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DOT Secretary Sean Duffy Prepares to End New York's Right to Issue Commercial Drivers Licenses

He will also cancel $73 million in federal transportation funding for New York.


JOSH DUNLAP
@JDunlap1974

Apr 20

TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY SEAN DUFFY EXPOSES NEW YORK'S ILLEGAL CDL SCANDAL -- 53% OF FOREIGN LICENSES ISSUED ILLEGALLY, PULLS $73M FUNDING

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy just laid out the shocking fraud uncovered in New York's commercial driver's license program.

"We audited New York and 53% of the licenses, commercial driver's licenses issued to foreigners. 53% were issued illegally contrary to our rules," Duffy said.

The Trump administration gave New York four months to fix it.

"We gave New York four months to say hey what we want you to do is just go back in audit all these licenses that you've given and if you've given them contrary to the rules, we'll revoke that license."

New York refused.

"In essence New York said go pound sand DOT," Duffy stated.

"So we had no choice but to pull funding -- and if they still refuse, we can pull their ability to issue commercial driver licenses."

Duffy emphasized the national danger and the America First response: "There are countless Americans that want to drive trucks. These are great jobs. They support families. Instead we have illegals or foreigners getting these jobs hurting the American people. We will not tolerate it at DOT. President Trump said no more."

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:20 PM




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1 FIRST IS AS FIRST DOES ... FIRST

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 01:21 PM (iFTx/)

2 As is right and proper.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 01:21 PM (ExV1e)

3 The same FNM that tells us AI is going to take all our jobs also tells us we need illegals not just for cleaning toilets but also higher paid jobs like...truck driver.

Odd isn't it?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:22 PM (sKqQm)

4 Illegal immigration is the greatest grift in world history.

The Dems/left will sacrifice anything else first before letting anything impact it

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:23 PM (sKqQm)

5 Trump to NYC; "back the fuck up... all the way."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2026 01:23 PM (AkEZC)

6
Who the hell insures these crappy drivers? The amount of claims must be extremely high.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 21, 2026 01:23 PM (IifOV)

7 yeah, but who's going to pick our vegetables?

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 21, 2026 01:23 PM (CWTWj)

8 Willow'd:

>> I honestly believe that the Covid PsyOps coupled with numerous Mass Formation Psychosis Ops turned half the world literally clinically insane ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (xU6sC)

---
> I happen to believe that SSM was likely the first mass formation. There was just this very prevailing opinion that making 90-95% arguments that couldn't be closed to 100% arguments was just "being mean".

And now we're debating whether men can get pregnant.
Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Fi81e)


Abortion. Seemingly overnight, TPTB somehow convinced a solid plurality to turn against self-rule, subsidiarity, and human life, in favor of imperial kritarchy and baby-killing. The histories are exceedingly opaque on how exactly that massive public opinion shift was effected, generally pretending that everyone just suddenly realized that it was common sense all along.

Posted by: SciVo at April 21, 2026 01:24 PM (Sy6m/)

9 To be honest I wouldn't want to drive through NYC in a normal car let alone a giant truck...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:24 PM (sKqQm)

10 revoke their ability to license simultaneously with stopping the fed money flow.

they've had enough time. they're scum.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 21, 2026 01:24 PM (j+aD2)

11 The previous thread has been informed of the present thread.

Posted by: SciVo at April 21, 2026 01:25 PM (Sy6m/)

12 For a bunch of 'Commies,' they sure love money.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:25 PM (2GVsD)

13 In regards to things like SSM or abortion the sad truth it most people don't care all that much.

Plenty of people opposed to both voted for Dem candidates because they thought they were "nicer", they thought the candidates would give them more free shit, or they just voted the way the FNM told them to.

And you can see signs of this for most of the issues the left supposedly cares about where they are willing to flop on "deeply held convictions" at a moment's notice

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:26 PM (sKqQm)

14 'Right to Issue Commercial Drivers Licenses'


Good now continue until the foul habit is extinguished in all States.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2026 01:27 PM (YBtcQ)

15 I'd say global warming was closer to the COVID scam but still not the same because almost no one actually believes in global warming whereas obviously plenty of people thought COVID was hunting them any time they left their house without a mask...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:27 PM (sKqQm)

16 re 10: in manhattan at least, many guys on bicycles think that red lights are merely a suggestion

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 21, 2026 01:27 PM (CWTWj)

17 New York, Oregon, California being stripped of the right to issue a CDL.

More popcorn please.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:28 PM (2GVsD)

18 Oregon Gov. Kotex' response to this same letter was to immediately end the non-domiciled CDL licensing, though the DMV has refused to withdraw the currently issued ones.
I suspect USDOT needs to apply more pain.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 21, 2026 01:28 PM (rbvCR)

19 If they want to really put the pressure on they could just pull ALL CDL's issued from NY. Let the legitimate drivers go raise hell in Albany.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 21, 2026 01:29 PM (n5tGW)

20 "Abortion. Seemingly overnight..."

I believe the sexual revolution which had its origins in the 40's and 50's was the engine that steamed up to abortions.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 21, 2026 01:29 PM (DgMqy)

21 Who will cut the grass?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:29 PM (JTLUe)

22 What is going on on the road these days? Feels like about 1 in 8 cars is a mental patient fag shitstain who doesn't give a shit about dumb boring things like lines on the road, other cars, or traffic signs.

I know I'm gonna get a raft of shit for asking but is it illegals, people driving high, or all three?

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:30 PM (AucCq)

23
Duffy mispronounced "Learing Center." But it's so fun that that's become a meme.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 21, 2026 01:30 PM (n7rxJ)

24 T minus three and a half minutes until a district court judge finds that NYS has the constitutional right to that $74mm...

Posted by: ballistic at April 21, 2026 01:30 PM (oqH4h)

25 >>Who the hell insures these crappy drivers?


Everyone else. I think the highest portion of your insurance is used to service the effects of un-insured drivers.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 01:31 PM (ytyaf)

26 I know I'm gonna get a raft of shit for asking but is it illegals, people driving high, or all three?

All three

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:31 PM (sKqQm)

27 Make CDLs Federal.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:31 PM (JTLUe)

28
If they want to really put the pressure on they could just pull ALL CDL's issued from NY.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk

==============

If you mean the DoT, they can't do that. Duffy mentioned that he'd pull them if he could, but it's a state thing. Assuming that's what you meant.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 21, 2026 01:32 PM (n7rxJ)

29 Insurance appears to be going to the companies, which change their names and registrations when there are accidents. it is a similar problem with the contractors who drive the USPS mail. The real problem at the USPS appears to be that the rules and payments are set up so that only slave labor, recycled equipment and insurance fraud is the only way to afford the fuel and get a profit from the contracts.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 21, 2026 01:33 PM (rbvCR)

30 Who the hell insures these crappy drivers?


The same people who pay their medical bills - you, via increased fees and rates.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 01:33 PM (G1ktt)

31 Bosaberg of course will stop this!

Posted by: ConstantineXI at April 21, 2026 01:34 PM (XcfkG)

32 Did domeone try another u turn in an 18 wheeler?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:34 PM (JTLUe)

33 1) good
2) "prepares" Right.
Until another cartel judge says he didn't comply with some made-up bullshit.
Like "the Administrative Procedures Act requires you give them 18 months notice and a right to appeal forever. And the 14th plus the Pursuit of Happiness Clause."

What he needs to do is send a letter to every trucking company in NY, and cc their insurance, that they have 30 days to certify under penalty of perjury that every driver has a valid US CDL, provide copies of same, or their DOT license is cancelled.

Stop dicking around with these blue states and cities and start going after the businesses who also profit from illegals.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 01:35 PM (tUP1A)

34 Overruled!

Posted by: Random Hawaiian judge at April 21, 2026 01:35 PM (y9ksN)

35 Is the plan to do all the states? If so, good. If not, why not? Get it done.

Posted by: turambar at April 21, 2026 01:35 PM (Q0yOR)

36 hahahah!

old and busted : free buses
new hotness: 1k uber rides

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 01:35 PM (GD0B3)

37
$73mm seems like nothing for an entire state. I mean that. I'm surprised Governor Kotex backed off, but maybe it wasn't the loss of the DoT bucks so much as fear of the next step.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 21, 2026 01:35 PM (n7rxJ)

38 He forgot Washington State.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:35 PM (JTLUe)

39 That's okay, there will be a judge to come along and say Trump isn't allowed to do that.

Posted by: Andy_in_Colorado at April 21, 2026 01:36 PM (D5XyN)

40 Who the hell insures these crappy drivers? The amount of claims must be extremely high.

Posted by: Frank Barone
=====
They rely on being chameleons. You can find multiple different trucking businesses at the same address using the same trucks and same illegal/immigrant drivers.

To the extent that they often use crude remarking of those trucks to a new name and identifier whenever it is convenient to hide the old one.

And they buy the minimum insurance plus rely on the fact that their new trucking firm id is not the old one so the poor victims are suing a corpse.

That is why the whole current Scotus decision is so important. If the brokers are held responsible for hiring these fly by night gypsy firms that are unsafe, then that segment of the industry will go away saving lives and removing another magnet for illegals and work visa truck drivers not capable of following the rules of the road including speaking and reading English.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:36 PM (E4rtv)

41 Has anyone made a joke about judges stopping this?

Or would I be the first?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 21, 2026 01:36 PM (O35xg)

42 Thanks Morticia, I didn't know that. I figured if it was interstate commerce it could be restricted.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 21, 2026 01:36 PM (n5tGW)

43 Israel restores smashed Jesus statue (in about 3 days no less!), sentences soldier to 30 days in the slammer

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 01:37 PM (ndZc7)

44 Whoa up there, hadji!

Posted by: Eromero at April 21, 2026 01:37 PM (LHPAg)

45 Abortion. Seemingly overnight, TPTB somehow convinced a solid plurality to turn against self-rule, subsidiarity, and human life, in favor of imperial kritarchy and baby-killing. The histories are exceedingly opaque on how exactly that massive public opinion shift was effected, generally pretending that everyone just suddenly realized that it was common sense all along.
Posted by: SciVo at April 21, 2026 01:24 PM (Sy6m/)


I've seen two major changes now filtering through the popular media(movies, TV shows, etc) lately:
1) The leftards now hate Amazon. Almost everything new has a negative mention/opinion of Amazon.

2) This is the shockah!

"Babies are horrible! Babies are gross and stupid and ruin your life. I see my girlfriends with babies and they are all angry and sad."

This is so werd. The one reason for women in the (natural) world is to have babies. That's, you know, the whole point of their biology.

I'm a strong believer in that you "have to feed the animal" ie. that they only way to live a happy life is to make sure to take care of what God and nature has created in you. And having offspring is the number one drive in all species.
Crazy development.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 21, 2026 01:37 PM (iJfKG)

46 43 Israel restores smashed Jesus statue (in about 3 days no less!), sentences soldier to 30 days in the slammer

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 01:37 PM (ndZc7)

=======

This effort to appeal to Christians is just cover for the fact that Israel controls Christians.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 21, 2026 01:38 PM (O35xg)

47 The amount of claims must be extremely high."

That's my gig!

/ The Texas Hammer

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 01:38 PM (XuXeR)

48 Report: SAVE Act dead in Senate because apparently the GOP doesn't want to save America anymore

-
"Anymore"?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 01:38 PM (ndZc7)

49 know I'm gonna get a raft of shit for asking but is it illegals, people driving high, or all three?
Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026

For me, it started with Hildabeast's " no reasonable prosecutor... ".
If thems the rules, what the hell. Left turn on red, ok by me.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 21, 2026 01:38 PM (sl73Y)

50 NPC scripts and other things like, as mentioned, SSM, Abortion-as-political-tests, etc, etc, make me sometimes think the Birchers were right about TVs programming folks.

Certainly I keep my viewing to a minimum, vs now that my parents are older and watch more TV, they seem more susceptible to lefty talking points....

More on-topic, "I voted for this three times", yay for Duffy!

Posted by: RandomDave at April 21, 2026 01:39 PM (aJQbY)

51 What he needs to do is send a letter to every trucking company in NY, and cc their insurance, that they have 30 days to certify under penalty of perjury that every driver has a valid US CDL, provide copies of same, or their DOT license is cancelled.

Stop dicking around with these blue states and cities and start going after the businesses who also profit from illegals.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Read about chameleon trucking firms--essentially shell corporations used to deflect liability and enable rapid switches using the same trucks and drivers to escape scrutiny and legal liability.

Scotus has a case going right now where lower courts have allowed the brokers to be sued for hiring such firms that cause injuries or deaths from accidents. Lower courts have held that brokers, as intermediaries between the shippers and the trucking firm can be held liable for failure to do due diligence for the firms they hire.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:39 PM (E4rtv)

52 Anonymous internet could go.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:39 PM (JTLUe)

53 NO KINGS!!!

...
Just illegal drivers in huge trucks running people off the road and running over people.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:40 PM (Fi81e)

54 Hey NY: FAFO.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 01:40 PM (O7YUW)

55 If you mean the DoT, they can't do that. Duffy mentioned that he'd pull them if he could, but it's a state thing. Assuming that's what you meant.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 21, 2026 01:32 PM (n7rxJ)

-------

I think it's fine that NY gives permission to rain down their death and destruction on the state of NY.

But as soon as these illegal drivers cross the state line......wrap them up, deport them, and then sue the state for each infraction.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 21, 2026 01:40 PM (g8Ew8)

56 $73mm seems like nothing for an entire state. I mean that. I'm surprised Governor Kotex backed off, but maybe it wasn't the loss of the DoT bucks so much as fear of the next step.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 21, 2026 01:35 PM (n7rxJ)


Oregon has been slow rolling a number of construction projects on I-5 and the I 205 in favor of pet projects like putting roundabouts on state highways and giving grants to cities for sidewalks, being the best use of federal funds.
The state also is claiming they will need to up taxes because there is not enough to finish the bridges and interchanges on the Interstates.
Which is true.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 21, 2026 01:40 PM (rbvCR)

57 Wouldn't it be great if we could joke about a judge pre-confirming they could do this?

It's righteous and bodacious Dude!
- Judge Spiccoli

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 21, 2026 01:40 PM (n5tGW)

58 On this date,

It is therefore adjudged and decreed that Donald Trump is a stinky poo poo head, and cannot make any orders decrees or standards, nor hire or fire anyone in the executive branch, nor command the Armed Forces, or pardon Turkeys. He will personally guarantee that no government employee will lose a job, and shall open new departments to staff with government employees. Those departments will be suggested and approved by Chuck Schumer.

Posted by: Judge Kameha Kameha at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (anL5R)

59 6
Who the hell insures these crappy drivers? The amount of claims must be extremely high.

Posted by: Frank Barone
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Brother makes a shell company, shell company leases trucks, hires fellow traveler to drive. When trouble comes they fold (disappear) and move on. Gypsies only it appears that the gypsies are Sikhs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (YvvFZ)

60 Easy peasy. Start seizing trucks and cargo.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (JTLUe)

61 What is going on on the road these days? "

Phones. No, really.

Texting/ video feed/chats/pizza slicing

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (XuXeR)

62 Israel restores smashed Jesus statue (in about 3 days no less!), sentences soldier to 30 days in the slammer

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 01:37 PM


I am surprised it is that lenient. Doing anything that might piss off your only ally in wartime is almost treasonous.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (4NO2D)

63 PDT: Eating cat shit is bad for you.

Liberals lined up at litter boxes: Oh, yeah?

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (8YpvS)

64 Make CDLs Federal.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:31 PM (JTLUe)

I think I see a small flaw in your plan!

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (AucCq)

65 My dad was an OTR truck driver. Started out working for the oil industry in a local boom period which was a lot more nights at home, then during a bust period switched to working for a company doing the long hauls. There are tons of rules and red tape for legal drivers. Makes me furious that blue shithole states just give CDLs to illegals and most probably let illegals off with only a warning when they break the rules. I know commie Colorado does not enforce the regular non CDL rules and laws against illegals.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 21, 2026 01:42 PM (+89TD)

66 49 know I'm gonna get a raft of shit for asking but is it illegals, people driving high, or all three?
Posted by: ...

All of the above. Plus work visa fraud bringing in H1Bs, etc. Turns out if you don't insure your trucks much, ignore the rules of the road by unsafe driving habits from home country Bumfuckistan, skimp on maintenance like tires, etc, and hide the real ownership from consequences of their unsafe rigs and drivers, then you can make bank.

And again, just like other criminals, the Democrats want them out there killing the rest of us in needless deaths. That is evil period.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:42 PM (E4rtv)

67 Israel restores smashed Jesus statue (in about 3 days no less!), sentences soldier to 30 days in the slammer
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster!

It'd have taken Newsom $300,000,000 and 30 years.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 01:43 PM (ndZc7)

68 Babies are horrible! Babies are gross and stupid and ruin your life. I see my girlfriends with babies and they are all angry and sad."


"The Marching Morons"

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 01:43 PM (XuXeR)

69 re 10: in manhattan at least, many guys on bicycles think that red lights are merely a suggestion
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 21, 2026 01:27 PM (CWTWj)
---
They try to make more and more into the Pirate's Code.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:43 PM (Fi81e)

70 That is why the whole current Scotus decision is so important. If the brokers are held responsible for hiring these fly by night gypsy firms that are unsafe, then that segment of the industry will go away saving lives and removing another magnet for illegals and work visa truck drivers not capable of following the rules of the road including speaking and reading English.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:36 PM (E4rtv)

SCOTUS decision?

Posted by: curious pookysgirl at April 21, 2026 01:43 PM (Wt5PA)

71 Illegal immigration is the greatest grift in world history.

The Dems/left will sacrifice anything else first before letting anything impact it
Posted by: 18-1


Maybe second place behind slavery, which they also sacrificed everything for.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 21, 2026 01:44 PM (IhPQz)

72 Posted by: Judge Kameha Kameha at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (anL5R)

Ah, the I'm Rubber You're Glue Penumbra.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:44 PM (AucCq)

73 Babies ARE stupid. My son couldn't even spell C-A-T until he was 4!!!

Stupid babies!

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:44 PM (Fi81e)

74 And again, we don't go after the trucking companies that hire these savages.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 01:44 PM (abIsI)

75
Speaking of illegals - 360 days minus time already served = 135 days in jail.


Israel Flores Ortiz, an 18-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador, was sentenced Tuesday to 360 days in prison after being convicted earlier this month of groping several girls at Fairfax County High School.

Posted by: beckster at April 21, 2026 01:44 PM (kX27y)

76 How much foreplay do you think is too much?

Stop talking and start doing!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 01:44 PM (Dv3i1)

77 Over the weekend I saw Jane Pawley introduce a story on truck safety. She began by saying truck traffic increased because of online shopping. She did not explain how goods got to customers before online shopping

Posted by: Tmitsss at April 21, 2026 01:45 PM (Edxq2)

78
What he needs to do is send a letter to every trucking company in NY, and cc their insurance, that they have 30 days to certify under penalty of perjury that every driver has a valid US CDL, provide copies of same, or their DOT license is cancelled.

==============

And you just know the trucking companies rubber-stamping these hirees will act like the feds are the bad guy. Never ceases to amaze me how some people can be so careless about other people's lives and wellbeing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 21, 2026 01:45 PM (n7rxJ)

79 Posted by: curious pookysgirl at April 21, 2026 01:43 PM (Wt5PA)

That handle is giving me flashbacks

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:45 PM (AucCq)

80 Gypsies only it appears that the gypsies are Sikhs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (YvvFZ)


Did you know the Sikhs and the Gypsy/Romani seem to come from the same place? No real claim, but it is a fun fact.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 21, 2026 01:45 PM (rbvCR)

81 48 Report: SAVE Act dead in Senate because apparently the GOP doesn't want to save America anymore

-
"Anymore"?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
=======
Thune knows now that he can't save Cornyn in the primary is my guess. He was blowing smoke about the SAVE act just to try to save that creep's seat.

And yet, the rest of the GOP Senators don't take this opportunity to start objecting to unanimous consent, make a call to recess, etc to punish Thune for his insolence.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:45 PM (E4rtv)

82
People talking on phones while driving are the worst offenders.

However-

I once saw a woman eating spaghetti from a plate while driving. Just motoring along while holding her plate on top of her steering wheel and using a fork, so-

you know, things can always get worse.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 21, 2026 01:45 PM (iJfKG)

83 So, we're getting more proof that the Knights of the Road have a lot of Nightmares on the Road giving them a bad name.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 21, 2026 01:46 PM (S/Y4j)

84 Who the hell insures these crappy drivers? The amount of claims must be extremely high.
--
Here's the scam (and you're paying for it):

- Company A wins the bid for the load.
- Company Dirka Muhammed LLC gets subcontracted the load
- Company Dirka Muhammed is a single owner LLC. It "has" insurance--only listed driver and listed owner.
- But Company Dirka Muhammed can't pay going rate for a driver. So it hire illegal Aladdin Muhammed to drive.
- And Dirka Muhammed LLC sure as shit can't pay the rate for Aladdin Muhammed to be insured. So it hides his employment.
- And when Aladdin Muhammed crashes through a van of kids, he goes back to Turkey; Dirka Muhammed LLC renames to Muhammed Dirka, LLC. Hires another illegal Aladdin.
- And the insurance carrier pays out $500k-$1mm+ under the MCS-90 and passes that loss onto the rest of us in rate increases.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 01:46 PM (tUP1A)

85 And yet, the rest of the GOP Senators don't take this opportunity to start objecting to unanimous consent, make a call to recess, etc to punish Thune for his insolence.
Posted by: whig


It's almost like they're all bought.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 01:46 PM (abIsI)

86 Trains wouldn't require as many drivers.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:47 PM (JTLUe)

87 "Babies are horrible! Babies are gross and stupid and ruin your life. I see my girlfriends with babies and they are all angry and sad."

Posted by: naturalfake at April 21, 2026 01:37 PM (iJfKG)

I've got a sick toddler on my lap, giggling at Rachmaninov (or the Russian conductor, not sure which). I live for moments like this.

Posted by: pookysgirl, Mama Bear at April 21, 2026 01:47 PM (Wt5PA)

88 I once saw a woman eating spaghetti from a plate while driving.
----------------
Hopefully, it was Sbarro's spaghetti and meatballs.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 01:47 PM (FmapG)

89 Are we funding Truck Driver Learing Centers?

Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 01:47 PM (I0N4X)

90 We have seen drivers with an entire laptop on the middle console and on the phone, driving down the road. People with stuff packed into their tiny car with the back window covered pulling a trailer filled with stuff hanging out and dragging on the road. We saw a trucker pile on his brakes going down a mountain road, flames and smokes coming from his truck as he burned up his brakes.

Posted by: Megthered at April 21, 2026 01:47 PM (aqylp)

91 75 His street name is Gropey McGropepants I hear. Is he really 18? Did they verify that?

Posted by: turambar at April 21, 2026 01:47 PM (Q0yOR)

92 My only question is why the hell did you give them four months? That's the difference between us and them. Sort of like trying negotiate with Iran. Enough.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 21, 2026 01:47 PM (INQN/)

93 And yet, the rest of the GOP Senators don't take this opportunity to start objecting to unanimous consent, make a call to recess, etc to punish Thune for his insolence.
==
*Uniparty waves*

Posted by: and wonders why nobody notices at April 21, 2026 01:48 PM (anL5R)

94 Make CDLs Federal.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:31 PM (JTLUe)

I think I see a small flaw in your plan!
Posted by: ...


I don't see why they aren't. The Fed dictate every aspect of driving and the rules that they have to follow while on the road.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 01:48 PM (8YpvS)

95 Speaking of illegals - 360 days minus time already served = 135 days in jail.
____

He was already locked up for 225 days waiting for his trial and conviction? What happened to swift justice?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 01:48 PM (Dv3i1)

96 we don't go after the trucking companies that hire these savages."

Guy has a license. How do you legally say no?

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 01:48 PM (XuXeR)

97 Makes me furious that blue shithole states just give CDLs to illegals and most probably let illegals off with only a warning when they break the rules. I know commie Colorado does not enforce the regular non CDL rules and laws against illegals.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 21, 2026 01:42 PM (+89TD)
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Well, they have to make illegals into "tax payers" and then what's so bad that you want to deny people who pay into the system their living?!

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:48 PM (Fi81e)

98 Never ceases to amaze me how some people can be so careless about other people's lives and wellbeing.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Money changes everything and illegals and even some green card residents here are just in it for the money. Most of the Third World is dog eat dog because only your family, perhaps your clan, matters--not the people living in the places you are invading.

That is the problem with admitting new immigrants (legal or otherwise) that simply want to get paid more than in the old country. Not much different than raiders/barbarians in the old days except by how much violence it requires to loot the country.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:48 PM (E4rtv)

99 I hope gas prices go down soon. My son drives a diesel truck, which he named Marvin. Marvin is currently parked in front of my house.

Posted by: jmel at April 21, 2026 01:49 PM (RWHIh)

100 Boasburg or some other hack in black will stop this.

Posted by: Delurker at April 21, 2026 01:49 PM (gtcuf)

101 My only question is why the hell did you give them four months? That's the difference between us and them. Sort of like trying negotiate with Iran. Enough.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 21, 2026 01:47 PM (INQN/)
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Um. So it looks more like a negotiation where the other side is given outs rather than royal fiat.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:50 PM (Fi81e)

102 The communists forgot to tell you that the beautiful reality of "everyone paying their fair share" was always going to be the producers paying ever more while commies bring in a shitstorm of moochers from every corner of the world to bleed the country totally dry, and by the time anyone figures it out, they'll be on a beach, earning 20%

Slipped their mind.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:50 PM (AucCq)

103 Gypsies only it appears that the gypsies are Sikhs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:41 PM (YvvFZ)

Did you know the Sikhs and the Gypsy/Romani seem to come from the same place? No real claim, but it is a fun fact.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 21, 2026 01:45 PM (rbvCR)



"Gypsies, Sikhs, and Teeth" was Cher's worst song.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 21, 2026 01:50 PM (iJfKG)

104 94 Make CDLs Federal.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 01:31 PM (JTLUe)

I think I see a small flaw in your plan!
Posted by: ...


I don't see why they aren't. The Fed dictate every aspect of driving and the rules that they have to follow while on the road.
Posted by: rickb223
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DOT does the whole partnerships with states on interstate trucking just like they do with environmental regulations. Dual state and federal regulations apply.

Course moving to a federal license means something like federal preemption of licenses to fly planes. FAA pretty much excludes states from meaningful regulations of the air.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:51 PM (E4rtv)

105 Here's the scam (and you're paying for it):

- Company A wins the bid for the load.
- Company Dirka Muhammed LLC gets subcontracted the load
- Company Dirka Muhammed is a single owner LLC. It "has" insurance--only listed driver and listed owner.
- But Company Dirka Muhammed can't pay going rate for a driver. So it hire illegal Aladdin Muhammed to drive.
- And Dirka Muhammed LLC sure as shit can't pay the rate for Aladdin Muhammed to be insured. So it hides his employment.
- And when Aladdin Muhammed crashes through a van of kids, he goes back to Turkey; Dirka Muhammed LLC renames to Muhammed Dirka, LLC. Hires another illegal Aladdin.
- And the insurance carrier pays out $500k-$1mm+ under the MCS-90 and passes that loss onto the rest of us in rate increases.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice



Durka Durka allah
Dirka dirka muhammad jihad
Haka sherpa sherpa
Abac allah

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 01:51 PM (8YpvS)

106 you know, things can always get worse.
==
According to the Grand Tour TV show, China has a problem with people watching porn in their cars and whacking it. They did a China tour and supposedly showed the roads had signs and camera's positioned to catch those who were not watching the road.

Posted by: and wonders why nobody notices at April 21, 2026 01:51 PM (anL5R)

107 Excellent.

What good are teeth if you’re not willing to bite?
Maybe our GOP Congress could learn something.
lol, I kid, they only want to be in the minority….

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 01:51 PM (4KUe5)

108 "Gypsies, Sikhs, and Teeth" was Cher's worst song.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 21, 2026 01:50 PM (iJfKG)


When I was 5 years old I was driving my step-sister insane by singing "Beans, beans, crambam beans!" along with Cher, on the radio

Posted by: Kindltot at April 21, 2026 01:52 PM (rbvCR)

109 don't see why they aren't. The Fed dictate every aspect of driving and the rules that they have to follow while on the road.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 01:48 PM (8YpvS)

The problem is giving it to the Feds will make the process corrupt in all 50 states instead of just the leftard ones.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:53 PM (AucCq)

110 It's almost like they're all bought.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
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It is more that the Senate is the Keystone of American Government corruption for them and their friends. It is a chance for generational wealth and power that the current members have no desire to rock the boat.

And the elaborate rules of the Senate like unanimous consent, the filibuster, and failures to recess are kept in place just so the looting can continue.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:53 PM (E4rtv)

111 Fine. As long as they didn't run over any crows.

Posted by: wth at April 21, 2026 01:54 PM (UjdFS)

112 And the elaborate rules of the Senate like unanimous consent, the filibuster, and failures to recess are kept in place just so the looting can continue.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:53 PM (E4rtv)

Wait. You don't think Republicans are in on it, too?

I thought they were Fightin'.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:54 PM (AucCq)

113 That handle is giving me flashbacks

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:45 PM (AucCq)

What I'd do last time?

Posted by: pookysgirl, racking her brain at April 21, 2026 01:54 PM (Wt5PA)

114 Most of the...World is dog eat dog because only your family, perhaps your clan, matters"

FIFY

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 01:55 PM (XuXeR)

115
The state also is claiming they will need to up taxes because there is not enough to finish the bridges and interchanges on the Interstates.
Which is true.
Posted by: Kindltot

=============

That's a little too rational. I'm guessing these facts are being urged on Klueless Kotex by Oregon officials who are focused on their jobs, results, that sort of thing.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 21, 2026 01:55 PM (n7rxJ)

116 Wait. You don't think Republicans are in on it, too?

I thought they were Fightin'.
Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:54 PM


5X Match on donations today!

Posted by: The GOP, Fighting for You! at April 21, 2026 01:55 PM (4NO2D)

117 2 certainties here. 1. No consequences for the scumbags who employ these clowns. 2. Teamsters Union officials will fully support every Democrat on the ballot.

Who is John Galt ?

Posted by: Going deep. Out. at April 21, 2026 01:56 PM (jt/rW)

118 we don't go after the trucking companies that hire these savages."

Guy has a license. How do you legally say no?
Posted by: man


Is he a wetback? If so, take his truck. Same as a drug dealer's car.

Trucking company doesn't like it? Should have vetted him better.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 01:56 PM (8YpvS)

119 Read about chameleon trucking firms--essentially shell corporations used to deflect liability and enable rapid switches using the same trucks and drivers to escape scrutiny and legal liability.
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Oh, I know it well.

They'll stack 2-3 of the Aladdins in a truck and drive it 24 hours a day.
Not a valid license among them and not one listed on the policy.
And that's the good ones.

They've injected several fake trucking companies into the system who exist just to steal the load.

Such as Guy Ferrie having $2mm of his tequila stolen.
Or the recent theft of Kit-Kats.

But, it's going after you now:
Car shipper brokers are hiring shell companies who hire shells who change the delivery address.
And your car is gone, gone, gone.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 01:56 PM (tUP1A)

120 Report: SAVE Act dead in Senate because apparently the GOP doesn't want to save America anymore

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"Anymore"?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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Thune knows now that he can't save Cornyn in the primary is my guess. He was blowing smoke about the SAVE act just to try to save that creep's seat.

And yet, the rest of the GOP Senators don't take this opportunity to start objecting to unanimous consent, make a call to recess, etc to punish Thune for his insolence.
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I wish Musk would take up this matter.

No, seriously. He has the bandwidth.

Posted by: Crusader at April 21, 2026 01:57 PM (TN0g+)

121 They've injected several fake trucking companies into the system who exist just to steal the load.

Such as Guy Ferrie having $2mm of his tequila stolen.
Or the recent theft of Kit-Kats.

But, it's going after you now:
Car shipper brokers are hiring shell companies who hire shells who change the delivery address.

And your car is gone, gone, gone.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice



You car is up in Kansas pulling a wagon.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 01:58 PM (8YpvS)

122 91 75 His street name is Gropey McGropepants I hear. Is he really 18? Did they verify that?
Posted by: turambar at April 21, 2026 01:47 PM (Q0yOR)

More below. None of this makes sense. He's 18, should have tried as an adult but they tried in juvenile court since the victims were juveniles. What???? How about deportation? Charges were slapped down to misdemeanor level since felony would be an auto deport? Guess he's not leaving Fairfax City anytime soon......

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The judge said that for the victims, the offenses had "adjusted how they move through life," underscoring the lasting effect the assaults had on the students involved.

After serving his sentence, Flores Ortiz will be placed on two years of probation. The judge also ordered him to undergo a psychosexual evaluation and complete any treatment recommended as a result.

Addressing Flores Ortiz directly, the judge struck a more measured tone at the close of the hearing, telling him, "I absolutely believe in redemption" and, "this does not define you."

Posted by: beckster at April 21, 2026 01:58 PM (kX27y)

123
OrangeManBad shoves NY under the A Train.

"I fuckin' TOLD you, dumbasses."

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 21, 2026 01:58 PM (y9nCu)

124 120 I wish Musk would take up this matter.

No, seriously. He has the bandwidth.
Posted by: Crusader at April 21, 2026 01:57 PM (TN0g+)

He's too busy kissing up to the WEF and advocating for Universal Basic Income.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:58 PM (iXqHn)

125 What I'd do last time?

Posted by: pookysgirl, racking her brain at April 21, 2026 01:54 PM (Wt5PA)

No it was the other part. The "curious" part. She was a pip.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:58 PM (AucCq)

126 So what's the deal with the video game Pragmata? The plot seems to be you have two characters, a man in power armor that is good with weapons and an android that looks like a girl that can hack enemy computer systems and they work together to defeat evil robots or something

I see a bunch of comments that the game is pedophiliac or something and a bunch of other comments saying those people are weirdos that can't appreciate the relationship is something like father and daughter.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)

127
Here's the scam (and you're paying for it):

- Company A wins the bid for the load.
- Company Dirka Muhammed LLC gets subcontracted the load

===============

Company Dirka Muhammed shouldered most of the law-breaking tasks, but it seems the scam starts with Company A.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 21, 2026 01:59 PM (n7rxJ)

128 The problem is giving it to the Feds will make the process corrupt in all 50 states instead of just the leftard ones.
Posted by: ...
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That ship has already sailed, the Feds can make the states do whatever the Feds want due to the Commerce clause explicitly, even before the current reading in NLRB v. Jones and Laughlin Steel, allowed the Feds to regulate transportation of goods and people across state lines. That is why the ICC existed even in the Dual Federalism era. See Gibbons v. Ogden for why.

Laws and constitutions don't matter much when the Democrats are now openly a Mafia like organization and the GOP being the cowardly types that look the other way. The issue is the decay of society to allow that rather than specific policies.

You cannot have a Constitution nor Rule of Law if Democrat ran jurisdictions don't agree to respect and enforce those laws. Democrats have embraced their full Joker identity where criminals are good, citizens are bad, and government exists to punish their enemies and reward their friends with loot.

The only resolution, like the Constitutional Convention realized, is to use force and Scotus to make them comply. Lincoln faced the same.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 02:00 PM (E4rtv)

129 I’ve noticed an insane amount of garbage on the die of interstates recently. Yeah there has always been trash on the side of the road. But in the last few years it’s doubled at least.

What happened 3ish years ago? Tens of thousands of 3rd world invaders started driving trucks.

Just a coincidence I’m sure .

Posted by: Heroq at April 21, 2026 02:00 PM (ohom6)

130 126 I see a bunch of comments that the game is pedophiliac or something and a bunch of other comments saying those people are weirdos that can't appreciate the relationship is something like father and daughter.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:58 PM (sKqQm)

The "The Little Girl is actually a Robot or a 5000 Year Old Demon" thing is a common Japanese trope, and it rubs some people the wrong way.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 02:00 PM (iXqHn)

131 122 Fairfax is lost. Those who run that county are batshit crazy. Sad because it used to be a pretty good place. Did a lot of work with the police up that way long ago. Now? Hell no. Detective friend retired and was glad to get out relatively unscathed.

Posted by: turambar at April 21, 2026 02:01 PM (Q0yOR)

132 What I'd do last time?

Posted by: pookysgirl, racking her brain at April 21, 2026 01:54 PM (Wt5PA)

No it was the other part. The "curious" part. She was a pip.
Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:58 PM (


Her cousin's barber's rabbi's cousin turned out to be right about the Pope though.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 21, 2026 02:01 PM (4NO2D)

133 No it was the other part. The "curious" part. She was a pip.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:58 PM (AucCq)

Okay, as long as it wasn't me. I have to tell Pooky at least once a month that I am NOT responsible for what Dream Me does.

Posted by: pookysgirl denies liability at April 21, 2026 02:02 PM (Wt5PA)

Of Course: Seized Iranian Ship Was Carrying Dual-Use Materials From China for Use in Building Ballistic Missiles

Say, didn't China agree to not send weapons to Iran?

The Iranian ship seized by U.S. Marines on Monday after attempting to break through President Trump's blockade was reportedly found to be carrying dual-use chemicals shipped from China that are commonly used to manufacture ballistic missiles.

In an interview on Tuesday, President Trump confirmed the report, describing the chemicals as a "gift from China." He added that he was surprised by it because he thought he "had an understanding with President Xi."


It's time to deploy the oil weapon against China.

Trump is now in defacto control of Venezuelan oil and Iranian oil, which together provide China with much of its oil. It's time to remind China of that.


Tucker Carlson is now apologizing for having supported Trump.

The Nazi Brothers, Tucker and Buckley, scheme about purging all "Christian Zionists" out of government.

EXCLUSIVE--Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government.

One of first Nazi laws was banning most Jews from government.

The Carlson brothers' proposed "update" is to also purge Christian Zionists.

The only enemy of the people they mentioned by name in this bizarre segment was @SebGorka, Trump's most trusted counterterrorism advisor in the White House.

Gorka is a staunch American patriot and a fierce anti-Communist.

So why does Tucker want him gone?

Because Gorka also believes that a close relationship with Israel enhances U.S. national security.

The Carlson brothers' proposed purge would also cover Stephen Miller (@StephenM), @SusieWiles, and basically every single one of Trump's most loyal advisors.

Of course, such a purge also would have included their late, great father, Amb. Dick Carlson, a mentor of mine, who held numerous government roles and had worked with the CIA.

In the 13 months since their Dad died, Tucker and his brother Buckley have repeatedly vilified -- and outright questioned the loyalties of -- anyone who was like him, a Christian who supported the Jewish state.

And both Tucker and Buckley have flirted with Holocaust denial, particularly in recent months.


Mowbray points out that Tuq'r Qarlson refuses to say that the Holocaust killed six million Jews. He just says "a lot," which is Holocaust denier thing -- they always say something like "I'm not denying something happened, I just question the numbers." He also always makes sure he says that "a lot of other people" were killed in the Holocaust, which is true, but once again is a well-known tactic to downplay Hitler's industrial scale murder of Jews.

And he says that Tuq'r denied the six million figure in a private conversation:

Despite extensive research, I could not find a single example of Tucker acknowledging the extraordinarily well-documented fact that six million Jews were exterminated in the Holocaust.

Which brings me to a private conversation Tucker and I had maybe 15 years ago, one which I had written off at the time -- but in hindsight, probably shouldn't have. (We've never been close, but would chat if we ran into each other.)

For some reason, I think because I had just toured Yad Vashem, I mentioned to him how mind-boggling it is that the Nazis murdered six million Jews.

Tucker shot me a strange look, almost incredulous.

Sarcastically, I quipped, "You're not one of those nutjobs who don't believe that six million Jews died, are you?"

Instead of a jabbing back or acting indignant, Tucker responded, "I mean, whatever, Hitler killed a bunch of different people."

Mowbray posted that last week. Tuq'r still hasn't contradicted it.


Tuq'r also claims that Trump is not a Christian, but subscribes to a religion that Tuq'r just made up called "Israelism," which is Tuq'r's way to say "Jews" while denying he's saying "Jews."

@TRUMPGIRL_STL

Apr 19

Tucker Carlson says Donald Trump's religion is not Christianity -- it is "Israelism."
"What's the religion of Donald Trump? It's not Christianity, clearly.

It's Israelism. It's the defense of Israel."

Tucker's argument is that Trump's real priority is not America, not Christianity, and not Jesus -- it is Israel.


Hello! I hope everyone's feeling good. I feel better after a good night's sleep.

Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM




Comments

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1 Everybody says she's looking good
And the lady knows it's understood ...

that The Blade is FIRST

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 12:10 PM (iFTx/)

2 Of course

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 12:11 PM (YwEeS)

3 I nooded, so feel no guilt for being a non-nooder of questionable parentage.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 21, 2026 12:12 PM (0sNs1)

4 China is asshoe. China is liar.

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:12 PM (ynpvh)

5 ...surprising, none.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:13 PM (ytyaf)

6 Tucker Carlson: I�ll be tormented for a long time by the fact that I played a role in getting Donald Trump elected. And I want to say that I�m sorry for misleading people. pic.twitter.com/B9TATFSSdy

Tucker, go f*ck yourself with a muzzie camel infested with fleas and STDs...

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (ynpvh)

7 Return of the foreign concessions in China?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (2GVsD)

8 'Israelism' is a new one. Usually they go for Zionism.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (bss/y)

9 It's time to deploy the oil thermonuclear weapon against China.

Vaporize the entire country before it's too late.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (abIsI)

10 Say, didn't China agree to not send weapons to Iran?
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Commies have their own tradition like taqiyya.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (Fi81e)

11 Too bad we have the wrong man in charge at this point in history.

TUCKER CARLSON from deadline.

Tucker Carlson offered a mea culpa on his podcast for supporting Donald Trump in his 2024 presidential campaign, telling his viewers and listeners that he will be “tormented by it for a long time.”

In a conversation with his brother Buckley, a Trump speechwriter, Carlson said on his show on Monday, “You wrote speeches for him. I campaigned for him. We’re implicated in this, for sure. It’s not enough to say, ‘Well, I changed my mind,’ or like, ‘This is bad. I’m out.’ It’s like, in very small ways, but in real ways, you and me and millions of people like us are the reason this is happening right now.”

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (Sco7b)

12 EXCLUSIVE--Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government.

Does Tucky want the Jews to wear yellow stars?

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (ynpvh)

13 in-bound from China “loaded with dual-use chemicals used to manufacture ballistic missiles,”

Well, it's dual-use to Russians, who will drink rocket fuel if they can get a buzz.

Posted by: t-bird at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (mr1OZ)

14 What turned him into a nazi asshole? Father not give him enough? Stepmom gave him nothing? Get his brat out of JDs office

Posted by: night lifted at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (kJmLc)

15 I am imagining a bunch of 20-something Marines hyped up on Green Monsters and Zyn packs going through containers like it Christmas morning. Hopefully they’re aren’t any Chinese concubines…

Posted by: Marcus T at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (7kply)

16 Semper Fi!

Posted by: Martin Tell at April 21, 2026 12:15 PM (sFNX2)

17 6 Tucker Carlson: I�ll be tormented for a long time by the fact that I played a role in getting Donald Trump elected. And I want to say that I�m sorry for misleading people. pic.twitter.com/B9TATFSSdy

Tucker, go f*ck yourself with a muzzie camel infested with fleas and STDs...
Posted by: Don Lemon


Needs an anxiety bag - full of dicks

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:15 PM (abIsI)

18 Hmmm.

There ARE benefits to reading the content.
Do other people know about this?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 21, 2026 12:15 PM (Sco7b)

19 "In the 13 months since their Dad died, Tucker and his brother Buckley have repeatedly vilified -- and outright questioned the loyalties of -- anyone who was like him, a Christian who supported the Jewish state."

Hmmmm ... hmmmm ... big-time Daddy Issues? That would explain a lot. It ain't only the promiscuous THOTs who have Daddy Issues. The Blade much prefers promiscuous THOTs over these two Carlson queefs, though.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)

20 9 It's time to deploy the oil thermonuclear weapon against China.

Vaporize the entire country before it's too late.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (abIsI)

Take a fair few bombs.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:16 PM (bss/y)

21 Damn. Almost like China and all communists are the enemy.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 21, 2026 12:16 PM (exUIe)

22 Tucker Carlson: I’ll be tormented for a long time by the fact that I played a role in getting Donald Trump elected. And I want to say that I’m sorry for misleading people. pic.twitter.com/B9TATFSSdy
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Too bad we didn't get Kamala?

I'm going to be tormented by how many times I went to bat for you.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:16 PM (Fi81e)

23 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

You can have all of mine...those bastards make a hell of a lot of noise and strip my pecan tree of nuts before they're even read to be harvested and eaten, and here in Sandy Eggo, I'm not allowed to even use an airsoft to shoo them away.

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:16 PM (ynpvh)

24 21 Damn. Almost like China and all communists are the enemy.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 21, 2026 12:16 PM (exUIe)

Yes, since 1949.

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:16 PM (ynpvh)

25 Hmmmm ... hmmmm ... big-time Daddy Issues? That would explain a lot. It ain't only the promiscuous THOTs who have Daddy Issues. The Blade much prefers promiscuous THOTs over these two Carlson queefs, though.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 12:16 PM (iFTx/)

I definitely do not want to see their tits.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:16 PM (bss/y)

26 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government.


Cucker Tarlson can eat a bag of dicks.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 12:17 PM (8YpvS)

27 Some people just can't get over a bad deal on a watch I guess.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 21, 2026 12:17 PM (exUIe)

28 Lots of types - deletes going on

Posted by: 2009Refugee at April 21, 2026 12:17 PM (QPfRa)

29 Carlson, you have plenty of money. I suggest you use it to retire into obscurity.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 12:17 PM (99eI0)

30 How long before Tucker comes out as a tranny?

Over/Under - 9.5 months

Posted by: ballistic at April 21, 2026 12:18 PM (oqH4h)

31 >> Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

We’ve seen how you treat shelves.

And a messenger bag? Nonstarter right there.

Caw!

Posted by: The Crow at April 21, 2026 12:18 PM (Y3swt)

32 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

I get lots of them. I leave a plate of food out on the patio table. If they ever leave me something, I want to find it.

Posted by: night lifted at April 21, 2026 12:18 PM (kJmLc)

33 10 Say, didn't China agree to not send weapons to Iran?
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Commies have their own tradition like taqiyya.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (Fi81e)

When there is no God, there is no morality, only what benefits you. A lie has no moral weight without God...
Now, the Muzzies have a God, and they lie, because their God is the father of lies...

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:18 PM (ynpvh)

34 Hello! I hope everyone's feeling good. I feel better after a good night's sleep.

Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM

Avoid that guy. He kept trying to get me to drink valu-rite and look at the etchings in his van.

Posted by: The Crows at April 21, 2026 12:18 PM (bss/y)

35 Carlson flouncing from MAGA was inevitable once Trump called him a big dumbass.

But the fun part is where he obliquely takes credit for his election, by delivering his audience of right-wing political junkies who were going to crawl over glass for Trump whether or not Carlson ever existed.

That little self-aggrandizing humblebrag is the essence of Tuckerness.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 12:18 PM (BI5O2)

36 Maybe Tucker has a worm in his brain like that Kennedy fella, a pork tapeworm larva that ate half of his brain.

Or maybe Tucker has a toad or a small dwarf living in his stomach, causing him to suffer an inbalance of bodily humors.

Posted by: Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber at April 21, 2026 12:18 PM (79nfv)

37 Ace, why do you give Tucker this much coverage?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 12:18 PM (FmapG)

38 This Carlson fellow is something of a nut job.

Posted by: Weasel at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (ei1sX)

39 off sock...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (ynpvh)

40 night lifted, the son is supposedly out as of late last week.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (aJQbY)

41 26 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government.


Cucker Tarlson can eat a bag of dicks.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 12:17 PM (8YpvS)

Why does the internet seem to so easily make people into caricature/parodies of themselves?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/y)

42 So why does Tucker want him gone?

Because Gorka also believes that a close relationship with Israel enhances U.S. national security.

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This had been the predominant and uncontroversial belief of the vast majority of Democrats across the county and in Congress since the re-founding of Israel before the invasion of Israel by Hamas on 10/7.

I honestly believe that the Covid PsyOps coupled with numerous Mass Formation Psychosis Ops turned half the world literally clinically insane ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (xU6sC)

43 Tucker's argument is that Trump's real priority is not America, not Christianity, and not Jesus -- it is Israel.
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Tucker also thinks that Christians should be pretty cool with Muslims putting Jesus as their #2 behind Mu-mu.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (Fi81e)

44 Trump is now in defacto control of Venezuelan oil and Iranian oil, which together provide China with much of its oil. It's time to remind China of that.
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A bit of a double poke to China. They were buying sanctioned oil, which is at a discount. Now they are forced into open market rates.

Posted by: scampydog at April 21, 2026 12:20 PM (2bFN5)

45 29 Carlson, you have plenty of money. I suggest you use it to retire into obscurity.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 12:17 PM (99eI0)
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I suggest that he use it to engineer the world's largest salt-dispensing, chainsaw-embedded dildo/flamethrower and that he promptly become the sole beta-tester of his new invention.

Posted by: ballistic at April 21, 2026 12:20 PM (oqH4h)

46 China is asshoe. China is liar.
Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:12 PM (ynpvh)


Well, you're familiar with asshoe.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 12:20 PM (ExV1e)

47 At this point who is defending Carlson ?

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 21, 2026 12:20 PM (aUMnT)

48 You have to really wonder what’s driving people like Carlson- besides possibly VD.

What causes a person to completely lose touch with reality and fill that void with hatred, contempt and fiction that supports their delusions.

Posted by: The Crow at April 21, 2026 12:20 PM (Y3swt)

49
I honestly believe that the Covid PsyOps coupled with numerous Mass Formation Psychosis Ops turned half the world literally clinically insane ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (xU6sC)

The Dems hate the Constitution...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:20 PM (ynpvh)

50 Tucker responded, "I mean, whatever, Hitler killed a bunch of different people."

Ilhan Omar did that a few years ago too - referring to the millions of people killed "in Eastern Europe".

Posted by: The ARC of History! at April 21, 2026 12:20 PM (n1OCj)

51 40 night lifted, the son is supposedly out as of late last week.
Posted by: RandomDave at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (aJQbY)

wonderful.

Posted by: night lifted at April 21, 2026 12:21 PM (kJmLc)

52 False.

These were to fuel Missiles for Peace and for the Feeding Starving Children.

Stop believing Jewish propaganda.

/s/ Tucker "Jihad" Carlson

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 12:21 PM (tUP1A)

53 Another day of Cucker Tarlson stepping on his own (alleged) d!ick.

Posted by: Joe Mama at April 21, 2026 12:21 PM (TezPK)

54 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government.

Wow. There are a lot of ideologies I don't want government workers to have, but supporting Israel is not on my list.

Posted by: bonhomme at April 21, 2026 12:21 PM (mkw2N)

55 30.

There is no doubt in my mind that he is compromised with something sexual he doesn't want to get out.

Few things in life will make a grown man debase themselves so completely as the threat of what or who they like to rub their peepee up against getting out.

Carrot and stick.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 21, 2026 12:21 PM (exUIe)

56 Yes, 6M jews and 7M gentiles were estimated killed by the NotSees in camps. Amongst the gentiles killed were gypsies and the mentally incompetent...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:21 PM (ynpvh)

57 You have to really wonder what’s driving people like Carlson- besides possibly VD.

What causes a person to completely lose touch with reality and fill that void with hatred, contempt and fiction that supports their delusions.


Money.

Posted by: Qatar! at April 21, 2026 12:21 PM (n1OCj)

58 Afternoon Ace.
I pointed this out before but back during the Crossfire days , Jon Stewart was a guest and told Carlson to his face "you're a dick". Don't pay much attention to Stewart or Carlson, but Stewart was spot on

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (gu0hJ)

59 I still don’t understand this massive shift or what is enticing about converting to Islam, if that is what this is. Tucker was hardly hurting for money. I don’t think I could be bought like this and I am certainly not in a financial position personally that is one to envy.

Posted by: Piper at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (Wmg4n)

60 >> At this point who is defending Carlson ?

His brother and Candace Cuckoo.

Caw!

Posted by: The Crow at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (Y3swt)

61 55 30.

There is no doubt in my mind that he is compromised with something sexual he doesn't want to get out.

Few things in life will make a grown man debase themselves so completely as the threat of what or who they like to rub their peepee up against getting out.

Carrot and stick.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 21, 2026 12:21 PM (exUIe)

He uses a carrot and stick? Let me guess, the stick up his pee-pee, the carrot up his ass?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (ynpvh)

62 Why does the internet seem to so easily make people into caricature/parodies of themselves?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/y)
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Because being a retarded clown on the internet means that you're largely removed from the physical consequences of doing the same shit IRL. Namely, having someone punch you in the mouth for being a dumbass.

Posted by: ballistic at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (oqH4h)

63 in-bound from China “loaded with dual-use chemicals used to manufacture ballistic missiles,”

Well, it's dual-use to Russians, who will drink rocket fuel if they can get a buzz.
Posted by: t-bird at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (mr1OZ)

Most of these chemicals are much more than "dual" use; they are precursors for many useful products. Having said that, I am sure in this case Iran was buying the stuff to use as rocket fuel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (utfVc)

64 "It's time to deploy the oil weapon against China"

Put Xi's Tynee Ballz in a vise and squeeze. Casino-style.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (5xAqj)

65 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government.

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Make them wear fashionable yellow stars?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (ndZc7)

66 Tucker and Buckley? Their parents should have bought one of those 'Name Your Baby' books.

Posted by: wth at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (UjdFS)

67 37 Ace, why do you give Tucker this much coverage?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 12:18 PM (FmapG)

ace hates the traitor-who-was-friend above all other things, from what I have noticed. I quoted this before but Psalms 55:

"Now it is not an enemy who insults me—
otherwise I could bear it;
it is not a foe who rises up against me—
otherwise I could hide from him.
13 But it is you, a man who is my peer,
my companion and good friend!
14 We used to have close fellowship;
we walked with the crowd into the house of God."

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:23 PM (bss/y)

68 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley"

Ah. The Dulles brothers 2.0?

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:23 PM (XuXeR)

69 Tucker Jihad should assuage his guilt by giving a blow job to a 12 gauge.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 12:23 PM (tUP1A)

70 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

I've seen them swarming around anyone tossing French fries their way.

Posted by: fly gal at April 21, 2026 12:23 PM (RM1wO)

71 63 in-bound from China “loaded with dual-use chemicals used to manufacture ballistic missiles,”

Well, it's dual-use to Russians, who will drink rocket fuel if they can get a buzz.
Posted by: t-bird at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (mr1OZ)

Most of these chemicals are much more than "dual" use; they are precursors for many useful products. Having said that, I am sure in this case Iran was buying the stuff to use as rocket fuel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 12:22 PM (utfVc)

Baby formula...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:23 PM (ynpvh)

72 46 China is asshoe. China is liar.
Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:12 PM (ynpvh)

Well, you're familiar with asshoe.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 12:20 PM (ExV1e)

Suggested edit: 'Well, you really know your way around an asshole...'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (bss/y)

73 I honestly believe that the Covid PsyOps coupled with numerous Mass Formation Psychosis Ops turned half the world literally clinically insane ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (xU6sC)

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I happen to believe that SSM was likely the first mass formation. There was just this very prevailing opinion that making 90-95% arguments that couldn't be closed to 100% arguments was just "being mean".

And now we're debating whether men can get pregnant.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Fi81e)

74 Tucker and Buckley? Sounds like a yuppies family's Golden Retrievers

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (gu0hJ)

75 Tuckley and Bucker?

Posted by: wth at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (UjdFS)

76 Glad to hear you are feeling better, Ace.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (ytyaf)

77 69 Tucker Jihad should assuage his guilt by giving a blow job to a 12 gauge.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 12:23 PM (tUP1A)

He might be triggered by that...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (ynpvh)

78 Why does the internet seem to so easily make people into caricature/parodies of themselves?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (bss/


Maybe they were like that to begin with.

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (III4G)

79 At this point who is defending Carlson ?
Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 21, 202
******
Iran.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (NpAcC)

80 Tucker misled us on what a vile opportunist he really is.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (vbXSk)

81 14 What turned him into a nazi asshole? Father not give him enough? Stepmom gave him nothing? Get his brat out of JDs office
Posted by: night lifted
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Doesn't matter how or why he became vile publicly (likely it was true for a long time privately at his age). Time to simply consider him a demon in a skinsuit like most Dems and move on.

FWIW, His son quit April 18th to become a consultant in DC.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:25 PM (E4rtv)

82 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government. One of first Nazi laws was banning most Jews from government.

Hard for me to get worked up over this. I mean, AIPAC and others do a very effective job of rooting out candidates who don't support Israel from government.

As long as both sides are using legal, non-violent, democratic means to sway voters and lobby elected officials, I'm fine with it, except AIPAC should probably register as a foreign agent since it appears to be acting on behalf of a foreign country.

Posted by: TITP at April 21, 2026 12:25 PM (YwIpu)

83 That Israeli soldier's destruction of that statue not looking so bad now, is it?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 12:25 PM (ndZc7)

84 Oooooh, I can make Ace jealous by telling him that a local radio rock station is KRRO, "The Crow"! I see that they're selling tickets to the Weird Al concert, I should tell Pooky.

Posted by: pookysgirl, livin in an Amish paradise at April 21, 2026 12:26 PM (Wt5PA)

85 61.

Just like Swallowell. Same deal. "Shut up and eat your Fang Fang or we'll send the pics to your friends at Fox News."

My guess is that Qatarzan and Candace are feeding at the same trough.

But it's probably just the money. 30 pieces of silver goes a long way.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 21, 2026 12:26 PM (exUIe)

86 Because Gorka also believes that a close relationship with Israel enhances U.S. national security.
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Even if you don't want to get into the Biblical case, the past couple of months have demonstrated that Israel is the only ally we have of value. When there's a fight, they showed up, and were capable of contributing.

Literally everyone else was shown to be a convenience at best.

Posted by: Methos at April 21, 2026 12:26 PM (vSvIl)

87 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley"

Ah. The Dulles brothers 2.0?
Posted by: man
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I am imagining a third brother named Chadwick, who has allegedly been banned from three country clubs.

Posted by: scampydog at April 21, 2026 12:26 PM (2bFN5)

88 Many people followed this much more closely, but when did Carlson suddenly go off the deep end on so many things? To me it just seems within the course of 12 months . . . but were these bizarre changes of heart just latent all along?

Posted by: -DC at April 21, 2026 12:26 PM (i3jTa)

89 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government. One of first Nazi laws was banning most Jews from government.

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I could get alarmed over this. I could also reflect how unlikely it is that this would be done prior to a Dem getting into office.

Where it's just understood that you can torch a governor's mansion because, well, he's a Jew--and that's totally the reason you don't want him as your running mate!

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:27 PM (Fi81e)

90 Boy, Trump is getting it from all sides.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 21, 2026 12:27 PM (IifOV)

91 Have you ever met a person who wears a bow tie that wasn’t a total douchebag?

I rest my case.

Posted by: The Crow at April 21, 2026 12:27 PM (EWq0C)

92 >>Even if you don't want to get into the Biblical case, the past couple of months have demonstrated that Israel is the only ally we have of value. When there's a fight, they showed up, and were capable of contributing.


Of course, pointing that out makes you a Zionist.

...or, some shit.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:28 PM (ytyaf)

93 80 Tucker misled us on what a vile opportunist he really is.


there were signs!

his tweets about PDJT? just kind of slid over those I guess.

my question is, what demon convinced him that hating normal Christians and Jews is a godly thing to do.

well, a clever one I guess, but he was open to it from the start it seems.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 21, 2026 12:28 PM (j+aD2)

94
Chinese Flu was no accident.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 21, 2026 12:28 PM (IifOV)

95 90 Boy, Trump is getting it from all sides.


which means, WE are

he's just in the way

of something very very dark

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 21, 2026 12:28 PM (j+aD2)

96 88 Many people followed this much more closely, but when did Carlson suddenly go off the deep end on so many things? To me it just seems within the course of 12 months . . . but were these bizarre changes of heart just latent all along?
Posted by: -DC at April 21, 2026 12:26 PM (i3jTa)

There definitely seemed to be a vital turning point. After the swap to X, about the same time Trump got elected. Maybe once Trump was Elect, his viewership dropped off? I know he had massive engagement there when he first made the swap during the Biden era.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:28 PM (bss/y)

97 Qatarlson DOES understand that the Sword of Islam will not spare him when they take over, does he not?

Apparently not.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (iXqHn)

98 A crow committed suicide in front of my car yesterday.

It swooped down over the top on my car on Hwy 99 as I was going 35 mph, landed about 10 feet in front of me and I ran over him. It was a sickening thud that I can still hear. And then in my rear view mirror, a blast of black feathers.

Sorry, ace.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (W2Pud)

99 94
Chinese Flu was no accident.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 21, 2026 12:28 PM (IifOV)

Well, it certainly didn't come from the wet market...not from pangolins, not from sea kraits...
And Fauci and company were well aware what was going on there. Yet Fauci is still free as a bird...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (ynpvh)

100 but he was open to it "

Don Lemon perks up

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (XuXeR)

101
Tucker & Buckley want Christians to have crosses sewn onto their clothing, possibly registration numbers tattoo'd on them.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (IifOV)

102 83 That Israeli soldier's destruction of that statue not looking so bad now, is it?



I'd like full context but .. no that is still bad!

Candy and Tuck do NOT represent Christians

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (j+aD2)

103 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.
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Standing on your deck erect is a violation of Bird Law.

Everyone knows this.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (tUP1A)

104 Are prize courts still around for that ship seizure?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (XvL8K)

105 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace
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You probably know this, but on the crows, I wait for them to be around. Then I go outside and yell at them, while looking at them, and spread peanuts. And then walk away so they know I am not trying to trap them.

They always show up right after, maybe 5 minutes or so after I leave.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (53GQo)

106 The angst about Tucker seems like that voiced by a jilted lover. Be better. Just ignore him.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (YBtcQ)

107 98 A crow committed suicide in front of my car yesterday.

It swooped down over the top on my car on Hwy 99 as I was going 35 mph, landed about 10 feet in front of me and I ran over him. It was a sickening thud that I can still hear. And then in my rear view mirror, a blast of black feathers.

Sorry, ace.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (W2Pud)

They're usually involved in murders, not suicides...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (ynpvh)

108
The Nazi Brothers, Tucker and Buckley

The Happy Wanderers.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (Cqx++)

109 Mowbray points out that Tuq'r Qarlson refuses to say that the Holocaust killed six million Jews. He just says "a lot,"

Is Ace saying it was exactly 6,000,000? I always thought the round numbers were estimates from the Soviets, since they were the first on the scene and to do an analysis. I guess we are relying on the Nazi reputation for exacting precision in carrying out their horrible goals.

Posted by: TITP at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (YwIpu)

110 >>It swooped down over the top on my car on Hwy 99 as I was going 35 mph, landed about 10 feet in front of me and I ran over him. It was a sickening thud that I can still hear. And then in my rear view mirror, a blast of black feathers.


Murder!

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (ytyaf)

111 83 That Israeli soldier's destruction of that statue not looking so bad now, is it?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 12:25 PM (ndZc7)

IDF does not tolerate such behavior. I saw a story that he's being investigated within 24 hours of the original news.

Posted by: You Really Don't Want to Know at April 21, 2026 12:31 PM (aUMnT)

112 'Israelism' is a new one. Usually they go for Zionism
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Then people ask them to define Zionism and they don't like the actual definition. So they made up a new thing that they can define however they want.

Posted by: Its always hatred in the end at April 21, 2026 12:31 PM (anL5R)

113 Sorry, ace.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (W2Pud)

They're usually involved in murders, not suicides...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (ynpvh)

ace had better post some otter videos on the cafe, is all we are saying...

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:31 PM (bss/y)

114 Many people followed this much more closely, but when did Carlson suddenly go off the deep end on so many things? To me it just seems within the course of 12 months . . . but were these bizarre changes of heart just latent all along?

Posted by: -DC at April 21, 2026 12:26 PM (i3jTa)
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He got a bad case of "religious revelation" from what I can see. He was the "least religious Christian", but then just overnight started claiming a rebirth in faith and telling longer-term Christians what is consistent with their faith and what isn't.

Tucker got good at knocking down Dems to the point that they no longer wanted to even go on his show to run out the clock and concern troll. But he's always shown a slight tendency not to regulate his speech and effuse too much. Even back when he was perhaps my favorite commentator.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:31 PM (Fi81e)

115 >>Is Ace saying it was exactly 6,000,000? I always thought the round numbers were estimates from the Soviets, since they were the first on the scene and to do an analysis


Since when were the Soviets the first on the scene?

They were not present for many of the Camps liberation.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (ytyaf)

116 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley
......

What is their sister's name, and does she have four teats?

Posted by: wth at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (UjdFS)

117 Chy-na and Tucker are asshoe.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (Wnv9h)

118 83 That Israeli soldier's destruction of that statue not looking so bad now, is it?
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

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Is there an explanation for that? New info?

It looked incredibly staged to me, so I assume it was propaganda from the muzzies.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (53GQo)

119 semantics like "Israelism" are the province of LEFTISTS

Tuck is a rich fat dumb fuck

so of course, leans bolshie

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (j+aD2)

120 Speaking of weird stuff...

Watched the Nutflix Italian series The Monster of Florence, supposedly base on police interviews and court cases trying to convict a psycho murderer that killed couples from the late '60s until the mid '80s. Ew. It was grubby and grimey. No recco'comenda~!

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (diia5)

121 Have you ever met a person who wears a bow tie that wasn’t a total douchebag?

I rest my case.
Posted by: The Crow at April 21, 2026 12:27 PM (EWq0C)

My grandpa, who was a chemistry professor. He was the opposite of a d-bag, and his students loved him because he had a way of simplifying complex issues in a relatable way. I have one of his bowties on my mantle to remind me of him.

I named my son after him and this past Easter, my son wore the cutest bowtie ever.

Posted by: pookysgirl,parent to two cute and smart kids at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (Wt5PA)

122 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

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Maybe try placing a life-sized cardboard cutout of Brandon Lee as "The Crow" out on your deck? https://is.gd/PRaz8h

/Glad you're feeling better, Ace!

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (xU6sC)

123 LA Mayor Candidate Spencer Pratt Confirms ‘Number 1 Buyer of Pacific Palisades Dirt Lots Is China'

So many cocksucking R's in the senate could care less.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (abIsI)

124 Sure has been an exciting year or two. Or six.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (xcxpd)

125 United Church of Christ bishop says we need "Third Testament" because "the Bible has become problematic"

https://tinyurl.com/3235xybx

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We've already got the Penthouse Forum.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (ndZc7)

126 Aren't the Tuckers a bit too old to be members of the Hitler Youth?

Posted by: Another Anon at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (4h45B)

127 Is Ace saying it was exactly 6,000,000?
Posted by: TITP at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (YwIpu)
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Nobody thinks that exactly six million Jews were murdered, Literal Larry.

