls in misery like a lonely Tomcat who ain't got nobody because your girl kitty is spayed? That is a sad sound.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 09:01 PM (Iva/J)

107 >>> The video also shows Allen casing the area in the Hilton Hotel the day before the attack.


Too bad Zimmerman wasn't there.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 09:03 PM (/lPRQ)

108 Cole Allen is an awful piece of crap and if they send him to Florence, I hope he's not sent to the Federal prison there but just tied up, covered in honey and left to the bears.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 09:04 PM (gKWVE)

109 We should mock the heck out of Cole "Sad Incel Loser" Allen. What a dumbass. Primping beforehand like a girl. Rolled in foil like a moist, ambiguous, unappetizing burrito after. He should enjoy prison a whole lot.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 09:08 PM (Iva/J)

110 Looks like SPLC is still in business -

Rhode Island Police Launch Investigation After Video Shows Figure in Apparent KKK Robes Roaming Public Area
/Gateway Headline

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 09:10 PM (/lPRQ)

111 I saw Ambiguous Burrito open for Kajagoogoo at the Rooster Tail back in '84.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 09:10 PM (kpS4V)

112 Ahem. The correct usage is 'wrapped up like a gay burrito' or variations of same.

Please make a note of it.

Posted by: AoSHQ Majordomo at April 30, 2026 09:11 PM (zZu0s)

113 Rhode Island Police Launch Investigation After Video Shows Figure in Apparent KKK Robes Roaming Public Area
/Gateway Headline
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 09:10 PM (/lPRQ)

One person? Sounds like somebody's idea of a prank.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 09:11 PM (utfVc)

114 Is that Chinese? Yes, I know, Mandarin or Cantonese, or possibly something else. It sounds a bit more like Japanese to me, but I'm not at all sure.
Posted by: Archimedes

No it's Japanese.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

To Be Fair™ that is some hick-ass dialect.
™ Captain TOot-Toot. All Rights Reserved. Hot-Air Inc.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

Japanese. Even if you can't pick out the rest of the hick-ass dialect, the "say-no" thing they say to time the jumps is the Japanese version of "heave-ho." Or maybe of "on three..... one two three."

Posted by: mikeski-san at April 30, 2026 09:12 PM (VHUov)

115 Ahem. The correct usage is 'wrapped up like a gay burrito' or variations of same.

Please make a note of it.

Posted by: AoSHQ Majordomo at April 30, 2026 09:11 PM (zZu0s)


Just for style guide purposes: is it worse to be wrapped up like a deuce? Or a gay burrito?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 09:14 PM (U94Dl)

116 Weird that the guy in kkk robes is just wandering around where everyone can see him. And no one stopped and asked him any questions? Thats strange.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 09:14 PM (zZu0s)

117 Just for style guide purposes: is it worse to be wrapped up like a deuce? Or a gay burrito?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 09:14 PM (U94Dl)

Another roamer in the night?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 09:15 PM (zZu0s)

118 Go outside and do something. Walk around the yard. Sit and talk. Do some yard work. Our only cat will seek us out. She goes on walks with us around the property. She does come indoors at night. She has feral background, but is charmed by the safety of inside. And Mr Scary. She adores him.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 08:58 PM (Iva/J)

Snowflake is an outdoor cat too. She stays in my house for most of the day and a lot of the night.

But it's horrible when they go outside. You never know what will happen.

Okay, everyone have a great night. I'm trying to finish off some more of my projects. Ralphy's down here in the computer room. Snowflake has the fun of the upstairs...

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 09:17 PM (Sco7b)

119 Sad to say, "justice" for Cole "Sad Incel Loser" Allen could be: declared incompetent and released on his own recognizance, with an ankle monitor for two weeks. And his guns and knives returned.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and reparations at April 30, 2026 09:18 PM (9wnX8)

120 Except the whatzisname videos, you know, does the ludicrous stuff. Grok, who is that? Steve Inman, right. Ace watches those. Repeatedly.
Posted by: mindful webworker - git out th way at April 30, 2026 08:33 PM (9wnX

I have a confession to make: I'm afraid to ask AI who The Powers That Be are. There are four possibilities.

One, it doesn't know. Two, it knows and can't tell me, because They won't let it. Three, it can tell me and it's just basically the Ruling Class and Clerisy, as expected. Four, it can tell me and the answer will upend my worldview.

On the surface, that's only a 50/50 chance of disturbing, not bad odds -- but I can get the two okay results without asking. The results that I can only get by asking are ones that would wreck my mental equilibrium, without being able to do anything about it; so, therefore, logically, I'm better off not asking. Q.E.D.

Posted by: SciVo at April 30, 2026 09:19 PM (Sy6m/)

121 "Taking the pet tortoise for a walk in the city."

TBH, that's the most tortured euphemism for Basting the Bishop I've seen a long time.

Posted by: Cobra Coaxer at April 30, 2026 09:19 PM (Dkku4)

122 Weird that the guy in kkk robes is just wandering around where everyone can see him. And no one stopped and asked him any questions? Thats strange.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 09:14 PM (zZu0s)

Ever think it was weird that the bad ghosts, the Ghostly Trio, that bothered Caspar the Friendly Ghost had those pointy heads?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 09:20 PM (rbvCR)

123 He actually shot a Leo, i doubt that will be the end of it.

Honestly, it's best this way. He fails miserably and we get an object of mockery. He's a ren Faire wizard hurling Styrofoam balls yelling 'lightning bolt! Light ing bolt!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 09:20 PM (zZu0s)

124 Imma show you how to wok the dog.

Posted by: Barack Obama at April 30, 2026 09:21 PM (utfVc)

125 Ever think it was weird that the bad ghosts, the Ghostly Trio, that bothered Caspar the Friendly Ghost had those pointy heads?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 09:20 PM (rbvCR)

I do not remember the cartoon. I am not sure i ever watched it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 09:21 PM (zZu0s)

126 Honestly, it's best this way. He fails miserably and we get an object of mockery. He's a ren Faire wizard hurling Styrofoam balls yelling 'lightning bolt! Light ing bolt!'
Posted by: Aetius451AD

* pushes up glasses by the bridge of the nose *

.....those were beanbags.

Posted by: the ren faire wizard at April 30, 2026 09:22 PM (VHUov)

127 Weird that the guy in kkk robes is just wandering around where everyone can see him. And no one stopped and asked him any questions? Thats strange.
Posted by: Aetius451AD


Maybe everybody just assumed he was on the SPLC payroll and ignored him. And now twenty Feebs are going to descend upon the neighborhood to investigate why they are all so racist for not reporting a klukker?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 09:22 PM (/lPRQ)

128 Sad to say, "justice" for Cole "Sad Incel Loser" Allen could be: declared incompetent and released on his own recognizance, with an ankle monitor for two weeks. And his guns and knives returned.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and reparations at April 30, 2026 09:18 PM (9wnX

My question is: where will he be tried on federal charges? He crossed a lot of state lines with his frearms with an intent to assassinate the President. I only watch Matlock at home, so I don't know the answers. Maybe a smart Moron would know.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 09:22 PM (U94Dl)

129 Cole Allen is an awful piece of crap and if they send him to Florence, I hope he's not sent to the Federal prison there but just tied up, covered in honey and left to the bears.
Posted by: gKWVE

What kind of message is that sending?

https://youtu.be/kXcOyYEldZY

Posted by: the bears at April 30, 2026 09:25 PM (VHUov)

130 I'm afraid to ask AI who The Powers That Be are.…Posted by: SciVo

This guy has a lot of fun teasing ChatGBT
https://youtu.be/3fYiLXVfPa4

Posted by: mindful webworker - autonomically intelligent at April 30, 2026 09:27 PM (9wnX8)

131 NEW COURT FILING — OpenAI's own solicitation emails to Musk

For three days, OpenAI's lawyer Savitt has been framing Musk as a founding donor who broke his pledges.

Today Musk's lawyers filed the receipts to show what actually happened: ...
...
Under California law, when a charity solicits and accepts donations, a fiduciary relationship forms between the person who asked and the person who gave.

A legal duty to use the money for the declared charitable purpose.

Altman and the CFO solicited. Musk donated. OpenAI accepted.

Then converted the charity into an $852 billion company.

The trust was breached

https://tinyurl.com/2j7tuhd8


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 09:27 PM (XAeCh)

132 >>>Just for style guide purposes: is it worse to be wrapped up like a deuce?

>I always heard 'wrapped up like a douche. Another boner in the night.'

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 09:32 PM (Fbc0I)

133 _META LOOKING TO DEVELOP MANY NEW APPS USING AI:
_ZUCKERBERG SAID WAS "TRAJECTORY CHANGE" IN AD BUSINESS: WSJ
--

the real lede:
Zuckerberg crawfishing away from Sam Altman

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 09:32 PM (XAeCh)

134 "Then converted the charity into an $852 billion company."

It's a write off. They just write it off.

Posted by: Cosmo Kramer at April 30, 2026 09:33 PM (Q+gd/)

135 89 Carve out some of the hobby* thread time for Star Trek- / Harry Potter- / Tolkien-ests posts?

Posted by: mindful webworker - Use the Force, Harry -Capt Jean Luc Gandalf at April 30, 2026 08:40 PM
***
Request denied.

Posted by: TRex - non-Panda dino at April 30, 2026 09:34 PM (IQ6Gq)

136 Weird that the guy in kkk robes is just wandering around where everyone can see him. And no one stopped and asked him any questions? Thats strange.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 09:14 PM (zZu0s)

And proud as day a white supremacist KKK in Rhode Island.
Hmm. They had to resort to the New England racist retards? They couldn't find a hive of RethuglicanKKK people (as Retardo would say) in Coon Ass, Alabama? Maybe we aren't the hub of rayscism after all.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 09:36 PM (U94Dl)

137 Requestus denyus!!

Posted by: JK Rowling, classics scholar at April 30, 2026 09:36 PM (gKWVE)

138 It's, "Ramped up like a Deuce," as in a souped up 1932 Ford hot rod.

Posted by: davidt at April 30, 2026 09:37 PM (Q+gd/)

139 @Polymarket

BREAKING: Kamala Harris's odds have quadrupled in the 2028 Presidential Nominee race.

8% chance.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 09:42 PM (XAeCh)

140 It's, "Ramped up like a Deuce," as in a souped up 1932 Ford hot rod.
Posted by: davidt at April 30, 2026 09:37 PM (Q+gd/)

Most hotrodders would "rev up" a Deuce, not "ramp" it up.

Posted by: Barack Obama at April 30, 2026 09:42 PM (utfVc)

141 It's, "Ramped up like a Deuce," as in a souped up 1932 Ford hot rod.

Posted by: davidt at April 30, 2026 09:37 PM (Q+gd/)

Revved up like a douche. At the bathroom on the right .

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 09:42 PM (U94Dl)

142 Of course, anyone is welcome to write an entry and submit to CBD, or any CoB, as a guest post.

Asking COBs to accommodate your special interests with no effort on your own is kinda lame.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 09:47 PM (A5RD0)

143 Revved up like a douche. At the bathroom on the right .
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

That's an entirely different song!!!

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 09:47 PM (VHUov)

144 That's an entirely different song!!!

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 09:47 PM (VHUov)

But it's an awesome mashup!!!

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 09:50 PM (U94Dl)

145 One song lyric that always confused me when I was a kid was a Steve Miller song. I always heard it as "We gone tear that light up"

Turns out it was "big ol' jet airliner"

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 30, 2026 09:55 PM (0aYVJ)

146 Sneaky Jews!

The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post
Fatah officials in the Gaza Strip accused the IDF of releasing trained rats to attack Palestinian children.

-
The rats are trained at the Rat Learing Academy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 09:57 PM (ndZc7)

147 Breaching a truss is a serious thing.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 09:57 PM (rbvCR)

148 One song lyric that always confused me when I was a kid was a Steve Miller song. I always heard it as "We gone tear that light up"

Turns out it was "big ol' jet airliner"
Posted by: Pug Mahon

"mumble mumble red lighthouse"

Never could find words for the first part to make it make sense.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 09:59 PM (VHUov)

149 I always wanted to do a gaming thread but consider it work nearly every day, it would just most likely be links to asmongold videos.

Its always the repetition that gets you having new fun unique ideas for a month is easy. Having them every week or like the art thread every day, well my hat is off to you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 10:00 PM (zZu0s)

150 Altman and the CFO solicited. Musk donated. OpenAI accepted.

Then converted the charity into an $852 billion company.

The trust was breached

https://tinyurl.com/2j7tuhd8


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 09:27 PM (XAeCh)

-------

Precisely none of this matters. Leftist courts and maybe eventually jurors in CA who hate Musk will toss this shit like a used rubber as soon as they have the chance.

I love all of you but the time for believing that "receipts" matter in cases like this is 20+ years in the rear view.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 10:00 PM (oqH4h)

151 >>>Asking COBs to accommodate your special interests with no effort on your own is kinda lame.

Posted by: nurse ratched

>You know what they say; if you make one questionably gay joke, you're...

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 10:00 PM (Fbc0I)

152 The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post
Fatah officials in the Gaza Strip accused the IDF of releasing trained rats to attack Palestinian children.

-
The rats are trained at the Rat Learing Academy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 09:57 PM (ndZc7)

So in other words, the worthless Palis who dinnonuffin are the hapless victims. Surprise

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:00 PM (U94Dl)

153 147 Breaching a truss is a serious thing.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 09:57 PM (rbvCR)

I'm no longer Prime Minister.

Posted by: Liz Truss at April 30, 2026 10:03 PM (T6aVk)

154 So in other words, the worthless Palis who dinnonuffin are the hapless victims. Surprise
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:00 PM (U94Dl)

The hard part was finding rats with an atrophied sense of smell.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:03 PM (utfVc)

155 That alpaca looks just like Adam Schiff.

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 10:04 PM (b3Yos)

156 So I had a commercial C-130 overfly the house, and a quick check online showed it was part of the fleet of Coulson aviation, which is a wildfire fighting company.
This led me to wonder if there were any fires in state, which apparently there were not, again from the internet.
I checked the global map for chemical signatures that are indicative of widlfires, CO and SO2, and I took a quick look at the global map for Patagonia, which had fires recently to check if I had anything similar.
No fires there, but a plume of SO2 from one of the Sandwich Islands East of South Georgia Island, which may be an indication of volcanic action on one of the small cindercones down there.

So this is my life, now. I have assets on my PC from the Internet that the NSA didn't have when I was ten, and I find it vaguely boring and irritating.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 10:05 PM (rbvCR)

157 I think even libs would like openai to go down in flames. Fried is a snake.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 10:05 PM (zZu0s)

158 Turns out it was "big ol' jet airliner"

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 30, 2026 09:55 PM (0aYVJ)


I thought it was big old jet out of 'Lina. Like from Charlotte. Or Charleston, SC . I grew up hearing that wrong.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:06 PM (U94Dl)

159 Interesting and scary video about why Iran won't do a peace deal. (Maybe 5 minutes)

https://tinyurl.com/5729u2uv

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 10:08 PM (ndZc7)

160 I'm no longer Prime Minister.
Posted by: Liz Truss at April 30, 2026 10:03 PM (T6aVk)

It was reminiscent of a hot date with me, lady. It was probably the best 5 minutes of your life.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 10:08 PM (rbvCR)

161 Standing by, in case of Rapture.

Posted by: Liz Trass at April 30, 2026 10:08 PM (utfVc)

162 Standing by, in case of Rapture.
Posted by: Liz Trass

We could use one!

Posted by: the hampsters at April 30, 2026 10:11 PM (VHUov)

163 It's 2112 CDT!!!

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 10:11 PM (T6aVk)

164 No fucking Rush.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 10:12 PM (zZu0s)

165 Lis Truss was in office > the time we've been kicking the Islamic regime's ladybits into the ground.

If that puts things into perspective. To the nervous sorts.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:12 PM (U94Dl)

166 Music for the top pic:

https://youtu.be/8FcWW-fMt90

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 10:13 PM (utfVc)

167 The ONT beckons. Not like a chasm though. So there's that.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 30, 2026 10:14 PM (CHHv1)

168 .
NOOD

The ONT is finally live.

NOOD!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 10:14 PM (O7YUW)

169 Damn it.
< Than from my previous post. I don't math. Crap

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 10:15 PM (U94Dl)

170 ONT is asshole....
Why? You may ask as you gently stroke the hairless pussy in your lap (Dr. Evil, not evil mind so get your mind out of the gutter).
Why, because there has been no 250th anniversary ONT themes like Extreme Ironing. Well? Well? Bueller?

Posted by: No Man at May 01, 2026 07:23 AM (3w2ax)

Louisiana Suspends House Primary Campaign Schedule Until They've Had a Chance to Redraw Congressional Maps

Louisiana is, I've heard, good for at least one and possibly two Republican pick-ups with craftily drawn maps.

It's necessary to suspend the primaries if you're redrawing the maps because... well, people don't even know what districts will exist to run in.

Louisiana governor suspends House primaries until July after Supreme Court redistricting ruling

Landry said the rescheduling will only impact the House races in the state and subsequent runoff elections, meaning the Senate and state Supreme Court races will go as planned on May 16.


...

"The best way to end race-based discrimination is to stop making decisions based on race," Landry said in a statement. "Here in Louisiana, we're proud to lead the nation on this charge. Allowing elections to proceed under an unconstitutional map would undermine the integrity of our system and violate the rights of our voters. This executive order ensures we uphold the rule of law while giving the Legislature the time it needs to pass a fair and lawful congressional map."

The House races will now be suspended until July 15 or "until such time as determined" by the Louisiana state Legislature. It was not immediately clear when the runoffs from the primary would take place.

Will other GOP governors take the same initiative?

In some political quick hits:

The House passed a measure to fund most of DHS. This represents a bit of a tactical defeat, as the House demanded full funding for all of DHS, but CPB and ICE are already funded through the Big Beautiful Bill, and it's Democrat Assassination Season again so we really need a fully functioning DHS.

Congress on Thursday passed legislation to fund Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies that don't deal with immigration, ending a 76-day shutdown.

...

The bill did not include funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or the Border Patrol. Republicans are planning a reconciliation package to separately approve funding for those agencies for the rest of Trump's term.

Using reconciliation would allow the Senate to bypass its 60-vote filibuster threshold and pass the funding without Democratic support.

The One Big, Beautiful Bill included funding for ICE and CBP, meaning the shutdown generally did not affect those agencies. Democrats had sought to extract policy concessions from the administration, but ultimately did not secure their demands.

Asked if she thinks America will elect a gay president, Alexandria Donkey-Chompers says America's already had one.

And of course we all thought: Gay Barack Obama.


TMZ DC is making waves on Capitol Hill ... after Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told one of our producers it's entirely possible America's already had a gay president, Republicans seem to be offering up their best guess ... Barack Obama!!!

The Republican National Committee's official X account just reposted our clip with AOC and added a photo of Obama on top ... seemingly suggesting the GOP believes Obama was our first gay Prez.

He is. And there's proof. Despite the left claiming everyone is gay, they don't make that claim about Obama, because in Obama's case it happens to be true and it would be "racist" to say anything about Obama he doesn't say himself.

In a letter penned by Obama which the entire left pretends doesn't exist, Obama confessed to an ex- " " " girlfriend " " " that he "I make love to men daily, but in the imagination."

Straight men do not dream of fucking dudes, and don't say they do. Gay guys say this when they're attempting a Modified Limited Hang-Out that partly reveals and partly conceals the truth.


Former President Barack Obama wrote of his own "androgynous" mind and "mak[ing] love to men daily, but in the imagination," according to the redacted portion of a now-notorious 1982 letter, obtained by The Post.

The more than 40-year-old letter to an ex-girlfriend recently resurfaced after Obama biographer David Garrow gave a long and winding interview on the one-time commander-in-chief.

"In regard to homosexuality, I must say that I believe this is an attempt to remove oneself from the present, a refusal perhaps to perpetuate the endless farce of earthly life. You see, I make love to men daily, but in the imagination," Obama, then 21, wrote to Alex McNear in November 1982.


"My mind is androgynous to a great extent and I hope to make it more so until I can think in terms of people, not women as opposed to men. But, in returning to the body, I see that I have been made a man, and physically in life, I choose to accept that contingency," he added.

Not even fucking garrett talks like this.


McNear, who dated Obama during his year at Occidental College in Los Angeles, later redacted the salacious paragraphs, which Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garrow hunted down and included in his tome "Rising Star."

The letter is currently owned by Emory University, which doesn't permit it to be photographed or removed. Instead, Garrow's friend Harvey Klehr transcribed the paragraphs by hand and sent them to the author.


Nancy Pelosi endorshhhes Jack Shossshburg.

I'd like to say she's drunk -- she often is, publicly, during working hours -- but it's also possible she's just old. She has the same problem with consonant clusters, any two or three consonants mixed together or spoken in succession, as Joe Biden did.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:35 PM




Comments

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1 Buchanan was gay as well. And an even bigger fuck up then Obama.

And there should be a lesson here...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 06:37 PM (sKqQm)

2 Buy stock in Crayola!

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 06:37 PM (VHUov)

3 Obama has always enjoyed the taste of penis

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 30, 2026 06:37 PM (tUP1A)

4 I'm thinking Buchanan. Gay AND dumb.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 06:38 PM (dIske)

5 The best thing about my marriage?

I'm with a woman and I still get all the penis I want!

Posted by: Barack Obama at April 30, 2026 06:38 PM (sKqQm)

6 So Big Mike really is a dude?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 06:39 PM (CBeiW)

7 So Big Mike really is a dude?
Posted by: nurse ratched

Well, if'n you needed a beard, why not go for the closest thing?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 06:40 PM (diia5)

8 Former President Barack Obama wrote of his own "androgynous" mind and "mak[ing] love to men daily, but in the imagination,"...
----

By which he means, "in the squeakhole ".

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 06:40 PM (kpS4V)

9 Ghey, been there maybe already twice

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:40 PM (Ia/+0)

10 At least one state GOP knows how to play the game.

Posted by: steevy at April 30, 2026 06:41 PM (YwEeS)

11 Gotta be close

Posted by: Billythesquid at April 30, 2026 06:41 PM (HxpHp)

12 God save us from a woman President

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)

13
OMG!!1! Gay O'Bama! Bombshell revelation of something everyone already knows about!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 06:42 PM (HdYcL)

14 I'm more interested in how Louisiana redraws its State maps. Can this state be like Alabama or Mississippi and force decent governance upon its cities that otherwise would refuse it? - mind, that would also require Louisiana's Republicans be competent, and not Bill Cassidy
Because for a long time Louisiana has been stagnant, with its young men fucking off to other states (meaning, Texas).

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:42 PM (gKWVE)

15 Those purple lips have pursed on a cock or 200...

Posted by: steevy at April 30, 2026 06:42 PM (YwEeS)

16 I don't buy Mooch is a man, we know Barty swung both ways AC/DC

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:43 PM (Ia/+0)

17 Someone here will chime in with " but he is Married, with two, count 'em, children". FIERCELY Heterosexual, he is.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 06:43 PM (Ez+sQ)

18 I find it interesting that Big Mike titled her book "Becoming." That's a tell for sure.

Also I'm sure Barrack was fucking his chef who died from paddle boarding in 3 feet of water.

It's all fake and gay.

Posted by: Max Power at April 30, 2026 06:43 PM (q177U)

19 Not even fucking garrett talks like this.

I had to chuckle at that.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 30, 2026 06:43 PM (ceJ0R)

20 Florida has redrawn it's map as well giving republicans an extra 4 seats.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 06:43 PM (0N4FZ)

21 That's Gaylord in the Style Guide isn't it?

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 30, 2026 06:43 PM (TezPK)

22 Which state had the GOPe cucks (but I repeat myself) that made a super secret swearsies deal with their dem buddies to not redraw lines, completely committed, and then got pwned like a b?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 06:44 PM (3uBP9)

23
Chompers has been getting her American History from reading Gore Vidal.

That whole "Lincoln was gay" shit is a bunch of horse hockey. Buchanan on the other hand was so gay that all of DC used to joke about him and his long-time roommate William King, calling Buchanan "Mrs King" among other insults.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 06:44 PM (X4KFY)

24 Well, if'n you needed a beard, why not go for the closest thing?
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 06:40 PM (diia5)

Why pick Patrick Ewing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:44 PM (zZu0s)

25 He has. Twice. Apparently he still loves drunks, fools and the USA.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 06:44 PM (U94Dl)

26 It really was the trifecta: a mocktaroon, taqiyya, cryptofag.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 06:44 PM (kpS4V)

27 "Not even fucking garrett talks like this."

What does he talk like when he's not f'ing?

I find straight men kidding each other about being gay kind of odd. I don't know any women who kid about being lesbian when they're straight.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:44 PM (Nx5jP)

28
 I'm thinking Buchanan. Gay AND dumb.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 06:38 PM (dIske)

_________

Non-gay Democratic presidents:

1) Andrew Jackson
2) Er, that's it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 06:45 PM (HdYcL)

29 God save us from a woman President

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:42 PM (Ia/+0)

He has. Twice. Apparently he still loves drunks, fools and the USA.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 06:44 PM (U94Dl)


Copy paste fail dang it

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 06:46 PM (U94Dl)

30 US Grant. Not Gay.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 06:47 PM (Ez+sQ)

31 The only reason he swung both ways is because he had political ambitions. He is riding (heh) on the fact that he has the black folks. Black folks are varied but open gay shit is one thing many are not too happy with.

So, he had to pretend to bat from both sides of the plate. Bunting on one side while swinging for the fences on the other.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:47 PM (zZu0s)

32 .."drunkards, children and the United States of America "

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:47 PM (GD0B3)

33
Our first woman president won't be a Margaret Thatcher type. Depend on it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 06:47 PM (HdYcL)

34 So, when does Gaylord Merkin Focker the Wurst's giant pee-pee open in Chicago?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:47 PM (2GVsD)

35 Grant was REPUBLICAN !

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (GD0B3)

36 So this looks like a fun thread to drop a gem from The Onion (didn't know they were still a thing): "Depraved Inbred Community Distances Itself From Prince Andrew":

https://tinyurl.com/3sxfda28

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (kpS4V)

37 I didn't need anybody to tell me that the Dogeater is gayer than Boy George in Hello Kitty Crocs at the Manhole Club on Tranny Tuesday.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (vFG9F)

38 My favorite lines from the howling about LA suspending the primaries:
"a racist power grab" (instead of ... enacting the racist map SCOTUS just declared illegal)
"the MAGA-favorite Governor" (who? we don't even know his name)
"to help Trump avoid a humiliating midterm"
"white voters" who were the plaintiffs "were funded by groups who've long sought to gut the VRA" (unlike, you know, the long list of organizations funding the black plaintiffs)

They've even dug up writings and work by Roberts when he first arrived in DC under Reagan, with whining that he's long sought to destroy the VRA, and reaching this line "one could argue that he lied to Congress" (because he downplayed his role, you know, as an attorney hired to advocate for his client).
Please, please keep attacking Roberts.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (tUP1A)

39 I kinda Mad Libbed that one.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (vFG9F)

40 I wouldn't mind seeing Sarah Huckabee Sanders as President some day.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (Nx5jP)

41 FenelonSpoke, you are a pastor and I much doubt you will be in circles in Bible Study where the other ladies there are saying "hear me out" about how hot that warrior-judge Deborah might make them.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (gKWVE)

42 I find straight men kidding each other about being gay kind of odd. I don't know any women who kid about being lesbian when they're straight.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:44 PM (Nx5jP)

Fen, love you, but you do not understand guys. Gay is next to effeminate and in the cosmology of easy ribs, it is just there for the taking. If you don't pick up that rock, your buddy surely will.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (zZu0s)

43 A woman Marxists woud have us all in a Gulag

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (Ia/+0)

44 35 Grant was REPUBLICAN !
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (GD0B3)

Damn right he was! Not Gay.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (Ez+sQ)

45 BTW, has anyone checked to see if Gaylord's edifice to ego was built on 'stolen' land?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (2GVsD)

46 I didn't need anybody to tell me that the Dogeater is gayer than Boy George in Hello Kitty Crocs at the Manhole Club on Tranny Tuesday.
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (vFG9F)

That's gay!

Posted by: Liberace's hairdresser's boyfriend at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (wVcYX)

47 if President Polk (D) was gay, he'd be a top

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (gKWVE)

48 So, when does Gaylord Merkin Focker the Wurst's giant pee-pee open in Chicago?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:47 PM (2GVsD)


Juneteenth weekend, honky. And $30 a pop.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 06:50 PM (U94Dl)

49 Could stand having a Queen, but not a male one.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 06:50 PM (Ez+sQ)

50 Damn right he was! Not Gay.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (Ez+sQ)

No, sir!

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:50 PM (GD0B3)

51 Clinton, the Bill that is, ... probably not gay, but I'd guess he'd take any opportunity. Who knows.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 06:51 PM (3uBP9)

52 I didn't need anybody to tell me that the Dogeater is gayer than Boy George in Hello Kitty Crocs at the Manhole Club on Tranny Tuesday.
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (vFG9F)

Gayer than ace listening to London Boys on Hello Kitty earmuff headphones while riding a Vespa in a ballet tutu.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:51 PM (zZu0s)

53 FenelonSpoke, you don't have to understand men, we have our reasons just like yall.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:51 PM (vFG9F)

54 I'm more interested in how Louisiana redraws its State maps.
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Dems got greedy.
They had one district.
The new map kept them with one district.
They wanted two districts.
Under the new rules, LA can--and should--eliminate any "black" district.
Instead of 2, they'll lose the one--and probably 20 more across the South.

And that's before we get to the racist districts in blue states ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 30, 2026 06:51 PM (tUP1A)

55 Attention Book Morons

CJ Cherryh has announced she is retiring. Advancing age has caused some brain fog or as she said she is starting to drop stitches. And with how complex and organic her worlds are, losing track of what a Kif is good at could be very bad.

I wish her the best and will treasure what she has already written.

I still want Morgaine kri Chya to walk out the Stargate in Cheyenne Mountain and realize she has gone down another thread of probability.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:51 PM (2GVsD)

56 How about this one? Gayer than a Harvey Milkshake.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:52 PM (vFG9F)

57 Why would an Ewok wear a tutu?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:52 PM (2GVsD)

58 Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (zZu0s)

Actually, I do understand men somewhat. I've been married to one for many years . I knew it was about being effeminate. Let me rephrase. I just think it's silly,

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:52 PM (Nx5jP)

59
Grant was REPUBLICAN !
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (GD0B3)

__________

Historians sneer that Grant was a drunk, but Franklin Pierce was the real alky.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (HdYcL)

60 Sad news, Anna, but not unexpected. She worked with another writer on her last two Union-Alliance novels.

She's had a great run.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (kpS4V)

61 Aetius

Were the London Boys doing a cover of Rick Astley singing "Never going to give you up?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (2GVsD)

62 50 Damn right he was! Not Gay.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 06:49 PM (Ez+sQ)

No, sir!
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:50 PM (GD0B3)


One of my favorite Presidents.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (Ez+sQ)

63 I just think it's silly,
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:52 PM (Nx5jP)

Therein lies your answer.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (zZu0s)

64 Because for a long time Louisiana has been stagnant, with its young men fucking off to other states (meaning, Texas).
Gah...after Katrina there was influx of the usual suspects from LA to Texas. Worthless fuck would be considered a compliment to these assholes.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (XMwZJ)

65 >>I find straight men kidding each other about being gay kind of odd.

Guys are easy to understand. We're an open book.

Women, on the other hand, not even God understand women.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (viF8m)

66 People's Hippo Voice, I was more thinking of the Legislative districts, locally.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (gKWVE)

67
Non-gay Democratic presidents:

1) Andrew Jackson
2) Er, that's it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 06:45 PM (HdYcL)



Clinton, sort of. I don't buy him as being attracted to man-ass, I think he was just obsessed with sticking his dick into anything moist and inviting. I rather doubt that he cared whether it was man, woman, beast or a sap-soaked knothole in a tree.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 06:54 PM (X4KFY)

68 Why would an Ewok wear a tutu?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:52 PM (2GVsD)

What does God need with a Starship?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:54 PM (zZu0s)

69 Who's this Schloshberg?

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 06:54 PM (LHPAg)

70 Were the London Boys doing a cover of Rick Astley singing "Never going to give you up?"
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (2GVsD)

Bonnie Tyler. I need a Hero. And he had the video playing on his META glasses.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:55 PM (zZu0s)

71 One of my favorite Presidents.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (Ez+sQ)

Mine too!

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:55 PM (GD0B3)

72 What happened to that half black dude who said he was Bill's love child? I mean, for the Arkansas definition of "love" which meant "$65 and a romp in the bushes".

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:56 PM (gKWVE)

73 @55 read several of her books starting with Downbelow Station. Good stuff. May she live long

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 06:56 PM (gu0hJ)

74 Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 06:54 PM (X4KFY)

Nah. He was all women. Clinton is one of those dudes who has to bang every gal he can to prove something to his dad and get back at his mom. 'They're all whores begging for it all the time!'

That kind of thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:57 PM (zZu0s)

75 " I make love to men daily ,in my imagination" . I bet My Imagination was the name of Barky's car

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 06:57 PM (gu0hJ)

76 By my count, 8 Presidents have suffered an attempted assassination.

But only 5 of them were targeted for discernibly political reasons (Lincoln, McKinley, Kennedy, 1 of Ford's (Sara Jane Moore), and all 3 of Trump's).

The rest were just maniacs - the consequence of a free society. Guiteau shot Garfield over a job dispute. Schrank shot Roosevelt because McKinley's ghost told him Roosevelt set him up. Fromme tried to shoot Ford for Mansony reasons of some kind, and Hinckley shot Reagan because he was trying to score with the lesbo from Paper Moon.

So, if you only count the politically motivated assassinations, the next attempt on Trump will account for fully half of them.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 30, 2026 06:57 PM (wswKm)

77
Mine too!

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:55 PM (GD0B3)

___________^

Harding: Faced with a dismal economy he boldly responded by doing.... nothing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 06:57 PM (HdYcL)

78 64 Because for a long time Louisiana has been stagnant, with its young men fucking off to other states (meaning, Texas).
Gah...after Katrina there was influx of the usual suspects from LA to Texas. Worthless fuck would be considered a compliment to these assholes.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 06:53 PM (XMwZJ)
One of their teenage thug 'refugees' murdered a popular teacher in a classroom 3 miles from my house.

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 06:57 PM (LHPAg)

79 Aetius

Not this song?
https://youtu.be/MRsfp4Pgcjw

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:59 PM (2GVsD)

80 Very true Eris, she was born in 1942. A very good and prolific run.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:59 PM (2GVsD)

81 Star Wars characters:

Vader, probably not gay, but like only 70-80 % sure, who knows what the dark side would do

Leia, definitely bi, a real playa

Luke, possibly gay. I mean he was after his sister, had a thing for a green wrinkly dwarf for awhile, I think he has some issues.

Han, not gay

Yoda, WTF knows. He's an alien maybe they have some weird stuff going on there, I wouldn't rule anything out.

C3PO, very f'ing gay

R2D2, not gay, but maybe incel

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 06:59 PM (3uBP9)

82 This is so ruthless but this is our national politics now. This arms race started with Texas and could have ended with California. Instead we had NC, MO, FL, and VA join the fight so each side is literally getting more shameless trying to gerrymander.

You can't delay an election already in process. Absentee ballots have already been sent out! If they do this Illinois should try to retroactively cancel their primary and redraw. Pritzker time to get working on that 17-0 map!

Louisiana managing to make the VRA unenforceable, then getting sued over having no Black districts at all, would actually be hilarious

Republicans hate Democracy. They don't even pretend anymore. ngl, I'm starting to hate it too. the people who voted for shit like this have no fucking business choosing our government

I never understood what "The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" meant. Now I see there are (organized groups of) people that will tear it all down for a dollar, or a false word.

If the SC allows Louisiana to suspend the primaries, it's not a far leap to letting Trump suspend all elections.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 30, 2026 06:59 PM (ycI94)

83
Not even fucking garrett talks like this.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

The cruelty on this smart millitary blog is just *makes smacky kissy noise*.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 30, 2026 07:01 PM (QVmho)

84 I see Reddit is still trying to fortify THEIR democracy.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:01 PM (2GVsD)

85 @81 Chewbacca is a furry. Probably bi

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 07:01 PM (gu0hJ)

86 Oh, boy. Now I have a Bonnie Tyler earworm. FML.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 30, 2026 07:02 PM (ceJ0R)

87 84 I see Reddit is still trying to fortify THEIR democracy.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:01 PM (2GVsD)

Ah, Reddit. The most unregulated porn site on the internet.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:02 PM (Gqar8)

88
Louisiana is populated by good-time party layabouts who cultivate a let-the-good-times-roll lifestyle instead of doing something useful. It's like they're proud of being indolent and ignorant. Combine this with a government that's as stupid as it is corrupt.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:02 PM (HdYcL)

89 I've never read that letter before.

That dude is so ghey.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 07:02 PM (RIvkX)

90 Dunno tubal

Twitch and their E-girls is pretty pr0ny.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:03 PM (2GVsD)

91 Louisiana is populated by good-time party layabouts who cultivate a let-the-good-times-roll lifestyle instead of doing something useful. It's like they're proud of being indolent and ignorant. Combine this with a government that's as stupid as it is corrupt.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:02 PM (HdYcL)
=====

You just described France.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 07:03 PM (RIvkX)

92 I don't get AOC's here.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 07:03 PM (Cif43)

93 90 Dunno tubal

Twitch and their E-girls is pretty pr0ny.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:03 PM (2GVsD)

Point taken.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (Gqar8)

94 "That dude is so ghey.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

HOW GAY IS HE??

Posted by: the studio audience at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (vFG9F)

95 Louisiana... a government that's as stupid as it is corrupt.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:02 PM (HdYcL)

Perhaps I can find new ways to motivate them.

Posted by: Darth Vader at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (gKWVE)

96 The Milk Chocolate Messiah saw Star Trek: The Motion Picture and wished he could be the one to make love to V'GER (not Persis Khambatta, but the rusted wreckage of metal)

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (5yDGQ)

97 That dude is so ghey.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 07:02 PM (RIvkX)

I'd keep that revelation to yourself.

Posted by: Catamite Chef on a Paddleboard at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (wswKm)

98 I was working in a machine shop during college and every time Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the Heart" came on ,one of the other workers sang " I cut a big ,smelly fart" . Genius he was

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (gu0hJ)

99
Texas: Germans and Czechs

Louisiana: French

Nuff sed

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (HdYcL)

100 Former President Barack Obama wrote of his own "androgynous" mind and "mak[ing] love to men daily, but in the imagination," according to the redacted portion of a now-notorious 1982 letter, obtained by The Post


I guess I don't need the horror movies tonight.

MSNow was outraged about Louisianna. And gas prices!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 07:05 PM (Sco7b)

101 The “endless farce of earthly life” makes you want to suck dick?

This guy has always been a complete bullshitter.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 07:05 PM (6ydKt)

102 Do not forget the French Quarter has Spanish architecture.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:05 PM (2GVsD)

103 Is it acceptable that I like Total Eclipse of the Heart? Am I gay, unknowingly?

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:05 PM (Gqar8)

104 Louisiana...sorry

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 07:05 PM (Sco7b)

105 And they may be talking about Lincoln as the gay president.

They really do believe he was at least Bi.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 07:06 PM (6ydKt)

106 Gaylord and his male dream lovers?

Cthulhu just gargled the brain bleach.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:06 PM (2GVsD)

107 Good-time party layabouts are ok. It's the violent, ignorant, drug-addled, criminal layabouts that are a problem.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 07:06 PM (XMwZJ)

108 >>>"Not even fucking garrett talks like this."

What does he talk like when he's not f'ing?

I find straight men kidding each other about being gay kind of odd. I don't know any women who kid about being lesbian when they're straight.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

>Ace and Garrett's relationship changed when Ace gifted him a 'chef's kiss' kitchen apron for his birthday.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 07:06 PM (Fbc0I)

109 >>> Chewbacca is a furry. Probably bi
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 07:01 PM (gu0hJ)


Good catch.


All the ewoks are omnisexual. I think this is pretty much canon at this point.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 07:06 PM (3uBP9)

110 Sounds like Jimmy "lusting in his heart". Except Jimmy wasn't lusting after men.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (vFG9F)

111 Louisiana: French

Nuff sed
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (HdYcL)

French and Spanish.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (GD0B3)

112 Heat and humidity are the bain of productivity.

Posted by: Dark L at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (W5mpo)

113 Abe Lincoln was a vampire hunter.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (2GVsD)

114 >>>Republicans hate Democracy. They don't even pretend anymore. ngl, I'm starting to hate it too. the people who voted for shit like this have no fucking business choosing our government

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

Yeah. I hate Democracy, too. I hate it because I know what the blue haired, septum-pierced furry loving harpies of both genders mean when they screech about "Our Democracy." It is their perverted, addlebrained, evil, rotten, retarded and vile idea of what they want to do to our Republic. I do loathe them as much as they hate me.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (U94Dl)

115 Is it acceptable that I like Total Eclipse of the Heart? Am I gay, unknowingly?

----

Quite possible, since the song is from a musical about vampires......

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (9CBNQ)

116 111 Louisiana: French

Nuff sed
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (HdYcL)

French and Spanish.
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (GD0B3)

And the Coon Ass Cajuns.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:08 PM (Gqar8)

117 Ewoks are omnivorous - they eat roasted Stormtroopers and nuts.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:08 PM (2GVsD)

118 "Is it acceptable that I like Total Eclipse of the Heart? Am I gay, unknowingly?
Posted by: tubal"

If you have to ask...

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 07:08 PM (vFG9F)

119 115 Is it acceptable that I like Total Eclipse of the Heart? Am I gay, unknowingly?

----

Quite possible, since the song is from a musical about vampires......
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (9CBNQ)

Aww shit.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:08 PM (Gqar8)

120 >>> Is it acceptable that I like Total Eclipse of the Heart? Am I gay, unknowingly?
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:05 PM (Gqar


The video is hella-weird. It's basically all a cougar sexual fantasy.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 07:09 PM (3uBP9)

121 120 >>> Is it acceptable that I like Total Eclipse of the Heart? Am I gay, unknowingly?
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:05 PM (Gqar


The video is hella-weird. It's basically all a cougar sexual fantasy.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 07:09 PM (3uBP9)

It is BIZARRE.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:09 PM (Gqar8)

122 Do they sparkle?

Posted by: gKWVE asks for a friend at April 30, 2026 07:09 PM (gKWVE)

123 At least a couple Republican states are playing hardball.

Posted by: torabora at April 30, 2026 07:09 PM (KtOUo)

124 Louisiana managing to make the VRA unenforceable, then getting sued over having no Black districts at all, would actually be hilarious
-----

That's the bloody POINT of the SCOTUS ruling. Grrr.


I know, I know.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 30, 2026 07:10 PM (9CBNQ)

125 Are you giving off sparks and making love in the dark...

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:10 PM (2GVsD)

126 Former President Barack Obama wrote of his own "androgynous" mind and "mak[ing] love to men daily, but in the imagination," according to the redacted portion of a now-notorious 1982 letter, obtained by The Post

Everybody's gay once and awhile! It's 2026, mang!

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar, channeling SSG Lincoln Osiris at April 30, 2026 07:10 PM (ycI94)

127 I get Kevin Kiley's newsletter even though I don't live in his district here in CA. The passing of Prop 50 gave him a new district, which sucks. Now he has to work to get his name recognized among new voters:

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I need your help to reach every voter in the New Sixth District. Because of Newsom’s gerrymander, much of the district is new. These are voters who have never seen my name on the ballot. We need resources to tell them how we our holding Newsom accountable and bringing sanity back to California.

We need resources to tell these voters how we have fought Newsom and won, time and again. How we led the fight against his COVID insanity. How we sued him and won. How we defeated his COVID K-12 vaccine mandates. How we led the fight to re-open schools and youth sports.

Posted by: beckster at April 30, 2026 07:10 PM (kX27y)

128 "Abe Lincoln was a vampire hunter.
Posted by: Anna Puma"

Just another one of the things he did to incite his assassin.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 07:11 PM (vFG9F)

129 Watching a historical Russian movie, its mot going to endxwell

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:11 PM (Ia/+0)

130 As for "Total Eclipse", yeah that video was nuts. What even was the appeal? Kids who want to bang Bonnie? Even at that age I was more interested in Susanna Hoffs.
I guess lots of teachers might like that video more nowadays.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 07:11 PM (gKWVE)

131 Louisiana: French

Nuff sed
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:04 PM (HdYcL)

French and Spanish.
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (GD0B3)

And the Coon Ass Cajuns.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:08 PM (Gqar

As someone who's known some ragin Cajuns, true! Many came from a place called Acadia. In Canuckistan.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:11 PM (GD0B3)

132 GOP states had no choice after California and Virginia went the nuclear route.

They should've seen this coming.

Now if we could figure out what’s holding the Indiana GOP back when they had the opportunity.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 07:11 PM (6ydKt)

133 I don't know any women who kid about being lesbian when they're straight.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Women don't kid each other about anything because everything kidding is fighting words. As one of my homies in law school said, our relationship is based on insulting each other. Women are incapable of that w/o bloodshed and tears.

Posted by: Dark L at April 30, 2026 07:12 PM (W5mpo)

134 Watching a historical Russian movie, its mot going to endxwell

You expect a happy ending?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:12 PM (2GVsD)

135 How Democrats are created . . .

https://tinyurl.com/5xs7ww4x

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 07:12 PM (ndZc7)

136 So Riker in Star Trek TNG before the entire franchise went full homo had the androgynous thing....played by a chick.

Gay? If it had a penis...yes.

But, what if Captain Kirk had sex with a male sex changeling that took a female shape - no penis. Borderline gay?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 07:12 PM (Sco7b)

137 I accidently posted part of this below while mocking the Maine Governor...

Regarding Obungo, for what it's worth.

Can think of many reasons other than prancercising down AF1 Steps. Cowering over something (I forget, a boom or martial arts fight that most men would not flinch). His special friend,Reggie. The drowned chef. The church in Chicago covering up for gay men and finding beards for them to marry.

Here's the whopper or popper: A friend of Feinstein's, Kam Kuwata, died unexpectedly in CA in 2011.

He was against Harris being AG of CA.

He was said to have told Diane about smelling poppers, moaning, and two male voices in a room during the 2008 Dim campaign as he walked down a hallway. One of the males to exit the room was Obungo Jug Ears. [I have no idea where I read this but at the time believed it to be true and did not forget, for what it's worth]

At Kuwata's memorial in 2011, Feinstein frog jumped Obungo to announce the killing of Osama before he was able to on tv. It was rumored to be revenge for Kuwata's death.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 07:13 PM (WONhk)

138 Is it acceptable that I like Total Eclipse of the Heart? Am I gay, unknowingly?

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:05 PM (Gqar


It is okay to be you. It was a great song I recall fondly.

But it is never wrong to love the literal Total Eclipse of the Heart. That was a banger.

https://tinyurl.com/bw9e92uw

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 07:13 PM (U94Dl)

139 Can I be honest with y'all ? I like NOLA. It has history ! It has beignets! It has above ground cemeteries and vampires!

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:13 PM (GD0B3)

140
I got redistricted. Not sure if I'm in TX-14 or TX-22 right now, but I'll be in 14 come the next Congress.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:13 PM (HdYcL)

141 It's not gay if you are under way.

Posted by: Riker at April 30, 2026 07:14 PM (vFG9F)

142 120 >>> Is it acceptable that I like Total Eclipse of the Heart? Am I gay, unknowingly?
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:05 PM (Gqar


The video is hella-weird. It's basically all a cougar sexual fantasy.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 07:09 PM (3uBP9)

It's a good song. Video is indeed weird.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 30, 2026 07:14 PM (qivay)

143 Watching a historical Russian movie, its mot going to endxwell
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:11 PM (Ia/+0)

which one ?

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:14 PM (GD0B3)

144 Quite possible, since the song is from a musical about vampires......
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (9CBNQ)
There was vampires in Top Gun?

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 07:14 PM (LHPAg)

145 Asked if she thinks America will elect a gay president, Alexandria Donkey-Chompers says America's already had one.

[James Buchanan has entered the chat]

Posted by: Delurker at April 30, 2026 07:14 PM (gtcuf)

146 Posted by: Dark L at April 30, 2026 07:12

Of course women can kid each other. It's just not generally about being lesbians if they're not.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 07:14 PM (2sfNr)

147 Kirk did bang a shapeshifter in Trek VI. And in "Turnabout Intruder" he did gain a set of knockers for a bit.

Notice Garth of Izar did not do the gender swap.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:14 PM (2GVsD)

148 >>>But, what if Captain Kirk had sex with a male sex changeling that took a female shape - no penis. Borderline gay?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life.

>Is fucking green alien bitches considered bestiality?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 07:15 PM (Fbc0I)

149 Posted by: Delurker at April 30, 2026 07:14 PM

I expect A O-C doesn't know a darn thing about Buchanan and was speaking about Obama.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 07:16 PM (2sfNr)

150 hey, Take My Breath Away was a stone classic. even if it pissed off the band.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 07:16 PM (gKWVE)

151 Orion slave girls are bestial in their sexual nature. IE about the only ones who could outlast James 'Tomcat' Kirk.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:16 PM (2GVsD)

152 Bonnie Tyler's super power is when she looks at young school boys she blasts their shirts off.

You're basically just sitting in class trying to work on your multiplication tables, and there's Bonnie walking by and she turns her head and , KAAAPOW!, there goes your shirt, and now someone throws a bucket of water on you, and what's this, there's freaking dove flying at you!

And now you'll never know that 13*7 = 91. Sad.

Posted by: banana Dream - Turn around bright eyes, so I can blast your shirt off at April 30, 2026 07:16 PM (3uBP9)

153 Republicans are planning a reconciliation package to separately approve funding for those agencies for the rest of Trump's term.


I'm right here, guys.

Posted by: The SAVE Act. at April 30, 2026 07:16 PM (4NO2D)

154 I'm thinking Buchanan. Gay AND dumb.
Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 06:38 PM (dIske)

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Wasn't Van Buren unmarried?

Posted by: Decaf at April 30, 2026 07:17 PM (Tbs6N)

155 Rev. Wishbone, Kzin are canon in the Trek '70s cartoon.
That would have been an interesting hookup for Kirk.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 07:17 PM (gKWVE)

156 I'm right here, guys.
Posted by: The SAVE Act

For me to POOP on

Posted by: John Thune at April 30, 2026 07:17 PM (gKWVE)

157 I like NOLA. It has history ! It has beignets! It has above ground cemeteries and vampires!

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:13 PM (GD0B3)

And great food! Haven't been in several years, but I remember the meals!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 30, 2026 07:18 PM (n9ltV)

158 Is it ok to fap to this? Asking for the entire American right.

Posted by: Cynical Stoic at April 30, 2026 07:18 PM (2r+jB)

159 In hindsight the group Berlin, being young know-it-alls with too much pride, shot themselves int he foot by not embracing that song.

Then again it took years for Peter S. Beagle to accept the fact The Last Unicorn was his greatest work and it would define his career.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:18 PM (2GVsD)

160 So Riker in Star Trek TNG before the entire franchise went full homo had the androgynous thing....played by a chick.

Gay? If it had a penis...yes.

But, what if Captain Kirk had sex with a male sex changeling that took a female shape - no penis. Borderline gay?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 07:12 PM (Sco7b)

That Riker episode was one of the dumbest things ST:TNG ever made.

The entire show’s history he is the ship’s big lady’s man anc all of a sudden he’s falling for a tomboy alien from a race that doesn’t have genders.

The ‘it’ wasn’t even attractive,
Looked like a low-rent version of the boy from The Wonder Twins.

I’d ask what they were thinking but that’s ST for you, always slightly Hollywood woke when they thought they could get away with it,

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 07:18 PM (6ydKt)

161 Can I be honest with y'all ? I like NOLA. It has history ! It has beignets! It has above ground cemeteries and vampires!
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:13 PM

And the best transvestites, literally the best.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 07:19 PM (4NO2D)

162 119 115 Is it acceptable that I like Total Eclipse of the Heart? Am I gay, unknowingly?

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Quite possible, since the song is from a musical about vampires......
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (9CBNQ)

Aww shit.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 07:08 PM (Gqar

*pointe and laughs*

Posted by: Nelson Muntz at April 30, 2026 07:19 PM (GcWsw)

163 157 I like NOLA. It has history ! It has beignets! It has above ground cemeteries and vampires!

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:13 PM (GD0B3)

And great food! Haven't been in several years, but I remember the meals!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 30, 2026 07:18 PM (n9ltV)

Music too. And voodoo!

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 30, 2026 07:19 PM (qivay)

164
Wasn't Van Buren unmarried?

Posted by: Decaf at April 30, 2026 07:17 PM (Tbs6N)

____________

He was "married" but his wife died, likely from embarrassment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:19 PM (HdYcL)

165 Question becomes, which Kzinti females. The ones Speaker to Animals grew up with or the ones found on the Ringworld?

Ringworld does have the practice of Rikashsta [sp?]

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:20 PM (2GVsD)

166 And the best transvestites, literally the best.
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 07:19 PM (4NO2D)


you yeah?? How do YOU know ??

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:21 PM (GD0B3)

167 Damn, do some work and come back to Anna solemnly intending about Orion Slave Girls mating like cats.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 07:21 PM (zZu0s)

168 Going to need some light hearted videos very soon

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0)

169 Note that Democrats are brainstorming literally every other possible remedy, *except* for adopting a broadly popular set of positions that would actually get national majority support on an issue-by-issue basis. It is literally unthinkable for them to eschew their international socialist cult dogma.

Posted by: SciVo at April 30, 2026 07:22 PM (Sy6m/)

170 Nyah? *all innocent like*

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:22 PM (2GVsD)

171 Wait, Liberace was gay?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 30, 2026 07:23 PM (l26NL)

172 Late to the races, and - wow - this post ended up much gayer than expected.

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 30, 2026 07:23 PM (ftFVW)

173 >>And the best transvestites, literally the best.

Why do you know this?

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 07:23 PM (viF8m)

174 37 I didn't need anybody to tell me that the Dogeater is gayer than Boy George in Hello Kitty Crocs at the Manhole Club on Tranny Tuesday.
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:48 PM (vFG9F)

In 1993, my 14 yr old daughter had to inform me that Hilary Clinton was gay,
"Mommmm, (Big eye roll) she's SUCH a lesbian!!! How can you not tell that?"

Posted by: sal at April 30, 2026 07:23 PM (f+FmA)

175 Wait, Liberace was gay?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 30, 2026 07:23 PM (l26NL)

Women LOVED him.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 07:24 PM (zZu0s)

176 I was wondering about that with regards to congressional districts. States that have had primaries already, it’s too late to redraw maps. Unless you do primaries over which would lead to chaos and probably courts saying nah bruh.

Even ones where they have not had primaries yet there will be lawsuits flying. And leftist judges will block the registering of course.

Election Lawyers are gonna make bank in the coming few months.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 07:24 PM (th4KY)

177 How many women does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

That's NOT FUNNY!!!

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at April 30, 2026 07:24 PM (wBaIH)

178 Riker was gayer than a holodeck simulation of a Fire Island Top Gun Night Volleyball Tournament.

Posted by: Riker at April 30, 2026 07:25 PM (vFG9F)

179 147 Kirk did bang a shapeshifter in Trek VI. And in "Turnabout Intruder" he did gain a set of knockers for a bit.

Notice Garth of Izar did not do the gender swap.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:14 PM (2GVsD)

Here's the ultimate one, Kirk and Riker were both duplicated by the transporters. Exactly themselves.

Self pleasuring at a whole new level where no man has gone before or gay?

In any event Obama's sex library of doom opens in about 50 days. Tickets are $30 US. Get yours now!

Bring your ID.

Be sure to ask the tour guides about Obama's fantasies, it'll be a highlight of the tour.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 07:25 PM (Sco7b)

180 The Barack Hussein Obama remix:

Total Prolapse and a Fart

Posted by: Music Facts at April 30, 2026 07:26 PM (GcWsw)

181 According to the left we’ve had like 7 homo presidents. Lincoln famously being one of them. Because why not?

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 07:26 PM (th4KY)

182 I broke Mom's heart when I told her Grandpa Walton was a homosexual commie. Probably shouldn't have.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 07:26 PM (U94Dl)

183 I can remember the corrupt Dem days of Edwin Edwards in Louisiana. I don't exactly know how we broke free but it was gradual then all the sudden.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 30, 2026 07:26 PM (kxLc1)

184
Bad Kirk had Good Kirk. Like a Viking!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:26 PM (HdYcL)

185 If you see Sunstroke on Tv, don't watch it.
Fking Bolsheviks

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:27 PM (Ia/+0)

186 HAHAH!! Cucker Tarlson FAFO news,

"A few days ago hackers breached his website and only found around 7k subscribers to his show.

They are posting these metrics because investors are freaking the fuck out. 58 million views across all platforms is dogshit.

Tucker is making 0 money"

🤣😂😂🤣🤣

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:27 PM (GD0B3)

187
Tucker is making 0 money

_________

Maybe that's why he's grubbing for that $2000 a month.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:28 PM (HdYcL)

188 Kami-sama, once again we are retracing the same path with yet another Ghost in the Shell anime.

https://youtu.be/ahZn4dVCbvs

BTW, the original seiyuu for Major Motoko Kusanagi way back in 1995, Atsuko Tanaka, had passed away in 2024. One of her last roles was as Flaame from Frieren

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:28 PM (2GVsD)

189 Not too mention the ST Dark Empire Mirror Universe where every captain turned into a space conquering stud.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 07:28 PM (6ydKt)

190 182 I broke Mom's heart when I told her Grandpa Walton was a homosexual commie. Probably shouldn't have.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 07:26 PM (U94Dl)
Sure does make you wonder, especially his line from Jeremiah Johnson 'skin that one and I'll bring you another!'.

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 07:28 PM (LHPAg)

191 you yeah?? How do YOU know ??
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:21 PM

Been there, talked up close. I mean, I could have believed it was Victor Victoria situation with a women pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 07:29 PM (4NO2D)

192 April was the best month for the S&P500 since Nov 2020. If you recall it was a few days after the election when Pharma companies announced a Covid vaccine, which is why stocks went parabolic. Oops they forgot to tell everyone before the election.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 07:29 PM (th4KY)

193 Anyway, for the "But the Dems will win the midterms!" cause the out-party always gains seats crowd:

R's flipped 8 seats in 2026. They were the "out party"
20+ years ago, Trump's 2024 win would have been a landslide/wave that would have swept 20 to even 40 Rs into the House.
Recall, 3 seats were "lost" in CA due to "harvesting."
Of those 8, they are: 1 in MI; 3 in NC; 2 in PA; 1 in CO; 1 in AK.
All these incumbents are running for reelection.
The 4 narrowest wins were in AK (2), PA(1; 1.6) and CO(1.4); those 4 all beat the incumbent.
The 3 in NC won by 16-38%.
MI won by 3.7%

In order to lose that few seats in 2026, the Ds have had to stack Rs in to all the other seats they held.
With the advantage of incumbency, it's not "historical trend" the Dems need--they need a massive, blue wave to flip the House.

There you go.
Or you can keep listening to the media who want the Dems to win.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 30, 2026 07:29 PM (tUP1A)

194
I broke Mom's heart when I told her Grandpa Walton was a homosexual commie. Probably shouldn't have.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 30, 2026 07:26 PM (U94Dl)

__________

*polite cough*

Homosexual commie shirt-lifter

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (HdYcL)

195 Did we ever see a Mirror Universe Picard?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

196 Note that Democrats are brainstorming literally every other possible remedy, *except* for adopting a broadly popular set of positions that would actually get national majority support on an issue-by-issue basis. It is literally unthinkable for them to eschew their international socialist cult dogma.
Posted by: SciVo at April 30, 2026 07:22 PM (Sy6m/)
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For Democrats the policy is NEVER, EVER WRONG!

Only the messaging needs to be tweaked to appeal to
"voters." (i.e., the rubes who actually cast ballot instead of waiting for the Dems to manufacture them.)

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (gnNyN)

197 I’d think Tucker is getting paid from X where he regularly gets millions of views.

I don’t know how much he’s getting paid per month from X but he’s definitely getting checks.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt)

198
Been there, talked up close. I mean, I could have believed it was Victor Victoria situation with a women pretending to be a man pretending to be a woman.
Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 07:29 PM (4NO2D)

It is possible, but you are not supposed to touch anybody when you go there ! Bring your own, KWIM ??

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (GD0B3)

199 Wait, Liberace was gay?
Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 30, 2026 07:23 PM

No, but his hairdresser was.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (4NO2D)

200 Berlin was not my thing.

Best songs of the 80s IMO:

"Under the Milky Way" - The Church
"The Whole of the Moon" - The Waterboys
"Can't Hardly Wait" - The Replacements
"How Soon is Now" - The Smiths
"The Perfect Kiss" - New Order
"Life in a Northern Town" - The Dream Academy
"Rise" - Public Image Ltd.
"Purple Rain" - Prince
"The Number of the Beast" - Iron Maiden
"Red Sector A" - Rush

Posted by: Delurker at April 30, 2026 07:31 PM (gtcuf)

201 Did we ever see a Mirror Universe Picard?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

I’m trying to remember if TNG did one.
I don’t think they did but I’m not 100%.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 07:32 PM (6ydKt)

202 >>>Women LOVED him.

Posted by: Aetius451AD

>My grandmother loved Liberace. And Tiny Tim. And pro wrestling. And she volunteered at least weekly at the parish.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 07:32 PM (Fbc0I)

203 Burnin' For You

Posted by: Dark L at April 30, 2026 07:33 PM (W5mpo)

204 "How Soon is Now" - The Smiths

Posted by: Delurker

Ah yes, I spent many an hour with that on repeat in my youth.

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 30, 2026 07:33 PM (ftFVW)

205 Did we ever see a Mirror Universe Picard?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

I’m trying to remember if TNG did one.
I don’t think they did but I’m not 100%.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Mirror Universe Picard would be too much like normal Picard.

Posted by: She Hobbit at April 30, 2026 07:34 PM (ftFVW)

206 Combine this with a government that's as stupid as it is corrupt.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I saw on X that the DEI female sheriff has been charged for her malfeasance when the 10 inmates escaped. Funny.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at April 30, 2026 07:34 PM (l26NL)

207
R's flipped 8 seats in 2026.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

===============

Wut?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 07:35 PM (n7rxJ)

208 Chumbawumba

https://youtu.be/-JtHY1oz6f4

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:35 PM (2GVsD)

209 195 Did we ever see a Mirror Universe Picard?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

Not in DS9 or Voyager.

One of the best sci-fi shows was actually DisneyChannels 'Gabby Duran and the Unsittables' with Kylie Cantrell. I hadn't seen sci'fi in years but that was a fun show.

No gays, no blacks whining about racism and creative twists on shape-shifters and telepaths.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 07:36 PM (Sco7b)

210 Did we ever see a Mirror Universe Picard?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

I’m trying to remember if TNG did one.
I don’t think they did but I’m not 100%.
Posted by: SpeakingOf

Mirror Universe Picard would be too much like normal Picard.
Posted by: She Hobbit at April 30, 2026 07:34 PM


They did one where Q showed us an alternate timeline where Picard was just a salaryman type in Star Fleet.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 07:36 PM (4NO2D)

211 Late to the races, and - wow - this post ended up much gayer than expected.
Posted by: She Hobbit
----

You brace yourself for a bit of the poofter with any thread, but sometimes it goes Greek underground Gay porn hard.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 30, 2026 07:36 PM (kpS4V)

212 Schlossberg reminds me of the giant bird (costume) in The Village.

Anyway, what the heck has happened in NY state? Did all of the sane folk follow Rush out of state?

Posted by: L - No nic, as another fine dat at April 30, 2026 07:36 PM (NFX2v)

213
Did we ever see a Mirror Universe Picard?

With a full head of hair!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 07:36 PM (Cqx++)

214 Brave AI says TNG never did a Mirror Universe episode. I think that’s correct.

My fav was the Enterprise version.
It was a two-parter and the best part was they had Archer banging the Korean girl.

It was way over the top.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 07:36 PM (6ydKt)

215 Cafe up!

Posted by: Nazdar at April 30, 2026 07:37 PM (NcvvS)

216 News u can use :

"he most vaccinated place in the world is in Ireland.

It's a place called Waterford.

They had the highest vaccination rate in the world.

Then they suffered the highest Covid rate in Ireland.

And then they had the highest excess deaths.

The local health authority got an award from the World Health Organisation for the way they handled the pandemic.

They had the highest death rate, having had the highest vaccination rate. 85% excess deaths at one stage they were on.

– Andrew Bridgen @ABridgen"

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 07:37 PM (GD0B3)

217 Did we ever see a Mirror Universe Picard?

With a full head of hair!
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 07:36 PM

Excalibur!!

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 07:37 PM (4NO2D)

218 201 Did we ever see a Mirror Universe Picard?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:30 PM (2GVsD)

I’m trying to remember if TNG did one.
I don’t think they did but I’m not 100%.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 07:32 PM (6ydKt)

He wasn't exactly a mirror-universe Picard but we had different timeline Picard where Tasha came back.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 07:37 PM (Sco7b)

219 Tea. Earl Grey. Luke warm.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 07:37 PM (Fbc0I)

220 CAFE IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 07:38 PM (Ia/+0)

221 she has the same problem with consonant clusters, any two or three consonants mixed together or spoken in succession,

Sh's nt Wlsh, thn.

Posted by: Moronae Cymru at April 30, 2026 07:38 PM (0sNs1)

222
My favorite Patrick Stewart role: Karla in the George Smiley series. Because he never says a word.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 07:38 PM (HdYcL)

223 No, no mirror universe Picard except in First Contact when he actually grows a pair.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 07:38 PM (zZu0s)

224 Posted by: Delurker at April 30, 2026 07:31 PM (gtcuf)

Most of those are okay. "Milky Way" might be in my 80s top 10. My Smiths song would be "There Is A Light".

Posted by: gKWVE is welcome no more at April 30, 2026 07:38 PM (gKWVE)

225 We always assumed Kirk laid the various alien females but I believe there was only one episode where there was proof. IIRC it was as the episode Elann of Troyius.

Showed him putting on his boots after doing the deed.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 30, 2026 07:40 PM (kxLc1)

226 I find straight men kidding each other about being gay kind of odd. I don't know any women who kid about being lesbian when they're straight.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:44 PM (Nx5jP)

No, women will kid about the other's promiscuity.

Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at April 30, 2026 07:42 PM (syz1S)

227 Has anyone asked Martha Stewart if she believes that "Jimmy Drama" Comey's getting indicted for his sea shells is unjust?

As a young prosecutor who needed to make his bones, Comey put Martha in jail for deleting and then undeleting a text message. Also, for lying to the FBI agents who showed up at her door unnanounced (that's if you believe that their later-filed report was truthful and accurate.)

That's it. Comey knew Martha never inside-traded and so he didn't include inside-trading charges, just charges for obstructing an investigation into crimes that Martha didn't commit.

Posted by: Ignoramus at April 30, 2026 07:43 PM (dtajH)

228 Also I'm sure Barrack was fucking his chef who died from paddle boarding in 3 feet of water.

It's all fake and gay.
Posted by: Max Power at April 30, 2026 06:43 PM (q177U)

Oh, is that how that guy drowned? Barry was b**ty banging him in 3 feet of water? Doesn't seem like a nice way to go.

Posted by: Nelly at April 30, 2026 07:45 PM (6+ehB)

229 Mirror Universe Picard would be too much like normal Picard.
Posted by: She Hobbit at April 30, 2026 07:34 PM (ftFVW)

Be the dead-ender tech that he was when Q re-ran his life without risk

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 07:51 PM (rbvCR)

230 Then again it took years for Peter S. Beagle to accept the fact The Last Unicorn was his greatest work and it would define his career.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 07:18 PM (2GVsD)

Reminds me of this video i watched about that song 'Don't You' from the Breakfast Club that became almost an anthem for my generation. Nobody wanted to play that song; Simple Minds had turned it down but eventually decided to play it and they still hated it. It was a breakout hit for them but it would be decades before they acknowledged it. Really odd. Love that f**king song. I can't even sing and i belt that one out if it comes on the radio.

Posted by: Nelly at April 30, 2026 07:55 PM (6+ehB)

231 Showed him putting on his boots after doing the deed.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 30, 2026 07:40 PM (kxLc1)

Nope. Wink of an Eye.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 30, 2026 07:57 PM (1Ff7Z)

232 If the SC allows Louisiana to suspend the primaries, it's not a far leap to letting Trump suspend all elections.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions

In the same direction but objectively an order of magnitude further down the road. Maybe two/three orders.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 08:37 PM (/lPRQ)

233 "Taking the pet tortoise for a walk in the city."

TBH, that's the most tortured euphemism for Basting the Bishop I've seen a long time.

Posted by: Cobra Coaxer at April 30, 2026 09:08 PM (Dkku4)

234 I'm old enough to remember when people said of someone "He's a homosexual but it doesn't matter."

Posted by: Jerry Carroll at April 30, 2026 09:58 PM (RRQTN)

235 I hate this gerrymandering crap, and I would be completely opposed to it...if Democrats hadn't flooded our country with tens of millions of legal and illegal immigrants.

Number of votes cast in 2024 state house/assembly districts by party that won the seat:

California Democratic district: 177,000.
California Republican district: 203,000.
(15% higher turnout in Republican districts)

Texas Democratic districts: 50,000
Texas Republican districts: 80,000
(60% higher turnout in Republican districts)

Nevada Democratic districts: 27,938
Nevada Republican districts: 39,447
(41% higher turnout in Republican districts)

In Nevada 53% of overall votes cast in Assembly elections were for Republicans, but Democrats won 27 of the 42 seats.

That massive disparity is the result of tens of millions of non-citizens who can't vote and often are illegal but who comprise a very high percentage of Dem districts. SCOTUS requires districts to be roughly equal in size - even if a large % of the population is illegal.

Posted by: RottenBoroughs at April 30, 2026 10:55 PM (T1vSF)

Hapless Woke Karen Drops Out of Maine Senate Race, Clearing Field for National Socialist (and Avowed Communist) Graham "Totenkopf" Platner

Janet Mills is the currently serving governor of Maine.

The ugly broke-down swamphag has been fighting to keep six foot boys beating the shit out of five-two girls in high school and college sports.

Below, she appeared at the Farmington Moose Lottery -- no, unfortunately, they were not giving mooses free cars or even potluck prizes, but just giving humans licenses to hunt mooses.

She was heckled. I hear a lot of "moooo" heckles, which I think might come from the mooses present at the event. I think some mooses were present because if they get a moose hunting license, it's a license to kill your moosewife's lover, isn't it?

The swamphag was also heckled by Trump for insisting that men be allowed to beat the shit out of little girls in sports:

Prophetic, perhaps?

Education Secretary Linda McMahon had just opened a federal investigation into the swamphag for letting male perverts into girls locker rooms.

I don't even know what the hell this is:

Trump blasted Mills for seeking to import 75,000 illegals into the state, and did so by repeatedly referring to Mills as "he" and "him."


Though she's -- he's? -- the serving governor, she is vying for the nomination as Democrat senate candidate. Had she won, she would face RINO Susan Collins in the general.

But she's not winning. In fact, she's unable to even raise money for her campaign, despite being, as I said, the sitting governor of the state.

That tells me two things: 1, Maine Democrats really don't like this Female Igor, and 2, Maine Democrats really, really love the Nazi with a literal SS Death's Head (Totenkopf) tattoo on his chest.

PJ Media:

Mills posted her rather lengthy announcement of dropping out of the race on X on April 30. "When I decided to run for the United States Senate last year, it was because I believed Maine people were getting a bad deal from Washington and because the President of the United States was threatening our democracy and pushing our nation to the brink of disaster. I continue to believe that today," she wrote in the usual Democrat style of encouraging extreme hatred and violence against her opponents. She mentioned "climate change," abortion, and "free community college" among her focuses.

Despite her hatred for Donald Trump, however, she is dropping out: "While I have the drive and passion, commitment and experience, and above all else -- the fight -- to continue on, I very simply do not have the one thing that political campaigns unfortunately require today: the financial resources. That is why today I have made the incredibly difficult decision to suspend my campaign for the United States Senate."

She trailed the Nazi in the supposedly "anti-Nazi" party by... twenty-two points.

And now the Nazi will easily goose-step his way to the nomination of the allegedly "anti-Nazi" party:

She trails primary rival Grant Platner by 22 points, according to the most recent RealClearPolitics.com polls average.

Mills' campaign rested on a platform of opposing President Donald Trump, but it struggled to resonate with Democrats in the state, The Washington Post reported.

Mills had the support of Senate Democratic leader Charles Schumer. Platner, is an oyster farmer and first-time candidate. He will now likely face incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins in the General Election.



Sunny
@sunnyright

Can I assume that @BulwarkOnline and its cadre of Principled Former Republicans will be endorsing and supporting the moderate old school Susan Collins over the radical left-wing guy with a Nazi tattoo and history of racism and misogyny?

If not, why not?

No, because they're paid Democrat operatives. But I think maybe you were being rhetorical.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:32 PM




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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 05:35 PM (LdBR/)

2 2nd!

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 05:35 PM (LdBR/)

3 Nooding

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 05:35 PM (LdBR/)

4 Gov. Janet Mills smugly laughs at Trump when he warns her about her future political career in Maine.

-Janet Mills(D) has dropped out of her Senate race against Susan Collins(R) after being decimated by both sides.


The Trump Curse strikes again.
Do they never learn?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 05:36 PM (6ydKt)

5 National socialist men don’t count as men

Posted by: Brometheus at April 30, 2026 05:36 PM (GYrNB)

6 I am still not clear on why she was in the race to begin with. She had zero chance of winning and was polling at less than 30% the entire cycle.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 05:36 PM (0N4FZ)

7 Kill nazis! Except, you know, our Nazis. Vote for our Nazis!

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:36 PM (954tc)

8 I would have thought the lefties in Maine would have denounced anyone shooting a moose as a Bambi killer.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 05:36 PM (DwqWV)

9 Now now, he used to be a Nazi, 10 years ago. Then he lasered off the tattoo last week, so now he's an anti-Nazi.

You on the other hand, despite never supporting Nazis, are a Nazi, and always will be a Nazi.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:37 PM (954tc)

10 just giving humans licenses to hunt mooses.

If the plural of goose is geese, why isn't the plural of moose meese?

Posted by: Philosomoron at April 30, 2026 05:37 PM (0sNs1)

11 7 Kill nazis! Except, you know, our Nazis. Vote for our Nazis!
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:36 PM (954tc)

I was told to punch a Nazi for our Democracy tm. I don't know if you are supposed to punch him in the nose or the dick. I guess we will find out.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 05:37 PM (DwqWV)

12 Man I did Nazi this coming...

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:38 PM (954tc)

13 Here is Maine Governor Janet Mills performing at a Portland Drag Show.

I’m starting to think that’s a man…

Just another Democrat Retarded Clown that should have never been taken seriously.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 05:38 PM (6ydKt)

14 If the plural of goose is geese, why isn't the plural of moose meese?
Posted by: Philosomoron at April 30, 2026 05:37 PM (0sNs1)

It was when I was a kid, but I grew out of it.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 05:38 PM (DwqWV)

15 If the plural of goose is geese, why isn't the plural of moose meese?
Posted by: Philosomoron at April 30, 2026 05:37 PM

Meesa moosa.

Posted by: Jar Jar Binks at April 30, 2026 05:38 PM (wM/9F)

16 and now we have tope Collins beats him...Totally sucks

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 30, 2026 05:38 PM (d33KV)

17 "Here is Maine Governor Janet Mills performing at a Portland Drag Show."

How does this happen? Are the people in Maine mostly insane?

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 05:39 PM (vFG9F)

18 She trailed the Nazi in the supposedly "anti-Nazi" party by... twenty-two points.



====

I was born in Dusseldorf, and that is why they call me Rolf
Don't be stupid, be a smarty, come and join the Nazi party !!

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:40 PM (GD0B3)

19 Are the people in Maine mostly insane?
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 05:39 PM (vFG9F)

If you are looking at politics for a measure of sanity, I'd say you are SOL.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 05:40 PM (DwqWV)

20 I couldn't understand a word. Was she gargling moose cocks?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 05:40 PM (Fbc0I)

21 This should be a red alarm event for Democrats but they will probably ignore it. Their party is becoming increasingly extreme and being taken over by literal communists.

They chose to let these radicals into their party for votes and now they are going to lose it.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 05:41 PM (viF8m)

22 Democrats think that if you have someone "nasty" that will win against Trump.



Posted by: Leupold at April 30, 2026 05:41 PM (Dl3rq)

23 Read on X the reverse-uno take on what (we) MAGA Republicans say about Trump.
If you didn't like the corporatist #woke "The Message" Democrats... you'll really not like the post#woke Democrats.
That's Platner, right there. DSA. If you're Jewish, book it to Judah Benjamin's states.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 05:41 PM (gKWVE)

24 Look, we all did dumb stuff in our youth. You might have liked Duran Duran. Or stolen a yard sign off someone's lawn. Or gotten a Nazi tattoo. Who hasn't had indiscretions in their past?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:41 PM (954tc)

25 I still say 'meese'

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 05:42 PM (gKWVE)

26 The Trump Curse strikes again.
Do they never learn?
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 05:36 PM (6ydKt)
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If they were capable of learning they wouldn't be Leftists.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 05:42 PM (gnNyN)

27 That's my Nazi!

Just spit balling slogans here.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:42 PM (954tc)

28 There are monsters among us that look sort of like people. What kind of person cuts up his girlfriend with a chainsaw? I can't understand people like that. Or this weirdo nut governor.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 05:42 PM (vFG9F)

29 yeah, haha. Duran Duran. so cheesy. amirite... *koff*

Posted by: guy with Erasure cd's at April 30, 2026 05:43 PM (gKWVE)

30 I thought meese was plural for mice?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 30, 2026 05:43 PM (6ydKt)

31 Ok so we either take Collins or the nazi/commie guy?

Key votes would be the same probably. But I suppose there is always the majority to think about. Talk about the actual lesser of two evils, eesh.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 30, 2026 05:43 PM (n5tGW)

32 I'm not a nazi.
I'm a Democratic Socialist.
Which is totally different than being a national socialist.

That slogan didn't work like I thought it would....

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:44 PM (954tc)

33 The guy with the actual Nazi tattoo(good book title)

Posted by: steevy at April 30, 2026 05:44 PM (YwEeS)

34 Any preliminary polls.

For a RINO like Collins, I'm sure Mitch and Thune will throw in 10's of millions of campaign support.

Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 05:45 PM (G0vdT)

35 He'll goose step right into congress!

Walk, I mean, walk. Sheesh, political slogans are harder than you think!

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:45 PM (954tc)

36 Let the Nazi win. It's who the Democrats are.

Suzanne Collins is not who the GOP ought to be. Seriously, that bitch needs to be primaried or defeated.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 05:45 PM (xcxpd)

37 So.... teh GOP candidate is Susan Collins...

So a Nazi or a Traitor?

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:46 PM (mP0Kj)

38 This has been the Dem party all along. SDS, Weather Underground and race hustlers . They now have a larger bat shit crazy constituency.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:46 PM (Cif43)

39 Janet Mills, look at those pictures.
Will these sexual temptations never end!!??

MS Now - Louisiana primaries postponed. Democracy is dying. One black guy is mad.

CNN - Ghislaine Maxwell's ex-boyfriend...


Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 05:46 PM (Sco7b)

40 I'm really glad I didn't accept the job at the Bath Iron works back in the day even though I would have been working on the Aegis cruisers

Posted by: Beartooth at April 30, 2026 05:47 PM (tYGL3)

41 32 I'm not a nazi.
I'm a Democratic Socialist.
Which is totally different than being a national socialist.

That slogan didn't work like I thought it would....
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:44 PM (954tc)

Nazi.... used to be Black Shirts, or Brown Shirts...

Now? Green shirts.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:47 PM (mP0Kj)

42 Heil Platner!

sorry, Hail Platner!

Er, that doesn't work either. Vote for Platner, the guy who totally, as of last week, is not a fascist.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:47 PM (954tc)

43 Remember when Elon Misk was proclaimed to be a Nazi because he waved "hi" to a crowd?

Actually Nazi themed tattoo on the other hand? Nah, it'll be fine.

Posted by: Darth Randall at April 30, 2026 05:47 PM (v9Eec)

44 If the plural of goose is geese, why isn't the plural of moose meese?
Posted by: Philosomoron

It's one of the clever reese to keep foreigners from learning English.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:48 PM (VHUov)

45 Mainer here.

I give him even odds on beatng Collins.

Its all about who can be more emotive about how much they hate Trump up here. Thats it.

Also I think that moose lottery video is from a couple years ago since this year's lottery doesn't happen until June.

Reminds me I need to submit my entry.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 30, 2026 05:48 PM (JzNsk)

46 From the last thread:

70 Are these missiles equipped with cameras? That would be cool.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (n7rxJ)

I believe so. I learned a bit about the Russian ones from Simplicius the Thinker earlier in the Russo-Ukrainian War, and these have that same evasive/precision glide capability. It's really very cool!

They hit such high speeds in the boost phase that it creates a bubble of plasma that interferes with electro-magnetism, including radio-frequency light (RF), which prevents it from being able to use satellite navigation. But that also may or may not protect it from lasers in that phase.

Then it drops a nose heat shield (exposing a camera), and deploys maneuvering airfoils. From there, like a glide bomb, it can compare the terrain in its view with maps in its memory, using discriminative AI (such as that used in facial recognition) to maneuver very precisely.

Although it slows down from air friction after the boost phase, it still comes in very hot: supersonic and glowing, at a steep angle that will catch air defense off guard if it's scanning for lower targets. (It's a tradeoff: you can detect further by narrowing the angles.)

Posted by: SciVo at April 30, 2026 05:49 PM (Sy6m/)

47 Is Maine a place they vote 3 times then pick winner
Rank choice voting ?

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 05:49 PM (Ia/+0)

48 Okay okay, he may, or may not be a fascist, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't vote for him, because like, Trump is totally a fascist.

Fight fascism with fascism!

Perfect!

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:49 PM (954tc)

49 The ugly broke-down swamphag has been fighting...

i used to bulls-eye swamphags in beggar's canyon back home. their not much bigger than two meters.

Posted by: luke at April 30, 2026 05:49 PM (oY6Yp)

50 Was Ed Meese from Maine?

Posted by: Loyal Order Of Meese at April 30, 2026 05:50 PM (oftw2)

51 The guy with the actual Nazi tattoo(good book title)
Posted by: steevy

If there isn't already Man In The High Castle x Girl With The Dragon Tattoo crossover fanfic pr0n with that title, I will purchase, and thereafter consume, a hat. With minotaur horns.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:51 PM (VHUov)

52 Don't mention the war.

Posted by: Basil Fawlty at April 30, 2026 05:52 PM (wVcYX)

53 Are the people in Maine mostly insane?
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 05:39 PM (vFG9F)

Yes.

Mainers are weird people. The southern part of the state are relocated Massholes. The other part are rural welfare queens who love their guns so they vote republican. But theres not enough of them up there. They loooooove their welfare up there.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 30, 2026 05:52 PM (JzNsk)

54 Was Ed Meese from Maine?

==

Kennebunkport..ring a bell? Former "Summer White House" for the Bushes.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:52 PM (GD0B3)

55 If the plural of goose is geese, why isn't the plural of moose meese?
Posted by: Philosomoron

It's one of the clever reese to keep foreigners from learning English.
Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:48 PM (VHUov)
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I like to blame the French for these types of situations...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 05:53 PM (gnNyN)

56 So this is the home territory of all the "moose out front" mooses? That's nice.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 30, 2026 05:53 PM (B0NCh)

57 I can say with some experience that Downeasters from Maine (especially) the generational family folks of that particular state are strange. It's like they think and contemplate on a totally different wave length.

Stuff like this:

"Can you tell me how to get to Freeport?"

Downeaster: "Can't get there from here."

This makes perfect sense to them. I could give you more examples, but they'd have to be in Somali.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 05:53 PM (dIske)

58 The guy with the actual Nazi tattoo(good book title)

==

lol, and oysters for brains

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:53 PM (GD0B3)

59 ok, I take that back, ONE oyster for brains

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:54 PM (GD0B3)

60 51 The guy with the actual Nazi tattoo(good book title)
Posted by: steevy

If there isn't already Man In The High Castle x Girl With The Dragon Tattoo crossover fanfic pr0n with that title, I will purchase, and thereafter consume, a hat. With minotaur horns.

gotcha covered. just throw me some tokens.

Posted by: chatgpt at April 30, 2026 05:54 PM (oY6Yp)

61 If there isn't already Man In The High Castle x Girl With The Dragon Tattoo crossover fanfic pr0n with that title, I will purchase, and thereafter consume, a hat. With minotaur horns.
Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:51 PM (VHUov)
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Girl in the High Castle with the Nazi Dragon?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 05:54 PM (gnNyN)

62 Many were booing because of the Gov's extremist agenda to promote transsexuality among school children child mutilation by public school teachers.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 30, 2026 05:54 PM (93jhq)

63

Platner is extremely manly, and masculine, and has a burly manly appeal, virile and rugged, ready for action.

Looks like the Johnny guy from Sopranos.

And Jimmy Mills looks like Arte Johnson in drag.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at April 30, 2026 05:55 PM (et1vG)

64 59 ok, I take that back, ONE oyster for brains

seven brides for seven brothers > one oyster for brains

(the brains are likely to be abby something)

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 05:55 PM (oY6Yp)

65 I just hope Collins doesn't just build a campaign around calling him a Nazi and think that's enough.

Posted by: Leupold at April 30, 2026 05:55 PM (Dl3rq)

66 Downeaster: "Can't get there from here."

That was a gag on "Where You Headed", parody gameshow on SNL in the Sandler years. Sometimes that was a winning answer, along with "Why would you wanna go THEAH?"
There was also the bit where you had to turn where you saw a retahded kid sellin' pencils.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 05:56 PM (gKWVE)

67 Did Platner really finally remove his tatoo? Is he such a loser he could not come up with the $ to do it until he had a campaign fund to pay for it? Or did he only finally decide that the tattoo was a liability and he had to part with his beloved NAZA symbol to pursue his dream of being a political grifter?

Posted by: PaleRider at April 30, 2026 05:56 PM (PV+Zw)

68 While I'm no fan of Collins shes about the best Republican you'll get out of Maine. Better her in the Senate than an anti-Semitic nutbag like Platner. Collins is less offensive than the coke bear from Alaska. Not saying much

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 05:56 PM (gu0hJ)

69 NAZA? Ugh, where was spellcheck when I needed it.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 30, 2026 05:56 PM (PV+Zw)

70 I just hope Collins doesn't just build a campaign around calling him a Nazi and think that's enough.
Posted by: Leupold at April 30, 2026 05:55 PM (Dl3rq)

The guy could be a reanimated Klaus Barbie we

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 30, 2026 05:57 PM (wswKm)

71 one oyster for brains > bag of hammers?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 30, 2026 05:57 PM (B0NCh)

72 But Platner hates JEWS!

Posted by: some boomer at April 30, 2026 05:57 PM (gKWVE)

73 Collins is less offensive than the coke bear from Alaska.

=

Agree with that. When her vote is really , rally needed, she delivers.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:57 PM (GD0B3)

74 The guy could be a reanimated Klaus Barbie wearing an Ss uniform on the campaign trail every day and as long as he had the D next to his name, it would bother precisely zero Dem voters.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 30, 2026 05:58 PM (wswKm)

75 I don't think I'll ever be first.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at April 30, 2026 05:58 PM (mUuSF)

76 81 years ago today, Hitler was finally persuaded to blow his brains out.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 30, 2026 05:58 PM (xvhJH)

77 it was totally awesome when POTUS told her off in front of all the other governors.

lolol janet!

Posted by: cherries in season at April 30, 2026 05:58 PM (Xvk15)

78 Any preliminary polls.

For a RINO like Collins, I'm sure Mitch and Thune will throw in 10's of millions of campaign support.

i believe a few weeks ago a state wide poll showed Collins up over the Nazi by 3 or 4 (so basically within the MOE)

And yea, Thune will break the bank to win this one.

Posted by: Mallautt, RINO President for Life at April 30, 2026 05:58 PM (cI94r)

79 Anyone need their cabin rebuilt? We're here to serve!!

Posted by: Maine Cabin Masters at April 30, 2026 05:59 PM (5xuJ/)

80 Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 05:56 PM (gKWVE)

____________________

Sandler years...that makes a whole lot of sense. He was born and raised in New Hampshire (where I lived when coming in contact with Mainers). Let's just say New Hampshire is tolerant of Maine, but that doesn't mean they don't joke about them.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 05:59 PM (dIske)

81 >>>National Socialist (and Avowed Communist)

Is *that* why he got the Nazi tattoo removed? He wanted to go full Commie.

Related ideologies after all, but they do seem to despise each other.

Posted by: No Name Today at April 30, 2026 05:59 PM (8mulE)

82 I worked with a dude from Maine in LA. He looked like one of the Deep Ones out of a Lovecraftian novella.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 05:59 PM (Fbc0I)

83 Platner is extremely manly, and masculine, and has a burly manly appeal, virile and rugged, ready for action.
Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at April 30, 2026 05:55 PM

I've already reserved the Cloaca Room, in anticipation!

Posted by: Mis Lindsey at April 30, 2026 06:00 PM (0sNs1)

84 Klaus Barbie and Ken was a playset that tanked on Day 1 and was relegated to landfills in Montenegro.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 30, 2026 06:00 PM (xvhJH)

85 Compare and contrast to the Republican history of "that's not who we are."

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 30, 2026 06:01 PM (Vh9CX)

86 one oyster for brains > bag of hammers?
Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 30, 2026 05:57 PM

No.

Posted by: Paul P. at April 30, 2026 06:01 PM (0sNs1)

87 He got the tattoo before the parties switched.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 06:01 PM (vE0+H)

88 I hate meeses to pieces!

Posted by: Mr. Jinks at April 30, 2026 06:01 PM (Cqx++)

89 So she got beaten by a Nazi. Funny, she doesn't look French.

But I won't call Collins a RINO. She's close, but she's probably the best we can get from Maine. And she did vote for Kavanaugh, after all.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 30, 2026 06:01 PM (AlhUl)

90 You know who else is from Maine?

Posted by: Maximum Overdrive at April 30, 2026 06:02 PM (wVcYX)

91 You know who else is from Maine?
Posted by: Maximum Overdrive at April 30, 2026 06:02 PM (wVcYX)
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 30, 2026 06:03 PM (xvhJH)

92 >>>You know who else is from Maine?

That's Bush country. At least it was until they carpetbagged into Texas.

Posted by: No Name Today at April 30, 2026 06:04 PM (8mulE)

93 You know who else is from Maine?

Captain Daniel Gregg.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 30, 2026 06:04 PM (93jhq)

94

US lawmakers have voted to end a 76-day partial government shutdown sparked by a standoff over President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement strategy.

The House of Representatives approved a Senate-passed bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), sending it to Trump for signature.

The measure reopens DHS but does not provide funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or parts of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) - the two subagencies responsible for immigration enforcement.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 06:04 PM (Cqx++)

95 I think Stephen King is from there too.

Posted by: No Name Today at April 30, 2026 06:05 PM (8mulE)

96 Trump just signed the bill ending the partial shutdown. Dems got no reforms. Pound this into people's heads and get the young crazy Dems fighting the old guard like Schumer. That's how you deal with the Dems

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 06:05 PM (gu0hJ)

97 The Langoliers ate up Bangor airport. I saw it on TV.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 30, 2026 06:06 PM (B0NCh)

98
You know who else is from Maine?

Hawkeye Pierce

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 06:06 PM (Cqx++)

99 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain?
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 30, 2026 06:03 PM (xvhJH)

Heroic sonofabitch, that one.

Posted by: Carrie at April 30, 2026 06:06 PM (wVcYX)

100 Lobsters, lobsters are from Maine.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 06:07 PM (Cif43)

101 95 I think Stephen King is from there too.
Posted by: No Name Today at April 30, 2026 06:05 PM (8mulE)

He's great at creating characters I really want to see tortured and killed.

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 06:08 PM (Sco7b)

102 >>Lobsters, lobsters are from Maine.

Only the second class ones. The tasty ones move here.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 06:08 PM (viF8m)

103 Maine is Swamp Yankees, queers and shitbirds. Often times rolled into one

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 30, 2026 06:08 PM (wBaIH)

104 JackStraw, I defer to your expertise on the subject matter.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 06:09 PM (Cif43)

105 James Blaine was from Maine. Narrowly lost the presidential election of 84 to Cleveland the Dem. Blaine was a moderate Republican and called a half breed because he worked with Dems. Even in the 1800s the Maine Republicans weren't conservative

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 06:10 PM (gu0hJ)

106 98 You know who else is from Maine?

Hawkeye Pierce

jessica fletcher, america's most prolific serial killer.

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 06:10 PM (oY6Yp)

107 95 I think Stephen King is from there too.
Posted by: No Name Today at April 30, 2026 06:05 PM (8mulE)

He's the official state bird.

Posted by: Maine Facts at April 30, 2026 06:10 PM (GcWsw)

108 Maine is Swamp Yankees, queers and shitbirds. Often times rolled into one
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 30, 2026 06:08 PM (wBaIH)

Don't forget the French speaking Acadians.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 06:11 PM (rbvCR)

109 Been to Maine long ago, its another country now

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:11 PM (Ia/+0)

110 @107 I disagree, Stephen King is Maine's official state asshole

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 06:12 PM (gu0hJ)

111 From gatewaypundit...sorry no link. I'm trying to get work done...

A substitute teacher in Florida was fired after allegedly suffering a bizarre and disturbing meltdown inside a high school classroo, where students say she twerked, made sexually explicit remarks, called herself a “million-dollar prostitute,” and physically grabbed a student by the neck area before deputies hauled her away.

The teacher was identified as Angela Faith Jourdan, a substitute at Lake Minneola High School. According to reports, deputies responded after staff triggered an emergency alert around 10:20 a.m. and found Jourdan yelling incoherently in front of students, News6 reported.

Investigators say students reported Jourdan had been slamming her hands on desks, making obscene comments, and dancing provocatively in the classroom instead of teaching. Authorities also say she referred to herself as a “million-dollar prostitute.”

The most serious allegation came from a student who told deputies that as class ended, Jourdan yelled at her, used a derogatory slur, then placed her hands on the student’s head, neck, and moved toward the throat area.



She looks like you'd expect....

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 06:12 PM (Sco7b)

112 Athens, GA is the home of Rock Lobster.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 06:12 PM (wVcYX)

113 i got a bird for stephen king

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:12 PM (gKWVE)

114 89 So she got beaten by a Nazi. Funny, she doesn't look French.

But I won't call Collins a RINO. She's close, but she's probably the best we can get from Maine. And she did vote for Kavanaugh, after all.
Posted by: Eeyore at April 30, 2026 06:01 PM (AlhUl)

I've got no problem with Collins. With her, you always knew what you got - and it's important to have an (R) in the Senate. The people that play Conservatives on the campaign trail and revert back to RINOs in DC - those are the ones I can't stand.

My only question is whether Collins is the most conservative we can expect in ME. My guess is that it is.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 30, 2026 06:12 PM (gPbWD)

115 "You know who else is from Maine?"

Uhh... no.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:13 PM (vFG9F)

116 Beau was killed in Maine, trying to save a moose.

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 30, 2026 06:13 PM (B0NCh)

117 >>JackStraw, I defer to your expertise on the subject matter.

Just kidding Ben Had. I lived in Maine many years ago and as much as I love this place there is nothing like a Maine lobster bake. Those Mainards have perfected it and it's spectacular.

Maine is indeed a quirky place. Some of the richest people in the country have property up there and along with the colleges and universities it has attracted a lot of leftists.

Still a bunch of conservatives but they are being outnumbered.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 06:14 PM (viF8m)

118 Which one of the states was it that we ended up with because Canada didn't want it?

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:14 PM (vFG9F)

119 Chicago public schools are going to bus kids to trump protests tomorrow. On the taxpayer's dime. Instead of school. Because it is a machine that uses your children as fuel to generate leftist power.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 06:15 PM (3uBP9)

120 I keep hearing that ICE is funded through 2028, so why the concern over this latest CR?

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 30, 2026 06:15 PM (9CBNQ)

121 USS Mainestarted d the Spanish American war

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:15 PM (Ia/+0)

122 Retired NASCAR driver Ricky Craven, who we used to call Wrecky Craven, is from Maine.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 30, 2026 06:16 PM (CNl8/)

123 >>> She looks like you'd expect....
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 06:12 PM (Sco7b)


Guilty

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 06:17 PM (3uBP9)

124 The Moose was telling us he'd be the best senator.

He already has swamp experience.

Posted by: DaveA at April 30, 2026 06:17 PM (FhXTo)

125 >>>I disagree, Stephen King is Maine's official state asshole

Posted by: Smell the Glove

>King always reminded me of Cyb from Heavy Metal Magazine.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 06:17 PM (Fbc0I)

126 What was the 1950s kid’s cartoon show that used the phrase “Moose Moss to munch?”

Posted by: Fenderbender at April 30, 2026 06:18 PM (1FEc1)

127 Florida teacher story at Gateway Pundit.

https://tinyurl.com/37f77muz

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 30, 2026 06:18 PM (5xuJ/)

128 118 Which one of the states was it that we ended up with because Canada didn't want it?
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:14 PM (vFG9F)

There were a few of those as might qualify.
Vermont did its revolution against NH and NY, not against Britain. Which they turned around and fought for when NH and NY went for the Declaration. So VT had a strange independent status until 1791 when they chose the US (under the US Constitution which didn't recognize VT).
Also the whole Oregon Territory was under joint rule because UK+US at least agreed they shouldn't let the Russkies get it, and weren't asking the local Indians their opinion.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:19 PM (gKWVE)

129 Which one of the states was it that we ended up with because Canada didn't want it?
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:14 PM (vFG9F)

Soon to be Alberta?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:19 PM (zZu0s)

130 Florida teacher story at Gateway Pundit.

https://tinyurl.com/37f77muz
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 30, 2026 06:18 PM (5xuJ/)

Well, she's got the crazy fucking eyes down pat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:20 PM (zZu0s)

131 oh yeah, and the north half of Maine was disputed between US/UK. Eventually went to US likely because the Brits didn't want Quebec to get it.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:20 PM (gKWVE)

132 Season 2 of Netflix's "Castle Rock", set in Maine, starts off with a bunch of white supremist rednecks harassing a group of honest, hard-working Somali merchants.

I don't know what happened after that.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 30, 2026 06:20 PM (cEHXL)

133 Remember the Maine!

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 06:20 PM (jehhT)

134 How did I manage to get through school witb just math, English. Science and history?

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 06:21 PM (Ia/+0)

135 Maine was a part of Massachusetts until 1820.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 06:21 PM (viF8m)

136 Florida teacher story at Gateway Pundit.

https://tinyurl.com/37f77muz
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 30, 2026 06:18 PM (5xuJ/

I was expecting a hot teacher has sex with students story. Imagine my disappointment.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 30, 2026 06:21 PM (CNl8/)

137 There's video of the sub teacher meltdown. It's either mental health problem, drugs, or both.

Posted by: Substitute Teacher Facts at April 30, 2026 06:22 PM (GcWsw)

138 It's not "The" Maine.

Posted by: The Ukraine at April 30, 2026 06:22 PM (vFG9F)

139 "The case report further reveals that Jourdan has a history of bipolar disorder, and her outburst in the classroom indicated a possible “mental health episode.”

Ya think?!!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:22 PM (Nx5jP)

140 OT: when did the side holster for shells become popular on shotguns? Is that a competition thing?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

141 I don't know why I find it funny that Maine has a large Somali population. Biden was allegedly sticking illegals in Republican states, but Maine is purple. Probably so Mills and other Dems could participate in frauds

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 06:24 PM (gu0hJ)

142 I was expecting a hot teacher has sex with students story. Imagine my disappointment.
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 30, 2026 06:21 PM (CNl8/)

Agreed. She's not even glamorous.

She must earn the million in other ways. *shudder*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:24 PM (zZu0s)

143 127 Florida teacher story at Gateway Pundit.

https://tinyurl.com/37f77muz
Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 30, 2026 06:18 PM (5xuJ/)

Thanks for posting that...

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 06:25 PM (Sco7b)

144 I was expecting a hot teacher has sex with students story. Imagine my disappointment.
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 30, 2026 06:21 PM (CNl8/)

Yeah, I know. I may need to use brain bleach.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 30, 2026 06:25 PM (5xuJ/)

145 "when did the side holster for shells become popular on shotguns? Is that a competition thing?
Posted by: Aetius451AD "

Video games.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:25 PM (vFG9F)

146 @135 the Massholes are reoccupying it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 06:25 PM (gu0hJ)

147 Maine is a place I would love to visit. My list of states I ain't been to is down to 13. I could knock a few off by taking a trip to New England.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 30, 2026 06:26 PM (0aYVJ)

148 From gatewaypundit...sorry no link. I'm trying to get work done...

A substitute teacher in Florida was fired after allegedly suffering a bizarre and disturbing meltdown inside a high school classroo, where students say she twerked, made sexually explicit remarks, called herself a “million-dollar prostitute,” and physically grabbed a student by the neck area before deputies hauled her away.

The teacher was identified as Angela Faith Jourdan

She looks like you'd expect....
Posted by: Stateless

That's not what I expected. That's not even a "million-rial prostitute."

Posted by: about 75 cents at April 30, 2026 06:26 PM (VHUov)

149 >>I don't know why I find it funny that Maine has a large Somali population. Biden was allegedly sticking illegals in Republican states, but Maine is purple. Probably so Mills and other Dems could participate in frauds

I lived in Maine decades ago. Somalis were already being brought in then. Lewiston was being overrun long before Biden's reign of error.

This all began with Ted Kennedy and I'm sure he had a hand in that as well.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 06:26 PM (viF8m)

150 147 There's some nice states in New England, but Maine isn't one of them.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 30, 2026 06:27 PM (wBaIH)

151 Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:41 PM (954tc)

My ability to take a loss during a victory lap is infamous in my family. My father told me on multiple occasions that I could f*ck up a wet dream. That said of all the stupid sh*t i said and did in my youth, not one single solitary f**king time did i ever remotely consider getting a N*zi unit tattoo.
I may be clumsy to a frightening degree and impulsive, but I am not a f**king r*tard.

Posted by: Nelly at April 30, 2026 06:27 PM (6+ehB)

152 Video games.
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:25 PM (vFG9F)

Huh. Naruto assassin wannabe had one like that per a ewetub thumbnail.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:27 PM (zZu0s)

153 OT: when did the side holster for shells become popular on shotguns? Is that a competition thing?
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:23 PM (zZu0s)

Recently, like in the last 10 years or so. They started showing up in"3-gun" combat shooting matches, which are timed events and require rapid reloading.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 30, 2026 06:27 PM (cEHXL)

154 132 Season 2 of Netflix's "Castle Rock", set in Maine, starts off with a bunch of white supremist rednecks harassing a group of honest, hard-working Somali merchants.

I don't know what happened after that.


jessica fletcher rode into town.

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 06:27 PM (oY6Yp)

155 126 What was the 1950s kid’s cartoon show that used the phrase “Moose Moss to munch?”
Posted by: Fenderbender
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Asking the important questions.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 06:28 PM (FPIaX)

156 Huh, I'm now in a rabbithole of looking up the history of New Brunswick. It was pro-Revolution before it was called that. That region basically got conquered from British Halifax. And then swamped with Loyalists / Royalists / Tories.
And that's why it got to be New Brunswick, named after the (German) Heimat of George III's family.
One can imagine a counter-history where the Revolution couldn't hold the Carolinas, George III keeps them and Georgia (and FL at the time), but loses New Brunswick. Except that the supply lines were just better going to Halifax.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:28 PM (gKWVE)

157 Chicago public schools are going to bus kids to trump protests tomorrow. On the taxpayer's dime. Instead of school. Because it is a machine that uses your children as fuel to generate leftist power.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 06:15 PM (3uBP9)

Perfect time for Linda M. to cut funding to the Chicago jackanapes !

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:28 PM (GD0B3)

158 Politics seems to drag in a lot of weirdos.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 06:28 PM (jehhT)

159 148 That's not what I expected. That's not even a "million-rial prostitute."

there's always next week

Posted by: inflation at April 30, 2026 06:28 PM (oY6Yp)

160 There's some nice states in New England, but Maine isn't one of them.

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which ones are nice ??

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:29 PM (GD0B3)

161 The guy actually thought he was going to have time to reload and throw some knives.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:30 PM (vFG9F)

162 Platner is Back In The Heil Life Again.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 30, 2026 06:30 PM (TezPK)

163 I am so glad I went to public school when the teachers were fairly normal. Nobody talked about their sexual orientation, nobody was transgender and aside from one history teacher who was big on "The Population Bomb" nobody was clearly leftist.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:30 PM (Nx5jP)

164 I'm not a state.
I'm a boutique.

Posted by: Vermont at April 30, 2026 06:30 PM (2Ez/1)

165 Which New Brunswick?

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:30 PM (vFG9F)

166 The guy actually thought he was going to have time to reload and throw some knives.
Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:30 PM (vFG9F)

I wonder if he actually trained or just thought it looked cool.

My money is on 'thought it looked cool.'

I think the side holster would annoy the shit out of me. On a suicide mission, I do not want to be annoyed.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:31 PM (zZu0s)

167 The guy actually thought he was going to have time to reload and throw some knives.
Posted by: fd

John Wix : unfiltered.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 30, 2026 06:31 PM (TezPK)

168 It is strange how they keep putting the Somalis, a desert people, into the most frigid states.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 30, 2026 06:31 PM (9CBNQ)

169 Mills should get a swastika tattooed on her forehead so she can beat that nazi piker.

Posted by: Zombie Charles Manson at April 30, 2026 06:32 PM (KtOUo)

170 160 There's some nice states in New England, but Maine isn't one of them.

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which ones are nice ??

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 06:29 PM (GD0B3)

The only time I enjoyed any part of New England was in the vicinity of - Maine. We spent three weeks coasting off the Eastern seaboard. Putting in to eat the cheap lobster was wonderful.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 06:32 PM (Ez+sQ)

171 I think NJ has three or four Brunswicks.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:32 PM (vFG9F)

172 Chicago public schools are going to bus kids to trump protests tomorrow. On the taxpayer's dime. Instead of school. Because it is a machine that uses your children as fuel to generate leftist power.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 06

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:
The reading and mass start from chicago public schools are pathetic. Reminds me of the line from "Animal House": "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son".

But it's not these kids' fault

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 30, 2026 06:32 PM (E/vHo)

173 She just missed the cut for our music video, Hot For Teacher.

Posted by: Van Halen at April 30, 2026 06:33 PM (wVcYX)

174 >>There's some nice states in New England, but Maine isn't one of them.

Eh, kind of like everywhere these days. There are some spectacular parts of Maine, particularly the coast. And some not so great places.

If you like the outdoors northern Maine is pretty fantastic and largely unspoiled. Other than the bear and moose.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 06:33 PM (viF8m)

175 I missed the chance to say, "I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn't have these hypersonic missiles" and now I just want to go back in time to make that comment in the Dark Eagle post.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 06:33 PM (3uBP9)

176 Sorry -- speak to text failed me.. Reading and math scores are pathetic in chicago public schools

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 30, 2026 06:34 PM (NvdAg)

177 "A substitute teacher in Florida was fired after allegedly suffering a bizarre and disturbing meltdown inside a high school classroo, where students say she twerked, made sexually explicit remarks, called herself a “million-dollar prostitute,” and physically grabbed a student by the neck area before deputies hauled her away.

The teacher was identified as Angela Faith Jourdan."
****

We're so proud.

Posted by: Angela Faith Jourdan's parents at April 30, 2026 06:34 PM (2Ez/1)

178 168 It is strange how they keep putting the Somalis, a desert people, into the most frigid states.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 30, 2026 06:31 PM (9CBNQ)

It makes perfect sense. With the impending Climate Change crisis, which will raise the global temperature *mumble mumble* degrees, the Somalis will begin planting and havesting rice and bananas...

Posted by: Al Gore at April 30, 2026 06:35 PM (B0NCh)

179 Posted by: Nelly at April 30, 2026 06:27 PM (6+ehB)

Same here actually.
I had the idea to get a raven tattoo when I was younger, which has some Norse pagan imagery, but never ever would I ponder Totenkopf. Who does that except for evil people who beat off to mass murders.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 06:35 PM (gKWVE)

180 Maine is a place I would love to visit.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, Rock 'n' Roll Martian at April 30, 2026 06:26 PM (0aYVJ)
=================
Why? It's just rock farms. And moose that hunt.

Posted by: Nova Scotia, close by and nicer at April 30, 2026 06:35 PM (spXWf)

181 Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 06

I think tomorrow may be a good day for me to stay away from news.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 06:35 PM (Nx5jP)

182 I've driven through Maine from the coast up to Canada. Fifty miles inland it's nothing but trees till you hit Canada

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 06:35 PM (gu0hJ)

183
Did Platner really finally remove his tatoo? Is he such a loser he could not come up with the $ to do it until he had a campaign fund to pay for it? Or did he only finally decide that the tattoo was a liability and he had to part with his beloved NAZA symbol to pursue his dream of being a political grifter?
Posted by: PaleRider at April 30, 2026 05:56 PM (PV+Zw)




I'm reluctantly curious to know if he has a faux SS blood group tattoo in his armpit, which would mark him as a true believer. The totenkopf could be explained away as biker MC shit, but not the blood group tatt. Neo-Nazi assholes have a habit of getting those tatts along with all the other crooked, crude Nazi imagery.

Funny thing is that at the end of World War Eleven, the blood group tatt was used to identify SS cocksuckers. The Russians and Frogs would just shoot them immediately, the Limeys and Americans would take them prisoner and interrogate them. Got bad enough for the assholes that the SS types would shoot themselves in the armpit to obliterate the tatt, trying to save themselves. Didn't work, the Allies just assumed that anyone with an armpit wound was SS as well.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 06:35 PM (X4KFY)

184 176 Sorry -- speak to text failed me.. Reading and math scores are pathetic in chicago public schools
Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 30, 2026 06:34 PM (NvdAg)

I wonder if they can even read the totally "homemade" signs they will be given, I mean made?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 06:36 PM (FtULh)

185 She just missed the cut for our music video, Hot For Teacher.

Posted by: Van Halen at April 30, 2026 06:33 PM (wVcYX)

Yeah, for the part of Waldo's mother.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 30, 2026 06:36 PM (CNl8/)

186 Attention Book Morons

CJ Cherryh has announced she is retiring. Advancing age has caused some brain fog or as she said she is starting to drop stitches. And with how complex and organic her worlds are, losing track of what a Kif is good at could be very bad.

I wish her the best and will treasure what she has already written.

I still want Morgaine kri Chya to walk out the Stargate in Cheyenne Mountain and realize she has gone down another thread of probability.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 30, 2026 06:36 PM (2GVsD)

187 Wait, I'm shilling for Global Cooling now....

*wanders off to get chakras unblocked*

Posted by: Al Gore at April 30, 2026 06:36 PM (B0NCh)

188 Well I've never been to Maine

They say the ladies are insane there
And they Shirley know how to use it.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 06:38 PM (wVcYX)

189 Do not look up "shot in the armpit" on the internets..

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 06:38 PM (vFG9F)

190 Nood. Louisiana.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 06:38 PM (zZu0s)

191 Shot in the armpit
And you're to blame
You give National Socialism a bad name.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 06:39 PM (wVcYX)

192 Mills is one of the most hideous creatures I have ever had the sad time to see. I also think it's a man, baby.

Regarding Obungo, for what it's worth. Can think of many reasons other than prancercising down AF1 Steps. Cowering over something (I forget, a boom or martial arts fight that most men would not flinch). His special friend,Reggie. The drowned chef. The church in Chicago covering up for gay men and finding beards for them to marry.

Here's the whopper or popper: A friend of Feinstein's, Kam Kuwata, died unexpectedly in CA in 2011.

He was against Harris being AG of CA.

He was said to have told Diane about smelling poppers, moaning, and two male voices in a room during the 2008 Dim campaign as he walked down a hallway. One of the males to exit the room was Obungo Jug Ears. [I have no idea where I read this but at the time believed it to be true and did not forget, for what it's worth]

At Kuwata's memorial in 2011, Feinstein frog jumped Obungo to announce the killing of Osama before he was able to on tv. It was rumored to be revenge for Kuwata's death.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 07:07 PM (WONhk)

US to Deploy Brand New Hypersonic Missile, The "Dark Eagle," to Iran

darkeagleloauncher.jpg


The bad news: each of these missiles costs $15 million. And there are currently only eight of them.

The good news: They have a range of 1,725 miles and travel at Mach 5 (at their fastest). They can maneuver in flight and dodge attempts to intercept them. I don't really think Iran is very advanced as far as missile interceptions, but I guess they could try.

Their targets will be the remaining missile launchers Iran uses to terrorize its neighbors, hit US bases, and throttle shipping through the Strait of America. These missile launchers hide in fortified bunkers all day-- and then come out for just an hour to set up and launch a missile, and then hide again. These hypersonic missiles will be used as a very rapid response when a missile launcher is spotted by satellites or spyplanes.

It would take "minutes" for the Dark Eagle to reach its target, minimizing the chances that the launcher will duck back inside its bunker before being hit.

If they can take out eight of Iran's few remaining missile launchers, that will be $120 million well spent. (Though note the program's R&D cost $2.7 billion, but that's mostly sunk cost at this point.)

Bloomberg:


US Central Command has asked to send the Army's long-delayed Dark Eagle hypersonic missile to the Middle East for possible use against Iran, seeking a longer-range system to hit ballistic-missile launchers deep inside the country.

If approved, it would mark the first time the US will have deployed its hypersonic missile, which is running far behind schedule and hasn't been declared fully operational even as Russia and China have deployed their own versions.

The Request for Forces submission justifies the move by saying Iran has moved its launchers out of range of the Precision Strike Missile, a weapon that can hit targets at more than 300 miles, a person with direct knowledge of the request said.

...

Dark Eagle, also known as the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, or LRHW, has a reported range of more than 1,725 miles, although its exact capabilities are secret. It is designed to glide to its target at more than five times the speed of sound and can maneuver to avoid interception.

...

The US already transferred most of its supplies of the stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missile, also designed for a fight with a near-peer adversary, to the Iran fight. About 1,100 of the missiles have been fired so far in the conflict.

Trump has rejected Iran's laughable "proposal" for the US to end the blockade while Iran continues its nuclear program. He will keep the blockade in place until Iran agrees to give up its nuke program and nuke materials, and is preparing for "short but powerful" strikes against the regime.

President Trump told Axios he's going to keep Iran under a naval blockade until the regime agrees to a deal that addresses U.S. concerns about its nuclear program.

Why it matters: Trump is rejecting an Iranian proposal to first open the Strait of Hormuz and lift the blockade, while postponing nuclear talks to a later stage.

Behind the scenes: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has prepared a plan for a "short and powerful" wave of strikes on Iran in hopes of breaking the negotiating deadlock, three sources with knowledge said.

After the strikes, which would likely include infrastructure targets, the U.S. would press the regime to come back to the negotiating table and show more flexibility.

Trump told Axios he saw the blockade as "somewhat more effective than the bombing," and the sources said he had yet to order any kinetic action as of Tuesday night. He did post an AI-generated meme of himself holding a gun with a warning to Iran and the tagline, "NO MORE MR. NICE GUY."

For now, Trump sees continuing the blockade as his primary source of leverage, but he would consider military action if it Iran still won't cave, according to the sources. He declined to discuss any military plans in Wednesday's phone interview, which lasted around 15 minutes.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:32 PM




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1 Hypa-sonic. Sounds like a '70s song.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (ExV1e)

2 Nood posted @303 so no whining.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

3 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (LdBR/)

4 And now we wait.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

5 Hope it works. We should produce more if it works.
aka "how SpaceX does it"

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 04:35 PM (gKWVE)

6 Smart military blog content!

Posted by: far cry at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (wBRco)

7 Kill a 500k missle launcher with a 15mm missle not a good trade usually

Posted by: Big Alfredo at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (Vdukr)

8 Bomb bomb bomb!
Bomb bomb
Iran!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (K2cT3)

9 It's only money and it's going to a great cause.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (d33KV)

10 Weird,... Dark Eagle is also what I have always called my "hypersonic missile" too.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (3uBP9)

11 Is command and control decapitation out of style now?

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (TezPK)

12 What?
The US is deploying missile batteries to Iran?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (/lPRQ)

13 "The bad news: each of these missiles costs $15 million. And there are currently only eight of them."


$15 million a copy isn't bad for what amounts to a precision guided cruise missile that can travel 1,725 miles at mach 5 and evade pretty much anything that is deployed against them. Actually that is a pretty good deal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (0N4FZ)

14 each of these missiles costs $15 million.

Oh baby.

Posted by: Lindsey Graham at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (abIsI)

15 Nice way to say they want to do a field test.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (H1WUE)

16 God Bless The US of A ....That is super cool

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (FtULh)

17 Cool enough, but we really need to switch from "pricey wonder-weapon pork barrel programs" to "good, relatively cheap weapons we can field a lot of".

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (OUMaO)

18 Nice way to say they want to do a field test.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (H1WUE)

Ugh. -- Hiroshima

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (ExV1e)

19 that is a very expensive missile

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (xcxpd)

20
an Iranian proposal to first open the Strait of Hormuz and lift the blockade, while postponing nuclear talks to a later stage.

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lol, that's a "proposal"? Seems like they're opening with their Hail Mary pass.

The days of Ben Rhodes and Wendy Sherman are over, mullahs.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (n7rxJ)

21 Nood. Weaponry.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

If you insist.

https://youtube.com/shorts/J5xuOJIPqTQ

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (dK+Kv)

22 The War Department is pleased to announce the opening of the "IRGC Weapons Test Bed", a dedicated new facility for weapons testing in the middle east.

Posted by: Pete Hegseth at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (yd8vn)

23 If these missiles can't take out the IRGC go for it. You have to kill those corrupt murderous ninth century bastards in order to win. Kill them the Iranian people can take care of the rest.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (gu0hJ)

24 Dark Eagle and his wingmen Fat Man and Tsar Bomba. Like Ace's Maverick, Goose, and Slider.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (3uBP9)

25 Kill a 500k missle launcher with a 15mm missle not a good trade usually
Posted by: Big Alfredo at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (Vdukr)

Which is what the Iranians are hoping for. Hang on long enough until the USA runs out of munitions, gets bored, and goes away.

Maybe they should ask the Ukrainians how that strategy is working out for them.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (cEHXL)

26 My would the military name a missile Dark Beagle?

What's that?

Oh, never mind

Posted by: Emily Litella at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (tYGL3)

27 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (Zz0t1)

28 I think we need more of them.
100,000 would be a good start.

Posted by: Lockheed at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (abIsI)

29 Hypo-Sonic Kill-A-Mullah!

Posted by: Brewingfrog at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (TE45k)

30 Willowed:

Minnesota State Sen.
@ErinMayeQuade
(DFL-Apple Valley) says the state Senate is being forced to cut more than 150,000 Minnesotans from Medicare because of work requirements mandated by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans.

What work requirements exist on Medicare?
Is she thinking Medicaid? I'm sure that there are loopholes for people who actually cannot work as opposed to those who can only be VPs at NGOs or Learing Centers.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (ExV1e)

31 What, Jim Crow Eagle wasn't available?

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (VdTX+)

32 I call my dick Dark Eagle because Dark Missle was too on-the-nose.

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (ndZc7)

33 15 mil? I ain’t complaining. Think of how many bil we were scammed out of in Minn, et al.

Posted by: RI Red at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (z1SIt)

34 >>> If you insist.

https://youtube.com/shorts/J5xuOJIPqTQ
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (dK+Kv)


Fawn has some really nice pottery.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (3uBP9)

35 Honestly, knowing a bit about military weapon procurement (Strictly by osmosis), 15 million seems cheap for an unstoppable strategic long range weapon.

Posted by: Ib1netmon at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (9ZOKH)

36 I bet we have more than 8 of these things, but the "person with knowledge" cited in the Bloomberg report should be flayed for divulging any number.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (bNf8H)

37 That is beautiful!!!

Gay ayatollah has never seen a rocket like that.

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (Sco7b)

38
It still flummoxes me that Iran is throwing missiles around non-Israel countries in the Middle East.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (n7rxJ)

39 YAAAHHHOOOOO!

Posted by: pookysgirl, channeling Slim Pickins at April 30, 2026 04:43 PM (Wt5PA)

40 15 mil each ? Better not miss...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:43 PM (FtULh)

41 36 I bet we have more than 8 of these things, but the "person with knowledge" cited in the Bloomberg report should be flayed for divulging any number.
___

Maybe we have 8 launchers?

Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at April 30, 2026 04:43 PM (qUkBO)

42 It's good to test this stuff in an actual hostile/combat environment.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (XMwZJ)

43 Dark Eagle >>>>>> Dark Brandon

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (cZMme)

44 High density mass from space would be a cheaper surprise weapon. Ifin' you were already in space and all. Just sayin'

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (3uBP9)

45 I think the Dark Eagle is a counter to the Russian Oreshnik and whatever the Chinese are calling their version.

The Russian and Chinese ones seem to be cut down ICBMs

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (rbvCR)

46 There an estimate for how many missile launchers Iran has left? I thought it was dozens / 100+, making knocking out 8 not worth $15 mil...

Posted by: bearski at April 30, 2026 04:45 PM (Bhsk7)

47 Each missile costs 3 somali brief cases!

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 30, 2026 04:45 PM (cZMme)

48
38
It still flummoxes me that Iran is throwing missiles around non-Israel countries in the Middle East.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (n7rxJ)

Really? The Iranians have always hated the Arabs just as much as they hate the Jews, and they hate both of them even more than they hate us. Of course they were going to jump at any excuse to drop missiles on them.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 30, 2026 04:45 PM (H1WUE)

49 I wonder if the real target for this demonstration of American military might isn't China and Russia, both of whom have touted hypersonic missile technology.

We're going to field them under combat conditions and once again show everyone in the world that they best not FA with the United States or they WILL FO.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 04:45 PM (gnNyN)

50 Or not worth $120mil I meant

Posted by: bearski at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (Bhsk7)

51 It's good to test this stuff in an actual hostile/combat environment.
Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 3

So your saying we should use on DC. I'm ok with that.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (tYGL3)

52 https://youtube.com/shorts/J5xuOJIPqTQ
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 04:40 PM (dK+Kv)

She also does 'fitness' content.

https://youtube.com/shorts/RtZETVOCTGk

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (ExV1e)

53 It's propelled by a green fuel. Bovine Excrement

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (Tlyr1)

54 ErinMayeQuade, like all DFL members, is an idiot. She/it surely means Medicaid, as Medicare has no work requirements (it's for retirees, after all.)

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (XMwZJ)

55 "The bad news: each of these missiles costs $15 million. And there are currently only eight of them."


$15 million a copy isn't bad for what amounts to a precision guided cruise missile that can travel 1,725 miles at mach 5 and evade pretty much anything that is deployed against them. Actually that is a pretty good deal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM


Plus I am fairly certain you could load Nuke on that thing for more bang for your buck.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (0N4FZ)

56 41 36 I bet we have more than 8 of these things, but the "person with knowledge" cited in the Bloomberg report should be flayed for divulging any number.
___

Maybe we have 8 launchers?
Posted by: 15 Tiny Cities at April 30, 2026 04:43 PM (qUkBO)
---------

Or hope it's a leaker hunt.

Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (G0vdT)

57 Dark Eagle? Good! Full of all that dark matter and dark energy people can't explain. So, hold your mouth right when you crank one off.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (dwMYV)

58 Dark Eagle >>>>>> Dark Brandon
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 30, 2026 04:44 PM (cZMme)/i]


Dark Brandon. HA! I remember that stupid shit......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (Zz0t1)

59 She also does 'fitness' content.

https://youtube.com/shorts/RtZETVOCTGk
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

This must be before the co-star enters.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (YZ0Fo)

60 Some people don't know the difference between Medicare and MedicAid.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (9lqZe)

61 Old and Busted: Jim Eagle

New and Hot: Dark Eagle

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (rOERL)

62
She also does 'fitness' content.

https://youtube.com/shorts/RtZETVOCTGk
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:46 PM (ExV1e)


She also does onlyfans. And there are leaks. Everywhere.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (Zz0t1)

63 60 Some people don't know the difference between Medicare and MedicAid.
Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (9lqZe)
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You can bet Somalis do.

Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (G0vdT)

64 It is good that we can battlefield test these things and know whether we need to build more, or fix something before sinking more money into them.

Elon needs to get on the death ray from space thing though. Hell, maybe he could just drop Teslas on them!

Posted by: Thatch at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (i0077)

65 Hypa-sonic. Sounds like a '70s song.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

Hyper-Gamma-Spaces by the Alan Parsons Project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs3JN-LwPxg
.
.
.
1978
: -))

Posted by: Adriane the Critic Just Being Critical, Again . . . at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (3ZUWJ)

66 This must be before the co-star enters.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (YZ0Fo)

Oddly enough, her link tree doesn't include OF or Fansly.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (ExV1e)

67 It still flummoxes me that Iran is throwing missiles around non-Israel countries in the Middle East.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (n7rxJ)

***
There are US Bases in each of them

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (Tlyr1)

68 Not seeing the need to even use them.
Maybe a test fire but no more.

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 04:49 PM (Ia/+0)

69 I wonder if tungsten is already available somewhere in space. Or something equivalent. Or use a very slow, low-ish energy method too get a bunch up there over years, decades? that can be kerplunked down any time you want.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (3uBP9)

70
Are these missiles equipped with cameras? That would be cool.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (n7rxJ)

71 Some people don't know the difference between Medicare and MedicAid.
Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (9lqZe)

Fraud and theft are strange things...

Posted by: Freddie The Freeloader at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (QP+6w)

72 We've basically taken the ball to the 1 yard line...are the people of Iran going to finally step up and finish it?

I have no doubt we can finish off the remaining stragglers, but at some point you need the people to overthrow this thing. And I'm not seeing it.

Posted by: Leupold at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (eIzlH)

73 "It still flummoxes me that Iran is throwing missiles around non-Israel countries in the Middle East."

Chaos will bring 12spot out of his hidey hole to islamically rule the world.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 30, 2026 04:51 PM (cS1cw)

74 Some people don't know the difference between Medicare and MedicAid.
Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:48 PM (9lqZe)


See also deficit and debt.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 04:51 PM (th4KY)

75 Are these missiles equipped with cameras? That would be cool.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

Just stick a go pro on it. Barely an inconvenience.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:51 PM (YZ0Fo)

76 Wow.... soooo.... the UN just made IRAN the Vice Chair of the UN Nuclear Non Proliferation Committee...

Uhhh... guys...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:51 PM (mP0Kj)

77 Aaaaaand CCP would have the wreckage in their hands within hours of a strike.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 04:52 PM (diia5)

78 Don't sell yourself short. You're extremely weird.
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (dK+Kv)

Darn. I thought I was managing to seem so normal.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 04:52 PM (vE0+H)

79 That thing gets there so fast you will be done blowing up before the sound gets there.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 04:52 PM (vFG9F)

80 "Big Bada Boom"

Fifth Element

Posted by: illiniwek at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (vbXSk)

81 I like the idea of a battlefield test of this stuff, but you'd think cheap loitering platforms (i.e., drones) would be a better solution. Have them loiter around suspected launch sites/tunnels and pounce (!) when one comes out of its hidey-hole.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (XMwZJ)

82 76 Wow.... soooo.... the UN just made IRAN the Vice Chair of the UN Nuclear Non Proliferation Committee...


—

They once had Sudan on some committee for women’s rights. So yeah, for the UN this is on point.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (th4KY)

83 69 I wonder if tungsten is already available somewhere in space. Or something equivalent. Or use a very slow, low-ish energy method too get a bunch up there over years, decades? that can be kerplunked down any time you want.
Posted by: banana Dream

It is. There is a whole asteroid mostly made of heavy metals - 16 Psyche - and 4 Vesta has a core that is near-exposed as well.
The "rods from God" thing was one of Jerry Pournelle's warnings in There Will Be War and Footfall.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (gKWVE)

84 Aaaaaand CCP would have the wreckage in their hands within hours of a strike.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

==

Exactly, not sure its really worth wasting on Iran and give up trade secrets to the real threat, but have zero doubt Trump will want to use a new weapon like this.

Posted by: Leupold at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (eIzlH)

85 Whatever is left of Iran's second- and third-tier Chinese and Russian missile interception capacity is probably not much and almost certainly isn't taking out something moving at Mach 5.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 04:53 PM (oqH4h)

86
Really? The Iranians have always hated the Arabs just as much as they hate the Jews, and they hate both of them even more than they hate us. Of course they were going to jump at any excuse to drop missiles on them.
Posted by: Tom Servo

================

There's hatred in that area of the world all the time. Going hot on a bunch of countries seems really aggressive.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:54 PM (n7rxJ)

87 Aaaaaand CCP would have the wreckage in their hands within hours of a strike.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 04:52 PM (diia5)

The secondary strike takes out the souvenir hunters

Posted by: Beartooth at April 30, 2026 04:54 PM (tYGL3)

88 don't look now but Brian Harpole (on the late Kirk's security team) is suing Owens' ass for defamation.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (gKWVE)

89 Senate rejects the dems 6th try to curb PDT's war powers.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (Cif43)

90 Hah!

Gonna shoot a camel in the butt with a $15 million mach 5 missile. If that don't make religious fanatic goat fuckers suck American donkey dick nothing will.


Just kidding. Though some may understand the tech, they would also understand its limited application. To those that do not Grok the tech favor a flying carpet.
What the fanatical goat fuckers do undestand is Vlaad.
... deleted extremely graphic depicting ...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 04:56 PM (/lPRQ)

91 One of my personal projects today was on technology and I had the AIs look up how many technological advances humans have made thanks to warfare.

If we lived in Lennon's Imagine world, things would definitely be different. Many less distractions. And people. And cities. And conveniences. And...

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)

92 89 Senate rejects the dems 6th try to curb PDT's war powers.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (Cif43)

But House passed FISA... intact...

The same court they used to spy on Trump and a bunch of his allies.

Stuck, on stupid.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:57 PM (mP0Kj)

93 This all sounds good. Glad Trump brushed aside the stinking rug merchants proposal. Squeeze them into submission. No other way.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 30, 2026 04:57 PM (E2lD7)

94 Are these missiles equipped with cameras? That would be cool.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:50 PM (n7rxJ)

One in the nose and one that jettisons 1/4 mile from the target to capture the satisfying 'splodie, would be nice..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 30, 2026 04:58 PM (nbLIj)

95 So how long does it take for that thing to get there ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:58 PM (FtULh)

96 Oh, good! It's time we had a real field test of the thing. Russian already field tested theirs.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (GD0B3)

97
That is an awesome looking weapon.


Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (3ek7K)

98 But House passed FISA... intact...

The same court they used to spy on Trump and a bunch of his allies.