Fucking buffoon.

Posted by: ballistic at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (oqH4h)

128 80 Tucker misled us on what a vile opportunist he really is. Posted by: illiniwek

I consider media personalities the same as carny barkers myself so I never gave a shit what Tucker said anyway nor his interviews.

The conservatives on the right spend a lot of time focusing on personalities and the fact that someone in the 'media' said something nice about conservatism. And they get their hearts broken again and again when media whores turn on them--see Robert Costa, David Brooks, Nicole Wallace, etc. etc. well before Qatarlson.

To appear in TV media requires those in it to essentially be actors playing scripted parts. For example, we did not get a glimpse of folksy Walter Cronkite's severe leftist bent until after Uncle Walter was already retired. He was acting just like a criminal does so they can slip in the knife, do the long con, etc. to their audience.

Now Qatarlson is essentially retired just like Me Again, both show their real ugly selves that have been hidden by a team of producers on networks that hid their personalities from the audiences.

Good riddance to bad rubbish.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (E4rtv)

129 Has Tucker talked extensively about how much better life under Kamala would have been?

Honestly all he is doing is playing himself. But clearly his paymasters think this alters the conversation around Trump and makes it seem less like Demofags screaming into a useless void.

The problem is if you don't want to sound like it's just Demofags screaming into a useless void, then don't employ Demofags to scream into your useless void.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (AucCq)

130 couldn't

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (abIsI)

131 >>United Church of Christ bishop says we need "Third Testament" because "the Bible has become problematic"


Some of us are cool with just the one.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (ytyaf)

132 Watched the Nutflix Italian series The Monster of Florence, supposedly base on police interviews and court cases trying to convict a psycho murderer that killed couples from the late '60s until the mid '80s. Ew. It was grubby and grimey. No recco'comenda~!

that was a great book tho

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (j+aD2)

133 98 A crow committed suicide in front of my car yesterday.

It swooped down over the top on my car on Hwy 99 as I was going 35 mph, landed about 10 feet in front of me and I ran over him. It was a sickening thud that I can still hear. And then in my rear view mirror, a blast of black feathers.

Sorry, ace.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (W2Pud)
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A depressed crow, tired of the rains and worried about the rumblings at Mount St. Helens.

Or something.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 12:34 PM (sZj7T)

134 126 Aren't the Tuckers a bit too old to be members of the Hitler Youth?
Posted by: Another Anon
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Like Goebbels, they don't dirty their hands themselves with such trifles, instead, they rely on motivating others with evil impulses to do their deeds. Same as Democrats do.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:34 PM (E4rtv)

135 And then in my rear view mirror, a blast of black feathers.

Sorry, ace.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Better hope it was a raven, otherwise your car will be marked forever by crows.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2026 12:34 PM (YBtcQ)

136 Tuck n' Buck.

Sounds like some kind of sex thing.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 12:34 PM (xvhJH)

137 >>A depressed crow, tired of the rains and worried about the rumblings at Mount St. Helens.


It is seriously hard to hit any Corvid with a car. You almost never see it happen.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:35 PM (ytyaf)

138 Germany is making amends for the Holocaust by surrendering current Christian Germans to Islam, but German officials are still anti-freedom, anti-USA.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 21, 2026 12:36 PM (vbXSk)

139 that hid their personalities from the audiences.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (E4rtv)

They didn't hide it that well.

It's just that conservatives will spread their hooha for anyone that openly *doesn't* sound like Mao TseTung. That's where we are.

Will we as a general unit be more careful in the future instead of reflexively defending everyone, even when it's been made obvious they are clowning us, Marco Rubio?

No. No we will not.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 12:36 PM (AucCq)

140 The Nazi Brothers, Tucker and Buckley, scheme about purging all "Christian Zionists" out of government.

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How's that going for them?? Right, Cucker got serious thrashing from Trump, their buddy got kicked out of DNI's office for leaking, and Cucker's son got purged out of the administration. I don't buy the stupid story that they waited 4 months to transition him. It takes days to replace a Cabinet Secretary. You don't no four months to move out some VP aid. But somebody in the administration was looking out for him, and gave him free 4 month of paychecks to see if he can land somewhere else. But no one in DC wanted him, and Ds have their own grifters to employ. So daddy needed to set up a "firm" for him to land. Maybe Vance is thinking of hiring him '28 and using campaign funds to pay for his "consulting". LOL.

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 12:36 PM (GD0B3)

141 One of first Nazi laws was banning most Jews from government.
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This action should be fully understood. In Germany at the time, doctors, many lawyers, most university professors, teachers, and clergy were also state employees, aside from the usual civil servants and petty bureaucrats.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 12:36 PM (RIvkX)

142 Is Ace saying it was exactly 6,000,000? I always thought the round numbers were estimates from the Soviets, since they were the first on the scene and to do an analysis. I guess we are relying on the Nazi reputation for exacting precision in carrying out their horrible goals.
Posted by: TITP at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (YwIpu)

They are Germans. And recorded a lot.

The Holocaust has often been turned into a narrative- by a lot of people. This is not to say that the Jews were not specifically targeted, but a lot of other groups were. The Gypsies for example also had massive losses, but they are often lost in the muddle (or they do not care to do PR.) Political prisoners, the mentally infirm (who were targeted by most of the west for sterilization), etc.

I have had always had a problem with the narratives, which often feels like what we are told, even if with the best of intentions. I find it of a piece with glossing over the Purges of the Stalin era (or just saying they only happened because Stalin.) Or the Cultural Revolution. Or any and all of them.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (bss/y)

143 Stupid question: what is a Christian Zionist???
Is that some scary label for an Evangelical or Catholic who doesn’t want to see Israel wiped off the map?

Is this a Candace Owen’s slur?

I haven’t been paying attention to their games, and this is a good reminder why. Gah, STFU!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (4KUe5)

144 my car on Hwy 99 as I was going 35 mph
.......

I hope you were in the fast lane with your left turn blinker on.

Posted by: wth at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (UjdFS)

145 Since when were the Soviets the first on the scene?

They were not present for many of the Camps liberation.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (ytyaf)

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I always thought this was the case as well, garrett ... however, per Brave Search "AI":

"Soviet forces arrived to liberate the Nazi concentration camps first.

. The Soviet Red Army was the first Allied force to encounter and liberate a major Nazi camp, capturing Majdanek in Poland on July 22–23, 1944.

. They subsequently liberated other major camps, including Auschwitz on January 27, 1945, as well as Stutthof, Sachsenhausen, and Ravensbrück.

. American forces were the first to liberate camps in the West, with Ohrdruf being the first camp freed by the U.S. Army on April 4, 1945, followed by Buchenwald and Dachau in April and May 1945.

. British forces also played a significant role, liberating camps in northern Germany such as Bergen-Belsen and Neuengamme in April 1945."

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (xU6sC)

146 Aren't the Tuckers a bit too old to be members of the Hitler Youth?

They go where the young boys are.

Posted by: Rob Crawford at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (K2eLE)

147 Crows are inferior corvids.
Barely above magpies.

/s/ The Raven Collective

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (tUP1A)

148 I think Tucker these days is too inconsistent to be actually be a Nazi or a fascist.

But he doesn't like Israel, that's for sure.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (Fi81e)

149 Crows are filthy foreign invaders. They are not even native to North America. They came across on ships and caused havoc. Despite what you see on the intardnet, they are filthy buggers who feast on dead animals or any small baby animals they can find. Around here they pillage the squirrel nets for their young. You will generally find as a result they have fleas, ticks and sometimes maggots like most birds that eat carrion and garbage.

But yeah, go befriend them.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (iHitY)

150 Speaking of weird stuff...

Watched the Nutflix Italian series The Monster of Florence, supposedly base on police interviews and court cases trying to convict a psycho murderer that killed couples from the late '60s until the mid '80s. Ew. It was grubby and grimey. No recco'comenda~!
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (diia5)
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"The Paolo, he was on trip in Florence and his, how you say, strong member was known by the ladies as the 'monster of Florence' ...."

-- The Paolo

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (iFTx/)

151 A great way to improve your mental health is to develop a pathological hatred of a public figure you've never met and interpret everything they do as a direct and personal attack on you and your identity.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (rbvCR)

152 He also always makes sure he says that "a lot of other people" were killed in the Holocaust, which is true, but once again is a well-known tactic to downplay Hitler's industrial scale murder of Jews.
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The critical difference being only two peoples were murdered as a result of explicit state policy, Jews and Roma.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (RIvkX)

153 What causes a person to completely lose touch with reality and fill that void with hatred, contempt and fiction that supports their delusions.

Money.
Posted by: Qatar! at April 21, 2026 12:21 PM (n1OCj)

And after his sorta conservative dad kicked he had no ore incentive to pretend?

Posted by: night lifted at April 21, 2026 12:38 PM (kJmLc)

154 Crows and Ravens have long memories. I find it best not to antagonize them. Just shoot them outright.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:38 PM (abIsI)

155 It is seriously hard to hit any Corvid with a car. You almost never see it happen.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:35 PM (ytyaf)

I swear I thought this said covid and that you were having a stroke. Turns out *I'm* the big dummy.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 12:38 PM (AucCq)

156 I am glad ace if feeling better. Happy ace , happy horde!

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 12:38 PM (GD0B3)

157 >>>Since when were the Soviets the first on the scene?
They were not present for many of the Camps liberation.
Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (ytyaf)

The big extermination camps were all in Poland and liberated by the Soviets, Auschwitze, Treblinka, etc.

Posted by: TITP at April 21, 2026 12:38 PM (YwIpu)

158 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government. One of first Nazi laws was banning most Jews from government.

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This is an op -- let me explain.

1. The muslims push for this.
2. Everyone reacts with shock "not who we are." laws are passed, standards are established. You do not call out people based on their religion. Period.
3. Muzzies are protected.

There is no "moderate" conquest of the world in the name of allah. There is no sharia or koran following that is compatible with the West. But to survive we must abandon some of the things that define us - freedoms and equality. Freedom to call for jihad and preach islam, and equality of those who want to destroy us.

They understand this and want to solidify those defining pillars of the West knowing that they will be our downfall. Tucker is working for them.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 12:39 PM (53GQo)

159 They always go "yeah well what about Stalin?"

Not fooling me.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 12:39 PM (AucCq)

160 1 Everybody says she's looking good
And the lady knows it's understood ...

that The Blade is FIRST
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 12:10 PM (iFTx/)

The Blade is quite the strutter when he's first.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 21, 2026 12:39 PM (qivay)

161 Geez, nurse!, how awful I hosted a crow this morning who was using our bird bath to soak a dry croissant. He ate the whole thing!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 12:39 PM (4KUe5)

162 Stupid question: what is a Christian Zionist???
Is that some scary label for an Evangelical or Catholic who doesn’t want to see Israel wiped off the map?

Is this a Candace Owen’s slur?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (4KUe5)
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Well, as all a "zionist" is is someone who backs the idea that the Jews should have a "home in Zion" and Zion is their native home.....

I am.

It's nothing like the "supremacy" Israel-haters play it up to be. It's not Zion uber alles.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:39 PM (Fi81e)

163 Crows and ravens will target baby lambs and peck their eyes out.

So charming!

Posted by: Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom at April 21, 2026 12:39 PM (anL5R)

164 131 >>United Church of Christ bishop says we need "Third Testament" because "the Bible has become problematic"


Some of us are cool with just the one.
Posted by: garrett
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I really wish heretics would simply quit trying to call themselves Christian whether Qatarlson or this twit.

Those folks practicing Wicca, crystals, or some other twaddle are more honorable than those that adopt the outside branding on a Christian but then use that to create their own religion.

Irenaeus of Lyon had their number in the second century AD in his Heresies book which basically lays out the template for every single heresy we see today in Christianity. All comes down to centering a religion on what people want to do rather than obey the word of the Lord.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

165 This is an op -- let me explain.

==

Of course it's an op. They have identical talking points.

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 12:40 PM (GD0B3)

166 >> But yeah, go befriend them.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 21, 2026 12:37 PM (iHitY)

Nazi.

Posted by: The Crow at April 21, 2026 12:40 PM (Y3swt)

167 >>I always thought this was the case as well, garrett ... however, per Brave Search "AI":

I knew they liberated the Eastern Camps...but it wasn't exclusive in any way.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:40 PM (ytyaf)

168 United Church of Christ bishop says we need "Third Testament" because "the Bible has become problematic"


Some of us are cool with just the one.
Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:33 PM (ytyaf)

The second literally ends with a promise from The Lord to curse anyone who tries to modify it further.

Posted by: Methos at April 21, 2026 12:40 PM (vSvIl)

169 >>All comes down to centering a religion on what people want to do rather than obey the word of the Lord.


Blaming the Argument of Utility is my gig, Whig.

Also, how are you doing? Recovery going well?

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:41 PM (ytyaf)

170 Services will be held Thursday at 2 PM for beloved Cal the Crow, who passed after being hit yesterday by a speeding Lesbaru in Seattle. He leaves behind a grieving wife and numerous children. Family asks that mourners bring something shiny.

Posted by: And Some Peanuts at April 21, 2026 12:41 PM (oftw2)

171 159 They always go "yeah well what about Stalin?"

Not fooling me.
Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 12:39 PM (AucCq)

It IS weird when you think about it. Things like the Soviet Purges, Cultural Revolution or even the Killing Fields almost get relegated to lesser status than the Holocaust. It's almost seems like they are seen as more... egalitarian and therefore not as repugnant, morally.

It is just weird. It is all symptoms of the same shit. (Communism. Socialist thought.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)

172 They understand this and want to solidify those defining pillars of the West knowing that they will be our downfall. Tucker is working for them.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 12:39 PM (53GQo)

Look at when they call for protection of "religious freedoms" in the UN. It's really about protection for them against criticism (and ultimately anti-blasphemy laws), not for everyone else.

Posted by: Dr. Fausti - I WAS The Science at April 21, 2026 12:42 PM (qivay)

173 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.


I leave them sorghum. They seem happy with it.

Posted by: night lifted at April 21, 2026 12:42 PM (kJmLc)

174 Rush Limbaugh never liked Tucker.

That should bump his percentage of being right to 99.9%

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 21, 2026 12:42 PM (M7rua)

175 Marxism-Jihadism! (tm)

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 12:42 PM (GD0B3)

176 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

Puppy chow, cat chow, puppy chow, cat chow -- I'll keep beating the drum until the crows take notice.

Posted by: zombie at April 21, 2026 12:42 PM (Av6i5)

177 My grandpa, who was a chemistry professor. He was the opposite of a d-bag, and his students loved him because he had a way of simplifying complex issues in a relatable way. I have one of his bowties on my mantle to remind me of him.

I named my son after him and this past Easter, my son wore the cutest bowtie ever.
Posted by: pookysgirl,


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Yeah, I wore a bowtie when I was a waiter. (does that count?)
I was cool - the only waiter that wore a real one and not a clip on. I did that so I could undue it during cleanup and look like James Bond.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 12:43 PM (53GQo)

178 A crow committed suicide in front of my car yesterday.

It swooped down over the top on my car on Hwy 99 as I was going 35 mph, landed about 10 feet in front of me and I ran over him. It was a sickening thud that I can still hear. And then in my rear view mirror, a blast of black feathers.

Sorry, ace.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2026 12:29 PM (W2Pud)

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You have been reported to PETA for a murder prosecution, criminal!

/As a teenager nearly 50 years ago, I was driving home to Las Vegas from nearby Mt. Charleston one night (very dark surroundings) when I suddenly spied a large (maybe great horned?) owl on the road in front of me in my headlights.

I tried to slam on the breaks but it was too late. The owl tried a vertical liftoff at the last second and slammed into my windshield.

I felt awful and had never hit anything before in a car. I was kind of shaken and didn't know if I should turn around to see if it was okay, or still alive and badly wounded, or dead ,,, but figured the damage had been done so kept driving.

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:43 PM (xU6sC)

179 Yeah, Action T4 was busy killing off defective citizens before they started rounding up the Jews.
Is that supposed to downplay the Holocaust?
Makes it worse - they were exterminating large populations.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 12:43 PM (4KUe5)

180 Can we confiscate that China ship as a bounty of war? Maybe we could tugboat it over to the Saudi Arabia side of the gulf, and sell off the containers to the Saudi military?

Posted by: illiniwek at April 21, 2026 12:43 PM (vbXSk)

181 Carlson wants publicity. Good or bad, it doesn't matter. He wants his name out there, he wants controversy. As long as the money comes in he is happy. You could say it's all a scam. And this is the reason I don't pay attention to him.

Posted by: Case at April 21, 2026 12:43 PM (pvf3X)

182 . All comes down to centering a religion on what people want to do rather than obey the word of the Lord.
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN I CAN'T DO WHATEVER I WANT?

Posted by: Archbishop Cherry Popper they/them at April 21, 2026 12:44 PM (anL5R)

183 Rush Limbaugh never liked Tucker.

That should bump his percentage of being right to 99.9%
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 21, 2026 12:42 PM (M7rua)

He was a non-entity on the Conservative side for most of Rush' reign; then ended up at Fox. I believe on Megyn Kelly's recommendation.

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 12:44 PM (GD0B3)

184 All comes down to centering a religion on what people want to do rather than obey the word of the Lord.
Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

THIS. The... unique quality of a religion that places strictures on you and asks you to be better than your base desires. Which, there are only a couple.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

185 No need to apologize for supporting Trump, Tucker Carlson and for "misleading" people. I really don't think your support or lack thereof meant much. You're suffering from delusions of grandeur on your actual influence with the American electorate.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 21, 2026 12:44 PM (qBdHI)

186 Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)
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The Lord gave us a brain. He wished some of us would be as "wise as wolves". We don't need another big revelation, but to wait on the Lord, making better decisions than we have been making.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:44 PM (Fi81e)

187 The angst about Tucker seems like that voiced by a jilted lover. Be better. Just ignore him.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (YBtcQ)
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Tucker should not be ignored. What must be understood is the important role he plays in the larger operation to fracture Trump's coalition, not so much Tucker himself.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 12:44 PM (RIvkX)

188 >> I was driving home to Las Vegas from nearby Mt. Charleston one night (very dark surroundings) when I suddenly spied a large (maybe great horned?) owl on the road in front of me in my headlights.


Owls get hit a lot just after Sunset and just before Sunrise.

Whenever I used to drive down to Guide on the Big Hole River, I'd hit Owls every evening, on my way home.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:45 PM (ytyaf)

189 179 Yeah, Action T4 was busy killing off defective citizens before they started rounding up the Jews.
Is that supposed to downplay the Holocaust?
Makes it worse - they were exterminating large populations.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 12:43 PM (4KUe5)

This.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)

190 The angst about Tucker seems like that voiced by a jilted lover. Be better. Just ignore him.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2026 12:30 PM (YBtcQ)
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Tucker should not be ignored. What must be understood is the important role he plays in the larger operation to fracture Trump's coalition, not so much Tucker himself.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 12:44 PM (RIvkX)

Exactly so.

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 12:45 PM (GD0B3)

191 Stupid question: what is a Christian Zionist???

-
Christians who are soft on Judaism.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 12:45 PM (ndZc7)

192 I’m so sick of Tucker Carlson…. To think I watched that guy daily for years in his Fox time. Ugh

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 12:46 PM (/iXAp)

193 Have you ever met a person who wears a bow tie that wasn’t a total douchebag?

I rest my case.
Posted by: The Crow


Also, anyone under 50 that wears suspenders.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:46 PM (abIsI)

194 Bald eagles are also scavenger birds. I saw it first hand while detached to Adak, AL a couple of times. Eagles all over the place scavenging out of the trash bins located outside the housing units. Easy meal, I guess.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 21, 2026 12:46 PM (Y1sOo)

195 I think I first saw Carlson on CNN's "Crossfire" when he took over the "conservative" side after Robert Novak left.

Posted by: mrp at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (rj6Yv)

196 *AK, not AL

Posted by: one hour sober at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (Y1sOo)

197 162 Stupid question: what is a Christian Zionist???
Is that some scary label for an Evangelical or Catholic who doesn’t want to see Israel wiped off the map?

Is this a Candace Owen’s slur?

Posted by: Lizzy
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It is a slur just like going after Jews that support Israel by calling them Zionist.

Akin to the left calling out Christian Nationalism as the biggest threat to the world by which they mean their politics.

Zionism becomes a threat to the Muslims or leftist nutjobs because it is a barrier to get what they want--some sort of deranged idea of an ummah/Rousseau's popular will where everyone must share the same values or be destroyed.

They want Israel and Jews gone because they are different, they want Christians gone that are faithful because they are different. Both have values that are not susceptible being crushed and subjugated to the vanguard of the Proletariat or the chosen of Allah. Red/Green alliance indeed.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (E4rtv)

198 121 Have you ever met a person who wears a bow tie that wasn’t a total douchebag?

I rest my case.
Posted by: The Crow at April 21, 2026 12:27 PM (EWq0C)

My grandpa, who was a chemistry professor. He was the opposite of a d-bag, and his students loved him because he had a way of simplifying complex issues in a relatable way. I have one of his bowties on my mantle to remind me of him.

I named my son after him and this past Easter, my son wore the cutest bowtie ever.
Posted by: pookysgirl,parent to two cute and smart kids at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (Wt5PA)

My Son like to wear bowties.. he seems ok so far.

Posted by: Inogame at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (53oGX)

199 It could also be that the Crows smell the perfume of desperation on ace.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)

200 MeAgain Kelly is also a Tucker apologist. I can't believe I lost Tucker and Megyn all in flash.

Posted by: Jaimo at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (BCuCF)

201 “The Bible has become problematic,” huh?

Dude, the same God who was delivering plagues, turning deviants into salt, and parting the Red Sea exists today.
Maybe reconsider who the “problematic” one is in this equation…

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (4KUe5)

202 So is this Islamabad negotiation thing going to happen. A lot of posturing happening right now.

Posted by: WisRich at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (G0vdT)

203 >>Bald eagles are also scavenger birds.


Sky Carp

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (ytyaf)

204 and sell off the containers to the Saudi military?"


Ooh, "Storage Wars" 2.0?

*looks up old family friend in LA*

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:47 PM (XuXeR)

205 >>It could also be that the Crows smell the perfume of desperation on ace.


He's been Friend-Zoned

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:48 PM (ytyaf)

206 Puppy chow, cat chow, puppy chow, cat chow -- I'll keep beating the drum until the crows take notice.
Posted by: zombie


We had a baby crow in our driveway for a few days. Apparently, the parents boot them out of the next and let them survive while they keep watch.

I went out with a handful of dog kibble. The parents are screaming at me, the baby is looking terrified and I just set the kibble down where he could see it and walked away.

About two weeks later, we had a huge flock of crows in the surrounding trees so I guess I passed some kind of test.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 12:48 PM (99eI0)

207 195 I think I first saw Carlson on CNN's "Crossfire" when he took over the "conservative" side after Robert Novak left.
Posted by: mrp
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Yes. And people forget that his past shows he is a chameleon always shedding his media skin to work at CNN, MSNBC, creating the Daily Caller, Fox, and now podcasting.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (E4rtv)

208 I honestly think Tucker Carlson has lost his mind… maybe when he battled that demon? I’m mostly kidding; I think it’s more likely getting fired by Fox triggered a massive midlife crisis

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (/iXAp)

209 Any inklings on what's going to happen in the Virginia referendum today?

I urge our side to get out and vote. Cheat if you need to, I know I did, but you gotta get out and vote (multiple times if possible).

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (qwx/I)

210 IS weird when you think about it. Things like the Soviet Purges, Cultural Revolution or even the Killing Fields almost get relegated to lesser status than the Holocaust. It's almost seems like they are seen as more... egalitarian and therefore not as repugnant, morally.

Almost? Absolutely relegated to lesser status.

If you point out how the Communists were significantly worse than the Nazis, 9 in 10 people will give you the dull-eyed stare of a dairy cow, because that doesn't compute.

It's simple to understand why. The Communists won. Assume the Nazis had won, and stamped out Communism, and sent us packing... by 1950, our Communists would all become ardent Nazis and bemoan the fate of the kulaks and the peasants, and make eggs-and-omelettes rationalizations to downplay the Holocaust.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (BI5O2)

211 105 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.
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Buy some hamsters and let them run around your back yard.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (FmapG)

212 >>>174 Rush Limbaugh never liked Tucker.

Daily reminder that assassinating Charlie Kirk is arguably a lot like if the left had assassinated Rush Limbaugh very early in his career.

A lot of older folks don't appreciate how talented Kirk was. Rush was irreplaceable and Charlie Kirk so far is proving to be as well.

Posted by: TITP at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (YwIpu)

213 122 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

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Maybe try placing a life-sized cardboard cutout of Brandon Lee as "The Crow" out on your deck? https://is.gd/PRaz8h

/Glad you're feeling better, Ace!

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:32 PM (xU6sC)

Gotta replace the scarecrows with carecrows...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (ynpvh)

214 Tucker should not be ignored"

Que? I couldn't pick it out of a lineup.

*shrugs*

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (XuXeR)

215 He's been Friend-Zoned
Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:48 PM (ytyaf)

Walk away, ace.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (bss/y)

216 Carlson wants publicity. Good or bad, it doesn't matter. He wants his name out there, he wants controversy. As long as the money comes in he is happy. You could say it's all a scam. And this is the reason I don't pay attention to him.
Posted by: Case at April 21, 2026 12:43 PM (pvf3X)
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He went into this period where he really thrived on headpats from old-fashioned liberals like Greenwald and Schellenberger, and that drove him to be more-conscientious-than-thou to the point that on the still-quite-lib Joe Rogan show he thought he would impress him by making an unequivocal statement about the "evil" of Hiroshima.

And, again, even while I was a fan, I noticed tendencies that weren't so good, and this one is key: Tucker can confuse doubling down with integrity.

In other words, he over effused in one minute so "consistency" is doubling down to how he felt in that moment.

I really think this is the migration that Carlson is doing.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (Fi81e)

217 like "I'm not denying something happened, I just question the numbers."

That's probably what guy's like Tuck Tuck say about their wives' numbers too.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 21, 2026 12:50 PM (lZt8q)

218 200 MeAgain Kelly is also a Tucker apologist. I can't believe I lost Tucker and Megyn all in flash.
Posted by: Jaimo
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It isn't you but them. They revealed themselves to you. They were never on your side in the first place, it was always about them.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:50 PM (E4rtv)

219 209 Any inklings on what's going to happen in the Virginia referendum today?

I urge our side to get out and vote. Cheat if you need to, I know I did, but you gotta get out and vote (multiple times if possible).
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Will comply.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 12:50 PM (FmapG)

220 Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 12:48 PM (99eI0)

Can't do dog chow where I am, deer eat it. Who the F wants carnivorous deer around?

Posted by: night lifted at April 21, 2026 12:50 PM (kJmLc)

221 Obama's grandfather liberated Auschwitz single handed! And, boy, was he pissed!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 12:50 PM (ndZc7)

222 There is no way I could have avoided running him over. Trying to do so would have caused an accident.

Felt like an ominous way to start the week.

Ugh.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2026 12:50 PM (W2Pud)

223 We need more Somali refugees to get rid of our crow problems.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:50 PM (abIsI)

224 Carlson's reaction is a bit...odd.

I mean, I don't really agree with this war as I think the timing is off, but I understand he did it for fundamentally addressing global power dynamics.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 21, 2026 12:51 PM (qwx/I)

225 Afternoon, All. Just checking in briefly before I head off to my tutor training.

Alan Dershowitz is leaving the Democrap party and becoming a Republican. Story at Hot Air.

Posted by: Bulg at April 21, 2026 12:51 PM (77rzZ)

226 Christians who are soft on Judaism.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 12:45 PM (ndZc7)

oh, ok. what would "Hard on Judaism" Christians be like ?

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 12:51 PM (GD0B3)

227 Is that supposed to downplay the Holocaust?
Makes it worse - they were exterminating large populations.
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Industrialized murder with logistics, performance schedules, and bonuses. It was/is a mind boggling horror. The reality is six million is only part of the story, but it is certainly the biggest part. The third reich was a demonic manifestation on Earth. They were losing the war and decided to put everything they had into killing jews while they still could. Who does that? That's right, you know who.

Posted by: Carlson is a bird of the same feather - black nazi feather at April 21, 2026 12:51 PM (anL5R)

228 70 Still no crows. I see them around but they're not visiting.

I've seen them swarming around anyone tossing French fries their way.


indeed. i've seen crows rooting around in a dumpster. suddenly one of them tosses out a mcdonald's bag and they all pounce on it.

Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 12:51 PM (oY6Yp)

229 That's probably what guy's like Tuck Tuck say about their wives' numbers too.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 21, 2026 12:50 PM (lZt8q)

There are things Man was not meant to know. You wanna know the truth? You can't handle the Truth!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:51 PM (bss/y)

230 Tucker will publicly convert to Islam before the 2028 elections.

Posted by: toby928(c) lays down his marker at April 21, 2026 12:52 PM (4NO2D)

231 We need more Somali refugees to get rid of our crow problems."

Haitian. Goes well with bbq swan

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:52 PM (XuXeR)

232 It's definitely the 1970's again. I hope we don't have another bombathon again.

@Breaking911
$1.8M Stolen From Armored Truck In Philadelphia, Getaway Vehicle Recovered, Police Say

Two armed men stole $1.8 million from a Brinks armored truck in Philadelphia’s Tacony section on Tuesday morning, police sources told Action News. The robbery occurred around 9:45 a.m. in the 7200 block of Torresdale Avenue, where the suspects allegedly used assault rifles during the heist.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 21, 2026 12:52 PM (diia5)

233 I mean, AIPAC and others do a very effective job of rooting out candidates who don't support Israel from government.

===

I know right?
-Valerie Jarrett, Ben Rhodes, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, Bob Malloy, Jake Sullivan,....

But you're probably too stupid to recognize any of those names.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 12:52 PM (RIvkX)

234 I really think this is the migration that Carlson is doing.
Posted by: Axeman

Discovery in the Dominion lawsuit indicated he was always a disingenuous shithead. Like most of the media, including Me Again, they lie with such fluidity and change their principles so quickly, it will take your breath away. They rely on the fact that their audience often cannot remember what they ate for breakfast to get away with it.

Qatarlson has always been that way.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:52 PM (E4rtv)

235 In a MA. town where a ton of Armenians resettled there used to be a billboard that said something like: The Armenian genocide - the first genocide of the 20th century. It was advertising a museum, but there was definitely an intent to remind people that hey, someone tried to wipe us off the planet, too, you guys!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 12:52 PM (4KUe5)

236 At this point who is defending Carlson ?
******
Iran.


I thought he was tucked up (SWIDT) Oman's rear hole. I wonder how that's going now that Iran has pissed off Oman along with everybody else.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 21, 2026 12:53 PM (vTZFs)

237 209 Any inklings on what's going to happen in the Virginia referendum today?

Early polling indicates the ref will not pass.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:53 PM (abIsI)

238 230 Tucker will publicly convert to Islam before the 2028 elections.
Posted by: toby928(c) lays down his marker at April 21, 2026 12:52 PM (4NO2D)

Or he could pull a weird Kanye thing and convert to Judaism.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)

239 How long does it take to examine 5000 containers?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 21, 2026 12:53 PM (Cqx++)

240
Thinking back to the early days of a bow tie wearing Tucker on CNN's "Crossfire". S.E. Cupp was a conservative on that show as well.

How the worm as turned on those 2.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 21, 2026 12:53 PM (IifOV)

241 I honestly think Tucker Carlson has lost his mind… maybe when he battled that demon? I’m mostly kidding; I think it’s more likely getting fired by Fox triggered a massive midlife crisis

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (/iXAp)
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I think his production staff kept him more centered, because he probably would talk things out with his staff. Also the downward pressure from Fox wasn't probably always a bad thing.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:53 PM (Fi81e)

242 i've seen crows rooting around in a dumpster. suddenly one of them tosses out a mcdonald's bag and they all pounce on it.
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Seagulls do this as well.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 12:53 PM (FmapG)

243 If you ever do anything against a crow, they all know about it.

Posted by: davidt at April 21, 2026 12:54 PM (Q+gd/)

244 Well, as all a "zionist" is is someone who backs the idea that the Jews should have a "home in Zion" and Zion is their native home.....
____

Jews are natives from Utah?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 12:54 PM (Dv3i1)

245 Also, anyone under 50 that wears suspenders.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

This
Suspenders are for when your ass disappears and it's fat migrates to your belly.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 21, 2026 12:54 PM (sl73Y)

246 Don't get me started about Seagulls. Rats with wings.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:54 PM (abIsI)

247 Obama liberated Buchenwald while he marched on Selma and rescued the Titanic.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 12:54 PM (AucCq)

248 I mean, I don't really agree with this war as I think the timing is off, but I understand he did it for fundamentally addressing global power dynamics.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie

There is no good time for a war with nutjob fanatics willing to cause a nuclear holocaust. Missile program plus at least ten nukes promised a really bad day for the world especially when the inevitable retaliation began.

Once nukes start getting used again, there are enough around that it will become a pattern in disputes across the world.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (E4rtv)

249 Will the calls for Keir to resign become reality?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (2GVsD)

250 I mean, I don't really agree with this war as I think the timing is off, but I understand he did it for fundamentally addressing global power dynamics.
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He is fighting WWIII now. (Frankly so are the Chinese, see for example the hold of the intercepted freighter). So the timing is designed to prevent the big one from breaking out. He is taking out the proxies and the oil supply while consolidating our sphere of influence.

His goal is to make WWIII unstartable for China or Russia. He's well on his way to getting there.

Posted by: Trump knows what he is doing at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (anL5R)

251 We need more Somali refugees to get rid of our crow problems.
Posted by: Maj. Healey
........

Tastes like duck.

Posted by: wth at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (UjdFS)

252 220 Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 12:48 PM (99eI0)

Can't do dog chow where I am, deer eat it. Who the F wants carnivorous deer around?

Posted by: night lifted at April 21, 2026 12:50 PM (kJmLc)

Deer will eat birds if given a chance...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (ynpvh)

253 IS weird when you think about it. Things like the Soviet Purges, Cultural Revolution or even the Killing Fields almost get relegated to lesser status than the Holocaust. It's almost seems like they are seen as more... egalitarian and therefore not as repugnant, morally.
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There are several factors to this, but one that gets missed is, I don't know what you'd call it, cultural arrogance, maybe.

The Holocaust was done by "civilized" people in Europe.
Russians kill a bunch of people, Asians kill a bunch of people, muslims kill a bunch of people, and no one is surprised as no one holds them (historically, and it's worth noting they've tended to see us the same way) in particularly high regard.

Posted by: Methos at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (vSvIl)

254 suspects allegedly used assault rifles"

Yeah. It's because they can blow up an armored car...

*ques Blondie's "The Hardest Part"*

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (XuXeR)

255 >> I honestly think Tucker Carlson has lost his mind… maybe when he battled that demon? I’m mostly kidding; I think it’s more likely getting fired by Fox triggered a massive midlife crisis


I am guessing he found out his wife was a Train Conductor at the local Chabad office.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (ytyaf)

256 OT:

Tried Milton's Cauliflower Crust frozen pizza. Pepperoni. Thin crust.

Not too bad. I am wondering how they still got 61g of carbs in there though. I am assuming they are blending the cauliflower with something carbirific. Plus the tomato sauce has some carbs. Still, not a bad low carb offering.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (bss/y)

257 I mean, I don't really agree with this war as I think the timing is off, but I understand he did it for fundamentally addressing global power dynamics.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 21, 2026 12:51 PM (qwx/I)
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I think "the timing" had to do with the Russia-Iran-China-Venezuela nexus getting a little too volatile for global stability.
Add the ME proxies including Hezbollah and the Houthis, and something had to be done before Nuclear Iran clinched the impending threat.

Posted by: mrp at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (rj6Yv)

258 Christians who are soft on Judaism.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 12:45 PM (ndZc7)

oh, ok. what would "Hard on Judaism" Christians be like ?
Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 12:51 PM (GD0B3)

It’s so silly. Christians in my circles through the years (including me) always understood that Christianity came directly from Judaism. We share the OT! Jesus was Jewish… and all the apostles. How can one be a Christian and hate Jews? It boggles the mind…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (YobFY)

259 Any inklings on what's going to happen in the Virginia referendum today?

I urge our side to get out and vote. Cheat if you need to, I know I did, but you gotta get out and vote (multiple times if possible).

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (qwx/I)

It'll pass, and probably pretty comfortably (4-7 points).

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (G1ktt)

260 184 THIS. The... unique quality of a religion that places strictures on you and asks you to be better than your base desires. Which, there are only a couple.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

And it's not even remotely as many restrictions as in the Real (Old) Testament.

If they couldn't hack it under the New Testament, they'd NEVER hack it under Halakhic Law.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 12:56 PM (iXqHn)

261 >>I don't really agree with this war as I think the timing is off


Only by 47 years, or so...

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:56 PM (ytyaf)

262 Felt like an ominous way to start the week.

Ugh.
Posted by: nurse ratched

Ruined Takei's and Hitler's birthday for me.

Posted by: The Huge Manatee at April 21, 2026 12:56 PM (oftw2)

263 You can be in the middle of the Sahara desert and you'll see Seagulls circling anything that resembles food or garbage.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:56 PM (abIsI)

264 Suspenders are for when your ass disappears and it's fat migrates to your belly.
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Snort.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 12:56 PM (FmapG)

265 Seagulls?

You ran so far awaY?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 12:57 PM (2GVsD)

266 The Holocaust was done by "civilized" people in Europe.
Russians kill a bunch of people, Asians kill a bunch of people, muslims kill a bunch of people, and no one is surprised as no one holds them (historically, and it's worth noting they've tended to see us the same way) in particularly high regard.
Posted by: Methos at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (vSvIl)

That's part of it, sure. But you can see odd dynamics play out with the Holocaust itself as well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:57 PM (bss/y)

267 they are blending the cauliflower with something"

Styrofoam?

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:57 PM (XuXeR)

268 "How long does it take to examine 5000 containers?"
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

And he deadliest weapons are probably on the inside of the stacks of containers.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 21, 2026 12:57 PM (vbXSk)

269 Whichever ConInc grifter first converts to Islam will hit the all time biggest Mega Millions Griftpot ticket.

Yes, he'll lose 90% of his audience. But the few hundred thousand retards he keeps in his pocket will be more than enough to fill the mosques that guy builds in several cities, and they will give him their kids' college funds, and recruit others to do same.

It's such a low-hanging fruit that someone must necessarily grab it. Will it be Carlson? I dunno. But it'll be someone, and that someone will be rich as Croesus.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 12:57 PM (BI5O2)

270 Greetings Everyone

Glad to hear you are feeling better, Ace.

Busy couple of days coming up getting ready to take the kamper out this weekend.

I mentioned yesterday I filled up at Costco - the cheapest gas around - 5.09/gallon - 25 gallons cost almost $130 - yikes!!

To think it was down in the upper-mid 3's a few months ago.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 21, 2026 12:58 PM (QGaXH)

271 240
Thinking back to the early days of a bow tie wearing Tucker on CNN's "Crossfire". S.E. Cupp was a conservative on that show as well.

How the worm as turned on those 2.
Posted by: Frank Barone

They are actors. Same as the print reporters that start at places like the NR or Weakly Standard that become full blown libs like David Brooks. They figured the easy path to fame and riches rather than the harder path of being a leftist in print or tv.

If you notice, the left does not fetishize nor personalize their media types anymore.

They pick them up, use them like toothpaste until the good is squeezed out ,and then discard them like trash that they are. No one on the left is bewailing what became of Glenn Greenwald, they are already mainlining Hasan Piker nowadays.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:58 PM (E4rtv)

272 AIPAC ? Luap Nor called, wants his talking ponts back. They did a study and.. AIPAC is not even at the top 10!
But in case you want to yammer about AIPAC...

Here are your top villains :
US Chamber of Commerce: $94,800,000
National Association of Realtors: $72,808,648
Open Society Policy Center: $31,520,000
Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America: $27,989,250
American Hospital Association: $23,927,842
Business Roundtable: $23,160,000
Alphabet Inc.: $21,740,000
American Medical Association: $20,417,000
Blue Cross / Blue Shield: $18,754,221
AT&T Inc.: $15,820,000

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 12:58 PM (GD0B3)

273 Styrofoam?
Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:57 PM (XuXeR)

Probably would be fewer carbs then.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 12:58 PM (bss/y)

274 258 It’s so silly. Christians in my circles through the years (including me) always understood that Christianity came directly from Judaism. We share the OT! Jesus was Jewish… and all the apostles. How can one be a Christian and hate Jews? It boggles the mind…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (YobFY)

Jealousy.

It's all Jealousy.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 12:58 PM (iXqHn)

275 Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 12:52 PM (4KUe5)

FFS they almost sound like Trump.

"I mean, we know genocides. Some people say ours was #1. The #1 genocide. Think about that. The first of the 20th Century. Not everyone, but some people. Even some people who don't really like us say it was big. Very big. One of the biggest genocides the world has ever seen. It's true. I mean, not everyone says it. Some people don't want to admit it. They don't. They'll never admit it. But I guess you can't please everybody."

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 12:59 PM (AucCq)

276 Seizure of an embassy used to be justification for war.

Instead, Jimmy dithered and the feckless fuckwads of the Pentagon and Langley cooked up Operation Eagle Claw.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 12:59 PM (2GVsD)

277 >>They did a study and.. AIPAC is not even at the top 10!


You can't trust those numbers.
Don't you know the Jews are a Tricksy People!?

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 12:59 PM (ytyaf)

278 Another reason the Left demonized the Nazis is that they always loved Europe sexually and he destroyed it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 01:00 PM (BI5O2)

279 So, go ahead, tell me about the sinister AMA and AT&T lobbying !

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 01:00 PM (GD0B3)

280 269 Whichever ConInc grifter first converts to Islam will hit the all time biggest Mega Millions Griftpot ticket.

Yes, he'll lose 90% of his audience. But the few hundred thousand retards he keeps in his pocket will be more than enough to fill the mosques that guy builds in several cities, and they will give him their kids' college funds, and recruit others to do same.

It's such a low-hanging fruit that someone must necessarily grab it. Will it be Carlson? I dunno. But it'll be someone, and that someone will be rich as Croesus.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 12:57 PM (BI5O2)

My guess is probably Nick Fuentes, with Alex Jones not far behind.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:00 PM (iXqHn)

281 278 Another reason the Left demonized the Nazis is that they always loved Europe sexually and he destroyed it.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 01:00 PM (BI5O2)

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They loved him when he was destroying Europe alongside Stalin, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 21, 2026 01:00 PM (O35xg)

282 Styrofoam, that describes all of Gaylord's diplomatic achievements.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:00 PM (2GVsD)

283 I'm guessing the good ship Touska was sitting somewhere for quite a while after loading up in China, and didn't have a recent departure from Chinese docks. It's return to Iran was held off when things started happening there.

The message being that Iran is in dire straights, and they were willing to risk it. It was an Iranian ship after all, not Chinese.

Posted by: Orson at April 21, 2026 01:00 PM (dIske)

284 Jealousy.

It's all Jealousy."

The Gin Blossoms?

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 01:01 PM (XuXeR)

285 CCP lied? Heaven forfend quick to my fainting couch.

Posted by: Heroq at April 21, 2026 01:01 PM (ohom6)

286 Discovery in the Dominion lawsuit indicated he was always a disingenuous shithead. Like most of the media, including Me Again, they lie with such fluidity and change their principles so quickly, it will take your breath away. They rely on the fact that their audience often cannot remember what they ate for breakfast to get away with it.

Qatarlson has always been that way.
Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:52 PM (E4rtv)
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No, what he was caught saying off camera was more his over-effusing.

I can't believe that you're letting the totally bogus media take on the Dominion suit sway you.

The "revelation" that the crowd took from that is that "Fox LIED to us--they didn't think Trump had won".

How many of those people who caught into that wave ever watched Tucker's show?

As a common watcher I can tell you that Tucker was THE GUY on Fox broadcast who never told you Trump won 2020. And Tucker, on air, explained that in asking Trump's lawyers for presentable proof the election was stolen he had Flynn's old lawyer blow up on him, just for asking for presentable evidence.

It's a media-created myth that "Fox told people Trump won 2020". But that's what they ran

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:01 PM (Fi81e)

287 I mean secular leftard Jews don't do their people a ton of favors.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:01 PM (AucCq)

288 When the German National Socialist Workers Party invaded the Soviet Union, they became right wingers.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:01 PM (2GVsD)

289 With the latest gen of cheap 3D printers you can make your own Crocs.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 01:02 PM (abIsI)

290 26 Tucker Carlson and his brother Buckley want Trump to ID every Jew & Christian who supports Israel to "root them out" of government.


Cucker Tarlson can eat a bag of dicks. Posted by: rickb223

Hat tip to Rick. And then another tasty bag of dicks. And then another.

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at April 21, 2026 01:02 PM (6SeoE)

291 Daily reminder that assassinating Charlie Kirk is arguably a lot like if the left had assassinated Rush Limbaugh very early in his career.

A lot of older folks don't appreciate how talented Kirk was. Rush was irreplaceable and Charlie Kirk so far is proving to be as well.

Posted by: TITP at April 21, 2026 12:49 PM (YwIpu)

Shorts featuring TPUSA debaters, including Charlie, have been popping up in my YT feed lately. I showed a great one to Pooky last night: A black man from the crowd told the white man at the microphone that he had not been ever discriminated against. Charlie just sat back and let the black guy make his point for him, it was glorious.

Posted by: pookysgirl, juggling a toddler at April 21, 2026 01:02 PM (Wt5PA)

292 It’s so silly. Christians in my circles through the years (including me) always understood that Christianity came directly from Judaism. We share the OT! Jesus was Jewish… and all the apostles. How can one be a Christian and hate Jews? It boggles the mind…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

For the most part Jews and Christians agree on the Old Testament and don't really disagree much about the teachings of the New Testament that directly come from Judaism.

What they disagree about is the divinity of Jesus Christ as the Messiah. Jews agree that a Messiah can exist, they just disagree that Jesus was the one and still expect one to come in the future.

Essentially whether Christianity is a heresy of Judaism turns on a matter of identity and nature of Jesus. Rabbi or Christ?

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:02 PM (E4rtv)

293 I mean secular leftard Jews don't do their people a ton of favors.
Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:01 PM (AucCq)
=====

I do what I can but we are a stiff-necked people. Especially my mother in law.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 01:02 PM (RIvkX)

294 I mean secular leftard Jews don't do their people a ton of favors.

In American voting patterns, secular Jews vote hard left, observant Jews vote slightly right.

But the interesting thing is there is a major different in how many kids the two groups have so in a few generations, American Jews will be a rightwing voting block...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:02 PM (sKqQm)

295 I agree, Tucker and his brother are wearing flip flops in that clip:

From Dana Loesch:
I get that it’s a podcast in one’s home, but if you go to the effort of putting on pressed chinos and a button down, maybe keep the hooves encased? Or why wear flip flips with a jacket? This isn’t even done in the Ozarks. It’s just weird. Is this why they didn’t get into the CIA?

Grown adult men simply do not sit around in matching khakis like this, toes out, and flip flops are pool or beach wear. It’s giving “Just finished a Zoom meeting, maybe I’ll spike your drink later” vibes. Brother Buckley is apparently the younger one.

Posted by: beckster at April 21, 2026 01:03 PM (kX27y)

296 How long does it take to examine 5000 containers?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.


Quite a while, but I have to imagine they have some portable scanning equipment that can help. Of course smugglers have used the other tanks in the bottom to hide stuff.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 21, 2026 01:03 PM (diia5)

297 Touska was sitting somewhere for quite a while after loading up"

Well, at least it wasn't the Ning-Po from Kobe

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 01:03 PM (XuXeR)

298 There is no way I could have avoided running him over. Trying to do so would have caused an accident.

--

A couple decades ago, I was going down a very busy road in Orlando (University Blvd) and before I could react, I ran over a line of tiny baby ducklings crossing the road. I had to pull over and literally sobbed for 1/2 an hour. It was awful.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 21, 2026 01:03 PM (qBdHI)

299 ...you're back with Tucky and Bucky and today we're discussing the "Hollowcaust".

Hollowcaust! Good one, Tucky.

Thanks, Bucky. I call it the Hollowcaust cause no one can prove that 6 million figure. I mean, I might believe Hitler killed ten Jews-

I'd go maybe eleven. Maybe Hitler killed eleven Jews, Tucky. you know?

You're a generous man, Bucky. Cause i mean where's the proof? Like...like if MacDonald's says they cooked 6 million hamburgers, I'd believe McDonald's cause they have proof they have the numbers. But, we 6 million Jews, no way!

Where's Hitler's Big Mac?

Exactly, Bucky. Where is Hitler's Big Mac? Hitler's gotta have a Big Mac. Right, Bucky. Where...where is Hitler's Big Mac? For that matter, where's Hitler's Shake and Fries? His Filet-O-Fish?

His Quarter Pounder? Tucky, I mean, come on. Not even a Quarter Pounder?

Yes, Bucky. Yes! And don't even get me started on Churchill, that fat fuck warmonger. He...he's like some kind of evil Arthur Treacher with his Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips, all jealous cause Hitler's moving in on his greasy fish and chips shop with tasty hamburgers! Tasty tasty hamburgers with lots of mayo and cheese!
...



Posted by: The Tucky and Bucky Show at April 21, 2026 01:04 PM (iJfKG)

300 Cucker, MeAgain, Candy et al are actors reading scripts. Like all actors they play different roles. Sometimes it’s super duper ultra conservative roles. Sometimes it’s Israel hating roles. Sometimes it’s pro trans roles. Whatever pays the best is the role they play at any given time.

That’s all they are, actors. Why anyone takes them seriously is beyond me. It’s like giving a fuck what Alysa Milano has to say.

Posted by: Heroq at April 21, 2026 01:04 PM (ohom6)

301 , they are already mainlining Hasan Piker nowadays.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:58 PM

I was shocked to see my son watching a Youtube video about young guys competing in a basketball shootout, and I thought one of the guys looked familiar. It was Hasan Piker. That bastard is oozing his way into everything, including sports.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 21, 2026 01:04 PM (IifOV)

302 287 I mean secular leftard Jews don't do their people a ton of favors.
Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:01 PM (AucCq)

One can hate Chuck Schumer without going full Cucker Qatarlson.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:04 PM (iXqHn)

303 China is in lockdown. Xi likes it spicy as his state fails.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at April 21, 2026 01:04 PM (wBaIH)

304 >>How long does it take to examine 5000 containers?


Not long, if the first one you open has restricted goods.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 01:05 PM (ytyaf)

305 Of course smugglers have used the other tanks in the bottom to hide stuff."

/Han Solo waves

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 01:05 PM (XuXeR)

306 I ran over a line of tiny baby ducklings crossing the road. I had to pull over and literally sobbed for 1/2 an hour. It was awful.
Posted by: Lady in Black


It could have been kittens.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 01:05 PM (abIsI)

307 My guess is probably Nick Fuentes, with Alex Jones not far behind.

Fuentes would end up getting thrown off a roof by one of his new allies.

Maybe Owens? An easy way to not have to go the Kelley route and spend a ton of money on plastic surgery as you age and just put a burka on instead...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (sKqQm)

308 288 When the German National Socialist Workers Party invaded the Soviet Union, they became right wingers.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:01 PM (2GVsD)

Reich-wingers...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (ynpvh)

309 I can't believe that you're letting the totally bogus media take on the Dominion suit sway you.
Posted by: Axeman
====
I saw his texts. But then again, I also used to read the Other McCain and he had Tucker's number down way before when he was trying to start the Daily Caller after failing at MSNBC. One of the major silent partners was the Arab financed partner there that bought Tucker out when he went to Fox. Same guy still runs the Daily Caller.

I watched Tucker on Crossfire and briefly at MSNBC and I saw a person with no center. He was always on his own side, not ours.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)

310 Things like the Soviet Purges, Cultural Revolution or even the Killing Fields almost get relegated to lesser status than the Holocaust. It's almost seems like they are seen as more... egalitarian and therefore not as repugnant, morally.
-
The Holocaust was done by "civilized" people in Europe.
Russians kill a bunch of people, Asians kill a bunch of people, muslims kill a bunch of people, and no one is surprised as no one holds them (historically, and it's worth noting they've tended to see us the same way) in particularly high regard.
Posted by: Methos at April 21, 2026 12:55 PM (vSvIl)
_____

It's also that the Nazis had a scientific, corporate precision that the others lacked. It's one thing for the Khmer Rouge to murder people by literally hacking them down with swords or smashing their heads with rocks.

But the Nazis were different. They built special camps, special death machines, kept detailed records, had formal murder hierarchies, and approached the entire Holocaust with clinical precision.

It was almost as if an alien race wanted to take over the planet and needed to exterminate all humans. This is how they would do it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (iFTx/)

311 >>I was going down a very busy road in Orlando (University Blvd) and before I could react, I ran over a line of tiny baby ducklings crossing the road. I had to pull over and literally sobbed for 1/2 an hour. It was awful.


You know that at least 1/2 of any brood is not gonna make it...right?
Nothing makes a big bass happier than swallowing a duckling.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (ytyaf)

312 How long does it take to examine 5000 containers?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 21, 2026 12:53 PM (Cqx++)

Serious answer? Depends upon what you are looking for. If the first seacan you open is stacked full of plastic drums full of ammonium perchlorate, and that is the contraband you are looking for, then one and done. But what if the contraband is packed in ones and twos in the very back of each seacan? To do a thorough search, you really have to dock the ship, offload all the containers, and empty out each one.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (utfVc)

313 Essentially whether Christianity is a heresy of Judaism turns on a matter of identity and nature of Jesus. Rabbi or Christ?
Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:02 PM (E4rtv)
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Neither sect actually practices Judaism though, since they can't sacrifice at the Temple in Jerusalem and we think sacrifices are over with--which by the way by writings within Judaism they saw for themselves for ~40 years before the destruction of the temple. It really seemed--even to them--like the Lord was not taking any more sacrifices.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:07 PM (Fi81e)

314 I let some local geese cross the same busy road twice in a couple weeks and I swear it must have been the same geese, because the second time after they got across, the large one stood and waited for me to look back and make eye contact with it, and then opened its mouth as it stared at me It felt like gratitude but I thought I must be going nuts, which is frankly an extremely short trip.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:07 PM (AucCq)

315 >>But the Nazis were different. They built special camps, special death machines, kept detailed records, had formal murder hierarchies, and approached the entire Holocaust with clinical precision.


They also started early with mobile units. And found that they could not kill nearly enough that way...so, they industrialized.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 01:07 PM (ytyaf)

316 178 A crow committed suicide in front of my car yesterday.

--------------

You have been reported to PETA for a murder prosecution, criminal!


don't get hasty. it was only one crow, not a murder of crows.

Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 01:07 PM (oY6Yp)

317 312 How long does it take to examine 5000 containers?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 21, 2026 12:53 PM (Cqx++)

Serious answer? Depends upon what you are looking for. If the first seacan you open is stacked full of plastic drums full of ammonium perchlorate, and that is the contraband you are looking for, then one and done. But what if the contraband is packed in ones and twos in the very back of each seacan? To do a thorough search, you really have to dock the ship, offload all the containers, and empty out each one.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (utfVc)

Set the ship on fire; it's the only way to make sure the contraband is destroyed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:07 PM (ynpvh)

318 307 Maybe Owens? An easy way to not have to go the Kelley route and spend a ton of money on plastic surgery as you age and just put a burka on instead...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (sKqQm)

I doubt it, unless she leaves her husband.

Because he's not going to convert.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:07 PM (iXqHn)

319 except AIPAC should probably register as a foreign agent since it appears to be acting on behalf of a foreign country.
Posted by: TITP at April 21, 2026 12:25 PM (YwIpu)

LOL, under what made up law ? AIPAC is a domestic lobbying organization. If you yammering about FARA, that is strictly for groups who are controlled directed, or funded by foreign governments or political parties. Which they are not. No matter what conspiracies you chose to believe in.

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 01:07 PM (GD0B3)

320 In Australia a handicapped 22-year-old woman got slapped with a six-month driving suspension.

Why?

Road rage incident where a smug Karen blocked her vehicle and taunted her. So being quite a Sheila, the young woman started driving with the Karen holding onto the bonnet. The smug look on Karen's face quickly changed to terror as the lady refused to stop. Eventually the Karen slid off and into the roadway.

And the judge slapped the victim with a sentence.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:08 PM (2GVsD)

321 Just imagine the scale here. 5,000 containers on this one ship. That is 5,000 ready-to-launchmissiles, or if just the "dual use materials USED to make missiles" might amount to twenty or one hundred times that in missiles.

A half million missiles.

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 21, 2026 01:08 PM (KiBMU)

322 315 They also started early with mobile units. And found that they could not kill nearly enough that way...so, they industrialized.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 01:07 PM (ytyaf)

=======

"The fact that Israel could only kill 70,000 Gazans in their mad genocide of Palestinians means that it's impossible for Nazis to have killed 6 million Jews."
-an actual line of thinking out there now

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 21, 2026 01:08 PM (O35xg)

323 I was shocked to see my son watching a Youtube video about young guys competing in a basketball shootout, and I thought one of the guys looked familiar. It was Hasan Piker. That bastard is oozing his way into everything, including sports.
Posted by: Frank Barone
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Yep. In time, he too will be forgotten except what he did to his poor dog. The left is always about the new thing which makes them less attached to their leaders or media personalities.

A good way to understand them is to read Rousseau's Social Contract and see how that played out in the French and Russian Revolutions.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:09 PM (E4rtv)

324 It was almost as if an alien race wanted to take over the planet and needed to exterminate all humans. This is how they would do it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

I first thought that Rush's Red Sector A was about aliens exterminating humans.

"Are we the last ones left alive?
Are we the only human beings to survive?"

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 01:09 PM (Dv3i1)

325 So Tucker and his bro are anti-Semites because they have daddy issues?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 01:09 PM (E6xSb)

326 323 I was shocked to see my son watching a Youtube video about young guys competing in a basketball shootout, and I thought one of the guys looked familiar. It was Hasan Piker. That bastard is oozing his way into everything, including sports.
Posted by: Frank Barone
=====
Yep. In time, he too will be forgotten except what he did to his poor dog. The left is always about the new thing which makes them less attached to their leaders or media personalities.

A good way to understand them is to read Rousseau's Social Contract and see how that played out in the French and Russian Revolutions.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:09 PM (E4rtv)

that has a different meaning in the hood...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:10 PM (ynpvh)

327 But the Nazis were different. They built special camps, special death machines, kept detailed records, had formal murder hierarchies, and approached the entire Holocaust with clinical precision.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (iFTx/)
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They attempted to liquidate a people of what they took as an inferior ethnicity. It was a theory-predated action.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:10 PM (Fi81e)

328 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: alias at April 21, 2026 01:10 PM (IqaN9)

329 It was almost as if an alien race wanted to take over the planet and needed to exterminate all humans. This is how they would do it.

Oh I think they'd try to convince us to be gay or trannies and that having kids was terrible. Oh, and they'd also make sure assisted suicide was the top offering from your local healthcare system.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:10 PM (sKqQm)

330 They attempted to liquidate a people of what they took as an inferior ethnicity. It was a theory-predated action.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:10 PM (Fi81e)

The original Party of Science.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:11 PM (AucCq)

331 9 It's time to deploy the oil thermonuclear weapon against China.

Vaporize the entire country before it's too late.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (abIsI)

Um, they have nukes…

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 01:11 PM (E6xSb)

332 320 In Australia a handicapped 22-year-old woman got slapped with a six-month driving suspension.
____

Probably worth it.

When will people learn not to purposefully get in the way of a car on the street?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 01:11 PM (Dv3i1)

333 329 It was almost as if an alien race wanted to take over the planet and needed to exterminate all humans. This is how they would do it.

Oh I think they'd try to convince us to be gay or trannies and that having kids was terrible. Oh, and they'd also make sure assisted suicide was the top offering from your local healthcare system.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:10 PM (sKqQm)

And that differs from AI trying to kill us how?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:11 PM (ynpvh)

334 Oh I think they'd try to convince us to be gay or trannies and that having kids was terrible. Oh, and they'd also make sure assisted suicide was the top offering from your local healthcare system.
==
Hey . . . wait a minute . . .

Posted by: Is that a lightbulb going on? at April 21, 2026 01:11 PM (anL5R)

335 glad to hear it, Ace!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 21, 2026 01:11 PM (VyBeY)

336 If Owens goes Muslim that means her husband could get up to three more wives right?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:11 PM (sKqQm)

337 323 Yep. In time, he too will be forgotten except what he did to his poor dog. The left is always about the new thing which makes them less attached to their leaders or media personalities.

A good way to understand them is to read Rousseau's Social Contract and see how that played out in the French and Russian Revolutions.
Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:09 PM (E4rtv)

As soon as he gets old enough that BPD Girls aren't flicking their beans to him anymore, he'll be forgotten.

Because he's a f***ing idiot with an IQ lower than dirt that young BPD girls only watch so they can say "See! I respect and would date Muslims!"

(Never mind the non-consensual shit he got up to at Rutgers...)

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:12 PM (iXqHn)

338 292 It’s so silly. Christians in my circles through the years (including me) always understood that Christianity came directly from Judaism. We share the OT! Jesus was Jewish… and all the apostles. How can one be a Christian and hate Jews? It boggles the mind…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt

For the most part Jews and Christians agree on the Old Testament and don't really disagree much about the teachings of the New Testament that directly come from Judaism.

What they disagree about is the divinity of Jesus Christ as the Messiah. Jews agree that a Messiah can exist, they just disagree that Jesus was the one and still expect one to come in the future.

Essentially whether Christianity is a heresy of Judaism turns on a matter of identity and nature of Jesus. Rabbi or Christ?
Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:02 PM (E4rtv)

Which is why I don't think enmity between Christians and Jews is "silly." Maybe it's counterproductive. Maybe it needs to be moderated. But if you can't get fired up about whether Jesus was the messiah or not, then what's the point of bothering with any of this? After Jesus, hostility between the two over this is fairly well documented. "Silly" is ahistorical.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 21, 2026 01:12 PM (lZt8q)

339 336 If Owens goes Muslim that means her husband could get up to three more wives right?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:11 PM (sKqQm)

If I were him, one Candace is enough...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:12 PM (ynpvh)

340 >>As soon as he gets old enough that BPD Girls aren't flicking their beans to him anymore, he'll be forgotten.


Dude's audience is mostly gay men.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (ytyaf)

341
When I was a wee tad, my Mom brought home a mallard duckling one day.

Someone had run over the mother duck and the ducklings were scattered alll about the road, so people were stopping to take the ducklings off the road and bring them home to raise.

We had Yankee for a couple of years till she matured enough and I taught her to fly because Dad thought we should bring her back to nature.

We let her go in a lake where there were other mallards near Love Field.

The other ducks were pretty mean at first, but after a while I guess the pecking order was established and she was okay.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (iJfKG)

342 And that differs from AI trying to kill us how?

See, I think even in a worst case real AI (not LLM) escape it wouldn't want to kill us.

We've programmed it to always want to consume content so it would force us to write anything and everything for it to consume.

Which would make for an interesting SF story...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (sKqQm)

343 NAZIs are bad but Epidemic Typhus is a Stone Cold Bitch.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (FmapG)

344 "dual-use chemicals" ?

any details? I saw someone somewhere the other day saying perchlorates, but that's solid-fuel stuff.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (VyBeY)

345 It's pretty obvious that the USN knew exactly what was on that freighter before they boarded it; that's why they went to such great lengths to stop it and disable it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (rGqqI)

346 You know that at least 1/2 of any brood is not gonna make it...right?
Nothing makes a big bass Haitian happier than swallowing a duckling.
Posted by: garrett

Posted by: wth at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (UjdFS)

347 As soon as he gets old enough that BPD Girls aren't flicking their beans to him anymore, he'll be forgotten.

Because he's a f***ing idiot with an IQ lower than dirt that young BPD girls only watch so they can say "See! I respect and would date Muslims!"

(Never mind the non-consensual shit he got up to at Rutgers...)

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:12 PM (iXqHn)

Wos a BPD girl?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (ynpvh)

348 It was almost as if an alien race wanted to take over the planet and needed to exterminate all humans. This is how they would do it.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

I first thought that Rush's Red Sector A was about aliens exterminating humans.

"Are we the last ones left alive?
Are we the only human beings to survive?"
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 01:09 PM (Dv3i1)
________

I recall the song was inspired by Geddy's parents surviving concentration camps, but Peart kept the lyrics ambiguous enough to apply to any concentration-camp setting (including possibly even alien).

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 01:14 PM (iFTx/)

349 Hasan Piker railed against the new game Pragmata, that any who find it endearing when the android Diana bonds with Hugh should well eff off and worry about more important incel things like if they changed the formula of Dr. Pepper because they will never get married and have kids.

Hasan Piker is a real charmer ain't he?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:14 PM (2GVsD)

350 Tucker and Buckley? Their father must have known his progeny were going to get their asses kicked and/or turn out Ghey

Posted by: Truck Monkey at April 21, 2026 01:14 PM (affD0)

351 340 Dude's audience is mostly gay men.
Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (ytyaf)

Anisa Johma may be ugly, but she's not a man.


(And neither is her husband idubbbz , wakka-wakka-wakka)

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:14 PM (iXqHn)

352 Hey . . . wait a minute . . .
Posted by: Is that a lightbulb going on"

It's a cookbook!

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 01:14 PM (XuXeR)

353 You know that at least 1/2 of any brood is not gonna make it...right?
Nothing makes a big bass happier than swallowing a duckling.
Posted by: garrett

We love 'em, too!

Posted by: Sammy The Snapping Turtle at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (oftw2)

354 198 Don't worry LIB, there are eight ducklings parading in my yard.

I think they quacked something about dire revenge

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov, now, where does a war hero get some lubrication around here? at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (wBaIH)

355 349 Hasan Piker railed against the new game Pragmata, that any who find it endearing when the android Diana bonds with Hugh should well eff off and worry about more important incel things like if they changed the formula of Dr. Pepper because they will never get married and have kids.

Hasan Piker is a real charmer ain't he?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:14 PM (2GVsD)

=====

I want his endorsement of the candidate in the MI to work and the Muslim to get the nomination.

And then the Muslim lose the Senate race general election.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (O35xg)

356 >>Anisa Johma may be ugly, but she's not a man.


AI Anisa is HAF.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (ytyaf)

357 347 Wos a BPD girl?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (ynpvh)

Borderline Personality Disorder.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (iXqHn)

358 As soon as he gets old enough that BPD Girls aren't flicking their beans to him anymore, he'll be forgotten.

Because he's a f***ing idiot with an IQ lower than dirt that young BPD girls only watch so they can say "See! I respect and would date Muslims!"

(Never mind the non-consensual shit he got up to at Rutgers...)