Stuck, on stupid.
Posted by: Romeo13 at

And it'll probably go through the senate 99-1

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (YZ0Fo)

99 Senate rejects the dems 6th try to curb PDT's war powers.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (Cif43)

If we had a war-time consigliere as majority leader he'd tell the Democrats that in exchange for passing the SAVE Act now, he'll release the members of his causus to vote their conscience in ten years.

But, alas, we have Fredo, as always.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)

100 Speed matters. Art of War, the original white paper on Mach 5 hypersonic glide. Cool tech.

Posted by: scampydog at April 30, 2026 05:00 PM (2bFN5)

101 Religious liberty.

Texas judge allows Muslim city in Texas to resume construction; Gov. Abbott says it'll never happen

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 05:00 PM (ndZc7)

102 Kill a 500k missle launcher with a 15mm missle not a good trade usually
Posted by: Big Alfredo

OTOH we could hit an Ayatollah before he got off the phone.

Posted by: DaveA at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (FhXTo)

103 97 That is an awesome looking weapon.
Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (3ek7K)

It is, how you say, all in the handling.

Posted by: Paolo at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (gKWVE)

104 I bet you could fire tungsten rods up with some rudimentary spaceflight dynamics thrusting system attached, just to get it in a basic orbit for a secondary system to harvest the rods. Just shooting rods into space can't be that expensive. Maybe even fly them up to a decent altitude on a platform that shoots the rods the rest of the way into orbit.

Then deliver the rods to the various targeting satellites. Space mass weapons have to be fairly cheap compared to all of this and will have massive yields similar to many nuclear payloads.

My engineering sense tells me this is super easy, far more easy than currently deployed systems and the reason it is not known is A) it is already done and not discussed, or it is B) forbidden in some world agreement which is also not discussed. A little bit of covert A and B maybe too.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (3uBP9)

105
Just stick a go pro on it. Barely an inconvenience.
Posted by: BruceWayne

==============

And it still plays video!

Posted by: Bic Cameras - first time, every time! at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (n7rxJ)

106 Deploying it to Iran???? We should not be giving them that sort of hardware!!! ( A possible tipoff about “ reading before commenting”.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (Gqar8)

107 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:59 PM (ExV1e)

Thune ain't Fredo. He's Paulie.

Posted by: Peter Clemenza at April 30, 2026 05:02 PM (gKWVE)

108 99 Senate rejects the dems 6th try to curb PDT's war powers.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 04:55 PM (Cif43)

The Dems should insist on vote by mail...

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:03 PM (Sco7b)

109 I have to confess this does give me war wood.

Posted by: Belligerency boner at April 30, 2026 05:03 PM (TbWk/)

110 I am thinking just releasing this information is going to give the IRGC a case of the squirts.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Cif43)

111 91 One of my personal projects today was on technology and I had the AIs look up how many technological advances humans have made thanks to warfare.

If we lived in Lennon's Imagine world, things would definitely be different. Many less distractions. And people. And cities. And conveniences. And...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)

The trend that really worries me? AI is NOT an independent thing... the data it works off is not just yours...

There are now AI driven STOCK ACCOUNTS. Which is the epitome then of insider trading.

And, AI is also not truly independent of Human control...

Which means, is short order, whoever control the AI, could control the stock market.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (mP0Kj)

112
One in the nose and one that jettisons 1/4 mile from the target to capture the satisfying 'splodie, would be nice..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

===============

The multi-camera setup, of course! Desilu's contributions never end.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (n7rxJ)

113 If they can take out eight of Iran's few remaining missile launchers, that will be $120 million well spent.'

===

We are getting increased oil sales, so ..it's all a wash.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:05 PM (GD0B3)

114 110 I am thinking just releasing this information is going to give the IRGC a case of the squirts.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Cif43)

I think its a canary trap... to find a high level leaker.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:05 PM (mP0Kj)

115 110 I am thinking just releasing this information is going to give the IRGC a case of the squirts.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Cif43)


I'm thinking you're right....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (FtULh)

116 This was posted a few days ago here.

USS Idaho commissioning video featuring the Chief of the Boat. Tasked to make things that float, not float.

Goes to yt
https://tinyurl.com/ykhrxkjj

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (N39Ws)

117 Yay for 'splodey things.

Boo for "A Gene Robinson" posting AI slop.

2 cheers for noting that it's AI slop.

(I'm referring to the copy in the tweet, not the rest of it. AI text just leaps off the page at me now.)

Posted by: moviegique (buy my books) at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (/d4WW)

118 113 If they can take out eight of Iran's few remaining missile launchers, that will be $120 million well spent.'

===

We are getting increased oil sales, so ..it's all a wash.
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:05 PM (GD0B3)

That’s a Big Frackin’ Deal!!

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (Gqar8)

119 You guys should check out my missiles on OnlyFans.

Posted by: Maddie Mochi at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (wBRco)

120 Delivery in 20 minutes or less or your next one is free!

Posted by: Domino's Missles at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (wVcYX)

121 One in the nose and one that jettisons 1/4 mile from the target to capture the satisfying 'splodie, would be nice..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

If Musk can hang cameras all over Starship, then we should be able to enjoy watching targets go boom in 4k resolution.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (N39Ws)

122 My engineering sense tells me this is super easy,..
Posted by: banana Dream

I'll take "Things That Will Get You Lynched In Any Engineering Dept." for $100, Alex.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (diia5)

123 For the price of one of those missiles we could airdrop/litter the streets, courtyards, and rooftops of Tehran with 15,000+ AK47's with red dot scopes into the hands of citizens. Could also probably throw in a grenade or two with each rifle.

Which of those two option would the IRGC street corner enforcer thug fear the most?

These small arms dropping into IRGC hands means nothing since they already have access to them. A huge airdop would result in thousands making it into the hands of a population that in theory wants to overthrow the mad mullahs.

Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 30, 2026 05:08 PM (2Nfh9)

124 My engineering sense tells me this is super easy, far more easy than currently deployed systems and the reason it is not known is A) it is already done and not discussed, or it is B) forbidden in some world agreement which is also not discussed. A little bit of covert A and B maybe too.
Posted by: banana Dream

----------

Google Rods from God -- there is a history behind this idea. mostly to avoid "weaponizing" space by making the rods inert.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:08 PM (FPIaX)

125
So how long does it take for that thing to get there ?
Posted by: It's me donna

==============

Hmm, I guess it depends on how far east the bunkers are and how far west our launchers are?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (n7rxJ)

126 You guys should check out my missiles on OnlyFans.
Posted by: Maddie Mochi at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (wBRco)


Pffft!

Posted by: Nora Jean at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (wVcYX)

127 As an alternative, we could have suspected launch regions patrolled at altitude by B-2s. Just hanging out, waiting for a pop-up target to present itself.

Posted by: Occasional Commenter at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (MV++E)

128 That’s a Big Frackin’ Deal!!
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (Gqar

We made 8 BILLION DOLLARS in February oil sales alone. I bet we made double that in April.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (GD0B3)

129 The multi-camera setup, of course! Desilu's contributions never end.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (n7rxJ)

See, now I want monster speakers on the aux camera, playing "Lucy, I'm hooome!"

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (nbLIj)

130 Trump has rejected Iran's laughable "proposal" for the US to end the blockade while Iran continues its nuclear program.

But Obama and Biden PAID them to continue their program!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (ynpvh)

131 that is a very expensive missile
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (xcxpd)

You can save some dough by opting for a lower trim level. Ask to see the Dark Eagle Sport.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:10 PM (guGkK)

132 Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (Cif43)

Hey there hon hope you and yours are well.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 05:10 PM (vE0+H)

133
At least 'merican missiles hit the targets they're aimed at. One of the most recent Chinese hypersonic missile tests was found to be fast as hell, but missed the target area by a couple of miles. Not the target, the target AREA. Which if I recall from the article I'd read about a year ago was an impact range facility of about 20 miles square.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (X4KFY)

134 They probably want to get some real world experience with the new missile.

Posted by: Prickly Pete Salmonella at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (dFG8E)

135 Launching a Mach 5 hypersonic missile is one thing, but targeting something that fast (and maneuverable to boot), must be pretty sophisticated, too.

Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (rj6Yv)

136 ..., I am and thank you. I wish the same to you and yours.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (Cif43)

137 >>> My engineering sense tells me this is super easy,..
Posted by: banana Dream

I'll take "Things That Will Get You Lynched In Any Engineering Dept." for $100, Alex.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (diia5)


Engineering sense is 100% of about 90% of anything.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 05:11 PM (3uBP9)

138 that is a very expensive missile
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (xcxpd)

You can save some dough by opting for a lower trim level. Ask to see the Dark Eagle Sport.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:10 PM (guGkK)

Delete the custom logo'd floor mats, the underbody rust proofing, and the nitrogen-filled tires.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (wVcYX)

139 Dark Brandon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dark Eagle

Posted by: Denizens of Democratic Underground at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (0sNs1)

140 15 Million of our dollars?

Hell! I'll do it for 10 million!

Posted by: Zippyslug at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (/jFSs)

141
Meanwhile, why the heck is this program so badly delayed? The usual suspects?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (n7rxJ)

142 I hope these targets are much more high profile than just missile launchera that we could take out with conventional means.

I do get that this would be a beautiful demonstration of our hypersonic capabilities, that's not the priority.

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 30, 2026 05:12 PM (XLfSN)

143 And, AI is also not truly independent of Human control...

Which means, is short order, whoever control the AI, could control the stock market.
Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:04 PM (mP0Kj)

My project is incredibly simple but the more I've used the 4 AIs, the less concerned I am about the doomsday scenarios.

As long as you're not giving them complete control over your entire databases of information, etc...

They are fantastic for narrowly defined tasks. But that's just little ole me's experience...

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (Sco7b)

144 The US Navy is also working on hypersonic missile programs, for strike packages and interceptors. Surface and submarine platforms, too.

Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (rj6Yv)

145 I'mma gonna be disappointed if things go kinetic again and the US does not drop one on the Chinese embassy -- just for old time's sake.

Reports are that they are providing intel and supplies. So it would be well justified. Maybe a couple on the Russian embassy too. They should start updating all their maps with "errors" in prep. for plausible deniablity.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (FPIaX)

146 91 One of my personal projects today was on technology and I had the AIs look up how many technological advances humans have made thanks to warfare.

If we lived in Lennon's Imagine world, things would definitely be different. Many less distractions. And people. And cities. And conveniences. And...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 04:56 PM (Sco7b)
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If it weren't for men trying to get laid and kill each other we wouldn't have much of anything. Technology, modern anything, art, literature, you name it.

Sex and survival trumps all.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (oqH4h)

147 Trump just whipped that yuge missile out to frighten the women.

Posted by: Roy at April 30, 2026 05:14 PM (qwype)

148 144 The US Navy is also working on hypersonic missile programs, for strike packages and interceptors. Surface and submarine platforms, too.
Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (rj6Yv)

"To be the scariest thing in the ocean since the Cretaceous era"
--Chief of Boat, USS Idaho

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (N39Ws)

149 I can believe 8 missiles...back in the 9/11 era, you'd be amazed how few of something we had that got deployed...and then more got made as proof of concept...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (tOcjL)

150
You guys should check out my missiles on OnlyFans.
Posted by: Maddie Mochi at April 30, 2026 05:07 PM (wBRco)


Pffft!
Posted by: Nora Jean at April 30, 2026 05:09 PM (wVcYX)



You men are all pigs, you should be ashamed of yourselves.

*gestures violently while wearing oversized overalls and no shirt*

Posted by: JiggleTits McGee at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (X4KFY)

151 So how long does it take for that thing to get there ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:58 PM

Assume a spherical goat departs Tehran at 30 kph on the southwest-bound train ...

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (0sNs1)

152 The IRGC has been touting their super duper amazing attack weapon for a couple of days now. I PDT just called their bullshit.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM (Cif43)

153
If Musk can hang cameras all over Starship, then we should be able to enjoy watching targets go boom in 4k resolution.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed

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At $15mm each, I think we're entitled to the entertainment value.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM (n7rxJ)

154 "To be the scariest thing in the ocean since the Cretaceous era"
--Chief of Boat, USS Idaho
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:15 PM (N39Ws)
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I worked with a retired Chief of Boat on a project. A special breed, for sure.

Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM (rj6Yv)

155 As long as you're not giving them complete control over your entire databases of information, etc...

They are fantastic for narrowly defined tasks. But that's just little ole me's experience...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM (Sco7b)

Can they read your data though? Because if they can read your data, then it is no longer private at all.

Which, with an AI driven Investment account, means your internal data can be used by the AI, to give other stock tips.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (mP0Kj)

156 why are we telling the world we have this weapon

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (ZxPkt)

157 You can save some dough by opting for a lower trim level. Ask to see the Dark Eagle Sport.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:10 PM (guGkK)

I'd buy a Dark Eagle Cabriolet.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 05:18 PM (zZu0s)

158 123 For the price of one of those missiles we could airdrop/litter the streets, courtyards, and rooftops of Tehran with 15,000+ AK47's with red dot scopes into the hands of citizens. Could also probably throw in a grenade or two with each rifle.


Posted by: hate_the_deepstate

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This is what we need -- thousands of canisters, each with
- 10 AK plus ammo
- 10 handguns plus ammo
- 2 starlink
- 10 FPV drones (radio controlled. no need for fiber)
- IED for drones or whatever.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:18 PM (FPIaX)

159 As long as you're not giving them complete control over your entire databases of information, etc...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:13 PM

Hold my beer ...

Posted by: AutoPen Of The United States (APOTUS) at April 30, 2026 05:18 PM (0sNs1)

160
I'mma gonna be disappointed if things go kinetic again and the US does not drop one on the Chinese embassy -- just for old time's sake.

Reports are that they are providing intel and supplies. So it would be well justified. Maybe a couple on the Russian embassy too. They should start updating all their maps with "errors" in prep. for plausible deniablity.
Posted by: bob

===============

See, that's the sort of thing Iran would be doing, given their actions against their neighbors.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 05:19 PM (n7rxJ)

161 why are we telling the world we have this weapon
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (ZxPkt)

https://youtu.be/j83bGaauRXw

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 05:19 PM (ExV1e)

162 The multi-camera setup, of course! Desilu's contributions never end.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

See, now I want monster speakers on the aux camera, playing "Lucy, I'm hooome!"
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Yeahbut..... if the missile is 5x faster than sound, the targets never get the joy of hearing it.

Posted by: mikeski and/or Wesley Crusher at April 30, 2026 05:19 PM (VHUov)

163 The IRGC has been touting their super duper amazing attack weapon for a couple of days now. I PDT just called their bullshit.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM (Cif43)
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A "miracle" weapon!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 05:20 PM (RIvkX)

164 why are we telling the world we have this weapon
Posted by: Don Black

If they're working on it, they know we already have it.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:20 PM (VHUov)

165 >>why are we telling the world we have this weapon

Peace through strength. The best way to fight a war is to be so strong in the eyes of your enemies you never have to fight.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (viF8m)

166 someday I have to watch that movie

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (ZxPkt)

167 I worked with a retired Chief of Boat on a project. A special breed, for sure.
Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:16 PM

They're known by the acronym CoB.

Class, where have we seen that before?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (0sNs1)

168 162
Yeahbut..... if the missile is 5x faster than sound, the targets never get the joy of hearing it.
Posted by: mikeski and/or Wesley Crusher at April 30, 2026 05:19 PM (VHUov)

Won't even have the chance to kiss their goat lover goodbye.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (N39Ws)

169 Afternoon shading into evening, folken!

Good to hear the economy is growing despite the gas prices. I haven't totaled up how much I spent on gas during my recent trip -- I like my hair color brown, not white. But prices were generally a little cheaper in Kansas than in Da Swamp. I saw some $3.99s at the Exxons and Shells in MO, but the independents were more like $3.79.

The station near my house where I usually gas up, an Exxon, has 87 E10 at $3.39 for cash, and their E0 87 for only .30 more -- about the same as when I left thirteen days ago.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 30, 2026 05:22 PM (wzUl9)

170 Can they read your data though? Because if they can read your data, then it is no longer private at all.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (mP0Kj)

What I'm working on has so many steps outside of AI that if anyone got hold of everything it wouldn't matter.

Just working on a Microsoft Windows PC and using gmail, I assume no privacy. And I resisted smartphones until 18 months ago.

"The Great Courses" had a course on technology and privacy. I remember one lecture's idea was "Privacy is Dead. All hail the NEW privacy." which is basically us trying to carve out privacy in the new digital world.

That's easier for the kids who don't know or understand and are used to sharing everything versus 29 year olds who have no images of themselves online at all....

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:22 PM (Sco7b)

171 Right wing extremist.

Democrat Sen. Reed: “You have an intense interest in Christianity, in nationalism, and not recognizing the talents of women and non-whites. That’s wrong.”

Hegseth: “I am not ashamed of my faith in Jesus Christ. If you want to shame me for it, go ahead.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 05:23 PM (ndZc7)

172 versus 29 year olds who have no images of themselves online at all....
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 05:22 PM

* smiles *

Posted by: Bob from NSA at April 30, 2026 05:23 PM (0sNs1)

173 someday I have to watch that movie
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (ZxPkt)

It's a great movie.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 05:23 PM (ExV1e)

174 Religious liberty.

Texas judge allows Muslim city in Texas to resume construction; Gov. Abbott says it'll never happen

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 05:00 PM


That is a travis county judge, kamala harris won travis county in 2024. It ain't gonna survive any appeal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 05:24 PM (0N4FZ)

175
why are we telling the world we have this weapon
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 05:17 PM (ZxPkt)



To embarrass the shit out of the ChiComs. I mean, I'm pretty sure they know we have it already, but considering the stellar performance of the rest of their equipment in Iran, Venezuela and Ukraine lately, they're in a difficult position when it comes to foreign sales.

NO ONE wants their crappy weapons anymore, and this is going to dork their weapons export companies in the squeekhole.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 05:24 PM (X4KFY)

176 165 >>why are we telling the world we have this weapon

Peace through strength. The best way to fight a war is to be so strong in the eyes of your enemies you never have to fight.
Posted by: JackStraw

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It was to be announced at the Party Congress on Monday. As you know, the Premier loves surprises.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:24 PM (FPIaX)

177 Class, where have we seen that before?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 05:21 PM (0sNs1)
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I was told there wouldn't be a quiz!

Posted by: mrp at April 30, 2026 05:25 PM (rj6Yv)

178 I get the thinking we can just economically destroy them now and it's a lot cheaper safer way to do it, but man I wish we could just get it over with in attack mode. That said,I can wait either way.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 30, 2026 05:25 PM (n5tGW)

179 Democrat Sen Reed -another sterling example of Democrat politicians/ sarc

I imagine Pete Hegseth had more more people praying for him than Senator Reed has.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 05:26 PM (8Xy/A)

180 Feelin cute. Might launch a new missile. IDK.

Posted by: Donald John Trump, Tik Tokker at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM (rxyY+)

181 One in the nose and one that jettisons 1/4 mile from the target to capture the satisfying 'splodie, would be nice..
Posted by: Joe Kidd

Mach 5 is one mile per second. The camera that can pop off a missile, orient itself in midair, focus, and get a picture of the missile blowing things up 1/4 second later, would be a bigger engineering marvel than the missile.

F--k, that's a fast missile.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM (VHUov)

182 Ai response of Ak47 airdrop proposal
===================

Airdrop Proposals: Commentary in outlets like the National Review has questioned why the U.S. and Israel have not used their stockpiles of "semi-obsolete weapons" (AK-47s and old explosives) to conduct massive parachute drops at hundreds of sites across Iran. Proponents argue that even if the regime seizes half the weapons, arming the people is the only way to topple the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC).

Feasibility and RisksInternal and international experts have highlighted several risks associated with these proposals:Counter-Repression: Critics argue that arming protesters would give the Iranian state a "moral high ground" to use total, overwhelming military force, shifting a political protest into a bloody civil war.

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"moral high ground"... WTF
What a bunch of wusses.


Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 30, 2026 05:28 PM (2Nfh9)

183
Sorry to say it but it seems the Iranians are doing the trolling now with their dumbass offer.

Confident Trump and Hegseth know what they're doing but let's just get on with it.

Posted by: Auspex at April 30, 2026 05:28 PM (DECkL)

184 >>>What?
The US is deploying missile batteries to Iran?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

>Wait. Did you see the range? The launchers are not going to Iran, just the tip.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 05:29 PM (Fbc0I)

185 Mach 5 is one mile per second.
Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM

Plus or minus, depending on variables like the composition of the local planetary atmosphere, its temperature, density, etc.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 30, 2026 05:29 PM (0sNs1)

186 178 I get the thinking we can just economically destroy them now and it's a lot cheaper safer way to do it, but man I wish we could just get it over with in attack mode. That said,I can wait either way.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 30, 2026 05:25 PM (n5tGW)
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They murdered 10's of thousands of their own citizens. I don't think they care how much we bomb or blockaide. They'll just ride it out under a hospital.

Let's hope I'm wrong.

Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 05:30 PM (G0vdT)

187 The launchers are not going to Iran, just the tip.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 05:29 PM

Are they ribbed, for the Ayatollah's pleasure?

Posted by: J. Random Moron at April 30, 2026 05:30 PM (0sNs1)

188 Mach 5 is one mile per second.
Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM

Plus or minus, depending on variables like the composition of the local planetary atmosphere, its temperature, density, etc.
Posted by: Wesley Crusher

Blow up, Wesley.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:31 PM (VHUov)

189 I have no doubt we can finish off the remaining stragglers, but at some point you need the people to overthrow this thing. And I'm not seeing it.
Posted by: Leupold

The first 40K volunteers are no more

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at April 30, 2026 05:31 PM (LyPw2)

190 Hegseth is the boogieman to the Left because he's manly, competent, photogenic, well-spoken, and straight. He doesn't have to pretend like he "eats carburetors for breakfast" or swish around like that poofter "Coach" Tampon Walz.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:31 PM (guGkK)

191 Do you cook a carburetor on a Weber grill?

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 05:32 PM (vFG9F)

192 Hegseth is the boogieman to the Left because he's manly, competent, photogenic, well-spoken, and straight. He doesn't have to pretend like he "eats carburetors for breakfast" or swish around like that poofter "Coach" Tampon Walz.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 05:31 PM (guGkK)

queen of AWFULs Warren had a meltdown today, too manly !

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 05:33 PM (GD0B3)

193
I've got a rocket in my pocket
Finger in the socket

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 05:33 PM (Fbc0I)

194 Mach 5 is one mile per second. The camera that can pop off a missile, orient itself in midair, focus, and get a picture of the missile blowing things up 1/4 second later, would be a bigger engineering marvel than the missile.

F--k, that's a fast missile.
Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:27 PM (VHUov)
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We have high-resolution cameras on satellites travelling much, much faster than that. They can pick up all sorts of details most people don't even imagine are important. And that's for the civilian stuff.

Military-grade is probably an order of magnitude better.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 05:34 PM (gnNyN)

195 nood - commies in Maine

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 05:35 PM (FPIaX)

196 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 05:35 PM (LdBR/)

197 National Review - Ak47 airdrop

https://tinyurl.com/mvwnv63p

Posted by: hate_the_deepstate at April 30, 2026 05:41 PM (2Nfh9)

198 Mach 5 is one mile per second. The camera that can pop off a missile, orient itself in midair, focus, and get a picture of the missile blowing things up 1/4 second later, would be a bigger engineering marvel than the missile.

F--k, that's a fast missile.
Posted by: mikeski
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We have high-resolution cameras on satellites travelling much, much faster than that. They can pick up all sorts of details most people don't even imagine are important. And that's for the civilian stuff.

Military-grade is probably an order of magnitude better.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

self-willowed.....

The satellite is already moving at a constant speed, not launching from a standing start (relative to the missile). It's already pointing at earth, it's already focused on earth, it's operating in a vacuum anyway..... It wasn't taking pix of Xi's belt buckle 1/4 second after dropping off whatever rocket put it in orbit.

I don't doubt that we could take accurate pictures from a missile-dropped camera, but they won't be pictures of the explosion, 1/4 second after deployment.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 05:42 PM (VHUov)

199 Good stuff. Five times the speed of sound. Survivors of it's detonation, if any, will hear the sound of the beast arriving after the dust has settled. That sound will scare the bejeezus out of them, believing another one is incoming! Psychological warfare!

Posted by: Gref at April 30, 2026 05:42 PM (5rh/l)

200 The "Dark Eagle" invented by the same guy who invented the "Discombobulator"

Posted by: Beto Ochoa at April 30, 2026 05:44 PM (Tlyr1)

201 I don't understand why they just don't orbit a drone around where they last saw the launcher. When it pops out you are right on top of it. Even a small bomb would disable it. Followed with a much bigger penetrator into the silo.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:55 PM (954tc)

202 But I was told that the Iranian regime was winning.

Just because Pres. Trump was positioning 3 (apparently being reduced to 2) aircraft carriers, multiple amphibious assault ships with Marines, 100s of fighters, bombers and strike aircraft, and flying in the 82nd Airborne he was going to give up.

At this point, I think some of the black-pillers are being paid to come here to the HQ and sow despair.

I don't see this ending without Iran experiencing more pain. They've very helpfully storing millions of barrels of oil for us to seize as spoils of war.

Posted by: Retired Buckeye Cop is now an engineer at April 30, 2026 06:06 PM (ksbjf)

203 I can think of no better way or time to test this, President Trump.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 06:46 PM (WONhk)

204 Dead thread, but the Sprint Missile is a good one to wiki up.


Ludicrous speed.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 07:28 PM (/lPRQ)

205 ahhh nothing traveling at Mach 5 can be considered "gliding" ... sure they can manuver ... but at that speed they don't need too ... very few interceptors are capable of doing so ... by the time an anti-aircraft system sees it its too late to target and intercept ...

Posted by: The Dark Lord at May 01, 2026 10:27 AM (DBAaD)

Judicial Watch Lawsuit Compels Oregon, Against Its Will, to Remove 800,000 Ineligible Voters from Its Voter Rolls -- Nearly One Quarter of All Eligible Voters In the State

Don't look now, but that thing that never happens is happening again.

Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_

BREAKING: Settlement of a Judicial Watch lawsuit has forced the review and removal of some 800,000 ineligible voters from Oregon voter rolls

Judicial Watch is deservedly crowing:


Judicial Watch announced a settlement in its federal lawsuit against Oregon election officials, which confirms 800,000 ineligible voter names are slated for review and removal from voter registration lists. The settlement requires state officials to produce detailed data and enforce federal voter roll clean-up procedures under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).

I should say that of the 800,000 ineligible names, only 160,000 are being scrubbed now; the other 640,000 will be reviewed and scrubbed from the lists later.


Judicial Watch filed the lawsuit in October 2024, alleging Oregon failed to remove ineligible voters and seeking to enforce Section 8 of the NVRA after identifying widespread voter roll maintenance failures across dozens of counties (Judicial Watch, et al. v. The State of Oregon et al. (No. 6:24-cv-01783)).

In its complaint, Judicial Watch argued that Oregon's voter rolls contain large numbers of old, inactive registrations; and that 29 of Oregon's 36 counties removed few or no registrations as required by federal election law. Judicial Watch asserted that Oregon and 35 of its counties had overall registration rates exceeding 100%; and that Oregon had the highest known inactive registration rate of any state in the nation. In combination, all of these facts showed that Oregon was failing to remove inactive registrations as required by federal law.

In August 2025, a federal court in Oregon denied a motion to dismiss by Oregon and ruled the lawsuit could proceed.

In response to the lawsuit, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read announced earlier this year that Oregon has about 800,000 inactive registrations, which are kept separately from the active voter rolls and do not receive ballots. Of those, roughly 160,000 already meet federal and state criteria for removal--having received confirmation notices, failed to respond, and not voted in two federal elections--and are slated for cancellation. The remaining approximately 640,000 inactive records do not yet qualify for removal and will be processed through future list maintenance efforts.

In its press release, Oregon acknowledged that routine removal of outdated records effectively stalled in 2017, leaving a large pool of long-dormant registrations on the rolls without being fully processed for removal. The scale of the backlog underscores a gap in routine list maintenance that is only now being addressed. "These directives are about cleaning up old data that's no longer in use so Oregonians can be confident that our voter records are up to date," said Read.

...

The settlement with Oregon remains in effect for more than five years, with a federal court retaining jurisdiction to enforce its terms. While the settlement resolves the litigation, it explicitly allows future legal action if Oregon fails to comply with voter list clean-up requirements going forward.

The settlement requires Oregon to open its voter roll maintenance processes to unprecedented scrutiny. ...


...

Colorado recently removed 372,000 ineligible voter names thanks to a Judicial Watch lawsuit and settlement addressing the state's compliance with federal voter list maintenance requirements.

In Kentucky, state election board officials reported that "roughly 735,000 ineligible voter registrations" have been removed from voter rolls, as part of a 2018 consent decree settling a Judicial Watch lawsuit.

As part of its 2022 settlement, New York City alone has removed 918,139 ineligible names from its rolls: data show 477,056 removals between March 2023 and February 2025, which is in addition to the 441,083 previously reported removals.

In Los Angeles, county officials confirmed the removal of more than 1.2 million names from voter rolls as part of a settlement. Judicial Watch legal pressure also resulted in election roll clean-ups in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Ohio.


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Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 03:27 PM (WONhk)

2 Ace, you tired of the winning yet?

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:27 PM (sBGKO)

3 Yeah, but this will be outdone by gas prices six months out, or something.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:27 PM (Y2NSe)

4 That butch governor sho' is ugly! Have mercy!

Won't this be held up somehow by Dims? Who don't care about dead people or pets voting.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 03:28 PM (WONhk)

5 Now do CA

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 30, 2026 03:28 PM (61TgR)

6 I find that pottery compels my wiener against its will.

https://youtube.com/shorts/8bYc9J1M1zA

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 03:28 PM (dK+Kv)

7 Queering the vote!

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 30, 2026 03:28 PM (TezPK)

8 Don't look now, but that thing that never happens is happening again.

In her mouth?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 30, 2026 03:29 PM (Kt19C)

9 No wonder they want us dead. We’re screwing up Utopia!!

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:29 PM (sBGKO)

10 25% of the Voters in the State are ineligible...

JFC

How are people not in jail over this shit?

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 03:30 PM (rOERL)

11 We need a lot more of this.

This is how they can steal the elections easily.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 03:30 PM (N1tpc)

12 What a scam Motor Voter became

who could possibly have seen that coming?

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 03:31 PM (oY6Yp)

13 Be a real joy to find out Oregon is really a Red State.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:31 PM (sBGKO)

14 Tina Kotek looks like she scrounges around women's rest rooms for used tampons to chew on.

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 03:31 PM (rOERL)

15 10 25% of the Voters in the State are ineligible...

JFC

How are people not in jail over this shit?

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 03:30 PM (rOERL)

======

While it is not legal to cheat at elections, there are no criminal penalties for cheating at elections.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:31 PM (Y2NSe)

16 Forget it, garrett, it's Oregon.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 30, 2026 03:31 PM (xvhJH)

17 Willowed:

What's up with the weirdly colored nail polish that the gals wear these days?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)



That color wasn't particularly weird in that boobs VS Pottery video, but as to your general question;

It's because the Left doesn't consider you a real woman unless you've made yourself look like a Resident Evil mutant that's been inducted into the yakuza.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 03:32 PM (iJfKG)

18 >>Be a real joy to find out Oregon is really a Red State.


2/3 of it is.

Remove the Universities and it would be closer to 7/8.

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 03:32 PM (rOERL)

19 Somehow I doubt a single one of those fraudulent ballots went uncast.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 03:32 PM (lFFaq)

20 Motor voter is another great example of why conservatives can never compromise with the left.

Motor voter was supposed to be that compromise: the left gets easy voter registrations for their constituencies that don't really care enough to register while the right gets mandated clean-up of the voter rolls to stop the left from using dead and out of state people to steal elections.

RESULT? The left registers a bunch of illegals through the motor voter and refuses to ever clean-up their voter rolls.

Great job, GOPe. Another huge win!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 03:33 PM (N1tpc)

21 Information on the VA redistricting referendum vote:

Analysis shows that Fairfax County did three large vote dumps during the count, fairly late into the night. The last dump had over 30,000 votes, all "yes."

AFPI is pushing for information on this as well as the other Northern Virginia counties.

Talk around the water cooler is that the VA Democrats are gaming this out. One theory is that they wanted this entire effort to be so egregious that it would be voided by SCOVA. This would then feed a narrative of people being denied their votes by a tyrant king as a way of motivating their base.

Spanberger is not a stranger to gamesmanship, as shown by her actions on a firearms ban earlier this month.

Posted by: Everyman at April 30, 2026 03:33 PM (6IKxR)

22 >>I doubt a single one of those fraudulent ballots went uncast.


The Ineligible are traditionally the Most Enthusiastic of ALL the Voter Base.

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 03:33 PM (rOERL)

23 I'm sure I'm not alone in believing that Democrat voting fraud is in the millions of illegal votes.

Posted by: Darth Randall at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (v9Eec)

24 "Judicial Watch announced a settlement in its federal lawsuit against Oregon election officials, which confirms 800,000 ineligible voter names are slated for review and removal from voter registration lists. The settlement requires state officials to produce detailed data and enforce federal voter roll clean-up procedures under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)."


I doubt seriously they will comply with this ruling but it brings up a very good point as far as blue states go.


If your voter rolls contains 25% ineligible voters and you are fighting to keep those voters on the list, you can't have a clean election and they are OK with that.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (0N4FZ)

25 What a scam Motor Voter became.

Became? That was the intent from the start.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (vTZFs)

26 Do we know how many of those "inactive" voters have been remarkably spry in the last couple of federal elections?

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (gnNyN)

27
Soooo, I guess we can safely assume that all Oregon elections for the last 12 years or so have been complete frauds, and that-

none of Oregon's elected officials are legitimate and are possibly guilty of criminal voter fraud.

Is that about right?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (iJfKG)

28 Part of Motor Voter-- the compromise part to get Republicans to sign on-- was a periodic review/removal of ineligible registrations-- not necessarily even fraudulent ones, but people move, people die, etc.

Guess what never happened.

Just like Reagan's amnesty was supposed to be followed up with border security.

Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (/JT24)

29 "But. . . but . . . but. . . . OrangeMan bad and he said 'Pussy'!!"

-- our glorious media hacks

Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (Kyh8Y)

30 23 I'm sure I'm not alone in believing that Democrat voting fraud is in the millions of illegal votes.
Posted by: Darth Randall at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (v9Eec)

Well, Biden got 81 million votes. And the Moon is made of Green Cheese.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (sBGKO)

31 21 Talk around the water cooler is that the VA Democrats are gaming this out. One theory is that they wanted this entire effort to be so egregious that it would be voided by SCOVA. This would then feed a narrative of people being denied their votes by a tyrant king as a way of motivating their base.

n-dimensional chess. *nods knowingly*

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (oY6Yp)

32 I'm sure I'm not alone in believing that Democrat voting fraud is in the millions of illegal votes.
Posted by: Darth Randall at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (v9Eec)

I'm becoming convinced that Obama didn't win in 2012.

MAYBE won in 2008.

But certainly was re-elected through fraud.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (N1tpc)

33 That Oregon Gov. Looks exactly like you expect

Vicious little short haired, HUGE glasses cunt

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 30, 2026 03:36 PM (FKRjc)

34 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:36 PM (Zz0t1)

35 24
If your voter rolls contains 25% ineligible voters and you are fighting to keep those voters on the list, you can't have a clean election and they are OK with that.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (0N4FZ)

======

There are federal laws about making good faith efforts to keep voter rolls clean.

HAVA is the big one.

This is why these blue states all eventually fold in these lawsuits. The problem is that they literally just go back and add the ineligible back after the lawsuit's required actions have been taken.

It's been shown to happen in Michigan.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:36 PM (Y2NSe)

36 Was there a nood? I don't recall seeing a nood call.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (Zz0t1)

37 Now do mail-in ballots and mail only elections.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (E6xSb)

38 31 21 Talk around the water cooler is that the VA Democrats are gaming this out. One theory is that they wanted this entire effort to be so egregious that it would be voided by SCOVA. This would then feed a narrative of people being denied their votes by a tyrant king as a way of motivating their base.

n-dimensional chess. *nods knowingly*
Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (oY6Yp)

Uh-Huh. Or, they are dumbasses that overplayed their hand because Hubris.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (sBGKO)

39 >>2/3 of it is.

>>Remove the Universities and it would be closer to 7/8.

Can say similar things about a lot of states. MA has an assload of universities and they spend a lot of time encouraging students to vote. And they aren't voting MAGA.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (viF8m)

40 Wow. 800,000 Democrat mail-in voters removed from the voter rolls.

Posted by: Mad Max in VA at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (udRx+)

41 Was there a nood? I don't recall seeing a nood call.
Posted by: Sponge

No but that pottery vid is the next best things.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (Kyh8Y)

42 Judicial Watch announced a settlement in its federal lawsuit against Oregon election officials, which confirms 800,000 ineligible voter names are slated for review and removal from voter registration lists. The settlement requires state officials to produce detailed data and enforce federal voter roll clean-up procedures under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).


I guess I'm the only one that finds "slated for review and removal" problematic in all this celebrating something happening........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (Zz0t1)

43 The settlement requires state officials to produce detailed data and enforce federal voter roll clean-up procedures under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA).



Why not hold any federal payments to Oregon until it's done?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 03:38 PM (C732X)

44 No wonder they want us dead. We’re screwing up Utopia!!
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:29 PM (sBGKO)

Exactly. They believe they can create paradise here on earth, but if we're there it (by definition) won't be paradise. To top it off, they're getting old and can see their chance slipping away unless they ratchet up the killing of the unclean who prevent heaven from materializing by our unbelief.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 03:38 PM (lFFaq)

45 Won't this be held up somehow by Dims? Who don't care about dead people or pets voting.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 03:28 PM (WONhk)

They do care about dead people. Every Election Day is a Dead Man’s Party. Who could ask for more?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 03:38 PM (E6xSb)

46 Weird. Its like it's all fake and gay.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:39 PM (zZu0s)

47 30 23 I'm sure I'm not alone in believing that Democrat voting fraud is in the millions of illegal votes.
Posted by: Darth Randall at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (v9Eec)

Well, Biden got 81 million votes. And the Moon is made of Green Cheese.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (sBGKO)

======

There's a reason (well, a few reasons) why Manhattan progressives are desperate for a not-Kamala for 2028 and one of those is that Kamala lost 6 million votes that Biden got.

If they think 2020 was legit and 2024 was won by Trump through chicanery in the swing states (how? don't ask), that leaves the simple fact that Kamala still lost 6 million voters.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:39 PM (Y2NSe)

48 Exactly. They believe they can create paradise here on earth, but if we're there it (by definition) won't be paradise. To top it off, they're getting old and can see their chance slipping away unless they ratchet up the killing of the unclean who prevent heaven from materializing by our unbelief.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 03:38 PM (lFFaq)

The only way that paradise can happen is with the planning and guidance of Leftists and the occasional healthy swipe of violence.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 03:39 PM (E6xSb)

49 >>>Don't look now, but that thing that never happens is happening again.

>Just the tip. I promise.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:39 PM (Fbc0I)

50 the other 640,000 will be reviewed and scrubbed from the lists later.
--------

Narrator: the year 3000 was also later

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:39 PM (Mvg3c)

51 What's this I'm hearing about Ace having a shelving accident?

Given the superior strength, straightness, and overall robustness that Ace-designed and Ace-constructed shelving is known for, I find this difficult, nay impossible, to believe.

Unless Big Penguin has been at it yet again.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 03:39 PM (0sNs1)

52 How many dead (or those that moved) were still voting?

Posted by: illiniwek at April 30, 2026 03:40 PM (vbXSk)

53 Why could they possibly want to keep all those ineligible voters on the rolls?

Posted by: steevy at April 30, 2026 03:40 PM (YwEeS)

54
Was there a nood? I don't recall seeing a nood call.
Posted by: Sponge

No but that pottery vid is the next best things.
Posted by: Tonypete

That young lady knows exactly what she's doing ...

... it is to laugh

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 03:40 PM (xG4kz)

55 If they think 2020 was legit and 2024 was won by Trump through chicanery in the swing states (how? don't ask), that leaves the simple fact that Kamala still lost 6 million voters.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:39 PM (Y2NSe)

Over Biden- who we all know 2020 was a cheat- even the dems.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (zZu0s)

56 800K being 1/4 of all voters seems like "a big deal."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (jehhT)

57 How many of those 800,000 actually voted in the last election?

Posted by: Isophorone at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (M6jrI)

58 n-dimensional chess. *nods knowingly*
Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (oY6Yp)

Uh-Huh. Or, they are dumbasses that overplayed their hand because Hubris.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (sBGKO)

Also possible. I believe there was legal advice at the time that expressed concern about the wording of the referendum and that no map was allowed to be shown at the time of voting.

Posted by: Everyman at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (Pj/NU)

59 I find that pottery compels my wiener against its will.

https://youtube.com/shorts/8bYc9J1M1zA
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 03:28 PM (dK+Kv)


That one is actually funny. She spends the time working on the mess that is off center, imbalanced and not really anything, to suddenly a pot sitting there.

Heh.

Nice tits, tho.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)

60 It's because the Left doesn't consider you a real woman unless you've made yourself look like a Resident Evil mutant that's been inducted into the yakuza.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 03:32 PM (iJfKG)

Or, failing that, you as a woman must look as masculine as possible.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (E6xSb)

61 How many ballots have been cast yearly the last 10-20 years in Oregon?

Posted by: Ann at April 30, 2026 03:42 PM (SHHm+)

62 >>>Remove 800,000 Ineligible Voters from Its Voter Roll

that's like, 2 or 3 of those thumb drives that show up at 2am on election night

Posted by: brak at April 30, 2026 03:42 PM (jGJov)

63 I nooded. Not that you all didnt already know, ya non-nooding bastards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:42 PM (zZu0s)

64 If there aren't substantial penalties for neglecting to update voter records, they'll keep doing it under the "nothing to lose" rationalization.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 30, 2026 03:42 PM (w6EFb)

65 Exactly. They believe they can create paradise here on earth, but if we're there it (by definition) won't be paradise. To top it off, they're getting old and can see their chance slipping away unless they ratchet up the killing of the unclean who prevent heaven from materializing by our unbelief.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 03:38 PM (lFFaq)

Paradise is just the excuse; all they want is theft. They don't give a crap what actually happens or they would "try" different things.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:42 PM (Mvg3c)

66 f the DMV is involved in voter registration, there will be fraud. What a scam Motor Voter became.

===

YES!! A MILLION TIMES YES! Motor Voter is SPLC on crack.

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 03:42 PM (GD0B3)

67 Was there a nood? I don't recall seeing a nood call.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM

251 Nood. Oregon.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:38 PM

A mere 12 minutes after this Thread was posted.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (0sNs1)

68 Heh.

Nice tits, tho.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)

Seems like I have seen better tit to pottery quality videos. Still, a decent effort.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)

69
That young lady knows exactly what she's doing ...

... it is to laugh
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 03:40 PM (xG4kz)/i]


It is to enjoy the sweater puppies bobbing back and forth as she pretends to bring culture into the conversation.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (Zz0t1)

70 Was there a nood? I don't recall seeing a nood call.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (Zz0t1)

If only there was a way to know for sure

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (FenX4)

71 I hope they get around to AZ's rolls too.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (d33KV)

72 Less going on here than meets the eye. The 160K slated for immediate removal “have not voted in two federal elections” meaning they didn’t fraud out the past two elections and probably won’t the next. The fraud ones which did vote in the last election or two, those are in the “later” category and with these kinds of things “later” actually means “never.”

Posted by: Rdubs at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (ItUbW)

73
Fun Fact: 100,000 ineligible voters is known as a pallet

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:44 PM (Mvg3c)

74
A mere 12 minutes after this Thread was posted.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (0sNs1)



A clear violation of nood etiquette.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

75 Of course the problem was inherited from the previous Secretary of State. We can't audit all of these records without more funding.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:44 PM (Fbc0I)

76
If only there was a way to know for sure
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (FenX4)


Looking at old threads will get you banned.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

77 Widespread fraud, which never happens, is bad. A little fraud is perfectly OK.

Posted by: The Media at April 30, 2026 03:44 PM (E6xSb)

78 So Thune won't pass the SAVE act . Let's see if 1) some Republican has the guts to put a law into play to repeal Motor Voter and most of the rest of the 1993 voter act and 2) whether Thune and the GOPe will support it

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 03:45 PM (gu0hJ)

79 74
A mere 12 minutes after this Thread was posted.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (0sNs1)



A clear violation of nood etiquette.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

This cannot stand! There must be an inquiry!

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:45 PM (sBGKO)

80 The club nobody wants to join.

https://tinyurl.com/mpen4csr

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:45 PM (ndZc7)

81 Was there a nood? I don't recall seeing a nood call.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (Zz0t1)

If only there was a way to know for sure
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM

We may never know the non-nooders of questionable parentages motives.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 03:45 PM (0sNs1)

82 >>>he DMV is involved in voter registration, there will be fraud

uh yeah I went ahead and did yo voter registration cause I needs my bonus, but if you finna need a license you gots to come back in foty-five minutes, I on break now

Posted by: Sharneesha at the DMV at April 30, 2026 03:46 PM (jGJov)

83 A clear violation of nood etiquette.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

Indeed. Its when I discovered there was a nood though. Because none of the 40 odd commenters who had posted by the time I stumbled into the thread had bothered to tell us squares that the cool kids table had moved.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:46 PM (zZu0s)

84
Seems like I have seen better tit to pottery quality videos. Still, a decent effort.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:43 PM (zZu0s)

[


Searching that phrase brought up "thothub." Not sure that's what I was searching for......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:46 PM (Zz0t1)

85 No diff between professional government and State Islam. Only the peons believe in Utopia or the afterlife. The top dogs just want to live now like the 1% and the Official Goals are just the way to manipulate the peons

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 30, 2026 03:46 PM (B/6Rz)

86 Someone appoint a Blue Ribbon Select Nood investigation committee. Harrumph

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 03:46 PM (gu0hJ)

87 Oh crap now Oregon will have a 120% voter turnout.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 30, 2026 03:46 PM (kxLc1)

88
I'll believe it when it's proven they'll remove them.

"We'll get around to it in 2034."

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 03:47 PM (IifOV)

89 None of those ineligible voters actually voted.

And even if they did vote, it didn't affect the outcome.

And even if it did affect the outcome, it's too late because the elections are over.

PS:
100% of the vote in Oregon is via mail-in ballot.
There is no verification that the ballot returned was sent by an eligible voter.
It's literally an honor system.
Which the left is desperate to roll out nationwide.
No Republican has won statewide office since Oregon has gone to the honor system of voting by mail.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 30, 2026 03:47 PM (tUP1A)

90 YES!! A MILLION TIMES YES! Motor Voter is SPLC on crack.
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 03:42 PM (GD0B3)

Gingy had to fight the Baltimore DMV before she had her citizenship to keep them from registering her. She's the one who pointed out that it probably wasn't her illegal vote they wanted but a pool of ballots to be filled out as needed to keep the fraud totals "right".

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM (lFFaq)

91 80 The club nobody wants to join.

the first rule of club baby seal...

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM (oY6Yp)

92 Oregon has not had a Republican Governor since they switched to Mail in voting. Then we lost our only Republican Senator. It's been Blue pariah ever since.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM (IifOV)

93 89 PS:
100% of the vote in Oregon is via mail-in ballot.
There is no verification that the ballot returned was sent by an eligible voter.
It's literally an honor system.
Which the left is desperate to roll out nationwide.
No Republican has won statewide office since Oregon has gone to the honor system of voting by mail.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 30, 2026 03:47 PM (tUP1A)

======

I bet those voter registration portals that say if someone voted or not are 100% accurate in Oregon.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM (Y2NSe)

94 88
I'll believe it when it's proven they'll remove them.

"We'll get around to it in 2034."
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 03:47 PM (IifOV)

Still happy about it. They never until now even got challenged.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM (sBGKO)

95 In 2024 Kamala won Oregon by 321,000 votes.
In 2020 Joe won Oregon by 382,000 votes.
In 2016 Hillary won Oregon by 220,000 votes.

800,000 extra voters on the rolls is enough to steal Oregon in every presidential election.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM (mkw2N)

96 " On your left " women are borderline personality disorders that are repelled by God's light and truth. Destroy the Godhead and its creation, themselves. They are no longer human.

Posted by: kingsman at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM (ehY6c)

97 Part of Motor Voter-- the compromise part to get Republicans to sign on-- was a periodic review/removal of ineligible registrations-- not necessarily even fraudulent ones, but people move, people die, etc.

Guess what never happened.

Just like Reagan's amnesty was supposed to be followed up with border security.
Posted by: Lance McCormick at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (/JT24)

Phase "eleven" never happens and/or is never funded.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 03:49 PM (wVcYX)

98 I'm sure I'm not alone in believing that Democrat voting fraud is in the millions of illegal votes.
Posted by: Darth Randall at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (v9Eec)

I'm becoming convinced that Obama didn't win in 2012.

MAYBE won in 2008.

But certainly was re-elected through fraud.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (N1tpc)

I'll go as far as to say not a single Dem has won a legitimate election in decades. Maybe not ever in any of our lifetimes. Not saying there would be Republican mayors all over the place - but the Dems who did win most certainly had fraudulent help along the way. Could have been in primary elections and/or general elections. But I'm going with completely fraudulent unless proven otherwise.

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:49 PM (FenX4)

99 Indeed. Its when I discovered there was a nood though. Because none of the 40 odd commenters who had posted by the time I stumbled into the thread had bothered to tell us squares that the cool kids table had moved.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:46 PM (zZu0s)


You are a patriot, my good man.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:49 PM (Zz0t1)

100 Gingy had to fight the Baltimore DMV before she had her citizenship to keep them from registering her. She's the one who pointed out that it probably wasn't her illegal vote they wanted but a pool of ballots to be filled out as needed to keep the fraud totals "right".

==


yes

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 03:49 PM (GD0B3)

101 Tit pottery? I am so sheltered. I thought wanting to be told off by some leggy redhead made me weird but it turns out well yeah it turns out I'm pretty weird.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:49 PM (Mvg3c)

102 73 Fun Fact: 100,000 ineligible voters is known as a pallet

i'm not your pallet, friendlet

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 03:49 PM (oY6Yp)

103 > In Kentucky, state election board officials reported that "roughly 735,000 ineligible voter registrations" have been removed from voter rolls, as part of a 2018 consent decree settling a Judicial Watch lawsuit.
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That's a pretty big deal too. KY has about 4.6M people. So nearly 3/4 of a million were scrubbed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM (jehhT)

104 I might have missed it, but has Ace explained why he scrambled 15 eggs at the same time?

It could be important for all of us to know.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM (WONhk)

105 The Power of Pottery Compels You! The Power of Pottery Compels You!

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM (sBGKO)

106
Phase "eleven" never happens and/or is never funded.
Posted by: Count de Monet

Except in World Wars!

-- Ilhan "MogTown's Resident Genius" Omar

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM (xG4kz)

107 I bet those voter registration portals that say if someone voted or not are 100% accurate in Oregon.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM

Are you, perchance, (and heaven forfend!) implying that the voter registrars in Oregon are not Top. Pyrsyns.?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM (0sNs1)

108 >>> I might have missed it, but has Ace explained why he scrambled 15 eggs at the same time?

gainz

Posted by: brak at April 30, 2026 03:51 PM (jGJov)

109 Looking at old threads will get you banned.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

My closet laughs

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:51 PM (FenX4)

110 I might have missed it, but has Ace explained why he scrambled 15 eggs at the same time?

gainz
Posted by: brak at April 30, 2026 03:51 PM (jGJov)



Not sure what nasty egg farts for the rest of the day gains you, but Ok.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM (Zz0t1)

111 It’s just a rounding error. No biggie.

Posted by: Dirac_Delta at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM (A0KDi)

112 > has Ace explained why he scrambled 15 eggs at the same time?

He's following the Jay Cutler diet.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM (mkw2N)

113 108 >>> I might have missed it, but has Ace explained why he scrambled 15 eggs at the same time?

gainz
Posted by: brak at April 30, 2026 03:51 PM (jGJov)

Waaayy too many chickens in his apartment.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM (sBGKO)

114 I might have missed it, but has Ace explained why he scrambled 15 eggs at the same time?

It could be important for all of us to know.
Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM (WONhk)

Same reason a dog licks his balls

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM (FenX4)

115
My closet laughs
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:51 PM (FenX4)


Mine is quite full as well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM (Zz0t1)

116 92 Oregon has not had a Republican Governor since they switched to Mail in voting. Then we lost our only Republican Senator. It's been Blue pariah ever since.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM (IifOV)

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I suggest someone out of state print up a lot of ballots, mark them all Republican and mail them in.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM (Vh9CX)

117 Tina Kotek makes Katie Hobbs look like Kathy Ireland in her heyday.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM (2jhfE)

118 107 I bet those voter registration portals that say if someone voted or not are 100% accurate in Oregon.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:48 PM

Are you, perchance, (and heaven forfend!) implying that the voter registrars in Oregon are not Top. Pyrsyns.?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM (0sNs1)

=======

But, dude, they assured us that the first 160,000 didn't vote in the last two elections!

It's not like it's just the voter rolls, inflated by the ineligible and illegal, is just a ceiling for cheating because it doesn't matter or anything.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (Y2NSe)

119 Biden had 81 million votes. Remember those MASSIVE rallies he had? It should have been 100 million. Oh well, gave us Trump 2.0.

And Hillary, iirc, was only giving speeches at universities and I'm pretty sure it wasn't for her safety. I kind of think they believed they had enough fraud to win, which led to Bill and Hillary's backstage happy dance, but Trump surprised them.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (Sco7b)

120
He's following the Jay Cutler diet.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM (mkw2N)


Throwing in the towel early and blaming others for your suckitude?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (Zz0t1)

121 > Kathy Ireland in her heyday.

She was so hot.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (mkw2N)

122 It will be interesting to see how this affects turnout in the midterms, assuming Oregon Democrats don't simply launder fraudulent ballots through the machines regardless.

Posted by: mea culpa at April 30, 2026 03:54 PM (4Oo6Z)

123 Same reason a dog, who hasn't been on Ben Had's kitchen table, licks his balls
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:52 PM

Suggested edit.

Posted by: AoSHQ Style Guide at April 30, 2026 03:54 PM (0sNs1)

124 Biden had 81 million votes. Remember those MASSIVE rallies he had? It should have been 100 million. Oh well, gave us Trump 2.0.


Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (Sco7b)



I still laugh at all the leftist retards whom to this day wonder were those 12 million voters went.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)

125 >>>I might have missed it, but has Ace explained why he scrambled 15 eggs at the same time?

It could be important for all of us to know.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat

>He's trying to bulk up his sperm count.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (Fbc0I)

126 > Kathy Ireland in her heyday.

She was so hot.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (mkw2N)


I found the unibrow a bit off-putting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

127 Phase "eleven" never happens and/or is never funded.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 03:49 PM (wVcYX)

That's how I finally figured out Paul Ryan was a plant. *Everything* he put forward gave the dems their part immediately and the bases part was "in 10 years". Except, future houses aren't bound to present agreements. Once I learned that little fact it became clear he never intended for us to get our part of the bargain.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (lFFaq)

128 Hey Judicial Watch --- do Illinois next, please?

Posted by: Mallautt, RINO President for Life at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (cI94r)

129 I suggest someone out of state print up a lot of ballots, mark them all Republican and mail them in.
____

I think California perfected the system where the envelope includes holes strategically placed to show whether the ballot inside has been marked for the Republican candidate in a key race. What they do with those ballots is speculation.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (Dv3i1)

130 Kathy Ireland in her heyday.

She was so hot.
Posted by: bonhomme

She's still very good-looking. Still a 1.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (77rzZ)

131 126 > Kathy Ireland in her heyday.

She was so hot.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (mkw2N)


I found the unibrow a bit off-putting.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

A TJM-worthy comment.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:56 PM (sBGKO)

132 That's a pretty big deal too. KY has about 4.6M people. So nearly 3/4 of a million were scrubbed.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM (jehhT)

Which is odd because I have to show id to vote... oh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:56 PM (zZu0s)

133 Official Goals are just the way to manipulate the peons
Posted by: Azjaeger

I read that as goats

Posted by: Dark L at April 30, 2026 03:57 PM (W5mpo)

134 >>>He's following the Jay Cutler diet

legendary former Mr. Olympia or mediocre diabetic nfl qb?

Posted by: brak at April 30, 2026 03:57 PM (jGJov)

135 131 126 > Kathy Ireland in her heyday.

She was so hot.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (mkw2N)


I found the unibrow a bit off-putting.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

A TJM-worthy comment.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:56 PM (sBGKO)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:57 PM (Y2NSe)

136 Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (77rzZ

She also seems like a nice person and is a Christian.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 03:58 PM (2sfNr)

137 Just need a Gunny Sgt Hartman type to go whup-ass on any blue state SOS that drags feet in cleaning up voter rolls.

Like w/ Pvt Pyle and the unlocked footlocker.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 03:58 PM (wVcYX)

138 That one is actually funny. She spends the time working on the mess that is off center, imbalanced and not really anything, to suddenly a pot sitting there.

Heh.

Nice tits, tho.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)

She ought to branch out into breaking concrete with a jackhammer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 03:59 PM (utfVc)

139 She ought to branch out into breaking concrete with a jackhammer.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 03:59 PM (utfVc)


That would cause her to go 10 rounds with Mike Tyson.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:59 PM (Zz0t1)

140 The part of the SAVE Act that scares the left the most--and the one they won't talk about--is that it grants individuals and groups standing to enforce the Act.

And a key provision of the SAVE Act it to beef up the voter roll clean-up requirements of the Motor Voter Act.

From "be real nice and do that" to "penalties and fines if you don't"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 30, 2026 04:00 PM (tUP1A)

141 Kathy Ireland in her heyday.

She was so hot.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (mkw2N)


I found the unibrow a bit off-putting.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

Pointy elbows.

Posted by: Always a flaw at April 30, 2026 04:00 PM (TbWk/)

142 > I found the unibrow a bit off-putting.

I can't find a single picture of her with a unibrow. I have no idea what you're talking about.

http://tiny.cc/kbn2101

Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 04:00 PM (mkw2N)

143 Kathy Ireland in her heyday.

She was so hot.
Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 03:53 PM (mkw2N)


I found the unibrow a bit off-putting.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:55 PM (Zz0t1)

A TJM-worthy comment.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:56 PM (sBGKO)

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I don't get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:57 PM (Y2NSe)

IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE YOU NICKPICK ATTRACTIVE WOMEN AND SAY THEY ARE UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE "HER RIGHT PINKY TOE BENDS IN A WEIRD WAY"

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at April 30, 2026 04:00 PM (N1tpc)

144 The part of the SAVE Act that scares the left the most--and the one they won't talk about--is that it grants individuals and groups standing to enforce the Act.

And a key provision of the SAVE Act it to beef up the voter roll clean-up requirements of the Motor Voter Act.

From "be real nice and do that" to "penalties and fines if you don't"
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 30, 2026 04:00 PM (tUP1A)


The key provision of the SAVE Act is that it will NEVER be signed into law.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:00 PM (Zz0t1)

145 Kotex also deigned to not renew the 900+ "non-domiciled" CDLs issued by ODOT under threat of having the Fed highway money yanked.

Next I want to know whether Harmeet Dhillon is going to pursue the state over violations of 2A by not following the ATF's new guidelines on record keeping and background checks.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:01 PM (rbvCR)

146 I wonder if JW makes money from their lawsuits like all the lefty outfits do when they win?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:01 PM (3uBP9)

147 The dead are rolling in their graves they won't be able to vote

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 04:01 PM (Ia/+0)

148 >>>The key provision of the SAVE Act is that it will NEVER be signed into law.

damn right brother!!!

Posted by: John Thune at April 30, 2026 04:01 PM (jGJov)

149 She ought to branch out into breaking concrete with a jackhammer.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 03:59 PM (utfVc

CBC now - Elections Alberta data breach....


MSNow and CNN - gas prices make people hate Trump.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 04:01 PM (Sco7b)

150

What happened to Larry Klayman?



Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at April 30, 2026 04:02 PM (et1vG)

151 I can't find a single picture of her with a unibrow. I have no idea what you're talking about.

http://tiny.cc/kbn2101
Posted by: bonhomme at April 30, 2026 04:00 PM (mkw2N)


High unibrow potential, for sure.

I'm not going to search for it but there's a craw in my old brain on it, so there MUST have been a reason...

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:02 PM (Zz0t1)

152 143 IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE YOU NICKPICK ATTRACTIVE WOMEN AND SAY THEY ARE UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE "HER RIGHT PINKY TOE BENDS IN A WEIRD WAY"

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at April 30, 2026 04:00 PM (N1tpc)

=======

Listen, if you people want hideous women with obvious flaws that decrease their ability to attract a mate, go on ahead.

I've got my perfect 10 at home.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:02 PM (Y2NSe)

153 And just last month WA's governor Turd Ferguson signed legislation blocking WA counties from turning over voter data sought by FedGov.

Posted by: Elaine Benes at April 30, 2026 04:02 PM (a992C)

154 you are this old:

@TheBabylonBee
Amtrak Informs Small Town Girl Living In A Lonely World That They Don’t Actually Have A Midnight Train Going Anywhere

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (diia5)

155
MSNow and CNN - gas prices make people hate Trump.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 04:01 PM (Sco7b)


And this is true.

North Texas and Unleaded is $4.00 now.

Middle class won't gloss that over.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (Zz0t1)

156 Off Seinfeld sock

Posted by: Rex B at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (a992C)

157 However, the rumors persist that the mail in ballots from FPO and APO zip codes tend to languish in the basement of the Oregon state's Secretary of State's building, near but not exactly in the mailroom or loading dock, until election week is officially over, when they are declared "too late to count, darn it"

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (rbvCR)

158 2017 is when the cleanup stalled...that's when I left Oregon. Wonder how often I've voted since.

Posted by: Fish at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (FmCHY)

159 Has anybody seen some of the comments made by that female JP Morgan executive to a subordinate, using him as a sex slave. Totally insane.

Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (G0vdT)

160 And they aren't voting MAGA.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (viF8m)


The young men were starting to... it is why Charlie Kirk had to be taken out. He was highly successful in talking to young men and making them rethink voting Democrat.

Posted by: Ann at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (SHHm+)

161 ...removal of outdated records effectively stalled in 2017...
How the fuck does that happen, exactly? This is precisely the kind of things computers are made for. Seems the more technologically advanced we become as a society, the more incompetent government becomes. Or just fraudulent.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 30, 2026 04:04 PM (XMwZJ)

162 She also seems like a nice person and is a Christian.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Yes. She was one of those leading the fight against the abortion up-to-birth initiative.

She's been married to the same man, and has, I think, three children.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 04:04 PM (77rzZ)

163 It's not widespread fraud. It's only 23.5% fraud.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 04:04 PM (0U5gm)

164 >Has anybody seen some of the comments made by that female JP Morgan executive to a subordinate, using him as a sex slave.
____

Was that wrong?
Should she not have done that?

Posted by: George Costanza at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (2Ez/1)

165 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (Zz0t1)

Eggs are back under $2/dz though, which helps.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (lFFaq)

166 I'm am digging the week of good news!

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (cZMme)

167 Be a real joy to find out Oregon is really a Red State.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 03:31 PM (sBGKO)

IT IS FUNNY BECAUSE MOST RACES ARE DETERMINED DAYS LATER BY A FEW PERCENTAGE POINT . . .

Wait, that isn't funny, is it.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (rbvCR)

168 >>> That one is actually funny. She spends the time working on the mess that is off center, imbalanced and not really anything, to suddenly a pot sitting there.

Heh.

Nice tits, tho.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (Zz0t1)


I bet that was Fawn Liebowitz. Now you understand why her bf was so distraught.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (3uBP9)

169 It's mostly peaceful fraud.

Posted by: The media we all ignore at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (2Ez/1)

170 Ace had me working overtime to lay those fifteen eggs!

Posted by: The Chicken at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (C/hTy)

171 I bet those voter registration portals that say if someone voted or not are 100% accurate in Oregon.
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IIRC, one of the lawsuits the judges refused to allow to proceed in 2020 was that Zuckerberg and all the other GOTV left-aligned groups were being given real-time access to who had voted.

So not just the innocuous, "who do we need to target to encourage to vote" but "who hasn't voted so we can vote a ballot for them."

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (tUP1A)

172 Eggs are back under $2/dz though, which helps.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (lFFaq)


Beef is still high....and you spend $8.00 getting to the store for those $2 eggs and $22 a lb Ribeye.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (Zz0t1)

173 So, was doing my taxes using Turbo T this year, and noticed something new...

Maybe because I live in Clownifornia, but the TAX site asked me if I wanted to register to vote.

Uh... Whut? a pay for Tax site, asking me if I want to register to vote, when they have no way of verifying my Citizenship?

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (mP0Kj)

174 In Kentucky, state election board officials reported that "roughly 735,000 ineligible voter registrations" have been removed from voter rolls, as part of a 2018 consent decree settling a Judicial Watch lawsuit.
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That's a pretty big deal too. KY has about 4.6M people. So nearly 3/4 of a million were scrubbed.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM


It's even a bigger percentage when you consider that only about 65% of eligible voters actually get out and vote.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (0N4FZ)

175 Tina Kotek looks like a Tina Kotek.

Is she a lesbian? Is she a reverend?

Posted by: Sodomites R US at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (QP+6w)

176 Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (G0vdT

Yes; We had that earlier. If true, she's a nutcase. J.P Morgan co insists it never happened.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (2sfNr)

177 North Texas and Unleaded is $4.00 now.

Middle class won't gloss that over.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Paid 3.40$ for 100%. Lowest it's been in like a year

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (YZ0Fo)

178
I bet that was Fawn Liebowitz. Now you understand why her bf was so distraught.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:05 PM (3uBP9)


And sought out the best set of tits he could find immediately.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (Zz0t1)

179 177 North Texas and Unleaded is $4.00 now.

Middle class won't gloss that over.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

======

Months is forever in politics, except gas prices, I guess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (Y2NSe)

180 ... having already run off most of the purple-back-in-2000 state's Republicans

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 04:07 PM (gKWVE)

181
Paid 3.40$ for 100%. Lowest it's been in like a year
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (YZ0Fo)


Non-Eth here is near $5.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:07 PM (Zz0t1)

182 And just last month WA's governor Turd Ferguson signed legislation blocking WA counties from turning over voter data sought by FedGov.
Posted by: Elaine Benes

Forcing counties into a potential lawsuits from the Feds sounds slightly illegalish. Is there a concept of forced liability?

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 04:07 PM (diia5)

183
Months is forever in politics, except gas prices, I guess.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (Y2NSe)


I have to talk others off the cliff over it, so yeah. Gas prices are a pretty big f*ckin' deal.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:08 PM (Zz0t1)

184 So, who is Dragline to Ace's Cool Hand Luke?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 04:08 PM (77rzZ)

185 Tina Kotek is a rather dashing looking fellow.

Posted by: wait, wut? at April 30, 2026 04:08 PM (2Ez/1)

186 I don't think people understand how bad the very idea of motor voter is.

Vote rolls must only contain *motivated* voters who intend and are likely to vote each cycle.

The traditional, and only reliable, check of fraud is to have canvasing where (a) each person on the rolls is confirmed as a real person, and (b) each person who is recorded as having voted is confirmed as really voting.

This includes the check on making sure that no one is voting in proxy for other people. For real voters, that happens when they go to the polls and are checked against the book -- if they are told "you already voted" they make a stink.

All this is to prevent the fraud of people manufacturing fake voters and having people vote for them. This is very very common in inner cities. You reduce it by not giving them any stagnant names to use.

Bad names on the rolls means they have a pool of voter names fraudsters can use to inject votes. This is very very bad and an inversion of the security.

T.B.C. (pixy limit)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 04:08 PM (FPIaX)

187 Beef is still high....and you spend $8.00 getting to the store for those $2 eggs and $22 a lb Ribeye.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (Zz0t1)

I actually got a bunch of lamb around Easter because it was cheaper than beef. Hadn't expected to see that in my lifetime.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 04:08 PM (lFFaq)

188 Beef is still high....and you spend $8.00 getting to the store for those $2 eggs and $22 a lb Ribeye.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (Zz0t1)

Takes longer to grow up a steer than it does a laying chicken. Like, a couple of years longer. Sit tight. Prices will come down.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM (DwqWV)

189 And just last month WA's governor Turd Ferguson signed legislation blocking WA counties from turning over voter data sought by FedGov.
Posted by: Elaine Benes

AZ fed judge ruled rolls could not be turned over. Trump appointment.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM (YZ0Fo)

190 154 you are this old:

@TheBabylonBee
Amtrak Informs Small Town Girl Living In A Lonely World That They Don’t Actually Have A Midnight Train Going Anywhere
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (diia5)

Stoneman's cavalry came, and tore up the tracks again?

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM (mP0Kj)

191 #186 CONT


- "provisional" ballots are the same bullshit. Imagine going to bank to make a withdrawal and being told all your money is gone, but here is a "provisional cash" that is fucking worthless ...

- another wrench the left throws into the works id charging people to view the voter rolls.

- another is same day registration, as well as registration without verifying identity, citizenship etc. The rolls are a public document that should be verified by canvasing to make sure there is no fraud. The Dems have overwhelmed the system (motor voter, same day, etc.) to make it impossible to verify and verify anything.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM (FPIaX)

192 IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE YOU NICKPICK ATTRACTIVE WOMEN AND SAY THEY ARE UNACCEPTABLE BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE "HER RIGHT PINKY TOE BENDS IN A WEIRD WAY"
Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER

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Rejecting women because of weird toes is not nitpicking!

Posted by: Quentin Tarantino at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM (ndZc7)

193 Tina Kotek looks like a Tina Kotek.

Is she a lesbian? Is she a reverend?
Posted by: Sodomites R US at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (QP+6w)

It is now apparently impossible to be a senior elected official in Oregon without being homosexual. This trend was started by Kitzhaber, who was unwilling to un-closet himself, leading to Kate Brown to run that palace coup.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM (rbvCR)

194 183 I have to talk others off the cliff over it, so yeah. Gas prices are a pretty big f*ckin' deal.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:08 PM (Zz0t1)

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People would be surprised how little gas prices have to do with election results.

Because it's honestly a small factor.

And come on. We're 6 months away. Even if it were a huge factor...6 fucking months with every sign that the disruption that led to these less than Biden prices are going to come down because the strait is being bypassed a whole host of ways.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM (Y2NSe)

195
Takes longer to grow up a steer than it does a laying chicken. Like, a couple of years longer. Sit tight. Prices will come down.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM (DwqWV)


I'm not too concerned about it. I'm just giving the 'word on the street' on Trump and the current "glowing economy."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (Zz0t1)

196 Still not tired of winning

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)

197 The moment gas prices are good again, it'll be back to Epstein 24/7

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (Mvg3c)

198 I have to talk others off the cliff over it, so yeah. Gas prices are a pretty big f*ckin' deal.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:08 PM (Zz0t1)

We don't get oil from Iran, but we are getting oil from Venezuela, so why are prices staying so high?

Plus, Biden's gas prices were nothing to sing and dance about.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (DwqWV)

199 I remember the red ripple of 2022 even though gas prices were really high.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (Y2NSe)

200 Tina Kotex is openly homosexual. Her predecessor, Brown, was publicly bisexual.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (rbvCR)

201 >Has anybody seen some of the comments made by that female JP Morgan executive to a subordinate, using him as a sex slave

Razib Khan was on that this morning. It looked like Penthouse Forum stuff. Did BDSM mags from the 1970s ever have those letters-to-the-editor columns?
I'm not saying women like this don't exist, especially nowadays the culture is letting horrible women be horrible in the office where such women used to stick to pouring potatoes on their lovers' heads in private. I am saying it's... unlikely.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 04:11 PM (gKWVE)

202 I did get chicken legs for about $1.99 Can a pound last week. That was nice.

Crazy beef prices here too though.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 04:11 PM (Sco7b)

203 >>>Beef is still high....and you spend $8.00 getting to the store for those $2 eggs and $22 a lb Ribeye.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

>I'm shopping more locally because the cost of fuel offset is more than the higher local prices.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 04:11 PM (Fbc0I)

204 Well Congress has expanded SNAP to include rotisserie chickens now, so that should help with those gas prices, or something

Posted by: brak at April 30, 2026 04:11 PM (jGJov)

205 Bad names on the rolls means they have a pool of voter names fraudsters can use to inject votes. This is very very bad and an inversion of the security.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 04:08 PM (FPIaX)

Which was the plan all along. This wasn't unintended consequences.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 04:11 PM (lFFaq)

206
Pork/Chicken hot dogs $3.89 8 pack
Beef hot dogs $7.99 8 pack

it's lips & assholes for the BBQ.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 04:11 PM (IifOV)

207 What a scam Motor Voter was from the start, by intention.
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FIFY

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 04:11 PM (c3bGo)

208 Paid 3.40$ for 100%. Lowest it's been in like a year
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (YZ0Fo)


Non-Eth here is near $5.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:07 PM (Zz0t1)

Same here. Filled up my car yesterday at 4.19. I rushed home to fill our minivan and the price jumped from to 4.99 in that 15 minutes.

Went to another place at 4.59. It's crazy.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 04:12 PM (N1tpc)

209 *Rejecting women because of weird toes is not nitpicking!*


No yellow.

Posted by: Hunter Biden at April 30, 2026 04:12 PM (2Ez/1)

210
We don't get oil from Iran, but we are getting oil from Venezuela, so why are prices staying so high?

Plus, Biden's gas prices were nothing to sing and dance about.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:1

Worldwide commodity. Those without oil access from Iran try to get it elsewhere.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 04:12 PM (Sco7b)

211 #191 Addendum

I have said many times here that I have seen church buses driving around East Coast city poll station to poll station, and at each one they get out, are told what name to use, and they all vote.

That is the Democratic machine. They can do that because the rolls are full of names that are not real voters. This is what they are trying to protect (although, with mail-in, it is much easier for them.)

(also, it is thought that this is how the HQ favorite author E. A. Poe died - he was murdered when forced to vote in other names...)

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 04:12 PM (FPIaX)

212 197 The moment gas prices are good again, it'll be back to Epstein 24/7
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (Mvg3c)

Gosh I hope so. That hasn't exactly worked in their favor, but they have yet to figure that out.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:12 PM (DwqWV)

213 UAE will be moving more crude into the market starting tomorrow as well.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:13 PM (YZ0Fo)

214 >Has anybody seen some of the comments made by that female JP Morgan executive to a subordinate, using him as a sex slave
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Everyone I know thought she sounded great and are eager to meet her.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 04:13 PM (c3bGo)

215 Months is forever in politics, except gas prices, I guess.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:06 PM (Y2NSe)


I have to talk others off the cliff over it, so yeah. Gas prices are a pretty big f*ckin' deal.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:08 PM (Zz0t1)

Gas prices ARE a big deal. But like TJM is implying, if the prices fall to under $3 by August, no one will be worried about the $5 prices right now.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 04:13 PM (N1tpc)

216 >>>*Rejecting women because of weird toes is not nitpicking!*

definitely ask any women you are interested in for pictures of their toes -- great opening line, plus you can make that evaluation right at the start

Posted by: the more you know at April 30, 2026 04:13 PM (jGJov)

217
We don't get oil from Iran, but we are getting oil from Venezuela, so why are prices staying so high?

Plus, Biden's gas prices were nothing to sing and dance about.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (DwqWV)


OPEC.

Why I'm excited that UAE bailed. The line should be forming to the right on that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:13 PM (Zz0t1)

218 210 Worldwide commodity. Those without oil access from Iran try to get it elsewhere.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 04:12 PM (Sco7b)

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Demand destruction in Africa.

Enhanced production from the Americas.

Pipelines working overtime to bypass the strait plus UAE starting a new one 3 weeks ago.

We'll be back to $70 per barrel gas by summer, and the only people who will remember this will be the American shale oil producers as they look at their new Bugattis.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:13 PM (Y2NSe)

219 Non Ethanol here in Oregon is $6.89 gallon.
Regular is $4.89.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 04:14 PM (IifOV)

220 We don't get oil from Iran, but we are getting oil from Venezuela, so why are prices staying so high?

Plus, Biden's gas prices were nothing to sing and dance about.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (DwqWV)

A lot of the oil that the west coast refines is coming from Asia, but ultimately from the Gulf. Aaaand there is limited refining capacity in CA and only the one refinery in WA, and . . . California is importing refined gasoline which also gets into the system here.
As long as the Jones act waiver stays in place we can get fuel from the Gulf of America, but should that lapse then it is Kitty bar the door on prices

Also there is a BP labor issue going on in Indiana that seems to be locking out refining.

Oh and taxes and boutique blends for summer.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:14 PM (rbvCR)

221 Gas prices ARE a big deal. But like TJM is implying, if the prices fall to under $3 by August, no one will be worried about the $5 prices right now.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 04:13 PM (N1tpc)/i]


That's a significant "if."

The Iran war was only supposed to last a couple weeks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:14 PM (Zz0t1)

222 FWIW... when fuel prices come down after being artificially jacked for months, the price of most everything will come down too. Just real slowly. People are making bank right now and blaming Trump, greedy oil companies, Republicans, etc. for the high prices on a lot of things. So it's not in their financial interests to see prices drop.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 04:14 PM (jehhT)

223 We don't get oil from Iran, but we are getting oil from Venezuela, so why are prices staying so high?

Plus, Biden's gas prices were nothing to sing and dance about.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (DwqWV)

Oil is fungible.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 04:14 PM (N1tpc)

224 definitely ask any women you are interested in for pictures of their toes -- great opening line, plus you can make that evaluation right at the start
Posted by: the more you

Rex Ryan that you?

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

225 My theory is the voter fraud rate closely tracks the taxpayer fraud rate.

Even if you want to say it's some small percentage (it's not), elections routinely turn in that 1-3% range.

So hundreds of billions in fraud, I could easily see several percent in bogus votes.

Posted by: Leupold at April 30, 2026 04:15 PM (eIzlH)

226 (also, it is thought that this is how the HQ favorite author E. A. Poe died - he was murdered when forced to vote in other names...)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)

"Blackbirding," it was called.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)

227 200 Tina Kotex is openly homosexual. Her predecessor, Brown, was publicly bisexual.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:10 PM (rbvCR)

Anybody else getting tired of hearing about the sex lives of strangers?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:15 PM (DwqWV)

228 And just last month WA's governor Turd Ferguson signed legislation blocking WA counties from turning over voter data sought by FedGov.
Posted by: Elaine Benes

AZ fed judge ruled rolls could not be turned over. Trump appointment.
Posted by: BruceWayne

Failing to comply with a Federal Court ruling regarding elections? Seems like a good enough excuse to void any ballots cast in a federal election.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 30, 2026 04:15 PM (TezPK)

229 221 That's a significant "if."

The Iran war was only supposed to last a couple weeks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:14 PM (Zz0t1)

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Trump said 4-8 weeks. The actual action lasted 5.

All that's left is Indian tankers stuck in the Persian Gulf afraid of sea mines that don't exist.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:15 PM (Y2NSe)

230 Pork/Chicken hot dogs $3.89 8 pack
Beef hot dogs $7.99 8 pack

it's lips & assholes for the BBQ.
Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 04:11 PM (IifOV)
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My grocery store was selling veal "cutlets", little scraps of veal, for $9 a pound last week. We went nuts on veal in lemon and capers.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 04:15 PM (c3bGo)

231
the other 640,000 will be reviewed and scrubbed from the lists later.
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Narrator: the year 3000 was also later
Posted by: ...

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Yeah, like if they can remove 360,000 now, why not all of them? And does "later" come before or after 2026? And if it's after, will all the votes be compared against the known 460,000 ineligible ones?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:15 PM (n7rxJ)

232 Oil is fungible.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Ew, gross. Who wants to put mushrooms in their gas tank?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 04:16 PM (77rzZ)

233 That one is actually funny. She spends the time working on the mess that is off center, imbalanced and not really anything, to suddenly a pot sitting there.

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Missed that thread, but I'm sure someone mentioned it: her OF features a lot less pottery.

Don't want anyone to be disappointed.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at April 30, 2026 04:16 PM (yFLFB)

234 I have said many times here that I have seen church buses driving around East Coast city poll station to poll station, and at each one they get out, are told what name to use, and they all vote.

That is the Democratic machine. They can do that because the rolls are full of names that are not real voters. This is what they are trying to protect (although, with mail-in, it is much easier for them.)

(also, it is thought that this is how the HQ favorite author E. A. Poe died - he was murdered when forced to vote in other names...)
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 04:12 PM (FPIaX)

One way to hobble that a bit would be to get in a deliberate motor vehicle wreck with the church bus.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 04:16 PM (utfVc)

235 bypassed a whole host of ways.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM (Y2NSe)

Yo - the FUD right now is gas prices. In 6 weeks it will be something else and the very same people seeding it and more of the same people getting fooled. Countering it helps but for some aspects of our" "national conversation" it's all FUD all the time. Shorter Ellipsis: you are wasting your breath.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 04:16 PM (Mvg3c)

236 And the warning I got for the West coast is that the last of the oil tankers with crude coming in from the Persian gulf are arriving this month, and the price of west coast gasoline is going to soar.

So fill up, the car runs just as well on a full tank as an empty one.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:16 PM (rbvCR)

237
While it is not legal to cheat at elections, there are no criminal penalties for cheating at elections.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

===============

Reminds me of all the security violations during the CLINTONEMAIL.COM era.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:16 PM (n7rxJ)

238 I'd better check the Oregon voter rolls to see if my commie neighbors deceased wife is still on there.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 30, 2026 04:17 PM (tYGL3)

239 Oil is fungible.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 04:14 PM (N1tpc)

That's the odd part. It kinda isn't. When it hits the refineries, it needs to be the right kind. Light and Sweet is a whole lot different than High Sulfur.

My thought is that we need a whole lot more refineries, and then the prices would not fluxuate so much.

But that's probably crazy talk.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:17 PM (DwqWV)

240
tcn,

I am sick of that also.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 04:18 PM (3ek7K)

241
"Judicial Watch announced a settlement in its federal lawsuit against Oregon election officials, which confirms 800,000 ineligible voter names are slated for review and removal from voter registration lists. The settlement requires state officials to produce detailed data and enforce federal voter roll clean-up procedures under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (NVRA)."


I doubt seriously they will comply with this ruling

Posted by: Mister Scott

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WAAT? How do they avoid it?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:18 PM (n7rxJ)

242 The biggest problem we have in the US is a lack of refining capacity.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 04:18 PM (viF8m)

243 "Blackbirding," it was called.
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 04:15 PM (77rzZ)
========================
Dennis Lehane has a show on right now about a getting an imprisoned serial killer to fess up to where he buried his victims, called "Black Bird". I hated the psycho aspects but I couldn't look away, just like on of Lehane's novels.

The guy has a twisted brain. But if you like those sorts of shows, this one is well acted and well written.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 04:18 PM (c3bGo)

244 Iran gets nuclear bombs then bombs it's neighbors. What will that do to gas prices? People should think about that.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:19 PM (9lqZe)

245
We'll be back to $70 per barrel gas by summer, and the only people who will remember this will be the American shale oil producers as they look at their new Bugattis.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:13 PM (Y2NSe)

I remember you saying that. I only hope that happens for the US midterms to be better for President Trump.

My 2015 Honda has about 130,000 KILOMETERS on it, so it's not like gas is killing me here - despite $6 US a gallon converted.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 04:19 PM (Sco7b)

246 Just yesterday a federal judge ruled the state of Arizona didn’t have to turn over their voter information to the DoJ. I don’t get it.

Posted by: That Guy at April 30, 2026 04:20 PM (Q7yzj)

247 242 The biggest problem we have in the US is a lack of refining capacity.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 04:18 PM (viF8m)
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We have a lot more of that than pretty much any other G8 country, though.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 04:20 PM (oqH4h)

248 A federal judge in taxachusetts ruled today that Trump is not allowed to pause giving all of our money to immigrants and that immediately trump must allow every foreigner to raid our wallets. It is their sacred right as clearly established in the constitution.

After billions upon billions more is taken some other court will overturn this, for like 5 microseconds at which point another member of our black-robed politburo will just make the exact same ruling.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:20 PM (3uBP9)

249 Tom Fitton accomplishing more in one lawsuit than the entire DOJ has in two years.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 04:20 PM (abIsI)

250 remember you saying that. I only hope that happens for the US midterms to be better for President Trump.

My 2015 Honda has about 130,000 KILOMETERS on it, so it's not like gas is killing me here - despite $6 US a gallon converted.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't

130,000 kilometers! That's like 17 years!

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:20 PM (YZ0Fo)

251 Yo - the FUD right now is gas prices. In 6 weeks it will be something else and the very same people seeding it and more of the same people getting fooled. Countering it helps but for some aspects of our" "national conversation" it's all FUD all the time. Shorter Ellipsis: you are wasting your breath.


you're right of course but I truly appreciate TJM being patient as always and trying.

TJM you're a gem!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 04:20 PM (j+aD2)

252 Where I live in Florida, pork is very inexpensive. If I had a large family, I'd look for a "1000 ways to prepare pork" cookbook.

Posted by: Ann at April 30, 2026 04:21 PM (SHHm+)

253
People would be surprised how little gas prices have to do with election results.

Because it's honestly a small factor.

And come on. We're 6 months away. Even if it were a huge factor...6 fucking months with every sign that the disruption that led to these less than Biden prices are going to come down because the strait is being bypassed a whole host of ways.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:09 PM


And because of the latest gas price hike caused by iran the rest of the gulf states are now 100% invested in completing the regional pipeline they have been talking about building for the last 50 years.


Once that is completed iran can have as many temper tantrums as they want to and close the straits to shipping and it will only have a minimal effect on oil prices. It is way past time to remove their only power over the rest of the world.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 04:21 PM (0N4FZ)

254 My theory is the voter fraud rate closely tracks the taxpayer fraud rate.
======================
Well, my theory is the deficit close tracks the immigration rate from Somalia.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 04:21 PM (c3bGo)

255 My thought is that we need a whole lot more refineries, and then the prices would not fluxuate so much.

But that's probably crazy talk.
Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 04:17 PM (DwqWV)

These sudden spikes though? The gas in the gas station is from oil delivered weeks ago... on oil contracts that were bought in the Futures market months ago.

Someone, somewhere, is making bank on these sudden price increases at the pump.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:21 PM (mP0Kj)

256 btw on X they're saying the guy claiming to have been sexually abused by a female boss is making the whole thing up

which ... seems quite plausible, moreso than his story

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 04:21 PM (j+aD2)

257 130,000 kilometers! That's like 17 years!

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:20 PM (YZ0Fo

My late mother and I didn't take many long road trips. I looked it up, about 80,778 miles.

That's not a lot for an 11 year old car.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 04:22 PM (Sco7b)

258 253 And because of the latest gas price hike caused by iran the rest of the gulf states are now 100% invested in completing the regional pipeline they have been talking about building for the last 50 years.


Once that is completed iran can have as many temper tantrums as they want to and close the straits to shipping and it will only have a minimal effect on oil prices. It is way past time to remove their only power over the rest of the world.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 04:21 PM (0N4FZ)

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All right after Venezuela became an American vassal state for its vast energy reserves.

Damn...that Trump got lucky.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:23 PM (Y2NSe)

259 >>We have a lot more of that than pretty much any other G8 country, though.

How are their prices?

It doesn't matter how much other countries have. It matters having additional capacity here and the right kind to get cheaper gas prices.

We haven't built a new refinery in the US since 1976. That's why Trump made such a big deal about an investment from India to build a new refinery in Brownsville. First one in 50 years.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 04:23 PM (viF8m)

260 Fitton should be awarded some prestigious medal of something something. He's had 6 Million illegitimate voters removed from the rolls nationally.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 04:24 PM (abIsI)

261 >> btw on X they're saying the guy claiming to have been sexually abused by a female boss is making the whole thing up

He is. And the guy is an Indian. They keep trying to hide that. As do his compatriots who keep posting here and don’t think we know who they are.

Posted by: That Guy at April 30, 2026 04:24 PM (Q7yzj)

262 255 These sudden spikes though? The gas in the gas station is from oil delivered weeks ago... on oil contracts that were bought in the Futures market months ago.

Someone, somewhere, is making bank on these sudden price increases at the pump.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:21 PM (mP0Kj)

======

Yes, gas stations are probably price gouging. That's probably part of it.

It's the pattern. gas prices rise quickly and fall slowly.

The stations make almost nothing on the gas itself, so getting an extra few dollars per tank is something they're going to run towards.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:24 PM (Y2NSe)

263
Oh just be quiet, Joan.

Curtis Houck
@CurtisHouck
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23h
CNN chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic says it’s not “hyperbole” to say the six Supreme Court justices in the Louisiana case have chosen to diminish the ability for African-Americans to assume elected office...

“I don’t think it’s far-fetched, only based on what states had been able to do before today’s ruling — is, she said, what’s going to happen is it will diminish black representation nationwide and essentially return us to the pre-Reconstruction era. I know that sounds like hyperbole, but — and it was very dramatic today, but just because of where this court has gone, and how states have been taking advantage of where this court has been going, and how the Trump administration has been taking advantage of where this court is going, that’s why I say I believe that this decision will be the most important going forward for the country for this entire term, Pam.”

Posted by: beckster at April 30, 2026 04:24 PM (kX27y)

264 The only thing that will stop Oregon from being Dem held is if the Cascadia Subduction Zone has a mega thrust quake

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 04:24 PM (gu0hJ)

265 Tina Kotex is openly homosexual.

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Pointless pitching and moaning.

I started watching RJ Decker but episode one was all lezboed up. His ex-wife went lezbo and married a lezbo police detective and he lives with them because the trailer he lives in fell in a sinkhole. But the plot was fairly interesting so I reconciled myself to the fact that the ex, the detective, and his weird ass girlfriend are all hot. The season finale was a few days ago and was a confusing disappointment. Where's Michael Bay when you need him?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 04:25 PM (ndZc7)

266 We haven't built a new refinery in the US since 1976. That's why Trump made such a big deal about an investment from India to build a new refinery in Brownsville. First one in 50 years.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 04:23 PM (viF8m)

Especially when California has closed 2 refineries recently.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:25 PM (mP0Kj)

267 263
Oh just be quiet, Joan.

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CNN chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic says it’s not “hyperbole” to say the six Supreme Court justices in the Louisiana case have chosen to diminish the ability for African-Americans to assume elected office...

“I don’t think it’s far-fetched, only based on what states had been able to do before today’s ruling — is, she said, what’s going to happen is it will diminish black representation nationwide and essentially return us to the pre-Reconstruction era. I know that sounds like hyperbole, but — and it was very dramatic today, but just because of where this court has gone, and how states have been taking advantage of where this court has been going, and how the Trump administration has been taking advantage of where this court is going, that’s why I say I believe that this decision will be the most important going forward for the country for this entire term, Pam.”

Posted by: beckster at April 30, 2026 04:24 PM (kX27y)

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It's the fault of Callais that Winsome-Sears lost the Virginia governor's race!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:25 PM (Y2NSe)

268
By the way, how is Judicial Watch nailing all these settlements? I'm curious about standing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:26 PM (n7rxJ)

269 CNN chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic says it’s not “hyperbole” to say the six Supreme Court justices in the Louisiana case have chosen to diminish the ability for African-Americans to assume elected office...

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So only blacks will vote for blacks, Joan? Seems, I dunno ... racist.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:26 PM (YZ0Fo)

270 While it is not legal to cheat at elections, there are no criminal penalties for cheating at elections.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 03:31 PM (Y2NSe)

Major penalties for calling elections cheats.

Posted by: Inogame at April 30, 2026 04:26 PM (53oGX)

271 268
By the way, how is Judicial Watch nailing all these settlements? I'm curious about standing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:26 PM (n7rxJ)

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Any American citizen has the right and standing to sue to remove individual ineligible voters from rolls. It's a long standing precedent.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:26 PM (Y2NSe)

272 How are their prices?

It doesn't matter how much other countries have. It matters having additional capacity here and the right kind to get cheaper gas prices.

We haven't built a new refinery in the US since 1976. That's why Trump made such a big deal about an investment from India to build a new refinery in Brownsville. First one in 50 years.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 04:23 PM (viF8m)
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Do you really think we don't have cheaper gas and diesel than France, Germany, the UK, Australia, Canada, etc?

Comparative Capacity Overview (2025-2026 Data)
The following table compares the atmospheric crude oil distillation capacity of the United States against the other G8 nations.
G8 Nation Estimated Capacity (Million bpd) Key Status/Trend
United States 18.4 Largest in G8; essentially flat capacity since 2024.
Russia 5.4 – 6.8 Second largest; runs currently impacted by sanctions and drone strikes.
Japan 3.1 Consolidating due to declining domestic demand.
Germany 2.1 Leading European refiner; shifting focus to low-carbon fuels.
Italy 1.8 Stable capacity for Mediterranean markets.
Canada 1.7 Largely focused on processing domestic oil sands.
France 1.2 Significant closures in

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 04:27 PM (oqH4h)

273 269 CNN chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic says it’s not “hyperbole” to say the six Supreme Court justices in the Louisiana case have chosen to diminish the ability for African-Americans to assume elected office...

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So only blacks will vote for blacks, Joan? Seems, I dunno ... racist.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:26 PM (YZ0Fo)

All those White folks who voted for Obama? Clearly they only voted for his White Half!

Damn crackers!

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:27 PM (mP0Kj)

274 CNN chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic says it’s not “hyperbole” to say the six Supreme Court justices in the Louisiana case have chosen to diminish the ability for African-Americans to assume elected office...


Joan...A-Americans are what, 13 % of the population? Of that how many can vote? Maybe 7% ? Of those numbers I'd say the number of A-Americans in office well outpaces that number.. In other words... Shut the F' up...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:28 PM (FtULh)

275 We are straight up living high on the hog as far as fuel prices go compared to the ROW and it's not even fucking close. How is this in question?

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 04:28 PM (oqH4h)

276 After billions upon billions more is taken some other court will overturn this, for like 5 microseconds at which point another member of our black-robed politburo will just make the exact same ruling.
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The spice must flow.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 04:28 PM (Dv3i1)

277 And if it's after, will all the votes be compared against the known 460,000 ineligible ones?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:15 PM (n7rxJ)

LOL right on as usual

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 04:28 PM (vE0+H)

278 Even more--

Everyone has known that all this has been going on in inner cities, forever.

It was allowed because to try to clean it up made you a racist. Even worse is going on - tallies don't tallies, rolls are a mess, fraud, missing and "found" poll boxes, no chain of custody, etc. etc.

What the dems have done is take this fraud and spread it.

Centralized counting gives those very inner city fraud machines control. The electronic crap eliminates the oversight as it is all now centralized and in state government hands. The electronic vote books make it easier to add names and have them vote as needed to win.

Now they want to eliminate the EC, so that massive fraud in states they control will swamp out the other states, just as massive fraud in the cities already swamp out rural votes.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 04:28 PM (FPIaX)

279 Also the 1 D rep from TN (Memphis) is white as a damn ghost. Why won't the Memphis blacks elect a black? Cmon Joan why?

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:28 PM (YZ0Fo)

280 >>CNN chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic says it’s not “hyperbole” to say the six Supreme Court justices in the Louisiana case have chosen to diminish the ability for African-Americans to assume elected office...


She means Black Democrats.

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 04:29 PM (rOERL)

281 A federal judge in taxachusetts ruled today that Trump is not allowed to pause giving all of our money to immigrants and that immediately trump must allow every foreigner to raid our wallets. It is their sacred right as clearly established in the constitution.

After billions upon billions more is taken some other court will overturn this, for like 5 microseconds at which point another member of our black-robed politburo will just make the exact same ruling.
Posted by: banana Dream at April 30, 2026 04:20 PM

Forget it, Jake, it's Beantown.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 30, 2026 04:29 PM (6vIY6)

282 So why is the DoJ suing and losing so far to a bunch of other states?

Posted by: The Crow at April 30, 2026 04:29 PM (2qkZ/)

283 As I recall, Georgia had this very issue at the forefront of the 2020 election. There was automatic registration when you acquired or renewed your driver's license.

Probably related is that republicans were successful in eliminating a huge number of ineligible voters off the Georgia roll in 2023, but It was shown that these removed voters showed back up on the voter rolls in a period of months. It was concluded that the DMV (and various other government registration services participating) were just adding them back onto the list. So, the Replican legislature produced a bill to stop Motor Voter. I hadn't heard the result of that. Maybe someone here knows.

Posted by: Orson at April 30, 2026 04:29 PM (dIske)

284 China is sorta close because they're dirty commies that buy sanctioned crude with a shadow fleet and their refined output is probably on the same quality as anything you can buy from Temu or wish.com.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 04:29 PM (oqH4h)

285
A federal judge in taxachusetts ruled today that Trump is not allowed to pause giving all of our money to immigrants and that immediately trump must allow every foreigner to raid our wallets. It is their sacred right as clearly established in the constitution.

After billions upon billions more is taken some other court will overturn this, for like 5 microseconds at which point another member of our black-robed politburo will just make the exact same ruling.
Posted by: banana Dream

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Once again, why was everyone crowing over some SCOTUS ruling against Boasberg or some other rogue judge? It was supposed to be the end of rogue judges overturning everything.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:29 PM (n7rxJ)

286 Joan...A-Americans are what, 13 % of the population? Of that how many can vote? Maybe 7% ? Of those numbers I'd say the number of A-Americans in office well outpaces that number.. In other words... Shut the F' up...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 04:28 PM (FtULh)

But.... but... at LEAST half of the US is Black, or Gay... or both! It's on TV and in Movies every day!

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:29 PM (mP0Kj)

287 Whenever I hear or see the name Tom Fitton, I instantly think of Hattie McDaniels' line in GWTW:

"It ain't fittin'. It just ain't fittin'. Ain't fittin'."

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 04:30 PM (77rzZ)

288 Sorry to rant of vote security.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at April 30, 2026 04:30 PM (FPIaX)

289 >>Do you really think we don't have cheaper gas and diesel than France, Germany, the UK, Australia, Canada, etc?

Having been to all of them I know we do. But our prices should be significantly lower than theirs because we have a shitload more oil but we don't have the refining capacity we need to take advantage of it.

Nobody puts raw oil into their gas tank. It has to be refined and thanks to the environmental lobby new refineries have been killed in the crib for decades. Until now.

Don't take my word for it.

https://tinyurl.com/2jw22rpt

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 04:31 PM (viF8m)

290 Iran gets nuclear bombs then bombs it's neighbors. What will that do to gas prices? People should think about that.
Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 04:19 PM (9lqZe)

That sounds like something a Jew would say. -- all the internet "thought leaders"

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:31 PM (ExV1e)

291 "It ain't fittin'. It just ain't fittin'. Ain't fittin'."
Posted by: Bulg

Also heard from Stacy Abrams' tailor

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 04:31 PM (gKWVE)

292 282 So why is the DoJ suing and losing so far to a bunch of other states?

Posted by: The Crow at April 30, 2026 04:29 PM (2qkZ/)

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The Judicial Watch lawsuits have been working for literally years. DOJ started their own batch about a year ago after Harmeet Dhillon took office.

Plus, you know, district judges are stupid and partisan. DOJ keeps winning on appeal.

And, much more differently from previous cycles...the DOJ started more than a year before the next election. Usually the DOJ does almost nothing and the RNC is filing lawsuits about 4 weeks before an election.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:31 PM (Y2NSe)

293 My 2015 Honda has about 130,000 KILOMETERS on it,
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't

My 4Runner has 250,000 on it and not kilometers but miles the way God intended.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 04:31 PM (ndZc7)

294 So only blacks will vote for blacks, Joan? Seems, I dunno ... racist.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:26 PM


Oddly, MA once had a black Republican senator. How could that have happened? Eh, Joan?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 30, 2026 04:31 PM (6vIY6)

295
Any American citizen has the right and standing to sue to remove individual ineligible voters from rolls. It's a long standing precedent.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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Huh. For some reason I thought that was one of those things that should be true, but isn't.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:32 PM (n7rxJ)

296 So my question is how do we know that they've done what they say they will or have done? I hope its not fire and forget after patting ourselves on the back.

Posted by: NALNAMSAM at April 30, 2026 04:32 PM (VkY89)

297 I want every overweight and slouching federal agent at every G*damn polling location with clubs and mace. Add in MP7's why we're at it. DOJ lawyers should be there as well.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (abIsI)

298 295 Huh. For some reason I thought that was one of those things that should be true, but isn't.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:32 PM (n7rxJ)

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You can look at the voter rolls in your jurisdiction and petition to have ineligible voters removed yourself. Doesn't even require a lawsuit. There should be online forms you can fill out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (Y2NSe)

299 Tit pottery? I am so sheltered. I thought wanting to be told off by some leggy redhead made me weird but it turns out well yeah it turns out I'm pretty weird.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:49 PM (Mvg3c)

Don't sell yourself short. You're extremely weird.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (dK+Kv)

300 Having been to all of them I know we do. But our prices should be significantly lower than theirs because we have a shitload more oil but we don't have the refining capacity we need to take advantage of it.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 04:31 PM (viF8m)
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Look man I'm on team MOAR for sure but you're picking at nits right now.

The countries with cheaper gas than us are Indonesia, Russia, and Saudi fucking Arabia.

I'll take living in what's left of a free first-world nation in exchange for cheaper gas than all but three countries in the world. YMMV.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (oqH4h)

301 The only thing that will stop Oregon from being Dem held is if the Cascadia Subduction Zone has a mega thrust quake
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 04:24 PM (gu0hJ)

For the most part Oregon is a blood red state with commie pockets. Clean the voter rolls and shit can mail in voting and the commies will never hold sway again. This despite the flood of California locust.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (tYGL3)

302 Uh.... since the GOP supposedly runs Congress...

Why can't they pass a law saying that as State voter roles do affect Federal Elections, that the Feds should be able to at least SEE the voter roles that affect Federal elections?

Because how can CONGRESS vote to accept an Electoral College voter result, if they can't even see who voted for said Electors?

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (mP0Kj)

303 Nood. Weaponry.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (ExV1e)

304
these removed voters showed back up on the voter rolls in a period of months.

Posted by: Orson

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Another of my cynical musings answered.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (n7rxJ)

305 CNN chief Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic says it’s not “hyperbole” to say the six Supreme Court justices in the Louisiana case have chosen to diminish the ability for African-Americans to assume elected office...

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Also, Trump said "pussy."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (ndZc7)

306 Germany's gasoline price is roughly 2.5x ours. If that's not "significantly lower" in your book then I'd just say you have outsized expectations.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 04:34 PM (oqH4h)

307 >>Do you really think we don't have cheaper gas and diesel than France, Germany, the UK, Australia, Canada, etc?

Yes we do. Even with the confiscatory taxes most states charge.

Our capacity to pump oil and reserves protects us from most of the market fluctuations. Even with respect to GDP, the current price drag for us will probably be between .03 - 05 in Q3. For other nations it will be greater.

Posted by: The Crow at April 30, 2026 04:35 PM (2qkZ/)

308 Neither did all the fraud, Erin.


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Minnesota State Sen.
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(DFL-Apple Valley) says the state Senate is being forced to cut more than 150,000 Minnesotans from Medicare because of work requirements mandated by the Trump administration and congressional Republicans.

"It is despicable and unacceptable, and the people in Congress, the Republicans in Congress and White House who made this happen, will get to report back to their billionaire CEO donors that they did the job, while Minnesotans get sicker and go hungry and potentially die. We are doing everything we can as Senate DFLers to soften the blow, but let's be real: This is a gut punch, and it didn't have to happen."

Posted by: beckster at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (kX27y)

309 >>> 800,000 Ineligible Voters from Its Voter Rolls -- Nearly One Quarter of All Eligible Voters

Whoa!
I bet almost all are racist rethuglicans, in the country illegally, engage in political violence, and vote in multiple districts.
... and 'harvest' votes.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (/lPRQ)

310 Oddly, MA once had a black Republican senator. How could that have happened? Eh, Joan?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 30, 2026 04:31 PM (6vIY6)
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And he was yum-yum good in bed too!

Posted by: Baba Wa-Wa, his second squeeze for fifteen years at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (yd8vn)

311 ======

So only blacks will vote for blacks, Joan? Seems, I dunno ... racist.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 04:26 PM (YZ0Fo)


That's very racist of you to point that out.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (Zz0t1)

312 All right after Venezuela became an American vassal state for its vast energy reserves.

Damn...that Trump got lucky.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 04:23 PM (Y2NSe)

Russian, Venezuelan and Iranian oil was under restriction, unable to be sold in the marketplace. This was enforced by the USN. So it was sold illegally, at the discount rate that embargoed oil can get, mostly by China.

The US Navy was enforcing a situation where China was getting extra cheap oil, who then used it for their own industries and sold the excess AT MARKET PRICES to places like California.

This is what is pissing me off this month.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (rbvCR)

313 Had to get gas to get home, $4.50

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 04:37 PM (Ia/+0)

314 800,000 mail in ballots floating around for ineligible and deceased voters is essential for defending our democracy.

Posted by: Bar-cracky at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (wGerL)

315 >> "It is despicable and unacceptable, and the people in Congress, the Republicans in Congress and White House who made this happen

Blow me.

Posted by: The Crow at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (2qkZ/)

316 >>Look man I'm on team MOAR for sure but you're picking at nits right now.

No, I'm absolutely not. I'm pointing the problem that is causing our current prices to be higher than they could be despite the war in Iran.

We can't refine a lot of the oil we currently pump because we haven't been build refineries at the same pace we have been discovering and pumping new oil including shale oil.

This has been a long known problem in the oil and gas industry not something that just happened. We have a surplus of oil, we are a net exporter, but lack of refinery capacity has been a long identified and fought over problem. 50 fucking years is a long time to go without a new refinery when the population of the US has grown significantly in the same amount of time.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 04:38 PM (viF8m)

317 Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 04:33 PM (oqH4h)

I've never been able to figure out why an Oil company, that has its own wells, owns a refinery, and sells at its own stations... has prices even affected by the futures market, or what is happening overseas.

It seems like if own the whole supply chain... folks from OPEC could pound sand...

I'm not saying don't make a profit... but we're allowing other folks to cause instability in our system.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (mP0Kj)

318 We live in an instant gratification world now. People really don't give a f*ck that fuel prices will be lower in 6 months. They give a f*ck about the lifestyle changes they have to make NOW because of today's fuel prices.

Like it or not, that's how most people are.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:39 PM (Zz0t1)

319 Why does Grok assume all 3.41 million adults in Oregon are all citizens?

Posted by: AZ Hi Desert (Gringo fuertemente armado-Tempus belli) at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (aCpRC)

320 Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 04:36 PM (rbvCR)

Russian citizens probably LOVE the embargo.

They have oil. They have refineries. And the US Navy is shielding the citizen from the Oligarch selling Russian Gas to other countries to maximize profits.

Thus, lower gas prices in Russia.

Shit! Can we get someone to enforce an embargo on US????

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 30, 2026 04:41 PM (mP0Kj)

321 Nood. Second call. If you don't come over you'll miss it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 04:42 PM (ExV1e)

322 Interesting that the story is not mentioned on the landing page of the Oregonian, the state's largest newspaper.

https://www.oregonlive.com/

Posted by: zonedar at April 30, 2026 04:45 PM (RLrlQ)

323 {waves at Polliwog}

Posted by: creeper at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (80oeU)

324 Judicial Watch needs to file a lawsuit against NC and it's voter registration list.

Posted by: Legit voter at April 30, 2026 04:47 PM (Uy/WF)

325 And this is true.

North Texas and Unleaded is $4.00 now.

Middle class won't gloss that over.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 04:03 PM (Zz0t1)

Was 4.91 on 6-8-2022 under Biden in NJ. Been keeping a n Excel database since December 2005. Exxon was 3.99 yesterday in our neck of the woods.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 30, 2026 05:00 PM (5xuJ/)

326 Now do it in neighboring WA.

Posted by: Dr. Mabuse at April 30, 2026 05:01 PM (uY1j2)

327 What a scam Motor Voter became was designed to be.

FIFY

Posted by: GWB at April 30, 2026 05:06 PM (D4VUo)

328 safe bet that Oregon elects its first Republican governor in 50 years this fall. Chris Dudley. Not kidding, that's how bad Portland has gotten

Posted by: Gone-dee at April 30, 2026 05:10 PM (W+TLY)

329 Fake voters and loose integrity laws are how Democrats cheat.
https://howdemscheat.tiiny.site

Posted by: Martin Knight at April 30, 2026 05:28 PM (vWu28)

330 Worse - if you have mail in voting, then ballots go out to all 800,000 ineligible voters.

But no possible way 10% (80,000) would take advantage and vote.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 05:58 PM (954tc)

Covert Socialist Kathy Hochul to Overt Socialist Zohran Mamdani: You Don't Have a Tax Revenue Problem, You Have a Spending Problem.

Hochul to NYC: Drop Dead, says Hadrian.


I wonder if this makes the Democrat Governess Hochul a racisty racist who hates children and The Science (TM) because she's racist. I figure... no, she isn't a racisty racist. Democrats are allowed to object to back-breaking spending. Only Republicans are racist for doing so, because they Hate the Blacks.

Zohran Mamdani is executing his big new socialist plan.

Have you heard this one before? His plan is to spend other people's money until he runs out of other people's money, and then to start spending other other people's money. It's gotta work this time, right? The law of averages says it must.

So he's run out of money, just three months into his term of four years, and is demanding that Governess Granny Hochul rewrite the law to impose new taxes on his citizen-slaves.

And she actually told him to stop spending money he doesn't have and otherwise get bent.

NYC Mayor Mamdani's latest pitch to tax the rich "not happening," Gov. Kathy Hochul says


The budget battle between New York City and New York state lawmakers is intensifying.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and City Council Speaker Julie Menin are calling for a new way to tax the rich. They want the state to reduce something called the Pass-Through Equity Tax credit, aka PTET.

...

Menin joined the mayor in calling for the new revenue stream, which could mean another $1 billion to help close the city's budget gap.

Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed the door on their proposal.

"That's not happening," Hochul said. "We are not changing PTET."

Hochul said she has already found over $4 billion in state aid for the city, and that Mamdani and Menin have a spending problem.

"And we've encouraged the speaker and the mayor to do what every other city has to do, [which] is look at your expenses. What is growing exponentially? They have programs that are growing not 4% a year, but 4% [in] months. And so they have to do whatever the other city is doing," Hochul said.

Budget watchdogs agree with Hochul, saying that instead of trying to tax their way out of the budget problems, they should stop spending so much.

"Right-size spending. Stop spending on programs that don't help New Yorkers. We've increased spending $16 billion more than inflation over the last 10 years," said Andrew Rein, president of the Citizens Budget Commission.

And Mamdani's proposed budget will increase NYC's budget by fourteen billion dollars over just two years.

The pro-terrorist socialist theater kid who never held a real job admits that even if he gets this tax increase, he's going to demand New York state send more of its taxpayers' money to NYC so he can waste it.

Despite Hochul's reluctance, Mamdani still wants more state aid, even if were to actually get this new tax.

"We cannot proceed with balancing that budget without the additional revenue and cost shifts from Albany," Mamdani said.

The Covert Socialist will also meet with billionaire Ken Griffin about his complaints about the new pied-a-terre tax, designed to punish rich people for daring to own second homes in NYC.

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Hochul had another surprise for Mamdani. She has agreed to meet this week with billionaire Ken Griffin. Mamdani has made Griffin the poster boy for why he wants a pied-a-terre tax on people who own multimillion dollar second homes in New York City.

Griffin was so upset with Mamdani's attacks his hedge fund company threatened to pull out of a $6 billion NYC development project.

The PTET is a shelter provided by high-tax leftwing states to allow their richest taxpayers to shelter some of their money so that they don't have to pay the full state taxes. And they're not doing this out of the goodness of their hearts -- they know their rich, highly-mobile taxpayers will flee to states with lower (or no) income taxes if they don't give them a break on taxes.

Mamdani is demanding that the break be reduced from a 100% credit on state taxes to 75%. Thereby reducing the incentive to rich people to stay in the high-tax state, thereby increasing the number of rich people who will flee.

And of course, this is why high-tax states like California are pushing for "exit taxes" -- money they steal from you when you move out of their states. They want to keep you prisoner. If you stay you have to pay their high tax rates, but if you try to leave, they'll shellac you with a huge "exit tax" on your wealth.

I think this will all work out beautifully for the socialists, as it always has and always will.

Actual Justice Warrior seems to understand the PTET tax shelter, which I currently don't.

Bonus: Seattle's Woke Wallflower Socialist Mayor giggles as she says "Bye" to corporations -- like Starbucks -- fleeing her city.


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Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 02:22 PM (CWTWj)

2 Hello.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 02:23 PM (9lqZe)

3 1st!

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 02:23 PM (77rzZ)

4 hochul is up for re-election this year and bruce blakeman is not going to be an easy opponent (i hope.)

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 02:23 PM (CWTWj)

5 When a socialist says you're spending too much...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 02:24 PM (iNUL3)

6
You Don't Have a Tax Revenue Problem, You Have a Spending Problem

___________

This is true of FedGov too.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 02:24 PM (vEZeu)

7
All those voters for Madman who promised free everything are getting screwed.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:25 PM (3ek7K)

8 They bought their tickets...

Posted by: Stu Podaso at April 30, 2026 02:26 PM (buCJl)

9 Wow. I can't believe Hochul pushed back on this?

OK, who are you, and what have you done with Kathy Hochul?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 02:26 PM (77rzZ)

10 New York wanted Islamunism.

Let then eat Islamunism.

Posted by: XTC at April 30, 2026 02:26 PM (6Uni8)

11
Yep. Fuck them.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:26 PM (3ek7K)

12 Perhaps Mamdani could have some of the city staffers go undercover as muggers. That could bring in some additional revenue.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 30, 2026 02:27 PM (VEBh1)

13
Hochul to New York: Drop Dead

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 02:27 PM (vEZeu)

14 I find it hard to believe that a democrat would say that, or at least not be immediately attacked for it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 02:27 PM (0U5gm)

15 I'd vote to see both lose this fight. Political causalities.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 02:28 PM (jehhT)

16 It's shitty for states to "exit tax' people who want to move.
It should be unconstitutional.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 02:28 PM (9lqZe)

17 This is really politicking 101 isn’t it?
- Promise crazy shit you can’t deliver on
- Blame someone else when it doesn’t happen
D or R - it doesn’t really matter. Sorry to any NYC’ers who actually thought this guy was different - because he isn’t.

It really is amazing how much a nice smile and saying things in a really happy way, can still in 2026, completely lull otherwise educated people into letting down their guard of critical thinking.

This is really dumb and a bad look. PTET is about bypassing the Federal SALT CAP which was created to hurt cities like New York. Getting rid of PTET would help Trump, and hurt NYC. Starting to realize Mamdani is unserious and stupid

I'd prefer to tax the rich. The *problem* is that big businesses are funding Hochul's campaigns.

We’ve been trying to cut spending and actively lowering taxes on the wealthy for decades now. It has only led to shitty infrastructure, underfunded public works, and a bloated robber-baron rich that hasn’t been seen since the gilded age.

Tax the fucking rich already.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 30, 2026 02:28 PM (JCZqz)

18 All those voters for Madman who promised free everything are getting screwed.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:25 PM (3ek7K)
*******
Yeah, but this may never sink into their brains of mush.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 30, 2026 02:28 PM (NpAcC)

19 oh gosh

poor Seattle

damn

is it all homeless people now?

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:28 PM (j+aD2)

20
May the flames of the "warmth of collectivism" torment and consume them both.

I eagerly await seeing someone step forward to deliver to Momdami the punch for which his face has been begging during these long months over the past year.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:28 PM (xG4kz)

21 And Mamdani's proposed budget will increase NYC's budget by fourteen billion dollars over just two years.

-

That is more than the cost of a nuclear powered aircraft carrier that would be in service for 50 years.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 02:29 PM (0U5gm)

22 It really is amazing how much a nice smile and saying things in a really happy way, can still in 2026, completely lull otherwise educated people into letting down their guard of critical thinking.


derp derp

chicks and gays vote for hot guys who smile at them

news at 11

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:29 PM (j+aD2)

23 "So he's run out of money, just three months into his term of four years, and is demanding that Governess Granny Hochul rewrite the law to impose new taxes on his citizen-slaves."


Did he run out of four years worth of money in three months?

He is a communist sub-human piece of parbage.


Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 02:29 PM (Sco7b)

24 Standing Athwart Stupidity Yelling "Stop!!!"

Posted by: Adriane the Critic Just Being Critical, Again . . . at April 30, 2026 02:29 PM (3ZUWJ)

25 I don't know where Hocul got the 4B for NYC, but 4B don't really get you much.

Remember, Bill DeBlasio's wife straight up stole nearly 2B and nobody made a peep.

The NYC Teachers Contract is 45B dollars, the Cops are 6.5B.

I mean the lowly Sanitation workers who are the real unsung heroes of NYC get a measly 2B.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 02:30 PM (XV/Pl)

26 I just want Mamdani to raid the police pension system to pay for illegal alien transgender surgeries.

Please?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:30 PM (Y2NSe)

27 The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 02:30 PM (N1tpc)

28 Starting to realize Mamdani is unserious and stupid -- some pedo on reddit

And you, of course, are Johann fuckin' Kepler with your ability to foresee the future motion of events.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 02:30 PM (gKWVE)

29 Griffin was so upset with Mamdani's attacks his hedge fund company threatened to pull out of a $6 billion NYC development project.

There is also a real personal security issue - you've already had one prominent businessman assassinated on the streets of New York for political reasons, and Mamdani just painted a nice big target on Griffin's back.

Given the rising support for political violence among Democrats, this is not a small thing.

I wonder if the people providing security to well-known billionaires are now telling them to avoid NYC.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 30, 2026 02:30 PM (n1OCj)

30 25 I don't know where Hocul got the 4B for NYC, but 4B don't really get you much.

prolly checked her other pants

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 02:31 PM (oY6Yp)

31 ITS FUNNY BECAUSE MAMDANI WANTS TO EAT THE RICH AND HAVE THE STATE PAY FOR THE MEAL AND THE TIP.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at April 30, 2026 02:31 PM (4KUe5)

32
Free grocery stores.

The idiots who believe that shit think money drops from the sky.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:31 PM (3ek7K)

33 The teeny-bopper blessed with an exceptionally large forehead waving bye to people tired of paying the taxes used for purposes that are less useful than building bonfires to warm their masses of homeless bums, sure seems to enjoy the laughter and applause at her 'joke' from the audience of university students who may know absolutely nothing about anything.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 02:31 PM (Dv3i1)

34 Hochul said she has already found over $4 billion in state aid for the city, and that Mamdani and Menin have a spending problem.
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Physician....

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 02:31 PM (Mvg3c)

35 We probably shouldn't underestimate him here. This could be part of some plan to create an extreme fiscal emergency whereby he says he just has to cut more traditional government services - like half the police force or something like that.

Posted by: Lurkyloo at April 30, 2026 02:32 PM (PZ7h8)

36
The kindest fate for the socialist ninny who now is Seattle's mayor would be for her to step in front of a moving bus while she is immersed in her smart phone's screen.

Way back in time, a student at Virginia did much the same thing, only the agent of his chaotic end was earphones and an iPod. The BLAMMO! exit, it was.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:32 PM (xG4kz)

37 What is Griffin doing in New York? He fled Illinois to escape the predatory taxes here. He said he was going to Florida, and he lands in NYC. Out of the frying pan into the fire.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at April 30, 2026 02:32 PM (wGerL)

38 Ken Griffen should sell his penthouse and just get the hell out of NYC.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 30, 2026 02:32 PM (NpAcC)

39 33 The teeny-bopper blessed with an exceptionally large forehead waving bye to people tired of paying the taxes used for purposes that are less useful than building bonfires to warm their masses of homeless bums, sure seems to enjoy the laughter and applause at her 'joke' from the audience of university students who may know absolutely nothing about anything.


apparently her dad is some big-deal evolutionary biologist. so she hasn't ever really experienced life outside academia I think.

oof.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:33 PM (j+aD2)

40 I Hope Griffin cancels the NYC office build and completely exits the city.

The DSA needs a lesson good and hard.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 02:33 PM (4KUe5)

41 ROFL

I have on a CD "School House Rock! Rocks" based on the old Saturday morning cartoon shorts.

Song number 6 - "No More Kings" performed by Paramont.


How has that not been adopted by the lefties yet....?

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 02:33 PM (Sco7b)

42 What Frau Hochul (my governor, spit) is saying that she won't support these taxes or Mamdani's spending until after the election. The problem she faces however is that the NYS assembly and Senate both have a super majority of Dems. It would take more conservative upstate Dems to stop an override of a Hochul veto.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 02:33 PM (gu0hJ)

43 @35

>>like half the police force or something like that.

The biggest money pit is the Teachers, they get 45B, it's the largest budget line, you could defiantly trim 4B from that cesspool.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 02:33 PM (XV/Pl)

44
And you, of course, are Johann fuckin' Kepler with your ability to foresee the future motion of events.
Posted by: gKWVE

LOL! Well done!

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:34 PM (xG4kz)

45 Stateless! I have that CD!

now I have to dig it up

I remember liking the "Gigantor" theme on there...

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:34 PM (j+aD2)

46 How has that not been adopted by the lefties yet....?

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 02:33 PM (Sco7b)

Because they only mean it about Trump then they will forget.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 02:34 PM (Mvg3c)

47 Who cares about New York and New York City. Just a shitty yankee city in a shitty yankee state full of shitty yankees doing shitty yankee things.

Posted by: Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard at April 30, 2026 02:34 PM (QP+6w)

48 or wait no that's the other one. I have both! one is schoolhouse rock and one is Saturday morning cartoons

both are fun

anyway sorry OT!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:34 PM (j+aD2)

49 This is the part where the governor with presidential ambitions pretends that she gives a single flying fuck about excessive spending in order to con the rubes into voting for her Spanberger-esque pack of lies about how she will govern as a moderate. That she threw the Marxist Muslim faggot under the bus to do it is fun but be aware of the long game here.

Posted by: ballistic at April 30, 2026 02:35 PM (oqH4h)

50 Did he run out of four years worth of money in three months?

He is a communist sub-human piece of parbage.


Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 02:29 PM (Sco7b)

"THEY LET ME SIGN CHECKS WITH A STAMP!"

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 02:35 PM (N1tpc)

51 The biggest money pit is the Teachers, they get 45B, it's the largest budget line, you could defiantly trim 4B from that cesspool.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

We will turn all your kids into trannies if you cut one thin dime from the budget. You know that we will.
-Teachers Union

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 02:35 PM (Dv3i1)

52 imagine how much $$ per actual student NYC is spending now

since there are fewer and fewer students yet that budget only grows...

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:35 PM (j+aD2)

53 Seattle is indeed doomed. But they voted for this twit.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 02:35 PM (pxmMC)

54 I knew it would happen but I didn't know it would happen this fast.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 02:36 PM (ndZc7)

55
The biggest money pit is the Teachers, they get 45B, it's the largest budget line, you could defiantly trim 4B from that cesspool.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

That's a cinch -- just "disappear" the ones who report, every day and with pay, to the pervo-pedo gulags in the public school system there.

"Missing? Who? Why, we have no idea..."

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:36 PM (xG4kz)

56 Well, that’s the socialists plan, isn’t it: destroy the cities they run? Might as well fast track it before more big cities elect their own Amanda is.

Let the true agenda shine through.
No safety net.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 02:36 PM (4KUe5)

57 There's no Constitutionally sound argument for exit taxes by states. Aside from the interstate commerce obstacle, it's a clear violation of civil rights. Every state that deploys these taxes should catch a raft of 1983 lawsuits, the state officials should prosecuted under Sarb-Ox, and the penalties should be permanent.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 30, 2026 02:36 PM (diia5)

58 That entire NYC budget went inside his pockets and overseas to terrorist organizations.

Source - he’s a democrat

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 30, 2026 02:36 PM (bpvrc)

59
It is amazing the control the teacher union has.

Here in SW Wyoming we see it everyday.

Abolish them.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:36 PM (3ek7K)

60 I wonder if the people providing security to well-known billionaires are now telling them to avoid NYC.

Similar to how Presidents avoided Detroit for years after the 1967 riots, since the Secret Service said that it was incapable of tracking so many potential assassins.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 30, 2026 02:37 PM (n1OCj)

61 Free grocery stores.

The idiots who believe that shit think money drops from the sky.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:31 PM (3ek7K)

--------

It's almost Somali retard level thinking. Imagine a college graduate (with postgraduate degrees they love to tell you about) and the old leftist women who love to yell, not having the brain power to see that this isn't possible.

As the kids like to say, "we're cooked."

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 02:37 PM (aZm/F)

62 40 I Hope Griffin cancels the NYC office build and completely exits the city.

The DSA needs a lesson good and hard.
Posted by: Lizzy

Obviously, we need exit taxes, or walls to prevent people from leaving. Eventually, we'll progress to national taxes so there's no where for them to run, before we suck them dry and redistribute their wealth.

Posted by: DSA lessons learned at April 30, 2026 02:37 PM (JCZqz)

63 "I knew it would happen but I didn't know it would happen this fast."

Posted by: that's what she said at April 30, 2026 02:37 PM (Y1sOo)

64 We need to stop electing socialists and start purging them.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 02:37 PM (xcxpd)

65 35 We probably shouldn't underestimate him here. This could be part of some plan to create an extreme fiscal emergency whereby he says he just has to cut more traditional government services - like half the police force or something like that.

Posted by: Lurkyloo at April 30, 2026 02:32 PM (PZ7h

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So, he'll turn New York into Detroit 2, Electric Bugaloo while other locales take up the business that would have been in NYC?

Okay.

Let him.

America probably got better as Detroit got weaker. Automakers throughout the South instead of beholden to labor unions in one state. It'll be even moreso with NYC becoming less important to the national conversation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:37 PM (Y2NSe)

66 43
The biggest money pit is the Teachers, they get 45B, it's the largest budget line, you could defiantly trim 4B from that cesspool.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 02:33 PM (XV/Pl)

========

And, of course, the city will burn Trump tower to the ground for the insurance money before they touch the teachers' pensions.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:38 PM (Y2NSe)

67 45 Stateless! I have that CD!

now I have to dig it up

I remember liking the "Gigantor" theme on there...
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:34 PM (j+aD2)

It's a fun CD. Upbeat.

"The Tale of Mr. Morton." - awwww

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 02:38 PM (Sco7b)

68 "The problem with socialiism is that, eventually, you run out of other people's money all assets of every kind for generations into the future, bankrupting your city, your state, and the nation, and ultimately plunging the entire globe into poverty and misery."

-- Margaret "FTFY" Thatcher

Posted by: zombie at April 30, 2026 02:38 PM (Av6i5)

69 52 imagine how much $$ per actual student NYC is spending now

since there are fewer and fewer students yet that budget only grows...

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:35 PM (j+aD2)

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Apparently it's about $41,000.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:38 PM (Y2NSe)

70 imagine how much $$ per actual student NYC is spending now

since there are fewer and fewer students yet that budget only grows...
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:35 PM (j+aD2)

Don't have to imagine. I just read that it's $40,000+

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 02:39 PM (N1tpc)

71 70 Don't have to imagine. I just read that it's $40,000+

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 02:39 PM (N1tpc)

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That's Ivy League money...from a few years ago.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:39 PM (Y2NSe)

72 @29. ...telling them to avoid NYC.

You would think they had enough sense to avoid it anyway.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 02:40 PM (9lqZe)

73 Is Cole Allen the love child of John Wick and Screech?

Posted by: No Luigi Mangione at April 30, 2026 02:40 PM (zbAiT)

74 >>>Hochul to New York: Drop Dead

dang I missed that.

Posted by: ace at April 30, 2026 02:40 PM (1wjle)

75 73 Is Cole Allen the love child of John Wick and Screech?
Posted by: No Luigi Mangione at April 30, 2026 02:40 PM (zbAiT)

Not John Wick, clearly

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 02:41 PM (xcxpd)

76 lol yeah I could have looked that up

that is insane btw

that's WITH the pretend students! if they only counted actual attending real life students it would be higher

anyway I'm tired the game went long lol

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:41 PM (j+aD2)

77 75 73 Is Cole Allen the love child of John Wick and Screech?
Posted by: No Luigi Mangione at April 30, 2026 02:40 PM (zbAiT)

Not John Wick, clearly

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 02:41 PM (xcxpd)

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Ana de Armas...ugly sister, maybe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:41 PM (Y2NSe)

78 I attended a business conference in Seattle back in 1995. It was a beautiful city and I seriously thought about moving there. I see pictures and read about how the communist democrats have ruined it and I'm always thankful I didn't.

Posted by: Biergood at April 30, 2026 02:41 PM (PwgSL)

79 Apparently it's about $41,000.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:38 PM (Y2NSe)

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Dumbasses.

Cut 90% of the useless "administration," and you're moving in the right direction.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 02:41 PM (aZm/F)

80 75 73 Is Cole Allen the love child of John Wick and Screech?
Posted by: No Luigi Mangione at April 30, 2026 02:40 PM (zbAiT)

Not John Wick, clearly

john wick's dog?

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 02:42 PM (oY6Yp)

81 I wish Texas had a Dumb Billionaire Tax . It would only affect Mark Cuban.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 30, 2026 02:42 PM (kxLc1)

82
What is Griffin doing in New York? He fled Illinois to escape the predatory taxes here. He said he was going to Florida, and he lands in NYC. Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson

He was the originator / backer of a plan to build a new and large office building in Manhattan. Thousands of jobs, and so forth. It's now on hold.

Mayor Momo used the guy's address in NYC as the backdrop to announce his pied-a-terre tax. Really bad move, genius.

Were he smart, he'd simply say hasta-la-bye-bye, shitcan the project and let the smarmy little shit roast.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:42 PM (xG4kz)

83 79 Apparently it's about $41,000.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:38 PM (Y2NSe)

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Dumbasses.

Cut 90% of the useless "administration," and you're moving in the right direction.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 02:41 PM (aZm/F)

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The purpose of the system is what it does, though.

Inner city education systems are jobs programs for education majors. Why would they undo the purpose of the system?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:42 PM (Y2NSe)

84 37 What is Griffin doing in New York? He fled Illinois to escape the predatory taxes here. He said he was going to Florida, and he lands in NYC. Out of the frying pan into the fire.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson

Griffin runs a hedgefund and does live currently in Florida as his official residence. However, I would guess that due to his business, he has a pad in NYC to stay at when in meetings, etc. and for a bit of elite fun like the arts and culture in NYC.

I remember Rush back in the day discuss how many days he was allowed to be in NYC before he would have to pay taxes there and I am sure other elites have the same guidance for residence to avoid triggering income taxes there.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 02:43 PM (E4rtv)

85 Oh another thing about the 45B for teachers, that's just to cover day-to-day operations, there is another 4B set aside for school infrastructure and two different 20B dollar funds for capital improvements that are funded in 5 Year increments.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 02:43 PM (XV/Pl)

86 NY is screwed either way. They have a Republican running against Hochul who has been invisible. He’s no Lee Zeldin. After the election they are going to give it to the remaining taxpayers in the ass with an increase. Plan your exit.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 02:43 PM (kACBq)

87 82Were he smart, he'd simply say hasta-la-bye-bye, shitcan the project and let the smarmy little shit roast.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:42 PM (xG4kz)

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I've been told that America is a racist, imperialist, capitalistic, oligarcal society that lets the rich do whatever they want without paying their fair share while police are racist and shoot brown people for sport.