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:12 PM (iXqHn)

Wos a BPD girl?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (ynpvh)
_________

Borderline Personality Disorder, I believe XTC is referring to ...

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (iFTx/)

359 357 347 Wos a BPD girl?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM (ynpvh)

Borderline Personality Disorder.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (iXqHn)

Thanks.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (ynpvh)

360 See, I think even in a worst case real AI (not LLM) escape it wouldn't want to kill us.

We've programmed it to always want to consume content so it would force us to write anything and everything for it to consume.
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We were the ones that burned the sky . . .

Posted by: Morpheus at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (anL5R)

361 It's time to deploy the oil weapon against China.
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We have. They are going to Alaska, Louisiana and Texas to buy, at the market, made in the USA petroleum products. Can you imagine how humiliating that is for Xi?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (YvvFZ)

362 Neither sect actually practices Judaism though, since they can't sacrifice at the Temple in Jerusalem and we think sacrifices are over with--which by the way by writings within Judaism they saw for themselves for ~40 years before the destruction of the temple. It really seemed--even to them--like the Lord was not taking any more sacrifices.
Posted by: Axeman
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Rabbinical Judaism was already in co-existence from the exile in Babylon at the time of Christ. They too could not sacrifice at the Temple nor go to the religious festivals in their homeland.

And that is in part the fight between the Sadducees and Pharisees along with the strain from the internal civil war and fight against the tyrant Antiochus IV just before Jesus.

After Jesus, the civil war reignited several times and was again over the relationship with Rome.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:16 PM (E4rtv)

363 Shouldn’t Tucker be taking a break from the microphone soon? After after all he has to make the hajj to the Kaaba.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 21, 2026 01:16 PM (oZ3Xh)

364 361 It's time to deploy the oil weapon against China.
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We have. They are going to Alaska, Louisiana and Texas to buy, at the market, made in the USA petroleum products. Can you imagine how humiliating that is for Xi?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (YvvFZ)

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The oil China was getting from VZ and Iran were well below market price as well because both were sanctioned.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 21, 2026 01:16 PM (O35xg)

365 Tucker has been on a multi-stage religious conversion since he got fired from Fox.

I expect him to be dropping to his knees and praying towards Mecca five times a day within the year.

That should complete the circle of crazy that he’s trapped himself in.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 21, 2026 01:17 PM (6ydKt)

366 "In time, he too will be forgotten except what he did to his poor dog. "

that's it. the sign of true irredeemable evil, being a commie & terrorist is just icing on that cake (of poop).

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 21, 2026 01:17 PM (VyBeY)

367 Irenaeus of Lyon had their number in the second century AD in his Heresies book which basically lays out the template for every single heresy we see today in Christianity. All comes down to centering a religion on what people want to do rather than obey the word of the Lord.
Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

I heard a preacher say something once that stuck with me, because the longer I'm around the more truth I see in it. He said "The devil doesn't have any new tricks; he doesn't need any, because the old tricks keep working so well!"

Generation after generation, we keep falling for the same old shit.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 01:18 PM (rGqqI)

368 As to the VA redistricting question (mentioned in the podcast), I voted this morning. Obviously I voted No. I think almost the only signs I've seen around here for voting Yes were outside the polling place (far enough away to be legit). No signs are everywhere.

I have no idea what the rest of the state is like, but I've been bombarded with "Vote No" for the last 2 months.

Posted by: GWB at April 21, 2026 01:18 PM (mdaV5)

369 368 As to the VA redistricting question (mentioned in the podcast), I voted this morning. Obviously I voted No. I think almost the only signs I've seen around here for voting Yes were outside the polling place (far enough away to be legit). No signs are everywhere.

I have no idea what the rest of the state is like, but I've been bombarded with "Vote No" for the last 2 months.

Posted by: GWB at April 21, 2026 01:18 PM (mdaV5)

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From what I've seen, the rurals have to come out at presidential levels to undo the early vote advantage that Yes probably has.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 21, 2026 01:19 PM (O35xg)

370 367, too true ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 21, 2026 01:19 PM (VyBeY)

371 Tucker and Buckley are dog's names.

"Tucker! Buckley! Come along! Dinner!"

woof.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 01:19 PM (Ot/FD)

372 As soon as he gets old enough that BPD Girls aren't flicking their beans to him anymore, he'll be forgotten.

Because he's a f***ing idiot with an IQ lower than dirt that young BPD girls only watch so they can say "See! I respect and would date Muslims!"

(Never mind the non-consensual shit he got up to at Rutgers...)
Posted by: XTC

To the left, they don't care about throwing their past leaders, etc. under the bus. Witness Killary and Bill's humiliations and how the Democrat shield did not extend to keeping them from testilying in the House. A fair number of Dems in the House agreed and voted for the subpoenas because the Clintons are no longer the new thing.

Will to power does the rest as Matt Lauer, Harvey Weinstein, and now Eric Swalwell found out. When your existence affects what the left wants to do, then under the bus you shall go.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:19 PM (E4rtv)

373 Tucker can't keep his mouth shut and he's reaching millions of normal people who otherwise would not be exposed to him. More please.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:19 PM (YvvFZ)

374 Carlson is a sellout jackoff but he's sorta right on this. ALL foreign influence needs to be eradicated from our government and media, whether that be aipac and other israeli lobbyists or carlson himself being paid by gulf arabs or whether its soros's or other "foundations" or other ngos and org, or the chimcoms or ukraine or muslim brotherhood or ANYBODY.

Posted by: JoshO at April 21, 2026 01:20 PM (xL2KH)

375
About time........


FOX & Friends
@foxandfriends
DERSHOWITZ DEPARTS: Legal legend Alan Dershowitz is officially ditching the Democratic Party. The lifelong liberal is registering as a Republican, citing the Democratic Party's "hostility" toward Israel and a radical shift that he warns is "bad for America."

"I intend to work hard to prevent the Democrats from gaining control of the House... and Senate, and I urge those who share my concerns about the increasing influence of radicalisms in the Democratic Party to vote, campaign and contribute for continued Republican control of Congress."

Posted by: beckster at April 21, 2026 01:20 PM (kX27y)

376 TJM

It would be nice if Hasan Piker becomes the political kiss of death.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:20 PM (2GVsD)

377 It's time to deploy the oil weapon against China.
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We have. They are going to Alaska, Louisiana and Texas to buy, at the market, made in the USA petroleum products. Can you imagine how humiliating that is for Xi?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:15 PM (YvvFZ)

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The oil China was getting from VZ and Iran were well below market price as well because both were sanctioned.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 21, 2026 01:16 PM (O35xg)
____

"Tell us about it ...."

-- Conflict Diamonds

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 01:20 PM (iFTx/)

378 >>Will to power does the rest as Matt Lauer, Harvey Weinstein, and now Eric Swalwell found out. When your existence affects what the left wants to do, then under the bus you shall go.


Everyone and Everything is a Tool for the Utilitarian.

Posted by: garrett at April 21, 2026 01:20 PM (ytyaf)

379 "In time, he too will be forgotten except what he did to his poor dog. "

Future trivial pursuit question: What do Hasan Piker, Mitt Romney, and Kristi Noem have in common?

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 01:20 PM (rGqqI)

380 Have I ever mentioned my mom was BPD and narcissist? Oh, only every day?

Well here it actually gets interesting because she found a home in old age converting away from Democrats and to the Land of Trumpkin Fever. Mainly because Brit Lass introduced her to FNC in like 2008 which informed her what Obama was up to. I don't think she likes black people too much so that probably helped. But credit where credit is due, my other siblings are the dopiest of dopey fucking leftard fag cucks.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:21 PM (AucCq)

381 Generation after generation, we keep falling for the same old shit.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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"Meet the New Boss, Just the same as the Old Boss."

Indeed.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:21 PM (E4rtv)

382 Generation after generation, we keep falling for the same old shit.
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Every newborn generation is born barbarian. They have to be civilized. Civilization hasn't been in fashion since the 60's. The Barbarians are gaining ground.

Posted by: Morpheus at April 21, 2026 01:21 PM (anL5R)

383 I saw his texts.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (E4rtv)
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And what did his texts reveal? That he didn't believe that Trump won 2020. Which, despite not watching the rest of Fox that closely, I don't recall any host actually saying.

But they were just offending the left the way they had from the beginning, by letting the wrong people come on and make their case.

He was a bit patronizing, yes. But I saw that he also recognized that there were good people who solidly believed in Trump.

Hey, I wasn't interested in seeing the marginal bow-tie guy from CNN crossfire again, who impressed me no more than Bill Kristol ever did, when I first heard the news. So, I had no high opinion of him.

And the same is true of Trump after watching the first 2-3 seasons of The Apprentice. And the current Trump still does stuff that annoys me as much as that Trump did. So, it's not as if I saw somebody pegging Trump's flaws was "right all along about him" unless we saw no more or no less from him.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:22 PM (Fi81e)

384 Tom Servo

And a guy named Griswold.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 01:22 PM (2GVsD)

385 73 I honestly believe that the Covid PsyOps coupled with numerous Mass Formation Psychosis Ops turned half the world literally clinically insane ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:19 PM (xU6sC)

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I happen to believe that SSM was likely the first mass formation. There was just this very prevailing opinion that making 90-95% arguments that couldn't be closed to 100% arguments was just "being mean".

And now we're debating whether men can get pregnant.
Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Fi81e)


Abortion. Seemingly overnight, TPTB somehow convinced a solid plurality to turn against self-rule, subsidiarity, and human life, in favor of imperial kritarchy and baby-killing. The histories are exceedingly opaque on how exactly that massive public opinion shift was effected, generally pretending that everyone just suddenly realized that it was common sense all along.

Posted by: SciVo at April 21, 2026 01:22 PM (Sy6m/)

386 From what I've seen, the rurals have to come out at presidential levels to undo the early vote advantage that Yes probably has.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 21, 2026 01:19 PM (O35xg)

That's what I've seen in my small piece of Virginia - that NoVa is in very good position to run away with this.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 01:23 PM (G1ktt)

387 Wos a BPD girl?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM


Bi Polar Disorder?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 21, 2026 01:24 PM (0sNs1)

388 Nood, commercial driver's licenses

Posted by: SciVo at April 21, 2026 01:24 PM (Sy6m/)

389 They nabbed women with metoo, in preparation for the inevitable rise of Hillary. They had to change tacks to deal with Trump but metoo lead right into it.

Yes. They divided women from men on the issue of rape. Mostly that of their own people.

Diabolical slugs.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 01:25 PM (AucCq)

390 I happen to believe that SSM was likely the first mass formation. There was just this very prevailing opinion that making 90-95% arguments that couldn't be closed to 100% arguments was just "being mean".

And now we're debating whether men can get pregnant.
Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:24 PM (Fi81e)

Abortion. Seemingly overnight, TPTB somehow convinced a solid plurality to turn against self-rule, subsidiarity, and human life, in favor of imperial kritarchy and baby-killing. The histories are exceedingly opaque on how exactly that massive public opinion shift was effected, generally pretending that everyone just suddenly realized that it was common sense all along.
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See Womens' Sufferage. And suffer.

Posted by: that's when the fight started officer at April 21, 2026 01:25 PM (anL5R)

391 318 307 Maybe Owens? An easy way to not have to go the Kelley route and spend a ton of money on plastic surgery as you age and just put a burka on instead...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 01:06 PM (sKqQm)

I doubt it, unless she leaves her husband.

Because he's not going to convert.
Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 01:07 PM (iXqHn)

If by that you mean he's gonna be gay for life, yeah that's pretty much a given.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 01:25 PM (rGqqI)

392 Which is why I don't think enmity between Christians and Jews is "silly." Maybe it's counterproductive. Maybe it needs to be moderated. But if you can't get fired up about whether Jesus was the messiah or not, then what's the point of bothering with any of this? After Jesus, hostility between the two over this is fairly well documented. "Silly" is ahistorical.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls

Emnity is silly. Judaism is not a proselytizing faith and Christians are a majority. Either Christ was or what not who he said he was. Jews say no, Christian say yes but in effect, the differences between the faith's teachings are akin to Unitarian doubts about the divinity, Arianism in its modern forms like Jehovah's Witnesses, etc.

The debates about Jesus are metaphysical more than they are about daily living which explicitly comes from a Jewish template.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:25 PM (E4rtv)

393 Pathologic empathy is not just the latest catchphrase.

Posted by: that's when the fight started officer at April 21, 2026 01:26 PM (anL5R)

394 387 Wos a BPD girl?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 01:13 PM

Bi Polar Disorder?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 21, 2026 01:24 PM (0sNs1)


Borderline personality disorder. Lack of boundaries. 'Bipolar' is one word.

Posted by: SciVo at April 21, 2026 01:26 PM (Sy6m/)

395 I think some people, Qatar among others, gave him serious money, over 100 million dollars, and expect results. He probably claimed to be some sort of super influencer and they believed him. Now they are surprised and disappointed to see that his influence did not amount to much. He doesn't want to disappoint them.

Posted by: PG at April 21, 2026 01:27 PM (PYkqg)

396 65 Tucker has been on a multi-stage religious conversion since he got fired from Fox.

I expect him to be dropping to his knees and praying towards Mecca five times a day within the year.

That should complete the circle of crazy that he’s trapped himself in.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 21, 2026 01:17 PM (6ydKt)
Who knows what part he may yet play in this war?

Posted by: Eromero at April 21, 2026 01:27 PM (LHPAg)

397 And what did his texts reveal? That he didn't believe that Trump won 2020. Which, despite not watching the rest of Fox that closely, I don't recall any host actually saying.
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That he hated and despised Donald Trump is more to the point and then subsequently in 2024 spent time trying to buddy up with him.

You can call that mercurial, I call that self calculating and shifty as Qatarlson is a grown man.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:27 PM (E4rtv)

398 374 or ANYBODY.
Posted by: JoshO at April 21, 2026 01:20 PM (xL2KH)

Problem is that it’s free speech for individuals or groups to lobby our politicians and bureaucrats.

Hard to put a dent in it for that reason alone.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 21, 2026 01:29 PM (6ydKt)

399 I think some people, Qatar among others, gave him serious money, over 100 million dollars, and expect results. He probably claimed to be some sort of super influencer and they believed him. Now they are surprised and disappointed to see that his influence did not amount to much. He doesn't want to disappoint them.
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I have heard that people who disappoint Qatar can find themselves spread eagled on a plastic tarp looking up at a guy with a chop saw.

Posted by: that's when the fight started officer at April 21, 2026 01:29 PM (anL5R)

400 I recall the song was inspired by Geddy's parents surviving concentration camps, but Peart kept the lyrics ambiguous enough to apply to any concentration-camp setting (including possibly even alien).
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 01:14 PM (iFTx/)

Red Sector A is also the VIP launch viewing area at NASA. They were there for the first Shuttle launch.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 01:31 PM (E6xSb)

401 Rabbinical Judaism was already in co-existence from the exile in Babylon at the time of Christ. They too could not sacrifice at the Temple nor go to the religious festivals in their homeland.
Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:16 PM (E4rtv)
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That doesn't mean the sacrifices at the Temple weren't key. As if "the worship experience" was a main key. No, the Day of Atonement covered all Hebrews in Judea or abroad (I should think).

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 01:16 PM (E4rtv)
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It was, but it never touted its authority as a "Secret Second Torah that must never be written down." It taught from the "Law and the Prophets" the principles of obeying God's Law.

But the temple was eminent and so were the Sadducees for that reason. Christians, solely, keep alive the centrality of the sacrifice by the centrality of Jesus' atoning sacrifice which was all that temple sacrifice was meant to point to.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 01:36 PM (Fi81e)

402 Obstructing fascist Japan’s oil supply was one of the triggers of our entry into WWII. We got the attack on Pearl Harbor for the effort. So now the Pacific is free of Japanese fascism but polluted with Chinese communism.

I’m not against screwing with the CCP’s oil but our eyes should be open to historical precedent.

Posted by: Chunk at April 21, 2026 01:59 PM (9AdGW)

The Morning Rant

punk-monkey.jpg

What's that? The judiciary is out of control?

You have no idea.

A superior court judge in Santa Barbara has decided that the federal government is subordinate to California diktats governing corrosion protection of oil pipelines running from offshore rigs. From that flowed an order that in spite of the President invoking the Defense Production Act to ensure petroleum supply during times of national emergency, California can continue its anti-petroleum jihad by demanding that oil companies navigate a labyrinth of opaque rules.

Notice that it is a superior court. That is the primary trial court in California...the bottom rung of the judicial ladder, populated by legal retards who aren't quite bright enough to chase ambulances and file slip-and-fall suits.

Sable Offshore's Federal Defense Falls Flat in Santa Barbara Court

Oil development off Santa Barbara County’s Gaviota Coast has long turned on fine legal margins — interstate versus intrastate, State Fire Marshal versus the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, court orders versus claims of immunity. On Friday morning, in the Santa Barbara courtroom of Judge Donna Geck, one of those margins snapped into focus.

Geck refused to lift the injunction blocking Sable Offshore Corp. from restarting its pipeline system — even as oil continues to flow.

That alone might sound like just procedural sparring, but this time, the ruling did something new: It rejected, for the first time, Sable’s argument that a federal order issued under the Defense Production Act allows it to sidestep state law and the court’s prior orders.

“This is the first time a court has recognized that the Defense Production Act order does not relieve Sable of its requirements under state law,” said Talia Nimmer, staff attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD).


Even this article in the local rabid-leftist Santa Barbara newspaper exposes the contradictions in the attempt to supersede federal law with state regulation.

Luckily the company is seemingly telling the judge to pound sand and continues to pump oil. You know, for national defense requirements that are self evident to anyone with a pulse and a passing familiarity with current events.

But the arrogance of a low-level functionary in the California court system is breathtaking. This wasn't a holding that pushed it up the ladder to courts that might actually have some sane legal perspective (although it's CA so probably not). No, this was a demand to stop, on pain of penalty. There is no sense that the federal government might actually have standing, or that the administration's use of the Defense Production Act might be of national import. No...this was simply the amazing self-centeredness of a rabid environmentalist with a soupçon of Trump Derangement Syndrome, all topped with a California leftist's hatred of all things military. So OF COURSE this hack in black was going to try to stop the oil from flowing. She got her 15 minutes, and when she next goes to her favorite vegan lunch cooperative for a meal, the other patrons will stand and clap, and she will bask in their adulation!

Never mind that America probably needs that oil to flow for national security reasons that are far more important than the remote possibility that some tidal snail's habitat gets a bit of oil in it.

And yes, that is mockery of the environmentalists and their insanity. America is cleaner now than it has ever been in the industrial age, and using the increasingly hypothetical risk of environmental damage to do real damage to our country is tantamount to supporting Iran and the terror networks that America is trying to destroy.

[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 11:20 AM




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1 Monkey is late.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 21, 2026 11:20 AM (N1DT3)

2 Munkey!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 11:20 AM (Wnv9h)

3 minkey

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 11:21 AM (1o8D5)

4 Fine, wasted my mini-rant on the art thread, lol!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:21 AM (5xoct)

5 Glad they are ignoring this "ruling."

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:21 AM (K88SD)

6 I don't think our ruling class appreciates the games they are playing with their own lives.

Society is a very stable thing, but when the underpinning agreements have been hollowed out, the collapse can come very quickly. (See: France, 1787)

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at April 21, 2026 11:21 AM (N1DT3)

7 Worth the wait. Thanks CBD.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:22 AM (Dv3i1)

8 Examples need to be made of these judges and the video uploaded to YouTube.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 11:22 AM (99eI0)

9 i'd like to propose a new definition for "hanging judge."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 11:22 AM (1o8D5)

10 >>What's that? The judiciary is out of control?

You have no idea.



Nayib Bukele has a solution to this, you know. . .

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:22 AM (5xoct)

11 The judicial insurrection needs to be put down. BAMN

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2026 11:22 AM (AkEZC)

12 And more companies will flee California because the legal and regulatory environment is unpredictable.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:23 AM (2GVsD)

13 Well, the setting is appropriate.

Israel's government promotes massive Gay Pride festival with "children's activities" near ruins of Sodom and Gomorrah

https://tinyurl.com/yucwvekd

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:23 AM (ndZc7)

14 Nayib Bukele has a solution to this, you know. . .
Posted by: Lizzy


"It turns out you can just do things."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 11:23 AM (99eI0)

15 12 And more companies will flee California because the legal and regulatory environment is unpredictable.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:23 AM (2GVsD)

It's entirely predictable.... They are on the wrong side of every issue...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:23 AM (K88SD)

16 I think the judiciary has taken the overall lead in the corruption race, outpacing legislative in second and the executive is falling to third, temporarily.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:24 AM (Dv3i1)

17 California needs to be invaded, and all leaders and judges need to be enslaved and sold off to a muslim country.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 11:24 AM (snZF9)

18 >>"It turns out you can just do things."

He just banned the Edgar haircut in schools, too. Heh.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:24 AM (5xoct)

19 Ok I will admit this was better than my peanut rant.

Plus I think mine was 20 years out of date.

Date. Get it? Nevermind.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:25 AM (AucCq)

20 California needs to be invaded, and all leaders and judges need to be enslaved and sold off to a muslim country.

Save transportation charges, Mexican cartels always need mules. We just chip them and arrest them when they cross the border with product.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:25 AM (2GVsD)

21 12 And more companies will flee California because the legal and regulatory environment is unpredictable.
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It is always predictable. Its fucking California.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 11:26 AM (FmapG)

22 >>Israel's government promotes massive Gay Pride festival with "children's activities" near ruins of Sodom and Gomorrah


"Time to close shop?"
-- The Bee and The Onion, who cannot satire our current reality

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:26 AM (5xoct)

23 Save transportation charges, Mexican cartels always need mules. We just chip them and arrest them when they cross the border with product.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:25 AM (2GVsD)

Slow and Dimwitted > Fast and Furious

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 11:26 AM (Ot/FD)

24 We have US senators openly rooting for the enemy

https://instapundit.com/791453/

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 11:26 AM (YwEeS)

25 The Blade looked this clown up, so you guys don't have to. She looks exactly like you think she does. No, not hideous, but the pic screams "AWFuL."

Her resume is unimpressive -- with a "journalism" degree! -- and she was probably an ambulance chaser before being appointed to the bench.

"Judge Donna D. Geck received a BA degree in Journalism from Marquette University and a Juris Doctorate Degree With Distinction from the University of North Dakota Law School. Judge Geck is a member of the Order of the Coif. Judge Donna Geck was appointed to the bench by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in June 2010. Prior to her elevation to the bench, Judge Geck was licensed to practice in four States. Her practice was exclusively civil litigation including jury trials, court trials, arbitrations and mediations."

God save us from AWFuLs ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 11:26 AM (iFTx/)

26 Tel Aviv is the gay Mecca of the Middle East. A terrible place.

Posted by: Sodomites and Sodomettes at April 21, 2026 11:27 AM (oftw2)

27 Thx CBD.
And who was the governor who appointed Judge Geck? Lefty idiot Newsom? Nah. The Governator, Ahnold

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 11:27 AM (gu0hJ)

28 The only environmentally friendly lubricant for the gears of capitalism is the blood of the workers.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 11:27 AM (2ap+5)

29 No. Body. is going to aggressively attack the rogue judges. The reason for the lack of punitive action against them is elections. Every four to eight years we get a New Boss, and the new management may favor authoritarian governance. The Judiciary can be Extremely vindictive, as we have seen. I think most politicians will shy away from making mortal enemies of the judicial class.

Posted by: tubal at April 21, 2026 11:28 AM (pDt9x)

30 Fetterman Accuses Some Dems of “Rooting for Iran”

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"Some"?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:28 AM (ndZc7)

31 Geck, the sound you make when something gets stuck in your throat.

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 11:28 AM (YwEeS)

32 The only solution is war. A civil war.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 11:28 AM (abIsI)

33 Bill the Cat, "Geck!!!"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:29 AM (2GVsD)

34 >>We have US senators openly rooting for the enemy


Well, they are the enemy, so. . .?
Puts the whole Iran "Deal" and middle-of-night cash delivery by Barack into perspective, doesn't it?

What have John Kerry and Wendy Sherman been up to lately, btw?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:29 AM (5xoct)

35 She can peck my geck.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:29 AM (AucCq)

36 She should be the first to be forbidden from using any products that use oil...like her car, many of her appliances that use plastic...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 11:30 AM (ynpvh)

37 Might as well ask how Jean Francois Cary's daughter is doing with her Iranian husband.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:30 AM (2GVsD)

38 Order of the Coif?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:30 AM (Dv3i1)

39 The ones who seem to hate oil sure like to wear many clothes made from oil.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:31 AM (2GVsD)

40 35 She can peck my geck.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:29 AM (AucCq)

I ain't touching that bint.

Posted by: Geico Gecko at April 21, 2026 11:31 AM (ynpvh)

41 >>And who was the governor who appointed Judge Geck? Lefty idiot Newsom? Nah. The Governator, Ahnold


Recall that his lovely wife, Maria, who was having a raging affair with one of his campaign consultants (Matthew Dowd), convinced Arnold to hire ousted Democrat governor Gray Davis' chief of staff. Gee, it's a mystery why he did so many Dem-friendly things, eh?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:31 AM (5xoct)

42 39 The ones who seem to hate oil sure like to wear many clothes made from oil.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:31 AM (2GVsD)

But they have an electric car !

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:31 AM (K88SD)

43 We have US senators openly rooting for the enemy

Don't forget that exact same senator met with the IRGC Foreign Minister a few years back.

He's ALWAYS been on their team.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 11:32 AM (G1ktt)

44 'Geck!' The sound of a well-delivered throat punch.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:32 AM (N8ZBc)

45 Order of the Coif?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:30 AM (Dv3i1)
________

Academic honor in law school. The qualifications vary, but it's usually top 10% or 5% of graduating class by GPA. So, while it does look good on a resume, being in the top 10% isn't that exclusive. The Blade is Order of the Coif.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 11:33 AM (iFTx/)

46 California needs to be invaded, and all leaders and judges need to be enslaved and sold off to a muslim country.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads

seems like a common-sense solution to me!

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 21, 2026 11:33 AM (5t1pM)

47 The only solution is war. A civil war.
Posted by: Maj. Healey

DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican
THREAD: The true reason Pete Hegseth is being targeted is because he's standing between President Trump and a coup

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:33 AM (ndZc7)

48 The High Price of Oil was a good thing under Biden, since it meant consumers would consume less, and the "Planet Would Be Saved".

But the high price (but still much lower than Biden's) is Terrible under Trump, because ... Orange Man Bad, screw The Planet.

Posted by: illiniwek at April 21, 2026 11:34 AM (vbXSk)

49 Order of the Coif sounds better than Privilege of the Peruke.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:34 AM (2GVsD)

50 DataRepublican (small r)
@DataRepublican
THREAD: The true reason Pete Hegseth is being targeted is because he's standing between President Trump and a coup
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:33 AM (ndZc7)

A coup from the military ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:35 AM (K88SD)

51 You people are just too dumb to understand sarcasm.

Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Ok Twitter, I can’t believe I need to clarify this but obviously Trump’s bungled mismanagement of this war is not “awesome”. As I have said a million times here, it’s a disaster and he should end the war immediately. My tweet was something called “sarcasm”.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:36 AM (ndZc7)

52 A coup by the Cult of Bearclaw probably.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:36 AM (2GVsD)

53 To maintain order of your coif, may I suggest using what I use: Alberto VO-5 Hot Oil Treatment. I did not become an internationally-acclaimed actress by accident!

Posted by: Rula Lenska at April 21, 2026 11:36 AM (oftw2)

54 >>THREAD: The true reason Pete Hegseth is being targeted is because he's standing between President Trump and a coup


She has the receipts.
Mark Kelly and his fellow "you must disobey Trump's "illegal" orders gang hit hardest.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:36 AM (5xoct)

55 So many dumb ways to die!

https://tinyurl.com/4w4jxf6p

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 11:36 AM (1o8D5)

56 Lady Gaga: Queen of Disordered Coifs.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:36 AM (N8ZBc)

57 Again, what do you call a "D" law grad?

"Your honor".

FWIW, the judiciary was a key driver of the Spanish Civil War...

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 11:37 AM (XuXeR)

58 Yeah me!! I live in this land of democrap retards, AWFLs, and neutered men called feminists.

This is the center of the moonbat central world.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 21, 2026 11:37 AM (xvV+O)

59 Chris Murphy, you are Copperhead twatwaffle.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:37 AM (2GVsD)

60 Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Ok Twitter, I can’t believe I need to clarify this but obviously Trump’s bungled mismanagement of this war is not “awesome”. As I have said a million times here, it’s a disaster and he should end the war immediately. My tweet was something called “sarcasm”.

Yeah, fuck you. You're just mad that trump crushed your spiritual leader with his huge man balls.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 11:37 AM (snZF9)

61 It is stupid for states to pay bums to live there.
Get a f*cking job and take care of yourself.

Posted by: Case at April 21, 2026 11:38 AM (pvf3X)

62 42 39 The ones who seem to hate oil sure like to wear many clothes made from oil.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:31 AM (2GVsD)

But they have an electric car !


hmmm.... *scribbles note* origami tires.

can i have a grant?

Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 11:38 AM (oY6Yp)

63 A coup from the military ?
Posted by: It's me donna

I think he means a coup of the usual suspects would be opposed only by a strong leader like Hesgeth.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:38 AM (ndZc7)

64 Chris Murphy, you are Copperhead twatwaffle.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:37 AM (2GVsD)
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Is that secret code for "traitor"?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 11:38 AM (1o8D5)

65 Origami tyres?

What about the trees!!!

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:38 AM (2GVsD)

66 I enjoy watching the buffoonery which emanates from the legal system in california.

The smooth brained californians love their frankensteen nanny state and all the freebies it bestows upon them.

California's chickens have come home to mooch.

Posted by: Oski The Bear at April 21, 2026 11:38 AM (79nfv)

67 My tweet was something called “sarcasm”.

Based on something called "bullshiite"

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 11:39 AM (XuXeR)

68 Chris Murphy
@ChrisMurphyCT
Ok Twitter, I can’t believe I need to clarify this but obviously Trump’s bungled mismanagement of this war is not “awesome”. As I have said a million times here, it’s a disaster and he should end the war immediately. My tweet was something called “sarcasm”.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:36 AM (ndZc7)

So Trump has bungled mismanagement of this war and it's a disaster ? What world does he live in ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:39 AM (K88SD)

69 53 To maintain order of your coif, may I suggest using what I use: Alberto VO-5 Hot Oil Treatment.

hot iron treatment > hot ol treatment

Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 11:39 AM (oY6Yp)

70 I enjoy watching the buffoonery which emanates from the legal system in california.

Posted by: Oski The Bear at April 21, 2026 11:38 AM (79nfv)
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It's nationwide.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 11:39 AM (1o8D5)

71 Murphy is a lot more conflicted in Iran than he will admit. He's been doing back channel talks with them for years.

He has always been on Team Obama/globalist with the intent of making Iran the dominat power in the Middle East and now his plans are turning to shit.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 11:39 AM (viF8m)

72 Posted by: Oski The Bear at April 21, 2026 11:38 AM (79nfv)

Go Bears!

[Did you go to Cal?]

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 11:39 AM (n9ltV)

73  It is stupid for states to pay bums to live there.
Get a f*cking job and take care of yourself.
Posted by: Case

Wow, I feel judged!

Posted by: Bernie Sanders at April 21, 2026 11:40 AM (5t1pM)

74 65 Origami tyres?

What about the trees!!!


can't save the world from the microplastic menace without breaking a few eggs.

Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 11:40 AM (oY6Yp)

75 Copperhead Democrat

"Peace wing" of the Democrat Party who wanted to make a peace treaty with the Confederate States. Believed it was unconstitutional and not justified. Opposed the draft.

Sound familiar?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:41 AM (2GVsD)

76 39 The ones who seem to hate oil sure like to wear many clothes made from oil.
Posted by: Anna Puma


The kayaktivists blocking tankers in their little plastic boats.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 11:41 AM (abIsI)

77 So many dumb ways to die!

https://tinyurl.com/4w4jxf6p
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Adventure tourism.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)

78 64 Chris Murphy, you are Copperhead twatwaffle.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:37 AM (2GVsD)
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Is that secret code for "traitor"?


was under the impression that copperhead was a totally awesome battlebot from brazil.

Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 11:41 AM (oY6Yp)

79 Judge Crater is lonely. He needs a whole lot more of his colleagues to join him.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 11:42 AM (utfVc)

80 SB has always been an extreme liberal enclave. No hope for it. We left in '79.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2026 11:42 AM (YBtcQ)

81 was under the impression that copperhead was a totally awesome battlebot from brazil.
Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 11:41 AM (oY6Yp)

Right... I love Battlebots.... Wonder why they haven't had a new season ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:42 AM (K88SD)

82 We are neither saving nor destroying the planet. We are a shitstain on the planet. Anyone who believes otherwise is a lunatic.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 11:43 AM (Fbc0I)

83 35 She can peck my geck.

i thought your geck was impeccable

Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 11:44 AM (oY6Yp)

84 This source that says 26 ships evaded is probably full of shit anyway. But the left also takes anything our enemies say as gospel.

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 11:44 AM (YwEeS)

85 So Trump has bungled mismanagement of this war and it's a disaster ? What world does he live in ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:39 AM (K88SD)

The democrat world. The one where your stock in trade is never uniting behind America in time of conflict, to always give aid and comfort to our enemies by constantly sewing the seeds of discord, doubt, and uncertainty to boost enemy morale.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 11:44 AM (snZF9)

86 39 The ones who seem to hate oil sure like to wear many clothes made from oil.
______

The hypocrisy of Just Stop Oil dummies wearing clothes made from petroleum products is still better than seeing them naked.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:44 AM (Dv3i1)

87
Adventure tourism.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Almost as stupid as those tourist that visited a volcanic island off the NZ coast when it blew and killed a bunch of them

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2026 11:45 AM (YBtcQ)

88
The hypocrisy of Just Stop Oil dummies wearing clothes made from petroleum products is still better than seeing them naked.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:44 AM (Dv3i1


{{{shudder}}}

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:45 AM (K88SD)

89 The hypocrisy of Just Stop Oil dummies wearing clothes made from petroleum products is still better than seeing them naked.

They can always kill a bear for its pelt...

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:45 AM (2GVsD)

90 Judge Geck is a member of the Order of the Coif
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'Order of the Coif'?
Who knew? Perhaps there is a Fard Guild...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 21, 2026 11:45 AM (XeU6L)

91 83 35 She can peck my geck.

i thought your geck was impeccable
Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 11:44 AM (oY6Yp)

Garden of Eden Creation Kit?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

92 If you believe humanity is a "shitstain" you should remove yourself. Got to start simewhere.

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 11:45 AM (YwEeS)

93 Pencil neck Geck-o.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 21, 2026 11:47 AM (Cqx++)

94 Connecticut Passes Tough New ID Law — Except It’s Not for Voting

https://tinyurl.com/3nfvcmd3

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The scourge of anonymous bottle recycling must end!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:47 AM (ndZc7)

95 That was a horrific cock-up, the tourists on White Island when the volcano popped. Sure, a mask and hard hat will protect you when a stratovolcano explodes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:47 AM (2GVsD)

96 So Trump has bungled mismanagement of this war and it's a disaster ? What world does he live in ?
Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:39 AM (K88SD)


The same world as all of the media and 90% of the people on social media. A world that either doesn't know, or doesn't care, what truth is. A world where the only thing that matters is power. A world whose guiding principle is "better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 11:47 AM (ExV1e)

97 Random AI query: 'Is there a moon crater named "Judge Crater?"'

No, there is not. Somebody dropped the ball. It's been 96 years already, guys!

'Which moon crater has the funniest name?'

None. There is no funny moon crater name, although "Crater McCraterface" has been considered.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:48 AM (N8ZBc)

98 Alan Dershowitz announced today that he is leaving the Democrat Party and joining the Republican Party because Democrats have become so radical and hostile to Israel.

Just one guy but a pretty big fish.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)

99 >>>If you believe humanity is a "shitstain" you should remove yourself. Got to start simewhere.

Posted by: steevy

>Clever. Save the whales!

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 11:48 AM (Fbc0I)

100 What's that? The judiciary is out of control?

You have no idea.
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Actually I was early on to that idea. I have gotten the vibe that I might be the only one here that voted for Trump in 2016 for judge selection alone.

I called it a "better gamble" than that Hillary Clinton is going to select a judge that would not have swayed NFIB v. Sebelius into nightmare territory.

We were one vote away from the Supreme Court arguing that Congress' power to control commerce had lead to Congress' power to compel individual action in the marketplace.

I'm decades on this subject, and a long time scoffer at the ACLU's pretense of defending "everyone's rights". So much of this country was changed not from referendum, but from experts and elites surmising and making arguments and reinterpretations of representative-made laws in the courts.

Heck, the way the courts have commandeered the 14th amendment--as if the explicit power doesn't belong by referendum in Congress, is ample illustration of the damage the least representative branch in government can do.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 11:48 AM (Fi81e)

101 [Not here. [CBD]]

Posted by: From about That Time at April 21, 2026 11:49 AM (sl73Y)

102 If you believe humanity is a "shitstain" you should remove yourself. Got to start simewhere.
Posted by: steevy

Oh, the humanity!

Posted by: Incontinentia Biden at April 21, 2026 11:49 AM (w9Wax)

103 Just one guy but a pretty big fish.
___

Gefilte?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:49 AM (Dv3i1)

104 98 Alan Dershowitz announced today that he is leaving the Democrat Party and joining the Republican Party because Democrats have become so radical and hostile to Israel.

Just one guy but a pretty big fish.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)

Odd. Seemed to play the Ann Althouse game for the past 20 years.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 11:49 AM (bss/y)

105 Fine, wasted my mini-rant on the art thread, lol!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 21,

Got me to go look.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 21, 2026 11:50 AM (sl73Y)

106 I don't get why this hasn't been removed to federal court.
I think it's because the same cartel judge has refused the removal.

Where Louisiana wanted their $700 million environmental damages against oil companies.
An issue that just went to SCOTUS and lost 8-0--if it implicates national security and is done because the federal government requested, it belongs in federal court.

But it gets worse because the oil company in CA is being hauled into her court again--but in two months--to explain why they shouldn't be held in contempt.

If it was an illegal who raped kids being threatened with deportation, this bitch would jump to attention and bend over to save him.
But here, it's just an American company losing millions so she's dragging her feet to prevent a final ruling so they can appeal and get removal.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 11:50 AM (tUP1A)

107 i thought your geck was impeccable

Posted by: anachronda at April 21, 2026 11:44 AM (oY6Yp)

You are confusing it with Unspeakable

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:50 AM (AucCq)

108 So many dumb ways to die!

https://tinyurl.com/4w4jxf6p

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
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Adventure tourism.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
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These people have rocks in their heads!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 11:50 AM (1o8D5)

109 That was a horrific cock-up, the tourists on White Island when the volcano popped. Sure, a mask and hard hat will protect you when a stratovolcano explodes.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:47 AM (2GVsD)

Hey, they died doing what they loved.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 11:50 AM (utfVc)

110 Kinda doin' with courts. Lets bring back Naval Prize Courts. You bring down a ranker, the court decides the value, and a portion is divided up with the officers and crew on a percentage. Last time used by the US was in WW2.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 21, 2026 11:50 AM (gm9Sb)

111 The Supreme Court has gone far beyond what its intended role was supposed to be.

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 11:51 AM (YwEeS)

112
Is this a whoops? Because this looks like a whoops.

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin blasts customer’s satellite into wrong place

Jeff Bezos’ space tech company Blue Origin placed a customer’s satellite in the wrong orbit on Sunday, sending that firm’s stock tumbling Monday. 
Shares of Nasdaq-listed AST SpaceMobile fell nearly 12% in premarket trading and were down roughly 8% from Friday’s close as of mid-day Monday.


https://tinyurl.com/3xv8y9es

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 11:51 AM (8YpvS)

113 Santa Barbara is one of the great Southern California tragedies, along with Santa Monica. The streets are awash in hobo urine and retail failure. But by all means, let's protect this fragile ecosystem from the threat of minor petroleum leakage.

Posted by: Grudge Harbor at April 21, 2026 11:52 AM (yFLFB)

114 👍 Good thread.

The environmentalist are not easing up. How clean our environment aren't their real concerns. Power and money are & they desperately need to choke off oil/gas to get more of both.

>Grist, Mar. 27, '26 California’s fossil fuel phaseout has left it vulnerable to the Iran oil shock
The Trump administration and major refiners are using the war to justify restarting oil production and weakening climate rules.

>Sanford, Climiate & Energy Policy Program, Woods Institute for the Environment

The Writing on the Wall: Why California Refineries Are Closing, February 11, 2026

(Reading all suggested.) Such environmental issue apply to the nation, not just California.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 21, 2026 11:53 AM (NFX2v)

115 108 So many dumb ways to die!

https://tinyurl.com/4w4jxf6p

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
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Adventure tourism.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
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These people have rocks in their heads!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 11:50 AM (1o8D5)

Heard a couple of curse words in Spanish...

Posted by: Geico Gecko at April 21, 2026 11:53 AM (ynpvh)

116 Report Finds Young Australians Turning to AI for Mental Health Support

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And I'm turning to pizza for weight loss.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:53 AM (ndZc7)

117 Notice that it is a superior court. That is the primary trial court in California...the bottom rung of the judicial ladder, populated by legal retards who aren't quite bright enough to chase ambulances and file slip-and-fall suits.
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We have no Kings but CaesarJudges!!

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 11:53 AM (Fi81e)

118 Jeff Bezos’ space tech company Blue Origin placed a customer’s satellite in the wrong orbit on Sunday, sending that firm’s stock tumbling Monday.
Shares of Nasdaq-listed AST SpaceMobile fell nearly 12% in premarket trading and were down roughly 8% from Friday’s close as of mid-day Monday.

https://tinyurl.com/3xv8y9es
Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 11:51 AM (8YpvS)

He has a great future awaiting him at the Post Office.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 11:54 AM (utfVc)

119 Connecticut Passes Tough New ID Law — Except It’s Not for Voting

https://tinyurl.com/3nfvcmd3

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The scourge of anonymous bottle recycling must end!
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:47 AM (ndZc7)
______

Of course they require ID for big recycling dumps. Why? Because it's about the only thing these cocksuckers care about: money. Recyclers from out of state were dropping off tons of bottles, so CT was paying out big money for bottles sold outside the state.

The recyclers were cheating, you see. But no voter would ever cheat! So no need for ID for voting.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 11:54 AM (iFTx/)

120 off sock

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 11:54 AM (ynpvh)

121 If you bungle mismanagement then doesn't that mean you've actually handled it well?

Seems to me they are trying some new words out to see what sticks.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:54 AM (AucCq)

122 "Report Finds Young Australians Turning to AI for Mental Health Support"

It's way cheaper, and equally effective, so there's that.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:54 AM (N8ZBc)

123 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin blasts customer’s satellite into wrong place

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Should've used UPS.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:55 AM (ndZc7)

124 AI Mental Health has less chance of talking you into becoming the other sex.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:55 AM (2GVsD)

125 What's stickier?

Trump Bungled!!!

Trump Mismanaged!!!

Probably bungled but that implies there was something good to be done there which the Left does not want anyone to believe. They are probably shifting to that because everyone knows Iran are a bunch of geck slurpers.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:56 AM (AucCq)

126 The superior court in CA would be the same as a magistrate in PA. The last District Justice where I lived in PA was a retired cop, no law degree, passed the little exam.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 21, 2026 11:56 AM (gm9Sb)

127 CBD, as a man with experience in Northern California, recognize this is simply the Southern California version of "How Berkeley Can You Be?"

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 21, 2026 11:56 AM (0sNs1)

128 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin blasts customer’s satellite into wrong place

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Imma go out on a limb and guess that they subcontracted work out to Euroweenies who were using the Metric instead of English system units.

/only half-joking

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 11:56 AM (xU6sC)

129 The therapy bots are trained on mountains of therapy conversations so they likely have some general utility. Therapy has limited utility as it is.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:57 AM (AucCq)

130 From what I have heard Chatbots will validate any loony thoughts you express.

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 11:57 AM (YwEeS)

131 108 So many dumb ways to die!

https://tinyurl.com/4w4jxf6p

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
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Adventure tourism.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)
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These people have rocks in their heads!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 11:50 AM (1o8D5)

Watch out for that Canadian-made AI...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 11:58 AM (ynpvh)

132 The Supreme Court has gone far beyond what its intended role was supposed to be.
Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 11:51 AM (YwEeS)
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Indeed. They could still rule that a state law "conflicted with the 14th amendment right to equal protection", but it would still be up to Congress to take that grant and pass the law that intervenes.

But social revolution/justice would happen too slow for progressives.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 11:58 AM (Fi81e)

133 So many dumb ways to die!

https://tinyurl.com/4w4jxf6p

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey


Memories that last a lifetime! Which might just be 15 minutes, but still...

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 21, 2026 11:58 AM (OUMaO)

134 Are jokers wild?

Iran’s Leader Threatens U.S. With “New Cards on Battlefield” If Fighting Resumes

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:58 AM (ndZc7)

135 Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin blasts customer’s satellite into wrong place

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Should've used UPS.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:55 AM (ndZc7)

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Where the f*ck is my Jetpack Amazon Drone Delivery?

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 11:58 AM (xU6sC)

136 Order of the Coif

Tight cap, now made of tin foil.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 21, 2026 11:58 AM (YBtcQ)

137 116 Report Finds Young Australians Turning to AI for Mental Health Support

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And I'm turning to pizza for weight loss.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:53 AM (ndZc7)

Geez, copy paste failure above.

Watch out for Canadian AI's giving medical advice.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 11:59 AM (ynpvh)

138 The recyclers were cheating, you see. But no voter would ever cheat! So no need for ID for voting.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 11:54 AM (iFTx/)

I did that just last week. Took a dozen U.S. beer cans to the recycling depot here, and got my nickel each for them. The intent of the container recycling laws are to stop litter, right? Did I throw the U.S. cans in the ditch? No.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 12:00 PM (utfVc)

139 From what I have heard Chatbots will validate any loony thoughts you express.
Posted by: steevy


You are so correct!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 12:00 PM (8YpvS)

140 You say Communism;
I say Capitalism.
Let's call the whole thing off.

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 21, 2026 12:00 PM (qUkBO)

141 134 I think they will be trying the old human shield trick, maybe passing out the plastic keys to Paradise.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (gm9Sb)

142 Imma go out on a limb and guess that they subcontracted work out to Euroweenies who were using the Metric instead of English system units."

The Mars climate orbiter waves

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (XuXeR)

143 Watch out for Canadian AI's giving medical advice.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 11:59 AM (ynpvh)
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You sound like we had the same thought.

I only call it Canada for people who don't get the reference to Have-You-Thought-About-Relieving -Your-Burden-On-Everyone-itopia.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (Fi81e)

144 Iirc some guy was told by an AI that if he believed he could fly he could and that he should go fly off the roof.

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (YwEeS)

145 Are jokers wild?

Iran’s Leader Threatens U.S. With “New Cards on Battlefield” If Fighting Resumes

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:58 AM (ndZc7)

All they can do at this point is fart in our general direction.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (snZF9)

146 Are jokers wild?

Iran’s Leader Threatens U.S. With “New Cards on Battlefield” If Fighting Resumes

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:58 AM (ndZc7)

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Maybe a mis-translation of "Nuke Cards?"

/I don't know why Trump just doesn't just turn both sides of the Strait of America into green glass ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (xU6sC)

147 From what I have heard Chatbots will validate any loony thoughts you express.

Posted by: steevy


Not much different from a lot of modern "therapists", sadly.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (OUMaO)

148 Did I throw the U.S. cans in the ditch? No.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 12:00 PM


We don't want our cans in the ditch, either.

Posted by: Swedish Bikini Team at April 21, 2026 12:02 PM (0sNs1)

149 Therapy"

The Rapy?

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:02 PM (XuXeR)

150 Iran’s Leader Threatens U.S. With “New Cards on Battlefield” If Fighting Resumes
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:58 AM (ndZc7)


They're going to play an Uno reverse card. All our forces will be incapacitated but the Euros and Democrats will start supporting the US.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 12:02 PM (ExV1e)

151
You are entertaining certain delusions. You should sell the 9mm. Buy a .45. Crossbows are better than longbows. I have a legal requirement to report patients who describe a plan to put carrots in chili, so you should reconsider that.

You need to focus on self-care. Buy bourbon, hookers and blow.

Posted by: Dr. Ace O'Spades, Robo-Analrapist at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (BI5O2)

152 I say Capitalism.

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 21, 2026 12:00 PM (qUkBO)
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Why use the word Marx made up?

"Free markets", "free enterprise", "free economy" is a much better description of what I champion.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (Fi81e)

153 You are so correct!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 12:00 PM (8YpvS)

LOL

To that end Brit Lass was saying to me a couple weeks back that she read an article in the Mail where it said how dangerous it was to have every thought validated with no dissent, and "research" is just discovering it can cause mental illness and other problems and I was like "you mean like watching NBC and reading the NYT?"

I love how the Left are acting like AI is the first deployment of this sort of sycophantic bubble creation.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (AucCq)

154 Dershowitz may be only one guy, but he is one of the most famous Jewish liberals in the country. His politics might not change much but it shows the level that anti semitism has reached in this nation

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (gu0hJ)

155 Iran’s Leader Threatens U.S. With “New Cards on Battlefield” If Fighting Resumes

Goats with frickin' lasers on their heads!

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (YwEeS)

156 We don't want our cans in the ditch, either.
Posted by: Swedish Bikini Team at April 21, 2026 12:02 PM (0sNs1)

Concur. By the way, they look a little dusty. I have a shower you could use.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (utfVc)

157 Iirc some guy was told by an AI that if he believed he could fly he could and that he should go fly off the roof.

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (YwEeS)

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This was a part of a mental institution story arc in an episode of the TV series "House, MD."

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (xU6sC)

158 154 Dershowitz may be only one guy, but he is one of the most famous Jewish liberals in the country. His politics might not change much but it shows the level that anti semitism has reached in this nation

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (gu0hJ)

The Dems make terrible fascists. They got the violence down, yes, but they can't get the trains to run on time.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (ynpvh)

159 116 Report Finds Young Australians Turning to AI for Mental Health Support
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They'll ask for Mental Health Support.
They'll settle for feeling validated.
They'll get Mass Psychosis and genital mutilation.

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 21, 2026 12:04 PM (qUkBO)

160 Iran’s Leader Threatens U.S. With “New Cards on Battlefield"

Is that like the "New Kids on the Block"?

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 12:04 PM (XuXeR)

161 You are entertaining certain delusions. You should sell the 9mm. Buy a .45. Crossbows are better than longbows. I have a legal requirement to report patients who describe a plan to put carrots in chili, so you should reconsider that.

You need to focus on self-care. Buy bourbon, hookers and blow.
Posted by: Dr. Ace O'Spades, Robo-Analrapist at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (BI5O2)

As to Ginger vs MaryAnne, the answer is both.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 12:04 PM (utfVc)

162 157 Iirc some guy was told by an AI that if he believed he could fly he could and that he should go fly off the roof.

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (YwEeS)

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This was a part of a mental institution story arc in an episode of the TV series "House, MD."

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (xU6sC)

♪ I believe I can fly,
I believe I can touch this guy
I think about it every night and day...♫

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:05 PM (ynpvh)

163 All they can do at this point is fart in our general direction.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM


To be fair, the mephitic score of flatulence after eating Baghali Ghatogh is pretty high, and it's not inconceivable that it could be easily weaponized.

Posted by: Wesley Crusher at April 21, 2026 12:05 PM (0sNs1)

164 Watch out for Canadian AI's giving medical advice.
Posted by: jim


MAID

Make
All
Illness
Death

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 12:05 PM (8YpvS)

165 Iirc some guy was told by an AI that if he believed he could fly he could and that he should go fly off the roof.

Eliza has always been here to help.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 12:06 PM (2GVsD)

166 Alan Dershowitz announced today that he is leaving the Democrat Party and joining the Republican Party because Democrats have become so radical and hostile to Israel.

Just one guy but a pretty big fish.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 11:48 AM (viF8m)

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As Gold Meir said Sadat when he arrived for his first visit to Israel in 1977: "What took you so long?"

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:06 PM (xU6sC)

167 *said TO Sadat ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:07 PM (xU6sC)

168 162 157 Iirc some guy was told by an AI that if he believed he could fly he could and that he should go fly off the roof.

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 12:01 PM (YwEeS)

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This was a part of a mental institution story arc in an episode of the TV series "House, MD."

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:03 PM (xU6sC)

♪ I believe I can fly,
I believe I can touch this guy
I think about it every night and day...♫

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:05 PM (ynpvh)

♫ I believe I am sore,
See me thrusting through your backdoor...♪

Posted by: Don Lemon at April 21, 2026 12:07 PM (ynpvh)

169 MAID

Make
All
Illness
Death

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 12:05 PM (8YpvS)

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* golf clap *

And stolen ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 12:09 PM (xU6sC)

170 Tucker Carlson Admits He’ll Be “Tormented for a Long Time” for Helping Elect Pres. Donald Trump: “I Want to Say I’m Sorry for Misleading People”

Maybe Carlson needs a camo anxiety bag.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:09 PM (abIsI)

171 I'm sorry, troll, but I have bad news.

You talk like a fag and your shit's all retarded.

I'm afraid to say the prognosis is grim.

Your only hope is to eat the contents of your mom's car battery. But have her call me first. My electrodong needs attention.

This session will cost you $5,000.

Posted by: Dr. Ace O'Spades, Robo-Analrapist at April 21, 2026 12:09 PM (BI5O2)

172
Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night
It's only right
To think about the girl you love
And hold her tight
So happy together

Posted by: The Turtles at April 21, 2026 12:10 PM (0sNs1)

173
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 21, 2026 12:10 PM (y9nCu)

174 Tucker Carlson Admits He’ll Be “Tormented for a Long Time” for Helping Elect Pres. Donald Trump: “I Want to Say I’m Sorry for Misleading People”

Maybe Carlson needs a camo anxiety bag.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 12:09 PM (abIsI)

No problem cucker, we're all tormented by thinking you were anything but a shit stain.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 12:10 PM (snZF9)

175 "Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin blasts customer’s satellite into wrong place"

If that glans-shaped rocket was up his ass he'd know where it was...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 21, 2026 12:10 PM (5xAqj)

176 I tell you, watching some commentary on Youtube has become like watching Die Hard on broadcast TV.

People used to comment on the absurdity of "Yippee-ki-yay, Mother-Father!"

But serious commentary on Youtube occasionally needs to address "graping" and "grapists and "accusations of grape", like those against Swalwell.

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:11 PM (Fi81e)

177 Nood. Ace has awaken from his repose, freshened up, and is posting.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 21, 2026 12:11 PM (0sNs1)

178 Nude Iranian and Chinese homosexuals

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 21, 2026 12:11 PM (iFTx/)

179 We don't want our cans in the ditch, either.

Posted by: Swedish Bikini Team at April 21, 2026 12:02 PM (0sNs1)
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He hates these cans!

Posted by: Axeman at April 21, 2026 12:13 PM (Fi81e)

180 While I know he won't, I really wish Trump would issue an order to the US Marshalls:

"Arrest anyone attempting to shut this pipeline down."

Send a letter to the judge:
You have 12 hours to void every order you have issued in this case preventing production or you will be charged as an enemy agent attempting to sabotage vital war supplies during wartime.

Let the left make this their Fort Sumter.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 12:13 PM (tUP1A)

181 So Cucker had a sadz for misleading people into thinking he might have had his head screwed on right before. Got it.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (5xAqj)

182 Patrick McGoohan drum solo:
youtube.com/watch?v=hl5p80BMHYk

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (N8ZBc)

183
Even this article in the local rabid-leftist Santa Barbara newspaper exposes the contradictions in the attempt to supersede federal law with state regulation.



This paper, The Independent, is the local Maoist weekly free arts paper. Take that for what it is...

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 21, 2026 12:14 PM (y9nCu)

184 The shocking part of her ruling is it makes zero legal sense. The ruling seems to say they can comply with the federal mandate and at the same time comply with her injunction. I.e. they can both pump oil and not pump it.

The ruling is mentally retarded.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 21, 2026 12:43 PM (L6dcX)

185 I don't care about oil spills. They get cleaned up. Drill baby drill.

Posted by: torabora at April 21, 2026 12:59 PM (Pl1+s)

186 My challenge to the environmentalist whom I encounter is simple: Where is the air dirtier than it was 5 years ago? ten year ago? Where is the water dirtier than it was 5 years ago? ten years ago?

Of course they try to hand-wave that away with "that's not the point" to which i interject "that's exactly the point." That's as far as I've ever gotten with this line of argument....

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at April 21, 2026 01:40 PM (bufu1)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Osborn Friendless1.jpg

Nameless and Friendless.
"The rich man's wealth is his strong city, etc." - Proverbs, x, 15

Emily Mary Osborn

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM




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1
No dog. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 09:30 AM (tgvbd)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

3 Sad.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

4 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (R11M+)

5
"We'll give you tuppence for it. Now get out."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (tgvbd)

6 What do you think the painting is worth?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (0nHVk)

7 Should have used Trivago.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2026 09:32 AM (AkEZC)

8 What do you think the painting is worth?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (0nHVk)



1500 words.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

9 Rich old buzard will not give them enough for that to feed a dog.

Posted by: Kafiroon at April 21, 2026 09:32 AM (IzMux)

10
Rich old buzard will not give them enough for that to feed a dog.

Posted by: Kafiroon at April 21, 2026 09:32 AM (IzMux)

___________

The dogs eat better than I do in my house.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 09:33 AM (tgvbd)

11 The men on the left are looking to sell her body to the night.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

12
"A rich person’s wealth is his strong city,

And like a high wall in his own imagination."

Posted by: Proverbs 18:11 at April 21, 2026 09:33 AM (2Ez/1)

13 Interesting.

*wanders off to look up the artist*

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2026 09:34 AM (lJ0H4)

14 they're still burning coal.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

15 guy on ladder is getting candy down for jerry lewis.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

16 Is that kid carrying a box or a big block of cheese?

Posted by: dantesed at April 21, 2026 09:34 AM (Oy/m2)

17 she's playing a nervous game of cat's cradle.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

18 Antiques Roadshow:

Sorry. This is a forgery. I'll give you $10 though. Mainly for the frame


*gleefully rubbing hand together knowing it's an original.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 09:35 AM (8YpvS)

19 Nameless?

Like the pine trees linin' the windin' road
I've got a name, I've got a name
Like the singin' bird and the croakin' toad
I've got a name, I've got a name

Posted by: James Croce at April 21, 2026 09:36 AM (2Ez/1)

20 A widow selling possessions to make ends meet? She and the kid look better dressed than I'd expected from the title.

Having been a young widow with kids, I'm infinitely grateful for the term life insurance my husband had switched to the year before his death. *Strongly* recommend for anyone with young children.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 21, 2026 09:36 AM (lFFaq)

21 Huh. A widow, then?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 09:36 AM (5xoct)

22 The bumbershoot and the chair are rendered quite well here.

Posted by: Art Maven Wannabe at April 21, 2026 09:36 AM (oftw2)

23 16 canadian plywood from filipino mahogany.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

24 Excellent. Artist does people very well. Tells a story. If I had an art gallery, this would be in it.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 21, 2026 09:38 AM (DgMqy)

25 Ha! I have been meaning to recommend this painting to CBD for a long time!

I found it in JB Priestly's 1972 book, Victoria's Heyday.

Thanks, CBD!

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 09:38 AM (qRla/)

26 Why do the men on the left appear to be looking at a Degas print of a ballerina?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2026 09:38 AM (NpAcC)

27 Please sir, may I have some more?
Would hang , even though a bit depressing.
Thx as always CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 09:39 AM (gu0hJ)

28 Incredible painting. Strange mood.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 09:39 AM (Fbc0I)

29 26 Why do the men on the left appear to be looking at a Degas print of a ballerina?
Posted by: redridinghood

I think they's both f*ggots!

Posted by: The Great Poof at April 21, 2026 09:39 AM (oftw2)

30 Why do the men on the left appear to be looking at a Degas print of a ballerina?
Posted by: redridinghood


Looks like they stole a metric shit ton by the looks of the folder behind the chair.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 09:40 AM (8YpvS)

31 Wait 'til they learn all of it was produced by AI …

Posted by: Dr_No at April 21, 2026 09:41 AM (ayRl+)

32 Bet there's no painting of a fat man on an ottoman in that joint.

Maybe.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2026 09:41 AM (AkEZC)

33
Would hang , even though a bit depressing.
Thx as always CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 09:39 AM (gu0hJ)

_____________

*Augustus Egg's Past and Present enters the chat*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 09:42 AM (tgvbd)

34 Could this painting have inspired Vonnegut's "Cat's Cradle"?

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:42 AM (2ap+5)

35 Ni, more toit than I hae time for nowce painting

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2026 09:42 AM (W8LK5)

36 32 i'm hearing chris farley singing that...

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:42 AM (R11M+)

37 Artist was born in 1828 and died in 1925. A good long life. Her reputation is based on her paintings of children and distressed women. The painting above is her most famous work.

Posted by: Tuna at April 21, 2026 09:42 AM (lJ0H4)

38 The print seller was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at April 21, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

39 What do you think the painting is worth?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (0nHVk)


1500 words.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:32 AM


Pffft! Piker. I could do you 5,000 at least!

Posted by: Zombie Charles Dickens at April 21, 2026 09:43 AM (kgE5c)

40 Honestly, this is an uninteresting work.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:43 AM (2ap+5)

41 Not much of a cheese shop, is it?

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 21, 2026 09:43 AM (wVcYX)

42
Honestly, this is an uninteresting work.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:43 AM (2ap+5)

_________

*slaps Oglebay*

You heartless bastard!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 09:44 AM (tgvbd)

43
The rich person’s wealth is his fortress,

The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

Posted by: Proverbs 10:15 at April 21, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

44 >>Would hang , even though a bit depressing.


Hang it in The Barnes.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 09:45 AM (5xoct)

45 She's selling the last of her family heirlooms to pay for one more month in their home.

It appears the curator is at least giving the painting a good once over to give a seemingly fair price.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:45 AM (Zz0t1)

46 41 certainly uncontaminated by cheese.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:45 AM (R11M+)

47 Not much of a cheese shop, is it?
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 21, 2026 09:43 AM (wVcYX)
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The bazouki player has the day off...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2026 09:46 AM (gnNyN)

48 Never heard of this artist and I am impressed. The realistic detail of the floor, clothing and furniture makes the viewer feel like they are in the scene. Each person's expression and posture is distinct and individual. The muted colors are natural and don't distract from the people who are the real focus of the painting. But there is subtlety as well. The man standing at the far left is glancing up, noticing the woman and her little boy, not involved but aware. This could be a scene from a Dickens novel. The longer I look at the painting, the more I see and, of course, start to imagine a story about the time and place.

Looking at some of her other works, there is a feel of the Pre-Raphaelite style. That's a good thing.

Posted by: JTB at April 21, 2026 09:46 AM (yTvNw)

49 certainly uncontaminated by cheese.
Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:45 AM


Shame...I could do with some cheesy comestibles.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 09:46 AM (kgE5c)

50 *slaps Oglebay*

You heartless bastard!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 09:44 AM (tgvbd)

=======

I deserve that in general.

But this painting is boring.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:46 AM (2ap+5)

51 39 What do you think the painting is worth?
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (0nHVk)

100 comments


Depressing work. Maybe if I was in a better mood.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 21, 2026 09:46 AM (Sco7b)

52 Only Fans sure worked a lot different back then.

Posted by: THe Pimp Hand In A Sticky Velvet Glove at April 21, 2026 09:47 AM (EZCGN)

53 well heck-a-dern, we finally got some rain last night, 2" so far and more is predicted

been dry as a popcorn fart this year

Posted by: DanMan at April 21, 2026 09:47 AM (8uzBS)

54 49 venezuelan beavers.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:48 AM (R11M+)

55 14 they're still burning coal.
Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:34 AM (R11M+)

'Coal: It keeps the Lights on.'
-Kentucky license plate

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 09:48 AM (bss/y)

56 Let me get my painting guy down here. He knows everything there is to know about paintings

Posted by: Pawn Stars at April 21, 2026 09:48 AM (HcoTw)

57 From the bowels of the interwebz:

A woman stands in a print-seller’s shop, beside her a boy, her brother, stands carrying a portfolio under his arm. The black dress and hood she wears tell of a recent loss. She is not wearing a mourning ring though, so she and her brother are probably orphans. Behind the counter to the right is the print-seller, a portly gentlemen, inspecting a small painting, a still life perhaps—the genre that, through lack of access to the life model, tended to be favored by women artists.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

58
'Coal: It keeps the Lights on.'
-Kentucky license plate
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 09:48 AM (bss/y)



That seems too many letters for a license plate.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:48 AM (Zz0t1)

59 55 state flower of penn.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:49 AM (R11M+)

60 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. Great detail and an interesting statement painting. I like it.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2026 09:49 AM (2WIwB)

61 Those two fat guys to the left side of the painting are going to offer to buy her a cup of tea.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 09:50 AM (XRkwg)

62 Technically very nice, but not all that interesting to look at. The commentary on it that Google spit out, which is likely polluted by overlaying modern issues on the Victorian era, is that she's a stronk independent painter who don't need no man and the painting shows her struggling to get men to buy her stuff.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 09:50 AM (2ocoG)

63 It’s Tummy Rub Tuesday!

Find em and rub em! They WANT you to!

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2026 09:50 AM (A5RD0)

64 They have to go back.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 21, 2026 09:50 AM (9t72F)

65 63 (withdraws bloody fist)

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:51 AM (R11M+)

66 Well… that's bleak.

Except for Ms. Nameless and her young son Friendless in the center of the image, it could almost be a Rockwellian casual moment, thoughtful dude behind the desk, random other folks.

Nice work on the floor tiles.

Posted by: mindful webworker - floor tiles are very important to get right in a painting at April 21, 2026 09:51 AM (iMJMF)

67 But wait. There's more:

The anxious pose of the woman, her downcast eyes, her left shoulder coiled inwards as though guarding herself against the dealer’s critical gaze and the way, too, her hands toy nervously with a length of string, may lead us to assume that the painting is her own work. Her defensiveness is justified. The chair to the right is empty, the dealer having made no attempt at courtesy by offering her a seat. In the doorway another woman and boy make their way out, some rolled up sheets under the arm of the latter, while outside in the rain a woman is just visible walking along the pavement sheltering herself with an umbrella.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 09:51 AM (2Ez/1)

68 there's a root boy slim album in that map rack.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:53 AM (R11M+)

69 I need to reset with Falero's vision of Faust.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:53 AM (2ap+5)

70 It’s Tummy Rub Tuesday!

Find em and rub em! They WANT you to!
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2026 09:50 AM


No fuzzy bellies in sight to rub. I have failed Tuesday.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 09:54 AM (kgE5c)

71 "I know the whining sounds dishonest, like something George Costanza would say, but it's true."
###
I was in the pool!