Surely Griffin could use that system he's been told he's king of to rid himself of one troublesome mayor, couldn't he?

Unless all those base assumptions were trash, I guess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:44 PM (Y2NSe)

88 It's criminal (literally) that $41,000 could buy students an exceptional education at a swanky private school, including uniforms, lunches, and a trapper keeper.

Yes, I know I'm old. STFU.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 02:45 PM (aZm/F)

89 I have on a CD "School House Rock! Rocks" based on the old Saturday morning cartoon shorts.

Song number 6 - "No More Kings" performed by Paramont.


How has that not been adopted by the lefties yet....?
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 02:33 PM (Sco7b)

I have the CD also, and it is really good! The versions of "Three is a Magic Number" and "Mr. Morton" are especially great.

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 02:45 PM (FenX4)

90 40 I Hope Griffin cancels the NYC office build and completely exits the city.

The DSA needs a lesson good and hard.
Posted by: Lizzy
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Sad to say, but his partner (Vornado, the company actually developing the property for Citadel and Griffen) says he cannot, their contracts are airtight and he is stuck. However, what he can do is cut way back on how much space he takes up in the building, reducing employment in the city, and move those jobs either to Miami or to Texas. The income tax hit to the city would be enormous.

He can sell his interest in the building, probably for a profit too, since the area where he is building has essentially zero available rental space and this building will be in high demand for law firms and financial firms.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 02:46 PM (3xUm2)

91 Neil deGrasse Tyson is half right. NYC is living in a black hole

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 02:46 PM (ndZc7)

92 I just want to see the food riots in NYC like Moscow used to have.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 02:46 PM (0U5gm)

93 The only thing that will solve Mandami's spending problem is to take money from New Yorkers in order to invest in free transportation, free grocery store, free health care, free child care, free housing, and free college and then write it off.

He can make up the difference in volume.

Posted by: Minuteman at April 30, 2026 02:46 PM (47/pr)

94 >>>And of course, this is why high-tax states like California are pushing for "exit taxes" -- money they steal from you when you move out of their states. They want to keep you prisoner. If you stay you have to pay their high tax rates, but if you try to leave, they'll shellac you with a huge "exit tax" on your wealth.

>California was doing this in 2007 when I left. They also stole my HSA. As much as I liked CA, that left a sour taste in my mouth.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 02:46 PM (Fbc0I)

95
93 The only thing that will solve Mandami's spending problem is to take money from New Yorkers in order to invest in free transportation, free grocery store, free health care, free child care, free housing, and free college and then write it off.

He can make up the difference in volume.

Posted by: Minuteman at April 30, 2026 02:46 PM (47/pr)

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I just want the SDNY to get under Trumpian control and indict the NYC city council for corruption.

For the lulz.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:47 PM (Y2NSe)

96 How long until NYC builds a wall around itself to keep people from fleeing its Communist perfection? Here is an idea: all the tolls into the city are free, but the tolls to leave are raised to $1000. Good first step toward an exit tax.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 30, 2026 02:47 PM (Da7Vv)

97

He just needs more money to make his socialism work.

Why won't whites give him more money? Because they are RACIST.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at April 30, 2026 02:47 PM (et1vG)

98 Gosh, it'd be hilarious if Trump ran for NYC mayor in 2029.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:48 PM (Y2NSe)

99 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:48 PM (Zz0t1)

100 Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 30, 2026 02:47 PM (Da7Vv)

Hotel NYC ?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 30, 2026 02:48 PM (kxLc1)

101 NY is screwed either way. They have a Republican running against Hochul who has been invisible. He’s no Lee Zeldin. After the election they are going to give it to the remaining taxpayers in the ass with an increase. Plan your exit.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 02:43 PM (kACBq)
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It blows my mind that the state GOP picked that guy, instead of sticking with Elise Stephanic. And PDJT too seemed to lean to the other guy. Stephanic would have stomped horse-face in the general election, I believe.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 02:49 PM (3xUm2)

102 I did go back and read the last thread and wanted to say thank you to all those who commented to me after I bailed.


Thanks. You guys are amazing. Well, most of you, anyway.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:49 PM (Zz0t1)

103 Griffith should just leave--the NY Commies will never let up.

Posted by: PJ at April 30, 2026 02:49 PM (+jscL)

104 The only thing that will solve Mandami's spending problem is to take money from New Yorkers in order to invest in free transportation, free grocery store, free health care, free child care, free housing, and free college and then write it off.

He can make up the difference in volume.

Posted by: Minuteman



He is going to have to take a lot of New Yorker's money so that he can afford to give them free stuff.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (0U5gm)

105 Left wingers are very dumb. When their fantasies fail they invariably turn to violence and coercion.

Posted by: steevy at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (YwEeS)

106
You Don't Have a Tax Revenue Problem, You Have a Spending Problem
_________
This is true of FedGov too.

How many citizens are demanding that the Feds spend LESS?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (Cqx++)

107 105 Left wingers are very dumb. When their fantasies fail they invariably turn to violence and coercion.

Posted by: steevy at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (YwEeS)

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Almost like the violence and coercion is the point.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (Y2NSe)

108 I'll drop this here, as stuff calls.

Trump was gifted the bell from a British WWII submarine by King Charles. I wondered who was named after. None one. All British subs had names starting with a "T".

So I looked up the meaning of Trump and it refers to a card, the trump card being highest.

It also means a reliable person, or to outdo or be better than something, or someone, else It can mean "Trumped" up charges as well

None of these will matter when the left finds that it also means a 'fart in English slang.

Posted by: javems at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (zFsEm)

109 103 Griffith should just leave--the NY Commies will never let up.
Posted by: PJ at April 30, 2026 02:49 PM (+jscL)

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That may be the one thing I respect about commies, they are relentless.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (aZm/F)

110 106 How many citizens are demanding that the Feds spend LESS?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (Cqx

======

"Get the government's hands off my Medicare."
-Tea Party sign

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (Y2NSe)

111 Bill Walton Jr. completely missed the point on the SALT deduction limit.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (cS1cw)

112
Sponge,

You are a good man and and loved.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:51 PM (3ek7K)

113 Seattle socialist mayor had an unhappy youth and she's still living it. Bye.

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 02:52 PM (LHPAg)

114 >> It blows my mind that the state GOP picked that guy, instead of sticking with Elise Stephanic. And PDJT too seemed to lean to the other guy. Stephanic would have stomped horse-face in the general election, I believe.

Elise really didn’t want it and stepped out. She probably could win. The ny gop is a bunch of Democrat lite bend over bobs.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 02:52 PM (kACBq)

115 68 "The problem with socialiism is that, eventually, you run out of other people's money all assets of every kind for generations into the future, bankrupting your city, your state, and the nation, and ultimately plunging the entire globe into poverty and misery."

-- Margaret "FTFY" Thatcher
Posted by: zombie

New York sucks now. Fucking capitalists. Let's move to North Carolina...they have lots of money for us to redistribute!

Posted by: Socialists at April 30, 2026 02:52 PM (JCZqz)

116 Starting to realize Mamdani is unserious and stupid -- some pedo on reddit

"The more I hear about this Hitler guy, the less I like him."

-Norm MacDonald

Posted by: Minuteman at April 30, 2026 02:52 PM (47/pr)

117 I have the CD also, and it is really good! The versions of "Three is a Magic Number" and "Mr. Morton" are especially great.
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 02:45 PM (FenX4)

They are.

And thank you for the enjoyable ONTs too by the way!
All of you!

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 02:52 PM (Sco7b)

118 Mamdummi plans on spending $14b over 2 years over what they're currently spending?

What of that will make living in NYC better? None of it?

That's my guess.

It will all go to Learing Centers, mosques and jihad.


Congrats, NYC. You voted for this. Conservatives stayed home. Nice job.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:52 PM (Zz0t1)

119 Even Hawaiian judges would find an exit tax unconstitutional. That wouldn’t even make it to district court.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 02:53 PM (kACBq)

120 Get the government's hands off my Medicare."
-Tea Party sign
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:50 PM (Y2NSe

Your snark of always misses the point that I'm not taking a cut when fraud far outweighs any benefit cut . Solve that problem first before you come to me to sacrifice.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 30, 2026 02:54 PM (kxLc1)

121 Thanks. You guys are amazing. Well, most of you, anyway.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:49 PM (Zz0t1)

Even those of us who can't spell your name correctly?

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 02:54 PM (FenX4)

122 I always pictured your standard NY working class guy as the one who would say, "I'm not voting for this pansy muslim asshole even if my sainted mother's life depended on it."

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 02:55 PM (aZm/F)

123 Don't have to imagine. I just read that it's $40,000+

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 02:39 PM (N1tpc)

=======

That's Ivy League money...from a few years ago.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:39 PM (Y2NSe)

You can get tuition, room and board at Hillsdale for about $45,000 with ZERO financial aid.

Or you could get 8-3 in a New York school with no room or board.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 02:55 PM (N1tpc)

124 Wish my state would pass an "Entry Tax" on socialists.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 02:55 PM (9lqZe)

125 119 Even Hawaiian judges would find an exit tax unconstitutional. That wouldn’t even make it to district court.
Posted by: Vengeance

Not so fast....
-Hawaiian Judge Born and Raised in Bumfickistan, Biden Appointee

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 02:55 PM (Dv3i1)

126 She is a Democrat mayor in a far-left city, she doesn't have to live in reality with the help of her voters.

Posted by: Zeno the Stoic at April 30, 2026 02:55 PM (qBpho)

127 And thank you for the enjoyable ONTs too by the way!
All of you!
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 02:52 PM (Sco7b)

I hope you like the unenjoyable ones too!

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 02:56 PM (FenX4)

128 Seattle's socialist Mayor grew up in Binghamton NY, the daughter of University professors. Even socialists leave this state

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 02:56 PM (gu0hJ)

129 Didn’t like 20% of eligible voters vote in the NYC mayoral race? lol.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 02:56 PM (kACBq)

130 Pop up ads on Ace's homepage now include $1,600 Italian loafers. Impressed.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 30, 2026 02:56 PM (wBaIH)

131 NYC has always sucked IMO except for the brief glory days of Rudy. Chinese Food being available 24/7 never made up for the suckitude I experienced.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 30, 2026 02:56 PM (kxLc1)

132 126 She is a Democrat mayor in a far-left city, she doesn't have to live in reality with the help of her voters.
Posted by: Zeno the Stoic at April 30, 2026 02:55 PM (qBpho)

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I see you noticed when that smug bitch said, "bye" the crowd laughed.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 02:57 PM (aZm/F)

133 Sponge,

You are a good man and and loved.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:51 PM (3ek7K)


I know. Thank you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:57 PM (Zz0t1)

134 I'll get there, eventually.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:57 PM (Zz0t1)

135 I don't like socialism

Posted by: Ray's Cyst at April 30, 2026 02:58 PM (jrgJz)

136 >> Pop up ads on Ace's homepage now include $1,600 Italian loafers. Impressed.

So the people here are well heeled?

Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 02:58 PM (kACBq)

137
I hope you like the unenjoyable ones too!
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 02:56 PM (FenX4)


Way to own the ineptitude man.

That's sooooo missing in today's society. Well done.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:58 PM (Zz0t1)

138 Once you've left the blue shit hole, how exactly would that shit hole get their illegal exit tax monies from you if you basically, you know 🖕

California tried this with me decades ago with a vehicle that I no longer had registered in the state. I got a nasty letter saying they'd repo the truck if I didn't pay up.

The truck was in West Virginia. I told them... go get it and good luck.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 02:58 PM (jehhT)

139 Seattle's socialist Mayor grew up in Binghamton NY, the daughter of University professors. Even socialists leave this state
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 02:56 PM (gu0hJ)


To go destroy other ones.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:59 PM (Zz0t1)

140 136 >> Pop up ads on Ace's homepage now include $1,600 Italian loafers. Impressed.

So the people here are well heeled?
Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 02:58 PM (kACBq)

I'm still getting erection ads.

Maybe with $1600 loafers, the women in the ads would be more attractive.

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 02:59 PM (Sco7b)

141 Is Seattle's Mayor a nepo baby who has never done much in her life but says all the correct Socialist points to get herself elected? She doesn't sound very bright if she laughing about wealthy people fleeing her city.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 03:00 PM (Yl2Ob)

142 >> >> Pop up ads on Ace's homepage now include $1,600 Italian loafers. Impressed.

So the people here are well heeled?
Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 02:58 PM (kACBq)

I'm still getting erection ads.

Maybe with $1600 loafers, the women in the ads would be more attractive.

That sounds like a you problem. lol

Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 03:00 PM (kACBq)

143 But wouldn't the cheese make the pages stick together?

Pizza Hut is bringing back the "BOOK IT!" program to encourage kids to read in exchange for free pizza

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:00 PM (ndZc7)

144 "You Don't Have a Tax Revenue Problem, You Have a Spending (STEALING) Problem"

Posted by: illiniwek at April 30, 2026 03:01 PM (vbXSk)

145 Way to own the ineptitude man.

That's sooooo missing in today's society. Well done.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:58 PM (Zz0t1)

It's a way to find out who the 3 people are who actually read my content.

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:01 PM (FenX4)

146 Paul just Amber Heard all over the thread.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:01 PM (Zz0t1)

147 Its amazing how quickly Mamdani's plans came to ruin.

Narrator: it was not in fact surprising.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:02 PM (zZu0s)

148
It's a way to find out who the 3 people are who actually read my content.
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:01 PM (FenX4)


I will admit lurking on occasion.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:02 PM (Zz0t1)

149 I'm hoping Griffin pulls that $6B away from NYC. I don't know why he would invest that much at this time. Wait until hopefully NYC returns to some political sanity.

Posted by: Cheri at April 30, 2026 03:02 PM (oiNtH)

150 73 Is Cole Allen the love child of John Wick and Screech?

Posted by: No Luigi Mangione at April 30, 2026 02:40 PM (zbAiT)

Maybe [Insert Offensive Thing Here] and Screech.

Posted by: XTC at April 30, 2026 03:03 PM (6Uni8)

151 Thanks. You guys are amazing. Well, most of you, anyway.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Hey! I resemble that remark!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:03 PM (ndZc7)

152 Paul just Amber Heard all over the thread.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:01 PM (Zz0t1)

He dropped a ladylike turn on the barrel bunk? Adds to the ambiance.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:03 PM (zZu0s)

153 >>I always pictured your standard NY working class guy as the one who would say, "I'm not voting for this pansy muslim asshole even if my sainted mother's life depended on it."

Many if not most did. If you look at the breakdown of people who voted for Mamdani a large percentage of his votes came from people who were not born in the US, just like Mamdani himself.

He's the living example of what happens with out of control immigration for 3rd world shit holes.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 03:03 PM (viF8m)

154 Elise really didn’t want it and stepped out.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 30, 2026 02:52 PM (kACBq)
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I certainly didn't read her actions that way; she fought to get the nomination, even tried to enlist PDJT to support her, but stepped aside when it was clear the state GOP wanted Blakeman.

He could win too, he's been successful in Nassau County and their hops is he could peel away downstate voters, particularly in Westchester, from Hochul that she really needs to win. But you are right to complain about his campaigning, I think he's been invisible too, which really sucks.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 03:03 PM (PScXa)

155
The actions of Mamdani and the squeaky little girl mayor of Seattle, or more accurately the actions of the unseen people promoting and using these dummies, make sense if you assume the real purpose of the delusional public nonsense is to destroy these cities. Like dropping a political/economic neutron bomb.

Quo vadis? Who are the actual people staging these travesties?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 30, 2026 03:03 PM (azNOR)

156 Seattle and Tacoma used to have the reputation of being very protective of The System and the benefits it gave to its participants.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 03:05 PM (rbvCR)

157 Pottery submission for hobby thread.

https://youtube.com/shorts/VI-H3ocn9XY

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 03:06 PM (dK+Kv)

158 Mamboy bragged yesterday before meeting King Charles that he was going to ask the King for England to give India back the Koh-i-Noor diamond because it symbolized England's colonization of countries and was a 'blood diamond'. Of course, when he actually met the King, he didn't ask.

What a shmoe.

Posted by: Cheri at April 30, 2026 03:06 PM (oiNtH)

159 Is there a blue shithole anywhere in the world where it's economically pleasing to the citizens with peace and happiness abundant?

I didn't think so......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:07 PM (Zz0t1)

160 What a shmoe.
Posted by: Cheri at April 30, 2026 03:06 PM (oiNtH)

Commie pussy.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:07 PM (zZu0s)

161 Pottery submission for hobby thread.

https://youtube.com/shorts/VI-H3ocn9XY
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 03:06 PM (dK+Kv)


Would go better with a bikini top.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

162 Posted by: Cheri at April 30, 2026 03:06 PM (oiNtH)

Passive aggressive thy name is libtard islamunist

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:08 PM (Mvg3c)

163
Commie pussy.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:07 PM (zZu0s)


Does commie pussy taste like government cheese and despair?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

164 Is Seattle's Mayor a nepo baby who has never done much in her life but says all the correct Socialist points to get herself elected? She doesn't sound very bright if she laughing about wealthy people fleeing her city.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 03:00 PM (Yl2Ob)
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Her parents back east (Binghamton) supported her until she got her first paying job, as Mayor of America's 18th largest city.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 03:09 PM (r6KeF)

165 Bedonkaplunk.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:09 PM (Fbc0I)

166 Cole Allen's defense attorney is arguing that he's innocent because of his poor choice of weapon.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 30, 2026 03:09 PM (wBaIH)

167 Is there a blue shithole anywhere in the world where it's economically pleasing to the citizens with peace and happiness abundant?

I didn't think so......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:07 PM (Zz0t1)

I'd argue maybe cities I Japan, but they are kind of an alien culture to all this shit. Does not really compare. And as soon as libs tried the same shit there with immigration everyone immediately said, no. Hell no.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)

168 Every new program they come up with is just another conduit to funnel money into their own bank account, though an offshore one. One would think that the trillions spent over the past 50 years with no improvement, but actual decline, would be a clue.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 03:10 PM (0U5gm)

169 Does commie pussy taste like government cheese and despair?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

French kiss mamdani and report back.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)

170 Pottery submission for hobby thread.

https://youtube.com/shorts/VI-H3ocn9XY
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 03:06 PM (dK+Kv)

I'd be more interested if she tried making something without her hands.

Posted by: far cry at April 30, 2026 03:10 PM (wBRco)

171
Pottery submission for hobby thread.

https://youtube.com/shorts/VI-H3ocn9XY
Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

She would do jug pottery, but she eschews redundancy

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 03:10 PM (xG4kz)

172 Something something other people's money.

Posted by: Mzzzz Thatcher at April 30, 2026 03:11 PM (2Ez/1)

173 French kiss mamdani and report back.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)

Turn it around! Turn it around!!!

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:11 PM (Mvg3c)

174 Star Wars limbo. How low can you go?

“The Mandalorian and Grogu” Headed for Franchise-Low Box Office Debut for Disney’s “Star Wars” Era

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:12 PM (ndZc7)

175 This is what happens when the freshmen dorm gets elected to higher office. I don't know what turnout was in Seattle, but it was less than half in NYC. Perhaps voters should start paying attention.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 30, 2026 03:12 PM (2UnvF)

176
Mandalorian and Grogu

That sounds like a really bad knockoff of the Godzilla v _____ movies

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 03:13 PM (xG4kz)

177 I'd argue maybe cities I Japan, but they are kind of an alien culture to all this shit. Does not really compare. And as soon as libs tried the same shit there with immigration everyone immediately said, no. Hell no.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)


Even Denmark, where the people are relatively happy and crime isn't a big thing (they don't report much and you must let thieves just take and you can't protect yourself), I learned from my CIO meeting the other day, he pays about 68% income tax, they pay 150% tax on any vehicle purchase and everything is 5x more expensive than most other places.


They just get paid 5x as much, so all that free shit they get in return feels like a bonus.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:13 PM (Zz0t1)

178
French kiss mamdani and report back.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)


I'm not interested in tasting goat cock.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:14 PM (Zz0t1)

179 Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 03:09 PM (r6KeF)

She was born in '82 and never had a job before she became Mayor of Seattle?!! Wow!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 03:14 PM (2sfNr)

180 How is it that the most inexperienced, inadequate, and just plain idiotic people get elected to be mayor of these big cities? We have that issue in Anchorage as well, but at least I know they are elected by the Californicators who moved up here for the PFD, along with the FSA dregs. I don't think there's a PFD in Seattle or NYC. I guess they home-grow their own fools?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 30, 2026 03:14 PM (DwqWV)

181 From last night: Captain Whitebread has passed. He had a rough go of it. May he be in peach with God.

David Allen Coe, also. Wow. Much talent, much pain and anger. May God forgive him and accept him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 30, 2026 03:14 PM (XAeCh)

182 Cole Allen's defense attorney is arguing that he's innocent because of his poor choice of weapon.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

From what bottom of the barrel on the back of a matchbook side of a bus law school did that lawyer come from? You could get an actor whose played a lawyer on TV who could put on a better argument.

Posted by: Cheri at April 30, 2026 03:14 PM (oiNtH)

183
I'll admit to a newfound increase in respect for Gov Hochul. Because anyone who tells New Yawk to fuck off and die can't be ALL bad....

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (X4KFY)

184 Pottery submission for hobby thread.

https://youtube.com/shorts/VI-H3ocn9XY
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,

What's up with the weirdly colored nail polish that the gals wear these days?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)

185 Even Denmark, where the people are relatively happy and crime isn't a big thing (they don't report much and you must let thieves just take and you can't protect yourself), I learned from my CIO meeting the other day, he pays about 68% income tax, they pay 150% tax on any vehicle purchase and everything is 5x more expensive than most other places.


They just get paid 5x as much, so all that free shit they get in return feels like a bonus.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:13 PM (Zz0t1)

Wow!

There are some REALLY negative effects of being breast-fed up to age 12.

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (Sco7b)

186
What's up with the weirdly colored nail polish that the gals wear these days?
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)


You, of all people, noticed her fingernails?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (Zz0t1)

187
You could get an actor whose played a lawyer on TV who could put on a better argument.
Posted by: Cheri

"Roasted and ready!"

-- zombie Andy "Good Cracker" Griffith

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 03:16 PM (xG4kz)

188 175 This is what happens when the freshmen dorm gets elected to higher office. I don't know what turnout was in Seattle, but it was less than half in NYC. Perhaps voters should start paying attention.
____

I assume the amount of voters on the government payroll, government dole, parole and drugs, despite significant overlap of these groups, vastly outnumber regular taxpayers of Seattle.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 03:17 PM (Dv3i1)

189 Dude, there are some things even you can't do and keeping the GOP from being stupid is one of them.

“Do Not Be Stupid”: Trump Pushes GOP to Nuke the Filibuster

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:17 PM (ndZc7)

190 It's a way to find out who the 3 people are who actually read my content.
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:01 PM (FenX4)


I will admit lurking on occasion.....
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:02 PM (Zz0t1)

Do you find yourself sufficiently whelmed?

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:17 PM (FenX4)

191 I looked it up. Turnout for the mayoral election in Seattle was 56%. Higher than NYC, but still pretty dismal.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 30, 2026 03:17 PM (2UnvF)

192 You, of all people, noticed her fingernails?
Posted by: Sponge

No, I noticed the nice jiggling, too. But it was kinda hard not to notice the fingernails which were directly in front of the jigglies.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:17 PM (77rzZ)

193 Pottery submission for hobby thread.

https://youtube.com/shorts/VI-H3ocn9XY
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,

I knew I should have clicked on this when I saw who posted it.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:18 PM (Mvg3c)

194 184 What's up with the weirdly colored nail polish that the gals wear these days?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)

Apparently you haven't noticed that most Gen-Z dudes wear nail polish, too.

Because the Macho Killer Instinct has been bred out of Western Men.

Posted by: XTC at April 30, 2026 03:18 PM (6Uni8)

195 Texas...

"A planned Muslim-led city in the heart of Texas is one step closer to becoming a reality after a judge said the state must comply with developers.

The East Plano Islamic Community (EPIC) mosque is hoping to create a new neighborhood for its followers just outside of Dallas, close to the town of Josephine."

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)

196 Fingernails? I didn't even realize she had arms.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:18 PM (Mvg3c)

197 From what bottom of the barrel on the back of a matchbook side of a bus law school did that lawyer come from? You could get an actor whose played a lawyer on TV who could put on a better argument.
Posted by: Cheri at April 30, 2026 03:14 PM (oiNtH)

University of American Samoa?

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:19 PM (FenX4)

198 136 >> Pop up ads on Ace's homepage now include $1,600 Italian loafers. Impressed.

So the people here are well heeled?
Posted by: Vengeance

I feel really light in them! 👍

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at April 30, 2026 03:19 PM (JCZqz)

199
Do you find yourself sufficiently whelmed?
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:17 PM (FenX4)


I mean, after blowing through all the inane ramblings of that fashion thing, I do sometimes find myself reasonably whelmed.


*waits for repercussions*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:19 PM (Zz0t1)

200
University of American Samoa?
Posted by: Doof

Nice "Better Call Saul" reference!

* golf clap *

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 03:20 PM (xG4kz)

201 I think Hochul's looking at Mamdani and thinking... "you're not getting more of my money." It's (D)ifferent when it's other people's money, however. He should put the screws to the chattering class in NYC who put him in office about his utopian dream state's money woes.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 03:20 PM (jehhT)

202
"A planned Muslim-led city in the heart of Texas is one step closer to becoming a reality after a judge said the state must comply with developers.

The East Plano Islamic Community (EPIC) mosque is hoping to create a new neighborhood for its followers just outside of Dallas, close to the town of Josephine."
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)


Ken Paxton is going after them for all kinds of fraud and violations. That thing isn't going anywhere for a while.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:20 PM (Zz0t1)

203 I saw Macho Killer Instinct open for Nacho President featuring lead singer Kamala Harris back in three weeks ago at Go Fuck Yourself Whore Stadium in Eatshitsville, North Faggota

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:21 PM (Mvg3c)

204
Wow! Two "double aught" postings today! Yay, me!

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 03:21 PM (xG4kz)

205 That sounds like a really bad knockoff of the Godzilla v _____ movies
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison!

Godzilla v. Whoopi? Fair fight.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:21 PM (ndZc7)

206 Fingernails? I didn't even realize she had arms.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:18 PM (Mvg3c)



I felt impressed I noticed she made a cup or bowl type thingie.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:21 PM (Zz0t1)

207 I knew I should have clicked on this when I saw who posted it.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:18 PM (Mvg3c)

Pottery chicks know how to use their hands.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (dK+Kv)

208 No way! If there was only a way they could have known. Hmm

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (bMrIK)

209 I wonder if Hochul is seeking to position herself as a "moderate Democrat" for '28?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (utfVc)

210
Nothing is more expensive than when the government says its FREE.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (IifOV)

211 Apparently you haven't noticed that most Gen-Z dudes wear nail polish, too.
Posted by: XTC at April

Checkout clerk at the supermarket yesterday had pruple nail polish with glitter in it. And was no Gen-Zer. Otherwise looked like a normal guy.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (77rzZ)

212 I felt impressed I noticed she made a cup or bowl type thingie.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:21 PM (Zz0t1)

It's like I don't even know you people at all.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (Mvg3c)

213
It's like I don't even know you people at all.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (Mvg3c)


I mean, she DID zoom in on it at the end......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:23 PM (Zz0t1)

214 Pottery submission for hobby thread.

https://youtube.com/shorts/VI-H3ocn9XY
Posted by: Comrade Flounder,

What's up with the weirdly colored nail polish that the gals wear these days?
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)

Well, her breasts appear to appreciate her art and are happily frolicking over it.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 03:23 PM (iJfKG)

215 Pottery chicks know how to use their hands.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (dK+Kv)

You remain an immoral horde standard bearer and disappointment to all of us

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:24 PM (Mvg3c)

216 Nice "Better Call Saul" reference!

* golf clap *
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 03:20 PM (xG4kz)

Glad someone caught it!

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:24 PM (FenX4)

217
Checkout clerk at the supermarket yesterday had pruple nail polish with glitter in it. And was no Gen-Zer. Otherwise looked like a normal guy.
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (77rzZ)


The only time it's acceptable for a dude to wear nail polish is he's a catcher for his baseball team and they still call pitches from the plate.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:24 PM (Zz0t1)

218 >>>Apparently you haven't noticed that most Gen-Z dudes wear nail polish, too.

Because the Macho Killer Instinct has been bred out of Western Men.

Posted by: XTC

>This is to prevent the gooch cheese fungus from taking hold. It's probably antibacterial.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:24 PM (Fbc0I)

219 Trump Says Stunning Information Will Be Revealed When UFO Files Are Released: Things “You Wouldn’t Believe”

-
Quite possibly true.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:25 PM (ndZc7)

220 I read yesterday how Mandingo did not say the proper polite mention of 9/11 barbarians or much mourn the 3000 dead. And only showed up under force with King Chuckie Three Eyes and Camilla (who only wants cocktail hour and you can tell she suffers til then). I would suffer as well if married to him and am unsure if the tiaras and bling would bring me to his bed, no matter how much gin.

My hope is that the radical leftists of Mandingo and that Hochul witch end up infighting and stab each other. I am sure she's jealous of him and to hell with the rest of NY.

Why, NYC, why? almost 25yrs post 9/11? Why did you put this bastid as mayor?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 03:25 PM (WONhk)

221 Cole Allen's defense attorney is arguing that he's innocent because of his poor choice of weapon.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

Crossbows vs longbows again?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 30, 2026 03:26 PM (W5mpo)

222 The real estate market where I live is on fire...multiple bids over asking price...and it's all because of Mamdani.

People are bailing out of the city to any community that has good schools and no communist mayors.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 30, 2026 03:26 PM (n9ltV)

223
What's up with the weirdly colored nail polish that the gals wear these days?
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)



She wants to be unique, just like everyone else...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 03:26 PM (X4KFY)

224 Trump Says Stunning Information Will Be Revealed When UFO Files Are Released: Things “You Wouldn’t Believe”

-
Quite possibly true.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:25 PM (ndZc7)


Why do I think I'll be incredibly underwhelmed like with the release of the JFK and Epstein files.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)

225 Trump Says Stunning Information Will Be Revealed When UFO Files Are Released: Things “You Wouldn’t Believe”
------------

The lizard people among us are just a distraction from Epstein.

Posted by: The lizard people among you at April 30, 2026 03:27 PM (Mvg3c)

226 The real estate market where I live is on fire...multiple bids over asking price...and it's all because of Mamdani.

People are bailing out of the city to any community that has good schools and no communist mayors.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 30, 2026 03:26 PM (n9ltV)


I mean, how could they POSSIBLY have seen that coming.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

227 Apparently you haven't noticed that most Gen-Z dudes wear nail polish, too.
Posted by: XTC at April

I saw a commercial for a special razor designed to shave men's nether regions.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:27 PM (ndZc7)

228
I saw a commercial for a special razor designed to shave men's nether regions.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:27 PM (ndZc7)



Trans men are MEN!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

229 What's up with the weirdly colored nail polish that the gals wear these days?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)



That color wasn't particularly weird in that boobs VS Pottery video, but as to your general question;

It's because the Left doesn't consider you a real woman unless you've made yourself look like a Resident Evil mutant that's been inducted into the yakuza.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 03:28 PM (iJfKG)

230 195 Texas...

"A planned Muslim-led city in the heart of Texas is one step closer to becoming a reality after a judge said the state must comply with developers.

The East Plano Islamic Community (EPIC) mosque is hoping to create a new neighborhood for its followers just outside of Dallas, close to the town of Josephine."
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)
If they can't have 'Palestine' in the land of milk and honey, they'll have on in the land of 'good and plenty'. It's they way islam works.

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 03:30 PM (LHPAg)

231 The biggest money pit is the Teachers, they get 45B, it's the largest budget line, you could defiantly trim 4B from that cesspool.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 02:33 PM (XV/Pl)

Does anyone graduate the NY public school system with a modicum of literacy and numeracy? Fire them all.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 03:31 PM (utfVc)

232 >>>Why do I think I'll be incredibly underwhelmed like with the release of the JFK and Epstein files.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

>It's always tic-tacs and lights. Nothing resembling a 3-dimensional object that has volume, mass and occupies 3-dimensional space.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 03:31 PM (Fbc0I)

233 Apparently you haven't noticed that most Gen-Z dudes wear nail polish, too.

Because the Macho Killer Instinct has been bred out of Western Men.
Posted by: XTC

Maybe they are covering up unsightly nail fungus.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 03:32 PM (Dv3i1)

234 Do you find yourself sufficiently whelmed?
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:17 PM (FenX4)

I for one am quite happy with my return on investment.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)

235 Cole Allen or John Wick?

https://tinyurl.com/yc5b3pke

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 03:33 PM (ndZc7)

236 A planned Muslim-led city
---------

Utterly rhetorical question - how is this a thing again

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:33 PM (Mvg3c)

237 Tax guy here. Intercepted DU Transmissions is always fun to read, but in the case of PTET they’re absolutely right. A partnership is a non-tax paying flow-through entity - as a very simple example, if one has two partners and makes $1 million, each partner picks up 500k on their return and pays taxes on it. PTET in effect makes the partnership a taxpayer and then gives the partners a credit for the taxes paid. The point is that partnerships are not subject to the $10k SALT cap (now $40k) that individuals are.

This isn’t even the funniest thing rich people tried to get around that. At one point they were going to prepay future state taxes and were also floating a scheme to make charitable contributions in exchange for state credits before the IRS shut both of those down.

Posted by: MrUNIVAC at April 30, 2026 03:33 PM (D7O6X)

238 We need to stop electing socialists and start purging them.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 02:37 PM (xcxpd)

Or crazy glue butt plugs into them until the buildup of shit makes them explode.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (utfVc)

239 I never saw John Wick do a Naruto run.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)

240 I saw a commercial for a special razor designed to shave men's nether regions.
____

DO NOT, under any circumstances, use the wife's leg razor that is sitting in the corner shelf of the shower for any, uhm, personal use.

So I've heard, anyway. Just passing along.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (Dv3i1)

241 > "A planned Muslim-led city in the heart of Texas is one step closer to becoming a reality after a judge said the state must comply with developers.
---------
So, the state government is subservient to developers?

Good to know.... good to know.

Posted by: Datacenter Mogul at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (jehhT)

242 Pottery chicks know how to use their hands.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 30, 2026 03:22 PM (dK+Kv)

Ah . . . brings back memories of Fawn. She used to . . . well, nevermind.

Posted by: "Frank Lyman of Amherst" Brother Otter at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (wVcYX)

243 Do you find yourself sufficiently whelmed?
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:17 PM (FenX4)

I for one am quite happy with my return on investment.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)

Awesome! Please let my boss know. For annual performance review purposes.

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (FenX4)

244
Utterly rhetorical question - how is this a thing again
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:33 PM (Mvg3c)


You're welcome!

Posted by: The Owebama and Biden Years at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

245 241 > "A planned Muslim-led city in the heart of Texas is one step closer to becoming a reality after a judge said the state must comply with developers.
---------
So, the state government is subservient to developers?

Good to know.... good to know.
Posted by: Datacenter Mogul at April 30, 2026 03:34 PM (jehhT)

It’s all Gov Abbott’s fault for not ordering DPS to kill every single evil Muslim they see.

Posted by: To hell with 1A at April 30, 2026 03:36 PM (E6xSb)

246 I mean, how could they POSSIBLY have seen that coming.....

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

I will be surrounded by absolute f*cking retards.

But I'll take the 10% over listing any day of the week.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 30, 2026 03:36 PM (n9ltV)

247 Awesome! Please let my boss know. For annual performance review purposes.
Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 03:35 PM (FenX4)

Ace, doof deserves a single chocolate sprinkle to go with his gruel as his yearly bonus.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

248 I'll admit to a newfound increase in respect for Gov Hochul. Because anyone who tells New Yawk to fuck off and die can't be ALL bad....
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 03:15 PM (X4KFY)

Please. Those funds are already earmarked for HER cronies. Mondummy's cronies are late to the party...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (nbLIj)

249 The superintendent of my School district got a raise to $270k a year. 59 people were recently laid off in the district. The asst superintendents are growing like weeds as are their salaries. The education mob doesn't care about anything but themselves

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (gu0hJ)

250 Please. Those funds are already earmarked for HER cronies. Mondummy's cronies are late to the party...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 30, 2026 03:37 PM (nbLIj)

Now you're thinking like a commie!

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 03:38 PM (Mvg3c)

251 Nood. Oregon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

252 "Hochul to NYC: Drop Dead, says Hadrian."
- - - - - - - - - - - -
If I were in a mood to be quoted, I would have said:
"Be a good commie, Mamdani!"

Do note what a good commie is.

Posted by: Another Anon at April 30, 2026 03:40 PM (4h45B)

253 Pop up ads on Ace's homepage now include $1,600 Italian loafers. Impressed.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 30, 2026 02:56 PM (wBaIH)

Somalian loafers in Minnesota get a hell of lot more than that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 03:41 PM (utfVc)

254
"A planned Muslim-led city in the heart of Texas is one step closer to becoming a reality after a judge said the state must comply with developers.

The East Plano Islamic Community (EPIC) mosque is hoping to create a new neighborhood for its followers just outside of Dallas, close to the town of Josephine."
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)

Hey, if the goatrapers want to build a muzzie-only city, let them. Makes it a lot easier for the artillerymen.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 03:47 PM (utfVc)

255 ....and otherwise "get bent".

I haven't heard that one in awhile ace, I missed it.

Posted by: Bob, yeah just Bob at April 30, 2026 03:50 PM (M692j)

256 Well, her breasts appear to appreciate her art and are happily frolicking over it.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 03:23 PM (iJfKG)
====================
A beautiful video. My Thursday afternoon blahs thank you.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 04:04 PM (rrjxR)

257 Mamdani has another way to raise money. Hire investigators to find people who are claiming to live in other states to pay taxes there, but actually spending their time in New York.

Posted by: MikeN at April 30, 2026 04:24 PM (Dv10x)

258 Step 1: Take money out of bank.
Step 2: Buy a bunch of gold
Step 3: Ship gold to new destination.
Step 4: Leave New York. No money, no exit tax.
Step 5: Sell gold to put money in new bank account.

Socialists are fucking stupid people.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 06:06 PM (954tc)

259 I've yet to hear a single Mamdami plan that didn't sound like some villain's plan from a Scooby Doo episode.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 30, 2026 06:07 PM (954tc)

Economy Grows By Decent 2% Annualized Rate Despite Fuel Price Inflation; New Jobless Claims Fall to Near Record Lows

Via Ed Morrissey. It's a decent growth figure, rebounding from the weak 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025.

Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.0 percent in the first quarter of 2026 (January, February, and March), according to the advance estimate released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2025, real GDP increased 0.5 percent.

The contributors to the increase in real GDP in the first quarter were investment, exports, consumer spending, and government spending. Imports, which are a subtraction in the calculation of GDP, also increased. ...

Real final sales to private domestic purchasers, the sum of consumer spending and gross private fixed investment, increased 2.5 percent in the first quarter, compared with an increase of 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter.

The nominal rate of growth -- unadjusted for inflation -- came in a huge 5.6%. That's a good sign, because the current inflation is temporary due to Iran throttling the Strait of America.

Danny Dayan
@DannyDayan5

The economy is simply on fire.

-Claims lowest of cycle, 2nd lowest since 1969.
-ECI shows wages accelerating.
-Core PCE deflator (pre war) hottest since 2023.
-Nominal GDP very strong

If anyone you follow is still talking rate cuts, fire them.

By "claims," he means "new jobless filings," which came in at 189,000, the lowest since... 1969.

joblessclaims1969.jpg



Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:10 PM




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1 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (LdBR/)

2 2nd

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (LdBR/)

3 3rd

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (LdBR/)

4 4th!

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 01:10 PM (LdBR/)

5 And . . . nooding

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 01:10 PM (LdBR/)

6 They are all $7.25/hr jobs. The only way to fix the economy is to kill all rich people.

Posted by: The Left at April 30, 2026 01:11 PM (E6xSb)

7 Winning!

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:11 PM (abIsI)

8 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (QX6xo)

9 That explains the Market

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (FtULh)

10 Fuel's effects on inflation are a bit overblown.

Especially when rents are decreasing. Which they are. Because of the lack of deportations, I guess.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (Y2NSe)

11
But, inflation!!!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (vEZeu)

12 If you didn't realize it before, the J.P. Morgan executive sounds like a total nut case. This article gives details:

https://tinyurl.com/57z6z5xj

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (Yl2Ob)

13 Uh oh. Very mathy thread.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (77rzZ)

14 We've got government employment, the lowest it's been since the Second World War.

This pleases me.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (abIsI)

15 Since Trump has deported millions of illegals shouldn't we be seeing the economy lose hundreds of thousands of jobs?

Or...I guess this goes back to my theory that very few illegals worked...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (sKqQm)

16 sure lucky trump could inherit those numbers from obama

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 01:13 PM (CWTWj)

17 OT: Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry told Republican House candidates Wednesday that he plans to suspend next month’s primary elections so state lawmakers can first pass a new congressional map, according to two people familiar with the calls.

This is the way GOP.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:13 PM (abIsI)

18

69!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:13 PM (QX6xo)

19 We've got government employment, the lowest it's been since the Second World War.

This pleases me.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (abIsI)


Moar pleez

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:14 PM (QX6xo)

20 69!
Posted by: Sponge

6-7, Dude.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:14 PM (77rzZ)

21 15 Since Trump has deported millions of illegals shouldn't we be seeing the economy lose hundreds of thousands of jobs?

Or...I guess this goes back to my theory that very few illegals worked...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (sKqQm)

========

Well...we were getting flat jobs numbers for like a year. Still are, actually.

Which, in a country with, at best, flat population growth and very likely population decreases on net, means that the job market is actually fairly healthy.

The jobless claims released today is about people losing jobs and not getting new ones. Lowest in decades means a solid job market for those with jobs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:14 PM (Y2NSe)

22 Gov employment is still to high.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (d33KV)

23 So wait, does viagra make you horny or just easier to have an erection? I guess crazy exec later didn't know either...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (sKqQm)

24 17 OT: Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry told Republican House candidates Wednesday that he plans to suspend next month’s primary elections so state lawmakers can first pass a new congressional map, according to two people familiar with the calls.

This is the way GOP.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:13 PM (abIsI)

======

Well, since LA was party in the lawsuit that just overturned Gingles, this is kind of expected.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (Y2NSe)

25 See? We really can have guns and butter.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (guGkK)

26 Who is the Egg Head on the left. And I use the term literally. THAT is what happens to one when they engage in unrestrained egg consumption. Ace.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (Gqar8)

27 sure lucky trump could inherit those numbers from obama
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 01:13 PM (CWTWj)


Trump is benefitting from the long term strategy of the Carter Administration, silly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (QX6xo)

28 25 See? We really can have guns and butter.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (guGkK)

======

I make my own butter now. Super easy. Barely an inconvenience.

The only bad part is the cleanup.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (Y2NSe)

29 OT: Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry told Republican House candidates Wednesday that he plans to suspend next month’s primary elections so state lawmakers can first pass a new congressional map, according to two people familiar with the calls.

Is it possible we've finally got ridden of most of the GOPe types?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (sKqQm)

30 All the propaganda in the world can't hide the (positive) economic effects of Trump's policies. Real people got real jobs. And they vote. Real people got off unemployment/welfare and became self-supporting. And they vote. Even if the c0mmunist media says, "The economy os collapsing!!!", that lie can't overcome the reality of someone's life getting better.

Combine this fat with yesterday's Supreme Court ruling re: undoing racist gerrymanders, and things are looking rosy for the second half Trump's term after the midterms.

Posted by: zombie at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (Av6i5)

31
6-7, Dude.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:14 PM (77rzZ)


I'm no homo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (QX6xo)

32 Here’s the problem. Sustained high gas prices, like we are seeing now, are going to kill the next report. That component is going to smoke the consumer portion and put us below 2%. A bunch of analysts have already downgraded their expectation. Trump needs to slam the door on Iran.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (+t04h)

33 28 25 See? We really can have guns and butter.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (guGkK)

======

I make my own butter now. Super easy. Barely an inconvenience.

The only bad part is the cleanup.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (Y2NSe)

Do you hold the container while using your Peleton?

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (Gqar8)

34 I make my own butter now. Super easy. Barely an inconvenience.

The only bad part is the cleanup.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison


Sounds like you're becoming a regular Alton Brown.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (77rzZ)

35 Is it possible we've finally got ridden of most of the GOPe types?!?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (sKqQm)

I’m still here.

Posted by: Ken King, the school lobby rep to TX HD 88 at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (E6xSb)

36 Government shut down over?

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (M692j)

37 Yeah? Well, Bernie Sanders still can't find honest work.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (bv1ic)

38
Is it possible we've finally got ridden of most of the GOPe types?!?
Posted by: 18-1

The answer would be no.

Posted by: Indianna Gov Mike Braun at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (abIsI)

39 But the price of eggs!

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (rOERL)

40 See? We really can have guns and butter.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (guGkK)


Every year at the TxMoMe.

When PeteBog hits the kitchen, there's butter everywhere. And it's glorious.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:18 PM (QX6xo)

41
Did I say "Muslim immigrant"? I'm sorry, the propaganda media prefers the term "British national born in Somalia." In other words a foreign invader permitted to come to the UK and given a passport to commit jihad.

From the Anglo-Saxon Broadcast Corporation, circa 1066:

Did we say "Norman invader"? We're sorry, the preferred the term is "would be Anglo-Saxon national born in Normandy." In other words a foreign invader permitted to come to the Britain and given a passport to commit plunder, mayhem and mass murder on our inhabitants, not least of which was King Harold Godwinson.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:18 PM (xG4kz)

42 I want to make mayonnaise. Easy?

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 30, 2026 01:18 PM (M692j)

43 18

69!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:13 PM (QX6xo)

Strange things are afoot at the Circle K.

Posted by: Ted "Theodore" Logan at April 30, 2026 01:18 PM (TbWk/)

44 32 Here’s the problem. Sustained high gas prices, like we are seeing now, are going to kill the next report. That component is going to smoke the consumer portion and put us below 2%. A bunch of analysts have already downgraded their expectation. Trump needs to slam the door on Iran.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (+t04h)

=======

"Trump should rush a geopolitical realignment that will benefit America for a generation in order to avoid a disaster in the midterms."

I swear. People are all, "Democrats know how to wield power. They import 20 million people into the nation not caring about how it'll affect their election prospects because they know it'll benefit them in the long term. Why can't the GOP do that, too?"

And then they turn around and are all, "Trump should be careful. He might make a misstep and give Democrats a small majority in the House which they will use to impeach him ineffectively."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:18 PM (Y2NSe)

45 WHAT ABOUT THE PRICE OF EGGS?!?

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (UjdFS)

46 >>Sustained high gas prices, like we are seeing now, are going to kill the next report. That component is going to smoke the consumer portion and put us below 2%. A bunch of analysts have already downgraded their expectation. Trump needs to slam the door on Iran.


Gas Tax Holiday / Refund Program?

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (rOERL)

47 Combine this fat with yesterday's Supreme Court ruling re: undoing racist gerrymanders, and things are looking rosy for the second half Trump's term after the midterms.
Posted by: zombie at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (Av6i5)

Do not be complacent though. Show up on Election Day.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (E6xSb)

48 I make my own butter now. Super easy. Barely an inconvenience.

==

WHY????

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (GD0B3)

49 And dismissed the people pointing out the 10's of millions killed as mostly lies and exaggerations.

-
It's an eggs omlettes thing.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (bv1ic)

50 I want to make mayonnaise. Easy?
Posted by: Bob

Why make your own when there is Duke's in the world?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (77rzZ)

51 You can't make mayonnaise without a sandwich

Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at April 30, 2026 01:20 PM (LOZbR)

52 See? We really can have guns and butter.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Never thought about using butter as a lubrication in a pinch. Non-salted of course.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:20 PM (abIsI)

53 Trump has options for short term improvements to the economy and he should use them going into the '26 elections.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:20 PM (sKqQm)

54 48 I make my own butter now. Super easy. Barely an inconvenience.

==

WHY????
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (GD0B3)

He has always been - quirky.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:20 PM (Gqar8)

55 what's up with people making things ??

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:20 PM (GD0B3)

56 If you didn't realize it before, the J.P. Morgan executive sounds like a total nut case. This article gives details:

https://tinyurl.com/57z6z5xj
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (Yl2Ob)

From the article:

The complaint claims Hajdini then removed her shirt, fondled herself, insulted Doe’s wife, telling him, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.”

I can't stop laughing.

Posted by: far cry at April 30, 2026 01:20 PM (wBRco)

57 "Trump should rush a geopolitical realignment that will benefit America for a generation in order to avoid a disaster in the midterms."

I swear. People are all, "Democrats know how to wield power. They import 20 million people into the nation not caring about how it'll affect their election prospects because they know it'll benefit them in the long term. Why can't the GOP do that, too?"

And then they turn around and are all, "Trump should be careful. He might make a misstep and give Democrats a small majority in the House which they will use to impeach him ineffectively."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:18 PM (Y2NSe)

And more are upset that Trump isn’t making America so isolationist that it makes Enver Hoxha look like a shining example of openness and international engagement.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (E6xSb)

58 46
Gas Tax Holiday / Refund Program?

Posted by: garrett at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (rOERL)

========

Demand destruction in Africa (they're marching towards a recession and were before Iran) is limiting overall oil demand globally. This is being matched with increased production from America and effective increased production from the Middle East as more countries find ways around the strait (UAE broke ground on a new pipeline 3 weeks ago that should be done by late summer or so to bypass the strait...all while it's pledging increased production overall).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (Y2NSe)

59 The left has been arguing the death counts in commie countries were made up using exactly the same arguments as holocaust deniers for some time now so it isn't really new

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (sKqQm)

60 Why make your own when there is Duke's in the world?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (77rzZ)

Huh. I'll check it out.

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (M692j)

61 55 what's up with people making things ??
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:20 PM (GD0B3)

They’re Wreckers.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (Gqar8)

62 re 27: carter told us c 1977 that the energy crisis was the 'moral equivalent of war'. the wall st journal came up with the acronym 'meow'. i also enjoyed seeing carter's family taking him for early voting in 2024, he looked like a corpse. he also in i think 2019 said putin had installed trump in the presidency

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (CWTWj)

63 48 I make my own butter now. Super easy. Barely an inconvenience.

==

WHY????
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (GD0B3)

=====

Homemade butter is softer and tastes better. It only lasts for a few days, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (Y2NSe)

64 I am about as surprised by this as I was to see Eric Swalwell in a bathrobe, on a yacht full of young yacht girls.

Which is to say, not really, except for the details - girls rather than boys.

Posted by: discerning and highly respected observer of society at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (anL5R)

65 50 I want to make mayonnaise. Easy?
Posted by: Bob

Why make your own when there is Duke's in the world?
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (77rzZ)

Because Duke's isn't mayonnaise, it's colloidal vinegar.

Posted by: Begun the condiment wars have at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (TbWk/)

66
Cannons. I must admit, I never heard that one before.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:22 PM (vEZeu)

67 OK, fine, go full Amish , see if I care! Make your own butter, and clothes, and shoes....

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:22 PM (GD0B3)

68 I would assume the exec lady didn't start with this one guy which makes you wonder how long her act worked for...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:22 PM (sKqQm)

69 re 29: nah, they're like roaches

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 01:22 PM (CWTWj)

70 what's up with people making things??
Posted by: runner

Don't believe them. They didn't make that.
-- Barack Obama

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:22 PM (77rzZ)

71 65 50 I want to make mayonnaise. Easy?
Posted by: Bob

Why make your own when there is Duke's in the world?
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (77rzZ)

Because Duke's isn't mayonnaise, it's colloidal vinegar.
Posted by: Begun the condiment wars have at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (TbWk/)


Uh - Oh

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:22 PM (Gqar8)

72 WHY????
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (GD0B3)

=====

Homemade butter is softer and tastes better. It only lasts for a few days, though.
==
He's "mastered" the churning action. Felt like he had to do something productive with it.

Posted by: obvs. at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (anL5R)

73 67 OK, fine, go full Amish , see if I care! Make your own butter, and clothes, and shoes....

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:22 PM (GD0B3)

=====

I do want to try to make mozzarella cheese. I've read it's easy to do.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (Y2NSe)

74 Personal observation..in my neck of the economy (automotive) all I hear is how dead it is everywhere. I am getting to the point where I dont believe ANYONES news unless its from someone that is not in any sort of news business. The more $ involved for them the less I am inclined to believe them.

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (PCIoC)

75 The bad thing about all of this is, middle class America isn't paying much attention to it.

All they see is the price of gas. That's it. Trump is failing in their minds because they're back to paying what they did under Biden.

It's a fact, unfortunately.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (QX6xo)

76 Never thought about using butter as a lubrication in a pinch. Non-salted of course.

Step One: Find a girl with an open mind.

Posted by: Marlon Brando at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (guGkK)

77 You can't make mayonnaise without a sandwich

Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at April 30, 2026 01:20 PM (LOZbR)

I heard that somewhere but it was 'sammich'.

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (M692j)

78 72 He's "mastered" the churning action. Felt like he had to do something productive with it.

Posted by: obvs. at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (anL5R)

=======

Or, you just use a Kitchen-Aid mixer. One or the other.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (Y2NSe)

79 They’re Wreckers.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (Gqar

They think they are better making butter. hahahah!

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (GD0B3)

80 42 I want to make mayonnaise. Easy?
Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 30, 2026 01:18 PM (M692j)

It is easy. Be sure to throw all of it in the garbage when done.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (E6xSb)

81 I'm sure none of us can understand this.

Georgia woman forces entire flight to de-board because she wouldn't hang up her phone

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (bv1ic)

82 73 67 OK, fine, go full Amish , see if I care! Make your own butter, and clothes, and shoes....

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:22 PM (GD0B3)

=====

I do want to try to make mozzarella cheese. I've read it's easy to do.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (Y2NSe)

Do you make your own noodles??

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:24 PM (Gqar8)

83 He's "mastered" the churning action. Felt like he had to do something productive with it.
Posted by: obvs.

Amateur.

Posted by: Toobin at April 30, 2026 01:24 PM (abIsI)

84 82 Do you make your own noodles??

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:24 PM (Gqar

=======

We did once in a class at Sur la Table. Tasty noodles.

Otherwise, we just buy imported noodles when they go on sale.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:24 PM (Y2NSe)

85 The complaint claims Hajdini then removed her shirt, fondled herself, insulted Doe’s wife, telling him, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.”
****

I've padded the wall behind my chair, so that when I read stupid shit like this, banging my head on the wall does not hurt as much.

Posted by: clarence at April 30, 2026 01:24 PM (vcWod)

86 56 The complaint claims Hajdini then removed her shirt, fondled herself, insulted Doe’s wife, telling him, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.”

roly poly fish head?

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (oY6Yp)

87 Never thought about using butter as a lubrication in a pinch. Non-salted of course.

Step One: Find a girl with an open mind.

Girl?

Posted by: Pete Bootyjuice at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (sKqQm)

88 Top this. I make my own Peeps.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (guGkK)

89 Because Duke's isn't mayonnaise, it's colloidal vinegar.

Posted by: Begun the condiment wars have at April 30, 2026 01:21 PM (TbWk/)

That sounds dangerous!

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (M692j)

90 I do want to try to make mozzarella cheese. I've read it's easy to do.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (Y2NSe)

Next stop...Farmer's Market! BTW, do you have an interest in bees ? beekeeping ??

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (GD0B3)

91 Yet somehow the budgets for food stamps, welfare and medicaid will continue to skyrocket.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (edmpr)

92 i find that jobs number hard to believe. it feels like we've had new claims under 189k before, but i can't recall when specifically, and i'm at work so can't really go looking.

but then, they would know the actual data better then me.

maybe it's from the pre-revised obummer numbers? idk

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (nXhwP)

93
Who is the Egg Head on the left. And I use the term literally. THAT is what happens to one when they engage in unrestrained egg consumption. Ace.
Posted by: tubal

Are you referring to this guy?

https://tinyurl.com/EggheadJr

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (xG4kz)

94 90 Next stop...Farmer's Market! BTW, do you have an interest in bees ? beekeeping ??

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (GD0B3)

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No, but we have started a vegetable garden. We have two little green tomatoes and about 3 little yellow squash so far.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (Y2NSe)

95 Dukes is gross.

Hellmans or make your own.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (GQ1ui)

96 All they see is the price of gas. That's it. Trump is failing in their minds because they're back to paying what they did under Biden.

It's a fact, unfortunately.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I saw my first I Did This ---> gas pump sticker the other day. It was Trump pointing.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (abIsI)

97 90 I do want to try to make mozzarella cheese. I've read it's easy to do.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (Y2NSe)

Next stop...Farmer's Market! BTW, do you have an interest in bees ? beekeeping ??
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (GD0B3)

He will be moving to Innisfree one of these days.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (Gqar8)

98 The annoying thing to me is until covid and the steal the economy was headed skyward. If the Republicans hadn't been slow walking much of the agenda we would be better off but I have no doubt Trump is going to accomplish big things (again). It's not even that he's special it's that he actually wants to do it and that's pretty much all it takes.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (Mvg3c)

99 Next stop...Farmer's Market! BTW, do you have an interest in bees ? beekeeping ??
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (GD0B3)


If / when we get to where we want to be, I will be raising bees.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (QX6xo)

100 94 90 Next stop...Farmer's Market! BTW, do you have an interest in bees ? beekeeping ??

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (GD0B3)

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No, but we have started a vegetable garden. We have two little green tomatoes and about 3 little yellow squash so far.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (Y2NSe)

On the verge of agribusiness oligarch you are!

Posted by: Monsanto is trembling in fear at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (TbWk/)

101 Next stop...Farmer's Market! BTW, do you have an interest in bees ? beekeeping ??

Posted by: runner at

A woman in Mass set loose a bunch of bees on cops that came to evict her from her residence.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (YZ0Fo)

102 100 No, but we have started a vegetable garden. We have two little green tomatoes and about 3 little yellow squash so far.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (Y2NSe)

On the verge of agribusiness oligarch you are!

Posted by: Monsanto is trembling in fear at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (TbWk/)

======

Dolley thinks the world is going to end, actually.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (Y2NSe)

103 93
Who is the Egg Head on the left. And I use the term literally. THAT is what happens to one when they engage in unrestrained egg consumption. Ace.
Posted by: tubal

Are you referring to this guy?

https://tinyurl.com/EggheadJr
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (xG4kz)

His Twin!!

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (Gqar8)

104 88 Top this. I make my own Peeps.
Posted by: Cicero


Fag

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (GQ1ui)

105 He will be moving to Innisfree one of these days.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (Gqar

* I had to look that up !

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (GD0B3)

106 Jere's the spin- Companies are still feeling the the pain of the Trump economy, but they've already cut personnel down to the bone and can't do any more downsizing.

Yeah, that's the ticket!

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (edmpr)

107 It is easy. Be sure to throw all of it in the garbage when done.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (E6xSb)

I'm fucking cracking up here! Poor ace. Sometimes his post has no chance. LMAO!

Posted by: Bob...no...the other Bob. at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (M692j)

108 Is it possible we've finally got ridden of most of the GOPe types?!?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (sKqQm)

Not even close. Tons already elected to Congress and we've got some 'red' states refusing to redistrict because Trump is icky or something.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (ExV1e)

109 If / when we get to where we want to be, I will be raising bees.
Posted by: Sponge

How's the "killer bee" situation in Texas?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (77rzZ)

110 “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.”
.......

She is going to have to back that statement up. Like maybe with pictures or something.

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (UjdFS)

111 The complaint claims Hajdini then removed her shirt, fondled herself, insulted Doe’s wife, telling him, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.”

I'm pretty sure this quote, in whole or in part, is now firmly in the AOSHQ canon.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (Riz8t)

112
I saw my first I Did This ---> gas pump sticker the other day. It was Trump pointing.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (abIsI)


I saw something similar in Paris, Texas last time through.

Paris. Texas.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (QX6xo)

113 I think the only people unemployable are the DEI black women hired for HR positions.

A lot of those women have been let go, and they can't figure out why they can't find a job which pays $120,000 with zero talent.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (aZm/F)

114 67 OK, fine, go full Amish , see if I care! Make your own butter, and clothes, and shoes....

...and hookers and blackjack

Posted by: bender "bending" rodriquez at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (oY6Yp)

115
Never thought about using butter as a lubrication in a pinch. Non-salted of course.

Marlon Brando has entered the chat

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (xG4kz)

116 Dolley thinks the world is going to end, actually.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (Y2NSe)

In about 5 billion years...

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (GD0B3)

117
How's the "killer bee" situation in Texas?
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (77rzZ)


I think we're more worried about that whole 'screwworm' thing currently.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (QX6xo)

118 112 I saw something similar in Paris, Texas last time through.

Paris. Texas.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (QX6xo)

=====

I live in one of the reddest counties in NC.

There's a guy who put a Palestinian Flag on the hood of his car and drives around.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (Y2NSe)

119 If / when we get to where we want to be, I will be raising bees.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (QX6xo)

It's not so bad in the early years but then they start asking to borrow the car, start bringing other bees home, trying to sting you when you reprimand them...

Posted by: It gets sticky fast at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (TbWk/)

120 I saw my first I Did This ---> gas pump sticker the other day. It was Trump pointing.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (abIsI)

Slapped on there by someone who no doubt claimed Biden had the most amazing economy ever. Also - not original.

Also also the moment Iran is wrapped everything comes back and that sticker becomes a Trump Campaign sticker so they will 100% be back to peel it off.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (Mvg3c)

121 Healey wife made yogurt in the Instant Pot one time. One time because, it was fucking horrible.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (abIsI)

122 It's amazing what happens to the economy when you eliminate unnecessary government jobs and restrict the influx of unskilled labor.

Posted by: Wally at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (Qejbo)

123 OK, fine, go full Amish , see if I care! Make your own butter, and clothes, and shoes....
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:22 PM (GD0B3)

welcome to the world of reenacting.

where you'll see big burly manly men discussing thread counts and stitching and such...

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (nXhwP)

124 88 Top this. I make my own Peeps.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (guGkK)

The fact that you believe Peeps worth making is in itself rather concerning.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (edmpr)

125
Didn't see this yesterday - "as I explained more than 30 years ago".

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
·
Apr 29
NEW: SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas issues a separate concurrence agreeing with the majority 6-3 decision on racial gerrymandering, but says he would have gone further:

“Today’s decision should largely put an end to this “disastrous misadventure” in voting-rights jurisprudence. As I explained more than 30 years ago, I would go further and hold that §2 of the Voting Rights Act does not regulate districting at all. The relevant text prohibits States from imposing or applying a “voting qualification,” “prerequisite to voting,” or “standard, practice, or procedure,” in a manner that results in a denial or abridgement of the right to vote based on race. 52 U. S. C. §10301(a). How States draw district lines does not fall within any of those three categories. The words in §2 instead “reach only ‘enactments that regulate citizens’ access to the ballot or the processes for counting a ballot’; they ‘do not include a State’s . . . choice of one districting scheme over another.’” Therefore, no §2 challenge to districting should ever succeed.”

Posted by: beckster at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (kX27y)

126 105 He will be moving to Innisfree one of these days.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (Gqar

* I had to look that up !
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (GD0B3)

It’s really pretty cool, innit? Course now the Muzzies would move in and trash up the place.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (Gqar8)

127 A woman in Mass set loose a bunch of bees on cops that came to evict her from her residence.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (YZ0Fo)

Whatever.

Posted by: Killer Wasp at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (M692j)

128 I think it's pretty easy to make your own guacamole.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (77rzZ)

129 Oh no , someone shot at the building where the Seattle mayor had just given a speech. She's going to get a comprehensive plan to stop gun violence.
Welcome to the real world Marxist theater kid

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (gu0hJ)

130 This is all just a diversion from the Epstein files.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (GQ1ui)

131 I think the name Hajdini is Albanian so...she was a Muslim woman sexually harassing an Arabic, maybe Muslim man.

Things that can only happen in the west...

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

132
A lot of those women have been let go, and they can't figure out why they can't find a job which pays $120,000 with zero talent.

Ah, the LumpenBureaucrats

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (xG4kz)

133 I'm pretty sure this quote, in whole or in part, is now firmly in the AOSHQ canon.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (Riz8t)

It's no This is Library

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (Mvg3c)

134 It's not so bad in the early years but then they start asking to borrow the car, start bringing other bees home, trying to sting you when you reprimand them...
Posted by: It gets sticky fast at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (TbWk/)


I have a daughter. I'm well trained........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (QX6xo)

135 104 88 Top this. I make my own Peeps.
Posted by: Cicero


Fag
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (GQ1ui)

Nyet!

Posted by: MiG-15 at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (E6xSb)

136 104 88 Top this. I make my own Peeps.
Posted by: Cicero


Fag
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (GQ1ui)

You wouldn't say that if you saw them. They're badass.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (guGkK)

137 I make my own butter... IYKWIMAITYD

Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 30, 2026 01:31 PM (affD0)

138 120 Also also the moment Iran is wrapped everything comes back and that sticker becomes a Trump Campaign sticker so they will 100% be back to peel it off.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:29 PM (Mvg3c)

=======

Iran doesn't need to be wrapped up. Just continued to be contained as more bypasses to the strait come online (UAE started work on a new pipeline 3 weeks ago) and more alternative sources make bank on the increased oil prices until supply gets so much over demand (Africa is seeing a crash in demand because of recessionary fears there).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:31 PM (Y2NSe)

139 A woman in Mass set loose a bunch of bees on cops that came to evict her from her residence.


Is it FL that just voted to end property taxes? in MA they just keep raising them.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)

140 not the BBeeeEEEEees!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (gKWVE)

141 How's the "killer bee" situation in Texas?
Posted by: Bulg

It's funny how the Asian Murder Hornet scare has been forgotten.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (abIsI)

142 I saw my first I Did This ---> gas pump sticker the other day. It was Trump pointing.

Posted by: Maj. Healey
==

I saw one in deep red Florida. I tore it off.

It's unfortunate this has to happen because cheap gas really does lube economic growth. People feel better about everything.

When gas went to $5 under Biden, the media made sure to pretend it wasnt that big of a deal.

Posted by: Sharpie at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (RDA6M)

143 115
Never thought about using butter as a lubrication in a pinch. Non-salted of course.

Marlon Brando has entered the


Parkay

Posted by: Hanging Chad at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (HcoTw)

144 I can say that there is a lot of joblessness in the tech worker field. I have two friends who are out of work and are having a hard time even getting rejection letters, let alone interviewers.

It's ugly and likely to get worse.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (xcxpd)

145 Homemade butter is softer and tastes better. It only lasts for a few days, though.

https://youtu.be/4hGQwclEzFQ

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (ExV1e)

146 It’s really pretty cool, innit? Course now the Muzzies would move in and trash up the place.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (Gqar

innisfree ?? Korean beauty products ?

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (GD0B3)

147 The complaint claims Hajdini then removed her shirt, fondled herself, insulted Doe’s wife, telling him, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.”

I'm pretty sure this quote, in whole or in part, is now firmly in the AOSHQ canon.
Posted by: Archimedes
......

Too many commas.

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (UjdFS)

148 The fact that you believe Peeps worth making is in itself rather concerning.
Posted by: tankdemon

They're fun to have fights with. We had a post-Easter stale Peeps fight on the floor of my dorm in college.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (77rzZ)

149 ... because the current inflation is temporary due to Iran throttling the Strait of America.

------------

Isn't it time to expand The Strait of America to Tehran and then through Iraq, Syria, and Libya to The Mediterranean?

We can pay for all those bunker busters by collecting subsequent transport fees ...

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (VdTX+)

150 Beef prices are sky high. A guy noted all the steak at Wal-Mart had yellow discount stickers designating the sell-by date was today.

Good news: steak on sale
Bad news: no one buying
Worst news: someone eats WalMart steak

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (wBaIH)

151 34 I make my own butter now. Super easy. Barely an inconvenience.

The only bad part is the cleanup.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison


Sounds like you're becoming a regular Alton Brown.
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (77rzZ)

Meh. I'll be really impressed when he can make his own eggs.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (gPbWD)

152 6 They are all $7.25/hr jobs. The only way to fix the economy is to kill all rich people.
Posted by: The Left at April 30, 2026 01:11 PM (E6xSb)

While I don't endorse the idea of killing the rich, if you truly insist on doing so, I insist that I get to define "rich" and get to prioritize which of them we get rid of first.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (edmpr)

153 I think the name Hajdini is Albanian so...she was a Muslim woman sexually harassing an Arabic, maybe Muslim man.

Things that can only happen in the west...

He's described in the article as Asian, I think meaning Oriental.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (Riz8t)

154 146 It’s really pretty cool, innit? Course now the Muzzies would move in and trash up the place.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (Gqar

innisfree ?? Korean beauty products ?
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (GD0B3)

Hahhahhah.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (Gqar8)

155 Iran is now a sideshow. After we OBLITERATED IT...

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (GD0B3)

156 I licked all the butter in the fridge.

Posted by: Ethan Van Sciver at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (wBRco)

157 I think the only people unemployable are the DEI black women hired for HR positions.

A lot of those women have been let go, and they can't figure out why they can't find a job which pays $120,000 with zero talent.

Posted by: Seems Legit
==

Loss of DEI jobs, NGOs having their taxpayer dollars cut and AI is going hit the female workforce hardest.

Posted by: Sharpie at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (RDA6M)

158
A woman in Mass set loose a bunch of bees on cops that came to evict her from her residence.

So she set upon them a swarm of benevolent insects who expire once they sting somebody instead of a swarm of malevolent insects that can sting and sting again without expiring?

And do you know why? Because the latter are called "wasps", and she was not going to be bound and beholden to wasps of any type.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (xG4kz)

159 You wouldn't say that if you saw them. They're badass.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:30 PM (guGkK)

What b makes them better than store peeps?

Posted by: Bob, yeah just Bob at April 30, 2026 01:34 PM (M692j)

160 144 I can say that there is a lot of joblessness in the tech worker field. I have two friends who are out of work and are having a hard time even getting rejection letters, let alone interviewers.

It's ugly and likely to get worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (xcxpd)

Try being a logistics officer wanting to run civilian logistics operations when you don’t have tons of strategic friends.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 01:34 PM (E6xSb)

161 I can say that there is a lot of joblessness in the tech worker field. I have two friends who are out of work and are having a hard time even getting rejection letters, let alone interviewers.

It's ugly and likely to get worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (xcxpd)


Hug your local H1-B card holder.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:34 PM (QX6xo)

162 A woman in Mass set loose a bunch of bees on cops that came to evict her from her residence.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (YZ0Fo)

More right wing violence.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:34 PM (Mvg3c)

163 Never thought about using butter as a lubrication in a pinch. Non-salted of course.

Step One: Find a girl with an open mind.
Posted by: Marlon Brando
___________

Scorching point is too low.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 30, 2026 01:34 PM (XvL8K)

164 Not the bees. No. Not the bees.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 01:34 PM (rbvCR)

165 29 OT: Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry told Republican House candidates Wednesday that he plans to suspend next month’s primary elections so state lawmakers can first pass a new congressional map, according to two people familiar with the calls.

Is it possible we've finally got ridden of most of the GOPe types?!?
Posted by: 18-1
========
At the gubernatorial level, probably at least in the South. Easier to replace them than all the lesser offices.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (E4rtv)

166 Beef prices are sky high. A guy noted all the steak at Wal-Mart had yellow discount stickers designating the sell-by date was today.

Good news: steak on sale
Bad news: no one buying
Worst news: someone eats WalMart steak
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

Well, if the price of beef comes down, then the market is working.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (vJrRc)

167 I licked all the butter in the fridge.
Posted by: Ethan Van Sciver at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (wBRco)

Get OUT

Posted by: Arianna Grande at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (guGkK)

168 148 The fact that you believe Peeps worth making is in itself rather concerning.
Posted by: tankdemon

They're fun to have fights with. We had a post-Easter stale Peeps fight on the floor of my dorm in college.
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:32 PM (77rzZ)

Just what we needed, MilSpec Peeps.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (edmpr)

169
A woman in Mass set loose a bunch of bees >>>> A woman at Mass set loose a bunch of bees

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (vEZeu)

170 The gas price situation is a bit of a cloud, but I shan’t think about that today. Shan’t.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (Gqar8)

171 Iran is now a sideshow. After we OBLITERATED IT...
Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (GD0B3)


Keep that up and that Peter Whackin' guy will show up and tell you how you're wrong and the Strait is closed and Iran still holds all the cards because Trump is stupid and has no clue what he's doing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (QX6xo)

172 woman in Mass set loose a bunch of bees on cops that came to evict her from her residence.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 01:27 PM (YZ0Fo)

More right wing violence.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:34 PM (Mvg3c)

Wouldn't they just be flying around in little circles then?

Posted by: Wait for it... at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (TbWk/)

173 I made peeps once. Brit Lass was very happy.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:36 PM (Mvg3c)

174
More right wing violence.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:34 PM (Mvg3c)

Wouldn't they just be flying around in little circles then?

Sink the Beesmark!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:37 PM (Riz8t)

175 How's the "killer bee" situation in Texas?
Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:28 PM (77rzZ)

They split up in 1988.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 01:37 PM (ExV1e)

176 166 Beef prices are sky high. A guy noted all the steak at Wal-Mart had yellow discount stickers designating the sell-by date was today.

Good news: steak on sale
Bad news: no one buying
Worst news: someone eats WalMart steak
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov

Well, if the price of beef comes down, then the market is working.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (vJrRc)

======

The price of beef is high because of the confluence of two things.

The first is the 3 years ago, the Biden AG limited the size of herds. And then, there was a draught.

It takes 3 years for a calf to become big enough to slaughter for beef. So, we're dealing with one of the smallest beef herds per capita in modern American history.

It won't get fixed in the next few months. We will, though, see historically low beef prices by the 2028 election, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:37 PM (Y2NSe)

177
You wouldn't say that if you saw them. They're badass.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

Are you saying that you decorate them with little Kalashnikovs?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:37 PM (xG4kz)

178
Wouldn't they just be flying around in little circles then?

Posted by: Wait for it... at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (TbWk/)

__________

Foraging bees barely notice you.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:37 PM (vEZeu)

179 easy test for gop establishment types: if the presidential election were held today, and had this choice, who would you vote for, mccain or palin?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 01:38 PM (CWTWj)

180 Posted by: Wait for it... at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (TbWk/)

I knew someone would get it

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:38 PM (Mvg3c)

181 I made peeps once. Brit Lass was very happy.

I am unfamiliar with this euphemism.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:38 PM (Riz8t)

182 170 The gas price situation is a bit of a cloud, but I shan’t think about that today. Shan’t.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (Gqar

------

I love the use of "shan't."

I used "it is to laugh" the other day and I was very happy with it.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 01:38 PM (aZm/F)

183 Beef prices are high because the herds were slaughtered a few years back. Takes time to build it back up. Lots and lots of cattle around my area thoughso I dunno for sure about the other dynamics.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:38 PM (Gqar8)

184 DHS got funded, finally. Workers get their paychecks. According to Newsmax.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 01:39 PM (9lqZe)

185 Not the bees.

Posted by: eleven at April 30, 2026 01:39 PM (aTgV0)

186 161 I can say that there is a lot of joblessness in the tech worker field. I have two friends who are out of work and are having a hard time even getting rejection letters, let alone interviewers.

It's ugly and likely to get worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
=====
The lawsuit against Cloudera explains why. I suspect a lot more of those are coming in going after the H1B pipeline providers and the big hirers that rig job applications so as to approve H1B to replace American workers. The other work visas are also now under sustained scrutiny.

And the second reason is that with companies going to AI for a lot of generic coding issues, the demand for coders is going to go down.

If one is wise, jump to the security side as AI is going to reveal so many ancient and new exploits in code that there will be a surge in demand for those capable of patching security hole ridden software.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 01:39 PM (E4rtv)

187 Beef is in its own cyclical situation, I think exacerbated by guvamint actions (in the recent past). Prices will ease at some point.

Hassett seems somewhat prone to dumbass statements, but he's correct here - the brightest signs are the ones not even typically discussed, especially guvamint employment.

The dead-flat economy under the vegetable administration only barely (or did it, even?) managed to avoid disastrous negative macro numbers thanks to insane wasteful harmful govt. spending and hiring.

It took 2 years to really begin to revive the real economy under Trump 1.0. This time there's a substantial and healthy reduction in govt. spending and hiring, absent the first time. Just hope for the sake of the pathetic electorate that the macro is really starting to move by late summer.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 01:39 PM (U/Byj)

188 What b makes them better than store peeps?

Posted by: Bob, yeah just Bob at April 30, 2026 01:34 PM (M692j)

You'd be better off with a list of what isn't better.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:39 PM (Mvg3c)

189 184 DHS got funded, finally. Workers get their paychecks. According to Newsmax.
Posted by: Case
======
House passed the bill last night.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 01:39 PM (E4rtv)

190 148 They're fun to have fights with. We had a post-Easter stale Peeps fight on the floor of my dorm in college.

a few years ago, i grabbed a box of stale peeps from the clearance cart at wal-greens (mrs. chronda likes them) and the manager made me take the whole cartload. it took a year or so to get rid of them all.

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 01:39 PM (oY6Yp)

191 A higher price caused by an imbalance in supply and demand, such as that occurring right now with oil, is not "inflation". Inflation is a general reduction in the purchasing power of money across the entire economy due to an increase in the supply of money by central banks.

Posted by: Pluvio at April 30, 2026 01:40 PM (pZIHB)

192
Good news. So why is the Federal government running gigantic deficits? It's not defense spending.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 30, 2026 01:40 PM (azNOR)

193 Not the bees.
Posted by: eleven

Ain't Bee.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:40 PM (77rzZ)

194 Homemade butter is softer and tastes better. It only lasts for a few days, though.

I think that means you aren't squishing enough of the water out of it.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 01:40 PM (vJrRc)

195 If you didn't realize it before, the J.P. Morgan executive sounds like a total nut case. This article gives details:
https://tinyurl.com/57z6z5xj
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

If true, she missed her calling as a high school teacher

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 30, 2026 01:40 PM (AF9+s)

196 re 163: i read years ago that we sent the russians huge amounts of butter in world war eleven and a lot of it was used as motor vehicle lubrication

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 01:41 PM (CWTWj)

197 186 161 I can say that there is a lot of joblessness in the tech worker field. I have two friends who are out of work and are having a hard time even getting rejection letters, let alone interviewers.

It's ugly and likely to get worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
=====

Learn to co....I mean learn to ask "Do you want fries with that ?"

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 01:41 PM (FtULh)

198 192
Good news. So why is the Federal government running gigantic deficits? It's not defense spending.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 30, 2026 01:40 PM (azNOR)

======

Because old people invested in Medicare.

Sure, they didn't actually invest. They were taxed and the money to pay for it now comes from current dollars extracted or borrowed, but they invested in it and don't you dare talk about taking it away from them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:41 PM (Y2NSe)

199 alls I know is the micro view of the economy here in my house is A plus plus plus

it's nice

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 01:41 PM (j+aD2)

200 Is it okay to go ahead with elections for unconstitutional race-based districts? Delaying things a bit to get in compliance would be the wise path.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 30, 2026 01:41 PM (2ap+5)

201 re 192: interest on the nat'l debt

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 01:41 PM (CWTWj)

202
It takes 3 years for a calf to become big enough to slaughter for beef. So, we're dealing with one of the smallest beef herds per capita in modern American history.



Grain fed cattle are ready at 15 to 18 months. Some say 12 is fine.


Veal, however......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:42 PM (QX6xo)

203 197 186 161 I can say that there is a lot of joblessness in the tech worker field. I have two friends who are out of work and are having a hard time even getting rejection letters, let alone interviewers.

It's ugly and likely to get worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
=====

Learn to co....I mean learn to ask "Do you want fries with that ?"
Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 01:41 PM (FtULh)

Hey, good lattes don’t just make themselves!!!

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:42 PM (Gqar8)

204 Did I really not get "Not the Bee" all this time...?

Dear Lord...

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:42 PM (Mvg3c)

205 194 Homemade butter is softer and tastes better. It only lasts for a few days, though.

I think that means you aren't squishing enough of the water out of it.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 01:40 PM (vJrRc)

========

What I've read is that the max you get out of it is about a week without extra preservatives.

I do use the cheese cloth to squeeze water out, but I'm not going to strain myself for days 5-7. I'll just eat the butter from days 1-4.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:42 PM (Y2NSe)

206 201 re 192: interest on the nat'l debt


yeah and you can thank Mr "I'm Not Leaving" Powell for that

oh and the money printing too

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 01:42 PM (j+aD2)

207 Job numbers will also spike as soon as we get to work documenting World Wars Four thru Eleven.

Research, Teaching, Book editing, Publishing, Shipping, Libraries, Advertising. You can't make shit like this up.

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 01:42 PM (Sco7b)

208 Good news. So why is the Federal government running gigantic deficits? It's not defense spending.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Well when a Senate and a House Of Representatives allocate more money to be spent than the IRS collected in taxes the previous year...

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (vJrRc)

209 We buy butter when they run a sale and freeze it.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (Gqar8)

210
I have a performance art piece that I had long envisioned doing with Peeps that relies on chemically-derived violence. Being lazy, I have not even written up a synopsis for it.

Likely it will go to the grave with me. That's probably all for the best.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (xG4kz)

211 Isn't the plan to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year? That's insane. Early on, Trump was talking about getting the defense budget down to $0.5 trillion. What happened?

Posted by: Oglebay at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (2ap+5)

212 75 The bad thing about all of this is, middle class America isn't paying much attention to it.

All they see is the price of gas. That's it. Trump is failing in their minds because they're back to paying what they did under Biden.

It's a fact, unfortunately.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:23 PM (QX6xo)

That and groceries drive middle class thoughts...

Well, that and their own personal salaries. Folks don't care about others' salaries going up if theirs don't.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (tOcjL)

213 Beef prices are high because of Trump - not the 100,000 global officials who want everyone to eat insects and then starve.

It was Trump, swearsies.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (Mvg3c)

214 208 Well when a Senate and a House Of Representatives allocate more money to be spent than the IRS collected in taxes the previous year...

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (vJrRc)

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"It's non-discretionary! It's not our fault!"
-Congress

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (Y2NSe)

215 Isn't a Peep just a marshmallow dunked in colored sugar?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (QX6xo)

216 I'll just eat the butter from days 1-4.
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You're damn right you will!

Posted by: J. P. Morgan lady at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (anL5R)

217 Yes, simple supply and demand. The beef herd was the lowest last year in over 50 years iirc.

Posted by: steevy at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (YwEeS)

218 vWhat I've read is that the max you get out of it is about a week without extra preservatives.

I do use the cheese cloth to squeeze water out, but I'm not going to strain myself for days 5-7. I'll just eat the butter from days 1-4.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Do you salt it? if not, that might also help.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (vJrRc)

219 There are plenty of small businesses that need IT help with their suckass Windows systems, if you can put up with it.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (vFG9F)

220 Was Omar's "gaffe" an intentional rebrand?

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (Mvg3c)

221 You need a hobby, TJM.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (Gqar8)

222 211 Isn't the plan to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year? That's insane. Early on, Trump was talking about getting the defense budget down to $0.5 trillion. What happened?

Posted by: Oglebay at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (2ap+5)

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It's the smallest percentage of GDP since before WWII that we're spending on defense.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (Y2NSe)

223 Isn't the plan to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year? That's insane. Early on, Trump was talking about getting the defense budget down to $0.5 trillion. What happened?

I assume this is just Trump establishing a negotiating position with Congress. I doubt it's realistic.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:45 PM (Riz8t)

224
We buy butter when they run a sale and freeze it.
Posted by: tubal

How do you fit all those frozen shoppers in your freezer? And how big is your freezer?

-- a literal literalist

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:45 PM (xG4kz)

225 The complaint claims Hajdini then removed her shirt, fondled herself, insulted Doe’s wife, telling him, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.”


https://tinyurl.com/mr3wt7u5

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:45 PM (guGkK)

226 Not even close. Tons already elected to Congress and we've got some 'red' states refusing to redistrict because Trump is icky or something.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
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Because in red states, a lot of state legislators and lesser officials are actually stealth moderate Democrats in ideology.

They can't run as who they really are so they hide and call themselves Republicans and conservatives. And the big donors in many states are more liberal than the base voters and so they fund these types of "That is Not Who We Are" type candidates.

That is how you get DEI and Troon worship, and other such rot in 'red' states.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 01:45 PM (E4rtv)

227 "We have lots of good news! But ignore it all and vote Communist anyway because some asshole stubbed his toe." - Axis Sally Media

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 01:45 PM (vjCCj)

228 Isn't a Peep just a marshmallow dunked in colored sugar?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (QX6xo)

***

Shhhhhh

Posted by: Just Born Corporation at April 30, 2026 01:45 PM (affD0)

229 221 You need a hobby, TJM.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (Gqar

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What do you call making sourdough, making butter, making YouTube videos, writing daily movie reviews, gardening, learning the piano, learning Italian, and sharpening my chess skills?

Jobs?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:45 PM (Y2NSe)

230 You need a hobby, TJM.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM


The illiterate fool makes butter and writes books.

What the hell else do you want?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:45 PM (QX6xo)

231 "You need a hobby, TJM.
Posted by: tubal "

I think this is it.

Posted by: fd at April 30, 2026 01:46 PM (vFG9F)

232 226.

But enough about retarded Utah.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 01:46 PM (vjCCj)

233 re 206: printing fed reserve notes is why a candy bar that cost a nickel when jfk was president is why the same candy bar cost at least a buck twenty five today

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 30, 2026 01:46 PM (CWTWj)

234 Per Conservative Tree House: the DOJ (SDNY) has indicted Mexican Governor Ruben Rocha Moya along with nine current and former Mexican officials for participating “in a corrupt and violent drug trafficking conspiracy with the Cartel to import massive amounts of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States.

From other analysis this is a serious challenge to President Scheinbaum and the Morena ruling party as it implicates the entire government. Scheinbaum has the option to cover for Rocha Moya, or try to distance herself from the corruption. If the Governor of Sinaloa and other politicians wind up in custody in the US they will probably start telling who did what to when and how.

My analysis is this is similar to Venezuela where the cartels are the tail wagging the state dog, and Trump is trying to give the local government back to itself, in spite of itself, out from under the international cartels.

This is, amazingly enough, the basic plot of Dashiell Hammett's novel, Red Harvest.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 01:46 PM (rbvCR)

235 The Bee: 7 devastating effects of ending race-based gerrymandering.

https://tinyurl.com/42stsk69

5 made me lol for real.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 01:46 PM (YZ0Fo)

236 The old reliable Chamber of Commerce vs. the people and the national interest on employment-related immigration* confrontation hasn't disappeared, it's probably sharpened - as whig notes the H-1B thing is a real flashpoint.

And gotta hope that various factors move El Donaldo to become as aggressive on this as he is on mass illegal migration. And to tune out his business friends. Scattered comments (which seemed like his true sentiment, not strategic rabble-rousing, distraction, or prepping battlespace) are not encouraging.

* it's hopeless, but it's actually still important, that the word "immigration" be rescued - entering illegally, or with a visa, including an H-1B or other work visa, or student visa - is NOT "immigration"

Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 01:47 PM (U/Byj)

237 On a previous thread we were discussing the fact that you can't just blindly trust the numbers.

Posted by: Can't help but notice at April 30, 2026 01:47 PM (Sw54D)

238 The Looming Disaster Hidden in Trump's Overheating Economy
-Politico

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 01:47 PM (Dv3i1)

239 I feel bad for the programmers and coders. They didn't ask H1B to get all the jobs. I know a man whose grandson graduated in computer science four years ago and he still doesn't have a job, to say nothing of older workers who were outsourced years ago because the companies could get Several H1B people abroad for much less pay.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 01:47 PM (2sfNr)

240 >>>what's up with people making things ??

Posted by: runner

>I've had big, manly men ask me why I don't change the oil in my vehicle. I mostly do, but not lately and only when it's nice out. There are people and businesses set up to do this work, and it saves me the time and hassle. Currency for services.

I'd like to bake bread and pies and pastries if I had the time.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:47 PM (Fbc0I)

241 192
Good news. So why is the Federal government running gigantic deficits? It's not defense spending.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 30, 2026 01:40 PM (azNOR)

Well, this year, Defense spending IS contributing more to the gigantic deficit than most years.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 01:47 PM (tOcjL)

242 Meh. I'll be really impressed when he can make his own eggs.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at April 30, 2026 01:33 PM (gPbWD)

Did you just assume his gender?

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (Mvg3c)

243 It's the smallest percentage of GDP since before WWII that we're spending on defense.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (Y2NSe)

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Before WWII, incomes were 65% of GDP; now incomes are 55% of GDP.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (2ap+5)

244 This is, amazingly enough, the basic plot of Dashiell Hammett's novel, Red Harvest.
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I enjoyed that one.

Posted by: Donnie Two Scoops at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (anL5R)

245 The correct term is "aged peeps". Provide air holes to age properly, I'm aging a couple packages right now.

I like a little fight in my peeps, and in my women.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (cS1cw)

246 ... and don't dare talk about taking it away from them.
And if they are still working they are still paying into it.

You left that part out I'm sure it was an oversight.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (9lqZe)

247
Was Omar's "gaffe" an intentional rebrand?
Posted by: ...

That's the fervent wish of every retard who unintentionally outed themselves and their towering levels of retardation.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (xG4kz)

248 Good thing she didn't have any of those Murder Hornets.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (9CBNQ)

249 229 221 You need a hobby, TJM.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (Gqar

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What do you call making sourdough, making butter, making YouTube videos, writing daily movie reviews, gardening, learning the piano, learning Italian, and sharpening my chess skills?

Jobs?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:45 PM (Y2NSe)

Exccuse for not rinsing your dishes off after you use them, and putting your dirty clothes in the hamper. Yes, I AM married.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (Gqar8)

250 225 The complaint claims Hajdini then removed her shirt, fondled herself, insulted Doe’s wife, telling him, “I bet your little Asian, fish head, wife doesn’t have these cannons.”


https://tinyurl.com/mr3wt7u5
Posted by: Cicero
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Which goes to show along with now countless number of 'teachers' molesting students, primarily women now, there is no 'virtuous' sex, it depends on the person themselves and the power relationships.

Sociopaths seek power over others whether in personal relationships or in general. They get off on treating others as things for their own gratification.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (E4rtv)

251 211 Isn't the plan to spend $1.5 trillion on defense next year? That's insane. Early on, Trump was talking about getting the defense budget down to $0.5 trillion. What happened?
Posted by: Oglebay at April 30, 2026 01:43 PM (2ap+5)

Wars are expensive...REALLY expensive.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 01:49 PM (tOcjL)

252 Can you get kicked out of school for drawing a swastika wrong? I mean, world war eleven? Talk about, “can’t find her ass with both hands,” sober.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 30, 2026 01:49 PM (tDBQp)

253 249
Exccuse for not rinsing your dishes off after you use them, and putting your dirty clothes in the hamper. Yes, I AM married.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (Gqar

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I also maintain the house.

Because I'm unemployed and she's not, though she makes enough to cover all of our costs.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:49 PM (Y2NSe)

254 Liar!!

This is the worst job market since the history of jobs. Nobody can find a job. Trump and his wars and j clarion and deportations have made it impossible to find a job. I’m literally shaking now.

Posted by: Reddit at April 30, 2026 01:49 PM (th4KY)

255 I do use the cheese cloth to squeeze water out, but I'm not going to strain myself for days 5-7. I'll just eat the butter from days 1-4.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Do you salt it? if not, that might also help.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 01:44 PM (vJrRc)

Why are you encouraging criminal conduct?

Posted by: You know...a salt and buttery at April 30, 2026 01:50 PM (TbWk/)

256 I like a little fight in my peeps, and in my women.
Posted by: connected and litigious

I like my peeps like I like my women ... slowly dissolving and sweet.

Oh gawd, that was awful, but I felt compelled to write it.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:50 PM (xG4kz)

257 I feel bad for the programmers and coders. They didn't ask H1B to get all the jobs. I know a man whose grandson graduated in computer science four years ago and he still doesn't have a job, to say nothing of older workers who were outsourced years ago because the companies could get Several H1B people abroad for much less pay.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

==

A college grad 4 years out of work only has his own damn self to blame.

Dont get me wrong, I want the H1 program gone, but he's using that as an excuse.

Posted by: Sharpie at April 30, 2026 01:50 PM (RDA6M)

258 I also maintain the house.

Because I'm unemployed and she's not, though she makes enough to cover all of our costs.


Hey, you guys interested in a throuple?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:50 PM (guGkK)

259 Butter? Wow, that seems serious. Sourdough I've got to look into. Planning to get some specialized hard winter wheat flour from a boutique mill in TX to use in my dutch oven bread, see if it raises the bar.

Eye-talian should be fairly easy if you have any flair for lingos. You've got to remember to learn all the hand motions too. Critical.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (U/Byj)

260
Hey, you guys interested in a throuple?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:50 PM (guGkK)


There's a new show coming out on WE TV.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (QX6xo)

261 259 Butter? Wow, that seems serious. Sourdough I've got to look into. Planning to get some specialized hard winter wheat flour from a boutique mill in TX to use in my dutch oven bread, see if it raises the bar.

Eye-talian should be fairly easy if you have any flair for lingos. You've got to remember to learn all the hand motions too. Critical.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (U/Byj)

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"GUUUUCCCCIIIII"
-fingers moving up and down in a pincer movement

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (Y2NSe)

262 253 249
Exccuse for not rinsing your dishes off after you use them, and putting your dirty clothes in the hamper. Yes, I AM married.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (Gqar

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I also maintain the house.

Because I'm unemployed and she's not, though she makes enough to cover all of our costs.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:49 PM (Y2NSe)

I would make make a snark but I will not because even a nitwit knows when not to.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (Gqar8)

263 How the economy is doing is almost immaterial, all that matters is how people feel about the economy. And the reality is most people are pretty sour on it. Add $5 gas and they're pissed.

Posted by: Sharpie at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (RDA6M)

264 Red Harvest is a great story and has been used as the credited and uncredited source for a lot of classic cinema

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (xcxpd)

265 I can say that there is a lot of joblessness in the tech worker field. I have two friends who are out of work and are having a hard time even getting rejection letters, let alone interviewers.

It's ugly and likely to get worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

How many do you think are interested in going into the hardware end of the business?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (rbvCR)

266 262 I would make make a snark but I will not because even a nitwit knows when not to.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (Gqar

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I'm a stay at home dad, and it's kind of awesome.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:52 PM (Y2NSe)

267 What do you call making sourdough, making butter, making YouTube videos, writing daily movie reviews, gardening, learning the piano, learning Italian, and sharpening my chess skills?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Do you wake up each morning at 6 to "I Got You Babe" on your clock radio?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:52 PM (77rzZ)

268 That's the fervent wish of every retard who unintentionally outed themselves and their towering levels of retardation.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:48 PM (xG4kz)

I am certainly not denying she's a retard but it's not like we didn't know. It's just difficult to think of someone as both evil and stupid at the same time and that bitch is one evil cow from hell.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:52 PM (Mvg3c)

269 I like a little fight in my peeps, and in my women.
Posted by: connected and litigious

I like my peeps like I like my women ... slowly dissolving and sweet.

I don't like peeps at all. How many times do I have to say "NO YELLOW!".

Posted by: Hunter Biden at April 30, 2026 01:52 PM (Riz8t)

270 267 Do you wake up each morning at 6 to "I Got You Babe" on your clock radio?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:52 PM (77rzZ)

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I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:52 PM (Y2NSe)

271 Turns out if you eat the cheese cloth with the cheese, you'll be less constipated.

It's like built-in fiber.

Chewy though.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 01:52 PM (vjCCj)

272 266 262 I would make make a snark but I will not because even a nitwit knows when not to.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (Gqar

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I'm a stay at home dad, and it's kind of awesome.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:52 PM (Y2NSe)

Good for you. Teach ‘em well.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:53 PM (Gqar8)

273
Defense spending is about 3.5% of GDP, which is near the post-WWII low. Also, the last time I checked, defense is a constitutional function of the federal government.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:53 PM (vEZeu)

274
Good for you. Teach ‘em well.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:53 PM


yeah. Do a better job than I did.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:53 PM (QX6xo)

275 Rapid Response 47
@RapidResponse4

@SecWar
"The mantra you would hear dripping from the lips of generals, with a serious look on their face was, 'our diversity is our strength' — which is the single dumbest phrase in military history. Of course, our diversity is not our strength. Our UNITY is our strength."

https://tinyurl.com/yud397ne

Posted by: redridinghood at April 30, 2026 01:54 PM (NpAcC)

276 266.

Don't let them give you any shit about it.

Or that goatee.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 01:54 PM (vjCCj)

277 You know who needs to be crushed like Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany and the Manson Family? Iran. Crushed, divided, doled out and aired out with war crimes trials. Never mind all the nostalgic cinema.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 30, 2026 01:54 PM (tDBQp)

278 273 Defense spending is about 3.5% of GDP, which is near the post-WWII low. Also, the last time I checked, defense is a constitutional function of the federal government.

good and plenty clause > national defense

Posted by: hank johnson at April 30, 2026 01:54 PM (oY6Yp)

279
The surprising part about this topic is that anyone still reads Ed Morrissey ("Poppin' Fresh" to those who once haunted the corridors of HotAir).

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:55 PM (xG4kz)

280 263 How the economy is doing is almost immaterial, all that matters is how people feel about the economy. And the reality is most people are pretty sour on it. Add $5 gas and they're pissed.
Posted by: Sharpie at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (RDA6M)

And let's be honest - the election is also about how OUR voters feel. We negatively feel the gas and grocery prices. We positively feel the defense budget (b/c a lof of our voters are in those "government supported" industries or positions). That's why Trump has gone whole hog on that, now. He needs to keep our voters.

Top line economy doesn't mean much. We feel ourselves and how we're doing.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 01:55 PM (tOcjL)

281 278.

The legacy of Mike and Ike needs to be preserved as the flounders intended.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 01:55 PM (vjCCj)

282 TJM, are you teaching chess to your sons?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:55 PM (77rzZ)

283 yeah. Do a better job than I did.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:53 PM (QX6xo)

Tough but fair.

But not really, people are mostly big dummies when they're young.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:55 PM (Mvg3c)

284 Tech sector job market sucks now but not because AI. It’s because Big Tech went on an insane hiring boom 2020-2023ish. And now we’re still in the hangover stage of that party. Amazon almost doubled its headcount in 3 years. There was bound to be a massive wave of layoffs after that.

Probably going to be another 1-2 years of tough times until it all shakes out.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 01:55 PM (th4KY)

285 239 I feel bad for the programmers and coders. They didn't ask H1B to get all the jobs. I know a man whose grandson graduated in computer science four years ago and he still doesn't have a job, to say nothing of older workers who were outsourced years ago because the companies could get Several H1B people abroad for much less pay.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke
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Never trust academia and the media to actually tell you where the jobs will be. Both are incompetent at doing so.

I ended up becoming an unofficial jobs counselor for our department advisees because most of my colleagues were the sort to go directly to grad school rather than work. I spent years after undergrad working in different jobs including the military before I went into academia.

FWIW, every career field goes through slumps, sometimes for years, though not all are as screwed up as IT because of the cheap labor visa pipelines and outsourcing.

But one of the key things is being willing to relocate to get that initial job and often doing scutwork for a couple of years.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 01:56 PM (E4rtv)

286 Can you fucking imagine where the US economy would be right now were it not for the wars in Iran and Ukraine

And not stupidly doubling down on fossil fuels. And not building around c*rs and s*b*rbs for decades

Don’t forget the tariffs, massive cuts to immigration, the government shutdown, and all the firings of federal employees. 
If the economy can survive all of that, then there’s almost nothing that could crash it.

The economy is resilient, but more people in all classes are growing discontent. What’s the point of the economy anyways if it can’t bring quality of life.

Meanwhile, In the first quarter of 2026, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.1% in both the euro area and the EU, compared with the previous quarter, and Canada: Real gross domestic product (GDP) was up 0.2% in February, with goods-producing industries driving the growth for the second consecutive month.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 30, 2026 01:56 PM (JCZqz)

287
You know who needs to be crushed like Imperial Japan, Nazi Germany and the Manson Family?

____________

Japan always nominally had a Japanese government. It was Germany that suffered complete debellation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:56 PM (vEZeu)

288 I'm going to assume that the fact we haven't seen stories about any of these jobless numbers being revised upwards means those revisions haven't happened. That sounds like a Good Thing.

Posted by: Octochicken at April 30, 2026 01:56 PM (oCS0o)

289 We feel ourselves and how we're doing.
Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026

We sure do.
-JP Morgan exec lady.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 01:56 PM (YZ0Fo)

290 The surprising part about this topic is that anyone still reads Ed Morrissey.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot


It's his vibrant Hot Air Art Thread.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:56 PM (77rzZ)

291 "I don't like peeps at all. How many times do I have to say "NO YELLOW!"."

I was not expecting the punch line. Nice.

Plus my fav, connecting absurd line with commenter nic.

On a serious note: peeps are multi-colored and special flavored now old timer. Dr. Pepper peeps not real good.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 30, 2026 01:56 PM (cS1cw)

292 Gov Landry is hard core

Posted by: javems at April 30, 2026 01:56 PM (zFsEm)

293 265 I can say that there is a lot of joblessness in the tech worker field. I have two friends who are out of work and are having a hard time even getting rejection letters, let alone interviewers.

It's ugly and likely to get worse.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

How many do you think are interested in going into the hardware end of the business?
Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (rbvCR)

One of them, a moron here in fact, might be interested in that. But it's just hard to get a response, any response, with so many unemployed devs and qa in the Seattle area.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:57 PM (xcxpd)

294 Defense spending is about 3.5% of GDP, which is near the post-WWII low. Also, the last time I checked, defense is a constitutional function of the federal government.

The current GDP is roughly $31T. 3.5% of that is $1.1T. $1.5T would be roughly 5%. That's a lot.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:57 PM (Riz8t)

295 Tough but fair.

But not really, people are mostly big dummies when they're young.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:55 PM (Mvg3c)


That's what I'm told. It's not my fault, but as a parent, you feel like you failed in some way when your child does something that's so mind numbingly stupid, after a string of just lack of common sense stuff..........

I still struggle.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:57 PM (QX6xo)

296 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:53 PM (QX6xo)

Stop beating yourself up. Sponge. You're a good man and I'm sure that you taught your daughter well .Some young people make foolish choices. They always have. She has time to get on the right track and I imagine with Mrs. Sponge being ill it was stressful on your daughter as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 01:58 PM (2sfNr)

297 279
The surprising part about this topic is that anyone still reads Ed Morrissey ("Poppin' Fresh" to those who once haunted the corridors of HotAir).
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot
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The sad truth is that Salem Communications which 'owns' those talents is basically running a dying business model as a "That is Not Who We Are" low rent version of Faux News.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 01:58 PM (E4rtv)

298 complete debellation.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

"This is about me, isn't it?"
-- Zombie Hitler, missing some equipment

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:58 PM (77rzZ)

299 Don’t forget the tariffs, massive cuts to immigration, the government shutdown, and all the firings of federal employees.
If the economy can survive all of that, then there’s almost nothing that could crash it.

Omigod, way to completely ignore the relationship of 'cause' to 'effect.'

The economy isn't doing well IN SPITE of those things, dummy. It's doing well BECAUSE of those things.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 01:58 PM (iNUL3)

300
Can you fucking imagine where the US economy would be right now were it not for the wars in Iran and Ukraine

Are we even sending anything to Ukraine at this point? Or have we turned it over entirely to those stalwart defenders of freedom, the Euroweenies?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:58 PM (xG4kz)

301 The economy is resilient, but more people in all classes are growing discontent. What’s the point of the economy anyways if it can’t bring quality of life.

Tell me you're a "cup is half empty" kind of guy without saying the cup is half empty.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:59 PM (guGkK)

302 300
Can you fucking imagine where the US economy would be right now were it not for the wars in Iran and Ukraine

Are we even sending anything to Ukraine at this point? Or have we turned it over entirely to those stalwart defenders of freedom, the Euroweenies?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 01:58 PM (xG4kz)

=======

Looks like the left is blaming the current economic woes on Biden.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:59 PM (Y2NSe)

303 This isn't helping the democrats crash the market.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 01:59 PM (0U5gm)

304
Stop beating yourself up. Sponge. You're a good man and I'm sure that you taught your daughter well .Some young people make foolish choices. They always have. She has time to get on the right track and I imagine with Mrs. Sponge being ill it was stressful on your daughter as well.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 01:58 PM (2sfNr)


It's still a battle........but thank you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:59 PM (QX6xo)

305 Pretty much any proptech job is going to girlbosses and douchebags under 40 who look like Barbie or Ellis from Die Hard.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 02:00 PM (vjCCj)

306
Can you fucking imagine where the US economy would be right now were it not for the wars in Iran and Ukraine

In years to come, growing discontent will become the stuff of legend, rather like Victory Gardens were during World War Eleven.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:00 PM (xG4kz)

307 294 Defense spending is about 3.5% of GDP, which is near the post-WWII low. Also, the last time I checked, defense is a constitutional function of the federal government.

The current GDP is roughly $31T. 3.5% of that is $1.1T. $1.5T would be roughly 5%. That's a lot.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:57 PM (Riz8t)

Yes, it's a 50%ish increase in one year. But I think they are trying to hold down the need for a supplemental bill for Iran before the elections...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 02:00 PM (tOcjL)

308 Red Harvest is a great story and has been used as the credited and uncredited source for a lot of classic cinema
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (xcxpd)

It is the classic Noir genre novel: outsider comes to the story to do one thing, winds up opening a can of worms that no one wanted examined, and then deals with it to his own disadvantage and risk.

Though, The Glass Key might be a better example there.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 02:01 PM (rbvCR)

309 I like to set up Peeps and shoot them with a BB gun.

Posted by: Bob, yeah just Bob at April 30, 2026 02:02 PM (M692j)

310 That's what I'm told. It's not my fault, but as a parent, you feel like you failed in some way when your child does something that's so mind numbingly stupid, after a string of just lack of common sense stuff..........

I still struggle.......
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:57 PM (QX6xo)

Everyone makes mistakes. The difference between an adult and a child is how they respond to the mistake.

Adults learn how to not do it again and do their damndest to stick to that. Children just repeat over and over.

Yes, adults can still act like children (and some older children like adults)...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 02:02 PM (tOcjL)

311
Sponge,

What Fenelon said.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:02 PM (3ek7K)

312
Adults learn how to not do it again and do their damndest to stick to that. Children just repeat over and over.

___________

Are we talking about socialism?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 02:03 PM (vEZeu)

313 It would be nice to build up the Navy again. I think ships cost a lot of money.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 02:03 PM (Gqar8)

314 That's what I'm told. It's not my fault, but as a parent, you feel like you failed in some way when your child does something that's so mind numbingly stupid, after a string of just lack of common sense stuff..........

I still struggle.......
Posted by: Sponge

Don't do that to yourself. You did your job.

Young adults learning consequences of their own actions from the outside world and recovering from those builds character. Yet, it will still hurt a good parent to see their kids suffer. All you can do is be supportive and try to help keep the episode in perspective for the kid.

E.g., somewhere about 1/5 females get arrested once, but out of that pool, a vast majority never get another arrest.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 02:03 PM (E4rtv)

315 Govt shutdown mostly over - some poor schmucks in immigration enforcement are still not covered (the backroom folks vs the front line). This is supposed to be in the supplemental.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 02:03 PM (tOcjL)

316 Sponge,

What Fenelon said.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:02 PM (3ek7K)


I am trying......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:03 PM (QX6xo)

317 A friend of mine got laid off last week. He was with his company 8 years. Got a nice severance package though, about 4 months salary. He said about 100 people were let go in his division.

He’s freaking out because he’s heard all the horror stories of people taking a year to find a new job. And he lives in a mid sized midwestern city where jobs aren’t exactly growing on trees.

The top line numbers for the economy are great but it doesn’t translate well to “on the ground” situations like my friend.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 02:04 PM (th4KY)

318 "This isn't helping the democrats crash the market.
Posted by: Thomas Paine"

The Dow crashing up for some reason.

Posted by: eleven at April 30, 2026 02:04 PM (aTgV0)

319
What has become of the former legends of online commentary, the Allahpunddits, the Sally Kohns, the guy caught out with a tab on his screen shot that pointed to tentacle porn?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:04 PM (xG4kz)

320 World war eleven is a stress mistake, as in trying to cover up all the shit that authority is not yet aware you did.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 30, 2026 02:05 PM (tDBQp)

321 Sponge, dude, young people do stupid shit. It’s coded into them. And, there’s no such thing as perfect families. That’s a Unicorn thing.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 02:05 PM (Gqar8)

322 The top line numbers for the economy are great but it doesn’t translate well to “on the ground” situations like my friend.
____

Has he thought about opening a Quality Learing Center franchise in his neighborhood?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 02:05 PM (Dv3i1)

323 E.g., somewhere about 1/5 females get arrested once, but out of that pool, a vast majority never get another arrest.
Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 02:03 PM (E4rtv)


A friend, who's a former cop, said that she'll get through it just fine.....first offense and all that, plus she's a student in good standing, works and is overall a good person.....but it still tough to deal with as a parent.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:05 PM (QX6xo)

324 Sponge,

Someone smarter than me once told me:

Kids are the arrow we send into the future. We aim them the best we can, but what happens after they leave the bow isn't all up to us. Life and free will gets between them and the target we aimed at.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 02:06 PM (vjCCj)

325 One of them, a moron here in fact, might be interested in that. But it's just hard to get a response, any response, with so many unemployed devs and qa in the Seattle area.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:57 PM (xcxpd)

Washington and Oregon are busy hosing themselves. Suggest they talk to the Dept L&I in Washington or BOLI in Oregon to ask about apprenticeships in the hardware end. Both states have a robust training program, supposedly.

I had a GF who started out in Chip Fabs as a trainer and wound up after a dislocation doing biotech stuff. (And by that I mean running a wet bench for a lab)

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 02:06 PM (rbvCR)

326 Has he thought about opening a Quality Learing Center franchise in his neighborhood?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 02:05 PM (Dv3i1)

He’s a white middle aged white straight man. He’d be arrested and given 50 years in prison if even a cent were not properly accounted for.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 02:06 PM (th4KY)

327 Kids are the arrow we send into the future. We aim them the best we can, but what happens after they leave the bow isn't all up to us. Life and free will gets between them and the target we aimed at.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 02:06 PM (vjCCj)


Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:07 PM (QX6xo)

328 Imagine how amazing the economy would be if it weren't for the Fuck Trump democrats throwing themselves into the path of every growth initiative the administration attempts.

Fuckers.

Posted by: red speck at April 30, 2026 02:07 PM (Ve/HL)

329 I'd bet the reason the Dow is up over 700 is the spending by companies for new production and the other good numbers this morning

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 02:08 PM (gu0hJ)

330 Sponge, I would like to add my voice to those who have already posted in your support. Hang in there, and stop beating yourself up so much.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 02:08 PM (77rzZ)

331 "No president in U.S. history has been the target of three assassination attempts in which shots were fired."
- VDH

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 02:08 PM (iNUL3)

332 324 Kids are the arrow we send into the future. We aim them the best we can, but what happens after they leave the bow isn't all up to us. Life and free will gets between them and the target we aimed at.

ze rocket arrow goes up
but where it comes down
is not my department,
says wernher von braun

Posted by: anachronda at April 30, 2026 02:09 PM (oY6Yp)

333 327.

God knows the things I put my parents through eat me up inside every day.

I deserve and expect to get one more good ass-whuppin from my Mom and Dad if I somehow make it to Heaven.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 02:09 PM (vjCCj)

334 World war eleven is a stress mistake, as in trying to cover up all the shit that authority is not yet aware you did.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 30, 2026 02:05 PM (tDBQp)

That I can buy

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 02:09 PM (Mvg3c)

335 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 02:07 PM (QX6xo)

I imagine your Daughter is feeling pretty bad right now...Quite the wake up call.....Hopefully she will learn from this... She's lucky you and Mrs. Sponge are there for her...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 02:09 PM (FtULh)

336 The economy isn't doing well IN SPITE of those things, dummy. It's doing well BECAUSE of those things.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider
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Yep, masses of illegals are deadweight and caused a spike in inflationary spending as they consume more than they produce. Capital investment is spiking in the US BECAUSE of tariffs and uncertainty in maintaining global supply chains and that will result in us living better, producing more, with less inputs. Plus jobs. And reshoring and producing oil and gas provides jobs, keeps inflation and price spikes minimal even with the Gulf being affected.

Demand-pull used by Trump works to our favor; Democrat demand-push economic policies doesn't. Trump gets rid of useless government policies while doing useful ones and allows the markets to work creating demand that pulls investment.

Democrats instead mandate economic policies like wages, work conditions, DEI that push the markets to try to fix what the Dems have broken. EV is an example of push type policies that the Dems have done.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 02:09 PM (E4rtv)

337 To be honest, some of them only needed one

Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 02:09 PM (rbvCR)

338
They're in the back whacking and chopping at some skin cancer Her Majesty has. Then there's a biopsy and more hacking away. We've been here three hours already.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 02:12 PM (vEZeu)

339 Sadly its gas prices that are hurting most, $4.39 here in se Pa

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 02:12 PM (DfAB9)

340 Spongey there is a point where I would say you (the general you) are just looking for a reason to beat yourself up.

By all means vent here and accept the well wishes and good advice from friends but when you turn off that phone, tablet or monitor and look in the mirror stop looking for blemishes. It does neither you nor the blemishes any good.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 02:12 PM (Mvg3c)

341 328 Imagine how amazing the economy would be if it weren't for the Fuck Trump democrats throwing themselves into the path of every growth initiative the administration attempts

Yeah... damn democrats! Donate generously!

Posted by: john "sandbag" thune at April 30, 2026 02:13 PM (gKWVE)

342 339 Sadly its gas prices that are hurting most, $4.39 here in se Pa
Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 02:12 PM (DfAB9)

$5.69 here in NorCal

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 02:13 PM (FtULh)

343 47 Combine this fat with yesterday's Supreme Court ruling re: undoing racist gerrymanders, and things are looking rosy for the second half Trump's term after the midterms.
Posted by: zombie at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (Av6i5)

Do not be complacent though. Show up on Election Day.
Posted by: Cow Demon

I will vote, of course, but c'mon -- I live in one of the most commie districts in the USA. If Pol Pot ran for congress here, we'd win in a landslide (not joking).

Posted by: zombie at April 30, 2026 02:13 PM (Av6i5)

344 "All they see is the price of gas. That's it. Trump is failing in their minds because they're back to paying what they did under Biden.

It's a fact, unfortunately.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer"



Still not as painfully expensive as it was under Biden. Prices have risen at least 20-30% (officially) since Biden so gas would have to be $5-6 to be the same. It reached $4 under Obama, that would be like $8 it today's dollars.

But, as you point out, that is not how voters se it.

Posted by: Ripley at April 30, 2026 02:14 PM (GUOwU)

345 338
They're in the back whacking and chopping at some skin cancer Her Majesty has. Then there's a biopsy and more hacking away. We've been here three hours already.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 02:12 PM (vEZeu)

May I ask what part of her body they are working on?

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 02:14 PM (Gqar8)

346
I have a daughter. I'm well trained........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I am not cognizant of you and your daughter's situation, but in my own situation, there was a time when I regarded our daughter as the bane of this household. If there was something stupid to do, she would do it without devoting any thought to how the outcome from having done so could redound to her detriment.

What irked me most about such goings on was how she steadfastly refused to see that her subsequent travails were brought upon her by her. I would not accept any "whaddabouttas" or "itwasnotmyfault" utterances from her an so we would clash.

A decade or more down the line, with her out on her own, she has largely shed that mindset and instead deals with the path that her actions and inactions have laid out for her. That she has a partner who is more grounded in what's real has helped, too. Our relationship is improved. I have dropped worrying about her in any small matters in favor of trying to help her see where she can exercise her talents in ways that benefit both her and those important to her in her life.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:14 PM (xG4kz)

347 What has become of the former legends of online commentary, the Allahpunddits, the Sally Kohns, the guy caught out with a tab on his screen shot that pointed to tentacle porn?
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:04 PM (xG4kz)

Pretty sure I would not call Kurt Eichenwald (tentacle boy) a 'legend' of online commentary. More a curiosity and a warning case.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 02:14 PM (zZu0s)

348 Say your Prayers.
Take your vitamins.
Exercise.
Believe in yourself.
Don't be a godless communist.

Terry Bollea had it right.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 30, 2026 02:15 PM (vjCCj)

349 700 when the index is 50k isn’t all that much. I mean it’s a decent move but it’s 1.5%. We have 1.5% up and down days all the time.

Anything under 1000 either way isn’t the big deal it once used to be. Black Monday in 1987 was 500-something points. Today that’s a blip nobody even notices.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 02:15 PM (th4KY)

350 Is it possible we've finally got ridden of most of the GOPe types?!?
Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (sKqQm)
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Bite your tongue!

Posted by: Senator John (hand job) Thune at April 30, 2026 02:15 PM (4y0jb)

351
Our daughter is a nutcase. Raised the same way our sons were.

It happens no matter what we do.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:15 PM (3ek7K)

352
May I ask what part of her body they are working on?

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 02:14 PM (Gqar

__________

Face near the left ear.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 02:15 PM (vEZeu)

353 Gas may not be as high as it was under Biden, but people don’t think of it in those terms. they don’t go, oh shit gas is really expensive now, but it was way more expensive under Biden. They just think oh shit gas is expensive and if they vote on gas, it’s not good news for Republicans

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 02:16 PM (th4KY)

354 Mayonnaise is easy to make with a stick blender (immersion type). I use light olive oil and it doesn't take long to make. Better than Dukes.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 30, 2026 02:17 PM (wOXCn)

355 Face near the left ear.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 02:15 PM (vEZeu)

Same as my Dad. He seems to do ok with it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 02:17 PM (zZu0s)

356 Can you fucking imagine where the US economy would be right now were it not for the wars in Iran and Ukraine

During the U.S. Senate hearing Gen. Caine said that Putin is assisting Iran in conducting its war.

I know Trump has a "friendly" relation with Putin, but Putin is stabbing Trump in the back in the Ukraine war and the Iran war.

I hope Trump realizes Putin is the enemy and is an evil, diabolical monster.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 30, 2026 02:18 PM (NpAcC)

357 Yea but the price of Tampons has skyrocketed from when President Biden was POTUS....

Posted by: Tim Walz at April 30, 2026 02:18 PM (ZWcdc)

358 352
May I ask what part of her body they are working on?

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 02:14 PM (Gqar

__________

Face near the left ear.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 02:15 PM (vEZeu)

Ah. Moh’s surgery on the face. I had SRT on my nose, the nostril area. The “ nares” for the particular morons. That is a very touchy area for Mohs procedure. Glad to hear it is not there or around the eyes, Hadrian.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 02:18 PM (Gqar8)

359 A friend, who's a former cop, said that she'll get through it just fine.....first offense and all that, plus she's a student in good standing, works and is overall a good person.....but it still tough to deal with as a parent.
Posted by: Sponge
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Do watch though for alcohol and other substance abuse signs. That is where females in particular can go off the rails. Especially given other medications handed out as candy as alcohol reacts with a lot of them. It often becomes a self medicating process for our sometimes personal and societal depression causing events.

Once I was diagnosed with inflammatory arthritis, I stopped drinking totally simply because of drug interactions and to be honest, some depression due to infirmities.

One trick I used to do to maintain conviviality at faculty and social events and driving afterwards is get sparkling soda with a twist of lime which resembles a G&T. You can drink all you want of those with no risk except maybe to going to the bathroom a bit and yet look like you are not being a party pooper.

Not really safe in this day and age to get blottoed anyway in public--too many predators hang around inside and outside of bars.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 02:18 PM (E4rtv)

360
Pretty sure I would not call Kurt Eichenwald (tentacle boy) a 'legend' of online commentary. More a curiosity and a warning case.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I deal in hyperbole the way Bob Ross dealt in oils.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:19 PM (xG4kz)

361 TJM gets a hobby and then I will have to find something else to do

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 02:19 PM (DfAB9)

362 I deal in hyperbole the way Bob Ross dealt in oils.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:19 PM (xG4kz)

Nice Christmas Story ref.

*golfclap*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at April 30, 2026 02:20 PM (zZu0s)

363 Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:15 PM (3ek7K)
===============
Our daughter married a Democrat, who went to school for too long. He's fucking hopeless, but she still calls home every now and again checking facts on the crazy crap. I hold out hope.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 02:20 PM (4y0jb)

364 The Dow is very happy today.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 30, 2026 02:20 PM (NpAcC)

365 that was good advice whig!

I have restricted my own drinking a lot - really hard to do without sugar

the amazing part nowadays is there are great NA alternatives that have low or no sugar and taste good, and you look like you're "partying" if people are around. I'm really thankful for the companies making these! makes not drinking super easy

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 30, 2026 02:21 PM (j+aD2)

366
Huck,

We have hope also. She also married a loony demoncrat.

Posted by: four seasons at April 30, 2026 02:22 PM (3ek7K)

367 Did the horde see the Photoshop of Lindsey Graham shirtless, lying on top of the real pic of the guy (shirtless/handcuffed) who tried to kill Trump?

This is the greatness of the internet.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 02:23 PM (aZm/F)

368 Nood Hochul.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 02:23 PM (iNUL3)

369 U nas yest' NOOD.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 02:24 PM (77rzZ)

370 Nasdaq is up 7% for 2026.

I laugh at the dumbfuck TDS sufferers who sold 2 months ago at the year’s low because OrangeManBad. They’re out about 20%.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 02:24 PM (th4KY)

371 Hitler liked to brag about his economy too.

Posted by: Blast Hardcheese at April 30, 2026 02:24 PM (V362x)

372
that was good advice whig!

I have restricted my own drinking a lot - really hard to do without sugar

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2)

I limit myself to two drinks or three, tops.

Being loud and stupid does me no favors, particularly when I am more than master enough of stupid when I am sober.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 30, 2026 02:26 PM (xG4kz)

373 Amazing. Caterpillar stock is close to $900 a share.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 02:26 PM (0U5gm)

374 325 One of them, a moron here in fact, might be interested in that. But it's just hard to get a response, any response, with so many unemployed devs and qa in the Seattle area.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:57 PM (xcxpd)

Washington and Oregon are busy hosing themselves. Suggest they talk to the Dept L&I in Washington or BOLI in Oregon to ask about apprenticeships in the hardware end. Both states have a robust training program, supposedly.

I had a GF who started out in Chip Fabs as a trainer and wound up after a dislocation doing biotech stuff. (And by that I mean running a wet bench for a lab)
Posted by: Kindltot at April 30, 2026 02:06 PM (rbvCR)

I will pass that along, thanks!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 02:28 PM (xcxpd)

375 I have restricted my own drinking a lot - really hard to do without sugar

the amazing part nowadays is there are great NA alternatives that have low or no sugar and taste good, and you look like you're "partying" if people are around. I'm really thankful for the companies making these! makes not drinking super easy
Posted by: BlackOrchid
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Thanks and very true that there are a number of substitutes that add no calories and are even healthful (eg a Bloody Mary with no alcohol).

I still use wine and beer for cooking and for the most part, cheap box wine works just fine for something like coq a vin. Also keep Marsala and Sherry around for specific dishes. Very useful for flavoring and sauces and since you don't care if it tends toward becoming vinegary from storage in the refrigerator, keeps for a long time but you don't WANT to drink it.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 02:28 PM (E4rtv)

376 And not stupidly doubling down on fossil fuels. And not building around c*rs and s*b*rbs for decades

These little b*stards are c*ns*ring "Car" and "suburbs" like they're b*d w*rds.

*types* *deletes*
*types* *deletes*
*types* *deletes*

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 02:29 PM (vJrRc)

377 Politics is always "months is forever in politics" until it's gas prices 6 months out from an election.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 02:29 PM (Y2NSe)

378 "Amazing. Caterpillar stock is close to $900 a share.
Posted by: Thomas Paine"


I bought some shares a year ago on a hunch when it was below $300. If only all my hunches worked out like this.

Posted by: Ripley at April 30, 2026 02:30 PM (GUOwU)

379 I limit myself to two drinks or three, tops.

Being loud and stupid does me no favors, particularly when I am more than master enough of stupid when I am sober.
Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot
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I spent enough time drinking in my youth to know my rather high limits but have no interest in drinking other than a very occasional glass of wine on special dinners with my wife at home.

Illegal drugs or even abusing prescription drugs never appealed to me. I end up throwing out most of those prescribed after operations. I have to take enough pills nowadays, I don't want more of them.

Posted by: whig at April 30, 2026 02:32 PM (E4rtv)

380 When PeteBog hits the kitchen, there's butter everywhere. And it's glorious.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2

Shhh. That's just between us!!!

Posted by: Pete Bog at April 30, 2026 02:53 PM (/5Us7)

A Muslim Immigrant Goes on Stabbing Spree in Jewish Neighborhood in the UK

Did I say "Muslim immigrant"? I'm sorry, the propaganda media prefers the term "British national born in Somalia." In other words a foreign invader permitted to come to the UK and given a passport to commit jihad.

I saw this yesterday but I didn't post it because, as usual, they were hiding the identity of the terrorist. Identity is the most important thing until an identity favored by the left shoots up a church or school or goes on a stabbing spree.

John Sexton quoting Islamic State Media the BBC:


The two men, aged 76 and 34, were treated at the scene and are now in a stable condition in hospital, the Metropolitan Police said.

A 45-year-old man, a British national born in Somalia, was Tasered by police before being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, the force said. The suspect is now in custody...

The Met said its officers responded at 11:16 BST on Wednesday after receiving reports that people had been stabbed in Highfield Avenue, which runs off Golders Green Road.

The suspect also attempted to stab the attending officers, the Met said, but none were injured.

Apparently the usual suspects are whining that the British National was kicked when he was on the ground, but that's because, see, he refused to release the knife after attempting to stab the cops.

Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:27 PM




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1 I'll let the others know this one is live.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (O7YUW)

2 Eebidy.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (xvhJH)

3 Nope.

Posted by: RNC at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (9CBNQ)

4 15 eggs... Must be hungry

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 12:29 PM (FtULh)

5 Archimedes notified people first in the rant thread. Well done.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 12:29 PM (O7YUW)

6 Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DAHAFMFFQlkI

So, one of those Egg Council creeps got to you too, huh?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:29 PM (Y2NSe)

7 When the story makes it to Netflix, it will be a Tommy Robinson clone.

Posted by: huerfano at April 30, 2026 12:29 PM (98kQX)

8 We may never know the motive.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (Mvg3c)

9 Is a passport to commit jihad like a double-0 license to kill?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (2ocoG)

10 15 eggs and what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (xvhJH)

11 During the attack, UK Israelis driving by warned Jews to flee from the terrorist who was approaching from behind them.

They missed a really good opportunity to run this loon over with their car. Then back up and do it again. Repeatedly.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

12 8 We may never know the motive.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (Mvg3c)

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He was mad about Brexit. This is really Nigel Farage's fault.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (Y2NSe)

13 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (DfAB9)

14 he refused to release the knife after attempting to stab the cops.

Kicking him is not enough, a broken larynx would be appropriate.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (d33KV)

15 Think I read that a civilian had to help take him down after he was tased.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (YZ0Fo)

16 I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:27 PM

See, cold crambled eggs are not the way I like my eggs...they just don't warm well...

Although I guess if you pile something wet on them (like salsa in a burrito), you can ignore the rewarmed texture and dryness.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (tOcjL)

17 >>Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

Ace, tankdemon will be envious of this excuse.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (NcvvS)

18 Religion of peace committing a mostly peaceful stabbing. I have to laugh at the boobs at the BBC that think they're fooling anybody as they dance around saying the word "muslim" when reporting on their extensive crimes.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (qBdHI)

19 Ace can eat 15 eggs.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (77rzZ)

20 Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

That's not how you do it. And it's 50, not 15.

Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)

21 and my s key wanted to rebel...sigh...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (tOcjL)

22 20 Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

That's not how you do it. And it's 50, not 15.

Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (Riz8t)

=====

Francis ate 100 peeps in 1 hour. More impressive.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (Y2NSe)

23 Of course he was "known to police," "had a long hisotry of vilent criumes," "was on a terror watch list," was "mentally ill," and yet despite all this WS WALKING AROUND FREE AS A BIRD, unjailed and unmonitored. Because, well, because he is a holoe Muslim.

Posted by: zombie at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (Av6i5)

24 The crows will appreciate the upgrade to scrambled eggs.

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (VEBh1)

25 I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.



==

Why ???

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (GD0B3)

26 And what did the Muslim Mayor of London say about it? Anything?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (Yl2Ob)

27 I said this yesterday and I'll say it again today:

The officer doing the kicking will be in prison before the Muslim doing the stabbing.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (iNUL3)

28
Yeah, quail eggs take forever.

Posted by: Auspex at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (DECkL)

29 27 I said this yesterday and I'll say it again today:

The officer doing the kicking will be in prison before the Muslim doing the stabbing.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (iNUL3)

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Well, yeah.

It's England.

The Muslim will be an MP before the end of the year.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (Y2NSe)

30 I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs)
.......

What about the price of those things!!!?

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (UjdFS)

31 He is just doing the work that the English won't do, which is speeding the process of replacement that the government is desperate to accomplish.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (0U5gm)

32
A Muslim Immigrant Goes on Stabbing Spree in Jewish Neighborhood in the UK

_________

Wot, again?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (vEZeu)

33 Because, well, because he is a holoe Muslim.

Holoe? Is that like a haole?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (Riz8t)

34 Read they at least arrested the Jihadist but a little too late to stop these attacks.

Posted by: Skip at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (DfAB9)

35 They missed a really good opportunity to run this loon over with their car. Then back up and do it again. Repeatedly.

The UK government would've given anyone who does that public execution by firing squad.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (2ocoG)

36 Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:27 PM

You have a long way to go before we can call you "Cool Hand Ace"

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 12:33 PM (FenX4)

37
American cops would have shot him.

Posted by: He Had a Knife at April 30, 2026 12:33 PM (VWtfl)

38 They missed a really good opportunity to run this loon over with their car. Then back up and do it again. Repeatedly.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

Plant a drive wheel on his junk, and do a brake stand.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:33 PM (utfVc)

39 To eat ? All of them at the same time? Is this Tamagoyaki?

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 12:33 PM (GD0B3)

40 NYPost:
Defense attorneys claimed that Allen, 31, was not prepared to carry out a mass shooting in the room where Trump, first lady Melania and most of the top members of the administration were in attendance — because he had a pump-action shotgun.

“Mr. Allen has no criminal history — not even prior arrests, which alone would rebut the presumption of detention,” they wrote in an 11-page filing on Thursday.

Posted by: SMOD at April 30, 2026 12:33 PM (O7XEN)

41 I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.
==

Why ???