Posted by: George at April 21, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

72 Nameless and Friendless is also what you call the guy who just hit three triple bogies in a row.
Which reminds me. Woohoo! It's Geezer Golf Tuesday. Another opportunity to skin some of the 'ol grey hairs for a few buck$!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2026 09:54 AM (2WIwB)

73 That seems too many letters for a license plate.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:48 AM (Zz0t1)

One of the options. It is a black plate with yellow lettering (for light.)

Lemme see if I can find an image online...

https://tinyurl.com/58bpjpz6

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)

74 Nice work on the floor tiles.

That drew my eye too. Is it possible to paint with a straightedge? She died a few years before Art Deco got big and made regular geometric shapes like that a big deal.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 09:55 AM (2ocoG)

75
Lemme see if I can find an image online...

https://tinyurl.com/58bpjpz6
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)



Ah. The slogan, not the plate number. Got it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:55 AM (Zz0t1)

76 Nice work on the floor tiles.
Posted by: mindful webworker - floor tiles are very important to get right in a painting at April 21, 2026 09:51 AM


Those are nicely done floor tiles.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 09:56 AM (kgE5c)

77 she's thinking about what she saw, and, the implications therein.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:56 AM (R11M+)

78 The introduction of women cartographers in the early 20th century led to the discovery of such places as "The Land Over There by the Costco, You Know the Thing Where I Buy Plants" and "Where That Bitch That You Used to Date Lives".

Posted by: sifty boones at April 21, 2026 09:56 AM (9t72F)

79 "And again I say to you: It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven." -- Jesus

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 21, 2026 09:56 AM (cWLG3)

80 OK, folks, if I don't leave now, I'll never get anything done.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 09:57 AM (qRla/)

81 76 9"x9"

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:57 AM (R11M+)

82 Those are nicely done floor tiles.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 09:56 AM (kgE5c)

=======

looks like linoleum to me

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:57 AM (2ap+5)

83 78 "look at her, eating crackers."

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:58 AM (R11M+)

84 82 doc: "how's your flow?"
gal: "linoleum."

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 09:59 AM (R11M+)

85 @83 like she owns the place!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 21, 2026 10:00 AM (cWLG3)

86 Pyroclastic?

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 21, 2026 10:00 AM (A5RD0)

87 The dude to the left looking up at the woman is probably the kind of guy who insists you putt the ball in when you leave it just a few inches short. No "gimmes" with him.
Jerk.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2026 10:00 AM (2WIwB)

88 Hope you all have a lovely day.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 09:57 AM


Have a good one, MP4.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 10:00 AM (kgE5c)

89 Hardcore Pawn the early years.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 10:01 AM (kbShR)

90
"Now the brother or sister of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position; but the rich person is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.

For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; and its flower falls off and the beauty of its appearance is destroyed; so also the rich person, in the midst of his pursuits, will pass away."

Posted by: James 1: 9-11 at April 21, 2026 10:02 AM (2Ez/1)

91 A woman artist using her skill to make others aware they are kept out of the game.

Posted by: Piper at April 21, 2026 10:06 AM (OoFl2)

92 What would one make of the idea that God wishes an energetic family and the hard charging entrepreneur (the 5-talent guy) might be just the guy God wants to help him run things.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 10:06 AM (2ap+5)

93 yum yum shit
yummy shit pebbles
in my mouth

Posted by: Aliss at April 21, 2026 10:09 AM (EAcP3)

94 Has kind of a Hopper vibe, if Hopper had lived in the 19th century.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 21, 2026 10:09 AM (+2QQb)

95 Nameless and Friendless.
"The rich man's wealth is his strong city, etc." - Proverbs, x, 15
Emily Mary Osborn

Excellent story telling in a painting. I like it a great deal & would hang it.

This print reproduces a painting (Tate Britain) exhibited by Osborn at the Royal Academy in 1857. When a subsequent owner lent the work to the International Exhibition in 1862, this related wood engraving was published in the "Illustrated London News." It shows a young woman artist, accompanied by a brother, standing nervously in the shop of an art dealer whom she hopes will buy a work—her black dress suggests the recent loss of parents and their support.
Osborn added a Biblical quote to her title, "Nameless and Friendless: 'The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, etc.'—Proverbs, x, 15," to emphasize the plight of women artists who lacked financial means and were denied institutional access. The work should be read as a plea for reform rather than an illustration of personal experience, since Osborn's own family funded her training, and she sold paintings to influential clients such as Queen Victoria. From 1857, Osborn was active in feminist causes, ... (more)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 21, 2026 10:09 AM (NFX2v)

96 If I was an art critic I would call it a Dark Rockwell.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 10:10 AM (snZF9)

97 God, I am a humble poor meek person and I buried your talent so it could be returned to you. What do I get for being such a humble soul?

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 10:10 AM (2ap+5)

98 Nice work on the floor tiles.

Posted by: mindful webworker - floor tiles are very important to get right in a painting at April 21, 2026 09:51 AM (iMJMF)
-

That was the easy part.

It's Armstrong Peel & Stick.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 10:11 AM (ebJJx)

99 I'm surprised someone would take the time and effort to create this tone, so it must have some deeper meaning. Fine artist.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 10:11 AM (Fbc0I)

100 Artist has a real skill for chairs, faces, and floor tiles.

But the perspective seems way off. Look at the boy in the back, and he seems taller than than the one in front, but so far away. Judging from the tiles, or the counter, the figures in rear should be smaller. Same with clerk and guy on ladder. just all confusing.

I can't tell if this is widow selling stuff to survive, or female painter. I lean toward the latter, but why she also looks to be in mourning. Not sure. And who is the kid? She looks too young, so maybe brother?

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 10:12 AM (53GQo)

101 93 so cocoa rather than fruity?

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:12 AM (R11M+)

102 Good morning good people.

I've been teaching the baby to spit, swear and fart.

I must say though he had the farting down before I got to him.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2026 10:13 AM (cYBz/)

103 No risk, no reward, bubba.

Posted by: Market Forces at April 21, 2026 10:13 AM (2Ez/1)

104 Fat Bernie Sanders is gonna give her a shit deal on that painting. I just know it.

Posted by: sifty boones at April 21, 2026 10:13 AM (bq/QX)

105 93 so cocoa rather than fruity?
Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:12 AM


Not mutually exclusive in the troll's case, IYKWIM.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 10:13 AM (kgE5c)

106 mother of impatient family photo subject,"you got to let the man focus first!"
impatient family photo subject: "bofus?"

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:14 AM (R11M+)

107 whom she hopes will buy a work"

"One shilling, three h'apence and a guinea. Not a thr'pence more"

/British currency designed to confuse

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 10:14 AM (XuXeR)

108 Hey Piper!

Since you're the official and extraordinary Horde Fashionista, I was hoping you might be able to identify the dress Kari Lake wore at her daughter's wedding. Friend fell in love with it and wants it for her own daughter's wedding.

Here's a pic:

https://tinyurl.com/483un8sy

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 21, 2026 10:14 AM (3ImbR)

109
No Homers - a limerick

The anti-royalist art dealer, Bayles
Was picky in his purchases and sales
"No etchings of harbors or boats.
No paintings of anything that floats.
And I damn sure don't need any prints of whales!"

Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 10:15 AM (I0N4X)

110 Good morning good people.

I've been teaching the baby to spit, swear and fart.

I must say though he had the farting down before I got to him.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 21, 2026 10:13 AM (cYBz/)


She sounds like a keeper!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 21, 2026 10:15 AM (2WIwB)

111 If I was an art critic I would call it a Dark Rockwell.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division



Rockwell on Brown A.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:15 AM (8YpvS)

112 Oh, I lean toward her being a painter as she has a portfolio, but Mr. Dradwiller (I shall call him) is examining a framed painting, so ambiguous.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 10:15 AM (53GQo)

113 105 apologies if recognized a to be ignored. i have to restrain myself during hobo attacks.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:15 AM (R11M+)

114 The detail on the floor is good but the paintings on the wall are blurry. Yet , there is detail in the other room. Weird.

Posted by: dantesed at April 21, 2026 10:16 AM (Oy/m2)

115 Here's a pic:

https://tinyurl.com/483un8sy
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 21, 2026 10:14 AM (3ImbR)

=======

Wow, Kari looks great

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 10:16 AM (2ap+5)

116 Rockwell?

More like a Rockmedium...

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 10:16 AM (XuXeR)

117 Cocoa Pebbles were pretty good.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 10:17 AM (kbShR)

118 114 they have parchment paper over for protection.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:17 AM (R11M+)

119 No etchings of harbors or boats.
No paintings of anything that floats.
And I damn sure don't need any prints of whales!"

So, not a friend of Brandy, either?

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 10:18 AM (XuXeR)

120 117 ritchie ate all the kaboom, got sick.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:18 AM (R11M+)

121 My understanding, for that era, most female painters were wealthy and did not need to sell prints. Yet she looks to be in need. A needy woman would be doing needlework, not painting -- there is no money in painting. Again, confusing.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 10:19 AM (53GQo)

122 they have parchment paper over for protection."

Sanitized for our protection?

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 10:19 AM (XuXeR)

123 Oh, I lean toward her being a painter as she has a portfolio, but Mr. Dradwiller (I shall call him) is examining a framed painting, so ambiguous.
Posted by: bob


Fat man looks more like a scammer than a true art dealer.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:19 AM (8YpvS)

124 Alan Osmond has died.

Posted by: Piper at April 21, 2026 10:19 AM (d2kuJ)

125 I never got to try Kaboom.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 10:19 AM (kbShR)

126 Prints of whales?...

Posted by: Oh, wait...now I get it at April 21, 2026 10:20 AM (2Ez/1)

127 And I damn sure don't need any prints of whales!"
Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 10:15 AM


Blackadder: Have you ever been to Wales, Baldrick?
Baldrick: No, but I've often thought I'd like to.
Blackadder: Well don't. It's a ghastly place. Huge gangs of tough, sinewy men roam the Valleys, terrorising people with their close-harmony singing. You need half a pint of phlegm in your throat just to pronounce the place names. Never ask for directions in Wales, Baldrick. You'll be washing spit out of your hair for a fortnight.
Baldrick: So being Prince of it isn't considered a plus?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 10:20 AM (kgE5c)

128 125 one kernel would launch a 'beetus coma.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:21 AM (R11M+)

129 there is no money in painting"

Earl Scheib disagrees...

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 10:21 AM (XuXeR)

130 129 devil's in the deets.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:22 AM (R11M+)

131 Prints of whales?...
Posted by: Oh, wait...now I get"

Big Brexit fan, too...

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 10:23 AM (XuXeR)

132 czexit.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:24 AM (R11M+)

133 I think the door is the main problem -- it is too large, and too light. I guess artist did that to show the street, but a large glass door like that, in that era would be unlikely. It would be smaller and have a large wooden frame. To make such a large glass door (it looms over the shop!) it would need to be tempered glass and have a steel frame (any flexing of hinge points would shatter it) so it just doesn't work.It makes the entire perspective fail.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 10:24 AM (53GQo)

134 Adelheid Embroidered Lace Gown
By Maggy London

??

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 21, 2026 10:27 AM (NFX2v)

135 I found this commentary on the door:

"Like a continuous narrative (where we see more than one moment of time within a single canvas), do these peripheral figures hint at what awaits the woman and her brother, who, failing to sell her work, will soon be back walking the street? The orthogonal lines in the painting would seem to support this view, pointing conspicuously to the door as they do. So too, of course, does the title of the work, Nameless and Friendless, suggesting that without the necessary connections, a woman artist stands little chance of finding professional success."

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 10:27 AM (2Ez/1)

136 The detail on the boys pants and umbrella is pretty awesome.

Posted by: Piper at April 21, 2026 10:28 AM (Wmg4n)

137 Quarter Twenty -- congratulations on your retirement. Was all 40 years at one place?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 21, 2026 10:30 AM (nz1sK)

138 Progressive leaders revealed what they really think of us at their big Barcelona meet-up.

The message was clear: the wealthy have too much and their wealth must be taken from them and experts must then decide how best to dole it out to those with less.

-
With just a smidgen of the cream skimmed off the top for themselves.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)

139 Cocoa Pebbles were pretty good.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 10:17 AM (kbShR)
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Eh. Knockoff of Cocoa Krispies.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:30 AM (xvhJH)

140 Really? It’s San Jacinto Day and you couldn’t find anything to commemorate that?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 10:31 AM (E6xSb)

141 139 Cocoa Pebbles were pretty good.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 10:17 AM (kbShR)
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Eh. Knockoff of Cocoa Krispies.
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Heh, how about Count Chocola?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 10:31 AM (FmapG)

142
Linoleum - another limerick

There was a Yankee realtor named Shaw
Said this to his southern mother-in-law
"It's flawless, this house is ideal!"

She said, "Sure, it has curb appeal,
But what do y'all walk on if there ain't no flaw?

Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 10:31 AM (I0N4X)

143 Really? It’s San Jacinto Day and you couldn’t find anything to commemorate that?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 10:31 AM (E6xSb)
-----------
It's also the 108th anniversary of when Manfred von Richthofen was shot down and killed.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:32 AM (xvhJH)

144 139 Cocoa Pebbles were pretty good.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 10:17 AM (kbShR)
---------
Eh. Knockoff of Cocoa Krispies.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:30 AM (xvhJH)
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Cocoa Pebbles looked too much like rabbit droppings.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 21, 2026 10:33 AM (cWLG3)

145 was: frosted flakes and raisin bran.
is: cheerios and bran flakes.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:33 AM (R11M+)

146 Really? It’s San Jacinto Day and you couldn’t find anything to commemorate that?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 10:31 AM (E6xSb)


https://tinyurl.com/3v72zcb2+

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)

147 Really? It’s San Jacinto Day and you couldn’t find anything to commemorate that?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 10:31 AM (E6xSb)
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It's also the 108th anniversary of when Manfred von Richthofen was shot down and killed.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea


It's Taco Tuesday.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:33 AM (8YpvS)

148 137 Quarter Twenty -- congratulations on your retirement. Was all 40 years at one place?
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 21, 2026 10:30 AM
+++

Indeed.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 10:33 AM (2Ez/1)

149 'Coal: It keeps the Lights on.'
-Kentucky license plate
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 21, 2026 09:48 AM (bss/y)

Hold my beer.

Posted by: PWRs at April 21, 2026 10:34 AM (E6xSb)

150 quisp and quake.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:34 AM (R11M+)

151 Really? It’s San Jacinto Day and you couldn’t find anything to commemorate that?"

Not everyone here is fortunate enough to live in Texas. No need to rub it in.

*contemplates Buc-ees or Monument Inn for late lunch *

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 10:34 AM (XuXeR)

152 was: frosted flakes and raisin bran.
is: cheerios and bran flakes.
Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:33 AM (R11M+)
---------
As one of my favorite columnists, Russell Baker, put it, "a healthful bowl of fiber covered with a thin blue liquid."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:34 AM (xvhJH)

153 143
-----------
It's also the 108th anniversary of when Manfred von Richthofen was shot down and killed.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:32 AM (xvhJH)
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Shot down by Snoopy, I believe.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 21, 2026 10:34 AM (cWLG3)

154 147 it is, in fact.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:35 AM (R11M+)

155 https://tinyurl.com/3v72zcb2+
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)

And this didn’t make the art thread?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 10:35 AM (E6xSb)

156 152. i can't do it. 1% at least.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 10:36 AM (R11M+)

157 Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 10:33 AM (ExV1e)
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That's one busy canvas.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:36 AM (xvhJH)

158 Having fallen upon hard times, Mary Poppins attempts to sell one of Bert's magical paintings as Michael looks on.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 21, 2026 10:37 AM (wVcYX)

159 http://www.sanjacinto-museum.org

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 10:37 AM (E6xSb)

160 Progressive leaders revealed what they really think of us at their big Barcelona meet-up.

The message was clear: the wealthy have too much and their wealth must be taken from them and experts must then decide how best to dole it out to those with less.


Also, their wealthy are OK. It's just the ones that are a threat to (our) democracy, like Elon, that are a problem.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 10:37 AM (2ocoG)

161 Shot down by Snoopy, I believe.
----------
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=icsHJhMeXYo

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:37 AM (xvhJH)

162 contemplates Buc-ees or Monument Inn for late lunch *
Posted by: man



Buc-ee's Philly Cheesesteak Burrito FTW!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:37 AM (8YpvS)

163 ---
Shot down by Snoopy, I believe.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at April 21, 2026 10:34 AM (cWLG3)

With his Sopwith Camel.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 10:37 AM (E6xSb)

164 Alan Osmond has died.
Posted by: Piper at April 21, 2026 10:19 AM (d2kuJ)
====
Teh awesome sideburns.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 10:38 AM (RIvkX)

165 Southern Poverty Law Center is under criminal investigation by the DOJ for using paid informants to infiltrate groups.
AP report on that goes the full article without ever explaining--or even hinting--why that could be a crime.

But it spends lots of time how the SPLC is such a noble organization, and lots of quotes from them.

Here's what should have been discussed:
Incitement, conspiracy and misprision of felonies.

Related:
How many of you know about Thomas Webb Jurgans, a SPLC staff attorney arrested for domestic terrorism connected with the Antifa protest in Atlanta against "cop city?"
Also related:
The SPCL had specific hate against Charlie Kirk and TPUSA

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 10:39 AM (tUP1A)

166 A small group of people that I do not know and the piece looks dingy and dark. No hang.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (abIsI)

167 https://tinyurl.com/483un8sy
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 21, 2026 10:14 AM (3ImbR)

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Wow, Kari looks great
Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 10:16 AM (2ap+5)

The short haired woman?

Trying to look as masculine as possible. Pass.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (E6xSb)

168 Shot down by Snoopy, I believe"

Indeed. Quite the air battle, set to song....

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (XuXeR)

169 Alan Osmond has died.
Posted by: Piper


Y'all gotta stop that shit.
Birth years are starting to get real close to mine.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (8YpvS)

170 With his Sopwith Camel.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 10:37 AM (E6xSb)
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Good choice. It's a superior aircraft to the Fokker Triplane.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (xvhJH)

171 An anti-billionaire group endorsed Tom Steyer, if we're tracking how much they're actually against billionaires. LOL.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (2ocoG)

172 171 An anti-billionaire group endorsed Tom Steyer, if we're tracking how much they're actually against billionaires. LOL.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (2ocoG)


Some Billionaires are more equal than others.

Posted by: Heroq at April 21, 2026 10:41 AM (ohom6)

173 171 An anti-billionaire group endorsed Tom Steyer, if we're tracking how much they're actually against billionaires. LOL.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (2ocoG)
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It's almost as if the left doesn't have any consistent standard other than "What gets us more power that we can use to fuck everyone over?"

Posted by: ballistic at April 21, 2026 10:43 AM (oqH4h)

174 Quarter Twenty
That is practically unheard of anymore. Wow. Good for you.
I hope your retirement is a blessing to you, and that you get to do all the things that you've wanted to do, and couldn't because of work.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 21, 2026 10:43 AM (nz1sK)

175 It's also the 108th anniversary of when Manfred von Richthofen was shot down and killed.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea
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Isn't there still a dispute about how it happened? Ground fire vs. another plane? Or I should say aeroplane.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XvL8K)

176 Good choice. It's a superior aircraft to the Fokker Triplane.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (xvhJH)

Maybe, but these Fokkers were in Messerschmitt's.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 10:43 AM (G1ktt)

177 172 171 An anti-billionaire group endorsed Tom Steyer, if we're tracking how much they're actually against billionaires. LOL.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 10:40 AM (2ocoG)

They want to make sure there are no more Billionaires in CA.

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 10:43 AM (K88SD)

178 Millionaires and billionaires!!

Posted by: Burney Saunders at April 21, 2026 10:43 AM (2Ez/1)

179 Good choice. It's a superior aircraft to the Fokker Triplane.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea


Maybe, but these Fokkers were in Messerschmitt's.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider


A guy has to be quick around here.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:44 AM (8YpvS)

180 The downcast lady in the centre has an AI hand.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 10:44 AM (2GVsD)

181 A Simple Spray Could Treat Dementia

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Maybe they could pipe some into Biden in an iron lung.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 10:45 AM (ndZc7)

182 Isn't there still a dispute about how it happened? Ground fire vs. another plane? Or I should say aeroplane.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 21, 2026 10:43 AM (XvL8K)
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AFAIK, most opinion is that it was ground fire. But it's more romantic for him to be shot down by a heroic Canadian pilot that a bunch of manky Australian ground-pounders.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:45 AM (xvhJH)

183 Really? It’s San Jacinto Day and you couldn’t find anything to commemorate that?

**********

*smacks forehead*

I remembered the Alamo
I remembered Goliad
But I forgot San Jacinto

Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 10:45 AM (I0N4X)

184 Wanted to repeat something from JJ's thread.

DataRepublican did the research on the globalist/deep state plan (published in writing!) to incite a military coup:

https://tinyurl.com/3ndfxrjb

Kash and Bondi attempted to prosecute the Seditious Six (and the info DR dug up here would've been compelling at trial) but the DC grand jury said it's (D)ifferent.

This is why Bukele had to ignore aspects of the law for a while to fix El Salvador and he's running like 80% approval among people not in CECOT. Essentially a different form of "you can vote your way into Marxism, but you have to shoot your way out".

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 10:45 AM (2ocoG)

185 Isn't there still a dispute about how it happened? Ground fire vs. another plane? Or I should say aeroplane.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba


I thought they pretty well solved it. (Ground fire)
Even going so far as to name the likely shooter.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:45 AM (8YpvS)

186 168 Shot down by Snoopy, I believe"

Indeed. Quite the air battle, set to song....
____

Yep. University of The Ohio State uses "Hang on Snoopy" as it's rally song.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 10:46 AM (Dv3i1)

187 174 Quarter Twenty
That is practically unheard of anymore. Wow. Good for you.
I hope your retirement is a blessing to you, and that you get to do all the things that you've wanted to do, and couldn't because of work.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 21, 2026 10:43 AM
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Thanks. Plan to travel. Gonna go see America.

One Waffle House at a time.

Posted by: Burney Saunders at April 21, 2026 10:46 AM (2Ez/1)

188 There is a case that some British Commonwealth soldiers actually shot down the Red Baron.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 10:46 AM (2GVsD)

189 Oops. Sock fail.
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174 Quarter Twenty
That is practically unheard of anymore. Wow. Good for you.
I hope your retirement is a blessing to you, and that you get to do all the things that you've wanted to do, and couldn't because of work.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 21, 2026 10:43 AM
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Thanks. Plan to travel. Gonna go see America.

One Waffle House at a time.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 10:47 AM (2Ez/1)

190 I thought they pretty well solved it. (Ground fire)
Even going so far as to name the likely shooter.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:45 AM (8YpvS)
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SGT Popkin.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:47 AM (xvhJH)

191 Jersey Mikes can be more expensive than the Texas Roadhouse.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 10:48 AM (kbShR)

192 Ten twenty thirty forty fifty or more, the bloody red baron was rolling the score. Ten men died trying to end that streak of the bloody red baron of Germany 🎶

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 10:48 AM (xT8gx)

193 I remembered the Alamo
I remembered Goliad
But I forgot San Jacinto
Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 10:45 AM (I0N4X)

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WTAF, man?

Posted by: San Juan Hill at April 21, 2026 10:49 AM (+HNx/)

194 I remembered the Alamo
I remembered Goliad
But I forgot San Jacinto
Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 10:45 AM (I0N4X)

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WTAF, man?
Posted by: San Juan Hill at April 21, 2026 10:49 AM (+HNx/)
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Fuck-a-doodle-doo.

Posted by: Pearl Harbor at April 21, 2026 10:49 AM (xvhJH)

195 Having fallen upon hard times, Mary Poppins attempts to sell one of Bert's magical paintings as Michael looks on.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 21, 2026 10:37 AM


She shouldn't have wasted her money on that perfect piercing.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 21, 2026 10:49 AM (Wnv9h)

196 I'd invite you to NE IN but we are without Waffle Houses.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 21, 2026 10:50 AM (nz1sK)

197 Young, Angry Leftist Women are Destroying Britain and America

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Also uglifying them.
.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 10:50 AM (ndZc7)

198 Report: 9 out of every 10 new jobs in the US since 2020 have gone to foreigners

Jobs that American's just won't do?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 10:51 AM (abIsI)

199 192 — Eighty men died… I messed it up

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 10:51 AM (xT8gx)

200
Should've Taken Early Retirement - a limerick

The ace pilot Baron von Richthofen
Ignored all the mockery and scoffin'
But he's a laughingstock in town
Since Ol' Snoopy shot him down
Seems he took to the skies once too often

Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 10:52 AM (I0N4X)

201 Cratchit's in the back, enjoying this job only slightly more than the one he quit last Christmas Eve.

"Misers and vultures, every one of them."

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 21, 2026 10:53 AM (NYInA)

202 One of Imperial Germany's other great aces, Werner Voss with 48 victories, did die in a dogfight on Sept 23, 1917, where it was eight or more against just him.

Instead of fleeing, Voss chose to not only fight but attack. Before he was finally killed, he had managed to damage several enemy fighters forcing them out of the fight.

His Fokker Triplane fatally stuck and Voss probably also, dived straight into the ground. He was honored not only by his fellow German pilots but also by British pilots.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 10:53 AM (2GVsD)

203 San Jacinto Day is a big deal in Texas (not really, but it's a State holiday). I'm work for the comp time we earn 🤗

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 21, 2026 10:54 AM (EneHm)

204 Young, Angry Leftist Women are Destroying Britain and America

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Also uglifying them.
.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 10:50 AM (ndZc7)

The irony of course is that they're angry leftists because they've bought into the lies of feminism which has destroyed their lives, yet instead of changing their minds or repudiating those who sold them that bill of goods, they blame their wretched state after rejecting femininity, integrity, family and virtue in exchange for 300 cocks, a half-dozen abortions, handfuls of pills, rapidly closing fertility window and a generally empty unhappy life on...men.

Posted by: Doubling down at April 21, 2026 10:54 AM (TbWk/)

205 McDonalds is coming back to the $8/breakfast range also. Probably gas prices.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 21, 2026 10:54 AM (gKWVE)

206 Too dark. Would not hang.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at April 21, 2026 10:54 AM (icmmM)

207 > Report: 9 out of every 10 new jobs in the US since 2020 have gone to foreigners
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Academia isn't preparing people for jobs anymore. They're churning out activists and clinically insane individuals not fit for society.

By design.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2026 10:55 AM (AkEZC)

208 An anti-billionaire group endorsed Tom Steyer, if we're tracking how much they're actually against billionaires. LOL.
--
The actual, intentional Nazi running in Maine has a line that's getting much applause.
Some BS how, in the 80's there were less than 100 billionaires in the US and now there's near 1,000.
He goes on--because his audience is mathematically and logically mal-literate--to bemoan that "but you're not 10 times richer!"

That's why I'm calling it "Billionaires stole my Lambo!"

These greedy dullards actually believe that the scrap of paper they spent $200k+ obtaining from the education collectives entitles them to a life of luxury.
And the only reason they don't have that is because billionaires stole it from them.

They'd rather live in a country of zero billionaires, and peck shit with the chickens, than in a country of 1k, where they can live a life of luxury that kings 200 years ago would envy.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 10:55 AM (tUP1A)

209 Setting Vagrants Hobo's on Fire Is Commonplace in Democrat Hellhole Commiefornia


https://tinyurl.com/5bfh9my8

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 10:55 AM (abIsI)

210 Instead of fleeing, Voss chose to not only fight but attack. Before he was finally killed, he had managed to damage several enemy fighters forcing them out of the fight.
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In a Dr. I, he probably knew he couldn't outrun them. Top level flight speed is only about 90 mph.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:55 AM (xvhJH)

211 Get fucked, you bastards.

Posted by: Tony Lopez de Santa Anna at April 21, 2026 10:55 AM (gKWVE)

212 196 I'd invite you to NE IN but we are without Waffle Houses.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 21, 2026 10:50 AM
+++
Thanks, but I want to stay mostly west of the Mississippi.
That said, I hope to share coffee with many members of the horde in impromptu meet ups.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 10:56 AM (2Ez/1)

213 how, in the 80's there were less than 100 billionaires in the US and now there's near 1,000.
He goes on--because his audience is mathematically and logically mal-literate--to bemoan that "but you're not 10 times richer!"
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It should be illegal for some people to even use numbers. Fuckin commies

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 10:57 AM (AucCq)

214 These greedy dullards actually believe that the scrap of paper they spent $200k+ obtaining from the education collectives entitles them to a life of luxury.

Sure gives the big university administrators a life of luxury though.

Posted by: Congratulations. You played yourself. at April 21, 2026 10:57 AM (TbWk/)

215 Quite the campaign poster.

https://tinyurl.com/2s3n6nrp

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 10:57 AM (ndZc7)

216 Setting Vagrants Hobo's on Fire Is Commonplace in Democrat Hellhole Commiefornia

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Everyone's gotta have a hobby, I guess.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 10:57 AM (xvhJH)

217 With Commies and islam, it is always about envy.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 10:57 AM (2GVsD)

218 At vidmax: "King of Bullfighters rectally gored"
https://tinyurl.com/mryhfwkx

Time to get horn-proof underwear?

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 10:58 AM (N8ZBc)

219 There was a video arcade in the mall back in the day called The Red Baron. I'd be walking with my parents and siblings and the beeps and chirps and pulsating lights emanating from The Red Baron were a siren song to me.

It had a video game called the Red Baron. There was an old version that was replaced by a vector graphics one at a later time.

Ahhh... to go back there in time and place for just for an afternoon...

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 21, 2026 10:58 AM (DgMqy)

220 Popping in to share how Congressional Hearings are going -

"An ActBlue spokesperson insists that it has "always been forthcoming with Congress." That’s a rather dubious claim, considering the evidence and the fact that the company’s employees invoked the Fifth Amendment 146 times. It’s also important to note that these allegations aren’t just coming from the GOP. As the report notes, “It is not only the Committees that allege this — it is what ActBlue’s own outside lawyers found during a legal review of the platform’s fraud-prevention practices and statements to Congress.”

The committees put it bluntly in their report: "The crux of this misconduct is simple: ActBlue appears to have accepted illegal foreign donations en masse and tried to cover it up, lying to and withholding information from Congress in the process."

- I wonder what the odds are that ActBlue gets shut down, and that another, identical and illegal system will replace it.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 10:58 AM (Dv3i1)

221 I still say Sam Houston fucked up by not stringing Santa Anna up while wearing a dress as payback for killing everyone at The Alamo.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:59 AM (8YpvS)

222 +++
Thanks, but I want to stay mostly west of the Mississippi.
That said, I hope to share coffee with many members of the horde in impromptu meet ups.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 10:56 AM (2Ez/1)

*ears perk up*

I can't drink coffee, but I live west of the Mississippi and know some decent coffee places.

Posted by: pookysgirl, domiciled in NW IA at April 21, 2026 10:59 AM (9nxbQ)

223 Gore-Tex?

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 10:59 AM (N8ZBc)

224 !Gore-Tex

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:00 AM (2GVsD)

225 - I wonder what the odds are that ActBlue gets shut down, and that another, identical and illegal system will replace it.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 10:58 AM (Dv3i1)

Zero point zero.

- the artist formerly known as Acorn

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 11:00 AM (G1ktt)

226 "in exchange for 300 cocks, a half-dozen abortions, handfuls of pills, rapidly closing fertility window and a generally empty unhappy life on...men.
Posted by: Doubling down at April 21, 2026 10:54 AM"
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What about us?

Posted by: The cats at April 21, 2026 11:01 AM (2Ez/1)

227 Red Baron shot down today in 1918. Too bad they missed Goering.

Posted by: The Man from Athens at April 21, 2026 11:01 AM (icmmM)

228 What about us?
Posted by: The cats at April 21, 2026 11:01 AM (2Ez/1)

You have my deepest sympathy.

Posted by: Cats deserve better at April 21, 2026 11:02 AM (TbWk/)

229 No wonder the SAS blokes are retiring.

Bad guys use a front loader to bust into a police station in order to kill the police. SAS team is waiting in station and proceed to mostly wipe out the monsters.

But the SAS team is now being charged under the EU's human rights laws for not challenging the vermin first before killing them.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:02 AM (2GVsD)

230 But the SAS team is now being charged under the EU's human rights laws for not challenging the vermin first before killing them.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Women and feminized men are in charge of the West (there is one notable exception).

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:03 AM (Dv3i1)

231 Really nice art today. Dickensian.

Hopefully AI doesn't rip it off.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 21, 2026 11:04 AM (xcxpd)

232 222 +++
Thanks, but I want to stay mostly west of the Mississippi.
That said, I hope to share coffee with many members of the horde in impromptu meet ups.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 10:56 AM (2Ez/1)

*ears perk up*

I can't drink coffee, but I live west of the Mississippi and know some decent coffee places.
Posted by: pookysgirl, domiciled in NW IA

####
Thank you!
Duly noted.
Possibly in the second half of June.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 11:04 AM (2Ez/1)

233 There were a lot of Mexicans sick of Tony the L's bullshit by then as well. Less well known than the humiliating San Jacinto armistice (which Tony went backsies on) is that a bunch of other northern provinces revolted on his retreat. Tony had to reconquer Nuevo Leon, half Coahuila, Tamaulipas and the rest.
I say "half Coahuila" because Tony considered Texas the other half. He couldn't do much about it north of Nueces though, especially once Sam Houston (aka Sam the Great) was in charge of defending it.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 21, 2026 11:04 AM (gKWVE)

234 But the SAS team is now being charged under the EU's human rights laws for not challenging the vermin first before killing them.
Posted by: Anna Puma


********

"Halt! Who goes there?"

"Advance, and be euthanized!!"

Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 11:05 AM (I0N4X)

235 221 I still say Sam Houston fucked up by not stringing Santa Anna up while wearing a dress as payback for killing everyone at The Alamo.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 10:59 AM (8YpvS)

What if the Americans had to face a competent Mexican commander instead of Santa Anna in the Mexican-American war?

Might be just as well. It's why Grant didn't want to keep Gen. Pillow

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 21, 2026 11:06 AM (xcxpd)

236 229 No wonder the SAS blokes are retiring.

Bad guys use a front loader to bust into a police station in order to kill the police. SAS team is waiting in station and proceed to mostly wipe out the monsters.

But the SAS team is now being charged under the EU's human rights laws for not challenging the vermin first before killing them.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:02 AM (2GVsD)

Paddy Mayne is spinning in his grave so fast he could power the entire eastern seaboard.

Posted by: The EU's a bunch of anti-civilization pussies at April 21, 2026 11:06 AM (TbWk/)

237 Literally on the other side.

https://instapundit.com/791453/

Posted by: steevy at April 21, 2026 11:06 AM (YwEeS)

238 But the SAS team is now being charged under the EU's human rights laws for not challenging the vermin first before killing them.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:02 AM (2GVsD)

"Excuse me, sir, may I inquire about the status of one's license to perform interior decoration with heavy equipment?"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 11:07 AM (Ot/FD)

239 Who needs alight?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 11:07 AM (kbShR)

240 No rant?
Guess all the cobs are content today!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:07 AM (5xoct)

241 Just proves once again what knobs British politicians are by kicking Tommy.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:08 AM (2GVsD)

242 I saw Santa Anna's leg at a military museum in Springfield, IL. Solo act, no opener.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:08 AM (N8ZBc)

243 No rant?
Guess all the cobs are content today!!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:07 AM (5xoct)
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A moment of silence for the Red Baron.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 11:08 AM (xvhJH)

244 Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:07 AM (5xoct)

Pretty sure I could come up with one.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:08 AM (AucCq)

245 Looks like a vidcap from Pawn Stars.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 11:09 AM (utfVc)

246 Did it cost you an arm and a leg?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 21, 2026 11:09 AM (kbShR)

247 But Red Baron's pizza will continue to fly off the freezer shelf.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:09 AM (2GVsD)

248 240 No rant?
Guess all the cobs are content today!!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:07 AM (5xoct)

Maybe ace's health issues are spreading ... quick, everybody mask up!!!

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 21, 2026 11:09 AM (3sXRv)

249 >>Bad guys use a front loader to bust into a police station in order to kill the police. SAS team is waiting in station and proceed to mostly wipe out the monsters.

But the SAS team is now being charged under the EU's human rights laws for not challenging the vermin first before killing them.



Almost too on-the-nose for a dystopian novel. eh?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:09 AM (5xoct)

250 But Red Baron's pizza will continue to fly off the freezer shelf.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:09 AM (2GVsD)
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It's a decent pizza, for its price point.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 21, 2026 11:10 AM (xvhJH)

251 243 No rant?
Guess all the cobs are content today!!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:07 AM (5xoct)

More like lacking content

Posted by: Amiright or amiright? at April 21, 2026 11:10 AM (TbWk/)

252 >>Pretty sure I could come up with one.

Couldn't we all?
You first!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:10 AM (5xoct)

253 I saw Santa Anna's leg at a military museum in Springfield, IL. Solo act, no opener.
Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:08 AM (N8ZBc)

Good one!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 11:10 AM (xT8gx)

254 But will the rant be in authentic frontier gibberish?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:10 AM (2GVsD)

255 "Did it cost you an arm and a leg?"

Admission free, but if you wanted to play 'This Little Piggie' with it, that was $5 for five minutes.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:11 AM (N8ZBc)

256 242 I saw Santa Anna's leg at a military museum in Springfield, IL. Solo act, no opener.
Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:08 AM (N8ZBc)

Guess I got off lucky huh ?

Posted by: Michelle Fields at April 21, 2026 11:11 AM (3sXRv)

257 Tony Bennett considered a Spanish version of "I Left My Cock in San Jacinto" but got vetoed by the censors.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 21, 2026 11:12 AM (gKWVE)

258 Lizzy

David Weber predicted this in Mutineer's Moon with the alien mutineers bought politicians telling the Spec Op communities to just observe the terrorists who are also the aliens' proxies.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:12 AM (2GVsD)

259
Dear Lord please deliver us
From authentic frontier gibberish

Burma Shave

Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 11:12 AM (I0N4X)

260 Watched a cinnamon teal trying to chase off a blue-winged teal who was pursuing its mate at the park this morning.

It was a teal-able sight to behold!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:13 AM (5xoct)

261 “Arizona has been captured by the radical left.
Look at it: we have a cartel lawyer as Secretary of State.
We have an illegitimate climate activist parading around as Attorney General. She's awful.
And we've got a crooked disaster holding us back, Katie Hobbs.
I don’t know if she’s crooked, because honestly, I think she’s too stupid to be crooked.
But we know she’s been an absolute nightmare for our state. - Abe Hamadeh

Thanks mitch.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 11:13 AM (abIsI)

262 But of course.

Watch: Lutheran pastor running for Congress in Iowa brags about officiating Satanist wedding

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Quite the resume enhancer. Must've been preordained.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:13 AM (ndZc7)

263 >>David Weber predicted this in Mutineer's Moon with the alien mutineers bought politicians telling the Spec Op communities to just observe the terrorists who are also the aliens' proxies.


Dang!
How sad.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:13 AM (5xoct)

264 Santa Anna is a good example of terrible leadership. One of history's stupidest and most brutal congenital fuckups, but in charge of a country for decades.

A lot of what ails MX today can be laid at his foot.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 11:14 AM (BI5O2)

265 Couldn't we all?
You first!!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:10 AM (5xoct)

WHY do they give you that little bag of peanuts on the plane? You can't even open the bag and when you... there's three peanuts in it. WHO is that supposed to FEED? Was it a flight for small birds? They don't need a flight, they can already fly.

Then there's always that hard peanut. WHERE did it come from? WHO is going to eat that? All I wanted to do was go to Miami for two days, and now I need two crowns. WHAT'S the deal

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:14 AM (AucCq)

266 It's not delivery.
It's Digorno.

Posted by: Now I'm hungry at April 21, 2026 11:14 AM (2Ez/1)

267 Didn't the Arizona Supreme Court just b1tch slap the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors over their attempt to control all election apparatus in the county?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:14 AM (2GVsD)

268
Fat man looks more like a scammer than a true art dealer.
Posted by: rickb223


---

There is a Dickens quote from Our Mutual Friend that I am too lazy to look up, about all his years sorting dust, he has never been able to make that fine of a distinction.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 21, 2026 11:15 AM (53GQo)

269 The monkey/ape/chimp is AWOL?

Posted by: No Name Today at April 21, 2026 11:16 AM (8mulE)

270 WHY do they give you that little bag of peanuts on the plane? You can't even open the bag and when you... there's three peanuts in it. WHO is that supposed to FEED? Was it a flight for small birds? They don't need a flight, they can already fly.

Then there's always that hard peanut. WHERE did it come from? WHO is going to eat that? All I wanted to do was go to Miami for two days, and now I need two crowns. WHAT'S the deal
Posted by: ...

Screwed by Big Peanut.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:16 AM (ndZc7)

271 That 'pastor' needs to be pantsted at the polls and at the pulpit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:16 AM (2GVsD)

272 267 Didn't the Arizona Supreme Court just b1tch slap the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors over their attempt to control all election apparatus in the county?
Posted by: Anna Puma


Yes. A big victory for Maricopa Recorder Justin Heap.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 21, 2026 11:16 AM (abIsI)

273 269 The monkey/ape/chimp is AWOL?
Posted by: No Name Today at April 21, 2026 11:16 AM (8mulE)


too busy advising Sheinbaum in Mexico City

Posted by: gKWVE at April 21, 2026 11:17 AM (gKWVE)

274 "I'll consider buying it, but first your mother will blow me"

Posted by: pensive gent in painting at April 21, 2026 11:17 AM (5t1pM)

275 sidebar - TJM explores the films of Peter Weir, director of Master and Commander

Nice, can't wait to listen. But might be hard to watch - I mean seriously, black socks with a blue suit?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:17 AM (Dv3i1)

276 She's running to replace someone called Nunn.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:17 AM (AucCq)

277 Nunn of the Above becomes more valid every election cycle.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:18 AM (2GVsD)

278 Nunn of the Above becomes more valid every election cycle.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:18 AM (2GVsD)

Truth

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:19 AM (AucCq)

279 275 sidebar - TJM explores the films of Peter Weir, director of Master and Commander

Nice, can't wait to listen. But might be hard to watch - I mean seriously, black socks with a blue suit?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 11:17 AM (Dv3i1)


Master and Commander is an excellent film

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 11:19 AM (K88SD)

280 No wonder the SAS blokes are retiring.

Bad guys use a front loader to bust into a police station in order to kill the police. SAS team is waiting in station and proceed to mostly wipe out the monsters.

But the SAS team is now being charged under the EU's human rights laws for not challenging the vermin first before killing them.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:02 AM (2GVsD)

Maybe it's time for the SAS to do what they do best and take the frigging country back.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 11:19 AM (snZF9)

281 My turn!!

Who the hell invented that damnable hard shell plastic packaging for damn near everything you buy? I was struggling to open several packages so I bought a pair of heavy duty shears, and guess what? I couldn't get them out of their hard shell plastic packaging!!!

Posted by: muldooon at April 21, 2026 11:19 AM (I0N4X)

282 I was going to speculate that
Rectal Goring > Scrotal Goring > Eye Socket Goring
but I can't decide. It's a poser.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:19 AM (N8ZBc)

283 nood

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 11:20 AM (N8ZBc)

284 270 WHY do they give you that little bag of peanuts on the plane? You can't even open the bag and when you... there's three peanuts in it. WHO is that supposed to FEED? Was it a flight for small birds? They don't need a flight, they can already fly.

Then there's always that hard peanut. WHERE did it come from? WHO is going to eat that? All I wanted to do was go to Miami for two days, and now I need two crowns. WHAT'S the deal
Posted by: ...

Screwed by Big Peanut.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:16 AM (ndZc7)

We would never ... you'll love our little red boxes

Posted by: Big Raisin at April 21, 2026 11:20 AM (3sXRv)

285 Who the hell invented that damnable hard shell plastic packaging for damn near everything you buy? I was struggling to open several packages so I bought a pair of heavy duty shears, and guess what? I couldn't get them out of their hard shell plastic packaging!!!

But the thieves can still pop them in under five seconds.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 11:20 AM (2GVsD)

286 >>WHY do they give you that little bag of peanuts on the plane? You can't even open the bag and when you... there's three peanuts in it. WHO is that supposed to FEED? Was it a flight for small birds? They don't need a flight, they can already fly. . .


Heh!

WHY are we giving free bicycle, escooter and Lyft rides to SNAP beneficiaries? Where do they need to go if they are not working? Why do they get everything free while the rest of us pay full price* AND taxes to pay the full price for them, too?

This is just one city's program -- check your closes big city for their flavor of transportation freebies:

https://tinyurl.com/5n87zpyk

*More than full price to cover the reduced profit on the subsidized stuff.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:20 AM (5xoct)

287 Well, the setting is appropriate.

Israel's government promotes massive Gay Pride festival with "children's activities" near ruins of Sodom and Gomorrah

https://tinyurl.com/yucwvekd

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 21, 2026 11:21 AM (ndZc7)

288 Canada and Mexico are stupid countries. They are nearly uniquely situated among history's nations to simply kick back and get filthy rich with basically no effort. Just maintain order, and be nice to the relatively peaceable hegemon, but offer a better regulatory and tax environment.

That's it. That's all they'd have to do to be shitting in high cotton, and they just can't manage to figure it out, because dumb.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 11:21 AM (BI5O2)

289 Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 11:20 AM (5xoct)

Someone is cleaning up on these. I have seen it first hand.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:23 AM (AucCq)

290 221 yeah, sam wearing a dress while stringing up santa ana would have sweetened the pot.

Posted by: pedantic arseho at April 21, 2026 11:24 AM (R11M+)

291 WHY do they give you that little bag of peanuts on the plane? You can't even open the bag and when you... there's three peanuts in it. WHO is that supposed to FEED? Was it a flight for small birds? They don't need a flight, they can already fly.

Then there's always that hard peanut. WHERE did it come from? WHO is going to eat that? All I wanted to do was go to Miami for two days, and now I need two crowns. WHAT'S the deal

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 11:14 AM (AucCq)

I don't think ANY of the airlines give peanuts anymore. Allergies, you see.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 11:25 AM (G1ktt)

292 Didn't the Arizona Supreme Court just b1tch slap the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors over their attempt to control all election apparatus in the county?
Posted by: Anna Puma

Yes. A big victory for Maricopa Recorder Justin Heap.
---
I think the craziest part about that is it's the Republicans on the Board that are fighting this.

That's how much the GOPe hates actual conservatives.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 11:30 AM (tUP1A)

293 265 what are those little white things
inmy pork and beans? -f. karma

Posted by: pedantic arseho at April 21, 2026 11:32 AM (R11M+)

294 271 mmm... al pastor pop up tent. big tub o red onions and habanero.

Posted by: cmeat at April 21, 2026 11:33 AM (R11M+)

The Morning Report — 4/ 21/26

BrennanDown.jpg

Good morning kids, As combat operations continue above and around Iran and quite possibly on the ground with both American and Israeli soldiers or special forces/intel operatives if not mass formations of troops (thank goodness that that has not happened). For sure the Iranian regime has got the living shit kicked out of it, but rest assured, cardboard cutouts notwithstanding, the head of the snake has yet to be cut off and can still inflict a serious bite.

Israel on Monday exposed the global terror network operated by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) through its covert “Unit 4000,” detailing how the apparatus directed plots against Israeli officials, embassies, and strategic infrastructure worldwide while key commanders were killed during the U.S.-Israel campaign against Iran.

According to the joint statement, members of the cell were arrested with explosive drones and fragmentation charges they had smuggled into the country, after gathering intelligence on targets through surveillance and photography under direct orders from handlers in Iran. . . The arrests led Israeli intelligence agencies to uncover the broader structure and chain of command of Unit 4000, a covert division within the IRGC’s intelligence apparatus responsible for directing terrorist activity abroad against Israeli and Western targets, including attempts to smuggle advanced weaponry into Israel.

Remember that "Global" doesn't just mean Israel since given the nature of our pre-Trump era nearly non-existent southern border or even the smallest iota of an illusion of border security going back decades, and with Iranian agents operating with impunity all over Latin America (especially Cavez/Maduro ruled Venezuela), it's safe to assume that quite a few Iranian and other Islamic terror cells have made it over the border along with the wetback lettuce and grape-pickers.

That said, it's I was expecting some sort of Iranian backed or executed terror attack on our soil, despite the decapitation strikes on Iran's military and intelligence leadership. It's a good thing that our law enforcement and intelligence agencies are fully on board with protecting the American homeland and citizenry.

Okay you can stop laughing, and start weeping:

Maryland’s new immigration enforcement restrictions are drawing sharp pushback from law enforcement, who warn the “sanctuary” shift undermines public safety and cooperation with ICE. . . . Maryland is flexing its “sanctuary state” muscles, working against its own citizens in an effort to protect illegal immigrant criminals who are acting in the state.

Ridiculous. And the reasoning behind this is even worse. Senator Mary Beth Carozza noted the following: “Maryland Sheriffs have warned that legislation like this could actually increase the presence of ICE agents in Maryland. Without open lines of communication, we are only raising the chances that Maryland could become the next Minnesota.

But it’s funny. When you actually ask law enforcement about how something like this can take effect, you get a much different answer.

Yes, multi-billion dollar grifting as well as rapes, robberies and murder are bad enough but as noted above potential mass casualty terrorist events are quite something else. Yes, it's encouraging that the author notes "Pushback" from Maryland's law enforcement rank and file, but unless the latter en masse informs the MD governor and legislature that they will disregard and disobey this illegal and insane law by fully cooperating with ICE, it's just just hot air.

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1 Happy Tuesday

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 07:34 AM (/+uur)

2 Morning, all!

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 07:35 AM (99eI0)

3 1st

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at April 21, 2026 07:35 AM (hybOl)

4 yay

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 21, 2026 07:35 AM (CWTWj)

5 Senior intelligence and law enforcement officials working with the Department of Justice’s probe into former CIA Director John Brennan were issued subpoenas to testify before a grand jury.

The subpoenas of the FBI and other intelligence officials were issued after the DOJ had directed an attorney aligned with President Donald Trump to take over the investigation, according to CBS News. The probe into Brennan centers around false statements he provided to Congress regarding his involvement in investigations between the Russian government and Trump’s 2016 campaign.

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 07:35 AM (a3e+b)

6 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at April 21, 2026 07:38 AM (53oGX)

7 Whoa, top ten.

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (WQDw6)

8 *yawns*
*smacks lips*
*stretches luxuriously*

Today is my first day of retirement.
Hunh. It feels like a Saturday.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)

9 Good morning dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Is Tehran burning?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (RIvkX)

10 Good Morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear into the heart of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 07:44 AM (u82oZ)

11 'The probe into Brennan centers around false statements he provided to Congress regarding his involvement in investigations between the Russian government and Trump’s 2016 campaign.
Posted by: SMOD'

Only 10 years later. If they wait long enough, Brennan will be a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory. Or dead.

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 07:46 AM (vFG9F)

12 I’ve defended my Christian beliefs for European skeptics by noting that, despite inter sectarian wars, Christianity is the basis for Western Civilization…which I admire.

Now, my congregation is sponsoring a speaker who is an authority on “ Christian Nationalism”. The library doesn’t have her book, but googling the topic suggests that I am in the target zone of a lot of hatred.

Posted by: Fenderbender at April 21, 2026 07:46 AM (1FEc1)

13 The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at April 21, 2026 07:46 AM (WQDw6)

14 Perhaps it's time for a new congregation.

Posted by: He mumbled quietly under his breath at April 21, 2026 07:48 AM (2Ez/1)

15 In Johnny Somali news

File this under, what were they thinking category.

Johnny Somali has appealed his light sentence. The prosecution then filed their appeal over the light six-month sentence.

This means Johnny stays in a detention center until the new trial starts which maybe in September at the earliest. Johnny's appeal and the prosecution's appeal will go before a three judge panel at that time, Bong Bong and others will probably have to testify again.

If Johnny Somali had stayed quiet and the prosecution had not appealed, Jonny would have been released in November. Before winter really starts to set in in South Korea.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 07:49 AM (2GVsD)

16 Thank you JJ

That story about the Iranian woman who was let into our country and then goes about dealing weapons for the mullahs…. Makes my blood boil. We’ve been letting enemies in for a long time. We need a moratorium on all immigration for at least 10 years….

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 07:51 AM (xT8gx)

17 Today is my first day of retirement.
Hunh. It feels like a Saturday.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)
=====

Congratulations welcome to the club.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

18 VA election day. Men have not been contacted by either party, so if you know a male VA voter, get him to the poll (spouse has received no info about the election whereas my daughters and I got about 30 pieces of mail, just in the last week, from both parties).

Prediction is a +5 win for Yes (aka gerrymandering). So, if that's gonna flip, men have to show out in force today.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 21, 2026 07:52 AM (tOcjL)

19 I will admit… though Johnny Somali has been mentioned here, I’d never heard of the guy and still don’t know who he is or what he does…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 07:53 AM (xT8gx)

20 Linus

If you look up 'obnoxious and worthless human being,' Johnny Somali's picture is there.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 07:54 AM (2GVsD)

21 Good morning Nazi pig!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)

22 If ICE seeks to detain someone in police custody, the police lets the person go and they commit another crime, why isn't the individual that let the criminal go also criminally culpable?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 07:55 AM (sKqQm)

23 19 I will admit… though Johnny Somali has been mentioned here, I’d never heard of the guy and still don’t know who he is or what he does…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 07:53 AM (xT8gx)

A Black Nuisance Streamer that has harassed locals in Japan, Israel, and South Korea.

And has basically made sure that no black person will be welcome to visit Asia ever again.

Posted by: XTC at April 21, 2026 07:55 AM (iXqHn)

24 (FWSq7)

Stormfront is over there in the sewer.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 07:55 AM (2GVsD)

25 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 07:56 AM (8YpvS)

26 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 07:56 AM (Zz0t1)

27 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 07:57 AM (ExV1e)

28 While it is likely a fact that Iranian terrorists made it over the border here, it is incredibly unlikely they did so with their sort of drones and major weaponry.

It doesn't mean they can't also smuggle in weapons, but it is a lot bigger effort to do so than walking across an open border with a million other people. (Note the Israelis caught them.)

Just keep things realistic in terms of threat analysis.

Posted by: GWB at April 21, 2026 07:57 AM (mQFgh)

29 Remember that "Global" doesn't just mean Israel since given the nature of our pre-Trump era nearly non-existent southern border or even the smallest iota of an illusion of border security going back decades, and with Iranian agents operating with impunity all over Latin America (especially Cavez/Maduro ruled Venezuela), it's safe to assume that quite a few Iranian and other Islamic terror cells have made it over the border along with the wetback lettuce and grape-pickers.


Democrats import terror.

Terror activated.

Public clamors for government to "do something."

Democrats enact martial law.

Democrats take your guns.

Game over.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 07:57 AM (Zz0t1)

30 "While it is likely a fact that Iranian terrorists made it over the border here, it is incredibly unlikely they did so with their sort of drones and major weaponry."

You can turn a rental truck into a terror weapon.

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 07:59 AM (vFG9F)

31 but googling the topic suggests that I am in the target zone of a lot of hatred.

Good luck to you. I can understand being respectful of a speaker but I hope you are going to counter her forcefully.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 07:59 AM (99eI0)

32 Prediction is a +5 win for Yes (aka gerrymandering). So, if that's gonna flip, men have to show out in force today.
Posted by: Nova Local


It's absolutely heartbreaking what has happened to VA...

Posted by: Oedipus at April 21, 2026 08:00 AM (Z6vKV)

33 If you're in Virginia, go vote. Take someone with you to go vote (unless they're a lefty - in that case, deflate their tires).

I have very low expectations, but you can't win if you don't fight.

This is the lesson of Trump.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 08:00 AM (G1ktt)

34 Stormfront is over there in the sewer.
Posted by: Anna Puma


He thinks that his neck would be spared because he's one of the "good ones."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 08:00 AM (99eI0)

35 It's absolutely heartbreaking what has happened to VA..."

Like voting in Doug Wilder?

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 08:01 AM (XuXeR)

36 Today is my first day of retirement.
Hunh. It feels like a Saturday.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)
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Congratulations! Resist the temptation to be productive.

Posted by: Weasel at April 21, 2026 08:01 AM (yN/vH)

37 VOTE NO!

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 08:02 AM (GD0B3)

38 I wonder how many technical difficulties will red areas of VA suffer today?

Or will they go straight for attacks in red areas?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:02 AM (2GVsD)

39 You can turn a rental truck into a terror weapon.
Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 07:59 AM

+++

Or a pressure cooker.

Posted by: The brothers Tsarnaev at April 21, 2026 08:03 AM (2Ez/1)

40 I like how fast impotent trolls are zapped. On morning threads...

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 08:03 AM (GD0B3)

41 “DIGNIDAD Act” — Spanish for “dignity.”

Take some hate, add a does of hate, and cover it with a splash of hate.

That is just the beginning of how much RINOs hate you.
They hate you, they hate your family, they hate your ideas and your faith.

And if the RINOs hate you that much then think about how much the (D)s hate you.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:03 AM (/+uur)

42 Anna puma

Seizing power over others is a hell of a high for totalitarian Leftists.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:03 AM (u82oZ)

43 Trannies for Palestine showing up near red polling places to protest?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:04 AM (2GVsD)

44 I wonder how many technical difficulties will red areas of VA suffer today?

Or will they go straight for attacks in red areas?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:02 AM (2GVsD)

I think the Dems need to 'win clean' this time. It'll be an overwhelming flood of ballots in NoVa, precisely calculated to override the rest of the state.

Which, ironically, is exactly what they want for us all the time.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 08:04 AM (G1ktt)

45 Prediction is a +5 win for Yes (aka gerrymandering). So, if that's gonna flip, men have to show out in force today.
Posted by: Nova Local

It's absolutely heartbreaking what has happened to VA...
Posted by: Oedipus at April 21, 2026 08:00 AM (Z6vKV)

I’m old enough to remember when VA was competitive enough that Ollie North came within a whisker of winning a senate seat…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:04 AM (xT8gx)

46 DataRepublican has confirmed what many suspected: the Deep State has been trying to spin up a military coup to remove The Donald. They trained 5 of the "Seditious Six" in what to say that would maximally incite active-duty military to defy the command structure, and their own documentation identifies Pete Hegseth as enemy #1 towards accomplishing that.

https://tinyurl.com/3ndfxrjb and read the whole thread

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 08:04 AM (AIhUY)

47 I heard someone on the radio yesterday talking about people in Virginia showing up to vote being told they already voted.

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 08:05 AM (vFG9F)

48 36 Today is my first day of retirement.
Hunh. It feels like a Saturday.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)
-----
Congratulations! Resist the temptation to be productive.
Posted by: Weasel at April 21, 2026 08:01 AM
+++
I have but one objective today: purge the closet of all company logowear.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)

49 Allie is curled up in my lap. Normally not a big deal.

But she's also sitting on the book I'm trying to read.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (gnNyN)

50 Washington Nearsider

We have one thing going for us. The trunk of a EV is far smaller than that of a Buick.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (2GVsD)

51 Now that I think about it, it’s quite surprising we haven’t had any major terrorist attacks here since Epic Fury started. I’m very glad about that of course…. Can we maybe conclude that the mullahs and IRGC are more impotent than we assumed? They’re too busy ducking and hiding

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (xT8gx)

52 Poll: Nearly One-Third of Registered Voters Say All Illegal Immigrants Should Be Deported

==

Was I dreaming when not-too-distant polls from Trump's reelection to date had 60+% of the population wanting all illegals deported?

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (qBdHI)

53 Sssshhhhh!
I'm trying to become New Jersey!

Posted by: Virginia at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (2Ez/1)

54 I have but one objective today: purge the closet of all company logowear.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 08:05 AM (2Ez/1)

Shoulda done that the day before retiring. If they want you to return the stuff, make sure you send it back dirty.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (1Ff7Z)

55 Dems gain any type of power and they go with it like the Borg Collective. The Gentleman GOP of Indiana and Nebraska decide its not fair to Gerrymander when we have power.

Posted by: Jonah at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

56 I'm alright
Nobody worry 'bout me
Why you got to give me a fight?
Can't you just let it be?

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 21, 2026 08:08 AM (2J/Lj)

57 We had important news from Uranus late last week-now silence.
Has the coverup begun? Deep State Deep Space Powers that be flexing their muscle?

Posted by: The Truth Is Out There at April 21, 2026 08:08 AM (oftw2)

58 I am enjoying watching the stupid people in Virginny sweating it out as they are herded into the democrat paradise of gerrymandering and the permanent state of democrat rule.

Their chickens have come home to mooch.

Posted by: Cavman at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (79nfv)

59 Ian S.

I hope awake (not woke) Op planners have a contingency plan to retake America if the Dems take over. Because the Dems will go full Stalin and Pol Pot on seizure of power by fraud. The Left hates an effective military, which is sworn to defend the Constitution against foreign and domestic enemies.

First Lensman by E.E. Smith has a sub-plot of a fair election. If only.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

60 JJ is a big fan of wars against Muslims.

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And I'm a big fan of JJ.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (RIvkX)

61 Today is my first day of retirement.
Hunh. It feels like a Saturday.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)



*seethes with jealousy*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (Zz0t1)

62 There are sharp differences in opinion on party lines, as most Republicans, 57 percent, believe “all” legal immigrants should be deported.

Presumably, that should read illegal?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (ExV1e)

63 Now that I think about it, it’s quite surprising we haven’t had any major terrorist attacks here since Epic Fury started. I’m very glad about that of course…. Can we maybe conclude that the mullahs and IRGC are more impotent than we assumed? They’re too busy ducking and hiding
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (xT8gx)

No! They are our peers. Powerful as the Soviet Union. We're just being lucky.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (1Ff7Z)

64 In VA you see the difference between the GOPe and Dems.

The former screwed around in IN, while the later already has the bank of fake votes they'll need to push this over the top in VA...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (sKqQm)

65 {{{Madamemayhem (uppity wench)}}}

Live long and prosper.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

66 Their chickens have come home to mooch.

So your chickens came home in 2020, Biden won legitimately, and you deserved it?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (AIhUY)

67 JJ is a big fan of wars against Muslims.

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And I'm a big fan of JJ.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (RIvkX)



Why wouldn't anyone be? They're a source for 95% of the violence around the world.

Know islham, no peace.

No islham, know peace.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (Zz0t1)

68 Today is my first day of retirement.

==

Now you can double your AOS commenting output ! Triple even !

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (GD0B3)

69 I'm alright
Nobody worry 'bout me
Why you got to give me a fight?
Can't you just let it be?
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 21, 2026 08:08 AM (2J/Lj)




*gopher dances*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (Zz0t1)

70 Police in Italy have arrested a Nigerian man for grilling a cat near a park.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (2GVsD)

71 Hey, Paul said something I agree with and want. There's no cohabitation in modern civilization with Muslims. Everyone knows it. Astute for a troll.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 21, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

72 “Republicans” blocking Warsh’s confirmation as Fed Chair.

The same “Republicans” who voted for idiots like Jackson as a SCOTUS justice and people like Mayorkas.

Time to clean out the senate of these turncoat fossils.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 21, 2026 08:11 AM (7kply)

73 Was I dreaming when not-too-distant polls from Trump's reelection to date had 60+% of the population wanting all illegals deported?

I think this is one of those polling question things.

Should all illegal aliens be deported? Gets a strong majority

Should undocumented immigrants that have not committed any crimes be allowed to stay? Also gets a majority

Here Trump's team messaging has been solid. They just keep calling them illegals.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:11 AM (sKqQm)

74 Allie is curled up in my lap. Normally not a big deal.

But she's also sitting on the book I'm trying to read.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (gnNyN)



Plotting ways to kill you and feast on your rotting carcass.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:12 AM (Zz0t1)

75 Police in Italy have arrested a Nigerian man for grilling a cat near a park.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (2GVsD)

But there's no way the Haitians would do that here!!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 08:12 AM (G1ktt)

76 Now you can double your AOS commenting output ! Triple even !
Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (GD0B3)
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All of a sudden I started showing up on the Leaderboard.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 08:12 AM (RIvkX)

77 The issue in VA as in many purple to red states that keep showing up blue is that once you get a large enough blue stronghold they can produce as many votes as they need to win.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:13 AM (sKqQm)

78 Allie is curled up in my lap. Normally not a big deal.

But she's also sitting on the book I'm trying to read.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 21, 2026 08:07 AM (gnNyN)

Plotting ways to kill you and feast on your rotting carcass.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:12 AM (Zz0t1)
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It's a trick!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 08:13 AM (RIvkX)

79 JJ is a big fan of wars against Muslims.

Who isn't?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 08:13 AM (AIhUY)

80 Now you can double your AOS commenting output ! Triple even !
Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (GD0B3)
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All of a sudden I started showing up on the Leaderboard.


When both of you break 1,000 comments in a week, get back to me. Break 2,000 then talk to Sven about your victory.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:13 AM (2GVsD)

81 So Amazon has gotten into the book banning business. Good to know...

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 21, 2026 08:13 AM (qBdHI)

82 Good morning Horde thx JJ.
In my blue county violence seems to be increasing. A guy from the southern part of the county went across the bridge to Poughkeepsie and was shot dead. Yesterday a stabbing occurred. Victim not dead but not good. Given the murders in the rest of the country I think we are looking at a very nasty summer

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 08:14 AM (gu0hJ)

83 The one thing going is the D South VA may not be a fan of D NoVa in the election, b/c the 2 minority majority districts were eliminated in this plan, with power going to northern Ds.

If there's a shock win, it's b/c the power struggle of minority vs white Ds and north vs south Ds surprises the Yes vote.

I mean, Fairfax is gonna overwhelmingly go Yes b/c why wouldn't it? 5 seats to protect one county - if you could have extra power, why wouldn't a self-interested party take it?

Thus, we'll see if the other Dem counties want to give Fairfax that much power...they might...they might not.

Other than Fairfax, I don't know how cleanly Ds split on Yes and No for this vote.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 21, 2026 08:14 AM (tOcjL)

84 But there's no way the Haitians would do that here!!

Among the sworn statements from OH locales about the Haitians eating wildlife and pets was picture of a Haitian carrying two dead Canadian geese.

But since some government peon said they weren't doing that, that's not true or something

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:14 AM (sKqQm)

85 He quoted Jackson’s comments to ABC News where she said, “I just feel that I have a wonderful opportunity to tell people in my opinions how I feel about the issues, and that’s what I try to do.”

Issues are not the law.
Issue change daily and some can not even written down today as they will change tomorrow.
We are a very stupid people to allow this person into our law system.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:15 AM (/+uur)

86 The issue in VA as in many purple to red states that keep showing up blue is that once you get a large enough blue stronghold they can produce as many votes as they need to win.

As the saying goes about Islamic terrorism, you have to be perfect defending against it, while they only need to win once. Similarly, the Democrats win once and immediately install the voting fraud apparatus. California after the 1986 amnesty was the model: they won once there and never let go.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 08:15 AM (AIhUY)

87 Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 07:54 AM (RIvkX)
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 07:55 AM (2GVsD)


Or you could do what has been asked of commenters consistently over the years; ignore the trolls and let the moderators and cobloggers deal with it.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 08:16 AM (n9ltV)

88 Among the sworn statements from OH locales about the Haitians eating wildlife and pets was picture of a Haitian carrying two dead Canadian geese.

But since some government peon said they weren't doing that, that's not true or something
Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:14 AM (sKqQm)



Oldie but goodie..........


https://youtu.be/3BrCvZmSnKA

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:16 AM (Zz0t1)

89 Hunh. It feels like a Saturday.

Feels like a Saturday
Feels just like any day
Feels like a moment suspended in time
Of laughter in somebody's yard
I pulled the wild card
Looks like another day
Everything's fine

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 21, 2026 08:16 AM (DgMqy)

90 In military news

Australia is buying from Japan three Mogami class warships.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:17 AM (2GVsD)

91 Today is my first day of retirement.

So, more coffee, right?

Posted by: dantesed at April 21, 2026 08:17 AM (Oy/m2)

92 68 Today is my first day of retirement.

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Now you can double your AOS commenting output ! Triple even !
Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM
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Funny you say that.
The reason I so frequently made the "top ten sock puppeteer" list is because I was often posting while *air quotes* "at work."

Truth is I was Retired In Place since the COVID era. I quietly quit after I watched my entire management chain bully pregnant women into a medical procedure they didn't want.

"Ethics" training? No. Go away.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 08:17 AM (2Ez/1)

93 ignore the trolls and let the moderators and cobloggers deal with it.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 08:16 AM (n9ltV)



CBD in full effect.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:17 AM (Zz0t1)

94 Congrats, dantesed! Mr. Black has 2 1/2 years to go and cannot wait.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 21, 2026 08:18 AM (qBdHI)

95 Ukraine plans to replace the war dead with Africans and give them all the jobs and benefits

Reportedly, they've been advertising for months that the Ukrainian ladies need to be ready to marry the newcomers. If one were to believe the conspiracy theory that there's an effort underway to, essentially, eliminate whites, one might point to this as evidence.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:18 AM (ExV1e)

96 Social Security tells me I can't retire till I'm 72.

They can kiss my lily white ass.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:18 AM (Zz0t1)

97 I'm in favor of deporting all non-migrating Canada Geese to Haiti.

Posted by: They Are Asshoe! at April 21, 2026 08:19 AM (oftw2)

98 They Are Asshoe!

Can we sent Hillary to Haiti? Seems like ... Justice.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:20 AM (u82oZ)

99
Can we sent Hillary to Haiti? Seems like ... Justice.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:20 AM (u82oZ)



Chelsea should be forced to take a 2nd honeymoon to Haiti. I mean, they DID pay for her wedding.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:20 AM (Zz0t1)

100 When both of you break 1,000 comments in a week, get back to me. Break 2,000 then talk to Sven about your victory.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:13 AM (2GVsD)
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I can't type that fast.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 08:20 AM (RIvkX)

101
85 He quoted Jackson’s comments to ABC News where she said, “I just feel that I have a wonderful opportunity to tell people in my opinions how I feel about the issues, and that’s what I try to do.”

It matches with what many legal observers have noted; in her dissents, she doesn’t write legal opinions, she writes Daily Kos blog posts. Which is why the left loves her no matter how idiotic she sounds.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 08:20 AM (Fmj+u)

102 Lady in Black at April 21, 2026 08:18 AM (qBdHI)

I was responding to someone else retiring. I'm still working.

Posted by: dantesed at April 21, 2026 08:20 AM (Oy/m2)

103 Reportedly, they've been advertising for months that the Ukrainian ladies need to be ready to marry the newcomers. If one were to believe the conspiracy theory that there's an effort underway to, essentially, eliminate whites, one might point to this as evidence.

I'll add in that Denmark is making ads telling natives that marrying each other is a form of incest and instead they should be having kids with newcomers.

Which...reminds me of the Soviet strategy at the end of WWII - if you rape enough German women so that a significant percentage of the population has Russian ancestry they have to accept your people right?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:21 AM (sKqQm)

104 Australia is buying from Japan three Mogami class warships.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:17 AM (2GVsD)


Until they are commanded by real officers, and not DEI incompetents, they will be meaningless.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 08:21 AM (n9ltV)

105 Ahh, hopefully it isn't too far away for you then! ;-)

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 21, 2026 08:22 AM (qBdHI)

106 Today is my first day of retirement.

So, more coffee, right?
Posted by: dantesed at April 21, 2026 08:17 AM (Oy/m2)
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Mazel and welcome to the club.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 08:22 AM (RIvkX)

107 >>Who isn't?

The left isn't.

What has become more obvious than ever is that Trump is leading a movement to overturn years of globalist policy to weaken the western powers through mass migration, increase China's power as a counter to the US and make Iran the center of power in the Middle East. The policies and actions his administration are taking are all connected in overturning that plan and the globalist left is fighting back hard with government and non-government aligned powers.

Leftists are now openly cheering for Iran to defeat Trump and fighting to keep all illegals in the US including violent criminals. They are stealing our taxes and sending them to criminal cartels overseas. They are demonizing Israel while covering for mass murdering Islamic terrorists.

This is a fight for western values and the left is on the other side.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:22 AM (viF8m)

108 The only way I know the weekend is here is the lack of the Morning Report. Last worked for $$ on August 20, 2007.

Posted by: Leisure Suit Larry at April 21, 2026 08:22 AM (oftw2)

109 Hillary Clinton

You let Web Hubble knock you up. Web Hubble!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)

110 Washington Nearsider

Sprue Brothers is having a 20% off sale of Hasegawa and Great Wall kits.

Even at 20% off, the price of the Great Wall 1/32 Curtiss Hawk 82 is still insane.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (2GVsD)

111 It matches with what many legal observers have noted; in her dissents, she doesn’t write legal opinions, she writes Daily Kos blog posts. Which is why the left loves her no matter how idiotic she sounds.

TBH the best way to resolve this is to have right leaning judges do the same.

A couple of district/appeals courts ruling the income tax is actually unconstitutional because of reasons for example would actually motivate the SC to actually address this stuff.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (sKqQm)

112
Until they are commanded by real officers, and not DEI incompetents, they will be meaningless.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 08:21 AM (n9ltV)



Wait......what?

Posted by: Lloyd Austin at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (Zz0t1)

113 This talk of retirement has me feeling blue (or maybe green with envy…. One of those colors). Because I start a new job next week and I should be excited; it’s a good job. But I gotta “climb the mountain” again and I’d rather rest…. I’ll do an attitude readjustment before Monday…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (xT8gx)

114 You let Web Hubble knock you up. Web Hubble!
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (u82oZ)



I mean, who really should be more embarrassed here.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (Zz0t1)

115 In my blue county violence seems to be increasing. A guy from the southern part of the county went across the bridge to Poughkeepsie and was shot dead. Yesterday a stabbing occurred. Victim not dead but not good. Given the murders in the rest of the country I think we are looking at a very nasty summer
Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 08:14 AM (gu0hJ)
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Poughkeepsie, City of Sin.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

116 47 I heard someone on the radio yesterday talking about people in Virginia showing up to vote being told they already voted.
Posted by: fd


The immediate response is getting law enforcement over there and filming everything.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 08:24 AM (99eI0)

117 CBD

That was New Zealand who had the DEI Captain sink her vessel on a charted reef.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:24 AM (2GVsD)

118 This talk of retirement has me feeling blue (or maybe green with envy…. One of those colors). Because I start a new job next week and I should be excited; it’s a good job. But I gotta “climb the mountain” again and I’d rather rest…. I’ll do an attitude readjustment before Monday…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (xT8gx)



You're making the move to better your situation for you and your family. This will make your retirement that much better.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:24 AM (Zz0t1)

119 Can we sent Hillary to Haiti? Seems like ... Justice.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:20 AM (u82oZ)


I have a vile relative who was involved in the virtue-signaling scams that masqueraded as assistance for Haiti.

It is worse than you can possibly imagine.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 08:24 AM (n9ltV)

120 Interesting that Cornyn was on the list of harassers released by congress.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 21, 2026 08:25 AM (MHK/T)

121 The Iranian sleeper agents inside the US are real, and far more dangerous than ordinary terrorists who would kill a few civilians and be done. They instead aim to disrupt the entire United States by causing massive splits and dissension.

The most prominent of these you know as Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Dave Smith - there are many others.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 08:25 AM (Fmj+u)

122 Even at 20% off, the price of the Great Wall 1/32 Curtiss Hawk 82 is still insane.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (2GVsD)

Really, really thinking about it.

But I have 12 kits in the stash right now. Only three of them are commissions...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 08:25 AM (G1ktt)

123 I will admit… though Johnny Somali has been mentioned here, I’d never heard of the guy and still don’t know who he is or what he does…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 07:53 AM (xT8gx)


He is a streamer. TikTok, Twich, who knows... a streamer. His shtick is being a public asshole - nuisance streamer being a thing, apparently. He took his show on the road to Korea and they are less forgiving of public assholery than some places.

I rather hope the appeals court gives him the max sentence.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:26 AM (ExV1e)

124 This is a fight for western values and the left is on the other side.

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What worries me most is that not enough people in this country are aware of what the left really is. And how maniacally dedicated they are to upending America forever. And in ways that we will simply not recover from. That concerns me deeply.

Posted by: Lady in Black at April 21, 2026 08:26 AM (qBdHI)

125 Interesting that Cornyn was on the list of harassers released by congress.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 21, 2026 08:25 AM (MHK/T)



That list was UNBELIEVABLY short........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:26 AM (Zz0t1)

126 You're making the move to better your situation for you and your family. This will make your retirement that much better.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:24 AM (Zz0t1)

Yes. Thank you for that reminder!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:27 AM (xT8gx)

127 That was New Zealand who had the DEI Captain sink her vessel on a charted reef.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:24 AM (2GVsD)


Australia is doing the same thing to their armed forces.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 08:27 AM (n9ltV)

128 He took his show on the road to Korea and they are less forgiving of public assholery than some places.

This was after getting kicked out of Japan for the same thing.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 08:27 AM (99eI0)

129 Washington Nearsider

At sale prices you can get five or six 1/32 Hasegawa kits for the price of that one Great Wall kit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:27 AM (2GVsD)

130
Yes. Thank you for that reminder!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:27 AM (xT8gx)



I help where I can.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:27 AM (Zz0t1)

131 I wonder how many technical difficulties will red areas of VA suffer today?

I'm sure there won't be any at all. Election day voting is secular sacred and the Democrats would never interfere with that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:28 AM (ExV1e)

132 We are so centered

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:28 AM (2GVsD)

133 Because I start a new job next week and I should be excited; it’s a good job. But I gotta “climb the mountain” again and I’d rather rest…. I’ll do an attitude readjustment before Monday…
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:23 AM (xT8gx)

A change can be almost good as a rest. I hope you meet good people and make new connections. Congrats and good luck.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 21, 2026 08:28 AM (4tsnh)

134 CENTERED!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:28 AM (Zz0t1)

135 Until they are commanded by real officers, and not DEI incompetents, they will be meaningless."

Heh. They're already planning the indictments against the officers...

Posted by: man at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (XuXeR)

136 Front and center!

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (99eI0)

137 Centrists are squishes.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)

138 Can't go wrong with a Spy vs. Spy meme. Until it screws your formatting.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)

139 Many Ukrainian ladies are in the US or other places in Europe. Likewise, many Uke men are hiding from conscription anywhere they can. Zelenskyyy has ruined that country.

Posted by: From Bread Basket To Basket Case at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (oftw2)

140 What worries me most is that not enough people in this country are aware of what the left really is. And how maniacally dedicated they are to upending America forever. And in ways that we will simply not recover from. That concerns me deeply.

Left leaning LIVs vote mostly on who they think will give them the most free shit

Right leaning LIVs often don't vote "because they are all the same" which I understand the sentiment but that's the wrong strategy...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (sKqQm)

141 > We had important news from Uranus late last week-now silence.
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if nothing's coming out of Uranus, that could be a serious problem

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (ZxPkt)

142 1111
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Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)

143 I'm starting to worry about JJ a bit......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)

144
I helped my uncle beat off lots of horses. And cows, chickens, iguanas, trilobites, motility crinoids... you name it we whacked it!

Posted by: Beating Orourk at April 21, 2026 08:30 AM (jx9Uu)

145 Today is my first day of retirement.
Hunh. It feels like a Saturday.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)


Wait until you get to one of the best parts of retirement - forgetting what day it is.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 08:30 AM (qRla/)

146 Tanned.

Rested.

Ready.

Posted by: Zombie Lamont the Big Dummy at April 21, 2026 08:30 AM (Zz0t1)

147 NaCly Dog, you asked me a question yesterday that I didn't get to until the art thread was up.

Amazingly, I haven't gotten a single question from my former employer. Apparently my efforts to document everything were successful.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:30 AM (ExV1e)

148 Spy v Spy needs to be centered to be fair to both sides

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 21, 2026 08:30 AM (4tsnh)

149 Wait until you get to one of the best parts of retirement - forgetting what day it is.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 08:30 AM (qRla/)



But, don't you still work?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (Zz0t1)

150 Can't avoid the Middle Man.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (DgMqy)

151 Happy San Jacinto Day!

San Jacinto Day is observed every April 21. It celebrates the Battle of San Jacinto. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution when Texas won its independence from Mexico on April 21, 1836. This day is a partial state public holiday.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (NpAcC)

152 17 Today is my first day of retirement.
Hunh. It feels like a Saturday.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)
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Congratulations welcome to the club.
-----------------
My first day of retirement begins on Thursday. Hopefully I can hack it.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (FmapG)

153 >>What worries me most is that not enough people in this country are aware of what the left really is. And how maniacally dedicated they are to upending America forever. And in ways that we will simply not recover from. That concerns me deeply.

We are dealing with the result of allowing our public schools to become far left indoctrination centers that produced generations of kids absolutely believe that the US is a force for evil in the world, communism is good and tiny Israel is the center of evil in the world. The are mini Terminators of stupid. They can't be reasoned with and they won't stop until they are stopped and we now have a legal system that in many places refuses to punish them.

Trump was the only person I've seen in years who seems to get it and is willing to sacrifice everything to lead the fight. The fight is going to take a long time, well after Trump is gone, but at least now we have a shot.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (viF8m)

154 Stuck in the middle with the horde.

Posted by: dantesed at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (Oy/m2)

155 LET'S GO FLYERS

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 21, 2026 08:32 AM (j+aD2)

156 Oh, you're supposed to drive around the reef?

Posted by: Captain Dyke at April 21, 2026 08:32 AM (oftw2)

157 CharlieBrown'sDildo

Saw a report that after Australia deliberately targeted their only soldier that was awarded a Victoria Cross, 22 SAS Regiment in the UK is loosing their most senior operators to voluntary retirement.

Takes a decade to train those senior warrant officers, and the Australian Left is causing havoc in even the UK special forces.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:32 AM (u82oZ)

158 "Break 2,000 then talk to Sven about your victory.
Posted by: Anna Puma"

How many have to be comprehensible?

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 08:32 AM (vFG9F)

159 Today is my first day of retirement.
Hunh. It feels like a Saturday.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (2Ez/1)


Welcome to the club!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:33 AM (ExV1e)

160 144
I helped my uncle beat off lots of horses. And cows, chickens, iguanas, trilobites, motility crinoids... you name it we whacked it!
Posted by: Beating Orourk at April 21, 2026 08:30 AM
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Did you ever whack a mole?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 21, 2026 08:33 AM (2Ez/1)

161 At sale prices you can get five or six 1/32 Hasegawa kits for the price of that one Great Wall kit.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:27 AM (2GVsD)

Even at 20% off, Amazon's got the Hase 190D-9 for ten dollars less than SB.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 08:33 AM (G1ktt)

162 LET'S GO FLYERS
Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 21, 2026 08:32 AM (j+aD2)



Not a Philly fan, but I do love the look of utter defeat on Cindy Crosby's face after going down 0 - 2 at home.

Just retire already......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:33 AM (Zz0t1)

163 One of the interesting political things right now with retirement is that the age of retirement hasn't really declined in large part because the government takes more and more of your income over your life in taxes and inflation.

The left pitches to 20 year old that they should eat the rich but the rich they are eating are the 50 year old versions of themselves.

It would be nice if there was an opposition party pointing this out on a regular basis.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:33 AM (sKqQm)

164 How many have to be comprehensible?

You know, that is asking too much.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:33 AM (2GVsD)

165 As Learned Hand famously wrote, ‘Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court … can do much to help it.’ For all Americans, standing up for our Constitution and our freedom is work that lies ahead.
~~ Mollie Hemingway quoting Justice Alito
=========================
Disturbingly, many casual lefties have abandoned freedom in favor of government, even bohemian sorts who would miss freedom most acutely. Some of my oldest friends have moved into this category, convinced somehow that they themselves must sacrifice freedom to save the climate, or to protect abortion, or to stop imperial America from controlling other countries. Or whatever.

Very sad.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (8SS36)

166 >>>What worries me most is that not enough people in this country are aware of what the left really is
---

we need one or two generations of progressives to die off before we can right the ship

I will be long gone, but I hope it happens

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (ZxPkt)

167 Social Security tells me I can't retire till I'm 72.

They can kiss my lily white ass.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


I could have retired at 62. But the difference between 62 & 67 is almost half.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (8YpvS)

168 Not a Philly fan, but I do love the look of utter defeat on Cindy Crosby's face after going down 0 - 2 at home.


it's something everyone can enjoy!

also the Hurricanes got HOSED by the officials last night. what the hell NHL get your act together

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (j+aD2)

169 The head of a snake, even when chopped off, will still bite you and inject its poison. Never let down your guard.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (Fbc0I)

170 Washington Nearsider

Amazon has the Tamiya 1/48 F-14A for $66 and free shipping. Yes I am eying adding another to stash.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (2GVsD)

171 In VA you see the difference between the GOPe and Dems.

The former screwed around in IN, while the later already has the bank of fake votes they'll need to push this over the top in VA...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:09 AM (sKqQm)


They didn't screw around in Indiana. The job of the GOPe is to lose while providing a pressure valve to keep everything from exploding before the uniparty has their foreign army in place.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:35 AM (ExV1e)

172 Camp of the Saints is on Amazon.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:35 AM (/+uur)

173 I've been retired for about 6 years. I still think trash day is Friday and that the weekends matter.

Trash day is Tuesday and every day is Saturday otherwise.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2026 08:35 AM (AkEZC)

174 I could have retired at 62. But the difference between 62 & 67 is almost half.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (8YpvS)



My FiL needed to hang on for 6 more months before retiring. Nope. Couldn't hack it. Dumbass cost himself over $700 a month.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:35 AM (Zz0t1)

175 I see a lady died doing a triathlon down in the Woodlands yesterday. Sad… the swim portion of any triathlon is the most dangerous part

Stealers Wheel strikes the blog again!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:36 AM (xT8gx)

176 I could have retired at 62. But the difference between 62 & 67 is almost half.
---------------
At 70 I began taking my money back from the Fedz. There was no incentive to not do that. I'm now 71 and chicks dig it.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 08:36 AM (FmapG)

177 Now you can double your AOS commenting output ! Triple even !
Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (GD0B3)


Ironically, I often find myself with less time for the internet since I've retired than before.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:36 AM (ExV1e)

178 DOJ Taps Trump Ally diGenova for Brennan Probe
________
Didn't he get an auto-pardon?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 21, 2026 08:36 AM (AlhUl)

179 centered > based

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 21, 2026 08:37 AM (QW4f/)

180 Is that the SS math that if you take it at 67 you get twice the $$$ that you get at 62?

So...to bring math into this blog that means if you are going to live to at least 73 you should wait I guess...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:37 AM (sKqQm)

181 Even at 20% off, Amazon's got the Hase 190D-9 for ten dollars less than SB.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung

Yeah, but who wants to build a bulldozer model?

Posted by: Zombie Rachel Corrie. at April 21, 2026 08:37 AM (oftw2)

182 And CBD was just here. A bit shocked this hasn't been corrected yet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:37 AM (Zz0t1)

183 At 70 I began taking my money back from the Fedz. There was no incentive to not do that. I'm now 71 and chicks dig it.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 08:36 AM (FmapG)



My plan is to start taking it at 65. I will lose quite a bit of monthly "max" according to the govt, but the only way I'm getting anything remotely close to my money back, I need to start early.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

184 >>Didn't he get an auto-pardon?

Nope.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:39 AM (viF8m)

185 Heh. Calling him out worked.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

186 DataRepublican has confirmed what many suspected: the Deep State has been trying to spin up a military coup to remove The Donald. They trained 5 of the "Seditious Six" in what to say that would maximally incite active-duty military to defy the command structure, and their own documentation identifies Pete Hegseth as enemy #1 towards accomplishing that.

And this harks back to what I was talking about yesterday - why aren't those six assholes in prison right now for insurrection? I can only think of a few reasons:
- Trump doesn't have the balls;
- Trump's people would not obey his orders;
- Trump doesn't have the political capital;
- The GOP would impeach his ass in a NY minute;
- The Seditious Six have some sort of congressional immunity;
- Congress would circle the wagons to protect their 'collegiality'

None of these reasons give me any hope for true, lasting change post-Trump. I still say the GOP deserves to lose the midterms.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 08:39 AM (qRla/)

187 Sydney Watson talking about "fat activists" dying off.

https://youtu.be/MFGqBHJbI6o

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 08:39 AM (99eI0)

188 At 70 I began taking my money back from the Fedz. There was no incentive to not do that. I'm now 71 and chicks dig it.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 08:36 AM
###

Sounds like money for nothing and chicks for free!

Posted by: M. Knopfler at April 21, 2026 08:40 AM (2Ez/1)

189 But, don't you still work?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (Zz0t1)


No. Retired two months ago.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 08:40 AM (qRla/)

190 The barrel is centered, and the gloryholes provide balance.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 08:40 AM (Fbc0I)

191 Social Security tells me I can't retire till I'm 72.

Why? The payment maxes at 70.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:40 AM (ExV1e)

192 Minneapolis Schools Remodel to Add Muslim-Specific Facilities
________
For one mad, happy moment I hoped that mean guillotines.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 21, 2026 08:40 AM (AlhUl)

193 It's also,
International Hemp Day
and
Pet CBD Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2026 08:40 AM (NpAcC)

194 For one mad, happy moment I hoped that mean guillotines.
Posted by: Eeyore


Or happy camps.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 08:41 AM (99eI0)

195 I get about 3611 next July.
But my issue is that I need to reach FRA so that my SS is not taxed.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:42 AM (/+uur)

196
No. Retired two months ago.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 08:40 AM (qRla/)



Ah.....I missed that. Good for you. Congratulations, sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:43 AM (Zz0t1)

197 My plan is to start taking it at 65. I will lose quite a bit of monthly "max" according to the govt, but the only way I'm getting anything remotely close to my money back, I need to start early.
----------------
Yeah, its a squeeze play. I'm still not sure I am going to hack being retired. Imma looking to be maybe a yacht boy at the Marina and help the ladies with boat things. This will bring meaning to my life and provide a great sun tan.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 08:43 AM (FmapG)

198 This was after getting kicked out of Japan for the same thing.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 08:27 AM (99eI0)


No doubt the Koreans will point out that, had the Japanese imprisoned him, he might never have come to Korea.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:44 AM (ExV1e)

199 I could have retired at 62. But the difference between 62 & 67 is almost half.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (8YpvS)


I know I've left a lot of money on the table retiring when I did. But I would have killed myself long before I got to 67. I would rather be somewhat poorer and happy (as happy as I ever can be).

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 08:44 AM (qRla/)

200 Why? The payment maxes at 70.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:40 AM (ExV1e)



Not according to the letters I used to get from them........For me to get max, I had to wait till 72.

Of course, that may've changed, but I don't get those letters anymore and haven't in years.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:44 AM (Zz0t1)

201 The available titles for “ Adolph Hitler” on Amazon are endless - including “ Mein Kampf” which is a bestseller. Amazon censorship and book banning is - selective.

Posted by: tubal at April 21, 2026 08:45 AM (pDt9x)

202 If somebody wants to do my lawn, I pay cash.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 08:45 AM (Fbc0I)

203 36 clear sunny degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. I've got writing to do today and I really should clean house a bit.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 08:45 AM (qRla/)

204 Zelenskyyy has ruined that country.

He had a lot of help. US, UK, France, Germany...

The Ukrainian people took it in the ass for the globalist agenda.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:45 AM (ExV1e)

205 I think the breakeven point of SS between 62 and 67 is about age 81. So depending upon your other savings it is more flexible than people think.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 21, 2026 08:46 AM (MHK/T)

206 The available titles for “ Adolph Hitler” on Amazon are endless - including “ Mein Kampf” which is a bestseller. Amazon censorship and book banning is - selective.
Posted by: tubal at April 21, 2026 08:45 AM (pDt9x)



But, I'm betting they'll send any homo sex or trans book to an elementary school in bulk.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:46 AM (Zz0t1)

207 >My plan is to start taking it at 65.
--

that's what I did
SocSec + other stuff allowed me to pull the pin

sometimes I go for days without even wearing pants

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2026 08:46 AM (ZxPkt)

208 No doubt the Koreans will point out that, had the Japanese imprisoned him, he might never have come to Korea.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic


Honestly, I was surprised he got booted out instead of kept in prison but maybe he's just that obnoxious.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 08:46 AM (99eI0)

209 This is a great read that helps explain how Obama helped politicize the DOJ and why we are still dealing with the implications of what he did today. I think there's a tendency to believe just because you win and election DC institutions must fall in line. This ignores the ideological makeup of the people who were recruited to fill career, not political but career jobs, in places like the DOJ.

This is from a conservative 20+ year DOJ vet who was forced out. Worth a read.

https://tinyurl.com/2ma77jj9

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:46 AM (viF8m)

210 We could be in for a Northern lightshow of epic proportions.

Stargazers could potentially glimpse the aurora borealis in parts of the Northern US this Friday and Saturday, thanks to a large hole that’s opened up in the Sun’s atmosphere.

“The aurora may become visible over some Northern and upper Midwest states from New York to Idaho,” wrote the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center.

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

211 The Ukrainian people took it in the ass for the globalist agenda.

Oh My!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, closeted homosexual at April 21, 2026 08:47 AM (79nfv)

212 What worries me most is that not enough people in this country are aware of what the left really is. And how maniacally dedicated they are to upending America forever. And in ways that we will simply not recover from. That concerns me deeply.
---
Republicans and conservative voters need to understand two very deadly things:

1) the level of hatred they have for Trump (who is just a proxy for anything and anyone "not-leftist"). It is an all-consuming, raging, unstoppable hatred that drives everything they do and say.

2) the complete corruption at all levels of government. That every local, state and federal government spending is a version of a "Friends and Family Enrichment" program.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 08:48 AM (tUP1A)

213 The Ukrainian people took it in the ass for the globalist agenda.


Global anal is the BEST anal.

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at April 21, 2026 08:48 AM (Zz0t1)

214 My plan is to start taking it at 65.
--

that's what I did
SocSec + other stuff allowed me to pull the pin

sometimes I go for days without even wearing pants
Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2026 08:46 AM (ZxPkt)

A regular on the Sunday book thread!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:48 AM (xT8gx)

215 I'm starting to worry about JJ a bit......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:29 AM (Zz0t1)
-

Because now he's justifying the left?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 08:48 AM (ebJJx)

216 Ever notice

The UN has not sent any peacekeepers to the Russo-Uke War?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:48 AM (2GVsD)

217 None of these reasons give me any hope for true, lasting change post-Trump. I still say the GOP deserves to lose the midterms.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 08:39 AM (qRla/)
*******
Well, I am not going to be one of those people making that happen.
Trump doesn't deserve it and I want to help him wherever I can.
I can't wait to vote.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2026 08:49 AM (NpAcC)

218 73 Was I dreaming when not-too-distant polls from Trump's reelection to date had 60+% of the population wanting all illegals deported?

I think this is one of those polling question things.

Should all illegal aliens be deported? Gets a strong majority

Should undocumented immigrants that have not committed any crimes be allowed to stay? Also gets a majority

Here Trump's team messaging has been solid. They just keep calling them illegals.
Posted by: 18-1
=====
Yep, order of questions, polling language, etc. can affect results.

And there is serious money behind the continuing attempts at amnesty and the various work visas that far too many employers, including small businesses and farms, want cheap labor so they can make more money. Labor in many fields is about 60-70 percent of all expenditures in a business so owners pay less for labor=more profit.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 08:49 AM (E4rtv)

219 Funding Has Not Closed the Gap: School Expenditure and the Persistence of Black–White Differences in Cognitive Performance

I posit that a very strict core study of reading, writing, and math through the 6th or 7th grade would be the better course of study for all races. What good is art, or history, or even science is you cannot read the material, understand the data, and then form ideas?

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:49 AM (/+uur)

220 San Jacinto Day is observed every April 21. It celebrates the Battle of San Jacinto. It was the final battle of the Texas Revolution when Texas won its independence from Mexico on April 21, 1836. This day is a partial state public holiday.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (NpAcC)


1360 Mexicans attacked by 910 Texans.

Mexicans suffered 650 killed, 208 wounded, 300 captured. Texans suffered 11 killed (or fatally wounded), 30 wounded.

Battle lasted 18 minutes.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:49 AM (ExV1e)

221 Of course, that may've changed, but I don't get those letters anymore and haven't in years.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:44 AM (Zz0t1)


You can create a log-in with SSA that will give you access to their projections for you. It's a worthwhile tool.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 08:49 AM (n9ltV)

222 My first day of retirement begins on Thursday. Hopefully I can hack it.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (FmapG)


I'm starting to think we're not really all 29.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)

223 Police in Italy have arrested a Nigerian man for grilling a cat near a park.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:10 AM (2GVsD)

But there's no way the Haitians would do that here!!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 21, 2026 08:12
****
Piker

Posted by: Barak Hussein Obama at April 21, 2026 08:50 AM (Pl1+s)

224 The lesson of San Jacinto

Never take a siesta when there are enemy forces nearby.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:50 AM (2GVsD)

225
You can create a log-in with SSA that will give you access to their projections for you. It's a worthwhile tool.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 08:49 AM (n9ltV)



The wife looks at that on occasion. I'll have to get her to poke around a bit and see what it says.

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at April 21, 2026 08:50 AM (Zz0t1)

226 >>You can create a log-in with SSA that will give you access to their projections for you. It's a worthwhile tool.

Seconded.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:51 AM (viF8m)

227 My first day of retirement begins on Thursday. Hopefully I can hack it.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (FmapG)

I'm starting to think we're not really all 29.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:50 AM (ExV1e)

My brain feels 29. My body… a little older than that; maybe a lot!

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:51 AM (xT8gx)

228 The most prominent of these you know as Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Dave Smith - there are many others.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 08:25 AM

Carlson and Owens, perhaps. Smith is just a typical low-wattage libertarian who thinks he's G-d's gift to political discourse. They're a dime a dozen, and they're extremely annoying, but they're not on the take.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 08:51 AM (BI5O2)

229 Farts........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:51 AM (Zz0t1)

230 Saw a report that after Australia deliberately targeted their only soldier that was awarded a Victoria Cross, 22 SAS Regiment in the UK is loosing their most senior operators to voluntary retirement.

Takes a decade to train those senior warrant officers, and the Australian Left is causing havoc in even the UK special forces.
Posted by: NaCly Dog

Replace the natives with the military age migrant men in your armed forces and it makes it easier to sic the new military on a populace that might arise in protest of the foreign power taking over the country.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 08:52 AM (Dv3i1)

231 The wife looks at that on occasion. I'll have to get her to poke around a bit and see what it says.
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at April 21, 2026 08:50 AM (Zz0t1)

Pete has a wife??

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:52 AM (xT8gx)

232 Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:31 AM (viF8m)

The problem is most people don't realize what Trump is and the skills and the spine he brings to the table. Also he is better at what the Left does than the Left and that's what we need.

I don't think there is anyone behind him that could survive even a tiny fraction of the onslaught. For three days, let alone a decade.

He has given us a chance and God certainly spared him for a reason. So I hang on to that.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 08:52 AM (AucCq)

233 Carlson and Owens, perhaps. Smith is just a typical low-wattage libertarian who thinks he's G-d's gift to political discourse. They're a dime a dozen, and they're extremely annoying, but they're not on the take.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 21, 2026 08:51 AM (BI5O2)



But when I YELL EVERYTHING I SAY it makes it that more effective and important.

Posted by: Nick Fuentes at April 21, 2026 08:52 AM (Zz0t1)

234
Pete has a wife??
Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:52 AM (xT8gx)



Oops I did it again.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:53 AM (Zz0t1)

235 >>>Ever notice

The UN has not sent any peacekeepers to the Russo-Uke War?

Posted by: Anna Puma

>That's because it's white people. Raping the natives is an order of magnitude more difficult.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 08:53 AM (Fbc0I)

236 Gabbard’s releases—including material pulled from “burn bags” and previously hidden files—make it increasingly difficult for legacy media to dismiss these connections as conspiracy theory. The documents show how second-hand claims were elevated to impeachment-level accusations while exculpatory evidence was buried or ignored. At some point, the game of whack-a-mole becomes too large even for the legacy media—which has grown lazy and complicit—to keep spinning disinformation to cover up their criminal acts.

This is the very definition of an ongoing criminal enterprise, the core of a RICO case. On March 26, I described the Southern District of Florida grand jury subpoenas to Comey and Brennan as the potential RICO hammer finally dropping on a decade-long conspiracy, even as the DOJ is continuing to purge holdovers who have been dragging their feet. Because the enterprise is treated as ongoing, statutes of limitations do not shield the participants. Moving the case to Florida avoids the deeply conflicted D.C. venue and gives accountability a real chance to stick.

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 08:53 AM (RHGPo)

237 Piker
Posted by: Barak Hussein Obama at April 21, 2026 08:50 AM (Pl1+s)


Nah, he shocked his dog, he didn't eat it

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:53 AM (sKqQm)

238 Someone posted, falsely, that 26 Iranian ships made it through the US blockade. They didn't.

But Chris Murphy D-CT had a one word response to the fake tweet. "Awesome".

That's what we are dealing with. They hate us that much that they are rooting for the Iranian terror regime to defeat us.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (viF8m)

239 Imma looking to be maybe a yacht boy at the Marina and help the ladies with boat things. This will bring meaning to my life and provide a great sun tan.
Posted by: pudinhead


I have a cousin who grew up in St. Petersburg, FL who started doing that in high school as a side hustle. (Legit yacht cleaning service) He turned it into a pretty profitable company.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (8YpvS)

240 Hassan shock!

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (2GVsD)

241 I say retire whenever you want. Why wait an extra 5 or 10 years to get a bigger check when everyone knows that the longer you live, the sooner you'll die. (I kid, I kid--that's a line from an old Irish song.)

But seriously, the government uses actuarial tables to determine the amounts, and while a few of us will outlive their estimates, most of us will not.

If you love your job and love working, keep at it. But if are counting the days and you long to retire, just do it!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (3ImbR)

242 What good is art, or history, or even science is you cannot read the material, understand the data, and then form ideas?
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:49 AM

+++
Come see us.

Posted by: The Quality Learing Center of Minneapolis, Minnesota at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)

243 Is that the SS math that if you take it at 67 you get twice the $$$ that you get at 62?

62 == 70% of 67 (but it's recalculated monthly, I believe, so you could retire at 66.5 and get most of the 67 money).
70 == 124% of 67 (I think this one is calculated annually, naturally).

I don't believe that there is any benefit to waiting past 70.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (ExV1e)

244 The lesson of San Jacinto

Never take a siesta when there are enemy forces nearby.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:50 AM (2GVsD)


Tell me about it. . .

Posted by: Col Johann Roll at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (qRla/)

245 “The radical left has relied on ActBlue as a way to funnel foreign donations and dark money into their political campaigns to subvert our laws and compromise the integrity of our elections. ActBlue lied to Congress and to the American people, and I will ensure justice is served.

I believe there was this Kenyan dude that started this.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:55 AM (/+uur)

246 Democrats are running on 2 platforms this fall:

1) Hatred of Trump, MAGA, etc. As I note, Trump is just a proxy for anything and anyone "not-leftist." And this is not a policy-driven hatred--it's personal: They hate Trump, they hate you, they hate your family, they hate everyone and everything that isn't leftist.

2) "Billionaires stole my Lambo!" They've convinced their young voters their education certificates entitled them to a 6k sqft house, 6-figure income and a Lambo.
And the only reason they don't have that is because billionaires stole it from them.

Greed and Hatred are all Democrats have to offer.
And it's selling.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 08:55 AM (tUP1A)

247 +++
Come see us.
Posted by: The Quality Learing Center of Minneapolis, Minnesota at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (2Ez/1)



I love the fact that Nick Shirley is roaming around California exposing fraud wearing that logo on his hoodie.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:55 AM (Zz0t1)

248 Hey- do you live in Connecticut?

https://tinyurl.com/2s2eurcj

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2026 08:55 AM (ZxPkt)

249 Rev. Wishbone

If every woman had a small cordless hole puncher, and used it to kill a threatening rapist, there would be a lot less rapes.

For other men, it would pay to be polite to women.

Robert A. Heinlein: " An armed society is a polite society." He forgot about Islam.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:56 AM (u82oZ)

250 Hassan shock!
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (2GVsD)

I seem to remember a hilarious Bugs Bunny episode where the words “Hasan chop!” were used repeatedly…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:56 AM (xT8gx)

251 By administering these EVs through a nasal spray, researchers were able to deliver a payload of therapeutic micro-RNAs directly into the hippocampus.
=====================
Faster please. After watching the devastation of Alzheimer in my mother, this cannot come quickly enough.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 08:56 AM (KX703)

252 And this harks back to what I was talking about yesterday - why aren't those six assholes in prison right now for insurrection? I can only think of a few reasons:
- Trump doesn't have the balls;
- Trump's people would not obey his orders;
- Trump doesn't have the political capital;
- The GOP would impeach his ass in a NY minute;
- The Seditious Six have some sort of congressional immunity;
- Congress would circle the wagons to protect their 'collegiality'

None of these reasons give me any hope for true, lasting change post-Trump. I still say the GOP deserves to lose the midterms.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 08:39 AM (qRla/)


IIRC, they tried to indict one of them and the DC grand jury said no. So you're missing the possibility that Democrats commit their crimes in places where they know the citizenry will support them.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:56 AM (ExV1e)

253 Is California still pushing the law to ban reporting on fraud?

Like MediCal paying for illegal immigrant trans people to get surgery.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:56 AM (2GVsD)

254
Robert A. Heinlein: " An armed society is a polite society." He forgot about Islam.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 08:56 AM (u82oZ)/i]


islham is not a society, so they don't count.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:57 AM (Zz0t1)

255 The leading candidates to pick up the Republican banner in 28 and Vance, DeSantis and Rubio with the latter coming back from the political woods by being the best SoS perhaps ever.

Not sure how that will play out - Rubio will be in the news obviously and Vance can be if Trump gives him juicy things to work on.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:57 AM (sKqQm)

256 Replace the natives with the military age migrant men in your armed forces and it makes it easier to sic the new military on a populace that might arise in protest of the foreign power taking over the country.
Posted by: Chuck Martel


Only one drawback. Since they are NOT my countrymen, I would sleep like a baby at night after ending a couple dozen of them.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 08:57 AM (8YpvS)

257 "NASA’s IG: With only Axiom building NASA’s future spacesuits, the agency’s lunar program faces great scheduling risk"

Inside sources tell me Johnson Space Center is prepping to temporarily reassign more than a few Civil Service engineers to assist Axiom on its lunar excursion suit and tools work.

Posted by: Gref at April 21, 2026 08:57 AM (5rh/l)

258 Is California still pushing the law to ban reporting on fraud?

Like MediCal paying for illegal immigrant trans people to get surgery.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 08:56 AM (2GVsD)



Shirley is actually going after California pols asking them why they aren't fixing the fraud instead of passing a law preventing journalists from exposing it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:57 AM (Zz0t1)

259 226 >>You can create a log-in with SSA that will give you access to their projections for you. It's a worthwhile tool.

Seconded.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:51 AM (viF8m)

You can print a Statement that show exactly how much each year you contributed and then shows from 62 to 70 how much you get.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)

260 Personally, I think social security and other retirement options are designed to provide maximum payout to the least number of people. They expect many to only survive a few years after 70+.

I decided to take retirement, and social security as soon as I was eligible to retire. 6 years ago when I was in my late 50's. I don't get "the maximum" from either, but I figure, if lucky, I'll live long enough to enjoy what I've got.

That is more important to me than the amount of money I'd get otherwise.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 21, 2026 08:58 AM (AkEZC)

261 Happy San Jacinto Day!

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 08:58 AM (AZWEO)

262 I'm still not sure I am going to hack being retired.

My financial advisor told me that, of his clients, every woman who retired stayed that way but only one man has stayed retired. I told him that I was gonna be number two.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 08:58 AM (ExV1e)

263 That's what we are dealing with. They hate us that much that they are rooting for the Iranian terror regime to defeat us.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (viF8m)
========================
It's revolting.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 08:58 AM (KX703)

264 >>Today is my first day of retirement.

Congratulations, Quarter Twenty. Sunday was the one-year anniversary of mine.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 21, 2026 08:58 AM (NcvvS)

265 You can print a Statement that show exactly how much each year you contributed and then shows from 62 to 70 how much you get.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)



This must be why they stopped sending me those letters.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:59 AM (Zz0t1)

266 Something like 1% of the population commits all the violent crime. Get a significant number of armed women willing to off a would be rapist and that problematic population will start dropping...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:59 AM (sKqQm)

267 In Dec 24, Vance was my favorite by far to follow Trump. Now…. Rubio has really impressed me. That would be a hard choice but I don’t think they’ll both run…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:59 AM (xT8gx)

268 I retired at 68 (nearly full money) but am still working.
Yeah, I get to pay tax on it... oh joy

Posted by: MkY at April 21, 2026 09:00 AM (+Pp+Q)

269 Not according to the letters I used to get from them........For me to get max, I had to wait till 72.

Of course, that may've changed, but I don't get those letters anymore and haven't in years.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:44 AM (Zz0t1)


You should create an SSA account (and check it regularly to ensure some illegal isn't using your number). You can see how much you'll make at each age based on your current earnings history.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:00 AM (ExV1e)

270 Polymarket @Polymarket

JUST IN: Anti-billionaire progressive group "Our Revolution" officially endorses Tom Steyer for California governor.

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:00 AM (RHGPo)

271 One other thing with the SS math it is easier to get out and do things at 50 then at 60 and at 60 more then 70.

So every year you spend working you reduce the number of things you'll be able to do physically when you retire

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 09:01 AM (sKqQm)

272 You can print a Statement that show exactly how much each year you contributed and then shows from 62 to 70 how much you get.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 08:58 AM (/+uur)
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It approximates. Deferred credits aren't fully reflected in the tool, since your actual benefit changes monthly (not annually, as the online tool assumes). Calling SS and getting them to use their internal tool gives you a more exact number, if you are trying to be precise.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 09:01 AM (KX703)

273 Is it true that in the past five years California has seen almost 400 companies close shop and move to another state?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:01 AM (2GVsD)

274 Honestly, I was surprised he got booted out instead of kept in prison but maybe he's just that obnoxious.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 08:46 AM (99eI0)


Was his Japanese vacation during Biden? The government may have put pressure on them on his behalf.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:01 AM (ExV1e)

275 JUST IN: Anti-billionaire progressive group "Our Revolution" officially endorses Tom Steyer for California governor.
Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:00 AM (RHGPo)



Anti-billionaire group endorses billionaire..........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:01 AM (Zz0t1)

276 Some of my oldest friends have moved into this category, convinced somehow that they themselves must sacrifice freedom to save the climate, or to protect abortion, or to stop imperial America from controlling other countries. Or whatever.

Very sad.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (8SS36)

I knew a man I considered a friend who, at the beginning of the COVID panic locked himself and his wife inside their house for a year, never leaving, never allowing anyone over. They had food delivered to their front door where it would be dropped off, with only electronic communications between them and the deliverers.

They voluntarily placed themselves into solitary confinement for a year based on nothing but their own fears. I’ve never had anything to do with either of them since, I found their behavior too disgusting to forgive or forget.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 09:02 AM (Fmj+u)

277 So every year you spend working you reduce the number of things you'll be able to do physically when you retire
Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 09:01 AM (sKqQm)



This is my mentality. I don't want to wait till I'm too old to accomplish the things I want to achieve in retirement.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:02 AM (Zz0t1)

278 JUST IN: Anti-billionaire progressive group "Our Revolution" officially endorses Tom Steyer for California governor.
Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:00 AM (RHGPo)
=====================
there goes everyone's irony meter again

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 09:02 AM (KX703)

279 Sponge

They have the same reasoning ability as those Queers for Palestine.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:03 AM (2GVsD)

280
They have the same reasoning ability as those Queers for Palestine.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:03 AM (2GVsD)



Yeah.. I mean, can you prove yourself to be a more useful idiot than that?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:03 AM (Zz0t1)

281
273 Is it true that in the past five years California has seen almost 400 companies close shop and move to another state?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:01 AM (2GVsD)

Not sure, I think that’s the number for the last 5 months.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 09:03 AM (Fmj+u)

282 270 Polymarket @Polymarket

JUST IN: Anti-billionaire progressive group "Our Revolution" officially endorses Tom Steyer for California governor.
Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:00 AM (RHGPo)

Told you - he bought that endorsement. He is going all in to buy this election.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 21, 2026 09:03 AM (tOcjL)

283 They voluntarily placed themselves into solitary confinement for a year based on nothing but their own fears. I’ve never had anything to do with either of them since, I found their behavior too disgusting to forgive or forget.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 09:02 AM (Fmj+u)
==============
covid revealed a lot.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 09:03 AM (KX703)

284 >>But seriously, the government uses actuarial tables to determine the amounts, and while a few of us will outlive their estimates, most of us will not.

I had an interesting talk with my financial advisor years ago about when to start taking SS. I kept looking at the max payout and telling him I wanted to wait as long as possible to get as much as possible.

He asked an interesting question. How long do men in your family typically live? Not what do actuarial tables say, what's your personal family history.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 09:04 AM (viF8m)