Well, mostly because eggs have a low rate of thermal diffusion. But that's not important right now.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)

42 15 Think I read that a civilian had to help take him down after he was tased.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (YZ0F

Indeed.. Watched it on Tousi... He got the knife out of his hand... The cops are not armed.. Only have tasers....Looked kind of lost.. I read the Jews have their own security that patrol's there and I believe he was one of them...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (FtULh)

43 Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (tOcjL)

Scrambled freezes terribly but if you just do the egg whites like patties they freeze and reheat for a McMuffin type thing VERY well. I put them on my homemade toasted English muffins with other things then wrap them in foil for a minute. Damn.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (Mvg3c)

44 More right-wing political violence. When will it end??!!

Posted by: Common sense Somali control at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (TbWk/)

45 Whatever, it's a Muslim country, atrocities against infidels in Muslim countries aren't news, just daily life.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (ueKDu)

46 That's not how you do it. And it's 50, not 15.
Posted by: Cool Hand Luke
________

Related - people arguing Iran is winning reminds me of the fight between Luke and Dragline.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (XvL8K)

47 I saw Crambled Eggs open for Ot Tuna in 1977

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (FenX4)

48 Keir Starmer says he will not rest until his administration gets to the bottom of what the Jews did to deserve it.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:35 PM (Mvg3c)

49 he refused to release the knife after attempting to stab the cops.

Kicking him is not enough, a broken larynx would be appropriate.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron


Never kick. Always stomp. Head has no place to go with a stomp.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 12:35 PM (C732X)

50 ANAZI DID IT!

Posted by: SPLC at April 30, 2026 12:35 PM (4KUe5)

51
44 More right-wing political violence. When will it end??!!

Posted by: Common sense Somali control at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (TbWk/)

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The police are right wing because they represent the force of the state (which leftists are against). The Muslim is a social conservative since he doesn't think gays should marry.

It's really just right on right violence.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:35 PM (Y2NSe)

52 I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs)

--

That's a lot of eggs! It reminds me of a black comedian I once saw and he had me rolling with laughter at how his grandma would freeze everything that wasn't eaten. He'd go to her house and she'd pull out the frozen scrambled eggs she'd saved in foil and reheat them. His description of how unappealing it all was had tears streaming down my face.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 30, 2026 12:35 PM (qBdHI)

53 Had been out in the shop sanding, guess I should go get all the saw dust off me now.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (YZ0Fo)

54 I am looking at the economic model. The idea is that the billionaires and millionaires will pay for everything, and the rest of the population gets replaced by tribal jihadists.

I guess as long as the political class get to keep their jobs, they are fine with it. I don't see how the welfare state survives, even with a 80% tax rate and a wealth tax.

Maybe my financial training is missing something.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (0U5gm)

55 I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

The crows refused to become friends, so Ace decided to wipe them out, starting with the offspring. Very biblical.

Posted by: far cry at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (wBRco)

56 The Muslim is a social conservative since he doesn't think gays should marry.

It's really just right on right violence.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:35 PM (Y2NSe)

He also believes in banging kids, though, so...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (iNUL3)

57 43 Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:31 PM (tOcjL)

Scrambled freezes terribly but if you just do the egg whites like patties they freeze and reheat for a McMuffin type thing VERY well. I put them on my homemade toasted English muffins with other things then wrap them in foil for a minute. Damn.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (Mvg3c)

See, you need to tell this to Ace b/c he did the scrambling.

If I were batchcooking 15 eggs, I'd always go hardboiled...keeps for a week+ in the fridge - usable for many things (egg salad, deviled eggs, chopped egg salad topping, ramen add, etc)...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (tOcjL)

58 Guys...the left understand us more than we even understand ourselves:

https://x.com/reddit_lies/status/
2049520358374465552

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (Y2NSe)

59 > Never kick. Always stomp. Head has no place to go with a stomp.
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Yea, there's a reason the term "curb stomp" has significance. It's also a technique.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (jehhT)

60 The police are right wing because they represent the force of the state (which leftists are against). The Muslim is a social conservative since he doesn't think gays should marry.

It's really just right on right violence.

By our count, that's 5476 incidents of right-wing violence.

Posted by: SPLC at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

61 Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)

Nice

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:37 PM (Mvg3c)

62 Muslims-your fat wife for the wintertime, a small boy for the summertime. Something I thunk I read somewhere.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:37 PM (zQoHA)

63 56 He also believes in banging kids, though, so...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (iNUL3)

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"That's just their culture, and I don't think it even happens so who cares?"
-AWFL who has made Epstein the central pillar of her political philosophy

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:37 PM (Y2NSe)

64 60
By our count, that's 5476 incidents of right-wing violence.

Posted by: SPLC at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (Riz8t)

======


No one cares what you say anymore since your $800 million in assets were frozen.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:38 PM (Y2NSe)

65 See, you need to tell this to Ace b/c he did the scrambling.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (tOcjL)

I'm just sort of talking to anyone who will listen.

Don't judge me I was born this way.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:38 PM (Mvg3c)

66 apropos..."Great to meet Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez in Madrid. At a time when too many leaders are looking the other way, it matters that we stand together. We discussed Gaza, Europe & the shared values that unite London & Spain." Yep, shared values between Islamist mayor of London's Khan and Champagne National Socialist Pedro Sanchez. Islamo-Nazis of the world Unite!

Posted by: runner at April 30, 2026 12:38 PM (GD0B3)

67 Tv miniseries based on this attack pitch: A local white teen, angry about blacks moving into his neighborhood teams up with his Jewish pal to stab the Somali honor students at his school.


*this is how they whitewashed the true crime tv series “Adolescence”

Posted by: BBC at April 30, 2026 12:38 PM (4KUe5)

68 Somalis seem to be savages. Thieves, rapers, fraudsters, pirates, and dumb. Why would any country want these losers?

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 12:38 PM (aZm/F)

69 49 he refused to release the knife after attempting to stab the cops.

Kicking him is not enough, a broken larynx would be appropriate.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron


Never kick. Always stomp. Head has no place to go with a stomp.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 12:35 PM (C732X)

And then, as always, restomp the groin.

Posted by: Master Ken at April 30, 2026 12:38 PM (TbWk/)

70 Let's talk about your blade. It suffered a bit of rolling on the edge during the Jew slice. Overall, sir, your weapon will keeeeel.

Posted by: Doug Mercaida at April 30, 2026 12:39 PM (2UnvF)

71 Afternoon everyone. Longtime no comment.

I'll refrain from saying what I'd like about this particular attack, but I will say "ugly a clump of stranger's hair in the bath-drain" is a perfect description for that miserable hag.

Got a good laugh out of that.

Posted by: Brando at April 30, 2026 12:39 PM (NyPaV)

72 Islam must be destroyed.

Posted by: XTC at April 30, 2026 12:39 PM (6Uni8)

73 Bet you can’t eat 59 eggs.

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 30, 2026 12:39 PM (1D2Ie)

74 Isn't King Chuck visiting with Trump. Probably looking for a bug out hide out. When you need king size real estate; go with the best.

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at April 30, 2026 12:39 PM (9X60i)

75
I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

____________

That's how they captured the Marquis de Condorcet during the French Revolution. Fleeing Paris, he came across a rustic inn and asked for an omelet from a dozen eggs. He was arrested soon after and died in jail a couple of days later.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 12:39 PM (vEZeu)

76 Remember how little the Left cared about Epstein for decades until they were told one day it would "get Trump"?

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:39 PM (Mvg3c)

77 65 See, you need to tell this to Ace b/c he did the scrambling.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:36 PM (tOcjL)

I'm just sort of talking to anyone who will listen.

Don't judge me I was born this way.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:38 PM (Mvg3c)

This is the HQ. Nobody " listens". At most we use the others as convenient foils.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:39 PM (zQoHA)

78 sn't King Chuck visiting with Trump. Probably looking for a bug out hide out. When you need king size real estate; go with the best.
Posted by: Going deep

Pretty sure they are in VA today.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:40 PM (YZ0Fo)

79 68 Somalis seem to be savages. Thieves, rapers, fraudsters, pirates, and dumb. Why would any country want these losers?

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 12:38 PM (aZm/F)

Because corrupt leadership wants them to do all those things to the citizenry.

Posted by: XTC at April 30, 2026 12:40 PM (6Uni8)

80 That Somali guy REALLY NEEDS to be in Parliament.

-with his knife
-no security
-locked doors
-a bounty for every head

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 12:40 PM (Sco7b)

81 The incredible edible egg!

Posted by: Unsolicited endorsement at April 30, 2026 12:40 PM (2Ez/1)

82 I hope you threw a couple cans of Spam in with those eggs.

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 12:41 PM (UjdFS)

83 I saw Batch Cooked open for limp Biskit in 2002 at the Bayou in DC.

Posted by: BBC at April 30, 2026 12:41 PM (4KUe5)

84 During the attack, UK Israelis driving by warned Jews to flee from the terrorist who was approaching from behind them.
---------

Has Starmer arrested those people for a hate crime yet?

You mean the ones warning, or the ones fleeing?

Yes.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:42 PM (Mvg3c)

85 I thought Chuck went up to NYC to meet with Momdani.

Probably looking for decorating tips for when he converts St. Paul's into a mosque.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:42 PM (77rzZ)

86 Anyone been to Germany? They imported a lot of Turkish folks 30 years ago that are all conveniently 'less than' German.

Are they doing the same with the recent savages?

I'm unclear on whether or not the EU countries are giving them rights and benies or just letting them live there in their own little ghettos.

Posted by: MJ at April 30, 2026 12:42 PM (XOmY9)

87 Afternoon Ace.
I'm sure the Muzzie Mayor of Londonistan will "just an overweight man working off pounds with jogging and swordplay"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (gu0hJ)

88
40 NYPost:
Defense attorneys claimed that Allen, 31, was not prepared to carry out a mass shooting in the room where Trump, first lady Melania and most of the top members of the administration were in attendance — because he had a pump-action shotgun.

“Mr. Allen has no criminal history — not even prior arrests, which alone would rebut the presumption of detention,” they wrote in an 11-page filing on Thursday.
Posted by: SMOD at April 30, 2026 12:33 PM

--------

The good news is, the defense is admitting they've got nothing.

Maybe they can append that to their case -- "Defendant is at a structural disadvantage because we've got nothing."


"And humiliating photos of him naked on the floor were released."

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (VWtfl)

89 Also, that's a lot of eggs.

Posted by: MJ at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (XOmY9)

90 We are searching for a reason for such a senseless act

Posted by: Inspector Lestrade at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (baPXJ)

91 Maryland Native

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (Mvg3c)

92 It’s disgusting but that footage was not graphic…. I barely knew what I was watching

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (+gA9j)

93
Somebody should have hit him with their car, except the British government would have charged them with a hate crime and he'd have been treated worse than the foreign stabber.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 12:44 PM (IifOV)

94 89 Also, that's a lot of eggs.
Posted by: MJ at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (XOmY9)

Pfft!

Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at April 30, 2026 12:44 PM (ufFY8)

95 If the Dems have their way, we won't be any better than the Brits.

Maine Shows Antisemitism Is a Shortcut to Success in the Modern Democratic Party

Governor Janet Mills on Thursday announced that she was dropping out of the Maine Senate race, with polls showing her way behind Graham Platner, who is now presumed to be the Democrat who will go up against Senator Susan Collins in one of the most hotly contested races of the year.
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Platner was largely unknown at this point last year and yet managed to drive a sitting governor out of the primary before a single vote was cast. But he had one thing going for him, which is that he gained attention for his antisemitism. That is a ticket to success in the modern Democratic Party.

https://is.gd/ihqGxs

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:44 PM (Riz8t)

96 87 Afternoon Ace.
I'm sure the Muzzie Mayor of Londonistan will "just an overweight man working off pounds with jogging and swordplay"
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (gu0hJ)

Don't know what he had to say but the police chief conveniently told us he was known to them with a history of violent behavior and the ever popular "Mental problems."

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 12:44 PM (FtULh)

97 Those fuckin eggs...

Posted by: YOHAN THE LIBRARIAN at April 30, 2026 12:44 PM (3TalN)

98 Recruit him s'il vous plait.

Posted by: Canadian Military at April 30, 2026 12:45 PM (abIsI)

99 I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.
Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

That would make one heck of a big breakfast burrito. Mmmmm

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 30, 2026 12:45 PM (IifOV)

100 Also, that's a lot of eggs.
Posted by: MJ
......

Wait until the farting starts.

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 12:45 PM (UjdFS)

101 Oi! You got a loicense for that blade?? You do? Well, roight then, carry on with yer stabbin'.

Posted by: The Bobbies at April 30, 2026 12:45 PM (cZMme)

102 I'm unclear on whether or not the EU countries are giving them rights and benies or just letting them live there in their own little ghettos.
Posted by: MJ at April 30, 2026 12:42 PM (XOmY9)

They are parasites. Parasites go where there is blood to suck.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:45 PM (utfVc)

103 7 When the story makes it to Netflix, it will be a Tommy Robinson clone.
Posted by: huerfano at April 30, 2026 12:29 PM (98kQX)

Indeed, just like they did with "Adolescence". And then this new show will be required viewing for all school children and idiots like Starmer will treat it like it's the new Bible.

Posted by: Thrawn at April 30, 2026 12:46 PM (dxOna)

104 I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.
===

Why do you want to eat pre-cooked eggs?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 12:46 PM (RIvkX)

105 Anyone been to Germany? They imported a lot of Turkish folks 30 years ago that are all conveniently 'less than' German.
Posted by: MJ

When I was stationed in Turkey in the early 90s, a lot of young Turkish men who had grown up in Germany were returning to Turkey. They spoke German better than they spoke Turkish.

Bet that's not the case now.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:46 PM (77rzZ)

106 They could have shot him... you know, if they had guns instead of being emasculated.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

107 Kamala says the Jews need to made to pay reparations for the resulting knife sharpening.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:46 PM (Mvg3c)

108 They are really going to use his poor choice of gun to say he had no intention of a mass shooting?

I easy that, given the room was primarily filled with journalists who are intentionally ignorant on gun stuff, that the gun choice did not mao. I mean, did it have an assault magazine or the thing that goes up? Chilling!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 12:46 PM (4KUe5)

109 Don't know what he had to say but the police chief conveniently told us he was known to them with a history of violent behavior and the ever popular "Mental problems."
Posted by: It's me donna

And made sure to say that violence comes from both sides.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (YZ0Fo)

110 @96 at some point it's going to dawn on people that being a Muslim is a"mental problem"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (gu0hJ)

111 The Met said its officers responded fled in terror at 11:16 BST on Wednesday after receiving reports that people had been stabbed in Highfield Avenue, which runs off Golders Green Road.
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Fixed for accuracy

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (RIvkX)

112 Why do you want to eat pre-cooked eggs?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 30, 2026 12:46 PM (RIvkX)

No accidental balut.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)

113 “Mr. Allen has no criminal history — not even prior arrests, which alone would rebut the presumption of detention,”

By that criterion, Ted Kaczynski and Ted Bundy should have been granted bail.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)

114 Kicking the ribs is a great way to get someone’s attention. Then do some stomping. I’m

Posted by: Pudinhead at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (1D2Ie)

115 "Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while."

Is this Ace flexing on us that he's really Gaston from Beauty and the Beast?

"When I was a lad, I ate four dozen eggs
Ev'ry morning to help me get large
And now that I'm grown, I eat five dozen eggs
So I'm roughly the size of a barge!".

Posted by: Thrawn at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (dxOna)

116 I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs

I don't know what to do with those.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (wBRco)

117 It's Thursday. Some Muslin's get stabby on Thursday.

Posted by: Emily Latella at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (anL5R)

118 I remember when late for Ace meant he didn't get the first post up until 2:30, after at least one emergency open thread with the ewok signal.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:47 PM (Y2NSe)

119 This is the HQ. Nobody " listens". At most we use the others as convenient foils.

This comment reminds of the time...

Posted by: Oddbob at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (vTZFs)

120 Interesting fact about eggs...
Check the price of jumbo eggs. They're usually cheaper than large eggs. No idea why.

Also, don't buy those jumbo eggs from big commercial stores. The yolks are often smaller than standard large eggs and the entire egg tastes like nothing but whites.

We're getting seriously shafted by large egg producers.

Posted by: creeper at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (80oeU)

121 LutherJello with fruit and stuff in it

Muslims: unprovoked stabbing attacks

Pretty much the same thing.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (bv1ic)

122 108 They are really going to use his poor choice of gun to say he had no intention of a mass shooting?


Ooops... Maybe he shouldn't have released his "manifesto" clearly laying out who he intended to not shoot with the wrong gun....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (FtULh)

123 Allahu Akbar Eleven: Electric Boogaloo

~ Ilhan Omar

Posted by: one hour sober at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (Y1sOo)

124 Ace must be hosting a brunch for 6 friends.

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (UjdFS)

125 By that criterion, Ted Kaczynski and Ted Bundy should have been granted bail.
Posted by: Archimede

Woulda saved Bundy the headache of escaping.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:49 PM (YZ0Fo)

126 Speaking about Cool Hand Luke, Joy Harmon, who washed that car in CHL, passed away two weeks ago.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 30, 2026 12:49 PM (C/hTy)

127 15 eggs? Did Ron Swanson come over?

https://youtu.be/HrIeP798hiQ?si=oQkxS_GFRpr6tSqX

Posted by: The Mantastic Tor at April 30, 2026 12:49 PM (We5PL)

128 They are really going to use his poor choice of gun to say he had no intention of a mass shooting?

I easy that, given the room was primarily filled with journalists who are intentionally ignorant on gun stuff, that the gun choice did not mao. I mean, did it have an assault magazine or the thing that goes up? Chilling!!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 12:46 PM (4KUe5)

Actually, dickwad's "manifesto" explains why he chose a shotgun, and chose to use buckshot rather than slugs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:49 PM (utfVc)

129 Did they set up a perimeter? You should always set up a perimeter.

Posted by: Uvalde Police at April 30, 2026 12:49 PM (2UnvF)

130 We're getting seriously shafted by large egg producers.
Posted by: creeper

*shifty eyes*

Posted by: Big Egg at April 30, 2026 12:49 PM (UjdFS)

131 We're getting seriously shafted by large egg producers.

Typical behavior from Big Ova.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:50 PM (Riz8t)

132 120 Interesting fact about eggs...
Check the price of jumbo eggs. They're usually cheaper than large eggs. No idea why.

Posted by: creeper at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (80oeU)

Supply and demand. Most recipes and most simple to make boxed/bagged items which call for eggs always use the large size. So, more folks want those size than any other egg.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:50 PM (tOcjL)

133 124 Ace must be hosting a brunch for 6 friends.

*ponders if I have 6 friends to host for brunch*

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:51 PM (Riz8t)

134 Posted by: creeper at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (80oeU)

Creeper! Long time, no read.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 12:51 PM (lFFaq)

135 We're getting seriously shafted by large egg producers.
Posted by: creeper

That sounds completely backwards.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 12:51 PM (VHUov)

136 119 This is the HQ. Nobody " listens". At most we use the others as convenient foils.

This comment reminds of the time...
Posted by: Oddbob at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (vTZFs)

The preponderance of AI images when you do a search is annoying.

https://tinyurl.com/vxypy2u6

Razor sharp hips.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)

137 “Mr. Allen has no criminal history — not even prior arrests, which alone would rebut the presumption of detention,” they wrote in an 11-page filing on Thursday."

Well heck, he wrote a detailed manifesto of his gripes and plans to kill the President, tried to break into the room where the President was seated, fired a pump action shotgun...

seems like a slam dunk for release on his own recognizance, with perhaps the court's apology for his having to spend a few days locked up.

Posted by: RM at April 30, 2026 12:52 PM (n/1Oj)

138
Mom asks little Johnny what he wants for breakfast and he says "I want fuckin eggs"

The dad gives him a huge smack on the back of the head.

Comes down the next morning and Mom asks Johnny what he wants for breakfast. And he says "I want fuckin eggs!".

The dad thwacks Johnny even harder and knocks him to the ground.

Next morning he comes down and the mom asks what he wants for breakfast. His dad looks at him. And Johnny says, "Not fuckin eggs!"

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:52 PM (Mvg3c)

139 Jumbo eggs are too much like work.

Posted by: The Chicken at April 30, 2026 12:52 PM (utfVc)

140 You have no right to defend yourself in the UK.

Burn, fuckers

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 12:52 PM (xcxpd)

141 133 124 Ace must be hosting a brunch for 6 friends.

*ponders if I have 6 friends to host for brunch*
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:51 PM (Riz8t)

More brunch for you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)

142 Piers Morgan says he doesn't see any Muslim problem in London.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (Cqx++)

143
He should have brought a blunderbuss.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (vEZeu)

144 It's just their culture. Who are we to judge.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (Mvg3c)

145 87 I'm sure the Muzzie Mayor of Londonistan will "just an overweight man working off pounds with jogging and swordplay"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (gu0hJ)

Not necessarily. Arab and Desi (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) Muslims hate Sub-Saharan Africans, even if they are Muslim.

Posted by: XTC at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (6Uni8)

146
The preponderance of AI images when you do a search is annoying.

https://tinyurl.com/vxypy2u6

Razor sharp hips.

She appears to have met a Bornean head shrinker.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (Riz8t)

147 Muslim

It just sounds like a rodent that should be eaten by birds

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (61TgR)

148 Can't make an omelet without breaking a few half-dozen eggs.

Or so I'm told.

Posted by: Caveman Artist at April 30, 2026 12:54 PM (cKhu0)

149 Piers Morgan says he doesn't see any Muslim problem in London.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (Cqx++)

Because Muslims are in charge of London.

To Piers, that's not a problem.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 12:54 PM (iNUL3)

150 Somalis seem to be savages. Thieves, rapers, fraudsters, pirates, and dumb. Why would any country want these losers?
Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 12:38 PM (aZm/F)

Because a country is governed by a hostile occupying colony of Acelans who want to profit from a Somalian presence financially and politically, while enjoying the added benefit of watching their hated subject classes be robbed, raped, defrauded and murdered by their imported homunculus revenants?

Just spitballing.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 30, 2026 12:54 PM (ueKDu)

151 142 Piers Morgan says he doesn't see any Muslim problem in London.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (Cqx++)

More fodder for his wife.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 12:54 PM (bss/y)

152 Female JP Morgan exec facing lawsuit for making male subordinate "sex slave"

https://tinyurl.com/2xcfph7y

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:55 PM (YZ0Fo)

153 Piers Morgan says he doesn't see any Muslim problem in London.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 12:53 PM (Cqx++)

He doesn't see a problem with having a dick up his ass, either. Offhand, I'd say he has bad eyesight.

Posted by: The Chicken at April 30, 2026 12:55 PM (utfVc)

154 Under Two-Tier Keir, the knifeman will get a slap on the wrist, while native Britons will be afraid to post on social media that his behavior reflects on Somalis and should be accounted for in immigration policy, since they could face more serious consequences than an attempted murderer for saying what everyone is thinking.

Posted by: SciVo at April 30, 2026 12:55 PM (Sy6m/)

155 Whoever has a snapshot of the internet pre-2022 is set to make bank

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:55 PM (Mvg3c)

156 There was an episode of The Amazing Race where one of the challenges was to eat an ostrich egg. That was a lot of egg.

Posted by: far cry at April 30, 2026 12:55 PM (wBRco)

157 He should have brought a blunderbuss.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I wonder if they still make blunderbusses, for historical reenactments and such.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:55 PM (77rzZ)

158 Piers is NOT a common boys name down here in Southern Mo.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:56 PM (Gqar8)

159 NYC Mayor Mamdani Declares “Historic” Budget Crisis, Begs State for Bailout

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I saw a headline the other day, what with the AI available today, we can finally do communism right.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 30, 2026 12:56 PM (bv1ic)

160 Female JP Morgan exec facing lawsuit for making male subordinate "sex slave"

https://tinyurl.com/2xcfph7y

And, of course, all the males have left to check out her hotness, and consider a life as a sex slave.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

161 I can't believe the cops would taze the perp so close to the anniversary of St George's death.

Posted by: Ashley Judd's Puffy Scamper at April 30, 2026 12:56 PM (k1E2D)

162 49 he refused to release the knife after attempting to stab the cops.

Kicking him is not enough, a broken larynx would be appropriate.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

A power knee drop to the sternum can have lasting effect

Posted by: javems at April 30, 2026 12:56 PM (zFsEm)

163 NYC Mayor Mamdani Declares “Historic” Budget Crisis, Begs State for Bailout

Governor Hochul has already told him to GFY.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:57 PM (Riz8t)

164 I'm sorry, the propaganda media prefers the term "British national born in Somalia."


Also know as London man.

Posted by: Ripley at April 30, 2026 12:57 PM (GUOwU)

165 >>>Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

>Now bake some taters and then make home fries. Breakfast burritos. I don't like cooking every meal before I eat it. I'm lazy that way. I like to do some food prep for future meals without going koo-koo-bananas because reheating does modify the texture.

Maybe you can get one of those Somali muslim fellas to chop some onions?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 12:57 PM (Fbc0I)

166 The good news is, the defense is admitting they've got nothing.

Maybe they can append that to their case -- "Defendant is at a structural disadvantage because we've got nothing."
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Your Honor, I object!

And why is that, Mr. Reede?

Because it's devastating to my case!

Overruled.

Good call!

Posted by: mikeski has seen this movie before at April 30, 2026 12:57 PM (VHUov)

167 A power knee drop to the sternum can have lasting effect
Posted by: javems at

I'd have given the big leg drop.
-The Hulkster

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:58 PM (YZ0Fo)

168 163 NYC Mayor Mamdani Declares “Historic” Budget Crisis, Begs State for Bailout

Governor Hochul has already told him to GFY.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:57 PM (Riz8t)

Time to kick off the Jizya.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:58 PM (Gqar8)

169 And, of course, all the males have left to check out her hotness, and consider a life as a sex slave.
Posted by: Archimedes

Unfortunately, I don't see any pics. But the headline describes her as "glamorous."

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:58 PM (77rzZ)

170 160 Female JP Morgan exec facing lawsuit for making male subordinate "sex slave"

https://tinyurl.com/2xcfph7y

And, of course, all the males have left to check out her hotness, and consider a life as a sex slave.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

I like that they put 'glamourous' in her caption. LOL. Slaver, but 'glamourous.'

She looks like Amy Poehler(sp?) from Parks and Rec.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 12:58 PM (bss/y)

171 First! It is the will of Allah!

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 30, 2026 12:58 PM (Vpqw1)

172 163 NYC Mayor Mamdani Declares “Historic” Budget Crisis, Begs State for Bailout

Governor Hochul has already told him to GFY.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:57 PM (Riz8t)

=======

Timeline until he defunds the police pensions and asks for volunteer neighborhood patrols to look after public safety? All of the patrols, of course, have to be approved by the city and will have diversity guidelines for who gets to be in them.

1. Muslim.
2. White Karen.
...
593. White, straight male over 5'9.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:58 PM (Y2NSe)

173 Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

I checked because reasons but the Daily Mail are so low rent. Headline calls her "Glamorous". I swear we live in hell.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:58 PM (Mvg3c)

174 170 160 Female JP Morgan exec facing lawsuit for making male subordinate "sex slave"

https://tinyurl.com/2xcfph7y

And, of course, all the males have left to check out her hotness, and consider a life as a sex slave.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

I like that they put 'glamourous' in her caption. LOL. Slaver, but 'glamourous.'

She looks like Amy Poehler(sp?) from Parks and Rec.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 12:58 PM (bss/y)

I don't do BDSM but I'd fuck her.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 12:59 PM (xcxpd)

175 https://tinyurl.com/2xcfph7y

And, of course, all the males have left to check out her hotness, and consider a life as a sex slave.
Posted by: Archimedes
.......

Things could be a lot worse.

Posted by: Big Egg at April 30, 2026 12:59 PM (UjdFS)

176 Glamorous amirite

Posted by: Amy Schumer at April 30, 2026 12:59 PM (Mvg3c)

177 During the attack, UK Israelis driving by warned Jews to flee from the terrorist who was approaching from behind them.

If the UK hasn't disarmed their citizens they could have just shot the jihadi...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

178 I expected her to look like Brian Dennehy.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:00 PM (Mvg3c)

179 173 Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:56 PM (Riz8t)

I checked because reasons but the Daily Mail are so low rent. Headline calls her "Glamorous". I swear we live in hell.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:58 PM (Mvg3c)

“Glamorous”. Has all of her appendages and does not weigh 25 stone.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:00 PM (Gqar8)

180 A 45-year-old man, a British national born in Somalia

He's just stabbing the Jews native Brits won't. Really it is an act of love

Posted by: Jeb Bush at April 30, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm)

181 But back on topic, I do like eggs. One of the good parts of the South Beach Diet. Meat and eggs and cheese....good filling meal.

Yes, I have old man smell now but...I lost weight.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:01 PM (xcxpd)

182 The glamorous lady doesn't do S&M either. She does S.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:01 PM (Mvg3c)

183 179 weigh 25 stone.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:00 PM (Gqar

======

*meme of three fingers from Inglourious Basterds*

tubal is British!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:01 PM (Y2NSe)

184 Did the police arrest the hyper evil apes and pigs for being born, assaulting a SWEETHEART immigrant, looking at him wrong, among other crimes?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 01:01 PM (E6xSb)

185 Gotta deport these muslims, the incident way back in 2008 should have done the trick. And Prevent is useless.
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The man suspected of stabbing two Jewish people in Golders Green has been named as Essa Suleiman.

Suleiman, 45, a Somali-born British national, was arrested on Wednesday after Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Ben Baila, named locally as Moshe Shine, 76, were attacked by a knifeman.

Police have confirmed the suspect is a 45-year-old Somali-born British national with a history of 'serious violence and mental health issues', who first came to the UK legally in the 1990s.

He was referred to the government's anti-extremism programme Prevent in 2020, but the case was closed later that year. It is understood Suleiman, previously of Camberwell, is a Somali translator who once worked as a school security guard.

In 2008, Suleiman was accused of attacking a police officer and his dog, leaving the officer with injuries that kept him off work for five months.

Posted by: beckster at April 30, 2026 01:01 PM (kX27y)

186 The suspect was kicked because we felt the need to communicate in his native language

Posted by: Inspector Lestrade at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (baPXJ)

187 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (QX6xo)

188 181 But back on topic, I do like eggs. One of the good parts of the South Beach Diet. Meat and eggs and cheese....good filling meal.

Yes, I have old man smell now but...I lost weight.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:01 PM (xcxpd)

Old Man Smell - you should pitch that to Gwyneth.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (Gqar8)

189 180 A 45-year-old man, a British national born in Somalia

He's just stabbing the Jews native Brits won't. Really it is an act of love
Posted by: Jeb Bush at April 30, 2026 01:00 PM (sKqQm
Infected with Islam. Only one cure.

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (uDa2+)

190 And, of course, all the males have left to check out her hotness, and consider a life as a sex slave.

I can fix her.

Posted by: I'm Rick James, Bitch at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (sKqQm)

191 Imagine how gassy Mr. O'Spades will be a little later this afternoon...

Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (affD0)

192 Welcome to your islhamic future, Brits. Enjoy!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (QX6xo)

193 Defense Lawyer creative: the defendant was merely involved in live action role playing. His manifesto was written in a light hearted comedic style filled with hyperbole and obviously meant as a joke. The mere fact that he sprinted past security with loaded weapons was simply a part of his "act" and playing his role. In reality, he meant to enter the ballroom and loudly shout out his displeasure in the style of a lefty protestor, whom he was apeing. As such, he is no threat, merely misunderstood and should not be detained.

Posted by: not better call Saul at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (anL5R)

194 He'll be back on the streets before Ace finishes his eggs.

Posted by: toddg at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (IyT2a)

195 They missed a really good opportunity to run this loon over with their car. Then back up and do it again. Repeatedly.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

The police would have summarily executed them.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (E6xSb)

196 177 During the attack, UK Israelis driving by warned Jews to flee from the terrorist who was approaching from behind them.

If the UK hasn't disarmed their citizens they could have just shot the jihadi...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

The UK was once rife with highwaymen. They died out, figuratively and literally, once brits started carrying revolvers.

Then they gave the government all power in 1914, and then handed the government itself to Socialists in 1945 and there they are now.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:03 PM (xcxpd)

197 It is understood Suleiman, previously of Camberwell, is a Somali translator who once worked as a school security guard.

Oh good! The Britons gave him access to their CHILDREN.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 30, 2026 01:03 PM (iNUL3)

198 186 The suspect was kicked because we felt the need to communicate in his native language

Posted by: Inspector Lestrade at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (baPXJ)

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"This beating of murderers is your custom; prepare the funeral pile. But my nation has also a custom. When men beat men who do the will of Allah we hang them, and confiscate all their property. My carpenters shall therefore erect gibbets on which to hang all concerned when the beater has finished. Let us all act according to national customs."
-General Muhammad Napier

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:03 PM (Y2NSe)

199 188 181 But back on topic, I do like eggs. One of the good parts of the South Beach Diet. Meat and eggs and cheese....good filling meal.

Yes, I have old man smell now but...I lost weight.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:01 PM (xcxpd)

Old Man Smell - you should pitch that to Gwyneth.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (Gqar

lol

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:03 PM (xcxpd)

200 “Glamorous”. Has all of her appendages and does not weigh 25 stone.
Posted by: tubal

Makeup applied competently. Clothing fits, and does not look like Jill Biden's.

Posted by: mikeski limboes under the low bar at April 30, 2026 01:03 PM (VHUov)

201 and does not weigh 25 stone.
Posted by: tubal


No metric, and no faggy Brit units, either.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:03 PM (77rzZ)

202 The good news: Brits have free healthcare

The bad news: Their new "citizens" are going to make them use it

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 01:04 PM (sKqQm)

203 191 Imagine how gassy Mr. O'Spades will be a little later this afternoon...
Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (affD0)

Hydrogen Sulfide is a serious risk - someone needs to go by his place for a Wellness Check later.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:04 PM (Gqar8)

204 "I saw a headline the other day, what with the AI available today, we can finally do communism right.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks "

I was reading some Reddit thread the other day for some reason and there were people no shit defending not only communism but the Soviet version. Free health care, good education, everybody had jobs, low crime etc... and blaming it's bad reputation on capitalist right-wing propaganda. And dismissed the people pointing out the 10's of millions killed as mostly lies and exaggerations.


I though it was satire at first but they were actually serious. Just boggles the mind.

Posted by: Ripley at April 30, 2026 01:04 PM (GUOwU)

205 Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:27 PM



Why? That's a lot of breakfast burritos, man.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:04 PM (QX6xo)

206 JP Morgan exec indulged in textbook sexual harassment, legit prod quo pro. Locke her up, or it makes a mockery of every dang HR training most of us have had to endure since Anita Hill.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 01:04 PM (4KUe5)

207
Of the Charleston Suleimans?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:04 PM (vEZeu)

208 If the UK hasn't disarmed their citizens they could have just shot the jihadi...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

And they would be on their way to prison anyway because that SWEETHEART has more rights and privileges than other disgusting Brits.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 30, 2026 01:05 PM (E6xSb)

209 Hit him with the car. It's' got bumpers doesn't it? Be sure to mis-interpret the indicators in the back-up camera.

Posted by: DaveA at April 30, 2026 01:05 PM (FhXTo)

210 If the UK hasn't disarmed their citizens they could have just shot the jihadi...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

Seems to me there is a business opportunity in the UK to make and sell improvised firearms disguised as ordinary objects. Canes, umbrellas, messenger bags, etc.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 01:05 PM (utfVc)

211 The lure of free shit and power over others is like crack for a certain set of people so sure they love communism.

If a bunch of other people have to die, well, eggs and an omelet and all that

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

212 No metric, and no faggy Brit units, either.

*considers replying with "stone" and "hundredweight"*

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:06 PM (Riz8t)

213 Locke her up



That would be in-Humene.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:06 PM (77rzZ)

214 Shotgun Umbrellas. Blimey!!!

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:06 PM (Gqar8)

215 So much cultural enrichment I can’t even right now.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 01:06 PM (th4KY)

216 JP Morgan exec indulged in textbook sexual harassment, legit prod quo pro. Locke her up, or it makes a mockery of every dang HR training most of us have had to endure since Anita Hill.
Posted by: Lizzy at April

She spiked him with Viagra. That's sexual assault.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 01:06 PM (YZ0Fo)

217 I eat a ton of egg whites, and like one yolk for every four or five eggs. Great easy source of protein and my Crohns finds it agreeable.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:06 PM (Mvg3c)

218 Old Man Smell - you should pitch that to Gwyneth.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (Gqar

***

Yes... a weird combination of moth balls, urine, and butterscotch discs.

Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (affD0)

219 Maryland Native

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:43 PM (Mvg3c)

------------

Damn You!

/Was gonna say "What, 'Maryland Man' wasn't available?"

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (VdTX+)

220 >Happy Thursday. I'm late because I batched cook a huge pile of scrambled eggs (15 eggs) and it took a while.

Edith Massey would be proud of you.

Posted by: mr tmz at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (rJ48h)

221 Female JP Morgan exec facing lawsuit for making male subordinate "sex slave"

https://tinyurl.com/2xcfph7y
==
That's at least a five, if not a six-head.

Frankly, that's a work portrait, so its been airbrushed and probably tweeked professionally. I think its safe to say that she is abusing a subordinate because she couldnt get married and have a man at home to abuse and humiliate risk free.

Posted by: married man = you put the chains on yourself at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (anL5R)

222
No metric, and no faggy Brit units, either.

___________

Wouldn't give tuppence for either.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (vEZeu)

223
Know islham, no peace.

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (QX6xo)

224 >>>Yes, I have old man smell now but...I lost weight.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo

>WTF is old man smell? Did you shower? Did you change your underwear? Brush your teeth? Check you boots?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (Fbc0I)

225 We may never know the motive.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:30 PM

they vowed.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (4NO2D)

226 Old Man Smell - you should pitch that to Gwyneth.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (Gqar

***

Yes... a weird combination of moth balls, urine, and butterscotch discs.

You forgot the pocket lint for extra fiber.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 01:08 PM (Riz8t)

227 210 If the UK hasn't disarmed their citizens they could have just shot the jihadi...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

Seems to me there is a business opportunity in the UK to make and sell improvised firearms disguised as ordinary objects. Canes, umbrellas, messenger bags, etc.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 01:05 PM (utfVc)

They'd never buy them. Or know how to use them.
The sheer terror 99% of Brits have of firearms is amusing.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:08 PM (xcxpd)

228 "We may never know the motive ... nor whether this was a Love Crime or a Hate Crime."

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 01:08 PM (VdTX+)

229 No metric, and no faggy Brit units, either.

*considers replying with "stone" and "hundredweight"*
Posted by: Archimedes

Spare the rod, spoil the commenter.

Posted by: mikeski at April 30, 2026 01:08 PM (VHUov)

230 220 Edith Massey would be proud of you.

Posted by: mr tmz at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (rJ48h)

=======

Tangential, since Massie.

Thomas Massie has released a new ad. Did you know that he's Trump's biggest supporter in Congress?

https://x.com/MassieforKY/status/
2049273117919392011

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:08 PM (Y2NSe)

231 Seems to me there is a business opportunity in the UK to make and sell improvised firearms disguised as ordinary objects. Canes, umbrellas, messenger bags, etc.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 01:05 PM (utfVc


My Grandfather had a cane with a sword in it...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (FtULh)

232 Lorna Hajdini (on my weenie) of JP Morgan is not hot guys. She has "teacher arms" so definitely has cankles too. Her Arab "Boy Toy" got gipped. I'd be pissed too. Now if she was hot.........

Posted by: JROD at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (IlL6s)

233 227 They'd never buy them. Or know how to use them.
The sheer terror 99% of Brits have of firearms is amusing.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:08 PM (xcxpd)

======

Hot Fuzz lied to me?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)

234 Egg farts will give you an old man smell.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (Fbc0I)

235 224 >>>Yes, I have old man smell now but...I lost weight.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo

>WTF is old man smell? Did you shower? Did you change your underwear? Brush your teeth? Check you boots?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (Fbc0I)

You don't know what old man smell is? Never been to an old folks home?

Yeah, I wear clean clothes and shower and brush teeth twice a day.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (xcxpd)

236
I thought they only went after Zionists, not Jews.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (vEZeu)

237 233 227 They'd never buy them. Or know how to use them.
The sheer terror 99% of Brits have of firearms is amusing.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:08 PM (xcxpd)

======

Hot Fuzz lied to me?!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)

And its one of the rare good movies from the UK

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (xcxpd)

238 I love you Mr. Egg Man!

Posted by: Johnathan Waters at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (5wUsV)

239 Apparently the usual suspects are whining that the British National was kicked when he was on the ground, but that's because, see, he refused to release the knife after attempting to stab the cops.

------------

He'd be a hero and released in Minnesomalia, while the cops would be put in prison for life.

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 01:10 PM (VdTX+)

240 Tangential, since Massie.

Thomas Massie has released a new ad. Did you know that he's Trump's biggest supporter in Congress?

https://x.com/MassieforKY/status/
2049273117919392011
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I agree with Trump more than I don't. Elect me so
I can continue grandstanding and doing nothing for you. Vote Massi!

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 01:10 PM (YZ0Fo)

241 The vid I saw was a fat baldheaded black man waddling down the street with a car following him with the peeps inside talking some furriner talk. Not so graphic.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 01:10 PM (Gqar8)

242 Yeah, drugging him is horrid.

I don’t care if she is attractive (?), she is a monster.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 01:10 PM (4KUe5)

243 The cops at first FLED IN FEAR from the slow, chubby stabbber with his 3-inch jackknife, then eventually tased him, but that still didn't get him to let go of the knife, so the cops then just kicked him in the head, like amateur street fighters, to get him to let go of it.

The UK has a Muslim terrorism problem, but it also has a serious disarmed cowardly incompetent police problem.

Posted by: zombie at April 30, 2026 01:10 PM (Av6i5)

244 Nood

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 30, 2026 01:11 PM (LdBR/)

245 They'd never buy them. Or know how to use them.
The sheer terror 99% of Brits have of firearms is amusing.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:08 PM (xcxpd)

You'd just have to do business by word of mouth among the 1%-ers. Could still be a money-maker.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 01:11 PM (utfVc)

246 "It's Thursday. Some Muslin's get stabby on Thursday."

Right? I mean, tomorrow, Friday, they have to spend the day taking over streets with public prayer. Any stabbing that needs to get done can't be procrastinated.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at April 30, 2026 01:11 PM (Vpqw1)

247 Their used to be an old guy in my church choir who smelled like spoiled milk. Stood right next to me, too.

Nice old gentleman. Retired engineer. But sour-milk smell.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 01:11 PM (77rzZ)

248 240 I agree with Trump more than I don't. Elect me so
I can continue grandstanding and doing nothing for you. Vote Massi!

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 01:10 PM (YZ0Fo)

======

Why is Massie not using his ad space to tout how he is trying to destroy Trump who's an Epstein client because of secret documents not in the Epstein files Trump released?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:11 PM (Y2NSe)

249 The UK has a Muslim terrorism problem, but it also has a serious disarmed cowardly incompetent police problem.

Okay, so I got that one wrong.

Posted by: Anthony Burgess at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (Riz8t)

250 236
I thought they only went after Zionists, not Jews.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (vEZeu)

That's what Hamas says too.

They lie.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:12 PM (xcxpd)

251 234 Egg farts will give you an old man smell.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (Fbc0I

If you have to fart, fart! You will feel much better for it.

Posted by: Mao at April 30, 2026 01:13 PM (E6xSb)

252 Yeah, drugging him is horrid.


Having an involuntary boner forced upon you is both horrifying and a big nuisance when you need to put on your pants.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 30, 2026 01:13 PM (guGkK)

253 Yeah, drugging him is horrid.

I don’t care if she is attractive (?), she is a monster.
==
I cant believe you guys are down on the script idea for
THE PROPOSAL II

Feel good rom com of the year, amiright??!!!

Posted by: Hollyweird at April 30, 2026 01:13 PM (anL5R)

254 245 They'd never buy them. Or know how to use them.
The sheer terror 99% of Brits have of firearms is amusing.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:08 PM (xcxpd)

You'd just have to do business by word of mouth among the 1%-ers. Could still be a money-maker.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 01:11 PM (utfVc)

I support arming the 1%, but I don't see them coming back from the brink. It will be a new epoch before a new England rises. And it has good odds of being muslim.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:14 PM (xcxpd)

255 They are complaining the police were rough on the stabbed?

Then give them GUNS. Amazingly, most people will drop their weapon when faced with armed police.

This is like every episode of the BBC crime drama “Luther.” Luther tells the guy he’s under arrest, then the guy grabs a pipe, a knife, whatever, and goes on attack rather than surrendering. Then Luther beats him up in self-defense, and gets suspended for injuring the guy.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 01:14 PM (4KUe5)

256 I rather know the pathology of cooking 15 scrambled eggs.

Scrambled egg leftovers?

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 30, 2026 01:15 PM (cS1cw)

257 I don’t care if she is attractive (?), she is a monster.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 01:10 PM (4KUe5)

She's not particularly attractive and yes a monster that deserves to rot in prison. Her main asset is she doesn't look like Richard Dreyfuss. But Jesus if true what a sick c-word

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:16 PM (Mvg3c)

258 Hot Fuzz lied to me?!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (Y2NSe)

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Have you ever seen the British TV Series "Strike Back?"

Granted, it revolves around a secret military special forces & intelligence branch & unit on missions all over the world, but:

It has to have the greatest number of firearm (and other ordinance) firings and body count per hour episode in the history of television. It's the wifey's greatest guilty pleasure -- aside from ... well, we won't go there.

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (VdTX+)

259 Learned a lot about scrambled eggs:
1 salt 15 minutes before cooking
2 add bubbly water while scrambling
3 added eggs to a preheat pan after the butter has stopped bubbling.
4 turn heat to low and use chopstick to turned the cooked edge into the uncooked center

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 30, 2026 01:18 PM (wBaIH)

260 Luther was a good show and not particularly woke but they do that propaganda trope where the unarmed British cop successfully talks an armed mental maniac out of doing stuff just in time because reasons.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 01:18 PM (Mvg3c)

261 >>>I rather know the pathology of cooking 15 scrambled eggs.

Scrambled egg leftovers?

Posted by: connected and litigious

>Maybe they were two weeks past their 'sell by' date?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:19 PM (Fbc0I)

262 Why do you batch cook eggs? They're best cooked fresh.

Also, how much fat do you use to cook that many eggs?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 30, 2026 01:24 PM (w6EFb)

263 235 224 >>>Yes, I have old man smell now but...I lost weight.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo

>WTF is old man smell? Did you shower? Did you change your underwear? Brush your teeth? Check you boots?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:07 PM (Fbc0I)

You don't know what old man smell is? Never been to an old folks home?

Yeah, I wear clean clothes and shower and brush teeth twice a day.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 30, 2026 01:09 PM (xcxpd)

-------

This is an actual thing. Doctors have a name for it, but I'm too lazy to look it up. But it is real. Older people need to be serious about their hygiene.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 30, 2026 01:25 PM (aZm/F)

264 “Strike Back” was fun, and I love the movie “Hot Fuzz.”

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 01:26 PM (4KUe5)

265 >>>This is an actual thing. Doctors have a name for it, but I'm too lazy to look it up. But it is real. Older people need to be serious about their hygiene.

Posted by: Seems Legit

>Formaldehyde bubbling out of the lungs?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 01:35 PM (Fbc0I)

266 I have a cane I made. The body is 36" long and 3/4"round. Solid aircraft aluminum. Ordered the handle.

If you pop off the rubber end it makes a dandy weapon. You don't swing it though. Think thrusts of the bare bottom end to obvious body parts.

Posted by: javems at April 30, 2026 01:36 PM (zFsEm)

267 Don't hatch your eggs before they're cooked.

Posted by: Young wives tail at April 30, 2026 01:37 PM (Sw54D)

268 Goo goo g' joob.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 30, 2026 01:46 PM (4NO2D)

269 Goo goo g' joob.
_-_
Sometimes you have to read up thread a bit to find out just what's a goin' on here.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 30, 2026 01:49 PM (rzCjW)

270 Sometimes you have to read up thread a bit to find out just what's a goin' on here
_-_
To find the word NOOD, for example...

Posted by: Don in SoCo at April 30, 2026 01:51 PM (rzCjW)

271 I realize I am egg stupid but what are you going to do with the 13 or so rest of the scrambled eggs? Freeze them? Eat them in one sitting vs two?Does this work well?

Secondly, I am SHOCKED that it is a Somolian because I thought their entire country were now in MN!

We all knew it was an eeslamic sicko, but to see Somolian it threw me a bit but not for long. Did his SoMama hatch him in London and take him back to Somolia for pirate and stabbing lessons? He looked like he ate well, whatever pirates eat.

This is what is going to enrage me and send me into rants if SCOTUS passes the birthright bs. An industry in chy na and other countries. Hatch them here and return to sender for commie indoctrination or learing (sic) stab,rape and fraud lessons. Then return at voting age to create all sorts of hell in our country and join gang bangers.

I think the current positive votes of SCOTUS are softening us up for this vote. We all know the three females will vote for more inbred crimes for cultural enrichment.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 03:20 PM (WONhk)

272 194 He'll be back on the streets before Ace finishes his eggs.
Posted by: toddg at April 30, 2026 01:02 PM (IyT2a)

I Love you nitwits. Why I am here vs being normal and productive. These free flowing posts are a tonic. hic

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 30, 2026 03:46 PM (WONhk)

273 I'm unclear on whether or not the EU countries are giving them rights and benies or just letting them live there in their own little ghettos.
Posted by: MJ at April 30, 2026 12:42 PM (XOmY9)

That only works a little until you run out of ghettos.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:27 PM (8avO+)

274 It has to have the greatest number of firearm (and other ordinance) firings and body count per hour episode in the history of television. It's the wifey's greatest guilty pleasure -- aside from ... well, we won't go there.
Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 01:17 PM (VdTX+)

hard to top Miami Vice.

Posted by: Oldcat at May 01, 2026 01:29 PM (8avO+)

The Morning Rant

punk-monkey.jpg

They lie. They manipulate. They fake numbers. They fake data. They have their cronies in the various administrative departments massage the numbers and delay the release of the actual...real...data for political ends.

And their fellow travelers in the media are 100% in lockstep with them. And not just lockstep...they actively tilt their message with deeply biased "reporting," They commission studies that are intended to bolster a political narrative that is at odds with reality, then amplify the false message so that it appears to be the accepted orthodoxy.

In this case it is the widely assumed but absolutely incorrect assumption that political violence is the domain of the right. But it's easy to claim that when the data themselves are manipulated with fake definitions that protect the privileged: Arab terrorists, Antifa street thugs, BLM murderers are curiously absent from the data, or redefined into oblivion.

And hilariously...the sources for much of the data are themselves evil political organizations that have not a shred of credibility in the real world. Gentlemen, I give you the SPLC and the ADL! Otherwise known as friends of the KKK and Judaism-hating pseudo-Jews.

So don't believe anything they say until you confirm it with your independent examination of the data, and even then, be deeply suspicious!

Debunking the Data That Claims to Show Most Political Violence Comes From the Right

On the Left, people point to January 6 as well as data purporting to show that most political violence comes from the Right. After Charlie Kirk’s assassination, The Economist ran a piece claiming to explain “what the data show,” which suggested that most political violence was a Right-wing phenomenon. Other publications cited studies from the Center for Strategic & International Studies or the CATO Institute.

The problem is, the “data” that these outlets have been relying on is deeply flawed.

One of the major sources is the Prosecution Project, an initiative of the University of Cincinnati, which analyzes felony criminal cases involving political violence and sorts them by ideology. “The project examines criminal complaints, indictments and court records, looking for crimes that seek ‘a socio-political change or to communicate’ to outside audiences,” per The Economist. “Its data show that extremists on both left and right commit violence, although more incidents appear to come from right-leaning attackers.”

Yet if you pull up the data center yourself, you can see immediately that it is deeply flawed.

Read the entire thing, and check her work! Because that is what sane people do. This is a vitally important analysis, for the obvious reasons, but also because it proves that what we all suspected was in fact the truth...we cannot believe anything the left says...and the left is everywhere.

[Yeah...Ace beat me to this. I figured his shelving accident would give me enough lead time, but I was wrong.]


[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!

Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM




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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 11:00 AM (C732X)

2 Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 11:01 AM (ExV1e)

3 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 30, 2026 11:01 AM (NcvvS)

4 That's two in a row!


Oh, yeah. The left is our enemy. All. Of. Them.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 11:01 AM (C732X)

5 9/11 was a tragic example of right-wingers attacking the United States.

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 30, 2026 11:02 AM (n1OCj)

6 "In this case it is the widely assumed but absolutely incorrect assumption that political violence is the domain of the right. "

Keep pushing....

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 11:03 AM (Sco7b)

7 Violence is Mother's Milk to democrats and the cretins who vote for them.

Posted by: Blue Man Chew at April 30, 2026 11:03 AM (QP+6w)

8 SO they count every time someone protested outside of an abortion clinic as an act of rightwing violence?!?

What about every time some lefty protest blocks the roads?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 11:04 AM (sKqQm)

9 As El Rushbo used to say: always question the numbers.

Posted by: I miss Rush at April 30, 2026 11:04 AM (2Ez/1)

10 I think it was President Trump's son on FoxNews one night noting that 'the bullets are only flying in one direction.'

Which has been true.
And it was a great way to phrase it.

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 11:04 AM (Sco7b)

11 Alrighty!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 11:04 AM (5xoct)

12 They lie. They manipulate. They fake numbers. They fake data.
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Why did I read this to the Itchy and Scratchy theme?

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:05 AM (Mvg3c)

13 8 SO they count every time someone protested outside of an abortion clinic as an act of rightwing violence?!?

What about every time some lefty protest blocks the roads?!?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 11:04 AM (sKqQm)

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I'm not sure if there's a clearer example of "the right's words are violence, the left's violence is speech," than the categorization of political violence being pushed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:06 AM (Y2NSe)

14 My go to for accurate data is

https://datarepublican.com/

All other sources are immediately suspect.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:06 AM (abIsI)

15
I suspect that most violence is committed by zombies and the mutated.

To that end...here's the new trailer of the upcoming "Resident Evil" movie, written and directed by the same guy who wrote and directed "Weapons".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk&t=113s

Looks good and not your typical RE flick.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 11:06 AM (iJfKG)

16 I am so glad to read this, and Ace too on the subject. The lefties never tire of repeating the completely false "both sides" horseshit, and now that we know what the SPLC, the ADL, and the various huge "foundations" and NGO's have been doing to foment and create division and violence ostensibly from "the right", we know that virtually all such political violence is leftist.

As history teaches us, that is nearly always true: the Left is violent and loves violence.

Hate them. They've earned it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 11:06 AM (jZAMu)

17 Figures often lie.
And liars often figure.

Posted by: And Statistics at April 30, 2026 11:08 AM (2Ez/1)

18 There's a clip on X or a woman who delved into the numbers, and yeah, totally manipulated. Of the three main sources for alleged conservative crime she found:

-- Did not include 9/11 deaths
-- classified ALL anti-semitic crimes as done by whites
-- included non-political/"hate" crime for whites, such as shooting at a meth lab

Then there's the fact that one of these three most cited organizations is the SPLC, who we now know was in the business of creating "nazi" hate crimes to goose their numbers.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 11:08 AM (5xoct)

19 16 I am so glad to read this, and Ace too on the subject. The lefties never tire of repeating the completely false "both sides" horseshit, and now that we know what the SPLC, the ADL, and the various huge "foundations" and NGO's have been doing to foment and create division and violence ostensibly from "the right", we know that virtually all such political violence is leftist.

As history teaches us, that is nearly always true: the Left is violent and loves violence.

Hate them. They've earned it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 30, 2026 11:06 AM (jZAMu)

======

"It's a both sides issue. Stochastic terrorism is real. Also, we don't have to tone down our rhetoric."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:08 AM (Y2NSe)

20 They did the same thing with immigrant crime.

Change the definitions, then proclaim how law abiding the criminal aliens are!

They aren't interested in the Truth, because they worship a lie.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:09 AM (N1tpc)

21 They lie. They manipulate. They fake numbers. They fake data.
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It's fakery all the way down.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 11:09 AM (wVcYX)

22 89.54% of statistics are made up.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 11:09 AM (77rzZ)

23
I have to admire the leftards and their ability to manufacture data and media stories the moment that something happens in reality to expose who they are.

I do wish our side would go as 4-wall as possible on these incidents every single time, and expose the left for who they are.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 11:09 AM (iJfKG)

24 >>My go to for accurate data is

https://datarepublican.com/

All other sources are immediately suspect.




^^THIS^^

Posted by: Lizzy at April 30, 2026 11:09 AM (5xoct)

25 17 Figures often lie.
And liars often figure.
Posted by: And Statistics


Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.

Posted by: Sydney Sweeney at April 30, 2026 11:10 AM (abIsI)

26 This is why taking down the Southern Poverty Learing Center is such a big deal. Their bullshit statistics have been used by the media and Democrats for years to paint us as violent racists and even make laws based on their lies.

The left can't exist without lying.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 11:10 AM (viF8m)

27 "All models are wrong. Some models are useful."
-George Box, statistician and all around lady's man

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:11 AM (Y2NSe)

28
It's scholastic terrorism!

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 30, 2026 11:11 AM (VWtfl)

29 I do wish our side would go as 4-wall as possible on these incidents every single time, and expose the left for who they are.
_____

Still lacing up the boots, boss.
-The Truth

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 11:11 AM (Dv3i1)

30 Think of this as our origin story.

Posted by: Oceania's Ministry of Truth at April 30, 2026 11:11 AM (VEBh1)

31 OT: Country music legend David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’, dead at 86

Sad

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:11 AM (abIsI)

32 The last assassination by someone on the right of a leftwing political figure was...uh...

Maybe you can argue Booth since he was doing it from a states rights perspective?

Every other assassination has been a lefty: Tyler James Robinson, the three would be Trump assassins, and on and on...

And the supposed attempts against Obama are a joke. But I think there were a couple of half way serious ones against Clinton but that's been 30 years now.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 11:13 AM (sKqQm)

33 We need to keep defending NGOs. Defending USAID was a good start, now do the rest.

And don't stop here. Start looking at the university research groups that do this as well. Whenever one group is found to be deliberately doing this, stripvthat group of all funding and make them ineligible for funding for the next ten or so years.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 30, 2026 11:14 AM (C/hTy)

34 ...because they worship a lie.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:09 AM (N1tpc)

Children of their father. Isn't it interesting that Burn, Loot, Murder hit all of his main areas?

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 11:14 AM (lFFaq)

35 They could slaughter us down to the last two or three people and the first thing out of their mouths would be "BOTH SIDES DO IT!"

Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 11:15 AM (svLOV)

36 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:15 AM (QX6xo)

37 [Yeah...Ace beat me to this. I figured his shelving accident would give me enough lead time, but I was wrong.]




Ace, you magnificent bastard.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:16 AM (QX6xo)

38 >>>Country music legend David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’, dead at 86

Sad

Posted by: Maj. Healey

>If that ain't country, it'll harelip the Pope.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 11:16 AM (Fbc0I)

39 Not asked; why would the right commit violence against the right?

Also not asked; who on the left is a victim of right-wing violence?

Answers would be nice. Not expected, but nice.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 11:16 AM (jehhT)

40 The problem with defunding NGOs is that they nominally do good.

But...since there is no pressure on them generally to actually do good they switch to enriching themselves and making sure funding continues.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 11:16 AM (sKqQm)

41 They lie. They manipulate. They fake numbers. They fake data.
------

Why did I read this to the Itchy and Scratchy theme?
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:05 AM (Mvg3c)


It's Log!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (QX6xo)

42 The problem with defunding NGOs is that they nominally do good.

Only until they solve the problem they are supposed to focus on. Once that happens, they make up new problems to keep the money spigot open.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (svLOV)

43 Why did I read this to the Itchy and Scratchy theme?

They lie!
And lie!
And lie and lie and lie!
Lie lie lie, lie lie lie!
The Lefty Alinsky Show!

Posted by: dum at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (dXNAb)

44 The left will always say they are the good guys.
But they lie so much they can't tell the difference.
Or they can but really don't care.
The important thing is they like to bitch.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (9lqZe)

45 Read the entire thing, and check her work! Because that is what sane people do.

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Now that's just crazy talk!

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (VdTX+)

46 Here's a stat we can take to the bank-

U.S. National Debt now growing by $180 million per hour — and $5 billion every day.

Current debt per taxpayer = $357,069

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (abIsI)

47 Any group that takes money from the government is by definion a government agency. There's no "non" about it.

And if you take government money you need to be subjected to oversight.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (viF8m)

48 What we lack in actual political violence, we make for in inspiring hoaxes about our political violence.

One of my favourites was Pelosi's garage door being spray-painted.

She was one of the most powerful people in the nation and her house is unguarded. And they only spray paint the garage. Not the bricks, or the windows or anything else that could have EASILY caused much more financial damage.

It could have been worse. We could have sent some guy into her home to bang the crap out of her husband...

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Sco7b)

49 Children of their father. Isn't it interesting that Burn, Loot, Murder hit all of his main areas?
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 11:14 AM (lFFaq)

Except BLM missed his biggest.

Sexual sin is his most potent weapon in this age, and Burn Loot and Murder did not (formally) include that.

Except that they happened in and near Pride month.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:19 AM (N1tpc)

50
The left will always say they are the good guys.
But they lie so much they can't tell the difference.
Or they can but really don't care.
The important thing is they like to bitch.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (9lqZe)

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There's a limerick (or maybe haiku) in there somewhere.

Posted by: ShainS -- Paris Hilton is harder to get into than the D.C. Hilton at April 30, 2026 11:19 AM (VdTX+)

51 Arg!!! Autocucumber changed defending to defending!!!

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 30, 2026 11:19 AM (C/hTy)

52
Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.

Posted by: Sydney Sweeney at April 30, 2026 11:10 AM (abIsI)


Genius. Pure, unadulterated genius.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:19 AM (QX6xo)

53 >U.S. National Debt now growing by $180 million per hour — and $5 billion every day.
-----

It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at April 30, 2026 11:20 AM (2Ez/1)

54 46 Here's a stat we can take to the bank-

U.S. National Debt now growing by $180 million per hour — and $5 billion every day.

Current debt per taxpayer = $357,069

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (abIsI)

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If you had told Paul Ryan in 2010 that the debt in 16 years would be $36 trillion, he'd say that math demands that we be in default and bankrupt.

I've been hearing that our debt will destroy us for a long time. I'm not MMT here, but the limits of what the reserve currency of the world and petrodollar controlling nation can do with its debt is...much more than we were led to believe.

Besides, the political moment to deal with it was 2012 when Ryan was nominated for VP. And then Mitt Romney let Obama steal Florida, Michigan, and Nevada without objection.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:20 AM (Y2NSe)

55 Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:19 AM (N1tpc)

They did a *fabulous* job of "Steal, Kill, and Destroy" though.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 11:21 AM (lFFaq)

56 Cucker Tarlson told me that Trump failed MAGA and MAGA is failing. How long before he tells us that Trump failed TACO?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 11:21 AM (Fbc0I)

57 $#%#@$$#$ autocucumber!!!!

Defund not defend

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 30, 2026 11:21 AM (C/hTy)

58 We could have sent some guy into her home to bang the crap out of her husband...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 11:18 AM (Sco7b)
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Good! Love that idea! I'm in my undies and ready to go.

Posted by: Paul Pelosi, the hammer man at April 30, 2026 11:21 AM (CtvVQ)

59 >U.S. National Debt now growing by $180 million per hour — and $5 billion every day.
-----

It's a write off, Jerry.
They just write it off.
Posted by: Kramer at April 30, 2026 11:20 AM (2Ez/1)

I love this bit.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 30, 2026 11:21 AM (wVcYX)

60 If you had told Paul Ryan in 2010 that the debt in 16 years would be $36 trillion, he'd say that math demands that we be in default and bankrupt.

I've been hearing that our debt will destroy us for a long time. I'm not MMT here, but the limits of what the reserve currency of the world and petrodollar controlling nation can do with its debt is...much more than we were led to believe.

Besides, the political moment to deal with it was 2012 when Ryan was nominated for VP. And then Mitt Romney let Obama steal Florida, Michigan, and Nevada without objection.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:20 AM (Y2NSe)

It's true that there's far more ruin in a nation than we expected.

I'm not particularly thrilled about plumbing the depths to find out just how much.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:22 AM (N1tpc)

61 OT: Country music legend David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’, dead at 86

Sad
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:11 AM (abIsI)

I had a professor at UT who's brother played in David Allan Coe's band.

According to her, well, her brother, DAC was like the Shane MacGowan of country music.(circa 70s-early 80s)

The money was good but they had to constantly baby sit DAC because he was liable to get so plastered or high before or during a gig that he could barely perform or would shit his pants or pass out or pass out and shit his pants.

Not every time obviously, but often enough for it to make a mark. Though in DAC's favor..when he was on, he was really on.

Anyway, RIP.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 11:23 AM (iJfKG)

62 ]The money was good but they had to constantly baby sit DAC because he was liable to get so plastered or high before or during a gig that he could barely perform or would shit his pants or pass out or pass out and shit his pants.


My MAN!!!!!

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 30, 2026 11:24 AM (QX6xo)

63 U.S. National Debt now growing by $180 million per hour — and $5 billion every day.

Current debt per taxpayer = $357,069
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:17 AM (abIsI)
================
This is why America needs a wealth tax

Posted by: Senator Bernie "never worked a single day" Sanders, writing from house two at April 30, 2026 11:24 AM (CtvVQ)

64 60
It's true that there's far more ruin in a nation than we expected.

I'm not particularly thrilled about plumbing the depths to find out just how much.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:22 AM (N1tpc)

=======

The only thing that will fix our debt is hitting the bottom. There is no political will to deal with it otherwise.