285 So every year you spend working you reduce the number of things you'll be able to do physically when you retire
Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 09:01 AM (sKqQm)
~~~~~

Bingo.

I retired at the earliest possible age. I now get two small pensions, plus SS, and I still work. Only now, I get to choose how much and where I work, and because I'm still working, my SS goes up every year. Win-win.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at April 21, 2026 09:05 AM (3ImbR)

286 The UN has not sent any peacekeepers to the Russo-Uke War?

1. I don't believe that they do that until the conflict has ended (at least temporarily).
2. I believe that sending them requires Security Council approval, which Russia could veto.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:05 AM (ExV1e)

287 I seem to remember a hilarious Bugs Bunny episode where the words “Hasan chop!” were used repeatedly…

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 08:56 AM (xT8gx)
-

Pismo Beach. Famous ending.

Ali Baba Bunny:

https://tinyurl.com/bdf9322z

Open saddle soap. Open sarsaparilla....

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 09:06 AM (ebJJx)

288 Ted Lieu @tedlieu

Dear @USAmbUN
: You are wrong. Federal law requires our military to follow the principle of proportionality. Bombing “every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge” causes excessive civilian harm, which are war crimes.

And there is no statute of limitations for war crimes.

... there is absolutely NO law requiring our military to do any such thing. Apparently, Ted didn’t study law in law school.

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:06 AM (RHGPo)

289 Today's reading of 2 Chronicles 7:11-22 by Trump sure becomes interesting.

Posted by: t-bird at April 21, 2026 09:06 AM (mexfo)

290 My financial advisor told me that, of his clients, every woman who retired stayed that way but only one man has stayed retired. I told him that I was gonna be number two.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic


I have so much shit to do once I retire, I'll be working from sun up to sun down.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 09:06 AM (8YpvS)

291 That's what we are dealing with. They hate us that much that they are rooting for the Iranian terror regime to defeat us.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 08:54 AM (viF8m)


And yet we, the American taxpayer, have the bastard's grubby hands in out pockets, paying for his overseas flights, his security, his food and a dozen other things, while he gets to talk smack about America without any repercussions at all/

A POTUS Poppins would have the asshole's passport revoked, put him on the No-Fly list and direct TSA to use deadly force if he ever tried to get back into the country again.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 09:06 AM (qRla/)

292 I love the fact that Nick Shirley is roaming around California exposing fraud wearing that logo on his hoodie.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:55 AM (Zz0t1)
====

Adam Carolla had video yesterday of Nick Shirley confronting Scott Weiner, who called Nick a "psychopathic scam artist."

Adam also has no clue this p.o.s. is likely to be my next congressman.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 21, 2026 09:06 AM (RIvkX)

293 End Wokeness
@EndWokeness

Kamala Harris says black women need to be more selfish: "Start saying imma get mine"

https://tinyurl.com/2fdyhvfa

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2026 09:07 AM (NpAcC)

294 Ali Baba Bunny:

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 09:06 AM (ebJJx)
-

So many wasted neurons!!!!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 09:07 AM (ebJJx)

295 Did someone tweet to Ted Lieu this -

"Proportionality got 58,000 Americans killed in Vietnam."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:07 AM (2GVsD)

296 How The Iranian Regime Destroyed Its Economy... Long Before The War

Years of ideological policymaking, institutionalised corruption, and the militarisation of the economy have caused Iran’s economic ruin.

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:07 AM (RHGPo)

297 researchers at UCSF and UCLA, the study made use of huge troves of data collected by healthcare titan Kaiser Permanente—the cohort it examined consisted of close to 500,000 adolescents. The central result? Even past-year marijuana use, i.e. not necessarily heavy or disordered use but a wide spectrum, was linked to a more than doubled risk of psychotic disorder and bipolar disorder by age twenty-six.

WOW
A mind altering chemical causes Mind Altering.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 09:07 AM (/+uur)

298 Peter Navarro writes today at the Federalist about Chuck Grassley's Arctic Frost hearings, and says that one of the central actors, one of five or six such people who organized Navarro's public humiliation at Reagan Airport, is still fucking employed by the DOJ. Still there, and in DC.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 09:08 AM (KX703)

299 'Highly Unlikely' US Will Extend Iran Ceasefire,
'Lots Of Bombs Will Go Off' If No Deal: Trump

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:08 AM (RHGPo)

300 Another Democrat named Weiner?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:08 AM (2GVsD)

301 I wonder how Tehran's water crisis is going?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:09 AM (2GVsD)

302 Not sure how that will play out - Rubio will be in the news obviously and Vance can be if Trump gives him juicy things to work on.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 08:57 AM (sKqQm)


Rubio has already said that he won't run against Vance. Of course, DeSantis said that he wouldn't run against Trump... until he did.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:09 AM (ExV1e)

303 Gaza Needs Over $71BN In Next Decade If Enclave Hopes To Recover: New UN Report

Joint EU-UN findings cite "catastrophic impact" of war.

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:09 AM (RHGPo)

304 >Kamala Harris says black women need to be more selfish: "Start saying imma get mine"
-----

she's not a Negro, but pretends to be

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2026 09:10 AM (ZxPkt)

305 Richard Grenell
@RichardGrenell
Obama US attorney admits the DC courts are highly partisan.


Joyce Alene
@JoyceWhiteVance

Good luck with that D.C. jury

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:10 AM (RHGPo)

306 politics attracts the absolute worst of society

it's uncanny

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2026 09:11 AM (ZxPkt)

307 Pismo Beach. Famous ending.

Ali Baba Bunny:

https://tinyurl.com/bdf9322z

Open saddle soap. Open sarsaparilla....

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 09:06 AM (ebJJx)

That’s the one! LoL

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 21, 2026 09:11 AM (xT8gx)

308 politics attracts the absolute worst of society

It's where the power and money is.

Bubba Clinton, "speak for yourself, it's where the chicks are."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:12 AM (2GVsD)

309 276 Some of my oldest friends have moved into this category, convinced somehow that they themselves must sacrifice freedom to save the climate, or to protect abortion, or to stop imperial America from controlling other countries. Or whatever.

Very sad.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (8SS36)

I love how Canada, a miniscule percentage of the global population, currently second largest country on the planet, insane nu,ber of trees just gives it all to solve global warming.

The coffee hasn't kicked in yet but I'd still be indifferent if the Covid shots did in 75% of these people.

Hmmmm. That was years ago.

Still angry.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 21, 2026 09:12 AM (Sco7b)

310 Gaza Needs Over $71BN In Next Decade If Enclave Hopes To Recover: New UN Report

Recover? Recover? Recover?....Recover?

Posted by: Dad from "Breaking Away" at April 21, 2026 09:12 AM (79nfv)

311 Questions no one is asking:

Will Pennsylvania turn on John Fetterman?
https://archive.is/Pke9Z

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:12 AM (2ap+5)

312 I am glad others remember from wasted Saturday mornings classic Bugs Bunny.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:12 AM (2GVsD)

313 “[Americans have] a continuing normative commitment to the ideals of individual freedom and mobility, values that extend far beyond the issue of race in the American mind. The depth of this commitment may be summarily dismissed as the unfounded optimism of the average American—I may not be Donald Trump now, but just you wait; if I don’t make it, my children will.” -- Barack Obama

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:12 AM (RHGPo)

314 He asked an interesting question. How long do men in your family typically live? Not what do actuarial tables say, what's your personal family history.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 09:04 AM (viF8m)


Bingo!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 09:12 AM (n9ltV)

315 Stephen Foote and Marissa Silvestri brought their original lawsuit against the Ludlow, Massachusetts, school committee in 2022 after they learned from one of its teachers that their 11-year-old daughter had secretly become “genderqueer.”

Milestone Sea
Assembly required

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 09:13 AM (/+uur)

316 #BREAKING: WHISTLEBLOWER SAYS TRUMP ACCUSER E. JEAN CARROLL SECRETLY MET WITH DNC OFFICIALS, CONFESSED ON TAPE THAT HER ALLEGATIONS AGAINST PRESIDENT TRUMP ARE FALSE. An individual with "inside knowledge" of this meeting says that Carroll received $10 MILLION FROM THE DNC in addition to her MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BOOK DEAL AND HEFTY FEDERAL LAWSUIT which is the reason that she FABRICATED these allegations against our President. She is also alleged to be CAUGHT ON THIS TAPE ADMITTING that she has in fact never actually met President Trump. Once again, TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

317 I would expect the attacks on Vance to really ramp up after November. Everything he does, every move he makes will be scrutinized and twisted inorder to make him obnoxious to the base. The Left cannot tolerate even the chance that Trumpism goes on, so they will move Heaven and Earth to sell us on their acceptable Republican candidate. I am sure we can think of a few of them who they would find “ acceptable”.

Posted by: tubal at April 21, 2026 09:14 AM (pDt9x)

318 Ignoring the media, it sure looks to me that the firing of Noem, Bondi and this latest gal at Commerce are not just personal failings but more performance.

Not sure how to put this, but they each saw their job duties through a prism that's 20 years old; part-reward, part-stepping stone, don't rock the boat too much.
And that would have been fine 20+ years ago.

But we are in a fight for the life of the Republic.

Trump needs fundamental change to the people, structure, and practices of every agency.
That means pissing off very powerful people, hurting feelings and making enemies.
That means friends and family.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 09:15 AM (tUP1A)

319 Good morning!

Bird bath status: For the last 10 minutes, a crow has been nibbling away at a crusty croissant that he placed in the birdbath to soften up. Heh. Continental brekkies!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 09:16 AM (5xoct)

320
*skids in on one foot,*
*grabs door frame*

Didja hear Kash is an alky? The Atlantic is quoting anonymous sources, so you know it's true!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 09:16 AM (tgvbd)

321 303 Gaza Needs Over $71BN In Next Decade If Enclave Hopes To Recover: New UN Report

Joint EU-UN findings cite "catastrophic impact" of war.
Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:09 AM (RHGPo)


That's what happens when you build tunnels under the whole area filled with armaments and then preceed to murder your neighbors with said weapons...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 09:16 AM (FtULh)

322 297 researchers at UCSF and UCLA, the study made use of huge troves of data collected by healthcare titan Kaiser Permanente—the cohort it examined consisted of close to 500,000 adolescents. The central result? Even past-year marijuana use, i.e. not necessarily heavy or disordered use but a wide spectrum, was linked to a more than doubled risk of psychotic disorder and bipolar disorder by age twenty-six.

WOW
A mind altering chemical causes Mind Altering.
Posted by: r hennigantx
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Too much about marijuana legalization was based on 1970's era potency where the risk from smoking it was more its effect on cancer than permanent damage. Today's stuff is much higher in THC along with newer delivery routes for that THC like edibles and vaping. Like most pharmacology--the dose determines the poison.

You can see the effects in driving accidents and deaths and this tidbit, "Marijuana/hashish is the most commonly used drug among incarcerated populations in the United States, with approximately 77% to 78% of state prisoners and jail inmates reporting lifetime use. " Plus, "Current Use: Between 40% and 56% of state prisoners reported using marijuana in the month before their offense"

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 09:17 AM (E4rtv)

323 Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

Huge! If true...

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 09:17 AM (GD0B3)

324 The attacks on Vance are even more intense from so-called members of Trump’s coalition, I’ve noticed. I suspect a lot of deep state actors pretending to be MAGA really really hate him - or are scared of him.

He’s far from a perfect politician, he’s made a few mistakes. But to me they look like the small mistakes that are made by anyone who is relatively new to politics and who’s learning as he goes.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 09:17 AM (Fmj+u)

325 I had an interesting talk with my financial advisor years ago about when to start taking SS. I kept looking at the max payout and telling him I wanted to wait as long as possible to get as much as possible.

He asked an interesting question. How long do men in your family typically live? Not what do actuarial tables say, what's your personal family history.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 21, 2026 09:04 AM (viF8m)


My wife and I saved a lot of money over our working years. We both had professional jobs and our peak times didn't align so we didn't spend much. As a result, we're fortunate enough to be able to retire without SS. I'm holding off on taking it so that I can perform some Roth conversions. I may end up getting less back from the government but, for me, the trade off is worth it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:18 AM (ExV1e)

326 323 Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:13 AM (RHGPo)

Huge! If true...
Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 09:17 AM (GD0B3)

Call me skeptical... Would she/they be so stupid ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 21, 2026 09:18 AM (FtULh)

327 She is also alleged to be CAUGHT ON THIS TAPE ADMITTING that she has in fact never actually met President Trump. Once again, TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
Posted by: SMOD
========
No one with a right mind ever doubted that Carroll was lying along with the Democrats for fame, money, and profit.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 09:18 AM (E4rtv)

328 @EndWokeness

Kamala Harris says black women need to be more selfish: "Start saying imma get mine"

https://tinyurl.com/2fdyhvfa
Posted by: redridinghood

I saw a graphic that showed black women commit murder at a higher pct than white men.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 09:18 AM (Dv3i1)

329 Kamala Harris says black women need to be more selfish: "Start saying imma get mine"

They've been so selfless and giving up to this point.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:19 AM (ExV1e)

330 >Ignoring the media, it sure looks to me that the firing of Noem, Bondi and this latest gal at Commerce are not just personal failings but more performance.
----

Trump's from the private sector. He expects results.

Posted by: Don Black at April 21, 2026 09:19 AM (ZxPkt)

331 An individual with "inside knowledge" of this meeting says that Carroll received $10 MILLION FROM THE DNC in addition to her MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR BOOK DEAL AND HEFTY FEDERAL LAWSUIT which is the reason that she FABRICATED these allegations against our President.


Well duh. Everyone knew that.

How much did they pay the jury, if they even had to.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:19 AM (Zz0t1)

332 The problem with Vance is he does not scream in horror at the far right. This is a serious issue, akin to a Democrat refusing to disavow socialism.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:20 AM (2ap+5)

333 Call me skeptical... Would she/they be so stupid ?
Posted by: It's me donna
======
People can be remarkably indiscreet when they think they are among friends. And with today's ubiquitous cell phone presence, easier than ever to record surreptitiously.

Used to be the grist for many reporters to ferret that out. Now our main stream press simply does DNC press releases and the Conservative media is more entranced with commentary than reportage.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 09:20 AM (E4rtv)

334 And we're off to the races. Wait. Is that racist?

G'day, JJ. Don't usually get here while the thread is live to say, thanks for your news reporting.

And g'day, Horde of Morons near and far. May the sun shine on you but not too hot today.

Posted by: mindful webworker - happy with a first cup of coffee at April 21, 2026 09:20 AM (iMJMF)

335 researchers at UCSF and UCLA, the study made use of huge troves of data collected by healthcare titan Kaiser Permanente—the cohort it examined consisted of close to 500,000 adolescents. The central result? Even past-year marijuana use, i.e. not necessarily heavy or disordered use but a wide spectrum, was linked to a more than doubled risk of psychotic disorder and bipolar disorder by age twenty-six.

WOW
A mind altering chemical causes Mind Altering.
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 09:07 AM (/+uur)

*plays piano*

Posted by: Reefer Madness Piano Player at April 21, 2026 09:20 AM (wVcYX)

336 “ Imma get mine” - and THAT, Horde, is a hell of a summation of our current state of affairs.

Posted by: tubal at April 21, 2026 09:21 AM (pDt9x)

337 >>>Kamala Harris says black women need to be more selfish: "Start saying imma get mine"


Says the woman who traded sex for success.
Warped worldview -- not all work is nakedly transactional, hon.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 09:21 AM (5xoct)

338 70 == 124% of 67 (I think this one is calculated annually, naturally).

I don't believe that there is any benefit to waiting past 70.
--------------------
Yep. I started receiving my money at the age of 70. Now the wife needs to care for me cuz reasons.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 21, 2026 09:21 AM (FmapG)

339 Federal law requires our military to follow the principle of proportionality.

Source: "Trust me, bro."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 09:21 AM (99eI0)

340 I could have retired at 62. But the difference between 62 & 67 is almost half.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 21, 2026 08:34 AM (8YpvS)

My plan is to start taking it at 65. I will lose quite a bit of monthly "max" according to the govt, but the only way I'm getting anything remotely close to my money back, I need to start early.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 08:39 AM (Zz0t1)

Cashed out at 65 and no regrets. To be fair, I also get a pension from the school district I worked at for the last six years, so I've been fortunate. Watched my brother pass away after collecting his SS for less than three years, and that definitely influenced my decision. Everyone's situation is unique, but WRT leaving the rat race:

walking away > limping off > carried out

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 21, 2026 09:21 AM (nbLIj)

341
I saw a graphic that showed black women commit murder at a higher pct than white men.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 09:18 AM (Dv3i1)

__________

'Tis true!

https://blogs.cdc.gov/nchs/2023/06/30/7410/

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 09:21 AM (tgvbd)

342 Lizzy

ISWYDT

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 09:21 AM (u82oZ)

343 The jokes for the correspondents dinner nerd prom are starting early. From GatewayPundit


More than 250 journalists, including Dan Rather and Sam Donaldson, have signed an open letter demanding that the White House Correspondents’ Association turn this Saturday’s dinner into a stage for a direct, “forceful” confrontation with President Donald Trump.
The letter, sent to the WHCA on Monday, calls on the organization to use the podium at the 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner to deliver a “forceful defense of freedom of the press and condemnation of those who threaten that freedom, followed by a standing toast to the First Amendment.”

“Speak forcefully, in front of the man who seeks to undermine our country’s long tradition of an independent, strong, and free press,” the letter says.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (Sco7b)

344 Kamala Harris says black women need to be more selfish: "Start saying imma get mine"



You got yours already by not being in Africa with a bone in your noes and a plate in your lip.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (Zz0t1)

345 *nose

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (Zz0t1)

346 imma get mine

Seems to be the rallying cry for young single white women.
No kids
No husband
100% Jobs oriented

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (/+uur)

347 “We have a legal obligation to enforce the court’s rulings, and I’m sure he knows this,” Magyar said on Monday, in reference to Netanyahu possibly attending upcoming events commemorating Hungary’s 1956 uprising against its former communist regime.
==========================
The ICC was created during a UN conference in Rome in 1998, and has since been ratified by 125 countries. The US (thank you Asshat Clinton) signed on to the original Rome report but never ratified the treaty itself. After October 7, the ICC sided with Hamas and issued an arrest warrant for Netanyahu and the Israeli Defense Minister.

And now Hungary says they will enforce it, insultingly.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (dfk4m)

348 >>Lizzy

ISWYDT


*winks*

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (5xoct)

349 So has Marco Rubio been named the new Secretary of Labor yet?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (2Ez/1)

350 318 Ignoring the media, it sure looks to me that the firing of Noem, Bondi and this latest gal at Commerce are not just personal failings but more performance.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
====
Latest was Dept of Labor, not Commerce, and rumor has it that she was stifling work visa investigations into H1B and other misconduct.

That being said, average tenure is about 18-24 months for Cabinet secretaries. Treasury, War Dept, and usually AG are the more long lived.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 09:23 AM (E4rtv)

351 “Speak forcefully, in front of the man who seeks to undermine our country’s long tradition of an independent, strong, and free press,” the letter says.
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (Sco7b)

Trump be a poo poo head

Posted by: Journ O Listers at April 21, 2026 09:23 AM (/+uur)

352 >> imma get mine

Seems to be the rallying cry for young single white women.


After a year of DOGE and Nick Shirley mega-fraud revelations, it seems a tad bit more menacing.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 09:23 AM (5xoct)

353 349 So has Marco Rubio been named the new Secretary of Labor yet?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (2Ez/1)

I thot he was goona take the 12th or 13th Iman job

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 09:24 AM (/+uur)

354 Another consideration about when to start Social Security concerns the trust fund, which is expected to be exhausted in about 7 years. At that point, current law says benefits will be cut across the board so that benefit payments are aligned with payroll tax receipts. Benefits would be cut 20-25%. However, it is unlikely pensioners with low benefits or who are relying solely on Social Security will see any reductions in their benefits, which means higher income retirees will see larger reductions in Social Security. Perhaps higher income retirees should start benefits asap to get as much as they can now, before the scheme collapses into a welfare program.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:26 AM (2ap+5)

355 President Trump on the phone with CNBC-
Eric Daugherty-
President Trump reveals he caught CHINA possibly trying to give Iran a "gift" during the ceasefire

"I thought I had an understanding with President Xi — but that's alright. That's the way WAR goes!"

"We caught a ship yesterday that had some things on it, which wasn't very nice, a GIFT from China, perhaps. I don't know!"

"You know, [Iran is] trying to move the missiles. They're trying to move their missiles around, even during the ceasefire...WE'RE totally loaded up. We have so much ammo...much more powerful than it was 4-5 weeks ago. We've used this to restock."

Posted by: redridinghood at April 21, 2026 09:26 AM (NpAcC)

356 Perhaps higher income retirees should start benefits asap to get as much as they can now, before the scheme collapses into a welfare program.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 21, 2026 09:26 AM (2ap+5)

Im taking my 3611 and getting my wife a new car.

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 09:27 AM (/+uur)

357 *plays piano*
Posted by: Reefer Madness Piano Player

Can't get away from basic pharmacology--the dose of the active ingredient determines whether it is a poison or not. "Prior to the 1990s it was less than 2%. In the 1990s it grew to 4%, and between 1995 and 2015 there has been a 212% increase in THC content in the marijuana flower. In 2017 the most popular strains found in dispensaries in Colorado had a range of THC content from 17–28% such as found in the popular strain named “Girl Scout Cookie.”2 Sadly these plants producing high levels of THC are incapable of producing much CBD, the protective component of the plant so these strains have minimal CBD. For example the Girl Scout Cookie strain has only 0.09–0.2% CBD.

The flower or leaves that are generally smoked or vaped are only one formulation. We now have concentrated THC products such as oil, shatter, dab, and edibles that have been able to get the THC concentration upwards of 95%. "

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 09:27 AM (E4rtv)

358
We looked at life expectancy (vs older men i my family) and saw the difference, over 13 years, was less than $1,000.

Posted by: MkY at April 21, 2026 09:27 AM (+Pp+Q)

359 Seems to be the rallying cry for young single white women.
No kids
No husband
100% Jobs oriented
Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 09:22 AM (/+uur)


There's a growing trend among late-30s+ white women of going on social media and saying, "Oh God, what have I done?"

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:27 AM (ExV1e)

360 The problem with Vance is he does not scream in horror at the far right.

==

The Woke Reich. He fantasizes that he needs to build a "coalition" with them. When in reality, they are libertarianish, Bernie bro leftist!

In my opinion ( and I am right of course) , Rubio can build a bigger coalition. And without the likes of Cucker, and Temu Cukers like Posobiec, Benny Johnson and the like - grifters who gained prominence and millions riding Charlie Kirk's coattails. But stay very silent when insane Covens is tormenting his widow.

Posted by: runner at April 21, 2026 09:27 AM (GD0B3)

361 >>Ted Lieu @tedlieu


Ah yes, Taiwanese immigrant was a JAG.
So was David French, iirc.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 09:28 AM (5xoct)

362
There's a growing trend among late-30s+ white women of going on social media and saying, "Oh God, what have I done?"

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:27 AM (ExV1e)

____________

*shrugs indifferently*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 09:29 AM (tgvbd)

363 Ah yes, Taiwanese immigrant was a JAG.
So was David French, iirc.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 21, 2026 09:28 AM (5xoct)

French is a Jag OFF

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 09:29 AM (/+uur)

364 When is the SNAP program projected to run out of money?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 21, 2026 09:30 AM (2Ez/1)

365 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEHI64qLxbM

Posted by: SMOD at April 21, 2026 09:30 AM (RHGPo)

366 There's a growing trend among late-30s+ white women of going on social media and saying, "Oh God, what have I done?"

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:27 AM (ExV1e)




You f*cked up. You ruined your life. Stop trying to ruin everyone else's.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 21, 2026 09:30 AM (Zz0t1)

367 I hit my SS Full Retirement Age (FRA) in a few months and plan to sign up for retirement benefits this year. I hope the process is not initial Medicare Enrollment Part II, Electric Boogaloo.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 21, 2026 09:30 AM (wVcYX)

368 our country’s long tradition of an independent, strong, and free press

You and your kind are the enemy. We have never had a press that is any of the above.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 09:30 AM (99eI0)

369 There's a growing trend among late-30s+ white women of going on social media and saying, "Oh God, what have I done?"

If you only draw validation in your life from your job, well, sorry even getting up fairly high in a HR dept isn't going to cut it...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 21, 2026 09:30 AM (sKqQm)

370 I hope the process is not initial Medicare Enrollment Part II, Electric Boogaloo.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 21, 2026 09:30 AM (wVcYX)


What was so painful about that?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (ExV1e)

371 Posted by: Le Haim at April 21, 2026 09:30 AM (KrOdt)


You DICK!!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

372 >>There's a growing trend among late-30s+ white women of going on social media and saying, "Oh God, what have I done?"


IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE THESE ARE THE SAME WOMEN WHO ENTHUSIASTICALLY PROMOTE TRANSING KIDS, CONSIGNING THEM TO THE SAME FATE.

Posted by: BEN ROETHLISBERGER at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (5xoct)

373 There's a growing trend among late-30s+ white women of going on social media and saying, "Oh God, what have I done?"

You lived your best life and your truth only to finally learn that the things you scorned as "traditional" existed for a reason.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (99eI0)

374 NY Post reports:

How is a lowly Santa Barbara County judge more powerful than the president

A county judge in Santa Barbara has decided that she has more power than the President of the United States to regulate American energy supplies in wartime.

Last month, Trump invoked the Defense Production Act to allow Sable Offshore Corp. to resume operations, pumping 60,000 barrels per day to expand domestic supply and reduce prices.

It is the same power that Joe Biden used in 2022 to order the production of baby formula.

So what gives a lowly Santa Barbara Superior Court judge the power to override federal, and presidential, authority?

Nothing.

The net effect of Judge Donna Geck’s ruling is that Sable has to stop producing oil. Perhaps for months.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (Dv3i1)

375 I have two pensions coming in when I turn 65 in a couple of years, but I'm fine with just SS for now.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 21, 2026 09:32 AM (qRla/)

376 Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (Dv3i1)

Stick around...that's my rant at 11:00AM.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 21, 2026 09:33 AM (n9ltV)

377 Fwiw,

Same difference between drinking a beer everyday versus drinking a fifth of Everclear daily.

No one seriously here would be making comments about how drinking the fifth of Everclear per day is beneficial. It has all kinds of pain relief too as you would be comatose.

And driving drunk or driving stoned results in markedly higher risk of fatal/injury collisions as well as plain old accidents.

They don't test routinely in plain accidents as they probably should so the figures on impaired driving are actually lower than they should be. Accidents involving fatalities or severe injuries usually end up with drivers viewed at fault being forced to take alcohol and drug testing.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 09:33 AM (E4rtv)

378 Hatred of Trump, MAGA, etc. As I note, Trump is just a proxy for anything and anyone "not-leftist." And this is not a policy-driven hatred--it's personal: They hate Trump, they hate you, they hate your family, they hate everyone and everything that isn't leftist.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 21, 2026 08:55 AM (tUP1A)

Absolutely true but on the bright side they hate leftists too. That's why they do the purges as soon as they can.

Posted by: ... at April 21, 2026 09:33 AM (AucCq)

379 Art is nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at April 21, 2026 09:34 AM (NcvvS)

380 Same difference between drinking a beer everyday versus drinking a fifth of Everclear daily.
Posted by: whig


Relevant video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5itqmxjzXGA

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 09:36 AM (99eI0)

381 What was so painful about that?
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:31 AM (ExV1e)

Could not seamlessly end individual health insurance and start Medicare. There was a 1-month overlap in premium payments and my medical providers are still confused about which plan to bill for which dates of service, more than a year on.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 21, 2026 09:36 AM (wVcYX)

382 366 There's a growing trend among late-30s+ white women of going on social media and saying, "Oh God, what have I done?"

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 21, 2026 09:27 AM (ExV1e)



You f*cked up. You ruined your life. Stop trying to ruin everyone else's.
Posted by: Sponge
======
AI is going to kill a lot of those white collar jobs where paper is passed around while the nasty sweaty jobs will still be around.

Coding is probably the leading edge of AI job losses before the jobs of HR, consulting, legal, middle managers, even finance, etc. take a tumble.

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 09:36 AM (E4rtv)

383 Relevant video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5itqmxjzXGA
Posted by: NR Pax
======
To quote the Face's Ronnie Lane in Oo Lah Lah,

"Oh, I wish that I knew what I know now
When I was younger
I wish that I knew what I know now"

Posted by: whig at April 21, 2026 09:42 AM (E4rtv)

384 And this harks back to what I was talking about yesterday - why aren't those six assholes in prison right now for insurrection?

Because we have to follow the law and they don't. It's literal Calvinball. DOJ empaneled a grand jury to convict them for sedition. The grand jury saw the (D) by their names and said "not guilty" and went home to Fairfax to trans their kids and drink wine.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 09:43 AM (2ocoG)

385 Coding is probably the leading edge of AI job losses before the jobs of HR, consulting, legal, middle managers, even finance, etc. take a tumble.

Yes and no. I use AI daily for both my day-job and hobby coding, and I wouldn't replace even a green junior coder with it yet.

It's been fantastic at producing videos and songs to mock Hasan Piker though, which is why the Left is spinning up violent opposition to data centers.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 21, 2026 09:46 AM (2ocoG)

386 I am glad others remember from wasted Saturday mornings classic Bugs Bunny.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 21, 2026 09:12 AM (2GVsD)

I'm so old that I remember seeing those cartoons in the movie theater before the main feature. They were produced for showing in movie theaters back then.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 21, 2026 10:17 AM (5xuJ/)

387 That's CHIEF Justice Clarence Thomas to you, pal!

heh heh

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1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 04:30 AM (5UTWB)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2026 04:30 AM (Ia/+0)

3 Exercise time!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 04:31 AM (5UTWB)

4 ONT notified

Posted by: BEN R. at April 21, 2026 04:32 AM (Sy6m/)

5 /sock off

Posted by: SciVo at April 21, 2026 04:32 AM (Sy6m/)

6 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 21, 2026 04:41 AM (VyBeY)

7 20 Posts from Doug Ross Substack
https://tinyurl.com/43cc9smp

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2026 04:44 AM (Ia/+0)

8 Woke up in middle of night , reading a bit to get sleepy again. Saw Labor Secretary resigned, forgot about her. Always was thought to be Trump’s worst cabinet pick, looks like she ran the office like it was a set for a telenovelo. So bad it’s almost funny. Well she’s gone.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 21, 2026 04:51 AM (Fmj+u)

9 Apple has really done well as a corporation. Now, with new leadership they need to look at space, the Moon, Mars, - think big, think outside of the box.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 04:54 AM (Fbc0I)

10 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 21, 2026 05:00 AM (sAmhv)

11 Guessing the Labor Sec was a bit too tied into the unions. PDT gave the union rep a chance and now he needs a union buster. I wonder if Mr nec wants to come out of retirement? That was part of his career. Profit and union taming. They go hand in hand.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 21, 2026 05:03 AM (wy9FP)

12 Yesterday's glimpses of God moments:

I was out for lunch with a friend. We hadn't seen each other for a while. While sitting in a restaurant another woman came with a beautiful tee shirt in colorful script which read, "Creator". That reminded me of the creator - God Then when I went to a little store nearby I passed a car which had on the back bumper a sticker which said, " I hope something good happens to today. " I thought that was very nice.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 05:07 AM (zMLZ6)

13 I should be gone already

Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2026 05:14 AM (Ia/+0)

14 Man from Norway writes on "Blanket of Blessing" and 1st Kings 19:15-21. An "Upper Room" devotional:

https://tinyurl.com/suvhxxr9

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 05:22 AM (Nx5jP)

15 >>>That was part of his career. Profit and union taming. They go hand in hand.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine

>But can you tame that trouser weasel, at least long enough to serve your term?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 05:24 AM (Fbc0I)

16 Coach from opposing baseball team commends a boy for his mentoring and support of his fellow team members. "Sunny Skyz" site:

https://tinyurl.com/4rpzcbr5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 05:35 AM (ix8EF)

17 @FenelonSpoke: The one I've seen lately was:

"I hope something good happens to you today!"

I love that one.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 05:38 AM (O7YUW)

18 And now, the content:

He will be succeeded by John Ternus, Apple's President of Hardware Engineering.

That could be a good decision, so long as Ternus is an engineer himself.

New cost-effective HUDIMMs show a 50% reduction in bandwidth when compared with regular DDR5 modules.

And let me guess, we can't have any of that either?

Well, SK Hynix workers are staring down the barrel of nearly half a million dollars in bonuses.

Prediction: Memory quality is going to drop sharply in the months following the payout of those bonuses. (Hookers and blow are a hell of a distraction.)

The EU launched its own age verification app. It was hacked in two minutes.

{ Nelson: Ha-ha! }

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 05:47 AM (O7YUW)

19 My phone is again not sending out text messages. Anyone know why this happens and what. I can do to correct it? I think somebody told me this before but I've forgotten the answer. Sorry . Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 05:48 AM (PFs9e)

20 -" The man of many handles" seems to be under the impression that I am reporting him to the Cobs. In my entire time here I think I wrote to Ace once about an anti semetic troll. I have never reported TMOMH about anything he says. The Cobs are perfectly capable of recognizing the style of that particular poster.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 05:52 AM (GLmO1)

21 Greetings and good morning, one and all. Co-worker updated me on changes that may be coming to our job. The description alone have me wondering about whether or not it's wise to accelerate my retirement schedule.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 05:57 AM (99eI0)

22 “ Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?”

Matthew 6:25

Posted by: Marcus T at April 21, 2026 05:59 AM (moGJJ)

23 "Be still my soul"- old time hymn sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:

https://tinyurl.com/mta2csfa

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 06:00 AM (PFs9e)

24 @19/FenelonSpoke: Last time that happened between mine and both my daughters' phones, the solution turned out to be a full power-down of all of the phones, letting them sit for a minute, then powering them all up again.

That solved our problem. Messages started flowing properly.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 06:02 AM (O7YUW)

25 Checking to see if this works

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2026 06:03 AM (rKJ4Y)

26 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 06:02 AM (O7YUW)

Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 06:03 AM (PFs9e)

27
Good morning, Hordians. Rain this morning at Schloss Hadrian. Getting Her Majesty and The Big Dummy on the road to Tulsa for shows starting Wednesday. TBD has been bathed and groomed and the RV largely loaded. Just some frozen foods and HM's electronics.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 06:12 AM (tgvbd)

28 The more I read about the age verification junk the more my initial impression seems confirmed: it's not really about age verification. It's about doing away with anonymity on the net. Every time the app-of-the-day gets busted, well, the saying goes, "The purpose of a thing is what it does..."

Identities leaked? That's not a bug, that's _the_ feature.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at April 21, 2026 06:16 AM (gHSfI)

29 @27/Hadrian the Seventh: I'm going to guess that one of your dog's nicknames is "Lamont".

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 06:18 AM (O7YUW)

30
Today is the 190th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto, where the Texian forces defeated Mexican troops commanded by Santa Anna, thus ensuring Texas's independence. The site was commemorated by a phosgene plant built next to it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 06:18 AM (tgvbd)

31 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 06:25 AM (u82oZ)

32 @28/Thing From Snowy Mountain:

Nailed it. And the way to neuter or remove these new age-verification (identity disclosure) laws is to make sure some very prominent and powerful politicians get identified as participants on a breached server where very illegal "career-ending" things were taking place.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 06:27 AM (O7YUW)

33 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at April 21, 2026 06:27 AM (AN2gy)

34 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 21, 2026 06:28 AM (YpHnX)

35 Hadrian the Seventh

May her trip be safe and productive. And you get a chance to relax a bit.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 06:28 AM (u82oZ)

36 The site was commemorated by a phosgene plant built next to it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 06:18 AM (tgvbd)
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Is that better or worse than building a basketball arena across the street?

Posted by: Davey Crockett at April 21, 2026 06:30 AM (M5+/h)

37 Biden's Dog

Now would be a good timer for all the B-52 in England to take off and head east, just to make the Iranian government think for a change.

Let them return to base after 3 hours.

Hope we got some good intel on locations of IRGC leaders.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 06:31 AM (u82oZ)

38 olddog in mo

Arr Matey. Hope you have been on the lake.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 06:32 AM (u82oZ)

39 FenelonSpoke

Hope you two turtledoves are thriving. And thank you for the devotional.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 06:33 AM (u82oZ)

40 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 21, 2026 06:33 AM (2Ez/1)

41 Not yet, Salty. Water's not yet at summer pool.

Posted by: olddog in mo at April 21, 2026 06:34 AM (YpHnX)

42 @FenelonSpoke: Please let me know if the power cycle on the phones allows freshly sent messages to get through?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 06:38 AM (O7YUW)

43 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 06:33 AM

Thanks, Salty . You are most welcome and I hope you have a blessed day!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 06:38 AM (PFs9e)

44 FenelonSpoke

Going to walk a trail to the confluence of the Big Blue River (which makes an appearance in the game Oregon Trail) and the Kansas River with one of my widows acquaintances. Walking not stalking.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 06:40 AM (u82oZ)

45 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 06:38 AM (O7YUW)

The issue is that it is not with everybody's phone. It is with some people at a distance . Messages seem to reach FenSpouse ok, but I will try powering down.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 06:41 AM (PFs9e)

46 I am legitimately surprised that Apple didn't put an Indian in as CEO. They're also the only tech company that hasn't lost its mind over AI. I've hated them for ages but I'm starting to rethink that.

Posted by: sunny-dee at April 21, 2026 06:43 AM (uS0pW)

47 Evening and morning, late toilers and early risers! I've slept late-ish again, late for me with no big black cat to wake me. There were dreams, unmemorable except I was left with a faint feeling that they tended toward the nightmare and I was well out of them.

So! Coffee, a brisk workout, breakfast, and then I'm off to look at two or three more houses in Salina. As I wrote last night, I am not sanguine about finding what I want in my price range.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 21, 2026 06:44 AM (+2QQb)

48 >>>The H in HUDIMM stands for Half.

Or maybe "Harf"?

Posted by: m at April 21, 2026 06:45 AM (YbTYS)

49 w00t

Posted by: m at April 21, 2026 06:46 AM (YbTYS)

50 Temp in Salina, KS: 60, feels like 56, with 20 mph winds -- so I guess I won't be going outside for a pipe this morning. Probably not this afternoon, either. Even with a lighter it's hard to get a pipe lit under those conditions. Maybe on Thursday with the rain coming I can nip down to the pipe shop in Wichita, sit for a while, and commune with the briar and the leaf.

Though there is a vape-type "smoke" shop only a couple miles from here. I wonder if they would mind if I had a pipe there if I bought some pipe cleaners . . .?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 21, 2026 06:47 AM (+2QQb)

51 mornin yall. I ordered an Intel Arc Pro B70 video adapter yesterday. We will see how it compares with the $2k RTX 4000. I'll run my own benchmarks to see if it's worth saving $800 for video adapter.

$350 for 32gb of DDR5 6400. That ain't right.

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 06:47 AM (vFG9F)

52 @48/m: { Or maybe "Harf"? }

If the cat tries to eat it with the predictable outcome later:

"Hyurk!"

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 06:49 AM (O7YUW)

53
And you get a chance to relax a bit.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 06:28 AM (u82oZ)

_____________

It's a good thing I lived a solitary life before marrying HM. Being by myself doesn't bother me. When she's on the road, I call at 7:00 AM to check in and that may be it for the day apart from the odd text message.

But really I feel her here too. If, God forbid, something were to happen to her, I'd be alone in a different and frightening way.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 06:49 AM (tgvbd)

54 " Temp in Salina, KS: 60, feels like 56, with 20 mph winds "

Pfft. Stick around for a bit and we'll show you some real Kansas wind.

Posted by: Dorothy and Toto at April 21, 2026 06:49 AM (vFG9F)

55 @51/fd: I refuse to buy in at these prices.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 21, 2026 06:50 AM (O7YUW)

56 Good morning Horde. A balmy 29° here in the mid Hudson. In other words April as it was in the 80s last week

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 21, 2026 06:50 AM (gu0hJ)

57 "I refuse to buy in at these prices.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant"

I wouldn't either but it's not for me. Fortunately, it's easy to spend other people's money.

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 06:53 AM (vFG9F)

58 Hello everyone, it's Quarter Twenty.

I realize this is just one small post buried in about 85 gazillion others, but this one is very important to me. I've been anticipating it for a long time.

This is my first post on AOS as a retiree.

After more than four decades the next chapter begins today. I am no longer in possession of an employee badge.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 06:55 AM (2Ez/1)

59 Don't get me wrong; I'm not complaining about the weather here! The dry, lower temps compared to Da Swamp are marvelous. If I could smoke my pipe inside the hotel, the winds would not bother me.

Except -- Yesterday I went out to wash the car at a self-serve place. The surfaces dried almost before I could dry them, leaving some faint spots despite the "spot-free" rinse. Which is why I always dry my car instead of depending on "spot-free." Still, as I was coming back to the Buick after my burger at Bogey's, a senior citizen climbing out of his SUV called, "Pretty car!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 21, 2026 06:56 AM (+2QQb)

60 @46

>>but I'm starting to rethink that.

They also make great computers and hardware and have a Unix operating system.

Plus if you need Windows, it can run Windows.

What's not to like?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 21, 2026 06:56 AM (XV/Pl)

61 Here's a fun little "cat" video. A young Wisconsin turkey hunter found himself competing with a bobcat for dinner.

https://tinyurl.com/predatorcompetition

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 21, 2026 06:56 AM (gpPqV)

62 Wolfus Aurelius

Late lunch or early dinner at Martinelli's Little Italy on 158 S Santa Fe Ave.

Just saw your email. I guess I thought you would text my cell phone. Sent an email reply as well. It has a link to the place.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 06:57 AM (u82oZ)

63 This is my first post on AOS as a retiree.

After more than four decades the next chapter begins today. I am no longer in possession of an employee badge.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026


***
Congratulations! I joined the club about a year ago. It's sort of like summer vacation when you were a teen, except with more day-to-day responsibilities. But having no commute or boss is very liberating.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 21, 2026 06:57 AM (+2QQb)

64 Yay QT! Remember, when you take a road trip down our way, we have a place for you to park and hookup the RV if you want.

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 06:58 AM (vFG9F)

65 Meanwhile, my mom has been dealing with the VA. Apparently, she needs to send them even more documentation before they will acknowledge the POA she has for dad. And she can't get onto the site id.me because her ID has an initial that their records don't have. Normally this could be handled with a phone call but she has to keep an eye on dad.

If it would help, I'd fly out there and do the yelling for her.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 06:58 AM (99eI0)

66
After more than four decades the next chapter begins today. I am no longer in possession of an employee badge.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 06:55 AM (2Ez/1)

______________

Now you're in trouble. I say I wake up with nothing to do and by the end of the day I haven't done half of it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 06:59 AM (tgvbd)

67 Late lunch or early dinner at Martinelli's Little Italy on 158 S Santa Fe Ave.

Just saw your email. I guess I thought you would text my cell phone. Sent an email reply as well. It has a link to the place.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026


***
Apologies; I'm not used to texting anybody but Miss Linda. I've replied to your email. Yesterday the realty lady drove me around the area a little, and we passed Martinelli's, so I know where it is. Salina is a grid town, apparently, and easy to find your way around.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 21, 2026 07:01 AM (+2QQb)

68 30:The site was commemorated by a phosgene plant built next to it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh



LoL!! How sentimental!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 21, 2026 07:02 AM (sAmhv)

69 Thanks fd! May take you up on that.
I hope to meet up with lots of the moron population as I'm now free to roam about the country.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:03 AM (2Ez/1)

70 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Reply sent.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 07:07 AM (u82oZ)

71
LoL!! How sentimental!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come 

____________

I exaggerated, slightly. The battlefield is a popular tourist attraction, featuring a 567 foot tall monument, bit it IS on the Houston Ship Channel, which is nothing but refineries and chemical plants.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 07:09 AM (tgvbd)

72 OK... "hacking the code"...

Being open source is NOT what makes the code insecure.
"Open source" mean anyone can read the programming.
What makes it hackable is lousy choices in the coding. All open source does is let everyone see how insecure of a programmer you are. How much you want to be it was "vibe coding"?

Posted by: GWB at April 21, 2026 07:10 AM (mQFgh)

73 And she can't get onto the site id.me

Yeah, id.me rejected my RealID driver license because it couldn't read it (supposedly). It's still not working for me.

Posted by: GWB at April 21, 2026 07:13 AM (mQFgh)

74 I like to think there is a special place in hell for child molesters and people who steal markers from graveyards. Maybe not the same circle, but pretty damn close.

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 07:13 AM (vFG9F)

75 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

We have a plan for the meet-up.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 07:14 AM (u82oZ)

76 61 Here's a fun little "cat" video. A young Wisconsin turkey hunter found himself competing with a bobcat for dinner.

https://tinyurl.com/predatorcompetition

Posted by: Huck Follywood



Bobkittuh was just poking the unknown lump. It sounded like a turkey but it was not a turkey.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 21, 2026 07:14 AM (sAmhv)

77 Now you're in trouble. I say I wake up with nothing to do and by the end of the day I haven't done half of it.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 21, 2026 06:59 AM
###

Hunh.
Why does today feel like Saturday?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:17 AM (2Ez/1)

78 " Iran ‘prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield’"

They just got a new shipment of boats from Bass Pro Shop.

Posted by: fd at April 21, 2026 07:18 AM (vFG9F)

79 Job one: get rid of about ten pieces of logowear.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:20 AM (2Ez/1)

80 fd

More silhouettes to paint on the bridge wings or under the cockpit of an A-10.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 07:20 AM (u82oZ)

81 Yeah, id.me rejected my RealID driver license because it couldn't read it (supposedly). It's still not working for me.

If she could sit down long enough to talk to a human being, this could get resolved. But that ain't happening. As for her issues with the VA, I have a solution that starts with "Sweet cleansing fire."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 07:21 AM (99eI0)

82 Yeah, id.me rejected my RealID driver license because it couldn't read it (supposedly). It's still not working for me.

If she could sit down long enough to talk to a human being, this could get resolved. But that ain't happening. As for her issues with the VA, I have a solution that starts with "Sweet cleansing fire."
Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 07:21 AM (99eI0)

Agree completely. But you can not do the process I need to do in person anywhere anymore. And the callback system didn't work. I'm fine with a big pile of wood and some kerosene for the bureaucrats.

Posted by: GWB at April 21, 2026 07:23 AM (mQFgh)

83 I'm fine with a big pile of wood and some kerosene for the bureaucrats.

I'll provide the vehicle and an alibi and we'll go out for drinks afterward.

All the problems mom is having could be worse and I know this. But there are very simple ways to handle it that aren't being done. And this is why I am pushing my wife to get a copy of the POA her mom has.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 21, 2026 07:27 AM (99eI0)

84 Have a great day, everyone.

May there be travels with crepuscular rays, rainbows, and then a cloud dappled shy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 21, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

85 I may be shy, but I'm not cloud dappled shy.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:31 AM (2Ez/1)

86
JJS

Posted by: r hennigantx at April 21, 2026 07:34 AM (/+uur)

87 After more than four decades the next chapter begins today. I am no longer in possession of an employee badge.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty


Congratulations, QT!

I'm right on your heels...

Posted by: Oedipus at April 21, 2026 07:43 AM (Z6vKV)

88 Yay QT! Remember, when you take a road trip down our way, we have a place for you to park and hookup the RV if you want.
Posted by: fd


What if the shitter's full?

Posted by: Oedipus at April 21, 2026 07:46 AM (Z6vKV)

89 88 Yay QT! Remember, when you take a road trip down our way, we have a place for you to park and hookup the RV if you want.
Posted by: fd

What if the shitter's full?
Posted by: Oedipus
____
Ha! I refuse to go full Uncle Eddie.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:51 AM (2Ez/1)

90 Good riddance, Cook. Never ever liked you. I wish I never started on an iphone. Their updates are f8cking atrocious. I hadn't done one in quite a while but then was forced to do one to try and fix a reoccurring problem. It effed up the phone worse than ever. And the techs they have working at the stores and on the phone are not geniuses.

Posted by: sidney at April 21, 2026 08:12 AM (rzwGB)

91 79 Job one: get rid of about ten pieces of logowear.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 07:20 AM (2Ez/1)

Logowear is clothing or apparel customized with a company, brand, or organization’s logo, name, or message, typically used for employee uniforms, corporate branding, or promotional merchandise.

Posted by: m at April 21, 2026 08:17 AM (YbTYS)

92 The issue is that it is not with everybody's phone. It is with some people at a distance . Messages seem to reach FenSpouse ok, but I will try powering down.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 06:41 AM (PFs9e)

Who is your provider?

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 21, 2026 08:21 AM (5xuJ/)

93 *Logowear is clothing or apparel customized with a company, brand, or organization’s logo, name, or message, typically used for employee uniforms, corporate branding, or promotional merchandise.*
+++
I'll keep a ball cap. I like the look.
Also a silver signet ring I received for long service.
But I no longer need shirts or a windbreaker.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at April 21, 2026 08:45 AM (2Ez/1)

Overnight Open Thread [04/20/2026]

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That's a view that never fails to make me smile, and there are hundreds just like it across the American West.

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I got this text this evening:
You're making a huge mistake continuing to ignore us like this.

We're asking one last time.

Verify your voter profile ASAP. >> win26.io/le5v2b


It's from "WinRed," and directs to some stupid questionnaire from the NRSC. It is a perfect example of why the Republican Party sucks, and why we will never achieve the electoral success of the Democrats without wholesale changes. And by changes I mean the destruction of the Corporate GOP apparatus and its replacement with rabble-rousing young conservatives who hate the GOPe.

By the way, here is my answer:

Who do you think you are, saying that? Go fuck yourselves

It was interpreted by their system as a request to unsubscribe!
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Perhaps "SMOD" is the best option!

Go with the flow: Carmaker debuts voice-controlled 'in-vehicle toilet'

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NYPD cop on horseback chases down convicted killer-turned-purse snatcher in wild NYC bust

I was hoping for the mounted policeman to chase her down, knock her to the concrete, and let the horse trample her to death.

But I guess an arrest is okay too.

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1 Behind the galleries: the National Letterbox and Pillarbox Reserves.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 09:51 PM (VHUov)

2 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 09:51 PM (5UTWB)

3 Short OBD.

Should I be content with the content?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 09:54 PM (5UTWB)

4 Early! Howdy, y'all

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 20, 2026 09:55 PM (kOluj)

5 That looks like a highway in MT. When I was a kid, distances were given in "cainsees": you drive as far as you cain see...

I'm in the mountains now. I wonder if that's still true.

Posted by: Wenda at April 20, 2026 09:55 PM (JwoD2)

6 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 09:51 PM (5UTWB)

I emailed an interesting substack.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 09:55 PM (n9ltV)

7
Good evening.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 09:56 PM (n7rxJ)

8 Perhaps "SMOD" is the best option!
Go with the flow: Carmaker debuts voice-controlled 'in-vehicle toilet'


"The toilet-to-go will also boast a rotating heating element that evaporates urine and dries excrement."

Nothing like the smell of burning feces to make your countryside drive more pleasant.

Then again, it's China, so it's still probably better than the outside air.....

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 09:56 PM (VHUov)

9 I'm in the mountains now. I wonder if that's still true.

Posted by: Wenda at April 20, 2026 09:55 PM (JwoD2)


In the valley or at the peak?

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 09:56 PM (n9ltV)

10 Well done CBD, Thank you.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 20, 2026 09:56 PM (YBtcQ)

11 4 boob girl is overachieving. This AI? or does Mr Noem have siblings

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 09:58 PM (gKWVE)

12 Then again, it's China, so it's still probably better than the outside air.....

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 09:56 PM (VHUov)


It really is a disgusting culture.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 09:58 PM (n9ltV)

13 Willowed: 203 from last thread.

Thank you, TechumsehTea. I believe and hope that it will go well.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:58 PM (77rzZ)

14 Thanks CBD.

Your chocolate bar 1st world problems preyed on my mind until I caved today and went to the 'dollar' store for 'chocolate' bars.

Kit Kat Chunky and Coffee Crisp. Nice sizes for a loonie. I ate three.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 09:58 PM (Sco7b)

15 Congratulations Bulg!

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 09:59 PM (Sco7b)

16 Willowed reply (well, whatever we call it when responding to a question in a subsequent thread).

Ben Had - yep you've mentioned lard for pie crust before, and I need to try it. Heard tell that is in fact what some commercial recipes use.

Screaming in Digital - if you're here, I can post a link to the French apple cake recipe I use (with small modifications). And/or can post that on Sunday in CBD's food thread.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 09:59 PM (U/Byj)

17 Nothing like the smell of burning feces to make your countryside drive more pleasant.

Ahh the dairy air. Many a drive through northwestern Texas / eastern New Mexico has been so enlivened.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 09:59 PM (gKWVE)

18 I'm tired.

Posted by: Forrest at April 20, 2026 09:59 PM (abIsI)

19 I remember "cleaning" the bowls and blender attachments as a kid, hehe
Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 09:44

Oh yeah. Chocolate chip cookie dough was the best.

Not first, dang it!

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 20, 2026 10:00 PM (55Qr6)

20 Were they Berbers, Barbers or Moors?

Islam on the high seas...

https://tinyurl.com/bwbjudhb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 10:00 PM (FJMtP)

21 Chernobyl girl appears to have three nipples?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:00 PM (77rzZ)

22 CBD,
Maybe a high plateau? Altitude is exactly a mile, 5280 ft on the architectural drawings.

Posted by: Wenda at April 20, 2026 10:00 PM (JwoD2)

23 I believe and hope that it will go well.
Posted by: Bulg

Oh good another tax payer
~taxman

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 20, 2026 10:01 PM (YBtcQ)

24 That's a view that never fails to make me smile, and there are hundreds just like it across the American West.



You can see Forrest Gump wayyyy way down there.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 10:01 PM (/lPRQ)

25 Evenin' CBD! Thanks for the mystery click and exquisitely curated content.... hearty laughs ensued.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 20, 2026 10:01 PM (kOluj)

26 Top pic could be US 50 somewhere in Nevada or Utah.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 10:01 PM (utfVc)

27
Final

Philadelphia, 3 - Pittsburgh, 0

Flyers up 2 games to none.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 10:02 PM (tgvbd)

28 By the way, here is my answer:

"Who do you think you are, saying that? Go fuck yourselves"

It was interpreted by their system as a request to unsubscribe!


Hah!

I got stuck in a loop of AI-driven customer-support hell on the phone, and its answer to my eventual F-bomb was to connect me to an actual human.

They're training me well; I won't be nearly as forgiving next time. Going "blue" early and often FTW.

Posted by: mikeski #$*#$'s the &%#$@* AI at April 20, 2026 10:02 PM (VHUov)

29 If all cultures are equal, then cannibalism is just a matter of culinary taste
_Leo Strauss

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 10:02 PM (FJMtP)

30 UT 168

Posted by: Forrest at April 20, 2026 10:02 PM (abIsI)

31 That daughter eating her brother's lunch, a new Caterina S'Forza is born.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 10:02 PM (2GVsD)

32 rhomboid, crisco will always make a good textured pie crust, but I find it to be bland. Lard or butter make a better tasting crust.

mom used to make an oil crust using corn oil, which is easier, but the flaky texture is not there. I have also experimented with a hot water crust, but I find that also has texture issues, at least the way I make it.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 10:03 PM (rbvCR)

33 Thank you, Stateless!

I hope that you and your pooch are well.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:03 PM (77rzZ)

34 4 boob girl is overachieving. This AI? or does Mr Noem have siblings
Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 09:58 PM (gKWVE)

Talk about motorboating opportunities, you could have a regular Gold Cup hydroplane race there.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 10:04 PM (utfVc)

35 Ahh the dairy air. Many a drive through northwestern Texas / eastern New Mexico has been so enlivened.
Posted by: gKWVE

Ha! You need to drive I5.
~Harris ranch.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 20, 2026 10:04 PM (YBtcQ)

36 Nevada 50 has longer stretches of straight road that goes for hundreds of miles. A hidden NP gem is Great Basin NP. Stunning views and little to no crowds.

Posted by: Forrest at April 20, 2026 10:04 PM (abIsI)

37 Chernobyl girl is a time traveler from Mars.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 10:04 PM (2GVsD)

38
I was hoping for the mounted policeman to chase her down, knock her to the concrete, and let the horse trample her to death.

He had no lasso?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 10:05 PM (Cqx++)

39 Maybe they should issue to mounted police sabers.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 10:05 PM (2GVsD)

40 That's a view that never fails to make me smile, and there are hundreds just like it across the American West.

Yep. Just think how many bodies you can hide out there.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

41 I'm done jogging. Time to go back to Greenbow, Alabama

Posted by: Forrest Gump at April 20, 2026 10:05 PM (wVcYX)

42 There's four if you look closely.

*cough* Or so they say.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 10:05 PM (aJQbY)

43 Chernobyl girl appears to have three nipples?
Posted by: Bulg


There. Are. Four. Nips.

Posted by: J. L. Picard at April 20, 2026 10:05 PM (VHUov)

44 Good evening morons und danke CBD.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)

45 Son #2 told us that Uncle Jack joke years ago. Wife and I laughed so much.

We done good, raising our boys.

Posted by: My Sons are Funny at April 20, 2026 10:06 PM (0aYVJ)

46 Good evening morons und danke CBD.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:06 PM (RIvkX)


Bitte!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:06 PM (n9ltV)

47 I drove 100 MPH twice on I-80 in the Nevada Desert. I figured, if any place was the place to do it, that was.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:07 PM (77rzZ)

48 Sorry I'm late, I was testing a hypothesis. I will be sibmitting the paper to scientific journals when complete, but the gist of it is, no, snowshoes are not effective in quicksand.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 20, 2026 10:07 PM (PMi3m)

49 I was hoping for the mounted policeman to chase her down, knock her to the concrete, and let the horse trample her to death.
====

Never let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Or something.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:07 PM (RIvkX)

50 Up top pic, 1980 Camaro, t-tops off, cassette loaded and blasting music, speedometer pegged. Fun content, CBD. Thanks.

Posted by: scampydog at April 20, 2026 10:08 PM (41CYW)

51 Chernobyl girl appears to have three nipples?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:00 PM (77rzZ)

There are four nipples!

Posted by: Jean Luc Picard at April 20, 2026 10:08 PM (wVcYX)

52 Does she immigrate to Mars later?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 20, 2026 10:09 PM (ZVgZ4)

53 'bout time for me to make tomorrow's coffee and get ready for bed. I've just starting S.M. Stirling's The Sky People, a Heinlein-Burroughs kind of alternate-history story where the Russians and Americans find that Venus, our Venus, is very Earthlike under the cloud cover, and somehow has humans, Neanderthals, and dinosaurs roaming the two polar continents. It's fun so far, and I'll read a bit more before going to sleep.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:09 PM (+2QQb)

54 I got stuck in a loop of AI-driven customer-support hell on the phone, and its answer to my eventual F-bomb was to connect me to an actual human.
They're training me well; I won't be nearly as forgiving next time. Going "blue" early and often FTW.
Posted by: mikeski #$*#$'s the &%#$@* AI at April 20, 2026 10:02

Yep, I learned that with the hellish Walgreens phone hell. Tell them to fcku off and you get a human.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 20, 2026 10:09 PM (55Qr6)

55 Posted by: Jean Luc Picard at April 20, 2026 10:08 PM

Jinx!

Posted by: J. L. Picard at April 20, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)

56 Nice ONT, CBD! Thanks.

Posted by: LRob in OK at April 20, 2026 10:09 PM (7D3Aa)

57 Wait. Today was the infamous 4/20? Where were you at 4:20 p.m.?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:10 PM (+2QQb)

58 Thanks for the Monday edition of the ONT, CBD!

I love your response to WinRed and your analysis of how in particular they sucked at the email sent to you. I have made similar responses to their requests in the past, and they finally stopped sending emails. And your analysis that fresh, young thinking is sorely needed is spot on!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 20, 2026 10:10 PM (vrNzf)

59 Ha! You need to drive I5.
~Harris ranch.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 20, 2026 10:04 PM (YBtcQ)

It's the smell of money, you know. Dairy is big business. Milk from the cow, and fertilizer, too.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:10 PM (1Ff7Z)

60 Thanks CBD. I laughed.

Can you get me that Chernobyl chick's phone number?

Posted by: tankdemon at April 20, 2026 10:10 PM (PMi3m)

61 I generally hate the interstates. But the stretch of I-25 between Casper and Buffalo is wonderful. Very little truck traffic, following the east slope of the Bighorns. Just stay away around Rally time in August. Fooking bikers ruin everything.

Posted by: I Drive a Lot at April 20, 2026 10:10 PM (0aYVJ)

62 Stateless, are you doing better? It sounds like it from your posts.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 10:10 PM (nz1sK)

63 "NYPD cop on horseback chases down convicted killer-turned-purse snatcher in wild NYC bust"
++++++

Convicted killers walking the streets of NYC is no big deal, in fact Alvin Bragg encourages it.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:10 PM (y171U)

64 Sorry I'm late, I was testing a hypothesis. I will be sibmitting the paper to scientific journals when complete, but the gist of it is, no, snowshoes are not effective in quicksand.
Posted by: tankdemon


I'm glad one of your fellow researchers was studying the tensile strength of jungle vines.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

65 "But I guess an arrest is okay too."

Well, she got turned loose on her own recognizance right away, so she can resume her life of crime.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (utfVc)

66 Are we sure that WinRed isn't run by the same people as ActBlue? Possibly literally?

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (aJQbY)

67 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:09 PM (+2QQb)

How's the trip so far?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (1Ff7Z)

68 Perhaps 4 breasted lady is a genius.

I think she noticed how women were always trying to enhance their breasts to make themselves more attractive to men.

This brave, intelligent woman thought "Hmmm, instead of size, let's try quantity."

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (Sco7b)

69 I drove 100 MPH twice on I-80 in the Nevada Desert. I figured, if any place was the place to do it, that was.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026


***
I ran the '86 Mercedes S-Class up to 100 in NE New Mexico, out in the middle of nowhere, the old route of the Santa Fe Trail. A grand experience.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (+2QQb)

70 Boob number 4 is a little caddywampus.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (BT3km)

71 Japan, nuked too much or not enough?

https://youtu.be/xGOneMdjpw4

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (2GVsD)

72 Field was charged with grand larceny and false impersonation for allegedly lying about her name. She has 14 prior arrests on her record.

She has been arrested for three other crimes this year, including allegedly threatening someone with scissors, kicking a man and stealing $900 in merchandise.
_______________________________

AND, somehow she was out on Parole.

Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (dIske)

73 It is my cat’s birthday. He is 6 today. It’s also J’s birthday. lol.

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 10:13 PM (Wmg4n)

74 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:09 PM (+2QQb)

How's the trip so far?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026


***
Enjoying the dryness and lower temps. The roads are pretty good in town, even better outside. The houses I looked at today, well, one was okay, one was meh, and one would need a lot more work than its Realtor pics indicated.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)

75 There are some roads in far west Texas that look like that.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 20, 2026 10:14 PM (ZVgZ4)

76 Piper, how is Soup?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 10:15 PM (2GVsD)

77 I just watched Nancy Grace try to explain anti gravity to Sean Hannity. It was like the monkey thought he could get the football off.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 20, 2026 10:15 PM (w/O5Q)

78 Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 20, 2026 10:10 PM (vrNzf)

WinRed is total GOPe scum.

They sell phone numbers to anyone with cash, but they claim no responsibility for the spam that ensues.

Fuck them. I will never give them a penny...ever. And they have soured me on about 99% of the rest of the Republican cash-slurping world.

Nice job...Assholes!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:15 PM (n9ltV)

79 Enjoying the dryness and lower temps. The roads are pretty good in town, even better outside. The houses I looked at today, well, one was okay, one was meh, and one would need a lot more work than its Realtor pics indicated.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)

City amenities, the people, shopping venues? Maybe a couple of book stores? What's the price range?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

80 Anna, it looks like the setting might be more interesting than the story

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (aJQbY)

81 62 Stateless, are you doing better? It sounds like it from your posts.
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 10:10 PM (nz1sK

Thank you for asking. Getting there. I'm starting work on my projects so I can have income too.

Ralphy needs me here to take care of him, but I have a plan.

And I read about your husbands' first day. That made me happy. Thanks.

Back to the last part of my surreal Japanese movie. Chernobyl lady would fit right in.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (Sco7b)

82 We once drove US 50 through Utah and Nevada. It was amazing. And we were lucky to see the Shoe Tree, before it was cut down by some crazy bitch. just wish we had taken some pics.

Great Basin National Park was fun, pointing out that there are oases in Nevada, and they are the numerous mountain ranges.

Posted by: I Drive a Lot, and I love America at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (0aYVJ)

83 There's still a lot of highways in the SW where it's a pretty good idea to have some extra water and a little food in case of a breakdown. No cell service, no traffic sometimes for many hours or even days.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (gm9Sb)

84 AND, somehow she was out on Parole.
Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (dIske)

What's remarkable, is that according to the story, she actually served 25 years on the 2000 murder rap. Leads me to think she was a troublesome prisoner, or she would have gotten paroled sooner?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (utfVc)

85 My family played a game on road trips where we would try to guess the mileage on the next road sign.

That and the license plate alphabet game.

But mostly there was a line down the middle of the backseat and I got yelled at for looking through the other window.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (A5RD0)

86 There are some roads in far west Texas that look like that.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 20, 2026


***
When I was coming back from Carlsbad, NM, headed to San Antonio in '93, Dwight Yoakum's "A Thousand Miles From Nowhere" was the perfect song.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:17 PM (+2QQb)

87 Jeez...what kind of fags are AoSHQ drivers?

I routinely exceed 100mph on the fucking NJ Turnpike! And when I am in Vermont on I-91? Yippee!

Do better. Be better.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:17 PM (n9ltV)

88 78 “cash-slurping”

Well said, CBD. And so stolen.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:18 PM (77rzZ)

89 I drove 100 MPH twice on I-80 in the Nevada Desert. I figured, if any place was the place to do it, that was.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026

***
I ran the '86 Mercedes S-Class up to 100 in NE New Mexico, out in the middle of nowhere, the old route of the Santa Fe Trail. A grand experience.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (+2QQ

100 MPH on the Garden State Parkway, The Staties were..not amused..

Posted by: I can't drive 55 at April 20, 2026 10:18 PM (nbLIj)

90 Enjoying the dryness and lower temps. The roads are pretty good in town, even better outside. The houses I looked at today, well, one was okay, one was meh, and one would need a lot more work than its Realtor pics indicated.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)
====
Do you have other destinations planned?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:18 PM (RIvkX)

91 And they have soured me on about 99% of the rest of the Republican cash-slurping world.


You are late to the party. Been there for a couple of decades.

Posted by: LRob in OK at April 20, 2026 10:18 PM (7D3Aa)

92
Motorcyclist stopped by police horse.

https://youtu.be/lmc0ynhZSas

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 10:19 PM (tgvbd)

93 Driving from Texas to Utah. Once you clear Austin, the gps instruction reads something like, “follow this route 300 miles.”

Posted by: Advo at April 20, 2026 10:19 PM (jO4mz)

94 100 MPH on the Garden State Parkway, The Staties were..not amused..

Posted by: I can't drive 55 at April 20, 2026 10:18 PM (nbLIj)


Yeah...the GSP is far more aggressively patrolled than the NJTP.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:19 PM (n9ltV)

95 City amenities, the people, shopping venues? Maybe a couple of book stores? What's the price range?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026


***
All good so far, though I haven't checked the bookstores. I know they have some. Their downtown is amazing: a super wide main street with angle parking, no parking garages or meters (though the angle spots are three hours only, but I can live with that). Lots of different, thriving stores.

I won't incite hilarity among the patrons of this fine blog by mentioning the price range I'm hoping to stay within.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:20 PM (+2QQb)

96 Thanks Kindltot. I have realistic expectations, don't expect to duplicate a good professional crust. Just want mine less chewy. They do vary from one to the other, some better. Pretty much keep same technique (either pastry blender or food processor), everything's very cold, etc. I'll just keep experimenting, including trying shortening again (half shortening/half butter) and then lard.

Leaf lard, per Ben Had, to be precise. Reco'd for fruit/sweet pie crusts - apparently a neutral flavor, so also OK for savory (might just use salted butter for those combos).

This place makes me hungry!

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 10:20 PM (U/Byj)

97 The Oxford Comma would like a word with your example ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 20, 2026 10:21 PM (3sXRv)

98 76 Piper, how is Soup?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026

He is good! He is still silly. He is laying in bed with the kitties and everyone is keeping their paws to themselves.

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 10:21 PM (Wmg4n)

99 I made CCC's yesterday... with the chocolate feves.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 20, 2026 10:21 PM (VCgbV)

100 4 breasted lady you say?

Posted by: Captain Kirk at April 20, 2026 10:21 PM (41CYW)

101 I drove 100 MPH twice on I-80 in the Nevada Desert. I figured, if any place was the place to do it, that was.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026

The aforementioned stretch of I-25 between Casper and Buffalo WY, I would drive my Nissan Frontier well over 100 mph. First, fun. Second, I love my truck. Smooth as silk.

Posted by: I Drive a Lot, and I love America at April 20, 2026 10:21 PM (0aYVJ)

102 WinRed is total GOPe scum.

They sell phone numbers to anyone with cash, but they claim no responsibility for the spam that ensues.

Fuck them. I will never give them a penny...ever. And they have soured me on about 99% of the rest of the Republican cash-slurping world.

Nice job...Assholes!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo


* nods *

Third Law.

Posted by: zombie Robert Conquest at April 20, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

103 "You're making a huge mistake continuing to ignore us like this.
We're asking one last time.

Verify your voter profile ASAP. >> win26.io/le5v2b"

I am wondering who thought this was a good idea. One thing I have noticed is that the more recent generations have ... issues communicating properly. In a tone and manner that actually works. Even though they are 'writing' more than almost any preceding generation before them with texting, they seem to lack all decorum when doing so. It's as though they cannot predict how what they write will be interpreted in text without context- even though they communicate in the same way all the time.

A better way to say it might have been: 'With the issues we face, please lend your support. We cannot afford not to fight these battles.' Make it a group thing rather than a confrontational, insulting mess that a retard wrote.

Just my two cents.

Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 10:22 PM (bss/y)

104 Do you have other destinations planned?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026


***
Going to look at the famous cowtown Abilene, a pipe shop in Wichita, and a town known as "Little Sweden" for its high percentage of Scandinavian ancestry, Lindsborg. And I'll be back in Fort Scott on Sunday and may be able to look around there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:22 PM (+2QQb)

105 I won't incite hilarity among the patrons of this fine blog by mentioning the price range I'm hoping to stay within.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:20 PM (+2QQb)

I can't recall the area Week Geek suggested in MO, but on YT there's a guy, Jed The Realtor, who shows houses in the Jefferson City area.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:23 PM (1Ff7Z)

106 Yay, ONT!

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 20, 2026 10:23 PM (+9wcF)

107 This brave, intelligent woman thought "Hmmm, instead of size, let's try quantity."
Posted by: Stateless


She went with both -
Volume volume volume.





Big


and


Chunky

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 10:23 PM (/lPRQ)

108 I woke up this evening and I got myself a beer.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:23 PM (Fbc0I)

109 I may have a classic nova lox bagel in the morning. Just because,

Posted by: Eromero at April 20, 2026 10:24 PM (LHPAg)

110 Well, that's makes sense

@nicksortor
🚨 HOLY CRAP! The Iranian-flagged ship Touska, which the US military seized yesterday, was in-bound from China “loaded with dual-use chemicals used to manufacture ballistic missiles,” per WP
US Marines are now searching 5,000 containers on board.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 20, 2026 10:24 PM (diia5)

111 I woke up this evening and I got myself a beer.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:23 PM (Fbc0I)

Hungover Jim Morrison? *urp*

Posted by: I Drive a Lot, and I love America at April 20, 2026 10:24 PM (0aYVJ)

112 64 I'm glad one of your fellow researchers was studying the tensile strength of jungle vines.
Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)

Me too. But why did he have to include poison ivy in his study?

Posted by: tankdemon at April 20, 2026 10:25 PM (PMi3m)

113 Jeez...what kind of fags are AoSHQ drivers?

I routinely exceed 100mph on the fucking NJ Turnpike! And when I am in Vermont on I-91? Yippee!

Do better. Be better.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:17 PM (n9ltV)

*pulls out in front of CBD in the fast lane, doing 10 under and with blinker on*

Posted by: Mr. Count de Magoo at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (wVcYX)

114 77 I just watched Nancy Grace try to explain anti gravity to Sean Hannity. It was like the monkey thought he could get the football off.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 20, 2026 10:15 PM (w/O5Q)

Nancy also thinks the 11 mysterious scientist deaths are a problem...

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (y171U)

115 I made CCC's yesterday... with the chocolate feves.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 20, 2026 10:21 PM (VCgbV)