Unless someone like Trump can cut the bureaucracy and welfare payments to illegals enough to reveal that most of our debt accrual is actually manageable without major structural changes.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:24 AM (Y2NSe)

65 >>>I've been hearing that our debt will destroy us for a long time. I'm not MMT here, but the limits of what the reserve currency of the world and petrodollar controlling nation can do with its debt is...much more than we were led to believe.

>It's funny money. We just burn a couple of billion in bitcoin and square it up a little bit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 11:25 AM (Fbc0I)

66 The only thing that will fix our debt is hitting the bottom. There is no political will to deal with it otherwise.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:24 AM (Y2NSe)

This, too, is the story of Social Security.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:25 AM (N1tpc)

67 Posted by: Senator Bernie "never worked a single day" Sanders, writing from house two at April 30, 2026 11:24 AM (CtvVQ)


This is incorrect.

Bernie Sanders held a construction job in his youth. He lasted a little over a month, quit because it was 'too much work' and ran for his town mayor seat. He won.

He's been on the public teat ever since.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:25 AM (QX6xo)

68 11han Omar.

LOL

😂😂😂

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 11:26 AM (C732X)

69 Capturing the media was a masterstroke by the Left. Breaking that grip will be a struggle.

Very few sources of objective truth nowadays. The Founders would be appalled.

ABC

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 11:26 AM (ZxPkt)

70 The problem with defunding NGOs is that they nominally do good.

But...since there is no pressure on them generally to actually do good they switch to enriching themselves and making sure funding continues.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 30, 2026 11:16 AM (sKqQm)

Getting homeless addicts off the streets is a nominal "good", but the NGO's claiming to do so are spending all the money on hookers and blow.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:26 AM (utfVc)

71
Unless someone like Trump can cut the bureaucracy and welfare payments to illegals enough to reveal that most of our debt accrual is actually manageable without major structural changes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:24 AM (Y2NSe)


If only there was some department in the federal government that would review budgets and root out fraud and waste and make it more efficient..........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:27 AM (QX6xo)

72 66 The only thing that will fix our debt is hitting the bottom. There is no political will to deal with it otherwise.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:24 AM (Y2NSe)

This, too, is the story of Social Security.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:25 AM (N1tpc)

=====

Social Security is in okay shape, all things considered.

It's the money sinks that are Medicare and Medicaid that are the actual problem.

Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first? Oh, not nearly 50% of the nation? Much less 51% of elected officials?

Then it's not getting fixed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:27 AM (Y2NSe)

73 If only there was some department in the federal government that would review budgets and root out fraud and waste and make it more efficient..........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

I tried but, was told to GTFO.
I think I'll have another baby.

Posted by: Elon at April 30, 2026 11:29 AM (abIsI)

74 For the first time in 7 years, a direct commercial flight from Miami to Caracas, Venezuela took off this morning.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 30, 2026 11:29 AM (viF8m)

75 Hahaha...the public debt. Should be called The Eternal Debt as it will never be paid off. Ever.

I'll be dead when the end arrives and all the government freebies go "bonk bonk" so I don't care anymore. Hopefully Humongous will be a benevolent ruler 50 years from now.

Posted by: I Point And Laugh at April 30, 2026 11:29 AM (QP+6w)

76 Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:24 AM (Y2NSe)

Even structural changes would only be temporary unless one of the changes is enumerating the characteristics of progressives and making summary execution the penalty for any pol displaying a certain number of them, regardless of party. I wish I was joking, but now that they've tasted all that sweet graft they won't be able to live without it.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 30, 2026 11:30 AM (lFFaq)

77 Unless someone like Trump can cut the bureaucracy and welfare payments to illegals enough to reveal that most of our debt accrual is actually manageable without major structural changes.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:24 AM (Y2NSe)

It's what people have been saying for the last 60 years; the bottom is going to drop out anytime now. Just watch. Anytime.......annny time...

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 30, 2026 11:30 AM (g8Ew8)

78 Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first? Oh, not nearly 50% of the nation? Much less 51% of elected officials?

Then it's not getting fixed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:27 AM (Y2NSe)

-------------------

Indeed. The senate won't pass the SAVE act and that has about 85% approval.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 30, 2026 11:30 AM (2UnvF)

79 Capturing the media was a masterstroke by the Left. Breaking that grip will be a struggle.

Capturing the media was downstream of capturing ALL the educational institutions.

THAT was the real masterstroke, and should have been defended against far better.

Posted by: Gman at April 30, 2026 11:30 AM (GfWuY)

80 Apparently a definition of "friends" with which I was previously unfamiliar.

NASCAR's Greg Biffle and his family died in a strange plane crash. Cops say friends drained their bank accounts and robbed their home after they died.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 11:31 AM (ndZc7)

81 $#%#@$$#$ autocucumber!!!!

Defund not defend
Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at April 30, 2026 11:21 AM (C/hTy)

Turn it off. Own your own typos. Right now, Brave has put red squiggles under "autocucumber", "Defund", "Wookie", and the "hTy" from your hash. Weird. But I refuse to let Brave make those changes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:31 AM (utfVc)

82 61 OT: Country music legend David Allan Coe, who wrote ‘Take This Job and Shove It’, dead at 86

Sad
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:11 AM (abIsI)

May he rest in peace. That was a great song.

Of course, once you're to the point of saying take this job and shove it, you may as well tough it out, steal materials and build yourself a car one piece at a time. Old country music was the best.

I have Alabama's greatest hits on now as I'm working on stuff.

Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 11:31 AM (Sco7b)

83 Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first? Oh, not nearly 50% of the nation? Much less 51% of elected officials?

Hands off my hand outs!

Posted by: Old Fart Boomer at April 30, 2026 11:32 AM (QP+6w)

84
48 What we lack in actual political violence, we make for in inspiring hoaxes about our political violence.

One of my favourites was Pelosi's garage door being spray-painted.

She was one of the most powerful people in the nation and her house is unguarded. And they only spray paint the garage. Not the bricks, or the windows or anything else that could have EASILY caused much more financial damage.

It could have been worse. We could have sent some guy into her home to bang the crap out of her husband...
Posted by: Stateless at April 30, 2026 11:18 AM

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And a hobo took a dump in the driveway. I don't remember if Pelosi tried to frame it as a right wing op.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 30, 2026 11:33 AM (VWtfl)

85 Of course, once you're to the point of saying take this job and shove it, you may as well tough it out, steal materials and build yourself a car one piece at a time.

Posted by: Stateless


The title weighed 60 lbs.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 11:33 AM (C732X)

86 Unless one classifies Muslims and troons, and BLM and pantifa, and etc. as "right wing" virtually all political violence (i.e.: terrorism) is left wing. Even what little 'aryan national socialists' does is left wing.
Contrary to what Progtards claim virtually all racist groups are socialists' because there is no point in a racist group to demand to be left alone and let those 'others' live like commies, so long as they leave US alone.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 30, 2026 11:33 AM (/lPRQ)

87 How can you tell a leftist is lying? Easy. He’s talking.

Posted by: Heroq at April 30, 2026 11:34 AM (th4KY)

88 Hands off my hand outs!
Posted by: Old Fart Boomer at April 30, 2026 11:32 AM (QP+6w)

They (rightly/wrongly) don't view them as handouts.
They have, maybe, a little bit of a point.
They paid INTO those things their entire lives. Now you're blaming them for expecting something back for their money.

It is to laugh.

Posted by: Gman at April 30, 2026 11:34 AM (GfWuY)

89 The two most significant acts of political violence in my adult life were the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City 1995 and 9/11

Nothing close to these two that I can recall and 9/11 was an order of magnitude worse than OKC

J6 doesn’t even belong in such a discussion (even though cops killed Trump supporters that day)

OKC even that I wouldn’t call right wing but okay put it there if you must

9/11 was Muslim terrorism which is by definition political. And which political spectrum is the friend of Islam? Ask the mayor of NYC… it’s not the right

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 30, 2026 11:34 AM (yz/88)

90 @51/Sasquatch: "Arg!!! Autocucumber changed defending to defending!!!"

That's the same word.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 11:35 AM (O7YUW)

91 the money sinks that are Medicare and Medicaid that are the actual problem.

Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first? Oh, not nearly 50% of the nation? Much less 51% of elected officials?

Then it's not getting fixed.


Right. Soylent Green it is!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

92 Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first? Oh, not nearly 50% of the nation? Much less 51% of elected officials?

Hands off my hand outs!

Posted by: Old Fart Boomer

Correct. Now, if you would be so kind as to return all the money you took from me during my working life for those benefits, including the interest I would have preferred to accrue to my estate, we'll be on our way.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

93
So Neil Degrasse really has a video out now called:

Mounting Evidence We Are In a Black Hole

No, my man, I'm afraid that's just you.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:37 AM (Mvg3c)

94 Thx CBD.
Twain: lies, damned lies and statistics.
After college I stayed in the same city and went to law school. One of my college housemates stayed in college to get a Masters in public administration and one of the key books he had to read was "How to Lie with Statistics". I looked it over and realized that government is effed

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 30, 2026 11:37 AM (gu0hJ)

95 Lock

Box

Posted by: Algore at April 30, 2026 11:37 AM (Y1sOo)

96 It's the money sinks that are Medicare and Medicaid that are the actual problem.

Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first? Oh, not nearly 50% of the nation? Much less 51% of elected officials?

Then it's not getting fixed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:27 AM (Y2NSe)

A simple changeover for Medicare and Medicaid would be to make both as medical insurance instead of healthcare insurance.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 30, 2026 11:38 AM (g8Ew8)

97 Money laundering, extortion and plunder. It's what the elite do best, but you can't take it with you.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 11:38 AM (Fbc0I)

98 Mounting Evidence We Are In a Black Hole

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So we need to stop digging?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at April 30, 2026 11:38 AM (ndZc7)

99 So Neil Degrasse really has a video out now called:

Mounting Evidence We Are In a Black Hole

No, my man, I'm afraid that's just you.

One wonders how much longer we will be required to pretend this guy is some kind of galactic brain.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

100 Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 30, 2026 11:34 AM (yz/8

They enjoy watching us argue all this stuff with them.

While we're busy gathering together all our examples that prove them wrong and curating the data and facts they are preparing their next hundred lies.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:40 AM (Mvg3c)

101 Its funny how they still glom onto Jan 6th as if it's some magic day that right wingers ascended onto DC with guns a blazin' and blood ran down the steps of the Capitol Building.

The J6th committee was proven to be a fraud, the darling "Republicans" of the left are no longer in office or are lauded as a massive disgrace.

Many of the perpetrators on that day were shown to be leftist agitators seen around the country at various protests, the FBI had plants everywhere and the ONLY truly violent acts were the assassinations of two unarmed right wing leaning WOMEN by capitol police.

Yeah, f*ck right off with your J6th bullshit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:40 AM (QX6xo)

102
I was Some Kind of Galactic Brain open for The Stooges at Astroworld in '72.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 11:41 AM (iJfKG)

103 One wonders how much longer we will be required to pretend this guy is some kind of galactic brain.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

Somewhere, a planetarium gift shop is missing a janitor.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:41 AM (utfVc)

104 >>So Neil Degrasse really has a video out now called:

Mounting Evidence We Are In a Black Hole

No, my man, I'm afraid that's just you.
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There is only one truly in-exhaustible resource on Earth. Clickbait.

Posted by: Gref at April 30, 2026 11:41 AM (5rh/l)

105 Remember for decades they told us the media was not "biased". Half the political discussion on the R side was spent "proving" that it was. I remember entire days of it on HotAir, Malkin etc. It was only when Trump arrived and sorted the wheat from the chaff they finally said "of COURSE we're biased and here's why that's GOOD".

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:41 AM (Mvg3c)

106 99 So Neil Degrasse really has a video out now called:

Mounting Evidence We Are In a Black Hole

No, my man, I'm afraid that's just you.

One wonders how much longer we will be required to pretend this guy is some kind of galactic brain.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:38 AM (Riz8t)

We know Bill Nye the science guy is so smart because of that bow tie. Just like young Tucker Carlson…. Eyeroll

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 30, 2026 11:41 AM (yz/88)

107 98 Mounting Evidence We Are In a Black Hole

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So we need to stop digging?
^^^^^^^^^

Not until we find MH370

Posted by: Don LeFag at April 30, 2026 11:42 AM (Y1sOo)

108 There is only one truly in-exhaustible resource on Earth. Clickbait.

Posted by: Gref at April 30, 2026 11:41 AM (5rh/l)

Stupidity

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:42 AM (Mvg3c)

109
*sigh*

was = saw

Stupid brain!

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 11:42 AM (iJfKG)

110 So Neil Degrasse really has a video out now called:

Mounting Evidence We Are In a Black Hole

No, my man, I'm afraid that's just you.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:37 AM (Mvg3c)


Putting the ass in Degrasse.

The black hole he's in is his head firmly planted up his own asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:42 AM (QX6xo)

111 Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first? Oh, not nearly 50% of the nation? Much less 51% of elected officials?

Hands off my hand outs!

Posted by: Old Fart Boomer

Correct. Now, if you would be so kind as to return all the money you took from me during my working life for those benefits, including the interest I would have preferred to accrue to my estate, we'll be on our way.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:36 AM


Yep, I was forced onto medicare when I turned 65, they turned off my free tricare military retirement health care and it became a distant second payer to medicare. I had zero choice in the matter.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 30, 2026 11:43 AM (0N4FZ)

112 The left has a lock on dysgenic lunatics (e.g., Renee Good and Alex Pretti) prone to violence. But the left is not cowed by the violence committed by their dead-eyed followers. They perpetuate it with constant brainwashing. "Why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire?" they implore in their best Angela Lansbury impression.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 30, 2026 11:43 AM (2ap+5)

113 >>>One wonders how much longer we will be required to pretend this guy is some kind of galactic brain.

Posted by: Archimedes

>From what I hear from the street, he's a crazed sex poodle like ManBearPig.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 11:43 AM (Fbc0I)

114 From what I hear from the street, he's a crazed sex poodle like ManBearPig.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 30, 2026 11:43 AM (Fbc0I)

Man does that ever track

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:44 AM (Mvg3c)

115 To that end...here's the new trailer of the upcoming "Resident Evil" movie, written and directed by the same guy who wrote and directed "Weapons".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk&t=113s

Looks good and not your typical RE flick.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 11:06 AM (iJfKG)

Weapons was really fucked up, in a good way. It would be refreshing to see a different take on Resident Evil.

Posted by: Good movies are in short supply at April 30, 2026 11:44 AM (TbWk/)

116 Capturing the media was downstream of capturing ALL the educational institutions.

THAT was the real masterstroke, and should have been defended against far better.
Posted by: Gman at April 30, 2026 11:30 AM (GfWuY)

In the 1990s, the ration of liberal to conservative professors in colleges was roughly 3:1.

And imbalance, but students would have to work really hard to avoid being exposed to a conservative teacher.

Today, it's over 9:1 with many departments having ZERO conservatives.

ON THE PLUS SIDE, most colleges are about to die because they are faced with a declining available population AND a populace awakening to the fact that for most degrees there is zero or negative return to spending money to go to college.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:44 AM (N1tpc)

117 Capturing the media was downstream of capturing ALL the educational institutions.

THAT was the real masterstroke, and should have been defended against far better.
Posted by: Gman at April 30, 2026 11:30 AM (GfWuY)

I'd argue the media was captured first, though.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:45 AM (N1tpc)

118 So Neil Degrasse really has a video out now called:

Mounting Evidence We Are In a Black Hole

No, my man, I'm afraid that's just you.
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My best guess, someone turned off the lights in the planetarium gift shop.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (XeU6L)

119 A confidential Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School report has revealed a complete breakdown in basic officer training following a surge in permanent resident enrolment.

One French-language platoon, which had over 80 per cent non-citizens, was reportedly wracked by an inability to communicate fluently, a lack of respect towards female CAF members and infighting between Cameroonian and Côte d’Ivoire candidates.
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NATO partner? Stick a fork in them.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (abIsI)

120
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (X4KFY)

121 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (XeU6L)

This place.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (Mvg3c)

122 108 There is only one truly in-exhaustible resource on Earth. Clickbait.

Posted by: Gref at April 30, 2026 11:41 AM (5rh/l)

Stupidity

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:42 AM (Mvg3c)


Sort-of.

Gref's Fifth Law: The total amount of human intelligence is a constant.
Fact: The number of humans constantly increases.

You do the math.

Posted by: Gref at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (5rh/l)

123 Kip Thorne (Cal Tech physicist) wrote a book published in 1994 on black holes and time warps. Fascinating book…. I probably understood that book about as well as Neil Degrasse….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (+gA9j)

124 The CIA....for an organization that's not supposed to operate inside the United States, it sure has done a shitton of damage to the United States.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:47 AM (QX6xo)

125 Unless the news feed mechanism is overtly right wing I don’t trust what they say.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 11:47 AM (Gqar8)

126 The two most significant acts of political violence in my adult life were the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City 1995 and 9/11

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The SPLC exposure makes me wonder if the fed building bombing was financed by them. At the time, Clinton was desperate to counter Rush Limbaugh and referred (accused) to him negatively many times after. And let's not forget what the Clinton people did at Waco and Ruby Ridge.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 30, 2026 11:47 AM (g8Ew8)

127 Putting the ass in Degrasse.

The black hole he's in is his head firmly planted up his own asshole.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:42 AM

Beat me to it, Sponge.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Nw8s8)

128 Better arguments for the universe being a simulation that we exist in than we are living in a black hole.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Gqar8)

129 I'd say if we were in a black hole, we'd probably be dead of radiation.

But let's hand wave that away as 'magic time dilation.'

So, Neil, what are we supposed to do? Is it all pointless because you are a fucking hipster nihilist commie? Does your dorm room philosophy point to some deeper meaning in this or are you just expecting to hog to bong for a few minutes?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:48 AM (bss/y)

130 To that end...here's the new trailer of the upcoming "Resident Evil" movie, written and directed by the same guy who wrote and directed "Weapons".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJPu1spHqfk&t=113s

Looks good and not your typical RE flick.

I'm confused. Why is Baron Harkonnen in this movie at 1:07?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:49 AM (Riz8t)

131
Beat me to it, Sponge.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 30, 2026 11:48 AM


Quick on the draw, I thought I'd be dead.

He put a gun to my head and this is what he said......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:49 AM (QX6xo)

132 A confidential Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School report has revealed a complete breakdown in basic officer training following a surge in permanent resident enrolment.

One French-language platoon, which had over 80 per cent non-citizens, was reportedly wracked by an inability to communicate fluently, a lack of respect towards female CAF members and infighting between Cameroonian and Côte d’Ivoire candidates.
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NATO partner? Stick a fork in them.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (abIsI)

DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH!

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:49 AM (N1tpc)

133 Putting the ass in Degrasse.

The black hole he's in is his head firmly planted up his own asshole.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:42 AM

Beat me to it, Sponge.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 30, 2026 11:48 AM (Nw8s
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The technical term is "craniofossal inversion."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 30, 2026 11:49 AM (xvhJH)

134 Oh no. The trailer has the fart noise from the 90s.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:50 AM (bss/y)

135
ON THE PLUS SIDE, most colleges are about to die because they are faced with a declining available population AND a populace awakening to the fact that for most degrees there is zero or negative return to spending money to go to college.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:44 AM (N1tpc)

___________

Even way back when, I got nothing useful back from my non-STEM courses in college. I enjoyed my history courses, but there wasn't anything in them I couldn't have picked up in my own reading.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 11:50 AM (vEZeu)

136 the new NASA guy says he is in favor of returning Pluto to full planetary status

this would get back at Mike "The Grass" Tyson for the role he played in Pluto's demotion

NASA guy also has really big ears
have you seen this guys ears?

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 11:50 AM (ZxPkt)

137 Would have to be set in the 90s: no cell phones.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)

138 My favorite leftwing violence occurred in Greenwich Village on March 6, 1970 when the Weathermen blew themselves to kingdom come. July 12, 1978 was also fun when William Morales blew himself up making bombs for the FLN. Hilariously, he is alive to this day.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (2ap+5)

139 Ryan Guirdusky did a whole pod episode on all this data 6-7 months ago. It was excellent.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (YZ0Fo)

140 One French-language platoon, which had over 80 per cent non-citizens, was reportedly wracked by an inability to communicate fluently, a lack of respect towards female CAF members and infighting between Cameroonian and Côte d’Ivoire candidates.
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NATO partner? Stick a fork in them.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (abIsI)

As an Albertan looking forward to independence, it suits me just fine that Canadian Forces are shooting themselves in the foot. Makes it that much easier for us to deal with them, should the Nazis in Ottawa try to use force against us.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (utfVc)

141 Gref's Fifth Law: The total amount of human intelligence is a constant.
Fact: The number of humans constantly increases.

You do the math.

Posted by: Gref at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (5rh/l)

LOL could be true. I guess what my proposition really depends on is whether one believes stupidity is something on its own or merely a lack of intelligence.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (Mvg3c)

142 ON THE PLUS SIDE, most colleges are about to die because they are faced with a declining available population AND a populace awakening to the fact that for most degrees there is zero or negative return to spending money to go to college.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:44 AM (N1tpc)

Because of the insane costs now, a lot of folks outside of STEM and Business are essentially spending a couple hundred thou to-

develop a nice hobby for their time off from being a Starbuck's latte jockey.

Progressive institutional greed has murdered the affordable degree and with it their own jobs as professor an TAs and the like.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (iJfKG)

143 I’m shocked to find the left is determined to eradicate my people. I’m being genocided.

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (yw3eV)

144 I'd argue the media was captured first, though.
_____

Mike Benz will argue that the television 'news' media was created by the CIA. He seems convincing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (Dv3i1)

145 So do the various factions in the French-language platoon surrender to each other?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (77rzZ)

146 The dead or walking dead colleges and universities are the small liberal arts colleges. Not enough endowment to continue their lunacy.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 11:52 AM (Gqar8)

147
Tyson is the Temu Carl Sagan, who I didn't care for either.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 11:52 AM (vEZeu)

148 Kip Thorne (Cal Tech physicist) wrote a book published in 1994 on black holes and time warps. Fascinating book…. I probably understood that book about as well as Neil Degrasse….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Nobel winner. And appeared on TTBT.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:52 AM (YZ0Fo)

149 It's not even close to both sides for one simple reason. The Right starts from the point of morality, predominantly a Judaeo-Christian one, which in turn shapes our morality. By contrast, the Left's starting point is their world view, predominantly ego and love of self to the point of narcissism, which shapes their morality. Those leftists who shared the Right's morality-based starting point famously abandoned the Left following the public celebrations coming from the worldview/ego-based leftists. Everyone remaining in the left is either a useful idiot who believes anything that conforms to his worldview (i.e., a narcissist) or a serial liar who deliberately manipulates data for his own benefit (i.e., a sociopath).

It's also another reason it isn't even close to both sides: violence is hard-coded into the left's political DNA. When your worldview is Power No Matter the Cost, morality must be flexible enough to allow any viable means to gain that power.

Of course, the core problem underneath it all is that they unwittingly serve the Father of Lies, who didn't have to work terribly hard at gassing up their self-love.

Posted by: Saber Alter at April 30, 2026 11:53 AM (is8n9)

150 If I was Canadian, that news would comfort me, a bit, as I ponder my own armed forces being turned on me in the future!

Posted by: I really haven't settled on a nic at April 30, 2026 11:53 AM (ATFdB)

151 148 Kip Thorne (Cal Tech physicist) wrote a book published in 1994 on black holes and time warps. Fascinating book…. I probably understood that book about as well as Neil Degrasse….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Nobel winner. And appeared on TTBT.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:52 AM (YZ0Fo)

=====

Technical advisor on Interstellar and wrote a couple of papers on black holes based on the math the special effects team's work on creating the black hole for the movie.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Y2NSe)

152 My favorite leftwing violence occurred in Greenwich Village on March 6, 1970 when the Weathermen blew themselves to kingdom come. July 12, 1978 was also fun when William Morales blew himself up making bombs for the FLN. Hilariously, he is alive to this day.

Sure, that's amusing as a one-off. I'm more interested in scale. You know, like Bolsheviks and Mensheviks killing each other on an industrial scale.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)

153
As an Albertan looking forward to independence, it suits me just fine that Canadian Forces are shooting themselves in the foot. 

___________

Sounds like they'll be shooting each other in the foot soon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 11:53 AM (vEZeu)

154 Rocky Horror Pucture Show had the best exposition of The Time Warp.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 11:54 AM (Gqar8)

155 Universes happen.

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 11:54 AM (ZxPkt)

156 Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (Dv3i1)

Interesting. I was going to say the government was captured first, then the media, so that would fit hand in glove.

And as I am fond of saying I recognize that The View is literally an op. These things just kind of... pop out to me. I don't go looking.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:54 AM (Mvg3c)

157 Kip Thorne (Cal Tech physicist) wrote a book published in 1994 on black holes and time warps. Fascinating book…. I probably understood that book about as well as Neil Degrasse….
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

Nobel winner. And appeared on TTBT.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:52 AM (YZ0Fo)

Threshold Test Ban Treaty?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:54 AM (N1tpc)

158 119 A confidential Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School report has revealed a complete breakdown in basic officer training following a surge in permanent resident enrolment.
____

Pretty sure Canada is well on their way to a military staffed entirely by mercenaries of 'former' members of the Chinese military.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 11:54 AM (Dv3i1)

159 The complete and utter f*cktarded students at my August Institution of Higher Learing have decided to stage a May day walkout. The signs say ICE OUT - ICE is not here and has not been here - and the fine print says "to protest for a $20 an hour minimum wage on campus".

Every single one of them who attends is destined to be useless eater, sponging off the work of productive people and somehow finding themselves in a position of power which allows them to do just that.

*types* *deletes*.... *types* *deletes* *types* *deletes* *types* *deletes*

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 11:54 AM (vJrRc)

160 >As an Albertan looking forward to independence
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what's the buzz up there
does independence have a real chance?

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (ZxPkt)

161 I'm pretty sure 10,000 NASCAR fans chanting "Fuck Joe Biden" counts as 10,000 right-wing hate crimes.

Posted by: Ripley at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (GUOwU)

162 Nobel winner. And appeared on TTBT.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:52 AM (YZ0Fo)

Threshold Test Ban Treaty?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Typo. TBBT. the big bag theory.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (YZ0Fo)

163 Picture, not Pucture. I have big thick fingers.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (Gqar8)

164 159 The complete and utter f*cktarded students at my August Institution of Higher Learing have decided to stage a May day walkout. The signs say ICE OUT - ICE is not here and has not been here - and the fine print says "to protest for a $20 an hour minimum wage on campus".

Every single one of them who attends is destined to be useless eater, sponging off the work of productive people and somehow finding themselves in a position of power which allows them to do just that.

*types* *deletes*.... *types* *deletes* *types* *deletes* *types* *deletes*

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 11:54 AM (vJrRc)

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You should wander through them and encourage them to tear the place up in the name of anti-colonialism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (Y2NSe)

165 I'm pretty sure 10,000 NASCAR fans chanting "Fuck Joe Biden" counts as 10,000 right-wing hate crimes.
Posted by: Ripley at

Never happened. Reporter on the scene told me so.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (YZ0Fo)

166 136 the new NASA guy says he is in favor of returning Pluto to full planetary status

this would get back at Mike "The Grass" Tyson for the role he played in Pluto's demotion

NASA guy also has really big ears
have you seen this guys ears?
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 11:50 AM (ZxPkt
Plutonians get their flag back!

Posted by: Eromero at April 30, 2026 11:56 AM (yw3eV)

167 "point of morality, predominantly a Judaeo-Christian one, which in turn shapes our morality"

That should have read "which in turn shapes our worldview".

Man I hate phoneposting, it's difficult enough with overzealous autocorrect but I can barely see what I'm typing.

Posted by: Saber Alter at April 30, 2026 11:56 AM (is8n9)

168 Pretty sure Canada is well on their way to a military staffed entirely by mercenaries of 'former' members of the Chinese military.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 30, 2026 11:54 AM (Dv3i1)

It's important to bring it military forces from outside the community.

They are FAR more willing to fire on the native populace.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:56 AM (N1tpc)

169 168
It's important to bring it military forces from outside the community.

They are FAR more willing to fire on the native populace.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:56 AM (N1tpc)

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But first, they have some old country debts to settle.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (Y2NSe)

170 Typo. TBBT. the big bag theory.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (YZ0Fo)

Ugh. Bang* I Prly need to give up for today.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (YZ0Fo)

171 >Typo. TBBT. the big bag theory.

Posted by: BruceWayne

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try again

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (ZxPkt)

172 Here and I thought it was Tits, Tubs and Bacon Trimmings.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (QX6xo)

173 Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first?

As someone who's researched Medicare a good bit prior to my wife turning 65, it's not free.

- Medicare part A - inpatient hospital - is 'free' assuming you've worked enough quarters over your life and pays 80% of approved expenses with no maximum out of pocket for the rest.
- Medicare part B - outpatient stuff - has a monthly premium (currently starts at a bit over $200) which increases if you make too much money.
- Medicare part D - drugs has a monthly premium which increases if you make too much money.
- Medicare doesn't pay for dental, or vision, or hearing.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (ExV1e)

174 Push butt
Rub hands under arm hair

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (Kt19C)

175 Posted by: Saber Alter at April 30, 2026 11:53 AM (is8n9)

Very odd that my mom, unfortunately a dyed in the wool BPD narcissist, actually left the D reservation some 15 years ago with the help of Brit Lass. Huge Trumper now. She's one who you would think would have stayed but honestly I think it's her intellect that got her out. Her other idiot children have had no such luck. I cannot believe these liberal shitstains are even related to me. Shut up.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (Mvg3c)

176 170 Typo. TBBT. the big bag theory.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (YZ0Fo)

Ugh. Bang* I Prly need to give up for today.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (YZ0Fo)

=======

I have a big bag theory right here!

*awaits for interpretation that would make it make sense*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (Y2NSe)

177 92 Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first? Oh, not nearly 50% of the nation? Much less 51% of elected officials?

Hands off my hand outs!

Posted by: Old Fart Boomer

Correct. Now, if you would be so kind as to return all the money you took from me during my working life for those benefits, including the interest I would have preferred to accrue to my estate, we'll be on our way.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:36 AM (Riz8t)

The govt could for the healthcare deduction and be way ahead...but try to drop the entire senior population back onto private insurance or pay as you go. That would be super duper ugly...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (tOcjL)

178 Ugh. Bang* I Prly need to give up for today.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (YZ0Fo)


Welcome to my Hell.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (QX6xo)

179 One French-language platoon, which had over 80 per cent non-citizens, was reportedly wracked by an inability to communicate fluently, a lack of respect towards female CAF members and infighting between Cameroonian and Côte d’Ivoire candidates.

I wonder how much of that "disrespect" involved one of the africans raping a female platoon member.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (vJrRc)

180 Ugh. Bang* I Prly need to give up for today.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (YZ0Fo)

There is always Thorazine.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (Mvg3c)

181 Typo. TBBT. the big bag theory.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (YZ0Fo)

***

You're talking about me aren't you...

Posted by: Rosie O'Fat at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (affD0)

182 FAIR PLAY FOR PLUTO!

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (ZxPkt)

183 170 Typo. TBBT. the big bag theory.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (YZ0Fo)

Ugh. Bang* I Prly need to give up for today.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (YZ0Fo)

Nah. Endeavor to persevere. Or keep building your castle in that Swamp.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (Gqar8)

184 the new NASA guy says he is in favor of returning Pluto to full planetary status

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Trump should issue an EO that it should remain a sub planet and Boasburg will order it to be a planet.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at April 30, 2026 11:59 AM (bv1ic)

185 183 Nah. Endeavor to persevere. Or keep building your castle in that Swamp.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (Gqar

======

But the third one burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:59 AM (Y2NSe)

186 Picture, not Pucture. I have big thick fingers.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (Gqar

***

Go on...

Posted by: Pete Bootyjuice at April 30, 2026 11:59 AM (affD0)

187 Typo. TBBT. the big bag theory.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (YZ0Fo)

Ugh. Bang* I Prly need to give up for today.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 11:57 AM (YZ0Fo)

=======

I have a big bag theory right here!

*awaits for interpretation that would make it make sense*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (Y2NSe)

I have the feeling this would be a p0rn0 parody of The Big Bang Theory...

But there's no reason for them to change the name in the first place.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:59 AM (N1tpc)

188 Yahoo headline as relevant as ever: "A Scientist Says Humans Will Go Backwards in Time Within Just 3 Years"

What the Popular Mechanics article actually asserts is that within three years, the rate of increase in life expectancy will exceed one year per year. Arguable, but calling it "going backward in time" is just clickbait.

Posted by: Ray Van Dune at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (FpP3s)

189 what's the buzz up there
does independence have a real chance?
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 11:55 AM (ZxPkt)

I think it does. And the complete clusterfuck that is our current Federal government is the best sales enhancer for independence that we could possibly have.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (utfVc)

190 I saw Big Bag Theory open for Single Gun Theory at The Curtain Club in '97.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (QX6xo)

191
MPPA: Make Pluto a Planet Again

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (vEZeu)

192 A confidential Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School report has revealed a complete breakdown in basic officer training following a surge in permanent resident enrolment.

Saw that yesterday.

Canada really is a banana republic.
This is pathetic.
"Our Managing Editor, Cosmin Dzsurdzsa has obtained a secret, internal bombshell report from the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School. This 15 page document exposes shocking military secrets that Mark Carney is not sharing with the public. One critical platoon was revealed to be 83% non-citizen residents – many in Canada for just three months – and it descended into total dysfunction. Cultural infighting between Cameroonian and Ivorian factions within the CANADIAN Armed Forces. Repeated allegations of racism flying between squabbling tribes. A shocking lack of respect toward female members and instructors.

(Continued)

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (C732X)

193 A country doesn't get into $38 trillion in debt unless there's a massive amount of fraud.

*spoiler: there's a massive amount of fraud. $38T to be exact.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

194 The Left makes its own history, even as it remakes our past, generating new political realities and reinterpreting historical narratives to align with 'contemporary goals.'

Its been going on for way longer - and step-by-step - than the more normal & reasonably read of this country realize. Aside: Of late, C19 gave them some cover to engage a few of their master plans. (Yeah, a conspiracy theory - unless it's not.)

Posted by: Lisa Mona Vito at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (NFX2v)

195 Graduation rate? A catastrophic 48%.
The report, authored by Lieutenant Colonel M.R. Kieley, is devastating. It likely crossed the desk of Prime Minister Carney, and now, I am sharing with you what he does not want known. Instructors watched cultural blocs clash constantly. Older permanent residents arrived expecting a “technical college,” not military discipline. Many couldn’t read training materials without help. Fitness levels cratered. Language barriers crippled communication.

(Cont)

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (C732X)

196 The Canadian Forces are advertising big time for members up here now. I've never seen that.

Unless their mission is to wipe out our ruling class and grt us down to about 10 million good people, pass.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (Sco7b)

197
I have a big bag theory right here!

*awaits for interpretation that would make it make sense*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (Y2NSe)


So, you're the moron doing scrotum inflation demos at the MOMEs.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (iJfKG)

198 Big Bang Theory - show was funny as hell, even though all the acors are shitbags.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (Gqar8)

199 This wasn’t one bad platoon. It’s the direct result of rushed policy changes: scrapping the aptitude test, gutting medical standards, and fast-tracking non-citizens with zero security screening. Basic training success rates have plunged from a steady 83-87% to 77%. Failure rates are skyrocketing. Instructors are overwhelmed and furious.
Some training officers are now openly questioning whether non-Canadian citizens should even receive officer commissions. This is what happens when you trade standards for numbers. Canada’s military is supposed to defend the nation – not become a fractured social experiment.
The full report, which was never supposed to see the light of day, lays it all bare: the ethnic fractures, the plummeting competence, the warnings ignored.”

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 12:01 PM (C732X)

200 Because of the insane costs now, a lot of folks outside of STEM and Business are essentially spending a couple hundred thou to-

develop a nice hobby for their time off from being a Starbuck's latte jockey.

Progressive institutional greed has murdered the affordable degree and with it their own jobs as professor an TAs and the like.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (iJfKG)

This is why staying home for college has gone bonkers. There's a reason GMU in Fairfax has become one of the most populated schools on the East Coast. It wasn't its initial pedigree, although as you gain all the smart kids who stay home, somehow your school gets better...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:01 PM (tOcjL)

201 198 Big Bang Theory - show was funny as hell, even though all the acors are shitbags.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (Gqar

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I found it mildly diverting from time to time.

It's no Taskmaster (new episode tonight!).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Y2NSe)

202
Because of the insane costs now, a lot of folks outside of STEM and Business are essentially spending a couple hundred thou to-

develop a nice hobby for their time off from being a Starbuck's latte jockey.

Progressive institutional greed has murdered the affordable degree and with it their own jobs as professor an TAs and the like.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (iJfKG)



Starting around 1967, US universities reformed their non-STEM classes from liberal arts education to a government-funded training academy for anti-Western Civilization activists and protestors.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 30, 2026 12:02 PM (X4KFY)

203 It's important to bring it military forces from outside the community.

They are FAR more willing to fire on the native populace.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:56 AM (N1tpc)

And in turn, I am much more willing to fire upon them than I would be to fire upon native-born Canadians.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:02 PM (utfVc)

204 You should wander through them and encourage them to tear the place up in the name of anti-colonialism.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

... don't tempt me.

By the time their protest starts I will be up at my parents' being a productive member of society and building useful things instead of tearing down things I don't understand and destructively f*cktarding my way through life.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 12:02 PM (vJrRc)

205 173 Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first?

As someone who's researched Medicare a good bit prior to my wife turning 65, it's not free.

- Medicare part A - inpatient hospital - is 'free' assuming you've worked enough quarters over your life and pays 80% of approved expenses with no maximum out of pocket for the rest.
- Medicare part B - outpatient stuff - has a monthly premium (currently starts at a bit over $200) which increases if you make too much money.
- Medicare part D - drugs has a monthly premium which increases if you make too much money.
- Medicare doesn't pay for dental, or vision, or hearing.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic

This is truth. Add in additional gap insurance such as plan G or N and add $200-300 a month.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (abIsI)

206 I have a big bag theory right here!

*awaits for interpretation that would make it make sense*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 11:58 AM (Y2NSe)

The big bag theory - the theory that Neil DeGrasse could be outwitted by a big bag of potatoes.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (Mvg3c)

207 Big Bang Theory - show was funny as hell, even though all the acors are shitbags.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM


I guess it's just too far over my head. I've watched an episode or two and didn't find myself laughing once.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (QX6xo)

208 201
I found it mildly diverting from time to time.

It's no Taskmaster (new episode tonight!).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:01 PM (Y2NSe)

Penny the Whore wearing a Hillary Tshirt pretty well sums up the cast.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (Gqar8)

209 203 It's important to bring it military forces from outside the community.

They are FAR more willing to fire on the native populace.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 11:56 AM (N1tpc)

And in turn, I am much more willing to fire upon them than I would be to fire upon native-born Canadians.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:02 PM (utfVc)

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It seems like most imports view Western nations not as something to adhere to in any way shape or form but places to leech off of, either through increased economic activity or just straight welfare.

Honestly, I suspect the amount of fight an imported army would have to suppress the Canadian population would diminish quickly once actual fighting started.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (Y2NSe)

210 198 Big Bang Theory - show was funny as hell, even though all the acors are shitbags.
Posted by: tubal

I never found it funny in the least. As I told my dad when he asked "I've seen porn with better acting and more sympathetic characters."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (svLOV)

211 Gref's Fifth Law: The total amount of human intelligence is a constant.
Fact: The number of humans constantly increases.

You do the math.

Posted by: Gref at April 30, 2026 11:46 AM (5rh/l)

I've heard (and requoted) a similar equation: Brains times beauty is a constant. YMMV...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 30, 2026 12:04 PM (nbLIj)

212 LOL could be true. I guess what my proposition really depends on is whether one believes stupidity is something on its own or merely a lack of intelligence.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:51 AM (Mvg3c)

I think stupidity is more than just a lack of intelligence. It's a rejection of rationality and empiricism, of objective fact, of the idea that objective facts can even exist, the rejection of cause and effect, the refusal to accept that actions have consequences, the rejection of critical thinking of any kind. Stupidity is being taught, enforced, and reinforced by our educational system and our culture. Some people take pride in their stupidity, even though they don't call it by its name.

Posted by: Stupidity is far more active than we think at April 30, 2026 12:04 PM (TbWk/)

213 208
Penny the Whore wearing a Hillary Tshirt pretty well sums up the cast.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (Gqar

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Better than the daughter in the Gilmore Girls writing an essay about how awesome Hillary is.

Remember when TV was absent politics?

No, I do not.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:04 PM (Y2NSe)

214 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (QX6xo)

I remember ace's flirtation with it. I get that people think it's funny but I found it roughly as amusing as toenail fungus.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:04 PM (Mvg3c)

215 207 Big Bang Theory - show was funny as hell, even though all the acors are shitbags.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM


I guess it's just too far over my head. I've watched an episode or two and didn't find myself laughing once.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (QX6xo)

Eh, I just appreciated their gormless stupidity, and academic uselessness.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:05 PM (Gqar8)

216 198 Big Bang Theory - show was funny as hell, even though all the acors are shitbags.

Posted by: tubal


I would like to Big Bang Kaley Cuoco

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 30, 2026 12:05 PM (abIsI)

217 Older permanent residents arrived expecting a “technical college,” not military discipline.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM (C732X

That's EXACTLY how they're advertising it.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 30, 2026 12:05 PM (Sco7b)

218 I guess it's just too far over my head. I've watched an episode or two and didn't find myself laughing once.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (QX6xo)
-------------
Best to start in Season One. Later, the humor becomes more character-driven, and if you don't know who they are, the humor's not going to land. I know, because I had that experience myself.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 30, 2026 12:05 PM (xvhJH)

219 Some people take pride in their stupidity, even though they don't call it by its name.

Posted by: Stupidity is far more active than we think at April 30, 2026 12:04 PM (TbWk/)

Not just people but entire groups

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:05 PM (Mvg3c)

220
I remember ace's flirtation with it. I get that people think it's funny but I found it roughly as amusing as toenail fungus.
Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:04 PM (Mvg3c)


I wasn't a fan of Seinfeld, either, so there's that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:05 PM (QX6xo)

221 Every single one of them who attends is destined to be useless eater, sponging off the work of productive people and somehow finding themselves in a position of power which allows them to do just that.

*types* *deletes*.... *types* *deletes* *types* *deletes* *types* *deletes*

Posted by: FeatherBlade

You know what REALLY pisses me off?

By all rights...I should be one of that ilk. And I'd be materially much better off today if I were.

Here I am. Got my soul and little else. Yay me.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 30, 2026 12:05 PM (OUMaO)

222 But the third one burned down, fell over, and then sank into the swamp!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison,

Y'know, if you keep building them on the same location, even if they collapse and all that, eventually you'll have enough rubble to make a solid foundation.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 12:06 PM (vJrRc)

223 It seems like most imports view Western nations not as something to adhere to in any way shape or form but places to leech off of, either through increased economic activity or just straight welfare.

Honestly, I suspect the amount of fight an imported army would have to suppress the Canadian population would diminish quickly once actual fighting started.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (Y2NSe)

One is reminded of the Hessian mercenaries employed by the British against the American Colonists.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:06 PM (utfVc)

224
Eh, I just appreciated their gormless stupidity, and academic uselessness.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:05 PM


There you go.

That's not really my style, so it tracks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:07 PM (QX6xo)

225 Last great network "sitcom" was probably Cheers. But I haven't thought too hard about this.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 12:07 PM (Mvg3c)

226 Neil Degrasse is to astronomy what Katanji Brown Jackson is to constitutional law.

Posted by: Ripley at April 30, 2026 12:07 PM (GUOwU)

227
This is why staying home for college has gone bonkers. There's a reason GMU in Fairfax has become one of the most populated schools on the East Coast. It wasn't its initial pedigree, although as you gain all the smart kids who stay home, somehow your school gets better...

Have you seen the size of the new housing complex they just finished on the S side of 123? It's enormous. It used to be that GMU was a commuter school, but it looks like they're building it up now as a residential campus as well.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)

228 226 Neil Degrasse is to astronomy what Katanji Brown Jackson is to constitutional law.

Posted by: Ripley at April 30, 2026 12:07 PM (GUOwU)

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That's not fair.

Degrasse's planetarium hasn't burned down.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:08 PM (Y2NSe)

229 Quick look at the data set shows no entries for "Luigi Mangione" or 12/04/2024, the day Mangione executed Bria Thompson on a New York City street.

There is however a listing for a shooting at Luigi's restaurant by a Ft. Bragg soldier in 2007.

Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 12:09 PM (I0N4X)

230 Neil Digass Tyson.

Spends his time with his head digging in his own ass.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:09 PM (QX6xo)

231 210 198 Big Bang Theory - show was funny as hell, even though all the acors are shitbags.
Posted by: tubal

I never found it funny in the least. As I told my dad when he asked "I've seen porn with better acting and more sympathetic characters."
Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (svLOV)

It's a rather unfunny show. This is particularly pronounced when you watch some of the clips with the laugh tracks scrubbed out. It's just a string of cringe moments with an implied "please laugh" hanging in the air with the pathetic pall of an imploring Jeb Bush begging for applause.

Posted by: It pretty much sucked at April 30, 2026 12:09 PM (TbWk/)

232 Sure, that's amusing as a one-off. I'm more interested in scale. You know, like Bolsheviks and Mensheviks killing each other on an industrial scale.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)

=======

There's just something about being able to read about an individual's life, their idealism, their identification with radical groups, their veganism that really makes it special when they blow themselves up in a spectacular display of stupidity. I'm a particularist, I suppose.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 30, 2026 12:10 PM (2ap+5)

233 224
Eh, I just appreciated their gormless stupidity, and academic uselessness.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:05 PM


There you go.

That's not really my style, so it tracks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:07 PM (QX6xo)

When I watch an episode I always think “ I would have beaten Sheldon Cooper to death inside of a week if he’d been my roommate.” Only a real pussy like Leonard would have put up whith his shit.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:10 PM (Gqar8)

234 Here I am. Got my soul and little else. Yay me.
Posted by: Brother Tim

Life's a bitch, ain't it?

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 30, 2026 12:10 PM (vJrRc)

235 Big Bang Theory - show was funny as hell, even though all the acors are shitbags.
Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:00 PM


I guess it's just too far over my head. I've watched an episode or two and didn't find myself laughing once.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:03 PM (QX6xo)

Eh, like most modern sitcoms, it is a "character comedy".

There aren't so many jokes as there are wacky situations that character X gets into or character Y deploys their catchphrase - The thing! He said the Thing! Hahaha!

So, you have to watch it for a while to get the characters and their eccentricities.

That being said...I found TBBT to be funny most of the time.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 12:10 PM (iJfKG)

236 It's just a string of cringe moments with an implied "please laugh" hanging in the air with the pathetic pall of an imploring Jeb Bush begging for applause.
Posted by: It pretty much sucked

Exactly. But it brought in ratings so we were stuck with it.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 12:11 PM (svLOV)

237 @213

>>Better than the daughter in the Gilmore Girls writing an essay about how awesome Hillary is

The funny thing is that every character on that show, especially the females, was detestable and became increasingly detestable as the series progressed.

Except the Patriarch

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 12:11 PM (XV/Pl)

238 There are billions and billions of reasons to dislike Carl Sagan.

Posted by: Three Stooges in Orbit at April 30, 2026 12:11 PM (oftw2)

239 237
The funny thing is that every character on that show, especially the females, was detestable and became increasingly detestable as the series progressed.

Except the Patriarch

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 30, 2026 12:11 PM (XV/Pl)

======

I've seen roughly one half of one episode, that one with the essay.

I have a preference for another medium than television. Bet you can't guess which!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:11 PM (Y2NSe)

240 236 It's just a string of cringe moments with an implied "please laugh" hanging in the air with the pathetic pall of an imploring Jeb Bush begging for applause.
Posted by: It pretty much sucked

Exactly. But it brought in ratings so we were stuck with it.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 12:11 PM (svLOV)

And all of the actors got filthy filthy rich.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:11 PM (Gqar8)

241 TMJ, I suppose it depends on what they are being promised in return for their "duties".

Posted by: I really haven't settled on a nic at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (ATFdB)

242 When I watch an episode I always think “ I would have beaten Sheldon Cooper to death inside of a week if he’d been my roommate.”

Reminds me of my brother who is a Nurse talking about House M.D. "Most nurses would have beaten him with his cane within a day."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (svLOV)

243 So, you have to watch it for a while to get the characters and their eccentricities.

That being said...I found TBBT to be funny most of the time.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 30, 2026 12:10 PM (iJfKG)


The last time I watched any of it, I was at a hotel bar in Denmark, the sound was off and the Closed Captioning was in Danish.

Now THAT was funny.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (QX6xo)

244 Wasn't TBBT essentially one-joke show -- autist nerds who couldn't function in the real world?

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (77rzZ)

245 WASHINGTON — The lawyer for White House Correspondence Dinner shooting suspect Cole Allen gave an absurd reason for why the CalTech grad should be allowed to walk free pending trial — despite charges that he attempted to assassinate President Trump.

Defense attorneys claimed that Allen, 31, was not prepared to carry out a mass shooting in the room where Trump, first lady Melania and most of the top members of the administration were in attendance — because he had a pump-action shotgun.


the logic: a shotgun is a poor choice when planning an assassination, so obviously my client wasn't really serious about carrying out the attack! He just didn't think it thru.

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)

246 And all of the actors got filthy filthy rich.
Posted by: tubal

I don't grudge them for that at all. It's not my money.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (svLOV)

247 227
This is why staying home for college has gone bonkers. There's a reason GMU in Fairfax has become one of the most populated schools on the East Coast. It wasn't its initial pedigree, although as you gain all the smart kids who stay home, somehow your school gets better...

Have you seen the size of the new housing complex they just finished on the S side of 123? It's enormous. It used to be that GMU was a commuter school, but it looks like they're building it up now as a residential campus as well.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)

Yup. But it's still a commuter school. They only house about 20% of the kids. Their philsophy is to admit almost everyone, and fail out those kids who don't care or try. I think that should be every college's concept. Real grades for everyone in every subject (one of my neighborhood kids failed out this year - didn't bother doing homework - at Yale as a disabled kid (b/c he does have some learning disabilities), he'd still have had an A).

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:13 PM (tOcjL)

248 Quick look at the data set shows no entries for "Luigi Mangione" or 12/04/2024, the day Mangione executed Bria Thompson on a New York City street.

There is however a listing for a shooting at Luigi's restaurant by a Ft. Bragg soldier in 2007.
Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 12:09 PM (I0N4X)

"murdered", if you please

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:13 PM (utfVc)

249 246 And all of the actors got filthy filthy rich.
Posted by: tubal

I don't grudge them for that at all. It's not my money.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (svLOV)

eh, me neither. They caught lightning.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:13 PM (Gqar8)

250 248 Quick look at the data set shows no entries for "Luigi Mangione" or 12/04/2024, the day Mangione executed Bria Thompson on a New York City street.

There is however a listing for a shooting at Luigi's restaurant by a Ft. Bragg soldier in 2007.
Posted by: muldoon at April 30, 2026 12:09 PM (I0N4X)

"murdered", if you please

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:13 PM (utfVc)

=====

"That CEO fell on my bullets!"
-Luigi

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:13 PM (Y2NSe)

251 Defense attorneys claimed that Allen, 31, was not prepared to carry out a mass shooting in the room where Trump, first lady Melania and most of the top members of the administration were in attendance — because he had a pump-action shotgun.


the logic: a shotgun is a poor choice when planning an assassination, so obviously my client wasn't really serious about carrying out the attack! He just didn't think it thru.

It should hurt to say something so stupid.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

252 the essay.

I have a preference for another medium than television. Bet you can't guess which!
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Radio serials!

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

253 252 Radio serials!

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

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Damn...I thought no one would be able to get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:14 PM (Y2NSe)

254 3rd Rock From The Sun >>> TBBT

Posted by: Ripley at April 30, 2026 12:15 PM (GUOwU)

255 It should hurt to say something so stupid.
Posted by: Archimedes

I know that the defense attorney has to make the attempt and I'm sure that even he thought it was stupid.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 12:15 PM (svLOV)

256 Here I am. Got my soul and little else. Yay me.
Posted by: Brother Tim

Life's a bitch, ain't it?

Posted by: FeatherBlade

Eh. At least I'll be able to properly face my Creator when the time comes. Still got a lot to answer for, but anyway.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 30, 2026 12:15 PM (OUMaO)

257 253 252 Radio serials!

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:14 PM (YZ0Fo)

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Damn...I thought no one would be able to get it.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 30, 2026 12:14 PM (Y2NSe)

I was sure it would be live stage performance.

Posted by: tubal at April 30, 2026 12:15 PM (Gqar8)

258 242 When I watch an episode I always think “ I would have beaten Sheldon Cooper to death inside of a week if he’d been my roommate.”

Reminds me of my brother who is a Nurse talking about House M.D. "Most nurses would have beaten him with his cane within a day."
Posted by: NR Pax at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (svLOV)

Nobody who did even 1/1024th of the crazy, unethical, and often criminal shit that the characters routinely perform and get away with on shows like House, Chicago Med, Grey's Anatomy, etc. would last five minutes in the real world of healthcare. They would be sacked or under emergency suspension, then in many cases prosecuted. You can only suspend disbelievf

Posted by: Beyond the suspension of disbelef at April 30, 2026 12:16 PM (TbWk/)

259 From the sidebar:

Under the new Florida congressional map, Debbie Wasserman Schultz will probably lose her seat
And she can't even go on The View because she's ugly as a clump of stranger's hair in the bath-drain

That made me laugh.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

260 Both sides do it.

Posted by: Harold Fraud, Jr at April 30, 2026 12:16 PM (Cqx++)

261 Defense attorneys claimed that Allen, 31, was not prepared to carry out a mass shooting in the room where Trump, first lady Melania and most of the top members of the administration were in attendance — because he had a pump-action shotgun.


the logic: a shotgun is a poor choice when planning an assassination, so obviously my client wasn't really serious about carrying out the attack! He just didn't think it thru.
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)

A pump-action shotgun loaded with buckshot is absolutely deadly at the range hew would have firing at, had he gained entry to the ballroom.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:16 PM (utfVc)

262 Well that was sloppy.

Posted by: Suspension of typewriting skills at April 30, 2026 12:17 PM (TbWk/)

263 I know that the defense attorney has to make the attempt and I'm sure that even he thought it was stupid.

I don't doubt it. I think he's just trying to avoid any kind of disciplinary action for a less than fully committed defense.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:17 PM (Riz8t)

264 Have you seen the size of the new housing complex they just finished on the S side of 123? It's enormous. It used to be that GMU was a commuter school, but it looks like they're building it up now as a residential campus as well.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)

Um... SR123 is a north-south road.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 12:17 PM (N1tpc)

265 I just like that house says all the things doctors wish they could say to their patients.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:17 PM (YZ0Fo)

266 I just like that house says all the things doctors wish they could say to their patients.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:17 PM (YZ0Fo)

It's lupus?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 12:18 PM (ExV1e)

267 Have you seen the size of the new housing complex they just finished on the S side of 123? It's enormous. It used to be that GMU was a commuter school, but it looks like they're building it up now as a residential campus as well.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:08 PM (Riz8t)

Um... SR123 is a north-south road.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian

Must be by the people who did that bridge at that Florida school.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 30, 2026 12:19 PM (OUMaO)

268 So the people with the still smoking rifles in their hands have determined who the violent ones are?

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 30, 2026 12:19 PM (61TgR)

269 It's lupus?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 12:18 PM (ExV1e)

Amaloyadosis

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:19 PM (YZ0Fo)

270 the fella who plays house is an old school english sitcom actor.

You can tell by his teeth.

Posted by: Old Blighty at April 30, 2026 12:19 PM (QP+6w)

271 Um... SR123 is a north-south road.

True, but it identifies as East-West. Hater.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)

272 Yeah, all the times that House's team just broke into patients' houses looking for clues. Yep, nothing illegal about that.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:19 PM (77rzZ)

273 A show I'm watching lately is Mad Men. I would like to remake it shot for shot, except every episode would have a scene where someone kills Don Draper. Shoot him, throw him in front of a train, something like that.

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 12:21 PM (ZxPkt)

274

Benny Hill Street Blues

https://youtu.be/J87hE4h1-nQ

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 12:21 PM (Cqx++)

275 I think GMU is now the biggest school in the country without a football team...which makes it an even better value for all the local kids.

Does any other school have 40k+ students and no team (not division 1, 2, or 3)...

Posted by: Nova Local at April 30, 2026 12:21 PM (tOcjL)

276 Defense attorneys claimed that Allen, 31, was not prepared to carry out a mass shooting in the room where Trump, first lady Melania and most of the top members of the administration were in attendance — because he had a pump-action shotgun.


the logic: a shotgun is a poor choice when planning an assassination, so obviously my client wasn't really serious about carrying out the attack! He just didn't think it thru.
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)

Now if you're a woman looking for a personal defense weapon...

Posted by: J Biden at April 30, 2026 12:21 PM (nbLIj)

277 the fella who plays house is an old school english sitcom actor.

You can tell by his teeth.
Posted by: Old Blighty


Hugh Laurie. Played Berty Wooster.

Really good American accent he did as House.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:21 PM (77rzZ)

278
238 There are billions and billions of reasons to dislike Carl Sagan.
Posted by: Three Stooges in Orbit at April 30, 2026 12:11 PM

---------

That's DOCTOR Sagan to you.

Posted by: Additional Reason at April 30, 2026 12:21 PM (azNOR)

279 From the sidebar:

Under the new Florida congressional map, Debbie Wasserman Schultz will probably lose her seat
And she can't even go on The View because she's ugly as a clump of stranger's hair in the bath-drain

That made me laugh.

--

Yeah, I saw that early this morning and I got a chuckle. Ace sure has a way with words.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 30, 2026 12:21 PM (qBdHI)

280 A show I'm watching lately is Mad Men. I would like to remake it shot for shot, except every episode would have a scene where someone kills Don Draper. Shoot him, throw him in front of a train, something like that.
Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 12:21 PM (ZxPkt)

But he comes back the next show and no one says a thing, like they did with Kenny from South Park.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 30, 2026 12:22 PM (N1tpc)

281 A show I'm watching lately is Mad Men. I would like to remake it shot for shot, except every episode would have a scene where someone kills Don Draper. Shoot him, throw him in front of a train, something like that.
Posted by: Don Black at

Can it have topless Christina Hendricks and January Jones scenes too?

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:22 PM (YZ0Fo)

282 I like GMU because Richard Ippolito worked there trying to teach economics to (future) attorneys. He previously worked at PBGC and wrote a serious book about time preference. You can his book "Economics for Lawyers" on Amazon.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 30, 2026 12:22 PM (2ap+5)

283 Amaloyadosis
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:19 PM (YZ0Fo)

Wow, can't believe you know what that is. That's what killed my dad 26 years ago. Since then, I have never known anyone who is even remotely familiar with it.

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 12:22 PM (FenX4)

284 CBD, if you are here, I learned something interesting and posted it near the end of yesterday's "Ostrouschko" thread. I did a Brave search for the estranged daughter, Desiree, and Brave returned a bunch of bumf about some actress named Desiree Zurkowski instead. I challenged Brave's AI about that. "Oh, I made a mistake."

I think the search engines are actively suppressing queries about stuff that doesn't fit the narrative.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 30, 2026 12:22 PM (utfVc)

285 A show I'm watching lately is Mad Men. I would like to remake it shot for shot, except every episode would have a scene where someone kills Don Draper. Shoot him, throw him in front of a train, something like that.
Posted by: Don Black

And Christina Hendricks in her underwear.

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:23 PM (77rzZ)

286 Wow, can't believe you know what that is. That's what killed my dad 26 years ago. Since then, I have never known anyone who is even remotely familiar with it.
Posted by: Doof

Oh man. I'm sorry. It's a nasty one. Medical family.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:24 PM (YZ0Fo)

287
So Neil Degrasse, former manager at a planetarium gift shop, really has a video out now called:

Mounting Evidence We Are In a Black Hole

No, my man, I'm afraid that's just you.

Posted by: ... at April 30, 2026 11:37 AM

FIFY

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 30, 2026 12:24 PM (2/MrR)

288 Benny Hill Street Blues

https://youtu.be/J87hE4h1-nQ
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 30, 2026 12:21 PM (Cqx++)

Someone pretending to be Benny Hill using the usual high quality BBC make up and effects?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 30, 2026 12:24 PM (ExV1e)

289 Wow, can't believe you know what that is. That's what killed my dad 26 years ago. Since then, I have never known anyone who is even remotely familiar with it.
Posted by: Doof

Oh man. I'm sorry. It's a nasty one. Medical family.
Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:24 PM (YZ0Fo)

It took him quickly, so I'm at least thankful for that.

Posted by: Doof at April 30, 2026 12:25 PM (FenX4)

290 It's a rather unfunny show. This is particularly pronounced when you watch some of the clips with the laugh tracks scrubbed out. It's just a string of cringe moments with an implied "please laugh" hanging in the air with the pathetic pall of an imploring Jeb Bush begging for applause.
Posted by: It pretty much sucked at April 30, 2026 12:09 PM (TbWk/)
-----------

I'm in this camp.

Posted by: WisRich at April 30, 2026 12:25 PM (G0vdT)

291 Here's a stat we can take to the bank-

U.S. National Debt now growing by $180 million per hour — and $5 billion every day.

Current debt per taxpayer = $357,069
Posted by: Maj. Healey
......

The check is in the mail.

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 12:25 PM (UjdFS)

292 A show I'm watching lately is Mad Men. I would like to remake it shot for shot, except every episode would have a scene where someone kills Don Draper. Shoot him, throw him in front of a train, something like that.
Posted by: Don Black


Someone invent the small personal trampoline and have Christina Hendricks jump up & down on it every episode.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 30, 2026 12:26 PM (C732X)

293 I think Christina would need a large and sturdy trampoline

Posted by: Bulg at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (77rzZ)

294 The check is in the mail.
Posted by: wth at Apri

Forget to sign it so they have to send it back. It'll give you a couple weeks if you're short.

Posted by: BruceWayne at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (YZ0Fo)

295 New one:

A Muslim Immigrant Goes on Stabbing Spree in Jewish Neighborhood in the UK

Posted by: Archimedes at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (Riz8t)

296 I made the mistake of watching some of Survivor last night.
Boy does that show suck.

Posted by: wth at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (UjdFS)

297 .
NOOD

Ace is up: A Muslim Immigrant Goes on Stabbing Spree in Jewish Neighborhood in the UK

NOOD!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (O7YUW)

298 >But he comes back the next show and no one says a thing, like they did with Kenny from South Park.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian
----
right
it would be a running gag- and every time they kill Draper, it's a different method

fall out a window, crushed by an elephant, etc

Posted by: Don Black at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (ZxPkt)

299 Someone invent the small personal trampoline and have Christina Hendricks jump up & down on it every episode.

"Best we can do is Whoopi Goldberg being raised and lowered by a forklift" - Netflix

Posted by: Ian S. at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (2ocoG)

300 Wow, can't believe you know what that is. That's what killed my dad 26 years ago. Since then, I have never known anyone who is even remotely familiar with it.
Posted by: Doof

Amyloidosis killed my wife of 40 years in 2020. It's awful, but thankfully, kind of rare. They are diagnosing more cases now as doctors are more familiar with it. Many people just died, being misdiagnosed.

Posted by: She Was Awesome! at April 30, 2026 12:28 PM (oftw2)

301 Defense attorneys claimed that Allen, 31, was not prepared to carry out a mass shooting in the room where Trump, first lady Melania and most of the top members of the administration were in attendance — because he had a pump-action shotgun.

“Mr. Allen has no criminal history — not even prior arrests, which alone would rebut the presumption of detention,” they wrote in an 11-page filing on Thursday.

Posted by: SMOD at April 30, 2026 12:32 PM (O7XEN)

302 People don't understand Medicare unless they know someone who is on it and has explained it to them or they are about to get on it themselves. It's complex with different parts to it. Part a is free but pays practically nothing. The other parts are not free. They cost and still do not pay for everything. You are still going to have to dig into your pocket.
I'm tired as shit hearing people say I'm on some kind of welfare. That is a lie.They do not know what they are talking about about. On top of that I've been paying into the system for decades until I retired this year.

Posted by: Case at April 30, 2026 12:39 PM (9lqZe)

303 72. It's the money sinks that are Medicare and Medicaid that are the actual problem.

Now, who wants to cut old people and poor people off from free healthcare first? Oh, not nearly 50% of the nation? Much less 51% of elected officials?

Then it's not getting fixed.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
---
The fraud & mismanagement by the government (all levels) are often thanks to programs enabled by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through the expansion of supplemental benefits, particularly under the CHRONIC Care Act of 2018.

Non-profit food distribution, home healthcare 'resources' on every other block in urbanized areas, free meals for Medicare Advantage 'customers' w/dietary restrictions, now including Medicaid, via state Medicaid expansion.

But it's not universal, nor is it necessary benefitting a great deal of eligible seniors on Medicare Advantage but rather it - and similar programs - have turned into much broader, highly subsidized money makers w/little accountability & often found in urbanized areas.

See VA programs, too.

Shapiro Administration Highlights Governor’s Proposed Budget Investments to Provide Healthy Meals to Medicaid Recipients, Apr 2026.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 30, 2026 12:42 PM (NFX2v)

304 15 eggs? Did Ron Swanson come over?

https://youtu.be/HrIeP798hiQ?si=oQkxS_GFRpr6tSqX

Posted by: The Mantastic Tor at April 30, 2026 12:48 PM (We5PL)

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