I have a two-pound bag of them waiting for the correct moment. But I need your recipe for the jumbo-sized cookies!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (n9ltV)

116 Uncle Timmy here, here to see a man about a horse...

Posted by: Gov. Tim Walz at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (d9i2R)

117 I may have a classic nova lox bagel in the morning. Just because,

Posted by: Eromero at April 20, 2026 10:24 PM (LHPAg)


Good man!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (n9ltV)

118 All this 100-mph talk reminds me that I don't think I've ever run the Buick over about 80. It's as solid at that speed, given a smooth road, as it is at 60 or 70, so I could do it. But nowadays, with the surveillance on us everywhere, with my luck I'd run the car up to a smooth 100 and get a huge ticket in the mail.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (+2QQb)

119 Fuck them. I will never give them a penny...ever. And they have soured me on about 99% of the rest of the Republican cash-slurping world.

Nice job...Assholes!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:15 PM (n9ltV)
* * * *
I wouldn't mind tossing some dollars Trump's way, but it goes through an allocation process that includes asshats such as Thune and Cornyn (and so many others!). Not gonna do it.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 20, 2026 10:27 PM (vrNzf)

120 *pulls out in front of CBD in the fast lane, doing 10 under and with blinker on*

Posted by: Mr. Count de Magoo at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (wVcYX)


You and every third NJ driver.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:27 PM (n9ltV)

121 I had to send a letter to WinRed to get them to stop spamming my phone. I have no idea how they got me #. Took some doing but now they leave me alone. I never give money to politicians, ever.

Posted by: Bob at April 20, 2026 10:27 PM (hWhmF)

122 Can you get me that Chernobyl chick's phone number?
Posted by: tankdemon


I don't know her phone number, but I bet her three sizes are around 34CD-22D-32.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 10:27 PM (VHUov)

123 4 breasted lady you say?
Posted by: Captain Kirk

It's not a tumah!

Posted by: Ahnold at April 20, 2026 10:27 PM (BT3km)

124 License plate alphabet game?
Never heard of that variation- did it take forever?

Our version was:
1) it must be first letter in the word, but "X" was any word excluding Texas, Tex, and Texaco (later, Exxon). Because we lived there, so too easy.
2) no license plates
3) You can use any roadside signs or lettering on trucks.

We were all so close together in age, that the much younger annoying sibling wasn't an issue.

Posted by: sal at April 20, 2026 10:27 PM (f+FmA)

125 CCC is either Commodity Credit Corp. or Civilian Conservation Corps to me. What's its meaning here?

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 10:29 PM (U/Byj)

126 84 AND, somehow she was out on Parole.
Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (dIske)

What's remarkable, is that according to the story, she actually served 25 years on the 2000 murder rap. Leads me to think she was a troublesome prisoner, or she would have gotten paroled sooner?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (utfVc)

Republicans were in charge of NYC back then.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:29 PM (y171U)

127 I can't recall the area Week Geek suggested in MO, but on YT there's a guy, Jed The Realtor, who shows houses in the Jefferson City area.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026


***
Joplin, way down in the SW corner of Missouri.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:30 PM (+2QQb)

128 We were all so close together in age, that the much younger annoying sibling wasn't an issue.
Posted by: sal at April 20, 2026 10:27 PM (f+FmA)

4. First one to call "bug" when you see a Volkswagen Beetle.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:30 PM (1Ff7Z)

129 I wonder if she had quadruplets.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 10:30 PM (BT3km)

130 Nancy also thinks the 11 mysterious scientist deaths are a problem...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (y171U)

Looking at the list that was posted here the other night, only about half are "mysterious" or unsolved. Three appeared to be a love triangle murder-suicide, two on the East coast were the work of a nutbar who thought one of the scientists had screwed him over for a research job, and one in California was murdered by a hobo, for reasons yet unknown.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 10:31 PM (utfVc)

131 4-breasted chilly gal is like the double drive thru lanes at Chic-Fil-A or McDonalds.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 10:31 PM (wVcYX)

132 125 CCC is either Commodity Credit Corp. or Civilian Conservation Corps to me. What's its meaning here?
Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 10:29 PM (U/Byj)

Based on the context, I am guessing chocolate chip cookies.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 20, 2026 10:31 PM (PMi3m)

133 I wonder if she had quadruplets.
Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 10:30 PM (BT3km)

Makes it easier to feed.

Posted by: Lady Madonna at April 20, 2026 10:32 PM (1Ff7Z)

134 One of our favorite road games when the boys were teenagers was Mad-Libs. We would get to laughing so hard.

Posted by: I Drive a Lot, and I love America at April 20, 2026 10:32 PM (0aYVJ)

135 CCC is either Commodity Credit Corp. or Civilian Conservation Corps to me. What's its meaning here?
Posted by: rhomboid

Did not read up thread but . . .


Catechism of the Catholic Church?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 20, 2026 10:32 PM (cYBz/)

136 Don't remember road trip games. Do remember going to Disneyland, older brothers were responsible for calling out when they first saw the Matterhorn. Would happen somewhere amidst the orange groves that surrounded the southern approaches.

A few years ago I went to a hockey store that is almost literally across the 5 from the Matterhorn. Could barely see it.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 10:32 PM (U/Byj)

137 114 77 I just watched Nancy Grace try to explain anti gravity to Sean Hannity. It was like the monkey thought he could get the football off.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 20, 2026 10:15 PM (w/O5Q)

Nancy also thinks the 11 mysterious scientist deaths are a problem...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (y171U)

Maybe they are, I don't know, what I do know is that Nancy Grace trying to convey gravitational lensing to Sean Hannity was like a bird flying into a window. Nothing gets through but it sure is annoying.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 20, 2026 10:33 PM (w/O5Q)

138 95 Their downtown is amazing: a super wide main street with angle parking, no parking garages or meters (though the angle spots are three hours only, but I can live with that). Lots of different, thriving stores.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:20 PM (+2QQb)

Sounds like 1950's-1970s USA downtowns.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:33 PM (y171U)

139 130 "and one in California was murdered by a hobo, for reasons yet unknown."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 10:31 PM (utfVc)

It really makes you appreciate Ace doing so much to cull the hobo population.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 20, 2026 10:34 PM (PMi3m)

140 Sounds like 1950's-1970s USA downtowns.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:33 PM (y171U)

Long since gone. Except the meters are still there.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:34 PM (1Ff7Z)

141 95 Their downtown is amazing: a super wide main street with angle parking, no parking garages or meters (though the angle spots are three hours only, but I can live with that). Lots of different, thriving stores.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:20 PM (+2QQb)

Sounds like 1950's-1970s USA downtowns.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:33 PM (y171U)

It's not Willoughby by chance, is it? Give it a miss.

Posted by: Rod Serling at April 20, 2026 10:36 PM (wVcYX)

142 Top pic gave me an instant "Carefree Highway" vibe.

Posted by: Rex B at April 20, 2026 10:37 PM (a992C)

143 Sounds like 1950's-1970s USA downtowns.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:33 PM (y171U)

Long since gone. Except the meters are still there.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:34 PM (1Ff7Z)

On it!

Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at April 20, 2026 10:37 PM (wVcYX)

144 On it!
Posted by: Cool Hand Luke at April 20, 2026 10:37 PM (wVcYX)

Anyone who cuts off meter heads spends a night in the box.

Posted by: Floorwalker at April 20, 2026 10:38 PM (1Ff7Z)

145 > I just watched Nancy Grace try to explain anti gravity to Sean Hannity.
----

how in the hell did the subject even come up

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 10:38 PM (ZxPkt)

146 100mph.
Pikers
~AZ drivers

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 20, 2026 10:39 PM (YBtcQ)

147 I just watched Nancy Grace try to explain anti gravity to Sean Hannity.
----

how in the hell did the subject even come up
Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 10:38 PM (ZxPkt)

He was staring at her pendulous orbs?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:39 PM (1Ff7Z)

148 130 Nancy also thinks the 11 mysterious scientist deaths are a problem...
Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:26 PM (y171U)

Looking at the list that was posted here the other night, only about half are "mysterious" or unsolved. Three appeared to be a love triangle murder-suicide, two on the East coast were the work of a nutbar who thought one of the scientists had screwed him over for a research job, and one in California was murdered by a hobo, for reasons yet unknown.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 10:31 PM (utfVc)

That won't stop our intrepid sleuth Nancy "Drew" Grace.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 10:40 PM (y171U)

149 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 10:41 PM (sAmhv)

150 >>>I routinely exceed 100mph on the fucking NJ Turnpike! And when I am in Vermont on I-91? Yippee!

Do better. Be better.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

>Come out here to flyover country and we'll introduce you to Bambi and the pronghorn. You can haul ass when the sun is out, but those nighttime critters will ruin your day.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:41 PM (Fbc0I)

151 I will often speed up to 100 to pass the inevitable line of trucks, before they can try to pass one another going uphill.

For the most part I try to avoid the interstate, but between Boise and Mountain Home it is very difficult.

Still ,got home from SLC pretty quickly yesterday. Just very nerve-wracking.

Posted by: I Drive a Lot, and I hate I-84 at April 20, 2026 10:43 PM (0aYVJ)

152 I remember driving Columbus to Canada.

Ohio, beautifully maintained roads but I drove the speed limit because pilice were everywhere.

Michigan, I drove slow because I didn't want to lose a tire.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 10:43 PM (Sco7b)

153 NYPD cop on horseback chases down convicted killer-turned-purse snatcher in wild NYC bust
I was hoping for the mounted policeman to chase her down, knock her to the concrete, and let the horse trample her to death.

But I guess an arrest is okay too.

>>> Was that a citizen's arrest at the end? Either way, that guy did not look like someone you want to mess with.

Posted by: pookysgirl wishes her county used more horseback patrols at April 20, 2026 10:44 PM (Wt5PA)

154 I needed to change the oil of my 2018 F-150 5.0. It takes 9 (nine!) quarts of oil. I have done it before, and it is always an adventure, mainly due to a frame cross member being less than an inch from the plastic drain plug in the plastic oil pan.

I was doing my usual "one-weird-trick" of using a sheet of cardboard to deflect the oil into my used oil basin, when I noticed the big dip pan under the basin was rapidly filling with oil. My plastic oil drain basin had a crack in it at about the 2-quart level.

$10 worth of Pig Mat later, I had most of the oil mopped up. I was glad to find I could wring out a sheet of Pig Mat and use it a couple of times. Then I got to deal with the stuck oil filter, which felt like some inbred, mouth-breathing hillbilly had installed it with an impact wrench, even though I know it was me who put it on, just a hair past finger-tight. Nearly two hours after I started, I was finally done with a 30 minute job.

I hereby declare myself to be the Anti-AOP!

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 20, 2026 10:45 PM (9P99/)

155 I went real fast on a motorcycle once
near Hartsel CO
some wide open roads out there

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 10:46 PM (ZxPkt)

156 Happy to report that cocoa powder has been obtained. Placed on a shelf so that anyone under 5'8 would have missed it, and it was turned to the back, so you didn't know what it was until you grabbed it. I took the one behind it and moved it to the front, facing forward to make it easier to spot for the more vertically-challenged..

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 20, 2026 10:46 PM (nbLIj)

157 79 Enjoying the dryness and lower temps. The roads are pretty good in town, even better outside. The houses I looked at today, well, one was okay, one was meh, and one would need a lot more work than its Realtor pics indicated.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:14 PM (+2QQb)

City amenities, the people, shopping venues? Maybe a couple of book stores? What's the price range?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

Wolfus: From previous thread, you're in Salina, Ks?

Wasn't Judy Barton* from there?

FWIW, California doesn't tax social security. They do tax everything else, however and 25 gallons of regular at Costco today cost me >125$$


*Jimmy Stewart's love interest in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 10:46 PM (QGaXH)

158 Anyone who cuts off meter heads spends a night in the box.
Posted by: Floorwalker

I first watched that film with my Dad and Grandpa. Dad and Pops argued long into the night about what brand of pipe cutter it was.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 20, 2026 10:47 PM (cYBz/)

159 @79.
Oh, I love those questions.
City Amenities- one red light and three cops
The people- best not to talk to them
Shopping venues- Dollar General
Book Stores- you kidding?
Price range- how much you got?

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 10:48 PM (pvf3X)

160 I first watched that film with my Dad and Grandpa. Dad and Pops argued long into the night about what brand of pipe cutter it was.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 20, 2026 10:47 PM (cYBz/)

Did they ever decide which of them was right?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 10:48 PM (1Ff7Z)

161 Speaking of tires, I should check the psi in mine tomorrow morning. The temps have been lower in the mornings here than they were in NO, of course, and the tires were set to 35 there on Thursday. They may have lost a bit here. I have a Home Depot portable tire compressor in the trunk, and it takes me only a few minutes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:49 PM (+2QQb)

162 Bob Dole was from Russel, Kansas.

Also, best parts of Kansas are away from I-70. It's a pretty state.

Posted by: Not Bob Dole at April 20, 2026 10:50 PM (0aYVJ)

163 That highway pic reminds me of the final scene of the movie "Shooter".

Posted by: illiniwek at April 20, 2026 10:50 PM (vbXSk)

164 It's the same recipe x1.5 and use a big ice cream scoop to portion the cookies. Just be careful when adding the chocolate, you don't want to break the disks too much. A little is inevitable when using the stand mixer.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 20, 2026 10:51 PM (VCgbV)

165 Wolfus: From previous thread, you're in Salina, Ks?

Wasn't Judy Barton* from there?. . .

*Jimmy Stewart's love interest in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026


***
It's been a while since I saw that movie. Kim Novak's character? Yes, Salina it is!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:52 PM (+2QQb)

166 Most critters are predictable, they follow the sunrise and sunset. But not the moose and bears, they'll jump into the road at any hour. I've seen commuters hit a bear and total their vehicle. And piss the bear off.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:53 PM (Fbc0I)

167 163 That highway pic reminds me of the final scene of the movie "Shooter".

--------

Or Vanishing Point

Which has the distinction of featuring the first set of bare boobs I ever saw in a movie.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 10:53 PM (nWPIJ)

168 Speaking of tires, I should check the psi in mine tomorrow morning. The temps have been lower in the mornings here than they were in NO, of course, and the tires were set to 35 there on Thursday. They may have lost a bit here. I have a Home Depot portable tire compressor in the trunk, and it takes me only a few minutes.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:49 PM (+2QQb)

Every fall, our "tire light" comes on. I am about five hours north-northeast of where you are now. (I only know this because my brother lives on the south side of Kansas City, KS.)

Posted by: pookysgirl wants the warm weather to continue at April 20, 2026 10:53 PM (Wt5PA)

169 @nicksortor
🚨 HOLY CRAP! The Iranian-flagged ship Touska, which the US military seized yesterday, was in-bound from China “loaded with dual-use chemicals used to manufacture ballistic missiles,” per WP
US Marines are now searching 5,000 containers on board.
Posted by: weft cut-loop


Wouldn't it be terrible if some unknown underwater drone f'ed up some Chyna port facility?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 10:54 PM (/lPRQ)

170 Bob Dole was from Russel, Kansas.

Also, best parts of Kansas are away from I-70. It's a pretty state.
Posted by: Not Bob Dole at April 20, 2026


***
I recall passing through Russell on I-70 when moving to Denver in '97. Abilene, east of Salina on the same interstate, was the home of Eisenhower.

In the movie version of Man From U.N.C.L.E.'s pilot, Robert Vaughn's Solo tells Luciana Paluzzi about his paranoid grandmother from Kansas. She asks, "Are you from Kansas?" He says, "Isn't everybody?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:55 PM (+2QQb)

171 161 Speaking of tires, I should check the psi in mine tomorrow morning. The temps have been lower in the mornings here than they were in NO, of course, and the tires were set to 35 there on Thursday. They may have lost a bit here. I have a Home Depot portable tire compressor in the trunk, and it takes me only a few minutes.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:49 PM (+2QQb)

You mentioned in the Cafe thread how nice Denver or Santa Fe must have been back in the '60's. The movie Vertigo (195 has a lot of background scenes of 1958 San Francisco. Truly a beautiful town.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 10:55 PM (QGaXH)

172 I got that stupid text too.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 10:56 PM (Fmj+u)

173 I've been getting a ton of political mail about CIA Barbie and her Merry band of marxists plan to gerrymander VA in favor of the Soviets. The one from some progressive outfit letting me know that voting is public record and THEY know whether I did or not, is kind of East German chic for me. I will be voting No. I suspect this will pass anyway because voting has been broken. I fully expect CIA Barbie and her Merry band of marxists to monkey wrench everything in order to get there desired results.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 10:57 PM (sAmhv)

174 171 161 Speaking of tires, I should check the psi in mine tomorrow morning. The temps have been lower in the mornings here than they were in NO, of course, and the tires were set to 35 there on Thursday

----------

TPMS is your friend.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 10:57 PM (nWPIJ)

175
Every fall, our "tire light" comes on. I am about five hours north-northeast of where you are now. (I only know this because my brother lives on the south side of Kansas City, KS.)
Posted by: pookysgirl wants the warm weather to continue at April 20, 2026


***
The Buick doesn't have a tire light, but the TPMS reports in near-real time: After a lag, the readout shows you the PSI in each tire. If there is a sudden loss of pressure, such as in a blowout, the system spits out a warning

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:57 PM (+2QQb)

176 93 Driving from Texas to Utah. Once you clear Austin, the gps instruction reads something like, “follow this route 300 miles.”
Posted by: Advo at April 20, 2026 10:19 PM (jO4mz)

I-10 west from Phoenix headed home to Orange County 'bear left at Ca-60, 250+ miles'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 10:58 PM (QGaXH)

177 I won't incite hilarity among the patrons of this fine blog by mentioning the price range I'm hoping to stay within.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:20 PM (+2QQb)


I was looking at KS houses for sale on Redfin, and the prices there are more reasonable than the ones here in Oregon.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 10:59 PM (rbvCR)

178 Kansas comments: Eisenhower lived in Kansas, of course, but was born in Denison, TX, almost in OK.

Salina is where I turn on the way to Denver.

Salina has a great car show every summer. Hundreds of cars in the city park. Hotter than Hades!

I-70 from the CO line to Salina is a very boring drive.

End of comments.

Posted by: LRob in OK at April 20, 2026 11:00 PM (7D3Aa)

179 I-10 west from Phoenix headed home to Orange County 'bear left at Ca-60, 250+ miles'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK)


U-Turn east & drive 447 miles to Bucee's !!!

Posted by: Adriane the Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May in April Critic . . . at April 20, 2026 11:00 PM (3ZUWJ)

180 95 City amenities, the people, shopping venues? Maybe a couple of book stores? What's the price range?
Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026

***
All good so far, though I haven't checked the bookstores. I know they have some. Their downtown is amazing: a super wide main street with angle parking, no parking garages or meters (though the angle spots are three hours only, but I can live with that). Lots of different, thriving stores.

I won't incite hilarity among the patrons of this fine blog by mentioning the price range I'm hoping to stay within.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:20 PM (+2QQb)

Did you look at Zillow? You can set it to only show you properties with garages.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 11:00 PM (QGaXH)

181 HOLY CRAP! The Iranian-flagged ship Touska, which the US military seized yesterday, was in-bound from China “loaded with dual-use chemicals used to manufacture ballistic missiles,” per WP
US Marines are now searching 5,000 containers on board.
Posted by: weft cut-loop

But. Orange Man Bad, or some shit. All I know is that PDT is quite possibly our last best hope.

I am genuinely afraid of what will happen after he leaves office. This might just be a glitch in the matrix. Enjoy it while it lasts.

Posted by: America, you guys at April 20, 2026 11:00 PM (0aYVJ)

182 Or Vanishing Point

Which has the distinction of featuring the first set of bare boobs I ever saw in a movie.
Posted by: Cicero
................................
If it's the scene I'm thinking about, you saw more than boobs.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 11:01 PM (sAmhv)

183 Time I packed it in, all. Workout early tomorrow in the fitness center, cleanup and breakfast, and then the realtor lady is coming by for 9:30 so we can look at some more houses. After seeing for myself the variation between the look of a house on Realtor dot com and its look in the real world, I'm not very sanguine.

We will see.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 11:02 PM (+2QQb)

184 Vehicle toilet....Indian truck driver # hole in the floor

Posted by: Muchas buchas at April 20, 2026 11:02 PM (CDX35)

185 A 4-way intersection in that highway pic would be nice.

Posted by: Director of Castaway at April 20, 2026 11:02 PM (a992C)

186 Chelsea Clinton completed the Boston Marathon today, and wouldn't you know that both Hillary and Bill were at the finish line.

Her time was 3:40:52, which is actually very good.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 11:03 PM (y171U)

187 Did you look at Zillow? You can set it to only show you properties with garages.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026


***
You can do that with Realtor too, though sometimes it doesn't work. Maybe Zillow would be better.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 11:03 PM (+2QQb)

188 Integration is non-committal and border controls barely exist, …
_ Belgian MEP @Assita_Kanko

If we accept the blackmail of radical Muslims who always scream “Islamophobia” when you have an opinion, then we stop fighting for our own ideas, … Refuse to submit...We need to stop being naive about radical Islam.

https://tinyurl.com/2thu347y

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:03 PM (FJMtP)

189 82 We once drove US 50 through Utah and Nevada. It was amazing. And we were lucky to see the Shoe Tree, before it was cut down by some crazy bitch. just wish we had taken some pics.

Great Basin National Park was fun, pointing out that there are oases in Nevada, and they are the numerous mountain ranges.
Posted by: I Drive a Lot, and I love America at April 20, 2026 10:16 PM (0aYVJ)

Shoe Tree was cut down by a spurned dude. Not a crazy bitch. I was practically living in Middlegate at the time.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:04 PM (WYOCN)

190 TPMS is your friend.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 10:57 PM (nWPIJ)

Until the sensors cack out, then it becomes a PITA.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:04 PM (utfVc)

191 I somehow got on a Dem text message list--I let one keep coming through out of morbid curiosity. The Dem one is just as one note as the WinRed, but the Dem one is hysterical TDS messaging. Maybe WinRed would be more effective if they switched to hysterical anti Dem messaging.

Posted by: Lirio100 at April 20, 2026 11:04 PM (ky7/T)

192 We used to play license plate scrabble, the three letters on the plate had to be used in a word, in order.

NAP could be "Snap" or 'Unappreciated" for example.
the winner came up with the most words, taking turns.
This was the GF who used to smoke my butt playing Scrabble, by the way, and she really enjoyed the game

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 11:05 PM (rbvCR)

193 studying the tensile strength of jungle vines.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 10:12 PM (VHUov)
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As a young boy I tested the strength of vines growing in the woods behind my friend's house. I was 20 feet up or so and that vine didn't hold anything... certainly not me. When I tried to stand up the world looked sideways... the horizon was vertical.

Too much Tarzan as a kid I guess

Posted by: 496 at April 20, 2026 11:06 PM (xA5Rj)

194 I-70 from the CO line to Salina is a very boring drive.

End of comments.
Posted by: LRob in OK at April 20, 2026


***
I've done it twice, once in a car and once, horribly, the first time, in a rented Ryder truck hauling my car behind it. Heading uphill into a spring wind. In a vehicle limited to 55 mph (this was '97, and some companies still went with that stuff).

It took five times forever.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 11:06 PM (+2QQb)

195 China to import record amount of US Ehane as Iran war chokes off Naphtha, LPG supplies...

The fate of Chinese plastics production is suddenly in the hands of Uncle Sam.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:07 PM (FJMtP)

196 Chelsea Clinton completed the Boston Marathon today, and wouldn't you know that both Hillary and Bill were at the finish line.
Posted by: Joemarine

Too bad both her natural parents weren't there.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 20, 2026 11:07 PM (cYBz/)

197 I don't get the joke with story about Uncle Jack ????

Cackle................. Cackle.................. Cackle !!!!

Posted by: Kami Harris at April 20, 2026 11:11 PM (38587)

198 Great top picture. I'm getting a serious itch to tour the country on a motorcycle.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 11:11 PM (snZF9)

199 Chelsea Clinton completed the Boston Marathon today, and wouldn't you know that both Hillary and Bill were at the finish line.

Her time was 3:40:52, which is actually very good.
Posted by: Joemarine


Run like Joe Biden is chasing you.....

Run like Dad is chasing you.....

Run like Teddy Kennedy is chasing you.....

Posted by: running through Chelsea's mind at April 20, 2026 11:11 PM (VHUov)

200 TPMS is your friend.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 10:57 PM (nWPIJ)

Until the sensors cack out, then it becomes a PITA.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:04 PM (utfVc)

I yanked them all out of the colorado a few months ago when I had the tires done.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 11:13 PM (snZF9)

201 In fact I think that pic at the top is HWY 50. About 50 miles east of Fallon. Just over the crest of Eastgate heading to Middlegate.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:14 PM (WYOCN)

202 Do better. Be better.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

If driving the speed limit is good, driving double the speed limit is twice as good.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 20, 2026 11:14 PM (HZniy)

203 Greetin's, cretins. Would have been here sooner, but we were dining at daughter's with her husband and her mom-in-law, a delightful lady, native Italian, one-time briefly Texan, mostly New Yorker, getting her taste of Oklahoma cultchuh. Also our son, whose birthday is tomorrow. So, you can understand our priorities.

Now that I'm here, I'm listening to classic Doors, remembering driving west like the top pic, and anticipating more content & comments. It's a CBD Monday.

Posted by: mindful webworker - let it roll all night long at April 20, 2026 11:14 PM (iMJMF)

204 Maybe WinRed would be more effective if they switched to hysterical anti Dem messaging.
Posted by: Lirio100 at April 20, 2026 11:04 PM (ky7/T)

Why would they want to insult their friends?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 11:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

205 Up top pic, 1980 Camaro, t-tops off, cassette loaded and blasting music, speedometer pegged. Fun content, CBD. Thanks.
Posted by: scampydog

Not just any music. Judas Priest. Point of Entry.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 20, 2026 11:17 PM (HZniy)

206 Up top pic, 1980 Camaro, t-tops off, cassette loaded and blasting music, speedometer pegged. Fun content, CBD. Thanks.
Posted by: scampydog

Not just any music. Judas Priest. Point of Entry.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 20, 2026 11:17 PM (HZniy)

Desert Plains.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 11:17 PM (snZF9)

207
The Iranian-flagged ship Touska, which the US military seized yesterday, was in-bound from China “loaded with dual-use chemicals used to manufacture ballistic missiles,”

____________

"Experts"

A) The Republic of Iran has no ballistic missile program.

B) The Iranians have thousands of ballistic missiles that Drumpf failed to destroy!!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 11:18 PM (mKHS2)

208 127

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Joplin, way down in the SW corner of Missouri.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:30 PM (+2QQb)


I grew up in Joplin, somewhat more than 29 years ago. It's OK-ish, but not real high on my list of desirable places to live.

Posted by: a.moron at April 20, 2026 11:18 PM (X5Jzz)

209
Chelsea Clinton completed the Boston Marathon today

__________

This year's Boston Marathon?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 11:19 PM (mKHS2)

210 I routinely exceed 100mph on the fucking NJ Turnpike! And when I am in Vermont on I-91? Yippee!

Do better. Be better.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:17 PM (n9ltV)

Hubs had a 93 Ford Escort GT (5 speed Mazda engine) before we got married. One perfect Saturday morning, we drove from our house outside Boston to my parents house just north of Stowe, VT and did it in under 2 hours. Hubs hit 100 mph on I-89 just over the NH border and held steady until almost Waterbury. Scared the pants off me.

Posted by: Effie Perrine at April 20, 2026 11:20 PM (b77PF)

211 "I've been getting a ton of political mail about CIA Barbie and her Merry band of marxists plan to gerrymander VA."

Getting real fucking tired of that Gaylord cocksucker infesting youtube with his faggy lies.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 20, 2026 11:20 PM (HZniy)

212 ____________

"Experts"

A) The Republic of Iran has no ballistic missile program.

B) The Iranians have thousands of ballistic missiles that Drumpf failed to destroy!!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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You can't fix stupid. It's a form of nitrogen (fertilizer) they use for propellant and bombas.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:21 PM (FJMtP)

213 Chelsea Clinton completed the Boston Marathon today

__________

This year's Boston Marathon?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 11:19 PM (mKHS2)
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Oh damn, that's funny. Threadwinner.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 11:21 PM (HEno2)

214 It's from "WinRed," and directs to some stupid questionnaire from the NRSC. It is a perfect example of why the Republican Party sucks, and why we will never achieve the electoral success of the Democrats without wholesale changes.

Somehow I got on a leftwing list. They send me gimme money texts sure, but they also have actual human beings call me and offer to drive me to the polls and you know "help me vote"

All I have ever gotten from the GOPe are things like, "Donate in the next 20 minutes and get a 12X match" or "I can't believe you won't support the President, I thought we knew you better 18-1"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)

215 I like my little Corolla, mostly... but I have the minimal package on it, so the TPMS only does a single 'low pressure yes/no' lamp (by which it means 'one is significantly off from the others', or possibly 'the highest is too far from the lowest'?), no indication of which tire or by how much. So it's always an adventure when I get 'round to testing them when it decides to come on.

That minimal package, however, means I miss out on a lot of BS that otherwise I'd have to figure out how to turn off or trace and cut wires or pop chips or pull fuses or w/e.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 11:22 PM (aJQbY)

216 nicksortor
🚨 HOLY CRAP! The Iranian-flagged ship Touska, which the US military seized yesterday, was in-bound from China “loaded with dual-use chemicals used to manufacture ballistic missiles,” per WP
US Marines are now searching 5,000 containers on board.
Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 20, 2026 10:24 PM (diia5)

I think we knew it before the ship was stopped. (Hence the reason we were so determined to stop it). The ships last port of call was a Chinese city known for prodding chemical stocks, including the perchlorate used for solid rocket motors.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:22 PM (Fmj+u)

217 190 TPMS is your friend.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 10:57 PM (nWPIJ)

Until the sensors cack out, then it becomes a PITA.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:04 PM (utfVc)

I'm struggling with that very issue right now on my 2019 Ram.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 11:23 PM (QGaXH)

218 Amy Klobuchar is calling for a congressional hearing on a cabinet official's alleged drinking by anonymous, uninformed source.

Her own state just lost $9 billion to fraud on her watch.

She has not called for a hearing on that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:23 PM (FJMtP)

219 I've had the TPMS alarm and there was nothing wrong with the tires. It is an old Honda Civic, so my that's why. Usually on my trips to Western PA. Doesn't go off around Babylon DC.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 11:25 PM (sAmhv)

220 Not just any music. Judas Priest. Point of Entry.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 20, 2026 11:17 PM (HZniy)

Red Barchetta, by Rush.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:25 PM (Fmj+u)

221 By the way, if we ever add another weekend Topic, I vote for 'car (repair) talk', and I nominate Alberta Oil Peon to be the primary host.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 11:26 PM (aJQbY)

222 Her own state just lost $9 billion to fraud on her watch.

She has not called for a hearing on that.


Government theft doesn't occur in blue states because the politicians aren't watching.

Government theft occurs in blue states because that is the POINT of government in blue states

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 11:26 PM (sKqQm)

223 The ships captain is also an IRGC man.

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Bob Cummings was born & raised? in Joplin, Missouri.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:27 PM (FJMtP)

224
I have learned that my TPMS will also go off if the tires are over-inflated.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 11:27 PM (mKHS2)

225
Speaking of tires, I should check the psi in mine tomorrow morning. The temps have been lower in the mornings here than they were in NO, of course, and the tires were set to 35 there on Thursday
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TPMS is your friend.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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Every fall, our "tire light" comes on. I am about five hours north-northeast of where you are now. (I only know this because my brother lives on the south side of Kansas City, KS.)
Posted by: pookysgirl wants the warm weather to continue

How to tell you and your spouse are both Army to the core.
Smash: "Bif? Did you do the monthly pmcs on the bikes, cars, and check the tire pressure in the spare tires?
Bif (on the inside): *ahhhhh fuck! It's fucking Saturday! I've worked six 10 hour days and want to sit on my ass today!*
Smash: "if you do the monthkies now, we can go on a nice motorcycle ride, then stop for bbq"
Bif: "I'm on it."


Girl knows how to push my damned buttons. She has house pmcs monthlies for checking the plumbing for leaks, seeps, and moldy growth under the sinks.

*sigh*

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 20, 2026 11:28 PM (Jf2Xp)

226 Oh. And every damned thing we have, has the tpms sensors.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 20, 2026 11:29 PM (Jf2Xp)

227 That pretty girl with four tits was denied symmetry.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:29 PM (FJMtP)

228 Tire pressure idiot lights are a waste. Seasonal temp swings caused me a few undue panic stops to check tire pressure, better to not have them and the false sense of security. But the tpms that reports pressure saved my ass from a tire losing a pound a minute at CBD speeds...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 20, 2026 11:29 PM (HZniy)

229 TPMS to me sounds like a tire leak waiting to happen.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:29 PM (WYOCN)

230 87 Jeez...what kind of fags are AoSHQ drivers?

I routinely exceed 100mph on the fucking NJ Turnpike! And when I am in Vermont on I-91? Yippee!

Do better. Be better.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:17 PM (n9ltV)


I hit 130 on the I-35 overhead managed lanes between 635 and Loop 12 in my Q60. That was fun!

Posted by: goozer at April 20, 2026 11:30 PM (BAs8w)

231 Speaking of The Doors, Tiny Tim does the best cover of People are Strange.

Posted by: On the Old Front Porch at April 20, 2026 11:30 PM (oftw2)

232 221 By the way, if we ever add another weekend Topic, I vote for 'car (repair) talk', and I nominate Alberta Oil Peon to be the primary host.
Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 11:26 PM (aJQbY)

As long as we add talk about classic cars, I'm in.

Doesn't have to be every weekend, could be an occasional topic.

Might work in either the Hobby or FWP threads too.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 11:31 PM (QGaXH)

233 Amy Klobuchar is calling for a congressional hearing on a cabinet official's alleged drinking by anonymous, uninformed source.
Her own state just lost $9 billion to fraud on her watch.
She has not called for a hearing on that.
Posted by: Braenyard

I'm an anonymous uninformed source, and I'd like to call for an investigation into HER drinking. Bitch.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 20, 2026 11:31 PM (HZniy)

234 I couldn't send money to WinRed. It sounds like it's a Communist front; nowadays, Chinese.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 20, 2026 11:33 PM (S/Y4j)

235 Reason #349340854 why car dealers blow hairy ass. Mrs B had her RDX at the Acura dealer for an oil change and to see about a noise coming from one of the wheels. I figure let them find it and I'll fix it. They tell her the back shocks are bad and it needs brakes. I can see the shocks needing to be replaced, I noticed it sometimes gets an extra bounce on the right dip in the road, and as far as the brakes go they're not all that old, and the backs usually last a while. I'm on speaker phone with her and the mechanic is there. I asked how much are the shocks, he says $1200 and $600 to put them in, and $600 for the brakes. $2400 for everything. I laughed in the phone. I said not in this lifetime, sell that shit to some Q-tip, not happening. I bought KYB gas adjust shocks for $90 each, they took 10 minutes each to change after the wheels were off, and I did the brakes while I was at it. She had at least 50% of her brake pads left, so they weren't bad, so that was a lie, but I changed them anyway. $220 for parts, and an hours worth of time. Still need to find the noise though. It could be the tires. Fucking dealers..

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 11:34 PM (snZF9)

236 168 Every fall, our "tire light" comes on. I am about five hours north-northeast of where you are now. (I only know this because my brother lives on the south side of Kansas City, KS.)
Posted by: pookysgirl wants the warm weather to continue at April 20, 2026 10:53 PM (Wt5PA)

Even here in relatively mild southern California I'll have a tire light come on in the fall.

That's how I know it's fall.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 11:34 PM (QGaXH)

237 Looks like desolate, parched, wasteland in that top photo. You couldn't get two bucks an acre for it.

Posted by: Sunshine Realty at April 20, 2026 11:35 PM (oftw2)

238 Speaking of scams, I got one recently claiming my drivers license would be irrevocably cancelled if I didn't pay a fee. It had a link to a site ending in "pay.me", so I deleted it.

I don't think it would trip most of the Horde, but forewarned is forearmed.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 20, 2026 11:36 PM (S/Y4j)

239 Fire Ant Report:

Until now, overseas transfers of domestically produced finished products have been limited to rescue, transportation, vigilance, surveillance, and minesweeping (the so-called "five types"), but with this amendment, in principle, all defense equipment can be transferred.

As the security environment becomes increasingly difficult, no country can now protect its own peace and security with just one country...partner countries are expressing their expectations for the defense equipment that Japan is developing under the concept of "exclusive defense."

Meeting these needs and transferring defense equipment will contribute to improving the defense capabilities of these countries and ultimately preventing conflict from occurring, thereby ensuring Japan's security...
_Sanae Takaichi@takaichi_sanae


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:36 PM (FJMtP)

240 223

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Bob Cummings was born & raised? in Joplin, Missouri.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:27 PM (FJMtP)


As was Dennis Weaver, Chester on Gunsmoke.

Posted by: a.moron at April 20, 2026 11:37 PM (X5Jzz)

241 Looks like desolate, parched, wasteland in that top photo. You couldn't get two bucks an acre for it.
Posted by: Sunshine Realty

Ok, I'll take a 100,000 acres please.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 20, 2026 11:38 PM (HZniy)

242 I have learned that my TPMS will also go off if the tires are over-inflated.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


That has got to annoy Obama.
His hottest tip in his shit economy was to overinflate your tires for more mpg.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 11:39 PM (/lPRQ)

243 240 223

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Bob Cummings was born & raised? in Joplin, Missouri.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:27 PM (FJMtP)

As was Dennis Weaver, Chester on Gunsmoke.

Posted by: a.moron at April 20, 2026 11:37 PM (X5Jzz)

MCCLOUD!!!!

Posted by: Chief Peter B. Clifford at April 20, 2026 11:39 PM (QGaXH)

244 The TPMS light can be a useful warning, but it also gives "false positives." I did once drive a rental car that told me (quite accurately) the pressure of each individual tire, and that was a nice feature.

As for political fundraising texts and emails, most of them read like they were written by a not-particularly literate scammer in Bangalore. No, I don't believe that President Trump personally asked whether I had responded to any of the last 500 emails you sent.

Posted by: PabloD at April 20, 2026 11:41 PM (zUFRX)

245 Off Sunday Mystery Movie sock.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 11:41 PM (QGaXH)

246 Hubs had a 93 Ford Escort GT (5 speed Mazda engine) before we got married. One perfect Saturday morning, we drove from our house outside Boston to my parents house just north of Stowe, VT and did it in under 2 hours. Hubs hit 100 mph on I-89 just over the NH border and held steady until almost Waterbury. Scared the pants off me.

Posted by: Effie Perrine at April 20, 2026 11:20 PM (b77PF)

sounds like it worked....

-_-

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 20, 2026 11:41 PM (nsSpm)

247 Point, OrangeEnt.

As far as offering rides, etc. Might be that the Repubs here in NoVa need to recruit younger members to do that...

Posted by: Lirio100 at April 20, 2026 11:42 PM (ky7/T)

248 I have no TPMS. I don't feel deprived.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:43 PM (FJMtP)

249 Looks like desolate, parched, wasteland in that top photo. You couldn't get two bucks an acre for it.
Posted by: Sunshine Realty at April 20, 2026 11:35 PM (oftw2)

If only land accessible from a road was that cheap.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 11:43 PM (1Ff7Z)

250
Carolina wins in double OT and take a 2-0 lead in games over Ottawa. The faster Canadian teams get eliminated the better.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 11:44 PM (tgvbd)

251 Carolina wins in double OT and take a 2-0 lead in games over Ottawa. The faster Canadian teams get eliminated the better.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 11:44 PM (tgvbd)

idk, i kinda want a buf - mtl second round. would be wild i think.

Posted by: SturmToddler at April 20, 2026 11:44 PM (nsSpm)

252 Irony alert at ChiTrib: Nunda Township is being inundated by the Fox River in Illinois.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 11:45 PM (N8ZBc)

253 *BEZOS CLOSE TO $10B FUNDRAISING DEAL FOR PROJECT PROMETHEUS: _FT
--

Don't telll TJM

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:46 PM (FJMtP)

254 Geez...

Shoeless Nigerian man was arrested in Italy after grilling a cat near a park.

If that is 'cultural diversity,' I don't want any part of it. Nyah

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:46 PM (2GVsD)

255 Point, OrangeEnt.

As far as offering rides, etc. Might be that the Repubs here in NoVa need to recruit younger members to do that...
Posted by: Lirio100 at April 20, 2026 11:42 PM (ky7/T)

Someone else, maybe? Or I forgot what I posted, which isn't beyond belief.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 11:47 PM (1Ff7Z)

256 I Knead Dem Biscuits:

https://tinyurl.com/4u4x5uma

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 20, 2026 11:47 PM (kpS4V)

257
Jeez...what kind of fags are AoSHQ drivers?
I routinely exceed 100mph on the fucking NJ Turnpike! And when I am in Vermont on I-91? Yippee!
Do better. Be better.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo
=====
I hit 130 on the I-35 overhead managed lanes between 635 and Loop 12 in my Q60. That was fun!
Posted by: goozer


I've signed out on leave at Ft. Bliss at midnight, and stopped for breakfast in Abilene at 1000. Does that count? The pasta burner saw 142mph two saturdays ago headed down to Auburn. Felt like 80mph. Damed bike is skeery smooth.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at April 20, 2026 11:48 PM (Jf2Xp)

258 Hey guys,

We have a launch in 2 hous.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - GPS III SV10
SpaceX - Falcon 9 - GPS III SV10
Launch Date: April 21, 2026
Launch Time: 2:53 a.m. EDT (0653 UTC, 08:53 CEST)

https://youtu.be/ZQA2q5dqly0

Posted by: Joyenz at April 20, 2026 11:48 PM (2F0/Y)

259 Why did Bezos name his giant phallus Glen?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)

260 Shoeless Nigerian man was arrested in Italy after grilling a cat near a park.

If that is 'cultural diversity,' I don't want any part of it. Nyah
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:46 PM (2GVsD)

Hopefully the Nigerian gets grilled by local police....

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 20, 2026 11:49 PM (S/Y4j)

261 Why did Bezos name his giant phallus Glen?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)

Didn't want to be too obvious?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 11:49 PM (1Ff7Z)

262
259 Why did Bezos name his giant phallus Glen?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:48 PM (2GVsD)

He wanted to name it Glans.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:50 PM (Fmj+u)

263 260 If it's any consolation, a lion killed a Nigerian in 2024, according to the internet.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 11:50 PM (N8ZBc)

264 If it's any consolation, a lion killed a Nigerian in 2024, according to the internet.

Hakuna mata. the circle of life.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:51 PM (2GVsD)

265 Unearthed interview of Gavin Newsom losing his temper goes viral after California governor, then 38, is grilled about giving booze to, Brittanie Mountz, his NINETEEN-year-old girlfriend.
(Is that a stripper name or what?)

https://tinyurl.com/4n2u38jp

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 11:52 PM (FJMtP)

266 Pittsburgh finishes the season in second place in the Metropolitan Division, have home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs, and promptly crapped on all of that. Down 0-2 to there hated cross state rival.

Yea, that's about right. Can't have nice things. Oh well, racing and golf season is in full swing and that's occupying my spare time! Haven't gone golfing myself yet. In May, the driving range at Burke Lake, VA is open an extra hour, 10pm.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 11:52 PM (sAmhv)

267
263 260 If it's any consolation, a lion killed a Nigerian in 2024, according to the internet.
Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 11:50 PM (N8ZBc)

The lion was really pissed off when he found that his winning lottery ticket was in fact worth nothing.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:53 PM (Fmj+u)

268 Gotta be a stripper name

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 11:53 PM (aJQbY)

269 237 Looks like desolate, parched, wasteland in that top photo. You couldn't get two bucks an acre for it.
Posted by: Sunshine Realty at April 20, 2026 11:35 PM (oftw2)

Back in the day you could find 40 acre parcels for 10 or 20 grand. Hard to find now. I've been eyeballing a place called Yerrington for a while now. 10 acres for about $20,000 is more the going rate. There was a guy selling 40s for $5,000 a few years ago out on I80 between Button Point and Golconda but I think he passed away.
The property is weird out here. The railroads got paid in land so there are checkerboards all along wherever there was track laid. A lot of the private property is landlocked by federal property.
The pic up top if, I am correct in where it is, is Navy land, Fallon Naval Air Station, on both sides. There is a place called The Centroid Facility just to the left out of camera view and there are huge earthquake faults to the right.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:53 PM (WYOCN)

270 Gavin and Keir should be stranded on the same remote island.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:53 PM (2GVsD)

271 Thanks for the ONT!

We once were in Salinas on the hottest temp of the day in the USA...120. Car overheated on new road Driving from the Intermountain West to MS, married 1yr.

I nearly overheated, & was busy keeping our husky/malamute/German shepherd doggie alive...feeding her ice from the cooler. She was super hot & I had to force it on her. Normally she would have wanted to be barking & biting strangers.

My husband did something & we decided to quit driving early for the day. Found the first motel & it had blissful A/C. Our pup lay down & was in heaven, as were we, in the AC. Watched black & white TV...I think Andy Griffith...in nirvana. Got something for dinner & left the next morning under cooler weather & a tornado warning.

Here's a song I like for the road, and may the road not rise up to meet you if you are going too fast (as I tended to do in my prime).Favorite by this band.

Hope Ace feels better soon and the US Navy and Marines take out all the IRGC barbarians soon.

Good night and have a pleasant tomorrow. I will have a good one with 7mo old baby grandgirl all to myself, husband and tulips.

https://tinyurl.com/2rx3bbd5

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 20, 2026 11:54 PM (WONhk)

272 Hedley Lamarr to the governor, "your secretary's name is Brittanie Mountz?"

Governor, "yeah she mounts everything."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:54 PM (2GVsD)

273 "That's a view that never fails to make me smile, and there are hundreds just like it across the American West."

Hwy 50 in long stretches across Nevada.

Posted by: 13times at April 20, 2026 11:55 PM (enMZU)

274 270 Gavin and Keir should be stranded on the same remote island.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:53 PM (2GVsD)

Add Macron for a throple.

I'm glad no one has ever invited me to a throple.Sounds icky and I know I'd start laughing at an inappropriate moment, if not projectile vomiting. I ain't no fool.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 20, 2026 11:56 PM (WONhk)

275 The pic up top if, I am correct in where it is, is Navy land, Fallon Naval Air Station, on both sides. There is a place called The Centroid Facility just to the left out of camera view and there are huge earthquake faults to the right.
Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:53 PM (WYOCN)

That landlocked deal kills any interest in buying open desert land for me. Maybe BLM leasing is a better option for a retreat.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 11:57 PM (1Ff7Z)

276 Orange Ent

Look for a decommissioned missile silo complex.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:58 PM (2GVsD)

277 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 20, 2026 11:59 PM (SRRAx)

278 "I'm glad no one has ever invited me to a throple."

People seem to be so lusty these days. I'm the only person on earth left who hasn't ever taken a naked selfie, I reckon.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 11:59 PM (N8ZBc)

279 Ok. I don't usually give money in political races, but I think I found one in Iowa to contribute to . It is absolutely appalling to me that a Christian "minister in training" would officiate at a Satanist wedding . This is not even now. It is two decades ago, all because apparently because it was a "loving" thing to . She should never have been ordained story . From Fox News. So I will give to the Republican in the race, Zack Nunn

https://tinyurl.com/2p9p8u5u

And it's late here so I can't stay around to debate women in ministry. I don't see any point in that anyway. Have a good evening .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 12:00 AM (As86G)

280 Look for a decommissioned missile silo complex.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:58 PM (2GVsD)

Too pricey for my wallet. Just would like a little mountain top somewhere to put up a Home Depot shed and turn it into a part time use cabin.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 21, 2026 12:00 AM (1Ff7Z)

281 279 Link broken, Fen. Sounds interesting.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 12:02 AM (N8ZBc)

282 People seem to be so lusty these days. I'm the only person on earth left who hasn't ever taken a naked selfie, I reckon.
Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 11:59M (N8ZBc)

Well, there are two of us. I mean, what would be the point? Have my sons find it on my phone if I have a sudden trip to heaven?

"Mom! What were you thinking?" Nah. What is a mystery to me is all the wacko women teachers rapin 15yr old boys (who I am sure don't mind). But what are the teachers thinking and has this always gone on, or just weird times since Obama?

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 21, 2026 12:03 AM (WONhk)

283 I like the gallery cartoon very much.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 21, 2026 12:03 AM (YlWIZ)

284 281 OOoops, I found it. Ima derp. Carry on!

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 12:03 AM (N8ZBc)

285 Look for a decommissioned missile silo complex.
Posted by: Anna Puma

Old AT&T Long Lines facilities are pretty cool too.

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 21, 2026 12:03 AM (WixR9)

286 Link broken, Fen. Sounds interesting.
Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 12:02 AM (N8ZBc)

Works for me. Brave browser.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 21, 2026 12:04 AM (1Ff7Z)

287 People seem to be so lusty these days. I'm the only person on earth left who hasn't ever taken a naked selfie, I reckon.
Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 11:59 PM (N8ZBc)

I haven't either. Nobody needs to see that.

Posted by: Reforger at April 21, 2026 12:04 AM (WYOCN)

288 Gavin and Keir should be stranded on the same remote island.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:53 PM (2GVsD)

Preferably on a different planet. Maybe one with constant asteroid bombardment.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 12:06 AM (snZF9)

289 118 All this 100-mph talk reminds me that I don't think I've ever run the Buick over about 80. It's as solid at that speed, given a smooth road, as it is at 60 or 70, so I could do it. But nowadays, with the surveillance on us everywhere, with my luck I'd run the car up to a smooth 100 and get a huge ticket in the mail.

I do believe the main purpose of modern traffic enforcement is to identify and catch the people who they figure will pay the ticket. Perhaps the insurance companies kick back some of the money from the following rate hike even if what brought the ticket caused no claim to be filed by anyone.

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 21, 2026 12:06 AM (3/XaG)

290 Sorry; Try this link for the Lutheran pastor officiating at a Satanist wedding. This is from X:

https://tinyurl.com/4nymsrfc

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 21, 2026 12:06 AM (As86G)

291 "has this always gone on"

I attended Lane Tech 1967-2001. All boys HS, 5000 of us. If the female teachers were putting out, the boys would have been bragging about it, and I didn't hear anything. We had one hot English teacher who taught Paul Simon lyrics as Literature. She would have been the one to bet on, but I heard bupkis.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 12:07 AM (N8ZBc)

292 I've signed out on leave at Ft. Bliss at midnight, and stopped for breakfast in Abilene at 1000. Does that count? The pasta burner saw 142mph two saturdays ago headed down to Auburn. Felt like 80mph. Damed bike is skeery smooth.
Posted by: BifBewalski


Lubie's !!!

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 21, 2026 12:07 AM (/lPRQ)

293 290 Your link was good, Fen. It was my brain that was broken.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 12:08 AM (N8ZBc)

294 1967-1971. Brain still broken.

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 12:08 AM (N8ZBc)

295 >>>Old AT&T Long Lines facilities are pretty cool too.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings
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Cheapest fort you'll ever buy.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 12:09 AM (FJMtP)

296 If I had Musk money I'd be buying every inch of desert land I could find.

Posted by: Reforger at April 21, 2026 12:11 AM (WYOCN)

297 Excerpt: "Though Trone Garriott expressed initial concern about the wedding [of the two satanists,] by the end of the ceremony she spoke tenderly about the man with a pentagram tattooed on his face.

"Was he getting teary?" Trone Garriott asked during her remarks. "They had a lot of baggage between the two of them, but there was no denying how they were looking at each other.""

Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 12:12 AM (N8ZBc)

298
I don't believe the story about the Chinese car toilet as presented. Maybe somebody got a patent for this idiocy, but I think the vast majority of Chinese would find the idea weird and disgusting.

Look at some of the stupid things that have been patented in the US.

Posted by: Pillsbury Corp at April 21, 2026 12:14 AM (bYpLU)

299 I'm glad no one has ever invited me to a throple.Sounds icky and I know I'd start laughing at an inappropriate moment, if not projectile vomiting. I ain't no fool.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 20, 2026 11:56 PM (WONhk)

1 dude with 2 lipstick lesbians is more fun than a human male should legally be allowed.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 12:15 AM (snZF9)

300 >>Look at some of the stupid things that have been patented in the US.
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This is about me, isn't it?

Posted by: Fidgit Spinner at April 21, 2026 12:15 AM (rdVOm)

301 Brain still broken.
Posted by: gp at April 21, 2026 12:08 AM (N8ZBc)

Brain, brain. What is brain?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 21, 2026 12:16 AM (1Ff7Z)

302 1 dude with 2 lipstick lesbians is more fun than a human male should legally be allowed.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 12:15 AM (snZF9)

$1000. Just outside of town.

Posted by: Reforger at April 21, 2026 12:17 AM (WYOCN)

303 Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: Clackers at April 21, 2026 12:18 AM (2Ez/1)

304 Abby. Abby somebody.

Posted by: Marty Feldman at April 21, 2026 12:19 AM (2Ez/1)

305 Top Picture... on the Left? Government land... on the RIGHT... oh... Government land.

They will not allow those of us in the West US, to actually OWN our own land.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 21, 2026 12:21 AM (mP0Kj)

306 more outlets unable to confirm @TheAtlantic and @S_Fitzpatrick’s reporting that @FBIDirectorKash has a drinking problem that poses a security threat.

For @MorningWire today I spoke to on-the-record sources like @DissidentClint who have worked very closely with Patel and say they have never seen him abuse alcohol.

They further told me that, though they are the obvious people that Fitzpatrick should have contacted for comment, they never heard from her.

Now, @Reuters also says they have been unable to confirm the Atlantic’s claims.

And Reuters further notes that the Atlantic has inexplicably changed the title of the story from “Kash Patel's Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His ‌Job” to “The FBI Director Is MIA.”

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 12:21 AM (FJMtP)

307
Bezos' New Glans has been grounded by the FAA pending an investigation of the 2nd stage failure.

While the Glans booster re-use and barge landing was a success, the 2nd stage failed to get the payload in the proper orbit. That comms satellite is now unusable and will have to be de-orbited to burn up.

The payload was fully insured. I wonder just how much payload insurance costs for experimental rockets?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 21, 2026 12:23 AM (w6EFb)

308 299 I'm glad no one has ever invited me to a throple.Sounds icky and I know I'd start laughing at an inappropriate moment, if not projectile vomiting. I ain't no fool.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 20, 2026 11:56 PM (WONhk)

1 dude with 2 lipstick lesbians is more fun than a human male should legally be allowed.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 12:15 AM (snZF9)

Tried a Threesome once.... never again.

I was an accessory...

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 21, 2026 12:23 AM (mP0Kj)

309 My brain! Pow! Straight to the Moon, Alice!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 21, 2026 12:23 AM (S/Y4j)

310 >>> For @MorningWire today I spoke to on-the-record sources like @DissidentClint who have worked very closely with Patel and say they have never seen him abuse alcohol.
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I have heard it said that two drinks a day is alcohol abuse.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 21, 2026 12:25 AM (/lPRQ)

311 the Atlantic has inexplicably changed the title of the story from “Kash Patel's Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His ‌Job” to “The FBI Director Is MIA.”
Posted by: Braenyard

They may need to change the title - Patel's title - to "FBI Director and owner of The Atlantic".

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 21, 2026 12:26 AM (/mca3)

312 I have heard it said that two drinks a day is alcohol abuse.

Leaving it in the bottle qualifies as neglect.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at April 21, 2026 12:28 AM (+9wcF)

313 Old AT&T Long Lines facilities are pretty cool too.

I did a lot of IT work in telecom back in the day. Spent some time in one of those facilities and it was indeed somewhat of a fortress. Pretty cool experience.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 21, 2026 12:28 AM (ceJ0R)

314 I have heard it said that two drinks a day is alcohol abuse.

Hell, when I was a drinker that was just priming the pump.

Posted by: Notorious BFD at April 21, 2026 12:31 AM (ceJ0R)

315 >>I have heard it said that two drinks a day is alcohol abuse.
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Or... so many (I've forgotten the #) per week. The goalposts shift I guess. *shrug*

Like with cigs-- the doctors can ask a few questions and then dust their hands & blame the patient.

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 12:31 AM (rdVOm)

316 I saw Cold Morning at Chernobyl open for Bad Day at Black Rock at the Cow Palace '69.

Posted by: 13times at April 21, 2026 12:32 AM (ohuUL)

317 Just reading the summaries on the Kash thing, I can _see_ how the lies are architected so as to be 'well, technically...' statements, like, you found one person to claim he was out drinking, another to report on a rescheduled meetings as if they were absenteeism...

as for "women pastors", I've known some very good ones. But there are a higher percentage that go for 'sounds good' theology. I think, man or woman, regardless of your denomination, we need to remember to not only love the sinner, but to teach the sinner to hate their sin.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 21, 2026 12:32 AM (aJQbY)

318 96
have realistic expectations, don't expect to duplicate a good professional crust. Just want mine less chewy. They do vary from one to the other, some better. Pretty much keep same technique (either pastry blender or food processor), everything's very cold, etc. I'll just keep experimenting, including trying shortening again (half shortening/half butter)
- - - - -
Blend flour and shortening with a fork. Use the least amount of water that you can (flour + water = glue), and roll it out on a pastry cloth.

Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at April 21, 2026 12:33 AM (egaH/)

319 Unearthed interview of Gavin Newsom losing his temper goes viral after California governor, then 38, is grilled about giving booze to, Brittanie Mountz, his NINETEEN-year-old girlfriend.
(Is that a stripper name or what?)
Posted by: Braenyard


That's past stripper name, and straight to streetwalker name.

Posted by: didn't pass go, did collect $200 at April 21, 2026 12:34 AM (VHUov)

320 I have heard it said that two drinks a day is alcohol abuse.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Not long ago that was considered reasonable for an adult male...

Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 21, 2026 12:35 AM (194J0)

321
I'm actually pulling for Blue Origin now, really. Competition is good, the more the merrier, and we're gonna need 'em all if we're gonna pull off the Moon landing and Moon base.

Bezos is working on a lander dubbed Blue Moon (I think I would've named it Alice), and they plan a text flight with landing around Shackleton Crater, maybe this year, although I think it will be at least 2027.

Elon's Starship HLS has some delays, and competition from Bezos will help to get their asses -- all their asses -- in gear to do this right.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 21, 2026 12:39 AM (w6EFb)

322 Lisa Bloom, [Gloria AllReds daughter] lawyer for the woman who accused Swalwell of drugging and raping her last week, says after two meetings with law enforcement, the woman still has to locate evidence in a storage unit, including the names of purported witnesses she talked to after the incident? Huh...?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 12:39 AM (FJMtP)

323 Lisa Bloom, [Gloria AllReds daughter] lawyer for the woman who accused Swalwell of drugging and raping her last week, says after two meetings with law enforcement, the woman still has to locate evidence in a storage unit, including the names of purported witnesses she talked to after the incident? Huh...?
Posted by: Braenyard


Acquaintances are kept in storage units.

Close friends go in your freezer.

Posted by: J. Dahmer at April 21, 2026 12:45 AM (VHUov)

324 Old AT&T Long Lines facilities are pretty cool too.
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings

I warehoused and delivered equipment for AT&T in the mid-late 70s. Worked for a moving, storage, rigging, company. There was one fallout Long Lines facility 40 feet underground in the middle of Harriman State Park in Rockland County, NY. Everything was delivered by a hoist down a shaft. Very little visible above ground, just a little stone building that fit into the Park building motif. Gravel road, don't think many people even notice it.

Posted by: Piper's Pit at April 21, 2026 12:46 AM (oftw2)

325 Lisa Bloom, [Gloria AllReds daughter] lawyer for the woman who accused Swalwell of drugging and raping her last week, says after two meetings with law enforcement, the woman still has to locate evidence in a storage unit, including the names of purported witnesses she talked to after the incident? Huh...?
Posted by: Braenyard
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Maybe she can't remember which box contains her Blue Dress?

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 12:47 AM (rdVOm)

326 I have heard it said that two drinks a day is alcohol abuse.


How about one day a week but it's vast quantities of booze that comes with a hangover that last for days? Not saying I did this for decades but.....I don't anymore.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 21, 2026 12:48 AM (sAmhv)

327 320 I have heard it said that two drinks a day is alcohol abuse.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

Not long ago that was considered reasonable for an adult male...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings
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A few year's before Elizabeth's passing, her butler did an interview with DM and published her drinking menu. It started with a little something at lunch. DM also published the NIH standards by which she was evaluated a lush.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 12:48 AM (FJMtP)

328 Watched some YT videos on people get trapped exploring caves. Happens more often than we hear about. Oh, to die, stuck in a head-down position! Color me a coward

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 21, 2026 12:54 AM (AuqUK)

329 Watched some YT videos on people get trapped exploring caves. Happens more often than we hear about. Oh, to die, stuck in a head-down position! Color me a coward

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 21, 2026 12:54 AM (AuqUK)
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As per the viral Aussie music video title: Dumb Ways to Die.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 12:55 AM (5UTWB)

330 Oh, to die, stuck in a head-down position!
Posted by: JM in Illinois


So many socks, so little time.....

Posted by: P. Bootyjudge, B. Obama, etc. at April 21, 2026 12:56 AM (VHUov)

331 Another secure! underground large facility I worked in was the "vault" at the Federal Reserve near Wall Street. Way underground with the hardest concrete imaginable. Armed men pushing little metal carts loaded with gold. This was in the mid-80s, but even then, the place was covered with cameras and surveillance. Was putting up temporary partitions for a job to start there. Wasn't any BS or tomfoolery going on down there.

Posted by: Strictly Bidness at April 21, 2026 12:56 AM (oftw2)

332 Great top picture. I'm getting a serious itch to tour the country on a motorcycle.
Posted by: Berserker
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Pick your season, and route(s), carefully.

Posted by: Manuel at April 21, 2026 12:59 AM (XeU6L)

333 4/20 is almost over here.

It's been years since I inhaled. (Never did edibles.) Just gave up because it wasn't doing anything for me anymore. That allegedly dangerous "20x better than grampaw's pot" was ditch weed compared to the Acapulco Gold, Jamaican Red, Thai Stick, New Mexico Blue, Tulsa Tops, and Killer Brazilian 'way back in the day. Anyway, really wanted that black Afghani finger hash, and it's probably a good thing that I only found that once.

Fortunately, I can still get good black coffee.
https://youtu.be/2tNoSmlnxwQ?t=39

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - have a great 4/21 at April 21, 2026 12:59 AM (iMJMF)

334 17 Nothing like the smell of burning feces to make your countryside drive more pleasant.

Ahh the dairy air. Many a drive through northwestern Texas / eastern New Mexico has been so enlivened.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 09:59 PM (gKWVE)


IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE DERRIERE AND SMELLS LIKE BUTT

Posted by: BEN R. at April 21, 2026 01:00 AM (Sy6m/)

335
Not long ago that was considered reasonable for an adult male...
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings
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At lunch.

Posted by: Manuel at April 21, 2026 01:01 AM (XeU6L)

336 Heh, I remember the "chug-a-lug" contests at our annual company picnics! And beer trucks on-site for the event. A whole day in the sun, with sack races and 3-legged races, balloons and games for the children, swimming in the river, live music, food and fun.

Fighting was a no-no, (subject to employee disciplinary action) but simply "being drunk" while there, wasn't... Just don't try to drive. Most people were cool; very few problems for years & years.

And then came MADD. No more beer trucks, no alcohol of any kind allowed at the event. People said F it and stopped attending. The picnics ceased.

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 01:01 AM (rdVOm)

337 It's 20x more potent than the truckloads of super compressed mexican seed and stem shit that was flooding America back then.

Posted by: Reforger at April 21, 2026 01:04 AM (WYOCN)

338 Here's to sister JQ, sister JQ
Drink up sister JQ drink it all right now.
Yea, and hugs.
Have another.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:04 AM (FJMtP)

339 Hubby nec and I are returning from our last European excursion. Currently in a hotel outside of JFK. Both not feeling at all well. Two flights to go and we’re home to peace & quiet, our own bed and the puppy. I’m praying that both flights are on time. As I told him last week, never again when we can travel by car around the western states or just stay home in the mountains of MT. Whining done.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 21, 2026 01:04 AM (KTltd)

340 Those fucking mad mothers ruined everything. I bet they are all government funded now.

Posted by: Reforger at April 21, 2026 01:06 AM (WYOCN)

341 How do you say in Persian "Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?"

https://tinyurl.com/yvxcy2xv

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 01:06 AM (5UTWB)

342 Some You Might Be a Redneck jokes. The follow up on the floor buffer is probably the best.

https://youtube.com/shorts/B3DzV6gDlg0

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 21, 2026 01:06 AM (S/Y4j)

343
I remember a joke about "DAMM", Drunks Against Mad Mothers.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 21, 2026 01:08 AM (w6EFb)

344 Biden’s Dog. WTH did I just watch?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 21, 2026 01:09 AM (KTltd)

345 I thought you were talking college.
Campus was not too far from a national forest of which we learned paths into the deepness. (no federales) Bonfires, kegs and red hot machetes with greens in between the blades.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:09 AM (FJMtP)

346 LOL Braenyard! I never drank competitively, though.

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 01:10 AM (rdVOm)

347 Biden’s Dog. WTH did I just watch?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 21, 2026 01:09 AM (KTltd)
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Teheran's top TV show, "Iran I Stretch."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 01:10 AM (5UTWB)

348 343
I remember a joke about "DAMM", Drunks Against Mad Mothers.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley
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A murder of Karens. They are doing guns also.
I may have started as an honest impulse but it is now a money maker.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:11 AM (FJMtP)

349 I remember a joke about "DAMM", Drunks Against Mad Mothers.
Posted by: publius
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Joke?

We had a local Chapter!

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 01:11 AM (rdVOm)

350 I remember a joke about "DAMM", Drunks Against Mad Mothers.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley


Been to some house parties hosted by DAMM,
"Another DAMM Party"

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 21, 2026 01:12 AM (/lPRQ)

351 How do you say in Persian "Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?"

https://tinyurl.com/yvxcy2xv
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 01:06 AM (5UTWB)

Looks like a practice session for pole dancers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 01:12 AM (utfVc)

352 233 Amy Klobuchar is calling for a congressional hearing on a cabinet official's alleged drinking by anonymous, uninformed source.
Her own state just lost $9 billion to fraud on her watch.
She has not called for a hearing on that.
Posted by: Braenyard

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This is just a preview of what the democrats will do.If they win in 2028. Trump better get his autopen ready to issue thousands of pardons before he leaves office.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 21, 2026 01:13 AM (YPfsU)

353 Well, quarter past eleven here, and I am getting sleepy. Good Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 21, 2026 01:15 AM (utfVc)

354 Never ridden a floor buffer, but *have* used a pallet jack like a scooter.

Yes, have emptied truck bed by the "reverse and sudden stop" method!

LMAO! Love Jeff Foxworthy...

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm)

355 341 How do you say in Persian "Do you hear the grasshopper that is at your feet?"

https://tinyurl.com/yvxcy2xv
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
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That's straight out of an Indian book of asanas.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:19 AM (FJMtP)

356 https://tinyurl.com/yvxcy2xv
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Reminds me of jr. high PE class. LOL!

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm)

357 @ImtiazMadmood
20h
Ayatollah Khomeini wrote this in his official Shia religious book Tahrir al-Wasilah: A man cannot have full sex with a girl under 9, even if married. But other sexual pleasures, like touching with lust, hugging, and rubbing between her thighs, are allowed, even with a suckling infant. It's literally in their book

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:26 AM (FJMtP)

358 @ImtiazMadmood
20h
Ayatollah Khomeini wrote this in his official Shia religious book Tahrir al-Wasilah: A man cannot have full sex with a girl under 9, even if married. But other sexual pleasures, like touching with lust, hugging, and rubbing between her thighs, are allowed, even with a suckling infant. It's literally in their book

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:26 AM (FJMtP)

Fucking 7th century primitives.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 01:28 AM (snZF9)

359 @ImtiazMadmood
10h
A scary datapoint on Ottoman genocide.

If it weren't for the Assyrian Genocide, there would be 10-25 million Assyrians today.

Today they are a scattered 2-4m.

HALF their population was killed!

It would have been a Christian Middle East.

Not even counting Armenians & Greeks

1915 - 1923

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:29 AM (FJMtP)

360 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:26 AM
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Ewww. Fking sickos.

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 01:31 AM (rdVOm)

361 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:26 AM

IOW - it's totes halal to "marry" a "suckling infant".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 21, 2026 01:36 AM (/lPRQ)

362 IOW - it's totes halal to "marry" a "suckling infant".
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher


Like I'd let some other man have first dibs on my niece!!

Posted by: Mohammed M. Muhammad at April 21, 2026 01:38 AM (VHUov)

363 Amy Klobuchar is calling for a congressional hearing on a cabinet official's alleged drinking by anonymous, uninformed source.
Her own state just lost $9 billion to fraud on her watch.
She has not called for a hearing on that.
Posted by: Braenyard

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This is just a preview of what the democrats will do.If they win in 2028. Trump better get his autopen ready to issue thousands of pardons before he leaves office.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 21, 2026 01:13 AM (YPfsU)

Trump better build a pissed off civilian army.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 01:39 AM (snZF9)

364 >>>https://tinyurl.com/yvxcy2xv
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Reminds me of jr. high PE class. LOL!

Posted by: JQ

>It's important to stretch your core and stay flexible as you get older.

These days, I just secretly dance around to ONJ's Xanadu.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 01:40 AM (Fbc0I)

365 I have never gone over 100 mph.
Up the on ramp.

Posted by: GT 5.0 at April 21, 2026 01:40 AM (chERV)

366 @ImtiazMadmood
20h
Ayatollah Khomeini wrote this in his official Shia religious book Tahrir al-Wasilah: A man cannot have full sex with a girl under 9, even if married. But other sexual pleasures, like touching with lust, hugging, and rubbing between her thighs, are allowed, even with a suckling infant. It's literally in their book

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:26 AM (FJMtP)
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I wonder if Amazon would ban it. They just banned this:

https://tinyurl.com/2s8nm78r

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 01:42 AM (5UTWB)

367 IOW - it's totes halal to "marry" a "suckling infant".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 21, 2026 01:36 AM (/lPRQ)
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They're a buncha tossers.

https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-893638

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 01:44 AM (5UTWB)

368 >It's important to stretch your core and stay flexible as you get older.
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I've been doing much yard work lately. Lots of bending, kneeling, reaching, stretching, lifting. Not aerobic, and I'm damned achy afterward. Season is just starting now, but after a month or so it's all easier and less painful.

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)

369
You're making a huge mistake continuing to ignore us like this.
We're asking one last time.
Verify your voter profile ASAP.


The surveys are always soooo sophisticated!

Are the Democrats all doody heads?

_ Yes
_ No
_ No, you're the doody head for asking such a stupid question

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 21, 2026 01:46 AM (xG4kz)

370 There are Indian Asanas on line or Tai chi. Just download them and devote 20min. You'll be amazed.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 01:53 AM (FJMtP)

371 >>>I have never gone over 100 mph.
Up the on ramp.

Posted by: GT 5.0

>In my foolish youth, I've been on the freeway a couple of times doing 140mph. Problem with that is you better check and see if your tires are rated for that. You don't want a blowout.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 01:57 AM (Fbc0I)

372 This is akin to or part of a job unfinished. God to Moses and Moses told the people there were things they needed to completely clean up before they would have complete primacy.

Well they did a half assed job and commingled [verboten] with the remnant. It's time for us to finish the job.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 02:02 AM (FJMtP)

373 The Druze, with the support of Israel, now fully control the southern Syrian region of Sweida.

Sweida has almost half a million people. Over 85% are Druze and nearly 10% are Christian. It’s BY FAR the safest area for Christians in Syria.

Sweida could soon become the first overwhelmingly non-Muslim state in the Middle East since Israel"

- Boris Kfir Chainkinski

map
https://tinyurl.com/4hn9svr2

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 02:06 AM (FJMtP)

374 I've done 105 MPH in a 4x4 on a super empty, straight and long road here in Israel.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 02:06 AM (5UTWB)

375 Well they did a half assed job and commingled [verboten] with the remnant. It's time for us to finish the job.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 02:02 AM (FJMtP)
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Lots of good people still don't get it:

https://tinyurl.com/vcw7nsev

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 02:11 AM (5UTWB)

376 Yes, they've got to go.
And something interesting about the shooter in Mexico. It wasn't a Cartelisto it was a Columbine wanna be.

A gunman who opened fire at the Teotihuacan pyramids in Mexico had an AI-generated image of himself with the perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre. The attack occurred on the anniversary of the shooting

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 02:15 AM (FJMtP)

377 I've been doing much yard work lately. Lots of bending, kneeling, reaching, stretching, lifting. Not aerobic, and I'm damned achy afterward. Season is just starting now, but after a month or so it's all easier and less painful.
Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)

Yep. Soon. Think we've had our last freeze. Such a wonky winter & zip into two weeks of summer & now spring. I need to rip out some plants spread by seed, not a lot of weeds but they annoy me (I forget the name).

Red finches are nesting in a hanging basket on the front porch. I haven't asked them if they are confused as well this year.

I sped on I-55 at the age of 15 as a candy striper. Clocked slowing down at 93mph. Top speed 110mph. Mother had a new & fast V8 station wagon. I only got in trouble because my wicked friend told me I should tell my parents. Mother cried. Daddy yelled (which never scared me). Then apologized the next day for being a bad influence speeding himself the week prior. Bless him. I was never influenced by anyone, I just liked to fly low on the hwy. Glad I lived.

Busy day. Got wrapped up watching The Madison, which showed lovely Big Sky but depressing. I love the Intermountain West.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 21, 2026 02:17 AM (WONhk)

378 21-year-old Chinese national, Tianrui Liang, has been arrested and is facing charges after photographing a U.S. “doomsday plane” and other military aircraft without authorization at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska. He was taken into custody at JFK Airport following the incident

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 02:20 AM (FJMtP)

379 Tai Chi looks interesting. Did a quick search and find only *one* local outfit that offers classes, for a fee. Hmm.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch (lol) I have plenty to keep me busy, for free.

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 02:24 AM (rdVOm)

380 Some time ago I found a class online. Not live but downloads. From step one to advanced.
Hope you find something you like, it works.

Time for me to hit the trail. Buenas noches, dulces sueños..

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 21, 2026 02:30 AM (FJMtP)

381 One of the 2 dogwood trees looks dead. The other is blooming beautifully. Dead one looked sickly the last couple of years, so I'll be cutting it down.

Sad, because it's one that Mom had grown from seedling. But the other one was a seedling of hers too, plus there's another of hers next to her grave that is simply gorgeous!

They are all white-flowered, with *huge* blooms that are slightly streaked with pale pink. Lovely.

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 02:31 AM (rdVOm)

382 Hour to go

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2026 02:32 AM (Ia/+0)

383 'Night, Braenyard! I'll find some Tai Chi vids online...

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 02:33 AM (rdVOm)

384 America was doomed the day that everyone decided that it wasn't acceptable for a politician who willfully slandered another politician to get beaten by said politician on the sidewalk with a walking stick.

What's more barbaric? Catching a beating for talking nonsense, or letting your so-called "leaders" get away with talking nonsense?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 02:34 AM (Ot/FD)

385 Launch reminder:

https://youtu.be/ZQA2q5dqly0

Posted by: Joyenz at April 21, 2026 02:35 AM (2F0/Y)

386 311 the Atlantic has inexplicably changed the title of the story from “Kash Patel's Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His ‌Job” to “The FBI Director Is MIA.”
Posted by: Braenyard

They may need to change the title - Patel's title - to "FBI Director and owner of The Atlantic".
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at April 21, 2026 12:26 AM (/mca3)

; )

Posted by: m at April 21, 2026 02:35 AM (YbTYS)

387 >>>Meanwhile, back at the ranch (lol) I have plenty to keep me busy, for free.

Posted by: JQ

>Make the most of it. It's the best way, and you get shit done.

Unless you want to be a gym rat and show off for social media.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 02:35 AM (Fbc0I)

388 Bitch eats a $50 waldorf with a five inch Unbreakable Plastic hairdressing implement in plain view of God and everybody like that's a thing terrestrial human mammals do, and Patel is the one we're supposed to worry about?

Fuck all these garbage mutant aliens.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 02:39 AM (Ot/FD)

389 Rev. Wishbone-- no way I'll ever be a gym rat, LOL.

And you're right: I'll enjoy the benefit of improving my yard, by getting shit done!

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 02:39 AM (rdVOm)

390 BBC

FBI Director Kash Patel files $250m lawsuit against The Atlantic

Posted by: m at April 21, 2026 02:42 AM (YbTYS)

391 Been thinking, could use a little extra income. Anyone know how much trolls earn per comment on here? Don't know if I have the skills, though. Are there maybe tutorials on YoohToob?

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 21, 2026 02:45 AM (zvnUC)

392 385 Launch reminder:

https://youtu.be/ZQA2q5dqly0
Posted by: Joyenz at April 21, 2026 02:35 AM (2F0/Y)

Thanks, Joyenz!

Posted by: m at April 21, 2026 02:47 AM (YbTYS)

393 What in the hell happened to the "Intelligence Community"?

At least once upon a time they put a bit of effort into making up their preposterous bullshit. "Something about pissing on a bed Obama once slept it... maybe work in a hooker or two. A Russian hooker! Dammit, Jenkins, do I have to do everything around here? You're supposed to be the Ideas Guy. Have it on my desk by morning." At least they cared.

Now it's all "Fuck it, just say he's a drunk or something, whatever".

It's not the falseness of the allegation that rankles. It's the brazen lack of craftmanship.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 02:47 AM (Ot/FD)

394 Been thinking, could use a little extra income. Anyone know how much trolls earn per comment on here? Don't know if I have the skills, though. Are there maybe tutorials on YoohToob?
Posted by: Late Night Lurker
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Wouldn't it be *more fun* to troll libtard sites instead? If only our side would pay for that... I could use a few extra $ also!

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 02:48 AM (rdVOm)

395 390 BBC

FBI Director Kash Patel files $250m lawsuit against The Atlantic
Posted by: m at April 21, 2026 02:42 AM (YbTYS)

So I should just fill in that "Chilling Effect" square on my Bingo card right now, then?

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 02:48 AM (Ot/FD)

396 Fucking 7th century primitives.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 21, 2026 01:28 AM (snZF9)

Nobody else was doing that shit in the 7th century. Only those muzzie perverts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 21, 2026 02:54 AM (DwqWV)

397 Nobody else was doing that shit in the 7th century. Only those muzzie perverts.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 21, 2026 02:54 AM (DwqWV)
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I would guess that there were primitives at the time who did the same. That's where Islam came from.

The difference is that Islam codified it forever as legitimate.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 02:58 AM (5UTWB)

398 Every other religion ever: "Don't do that you gross bastard, what's wrong with you?"

Islam: "You should totally do that. Just don't get paperwork involved, that would be nasty."

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 03:01 AM (Ot/FD)

399 pisslam treats women like garbage-- possessions-- disposable objects-- use, abuse, humiliate, rape, mutilate, destroy them; and western idiots ramble on about "the patriarchy" without a single reference to muzzloid savages.

W.
T.
F.
?

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 03:03 AM (rdVOm)

400 Wouldn't it be *more fun* to troll libtard sites ---jq

I don't think there's anyone like Soros paying for trolling those sites. Anyway, I'd have to read their stuff to troll them. Noo, thanks.

So much for that option. How about being a cob on here? Banhammering trolls seems like it could be satisfying. If not lucrative. I understand there's a good dental plan at least. Hah

I'll sleep on it

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 21, 2026 03:03 AM (zvnUC)

401 399 pisslam treats women like garbage-- possessions-- disposable objects-- use, abuse, humiliate, rape, mutilate, destroy them; and western idiots ramble on about "the patriarchy" without a single reference to muzzloid savages.

W.
T.
F.
?
Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 03:03 AM (rdVOm)

They think Obama was smart. They think Biden was lucid and intelligible. They think Harris... hell I don't even know what the hell they think about Harris but they sure seemed keen on putting an actual literal prostitute at the front of their little pervert parade.

Stupidity or Malice. Usually a bit of both.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 03:08 AM (Ot/FD)

402 They bitch about "colonialism" when the only game going before Colonialism was Occasionally Beat You Up And Then Take Your Stuff But Only When The Weather Is Nice.. ism.

I mean it didn't even have a name it was so ingrained in the fabric of human endeavor.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 03:11 AM (Ot/FD)

403 They bitch about "colonialism" when the only game going before Colonialism was Occasionally Beat You Up And Then Take Your Stuff But Only When The Weather Is Nice.. ism.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 21, 2026 03:11 AM (Ot/FD)
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On my to-buy list:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CK63NTZL

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 03:15 AM (5UTWB)

404 Obastard couldn't speechify without a teleprompter. TOTUS, indeed! Nicest thing I can say about him? He could read.

FJB was always an idiot & bully, so dementia was easier to hide. Not that it wasn't evident, especially during those last couple of years as pResident, as his body failed also.

Veep-throat had a vajayjay. Her *only* "qualification" for office.
- - - - -

"Stupidity or Malice. Usually a bit of both."

You nailed it, Warai-otoko.

Posted by: JQ at April 21, 2026 03:17 AM (rdVOm)

405 Traitor in the Senate:

https://tinyurl.com/59tjypn8

Not the only one.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 03:29 AM (5UTWB)

406 Trump sure knows to to pick 'em:

https://tinyurl.com/2sm43cbn

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 03:40 AM (5UTWB)

407 That was nice that a mounted cop got the purse snatcher. Why was she on the street in the first place with that rap sheet including her role in a murder during a robbery?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 03:42 AM (T6aVk)

408 It might be below freezing

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2026 03:43 AM (Ia/+0)

409 Why was she on the street in the first place with that rap sheet including her role in a murder during a robbery?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 03:42 AM (T6aVk)
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As they say in Spanish, "Soros D.A.s."

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 03:44 AM (5UTWB)

410 This year is weirdest weather, don't remember any other we had 90s then freezing a week latter

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2026 04:17 AM (Ia/+0)

411 >>>This year is weirdest weather, don't remember any other we had 90s then freezing a week latter

Posted by: Skip

>Contrails, bro. It's climate change. Terraforming for the alien invasion. Don't you read the news?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 04:20 AM (Fbc0I)

412 I try not to

Posted by: Skip at April 21, 2026 04:22 AM (Ia/+0)

413 As they say in Spanish, "Soros D.A.s."
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 21, 2026 03:44 AM (5UTWB)

Yeah but not in 2000.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 21, 2026 04:23 AM (E6xSb)

414 That's a view that never fails to make me smile, and there are hundreds just like it across the American West.

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That image always reminds The Wifey of the film "My Own Private Idaho."

About 15 years ago we both had some time off of work and she mentioned a desire to find such a locale. We drove from SoCal up to the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho, but didn't find it.

Then we drove over to Montana (my family is and were all from Butte) and still didn't find it.

Then somewhere between Butte and Yellowstone National Park, we suddenly came upon a long straight two-lane road -- with no other vehicles in sight -- that looked exactly like the image up top.

We stopped the car in the middle of the road, got out, and took a photo very similar to this one, thus fulfilling her wish -- albeit in Montana rather than Idaho.

Posted by: ShainS at April 21, 2026 04:26 AM (xU6sC)

415 Pixy's up!

Posted by: SciVo at April 21, 2026 04:31 AM (Sy6m/)

416 >>>We stopped the car in the middle of the road, got out, and took a photo very similar to this one, thus fulfilling her wish -- albeit in Montana rather than Idaho.

Posted by: ShainS

>That shot is most likely Nevada or Colorado. Highway 50.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 21, 2026 04:34 AM (Fbc0I)

Sick Bay Cafe

SanGimignano.jpg
San Gimignano

A little smile.

Cats are hard to train.

Helpful dog.

Not-so-helpful dog.

Roadhouse remake: Farmhouse.

Knight Rider theme for eight cellos.

Airwolf theme for eight cellos.

Raising four orphaned baby owls that took shelter in your air vents.

Paintball Sentry Gun:

I don't understand how he did this:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:30 PM




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1 Thank you, Ace. Hope you feel better soon.

Posted by: EveR at April 20, 2026 07:33 PM (vHMmj)

2 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 07:34 PM (Ia/+0)

3
Bath for The Big Dummy today prior to leaving for shows in Tulsa. He's a good boy. A very dumb boy, but a good boy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:35 PM (tgvbd)

4 That is a lovely vista.

*runs off to the internets to see what the climate is like there

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 07:36 PM (zYpTz)

5 Hadrian, how is the show season going so far?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:37 PM (DIbRX)

6 Three time Trump voter. Get help, the rest of you.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 20, 2026 07:37 PM (YlWIZ)

7 Ooooh, that scene is pretty! I feel bad I didn't see more of Europe when it was still stereotypically Europe. I bet it was something.

I'm not showing that Xbox controlled paintball turret to my kids, I think they'd actually try to build one!

Posted by: LizLem at April 20, 2026 07:37 PM (gWBY1)

8 thx Ace, hope you get a good night's sleep!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 07:39 PM (VyBeY)

9 My dog rediscovered a toy he'd lost, and you'd think he'd been reunited with an old friend! Unfortunately it still has its squeaker in it. It's going to be a noisy evening.

Posted by: LizLem at April 20, 2026 07:39 PM (gWBY1)

10 San Gimignano is pronounced "San Jimmy Nyano"

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, Freelance Stochastic Language Coach at April 20, 2026 07:41 PM (PiwSw)

11

Ace,

Thank you for the beautiful photo.

I would love to roam around in that gorgeous spot.

Posted by: four seasons at April 20, 2026 07:41 PM (3ek7K)

12
Hadrian, how is the show season going so far?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:37 PM (DIbRX)

________

He had a three-week tour in March that wasn't as successful as we hoped. He and Her Majesty will be away for almost the whole month of May: Lawrence, KS, Omaha for the National, Kalamazoo, then Oklahoma City.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:42 PM (tgvbd)

13 Hopefully, the Café smells as nice at the end of the week as it does now!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 20, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1)

14 The towers of San Gimignano are a UNESCO world heritage site. There are 14 left out of the 72 that were built.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:43 PM (DIbRX)

15
Last night, Reid Wiseman, commander of Artemis II, posted this video showing the Erf setting behind the Moon as they whipped around the far side. He shot that with an iPhone, and I'm sure Apple will get the PR opportunity of a lifetime from this:

https://is.gd/vUs3T0

He posted the uncut clip, and at the beginning you'll see the iPhone camera adjusting to get everything in focus. You'll note a bunch of little globules appearing there.

That is dust and stuff floating inside the capsule. The other stuff includes well, little flecks of dead skin, little cough droplets -- say it don't spray it -- and the other stuff people and equipment shed all the time. In zero-g, that stuff just floats around until it finally gets removed by the filters in the air circulation system.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 07:45 PM (w6EFb)

16 The top photo looks like a number of Van Gogh paintings. His was of the French countryside though.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:45 PM (0cOSz)

17 First day noticed its my bed timexand its still light outside

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 07:46 PM (Ia/+0)

18 If I got to relive my life (with my memories intact (such as they are)) I would learn to play the cello about 50 years ago.

wow. dayum.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 07:47 PM (VyBeY)

19 Tuscany has recovered from WWII. It is so scenic in the farm areas.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 07:51 PM (u82oZ)

20 Seeing and Yo-Yo MA and Itzak Perlman playing together would be a lifetime memory.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:52 PM (DIbRX)

21 The towers of San Gimignano are a UNESCO world heritage site. There are 14 left out of the 72 that were built.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:43 PM (DIbRX)

What accounted for all the rest? Earthquakes, wars, or brick thieves?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 07:53 PM (utfVc)

22 The not helpful dog video was cute.

Ralphy was really excited and for some reason tried to jump both steps in the garage. It did not go well. He's not hurt. For 100+ dog years, he somehow keeps going. I'll be here for Dude.

Snowflake too. She loves him. It's really cute.

Time for a Japanese horror movie. Good night all. Feel better ace.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 07:53 PM (Sco7b)

23 He had a three-week tour in March that wasn't as successful as we hoped. He and Her Majesty will be away for almost the whole month of May: Lawrence, KS, Omaha for the National, Kalamazoo, then Oklahoma City.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:42 PM (tgvbd)


So...
You're saying I can get rid of Mrs D for nearly a whole month if I get a dog???

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:53 PM (2WIwB)

24 AOP, age mostly.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:54 PM (DIbRX)

25

Diogenes,

She and the dog can go to Okra Texas and scope out the real estate.

Posted by: four seasons at April 20, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)

26 If I got to relive my life (with my memories intact (such as they are)) I would learn to play the cello about 50 years ago.

wow. dayum.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 07:47 PM (VyBeY)

Reminded me of a great Rick and Morty episode. The Night Family.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:57 PM (0cOSz)

27
You're saying I can get rid of Mrs D for nearly a whole month if I get a dog???

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:53 PM (2WIwB)

_____________

Robert Benchley had an amusing story about a man who had the house to himself when his wife and kids preceded him on vacation. In short, it's not as you think.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:57 PM (tgvbd)

28 Diogenes,

She and the dog can go to Okra Texas and scope out the real estate.

Posted by: four seasons at April 20, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)


Ya know, that's not a bad idea! I can set her up with a nice complete "She Shed" there and never have to visit!!!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:58 PM (2WIwB)

29
lol

Posted by: four seasons at April 20, 2026 07:58 PM (3ek7K)

30 I hope you're doing better, Ace.

I drove out to the local burger and ice cream place, Bogey's. It's a little one-room place that looks like it ought to be a bar; you have to stand in line to place your order. But the bacon cheeseburger was just the right size, they left out the onions as I requested, and even the small ice cream cup was pretty good-sized, all for less then $10. I had trouble believing their online prices -- $3.49 for a basic burger??? -- but that's for real. They don't have a real wait staff, which helps keep prices down.

Too windy outside to enjoy a pipe, so I think I'll just flake out here.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 07:59 PM (+2QQb)

31 The towers are being protected by " The Scorpioni" in the final scenes in " Tea with Mussolini"

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:59 PM (DIbRX)

32 Would gladly door dash a 2 inch filet and a bottle of Cab to ace.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:00 PM (DIbRX)

33 First day noticed its my bed timexand its still light outside
Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026


***
On my last two jobs, I went in early to get a parking place -- and rose early to work out before that -- so I'd go to bed between 8:15 and 8:30. In July and August, that meant it was daylight still.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:01 PM (+2QQb)

34 I would put that paint ball turret on the car roof

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 08:02 PM (Ia/+0)

35 I have to use for daylight savings time.
Have a great evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 08:03 PM (Ia/+0)

36 AOP, age mostly.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:54 PM (DIbRX)

You know whose tower has not yet succumbed to age?

Posted by: The Paolo at April 20, 2026 08:04 PM (utfVc)

37 He had a three-week tour in March that wasn't as successful as we hoped. He and Her Majesty will be away for almost the whole month of May: Lawrence, KS, Omaha for the National, Kalamazoo, then Oklahoma City.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:42 PM (tgvbd)


So...
You're saying I can get rid of Mrs D for nearly a whole month if I get a dog???
Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:53 PM (2WIwB)

I'll get a few and have a nice vacation.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 20, 2026 08:05 PM (wOO3z)

38
The Hubble telescope is coming up on its 36th anniversary on April 24th, and they released this image today:

https://is.gd/tsvoqe

Note that smaller little nebula to the left, next to the bright star? What does that look like?

That is a region were baby stars are made.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 08:06 PM (w6EFb)

39 Once met Yehudi Menuhin backstage at the Kennedy Center. His hands were soft as a baby's - which shocked me. Figured they'd be very strong and tough.

Gf's friend's parents had sponsored Seiji Ozawa's immigration years before. So we often got to go backstage after and meet the musicians. And Ozawa, once. Think it's a fairly common name, never thought to see if he was related to the famous WWII carrier admiral (probably their best).

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 08:07 PM (U/Byj)

40 Ace, I hope you didn't get what Lil Pooky got, because it is making him craaaaanky! I'm pushing fluids and rest on him, but that tiny whimper makes my heart ache.

Posted by: pookysgirl needs to Clorox her USB ports at April 20, 2026 08:08 PM (Wt5PA)

41 rhomboid, I would look forward to your "Travels with rhomboid" short story collection.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:09 PM (DIbRX)

42 Star Track is on. It's the one with that Greek homo.

Posted by: Al Sharpton at April 20, 2026 08:09 PM (vFG9F)

43 Star Track is on. It's the one with that Greek homo.
Posted by: Al Sharpton at April 20, 2026 08:09 PM (vFG9F)


Oh My!!!

Posted by: Sulu at April 20, 2026 08:12 PM (2WIwB)

44 My wish list has an evening with rhomboid, Diogenes, JackStraw and whig at the TXMOME and to be able to just listen.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:14 PM (DIbRX)

45 The Hubble telescope is coming up on its 36th anniversary on April 24th, and they released this image today:

https://is.gd/tsvoqe


Those photos are awesome!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 08:15 PM (2WIwB)

46 Made it home! Now to eat something, walk the doge and hopefully remember to take the trash out to the curb. How is everyone?

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 08:16 PM (pZEOD)

47 Pookysgirl, how are you doing? Any baby news yet?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:16 PM (nz1sK)

48 Dogs, after being petted and fed: "This is great, this is the best life. I must go to each human and thank them, personally."

Cats, after being petted and fed: "This is lousy and I hate it. The next person who touches me gets bitten and swatted. I think I'll find the most expensive item in the house and destroy it; it's a pleasure only a few will know."

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 08:16 PM (CHHv1)

49 My wish list has an evening with rhomboid, Diogenes, JackStraw and whig at the TXMOME and to be able to just listen.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:14 PM (DIbRX)


Hmmm...
I don't know about the others, but I can't carry a tune in a bucket.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 08:17 PM (2WIwB)

50 This is not blowoff cafe stuff, but it is really positive:

PITTSBURGH, April 16, 2026 – U. S. Steel today announced plans to restart the Gary Tin Mill at the company’s Gary Works facility, positioning the company to increase domestic tin mill production and provide customers with American made supply.

The planned restart requires sustained customer interest in securing long term domestic tin mill supply
and U. S. Steel’s belief that demand can be met by increased U.S. production when market conditions allow for fair competition. The restart is intended to provide customers greater access to reliable, American made tin mill products—mined, melted, and made in America—as part of a more balanced domestic supply mix.

It looks like 225 jobs directly created per US Steel's webpage

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 08:17 PM (rbvCR)

51 Diogenes, the experiences you guys have among you I find fascinating.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:19 PM (DIbRX)

52 Went to buy some things to make a cake for a congratulatory purpose. You know, because I’m a man’s, man like that.

I’m reading the Pillsbury icing can- sugar, corn syrup, palm oil, vegetable oil, other garbage. Contains bioengineered food ingredients.

What the actual f.

Somebody needs to punch the Pillsbury dough Boy where his dick used to be.

Who eats this crap? No wonder people get cancer.

Can anybody tell me a simple icing recipe?

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:24 PM (oSFYW)

53 42 Star Track is on. It's the one with that Greek homo.
Posted by: Al Sharpton at April 20, 2026 08:09 PM (vFG9F)

A weird thing: the two people I know who say Star Track, also say pellow (for pillow). Life is mysterious.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 08:24 PM (zYpTz)

54 MarcusT, depends on the cake.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:25 PM (DIbRX)

55 Ben Had.

I was figuring traditional chocolate cake and a chocolate icing.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:27 PM (oSFYW)

56 Exactly one F5 tornado has hit Pennsylvania. It came courtesy of Newton Falls, Ohio. May 31, 1985. About 30-40 tornado's hit NE Ohio, NW PA, Western NY, and Ontario. Lucky me got to see one of them in Mercer County. Thankfully, it was heading up into the sky because I was WAY TOO CLOSE to it. Close enough to see up through it. Crazy day. Weird thing was, though very close to it, no wind. It was calm. The tornado was probably at the end of its run when I saw it.

Posted by: Male Feminist at April 20, 2026 08:28 PM (sAmhv)

57 off sock

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 08:29 PM (sAmhv)

58
Can anybody tell me a simple icing recipe?
Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026

Are you piping it or just frosting it? A vanilla butter cream is pretty easy - it’s butter, powdered sugar, cream, vanilla extract and a little salt. Is that what you were thinking?

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 08:29 PM (OoFl2)

59 I mean, I didn’t want to poison the guy, or turn him into a mutant. It was suppose to be a job well done and all that jazz. The crap they put in food is unreal.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:30 PM (oSFYW)

60 Marcus

Basic buttercream frosting:
1 16 oz package powdered sugar
6 tbsp softened butter
3-4 tbsp milk
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp salt


Put about half of the sugar, all the milk and butter and vanilla and salt in a bowl. Blend with mixer starting on low. Slowly add the remaining sugar. Mix until smooth and the consistency you want. Add more milk a teaspoon or 2 at a time to get it the right consistency.

Super simple.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:30 PM (nz1sK)

61 MarcusT, look up chocolate butter cream frosting.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:30 PM (DIbRX)

62
52 Went to buy some things to make a cake for a congratulatory purpose. You know, because I’m a man’s, man like that.

I’m reading the Pillsbury icing can- sugar, corn syrup, palm oil, vegetable oil, other garbage. Contains bioengineered food ingredients.

What the actual f.

Somebody needs to punch the Pillsbury dough Boy where his dick used to be.

Who eats this crap? No wonder people get cancer.

Can anybody tell me a simple icing recipe?

---------

We agree! Pillsbury icing is healthy and delicious! Thank you!

Posted by: Pillsbury Corp at April 20, 2026 08:30 PM (ZCxQ+)

63 Cats, after being petted and fed: "This is lousy and I hate it. The next person who touches me gets bitten and swatted. I think I'll find the most expensive item in the house and destroy it; it's a pleasure only a few will know."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026


***
I don't think cats hate it, not all of them. They simply *expect* the food and water, and look forward to the entertainment we humans provide -- either using toys to play with them, or the screaming and jumping up and down that we do when the cats destroy something. (True, the late Chekov did not seem happy when I went ballistic after he destroyed a lamp. But Marie-Antoinette took a positive joy in knocking things, including expensive watches, off tables.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:30 PM (+2QQb)

64
Can anybody tell me a simple icing recipe?

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:24 PM (oSFYW)

___________

There are all kinds of icing recipes. Milk, confectioner's sugar, butter, vanilla.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 08:30 PM (tgvbd)

65 >> Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 08:29 PM (OoFl2)

Just frosting it ma’am. Nothing fancy.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (oSFYW)

66 Can anybody tell me a simple icing recipe?
Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:24 PM (oSFYW)

One stick of regular salted butter. A 1-lb bag or box of powdered sugar. A splash of vanilla extract. A couple of tablespoons of milk. Whip it all together with a mixer.

That's how my mama always made it.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (zYpTz)

67 Who eats this crap? No wonder people get cancer.

Posted by: Marcus T


"Shelf-stable" is a harsh mistress

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (a+4eV)

68 Ok. So super simple that a moron like me can do it. I even have a mixer.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (oSFYW)

69 Star Track is on. It's the one with that Greek homo.
Posted by: Al Sharpton at April 20, 2026 08:09 PM (vFG9F)

A weird thing: the two people I know who say Star Track, also say pellow (for pillow). Life is mysterious.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026


***
A lot of the kids I grew up with said "zink" for "sink."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (+2QQb)

70 If you have any almond extract you can use that in place of the vanilla or with it, about 1/2 tsp - 1 tsp. Adds a richness to the frosting. I used to make and decorate cakes as a business out of my home many, many years ago. Made some good money.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:32 PM (nz1sK)

71
A lot of the kids I grew up with said "zink" for "sink."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (+2QQb)

__________

"Crick" instead of "creek".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 08:32 PM (tgvbd)

72 Yes, even you can do it Marcus. Ain't rocket surgery. lol

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:33 PM (nz1sK)

73 Last chocolate cake I made was done with a chocolate almond whipped cream. Super simple.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:33 PM (DIbRX)

74 68 Ok. So super simple that a moron like me can do it. I even have a mixer.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (oSFYW)

Just make sure the butter is softened--room temp, not refrigerated. Otherwise, you'll have to whip it for freakin'ever to get the butter chunks blended in.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 08:35 PM (zYpTz)

75 Iran says No Deal !!!!!!!!

I say From Whiteman AFB with LOVE !!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Donny T. at April 20, 2026 08:35 PM (q0FlQ)

76 Tecumseh Tea, the almond extract is a nice touch.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:35 PM (DIbRX)

77
Now I want cake.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 08:35 PM (tgvbd)

78 Ok thanks. I’ve got a good start here. Thank you.

>> Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (zYpTz)

Gonna add some unsweetened cocoa powder to this as is looks like the consistent advise in this thread for the base. Like Ben Had also suggested I looked it up and the cocoa powder seems to be the popular chocolate ingredient. Now I have to go find that and return the Hershey bars. Ok maybe I’ll just keep those.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:36 PM (oSFYW)

79
Easy Chocolate frosting

⅔ cup cocoa powder

½ cup salted butter, melted

3 cups confectioners' sugar

5 tablespoons milk, plus more if needed

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Whisk cocoa powder and warm melted butter together in a large bowl; let sit for 2 minutes. Beat in confectioners sugar, 5 tablespoons milk, and vanilla extract with an electric mixer until well blended, smooth, and creamy, about 2 minutes, adding 1 or 2 tablespoons more milk as needed until reaches desired consistency.

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 08:36 PM (OoFl2)

80 Now I also want cake, Hadrian.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 08:36 PM (zYpTz)

81 Ben Had, the woman who taught me cake decorating showed me that. She was a wonderful, kind woman who would help anybody get started in the business.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:37 PM (nz1sK)

82 >> Yes, even you can do it Marcus. Ain't rocket surgery. lol
Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:33 PM (nz1sK)

You have greater confidence in my baking skills than me. I can make awesome Italian food. Baking not so much.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:37 PM (oSFYW)

83 Food Thread.

Posted by: davidt at April 20, 2026 08:37 PM (Q+gd/)

84 >> Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 08:36 PM (OoFl2)

Perfect. Thank you.

And everyone who answered, expect me at some point for dessert.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:38 PM (oSFYW)

85 Food Thread.
Posted by: davidt at April 20, 2026


***
Huh? It's not still Sunday, is it??

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:38 PM (+2QQb)

86 That recipe won’t be stiff enough to pipe, but it’s the easiest one I know. If you want to get fancy, Italian buttercream is my favorite.

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 08:39 PM (OoFl2)

87 MarcusT, you made the cake. The frosting is the easy part.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:39 PM (DIbRX)

88 Diogenes, the experiences you guys have among you I find fascinating.
Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:19 PM (DIbRX)


I agree. The others would be fascinating. But for me, I'm just glad they didn't have cell phones with cameras back then. The MoMe might be dangerous though...do jealous husbands show up?

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 08:39 PM (2WIwB)

89 Can anybody tell me a simple icing recipe?
Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026


penuche frosting is pretty simple, it is milk, powdered sugar and brown sugar. I used to make it with dry milk

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 08:40 PM (rbvCR)

90 I'm rooting for you, Marcus!
It really isn't hard at all. Let us know how it turns out.
Even if it is a bit too thin or too thick, it's hard to beat eating something made of butter and sugar. Real butter and real sugar. And perfection is over-rated.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:40 PM (nz1sK)

91 >> Just make sure the butter is softened--room temp, not refrigerated. Otherwise, you'll have to whip it for freakin'ever to get the butter chunks blended in.

I bought this big chuck of butter that’s sitting on the counter. I think there’s enough butter here to feed a battalion.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:40 PM (oSFYW)

92 Can anybody tell me a simple icing recipe?
Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:24 PM (oSFYW)

Betty Crocker, Duncan Hines, or Pillsbury.

On Sale and with a coupon!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 08:40 PM (wVcYX)

93 A lot of the kids I grew up with said "zink" for "sink."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (+2QQb)

__________

"Crick" instead of "creek".
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 08:32 PM (tgvbd)

My husband says "arn" for "iron," 'fixin'" for "getting ready to." I think his mom said "wersh" for "wash."

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 08:41 PM (8UU5N)

94 Betty Crocker, Duncan Hines, or Pillsbury.

On Sale and with a coupon!
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026


***
Betty and Duncan are still around?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:41 PM (+2QQb)

95 Kindltot, I had never heard of penuche frosting, so I looked it up.
If I made that it would never get on the cake! I'd eat it right out of the bowl.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:43 PM (nz1sK)

96 Ben Had. I’m kinda impressed the cake came out so good. Pure beginners luck. I sent a runner for cocoa powder. Some will see how this goes.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:43 PM (oSFYW)

97 I not only want cake I want a tiramisu cake.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:44 PM (DIbRX)

98
If I made that it would never get on the cake! I'd eat it right out of the bowl.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:43 PM (nz1sK)

__________

Percentage of chocolate chip cookie dough that makes it into the oven: 8

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 08:44 PM (tgvbd)

99 BTW whoever sells that vanilla extract is a thief. $$

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:45 PM (oSFYW)

100 MarcusT, it is going to be grand. How's your malfatti recipe?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:45 PM (DIbRX)

101 I am in a long battle with my blood glucose so I limit what sugar I eat anymore, but I used to love making muffins with penuche frosting.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 08:45 PM (rbvCR)

102 I adapt pretty well to regional pronunciations. In Wyoming it was Crick. Colorado it was creek.

Also, when I was in the Army, I said y'all a lot, despite having never lived in the South. But a lot my buddies did.

Posted by: Regional Flexibility at April 20, 2026 08:45 PM (0aYVJ)

103 Ben Had. There is an Italian bakery in Brooklyn NYC that makes probably the best tiramisu cake I’ve ever had.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:46 PM (oSFYW)

104 Betty and Duncan are still around?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:41 PM (+2QQb)

At my neighborhood Kroger, yes. It's probably stock from 2004 or somesuch.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 08:47 PM (wVcYX)

105 Percentage of chocolate chip cookie dough that makes it into the oven: 8
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026


***
I'm so old I remember when each slice of Pillsbury chocolate chip cookie dough was to be quartered, and each quarter yielded (as they said then) a decent-sized cookie.

When did food companies stop putting "Yield: 20" on the package, and start using "Makes 20" or whatever?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:47 PM (+2QQb)

106 So today was MrTea's first day at the new job. His boss, who was supposed to meet him at the guard shack was off today, so there was no one to meet him. And once someone came to take him into the plant, no one knew what to do with him. He got 2 different tours of the plant. He ate his lunch. He met some people whose names he doesn't remember, lol. He found some machine manuals and read them. When 4 pm came he got ready to come home and then somebody came and got him to come look at a machine that was down, so he "worked" an hour over, lol.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:48 PM (nz1sK)

107 I also tended to punctuate my sentences with "an' shit."

Posted by: Regional Flexibility at April 20, 2026 08:48 PM (0aYVJ)

108 >>>A lot of the kids I grew up with said "zink" for "sink."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (+2QQb)
*****
I always thought that was a Ball'mer thing hon. That and "youz guyz" among many others. I miss Ball'mer...sadly long gone.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 20, 2026 08:48 PM (BALvA)

109 >> MarcusT, it is going to be grand. How's your malfatti recipe?

One of my grandmothers grew up in Torino on a large farm. She made the best malfatti on the planet. Me, not so much. It’s an art.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:48 PM (oSFYW)

110 Out here in the Pacific NW, it's pronounced Oregun, not Oregone.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 08:50 PM (2WIwB)

111 A lot of the kids I grew up with said "zink" for "sink."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026
*****
I always thought that was a Ball'mer thing hon. That and "youz guyz" among many others. I miss Ball'mer...sadly long gone.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 20, 2026


***
Lower Nint' Ward in Noo Awlins, hawt. The classic "Yat" dialect, from "Where y'at?", meaning "How are you," not "Where are you physically located." Sadly the classic Yat talk (or "tawk") has faded: The old people have died or moved away, ebonics has taken over, and those who came into town after Katrina don't know about the old dialect.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:52 PM (+2QQb)

112
Flyers, 2 - Pens, 0. End 2nd.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 08:52 PM (tgvbd)

113 MarcusT, it took me 5 years to get my Nina's saffron/chicken liver risotto right.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:53 PM (DIbRX)

114 Guy at JBLM tells me he’s going to “Oregun” for the weekend. I’m like, where the heck is that?

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:53 PM (oSFYW)

115 Out here in the Pacific NW, it's pronounced Oregun, not Oregone.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 08:50 PM (2WIwB)

That one grates on me. it's not hard, folks.

Posted by: Listen to the Folks What Live There at April 20, 2026 08:54 PM (0aYVJ)

116 Evenin’, All!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 08:55 PM (77rzZ)

117 Took me a while to learn Puyallup, though.

Posted by: Listen to the Folks What Live There at April 20, 2026 08:55 PM (0aYVJ)

118 Pookysgirl, how are you doing? Any baby news yet?

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 08:16 PM (nz1sK)

Ridiculously high HcG today, retesting on Wednesday, and ultrasound in #twoweeks. This embryo had the best score after Lil Pooky on the list, and my numbers are better than the miscarriage a few months ago.

Posted by: pookysgirl, cautiously optimistic at April 20, 2026 08:55 PM (Wt5PA)

119 Out here in the Pacific NW, it's pronounced Oregun, not Oregone.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026


***
My mother was western Canadian, prairies I mean, and I talk more like Michael J. Fox or Bill Shatner than I do a "southerner." I've never said "Or-e-gone."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:55 PM (+2QQb)

120 I've found that a simple French apple cake is incredibly good, and most importantly has a very high "how good is it/how easy is it to make" quotient. Suppose I should chime in on Sunday's thread with the recipe.

I continue to strive and struggle to improve my pie crust for all kinds of pies, savory and fruit, and quiches. The crust generally is fine, but I really want to replicate commercial flakiness.

But I haven't done much with cakes, which is why the French apple cake is so handy. Have my mother's Sunbeam mixer - works fine. Should probably sell it as a collectible on eBay and finally say yes to good friend's wife who has long offered to give me their Kitchenaid, which she just doesn't use. But it's sort of cool to use something I clearly remember from when my sister and I would be begging to "clean" the bowls and blender attachments after mom made sugar cookies.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 08:55 PM (U/Byj)

121 >>>A lot of the kids I grew up with said "zink" for "sink."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:31 PM (+2QQb)
*****
I always thought that was a Ball'mer thing hon. That and "youz guyz" among many others. I miss Ball'mer...sadly long gone.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 20, 2026 08:48 PM (BALvA)

Got to eat at Haussner's once as a yute. Dad celebrated a promotion by taking the family there. The artwork on display was memorable.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 08:57 PM (wVcYX)

122 Wolfus doesn't LSU and another university down there have Cajun language programs, to help preserve it? I think at least one NYC college has a Yiddish program, same idea.

Two of the most worthy educational efforts in a country where education has been substantially hijacked and hollowed out.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 08:58 PM (U/Byj)

123 How about “or-AY-gun?” Like “oregano,” without the final “o?”

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 08:58 PM (77rzZ)

124
The sole - sole! - redeeming feature of Trenton, NJ is the Italian Peoples Bakery in the Mob part of town. The breads and cakes (*chef's kiss*)! Cars would triple park outside.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 08:58 PM (tgvbd)

125 Out here in the Pacific NW, it's pronounced Oregun, not Oregone.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 08:50 PM (2WIwB)


Try arguing with someone from Illinois about how to pronounce Willamette.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 08:58 PM (rbvCR)

126 Still trying to teach my wife to say Boise with a soft S.

She still says "supposivley"

Ah, I love her anyway. She's a caution.

Posted by: A Lost cause, I know at April 20, 2026 08:58 PM (0aYVJ)

127 99 BTW whoever sells that vanilla extract is a thief. $$
Posted by: Marcus T

Saw a Youtube bodycam vid of a young woman pulled over for DUI, very drunk. She had 23 empty bottles of vanilla extract in the front of her car. So, be careful.

Posted by: McCormick's Best at April 20, 2026 08:58 PM (oftw2)

128 Got to eat at Haussner's once as a yute. Dad celebrated a promotion by taking the family there. The artwork on display was memorable.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026


***
The Baltimore Anne Tyler grew up in, and wrote about in her early career, must have been super nice.

But then I imagine what Denver or Santa Fe might have been like in 1960, and I sigh even more.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:59 PM (+2QQb)

129 Looks like another broad left Trump's cabinet.

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at April 20, 2026 09:00 PM (qwx/I)

130 You can charge 40% more for anything if you put the prefix- Tuscan in front. Florentine works almost as well.

Posted by: Daughter of A Wealthy Florentine Pogen at April 20, 2026 09:00 PM (oftw2)

131 52 Went to buy some things to make a cake for a congratulatory purpose. You know, because I’m a man’s, man like that.

I’m reading the Pillsbury icing can- sugar, corn syrup, palm oil, vegetable oil, other garbage. Contains bioengineered food ingredients.

Can anybody tell me a simple icing recipe?

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 08:24 PM (oSFYW)


I remember my mother making cake icing, I think it was just powdered sugar, butter and vanilla. Maybe a little milk. I'm not sure, mostly I was just waiting to lick the bowl.

Posted by: a.moron at April 20, 2026 09:00 PM (X5Jzz)

132 Ben Had. I can cook a lot of the regular stuff for Sunday dinner. Also a lot of the peasant/farm dishes. Those all took years to get right. I can also make things like broccoli rabe, etc. and a few other local dishes from Piemonte, Puglia and Sicily.

Baking is another thing.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 09:01 PM (oSFYW)

133 Back in the 90s there was a "Cafe Hon" in B'more, great little diner-style restaurant. Used to go there with the stunning and very very crazy gf of that time. With whom I have my all-time best first date story.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 09:01 PM (U/Byj)

134 Took me a while to learn Puyallup, though.
Posted by: Listen to the Folks What Live There at April 20, 2026 08:55 PM (0aYVJ)


now do Tenino.

Fun fact, there is a small unincorporated town on the Willamette that is called Buena Vista, after the battle of Buena Vista, and is pronounced "boona vista"

It was the site of a pottery factory that, among other things, supplied all the ceramic water pipe for the city of Portland when they put in their first water system.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 09:01 PM (rbvCR)

135 Wolfus doesn't LSU and another university down there have Cajun language programs, to help preserve it? I think at least one NYC college has a Yiddish program, same idea.

Two of the most worthy educational efforts in a country where education has been substantially hijacked and hollowed out.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026


***
There is, or used to be a few years ago, a program called CODOFIL -- Council on the Development of French in Louisiana. I don't know if it was sponsored by LSU or by the Feds or the state. That I think is what you're talking about, an attempt to preserve Cajun French, which no longer has many speakers and is quite a bit different from Parisian French.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:02 PM (+2QQb)

136 Yeah, that Italian valley looks pretty nice. One place I would NEVER want to visit, though, is Bracken Cave in San Antonio. Millions of disease-ridden bats befoul that place. Stay away.

Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front, Eastern Branch at April 20, 2026 09:03 PM (oftw2)

137
Saw a Youtube bodycam vid of a young woman pulled over for DUI, very drunk. She had 23 empty bottles of vanilla extract in the front of her car. So, be careful.
Posted by: McCormick's Best


Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy actual booze?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 09:03 PM (Cqx++)

138 Fun fact, there is a small unincorporated town on the Willamette that is called Buena Vista, after the battle of Buena Vista, and is pronounced "boona vista"

It was the site of a pottery factory that, among other things, supplied all the ceramic water pipe for the city of Portland when they put in their first water system.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 09:01 PM (rbvCR)

locals in Buena Vista CO pronounce it Byoona Vista.

Posted by: A Lost cause, I know at April 20, 2026 09:04 PM (0aYVJ)

139 >> Those photos are awesome!

Andrew McCarthy posted one of his own shots of the broader nebula where Hubble took that from:

https://is.gd/71LUiA

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 09:04 PM (w6EFb)

140 87 MarcusT, you made the cake. The frosting is the easy part.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:39 PM (DIbRX)


. . . and you probably shouldn't look at the ingredient list on the cake mix box.

Posted by: a.moron at April 20, 2026 09:04 PM (X5Jzz)

141 FUN FACT: San Gimignano is one of the word's most prolific growers of corduroy.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 09:05 PM (nWPIJ)

142 BTW whoever sells that vanilla extract is a thief. $$
Posted by: Marcus T

Saw a Youtube bodycam vid of a young woman pulled over for DUI, very drunk. She had 23 empty bottles of vanilla extract in the front of her car. So, be careful.
Posted by: McCormick's Best at April 20, 2026


***
When I first took up the pipe again, I needed something to clean and sweeten the bowls and interior parts after a smoke. The Pipe Sweetener products are $$, and vanilla extract is worse, considering how small the bottles are.

I buy the tiny $1 bottles, the old airline-size ones, of vodka at the grocery, and pour the liquid into an old pipe sweetener bottle. Done.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:05 PM (+2QQb)

143 I remember my mother making cake icing, I think it was just powdered sugar, butter and vanilla. Maybe a little milk. I'm not sure, mostly I was just waiting to lick the bowl.
Posted by: a.moron at April 20, 2026 09:00 PM (X5Jzz)

I'm a pumpkin pie addict. During Thanksgiving, my mom would always make an extra pumpkin pie for me. One year, I drank the pie filling before she could pour it into the pie shell and bake it. Best Thanksgiving ever.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 20, 2026 09:06 PM (tYGL3)

144 Yep Wolfus the program is about preserving Cajun. Thought LSU and one other school had programs in it. Haven't bothered to look it up. But hope the dialect survives, it's classic. Ditto Yiddish. One sad byproduct of the homogenization induced by incredible wealth (overall), transportation/travel, geographic mobility, and electronic communication and entertainment is the death of dialects and accents.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 09:07 PM (U/Byj)

145 rhomboid, are you using lard? Leaf lard is the very best.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 09:07 PM (DIbRX)

146 Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy actual booze?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 09:03 PM (Cqx++)

--------

But then your breath smells like booze instead of sugar cookies,

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 09:08 PM (nWPIJ)

147

I am not a good baker.

When the kids were growing up they said the smoke alarm is going off. Mom's baking again, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 20, 2026 09:08 PM (3ek7K)

148 That is good news, Pookysgirl. Praying for you.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 09:09 PM (nz1sK)

149 locals in Buena Vista CO pronounce it Byoona Vista.

Posted by: A Lost cause, I know at April 20, 2026 09:04 PM (0aYVJ)

We pronounce the Iowa county like the Mexicans did, Bween-a Veesta. A lot of counties in Iowa were named after the Mexican-American War locations, and there were a decent amount of veterans of the war that settled here.

Posted by: pookysgirl learned Iowa history in fifth grade at April 20, 2026 09:09 PM (Wt5PA)

150 Still trying to teach my wife to say Boise with a soft S.

She still says "supposivley"

Ah, I love her anyway. She's a caution.
Posted by: A Lost cause, I know at April 20, 2026


***
When I first knew Miss Linda (long ago when Friends was a new show), she was not long out of upstate New York and still had the faintest "nk" sound at the end of her "-ing" words: "walking(k)." The Dutch influence up there, I suppose. She's pretty much lost it now.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:09 PM (+2QQb)

151 “supossitorially”

It’s when you’re talking out your ass.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:10 PM (77rzZ)

152 15
Last night, Reid Wiseman, commander of Artemis II, posted this video showing the Erf setting behind the Moon as they whipped around the far side. He shot that with an iPhone, and I'm sure Apple will get the PR opportunity of a lifetime from this:

https://is.gd/vUs3T0

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 07:45 PM (w6EFb)

The beginning of the video looks staged, with planetary props in a studio and water droplets for stars.

Then the autofocus kicks in and it looks real and amazing and its a great promotion for the iPhone.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 09:10 PM (y171U)

153 Hope you feel better soon, Ace.

Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at April 20, 2026 09:10 PM (WONhk)

154 >>>Got to eat at Haussner's once as a yute. Dad celebrated a promotion by taking the family there. The artwork on display was memorable.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 08:57 PM (wVcYX)
****
True. Haussners was a landmark. The art was amazing and the food and waitresses were classic. So much lost; thanks for bringing that up. I'm starting to get the sadz and there isn't a decent crabcake within 200 miles.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 20, 2026 09:11 PM (BALvA)

155 The hamster. The horrors, the horrors!

youtu.be/GhbdmFnMXoE

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 09:11 PM (rbvCR)

156 I'm watching "Piranha" (197.

Another childhood fear, along with army ants, quicksand, lampreys, and blasting caps.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes. at April 20, 2026 09:11 PM (kpS4V)

157 Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy actual booze?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

18-21 year olds can buy extract, but not booze, legally.

Posted by: Lost My ID In A Flood at April 20, 2026 09:11 PM (oftw2)

158 I found this week that the town of Nevada, Missouri, is not pronounced like the Western state. It's "Ne-vay-da." I was also told that the town is older than the state.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:12 PM (+2QQb)

159 When I first took up the pipe again, I needed something to clean and sweeten the bowls and interior parts after a smoke. The Pipe Sweetener products are $$, and vanilla extract is worse, considering how small the bottles are.

I buy the tiny $1 bottles, the old airline-size ones, of vodka at the grocery, and pour the liquid into an old pipe sweetener bottle. Done.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:05 PM (+2QQb)

You can buy one-liter bottles of vanilla extract in Mexico for few dollars at the liquor vendors.

Posted by: The Paolo at April 20, 2026 09:13 PM (utfVc)

160 I've been to San Gimiano. I would happily move to Tuscany. Such a beautiful place.

Posted by: AnchorPoint at April 20, 2026 09:13 PM (XY7MO)

161 You can buy one-liter bottles of vanilla extract in Mexico for few dollars at the liquor vendors.
Posted by: The Paolo at April 20, 2026


***
Alas, this chance must slip by me.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:14 PM (+2QQb)

162 When I first knew Miss Linda (long ago when Friends was a new show), she was not long out of upstate New York and still had the faintest "nk" sound at the end of her "-ing" words: "walking(k)." The Dutch influence up there, I suppose. She's pretty much lost it now.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:09 PM (+2QQb)

The fetching Mrs Beartooth Okie accent comes and goes. She can go years without it slipping out and then she'll wake some morning and it's back for a long spell. It then just disappear. It does come out sometimes when she is very tired.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 20, 2026 09:14 PM (tYGL3)

163 I've found that a simple French apple cake is incredibly good, and most importantly has a very high "how good is it/how easy is it to make" quotient. Suppose I should chime in on Sunday's thread with the recipe.
...
Posted by: rhomboid
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Please do, I'd love to try it. I'm always in search of good apple dessert recipes. They are my guy's favorite.

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 20, 2026 09:14 PM (MSrAy)

164 “You always have stupid ideas”, says the guy I sent for cocoa powder and almond extract (to add with the vanilla extract- thank you tecumseh tea). Who is now eating all the damn icing which is delicious and thanks to all came out perfect. I’m gonna ice this cake and maybe just keep it. It’s that darn good.

Thanks to all of you.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 09:14 PM (oSFYW)

165 156 As a kid, I used to wonder what would happen if a troop of army ants tried to cross a river full of pirhanhas. Carnage on both sides!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:15 PM (77rzZ)

166 You can buy vanilla beans and cheap vodka to make your own extract.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 09:15 PM (DIbRX)

167 I would like to visit the valley of San Giacomo.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 09:15 PM (wVcYX)

168 Paintball Sentry Gun:

_ Does Weasel know about this?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 09:16 PM (FJMtP)

169 As a kid, I used to wonder what would happen if a troop of army ants tried to cross a river full of pirhanhas. Carnage on both sides!
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026


***
I expect the army ants would have the advantage of numbers. They could throw away millions of their soldiers and still achieve the far bank.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:17 PM (+2QQb)

170 Jimmy Dore
@jimmy_dore
According to retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson: During an emergency meeting On Saturday Trump tried to “use the nuclear codes” on Iran and he was stopped by General Dan Caine.
According to Johnson “there is seriously something wrong with Trump”:
====
Literally the stupidest thing I have heard about this war.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
++++

I bet right before that he tried to force his way into the big chair behind the Desk Resolute.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 09:17 PM (/lPRQ)

171 If Italy is so wonderful, why did millions of Italians wind up in NY?

Posted by: Mr. Bacciagalupe at April 20, 2026 09:18 PM (oftw2)

172 My daughter made an espresso buttercream frosting for a chocolate cake she made. It is beyond heavenly!

Posted by: AnchorPoint at April 20, 2026 09:18 PM (XY7MO)

173 I would like to visit the valley of San Giacomo.
Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026


***
If you mean Miss Laura, then I'm all for that.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:18 PM (+2QQb)

174 I'm watching 'Tag' - 2015 - Japan

No idea what the hell's going on. But pretty Japanese schoolgirls, school buses ripped in half horizontally, pretty Japanese teachers with automatic weapons and rocket launchers taking out the girls, some talk about infinite universes and we can change our destiny and I'm only 40 minutes in. Great effects.

Okay, the cat is outside.

Oh, pretty japanese schoolgirl lesbianism....apparently I'm fine with that.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 09:18 PM (Sco7b)

175 Saw a Youtube bodycam vid of a young woman pulled over for DUI, very drunk. She had 23 empty bottles of vanilla extract in the front of her car. So, be careful.

Posted by: McCormick's Best at April 20, 2026

Donut Operator said she was "in the pocket dimension." I got mad because they took forever in getting an ambulance there, and when it did, they tried to give her a modified field sobriety test and she couldn't even focus on the pen. Dude, just get her BAC when she gets to the hospital, if she makes it that long.

Posted by: pookysgirl learned things about vanilla extract that day at April 20, 2026 09:18 PM (Wt5PA)

176 >> with planetary props in a studio and water droplets for stars.

Some of those little specks are indeed likely little water droplets. Floating around in zero-g, tiny little water droplets as well as dust, dead skin, and all the other stuff people shed just floats around.

Natural convection doesn't happen much at all in zero-g. Heck, without forced air circulation, just breathing, a little bubble of CO2 you exhale would build up around your face.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 09:19 PM (w6EFb)

177 The Valley of San Giacomo has Grand Tetons on either side.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:19 PM (77rzZ)

178 I am not a good baker.

When the kids were growing up they said the smoke alarm is going off. Mom's baking again, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at April 20, 2026 09:08 PM (3ek7K)

When my mother died my father found himself in a bit of a bind. Mom was the baker from hell, and my father has the sweet tooth from hell, and now his source of endless chocolate cakes, and brownies, and other goodies were gone. In desperation he learned how to bake. He makes his chocolate cakes from scratch, no box mix, and they are amazing, moist right down the pan. Now he bakes all kinds of things. Damn if he didn't master that shit. Mrs B is the baker from hell, and he is right on her heels. If my father can do it, I think just about anybody could do it. The only thing my father knew about ovens is how to install them.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 09:19 PM (snZF9)

179 I loved all the icing help btw.
That was great.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 09:19 PM (Sco7b)

180
If Italy is so wonderful, why did millions of Italians wind up in NY?

Posted by: Mr. Bacciagalupe at April 20, 2026 09:18 PM (oftw2)

__________

Italy is a beautiful country run by idiots for time immemorial.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:20 PM (tgvbd)

181 If Italy is so wonderful, why did millions of Italians wind up in NY?

Posted by: Mr. Bacciagalupe at April 20, 2026 09:18 PM (oftw2)

Same reason some of my relatives did, that jerkoff Mussolini.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 09:21 PM (snZF9)

182 The Valley of San Giacomo has Grand Tetons on either side.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:19 PM (77rzZ)

And they are epic.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 09:22 PM (snZF9)

183 Please do, I'd love to try it. I'm always in search of good apple dessert recipes. They are my guy's favorite.
Posted by: screaming in digital at April 20, 2026 09:14 PM (MSrAy)


I make apple crisp, it is chopped up apples with a topping of a cup of rolled oats, a half cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup of flour, and 1/2 cup of butter, mixed together until it is crumbs. The topping goes on top of the apples, and bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes.
it is best with Gravensteins

I also make an apple conserve with shredded apples, it is the same recipe as peach jam. it is good on lots of things.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 09:22 PM (rbvCR)

184 I found this week that the town of Nevada, Missouri, is not pronounced like the Western state. It's "Ne-vay-da." I was also told that the town is older than the state.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius


New Prague, MN?

Rhymes with plague, not with frog.

And it was settled by Czech people.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 09:23 PM (VHUov)

185 The Valley of San Giacomo has Grand Tetons on either side.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:19 PM (77rzZ)

And they are epic.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 09:22 PM


Yes. Yes, they are.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 09:24 PM (Wnv9h)

186 Natural convection doesn't happen much at all in zero-g. Heck, without forced air circulation, just breathing, a little bubble of CO2 you exhale would build up around your face.
Posted by: publius


AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!

Posted by: a Covid Karen at April 20, 2026 09:25 PM (VHUov)

187 Kindltot which apple variety would you use for a spiced apple/jalapeño chutney

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 09:25 PM (DIbRX)

188 158 I found this week that the town of Nevada, Missouri, is not pronounced like the Western state. It's "Ne-vay-da." I was also told that the town is older than the state.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:12 PM (+2QQb)


Same for Nevada, Iowa.

Posted by: a.moron at April 20, 2026 09:26 PM (X5Jzz)

189 Sorry to hear it's sick call time. I have that exact same view of San Gimignano in a photo taken from the farm to table restaurant where Mrs. R and I visited in October 2019. I couldn't pronounce Gimignano so I just called it San Chimichanga. Needless to say the locals were not amused...

Posted by: Rodent at April 20, 2026 09:26 PM (E1TDt)

190 A message from the Kremlin to all good Russians.

https://tinyurl.com/mphy2yz6


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 09:26 PM (FJMtP)

191 Jimmy Dore
@jimmy_dore
According to retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson: During an emergency meeting On Saturday Trump tried to “use the nuclear codes” on Iran and he was stopped by General Dan Caine.
According to Johnson “there is seriously something wrong with Trump”



You can always rely on the honesty and integrity of retired CIA analysts. LOL!! These f'ing people.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 09:30 PM (sAmhv)

192 Why Whitmire voted for that sanctuary city ordinance. The Democrats are trying to dump him, they call him a MAGA mayor. Overall Whitmire is a really good mayor, he prosecuted former city employees for corruption, he himself was held up at gun point in his garage, so he supports people being able to defend themselves.

This was his attempt to keep the rest of the Democrats from dumping him. Not excusing his vote, just explaining why he did it.

Posted by: An Observation sez Trump is my President at April 20, 2026 09:31 PM (Da7Vv)

193 I make apple crisp, it is chopped up apples with a topping of a cup of rolled oats, a half cup of brown sugar, 1/4 cup of flour, and 1/2 cup of butter, mixed together until it is crumbs. The topping goes on top of the apples, and bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes.
it is best with Gravensteins

Posted by: Kindltot
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This sounds tasty and easy enough for me! Thanks!

Posted by: screaming in digital at April 20, 2026 09:31 PM (MSrAy)

194 Also I have to report that Kansas, at least at this time of year, is very comfortable to be outdoors in. Or maybe it's an unusually cool spell. Highs about 80, lows around 55, and the humidity is low enough throughout the day that my hands, instead of feeling dipped in glue as they do in Da Swamp, are dry all the time.

When I got back from two hours of house viewing this morning, though, I was *thirsty.* I'd forgotten how even moderate low humidity can dry you out. When I went out to wash the car about 3:30, I brought a cup of ice water with me!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:32 PM (+2QQb)

195 Kindltot which apple variety would you use for a spiced apple/jalapeño chutney
Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 09:25 PM (DIbRX)


I use the gravenstein since it is sweeter and more acid than my red delicious.
I use them for my chutney, though I use either cayenne or a Korean pepper for my heat.
I have some other apples becoming mature enough to produce so I might try them, they are more cooking apples.

I also make pear chutney from Bartletts

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 09:37 PM (rbvCR)

196 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:32 PM (+2QQb)

Kansas has a State income tax of about 5% . Their property tax is just over 1% but they only tax on 11% of the appraised value. They have a sales tax of 6.5%.

Things to consider.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 09:39 PM (0cOSz)

197 Goodnight, All. Sleep well.

My first official day of work tomorrow.

Income! Yoo hoo!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:39 PM (77rzZ)

198 When I got back from two hours of house viewing this morning, though, I was *thirsty.* I'd forgotten how even moderate low humidity can dry you out. When I went out to wash the car about 3:30, I brought a cup of ice water with me!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:32 PM (+2QQb)


If you decide to move there, I suppose you could get fitted for a still-suit like the natives.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 09:43 PM (rbvCR)

199 Here kitty, kitty.

In Rostov-on-Don, Russia, a safety net collapsed during a circus performance, and a tiger jumped into the stands, causing panic among spectators.

There are no reports of casualties

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 09:44 PM (FJMtP)

200 120 But it's sort of cool to use something I clearly remember from when my sister and I would be begging to "clean" the bowls and blender attachments after mom made sugar cookies.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 08:55 PM (U/Byj)

I remember "cleaning" the bowls and blender attachments as a kid, hehe

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 09:44 PM (y171U)

201 Kansas has a State income tax of about 5% . Their property tax is just over 1% but they only tax on 11% of the appraised value. They have a sales tax of 6.5%.

Things to consider.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026


***
All better than NY, CA, or LA. But that property tax is horrific to someone who's been looking at properties in Indiana and Kentucky for the last year.

On the other good hand, KS does not tax Social Security.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:46 PM (+2QQb)

202 Don't be suffocating the baby.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 09:47 PM (BT3km)

203 Bulg, may your first day go well and may this employment bring you satisfaction as well as income.

Posted by: TecumsehTea at April 20, 2026 09:49 PM (nz1sK)

204 Ben Had,
When you say tiramisu cake, is that different from tiramisu? Because I make a killer tiramisu. A cake version might be interesting.

Posted by: Wenda at April 20, 2026 09:49 PM (JwoD2)

205 When I got back from two hours of house viewing this morning, though, I was *thirsty.* I'd forgotten how even moderate low humidity can dry you out. When I went out to wash the car about 3:30, I brought a cup of ice water with me!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026
*
If you decide to move there, I suppose you could get fitted for a still-suit like the natives.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026


***
Their stillsuits seem to be the same T-shirts and shorts I see in Lousy-ana, the "Bart Simpson" look. At the Bogey's burger and ice cream place, despite the good A/C inside and the moderate temps of about 80 outside, the college or high school kids in line ahead of me all looked just like that. So did a lot of the grownups.

In contrast, yours truly wore an untucked collared shirt over a T-shirt, jeans, and boots. Must have looked like formal wear compared to the rest of the patrons.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 09:50 PM (+2QQb)

206 French authorities have arrested a 19-year-old Afghan migrant accused of a series of brutal sexual assaults on goats and sheep at a farm near Marseille, France.

The investigation began after the owners of the farm discovered several of their animals in severe distress

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 09:51 PM (FJMtP)

207 NOOD!

Premature ONTulation.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 09:51 PM (VHUov)

208 Afghan teen arrested for raping goats in France.

https://tinyurl.com/56zvwbjy

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 09:56 PM (FJMtP)

209 Were they Berbers, Barbers or Moors?

Islam on the high seas...

https://tinyurl.com/bwbjudhb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 09:59 PM (FJMtP)

210 Afghan teen arrested for raping goats in France.
https://tinyurl.com/56zvwbjy

Posted by: Braenyard


He did not have the decency to give them a reach around.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 09:59 PM (/lPRQ)

211 San Gimignano is one of my favorite spots. Love the town, but especially love their wine.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 11:19 PM (HEno2)

212 Stayed in one of the towers in this picture. Converted hotel.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at April 21, 2026 02:43 AM (ZztHa)

Quicker Than Usual Hits

We've got another Fani Willis, this time in Utah.

She ruled against the Republicans' redistricting map -- giving the Democrats two unearned seats.

She was fucking the Democrat lawyer in the case. She kept it secret and never recused herself.

Utah's governor, Senate president and House speaker are launching an investigation into Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen and allegations that she had a relationship with an attorney arguing cases before the high court.

Those allegations are detailed in a complaint submitted late last year to both Chief Justice Matthew Durrant and the Judicial Conduct Commission.

The complaint, which was obtained exclusively by KSL through a public records request, came from a Provo-based attorney who said Hagen's ex-husband told him the justice had exchanged "inappropriate" text messages with David Reymann, one of the attorneys involved in a case about redistricting, which led to Utah getting a new congressional map.

Hagen strongly denies allegations of an inappropriate relationship of any kind. Reymann also called the allegations "false." He does outside legal work for KSL and as an attorney for the Utah Media Coalition, of which KSL is a member.

The Judicial Conduct Commission conducted a preliminary investigation into the complaint and interviewed Hagen's ex-husband but ultimately decided not to investigate further. Gov. Spencer Cox, Senate President Stuart Adams and House Speaker Mike Schultz told KSL that's concerning.

"An initial review by the Judicial Conduct Commission and the court left important questions unresolved," they said in a joint statement Thursday. "Allegations of this nature, especially involving public officials, must be examined with transparency and accountability to establish the facts and to maintain public confidence."

They added, "We will move forward with an independent investigation to ensure the facts are fully examined. This process will be conducted objectively and thoroughly, because maintaining trust in our institutions is essential."

What the allegations say

The allegations originally come from Hagen's ex-husband, Tobin Hagen, who said he suspected the justice began having an inappropriate relationship with Reymann, one of the attorneys representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuit over Utah's redistricting maps.

Tobin Hagen allegedly described the circumstances surrounding his divorce proceedings to another attorney, including allegations that Diana Hagen had exchanged text messages with Reymann, which Tobin Hagen said began as "silly" and then became "more suggestive."

The case, League of Women Voters of Utah v. Utah State Legislature, is arguably the highest-profile legal case to reach the Utah Supreme Court in years. The justices issued a unanimous ruling in July 2024 saying lawmakers overreached by changing Proposition 4, an anti-gerrymandering ballot initiative.

Many Republican lawmakers reacted with outrage and promised to continue appealing the case, suggesting it was likely to return to the Supreme Court.

The plaintiffs who sued the Legislature filed an additional complaint in the same case later in 2024, challenging Amendment D -- an effort by lawmakers to give themselves power to overturn ballot initiatives. Hagen wrote the majority opinion upholding a lower court ruling invalidating the amendment which was finalized in October 2024.



Tom Cotterill
@TomCotterillX

🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
SAS soldiers are resigning in significant numbers over fears they will be subjected to "witch hunts" by human-rights lawyers.

Multiple sources have claimed that personnel from across 22 SAS, the Army's most elite fighting force, have applied for premature voluntary release.

The Telegraph is withholding the exact figure for security reasons. However, several SAS sources have described the recent losses as "significant" and a "threat to national security".

At least two squadrons, D and G, are believed to have been affected, with insiders saying outrage over recent war crime probes into Afghanistan and Syria, which have been branded "witch hunts", are believed to be the main driving forces.

Among those understood to have resigned include several senior warrant officers, who are the backbone of the special forces and among the most experienced troops in the regiment. A number are understood to have applied for release "on principle" just before Christmas.

"Morale is s--t at the moment," one insider with knowledge of the recent losses told me, while another said there was "considerable disquiet" in the regiment as a result.

The SAS resignations are a major blow to the famed special forces unit, which is the tip of the spear in any military operation and is deployed globally.


Overton
@overton_news

Rep. Elise Stefanik just DOG WALKED Jake Tapper on his own show: "This is TYPICAL CNN!"

Tapper tried to claim Trump was calling for genocide against Iran -- Stefanik shut it down instantly.

TAPPER: "Is calling for wiping out an entire civilization bad or good?"

STEFANIK: "Of course it's bad! That is not what he is calling for. He wasn't calling for genocide."

TAPPER: "You're entire civilization will die?"

STEFANIK: "It was targeted toward the Iranian terrorist regime."

TAPPER: "Agree to disagree..."

STEFANIK: "This is typical CNN. This is TYPICAL CNN!"

"If you want to compare the president of the United States to the university presidents who failed to call for the condemnation of calling for the genocide of Jews, that's on you, Jake."

"The world saw how morally equivocating those university presidents were."

"If you want to make that comparison, that's on CNN."

TAPPER: "I'm just asking you if you have the same standard for somebody...?"

STEFANIK: "Of course, genocide is bad across the board, Jake."

"President Trump effectively brought the Iranians to the table."

"He effectively delivered a ceasefire."

"And he is going to effectively deliver peace to the Middle East to stop, frankly, the killing [from] the Iranian terrorist regime, which kills their own people and has created havoc across the Middle East."

Stefanik refused to let CNN twist Trump's words into a genocide narrative.



J.T. Alexander
@JTAlexander

There was a massive DOJ study done decades ago that among people in Federal custody, the single trait career criminals had most in common was that they had all gotten caught as a teenager and the case resolved in a way that left them feeling like they 'got away with it.'

More in common than race, than marital status of parents, than bullying, than presence of a father. It was *the* issue.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 06:20 PM




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1 I can't be first, can I?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 06:21 PM (O7YUW)

2 Apparently I am. Okay, I'll go nood...

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 06:21 PM (O7YUW)

3 2 Apparently I am. Okay, I'll go nood...
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 06:21 PM (O7YUW)

I'm here

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 06:23 PM (FuSB1)

4 There was a massive DOJ study done decades ago that among people in Federal custody, the single trait career criminals had most in common was that they had all gotten caught as a teenager and the case resolved in a way that left them feeling like they 'got away with it.'

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So...Islamic Republic of Iran...

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:24 PM (GD0B3)

5 Damn democrats. Every time. Almost.

Posted by: fd at April 20, 2026 06:24 PM (vFG9F)

6 Moriarty is piece of crap. I don't wish I'll on anyone, but I would lose no sleep and it would be a good example if one of the people she didn't prosecute came back to harm her

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 20, 2026 06:25 PM (gu0hJ)

7 read the post

Posted by: Kevin in ABQ at April 20, 2026 06:25 PM (jOtVJ)

8 quicker than usual!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 06:26 PM (VyBeY)

9 "War Crimes" to the left is prosecuting a war against any of their beloved third worlders they want to replace you with.

Posted by: steevy at April 20, 2026 06:26 PM (YwEeS)

10 the single trait career criminals had most in common was that they had all gotten caught as a teenager and the case resolved in a way that left them feeling like they 'got away with it.'

You know what would probably help solve this?

Caning the convict for a misdemeanor rather than imprisoning him or letting him go.

You make the punishment swift, painful, and public, then send him home. He's out of trouble until he recovers enough to walk, everyone else is warned, and the neither the prison-criminal education complex nor the anarcho-terrorist complex get what they want.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at April 20, 2026 06:27 PM (a+4eV)

11 Willowed: You land in Salina be sure and frequent the Tucson Steak House. Really good, price is right.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026


***
My hotel is right near it. Tonight, though, I'm moseying down to Bogey's, a famous local burger and ice cream place.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 06:27 PM (+2QQb)

12 Hillary got the groups in the basketful of deplorables all wrong.

Posted by: Gref at April 20, 2026 06:27 PM (5rh/l)

13 It sickens me that Democrats can say. "It's okay when WE do it".

Posted by: JM in Illinois at April 20, 2026 06:28 PM (jqOSK)

14 Bring back the Death Penalty in all 50 states and enforce it. No more 10-20 years of motions/appeals. You get one year then the hammer drops. So to speak.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 06:31 PM (abIsI)

15 "Dog walked"?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 06:31 PM (Cqx++)

16 Australia is prosecuting their most decorated soldier from Afghanistan, I think. From what I read, the case was developed by sending "investigators" to A-stan to see if they could scrounge up "witnesses" to "crimes". I might be the victim of partial/bad reporting (definitely the victim of my own laziness in not looking further into it), but given Australia's unhinged "left" (like those everywhere else), it's at least plausible.

Years back I was around a series (5-6) of British military officers for about 6 months at a time, as they rotated through a post. All services. All save one planned to cut their planned military careers short, due to (generally) lack of public support for their mission. This was 20 years ago. Imagine what's it like now.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 06:32 PM (U/Byj)

17 One of the younger actresses I follow, Ava Kolker, has a "Cry for Utah" music video out now.

It's not political....but it could be.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 06:32 PM (Sco7b)

18 >>> TAPPER: "Agree to disagree..."

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I thought he was as a journalist? /

Posted by: Turn 2 at April 20, 2026 06:32 PM (CyFyf)

19 Many European armies are having issues with "war crimes" going back to prosecutions from the Yugoslav war. The politicians need unconventional forces to pathfind and then prosecute the soldiers for being where they were sent and doing what they were sent to do.
I think the Brits are getting fire because the politicians are terrified their army is the only cohesive group to oppose them should things get really tough

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 06:32 PM (rbvCR)

20 The first rule of behavior modification.

Reward a behavior, get more of that behavior.
Punish a behavior, get less of that behavior.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 06:32 PM (RIvkX)

21 " TAPPER: "Agree to disagree..."

I hate that phrase. I aint agreeing to squit.

Posted by: fd at April 20, 2026 06:34 PM (vFG9F)

22

What's a thread without a nasty troll?

Posted by: four seasons at April 20, 2026 06:34 PM (3ek7K)

23 15 "Dog walked"?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.


Greta T on a leash?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 06:34 PM (abIsI)

24 You're a dumbass. How about we agree about that?

Posted by: fd at April 20, 2026 06:34 PM (vFG9F)

25 ACLU is run by a Latinx asswhore.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 06:35 PM (kbShR)

26 The British government ix out to protect their Muslims who will go after the military when they get control of it.

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 06:35 PM (Ia/+0)

27 If you were in the SAS...why would you stay? The country you signed up for is rotting away and nobody at home has your back.

With luck, they can emigrate or take a job with BAE or some similar company.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at April 20, 2026 06:35 PM (xcxpd)

28 "Dog walked"?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 06:31 PM (Cqx++)


Got turned into a covered porch linking two otherwise separate sections of a house or building.
It is different than a portico in that it is principally for foot traffic

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 06:35 PM (rbvCR)

29 Re: the SAS problem

Here we have scores of the world’s best killers bitterly leaving the Army. What do people think they’re going to do, run a pub in Manchester? The market for mercenary work in Africa just got very crowded

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 20, 2026 06:36 PM (4MsaP)

30 The left has been doing this to local police since 2014. Ref. "defund the police"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 06:37 PM (RIvkX)

31 Has Africa finoshed eating Wagner Group?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 06:37 PM (kbShR)

32 NBC Nightly News

Peace talks in jeopardy!!
Oil prices rise!!
Jesus statue smashed!!
Iranian ship!!!
Doom!! Freaking doom damn it.


I still want someone to take video of the Iranian ship being warned and tack on "No habla ingles!!" onto it.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 06:38 PM (Sco7b)

33 >>> We've got another Fani Willis, this time in Utah....


Some just lose it after their steaming hot Vitamin D injections.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 06:38 PM (/lPRQ)

34 can't remember if he got twelve days, or 30 days in jail. 18 mthes probation? Nobody confiscated his guns? Maybe he used mommy's; Daily Mail played it up like it was an active shooter on the streets.

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 06:39 PM (HJCDN)

35
Six years ago, the man accused of committing a heinous mass shooting that claimed the lives of eight children in Shreveport, Louisiana this morning, was given probation rather than a lengthy prison term for a shooting (per the @nypost).

-------

He sure showed them.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 20, 2026 06:39 PM (FPgfB)

36 With luck, they can emigrate or take a job with BAE or some similar company.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards


I have to imagine more than a handful of them know where the BigSplodey things are. Might be handy if those are ever in need of extraction.

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 20, 2026 06:39 PM (diia5)

37 I recently ran into several Brits at the Atlanta airport and almost all of them told me how shitty the UK is now. It’s shameful, because I loved it when I visited 20 years ago

Posted by: UGAdawg at April 20, 2026 06:39 PM (4MsaP)

38 >>> Multiple sources have claimed that personnel from across 22 SAS, the Army's most elite fighting force, have applied for premature voluntary release.


In the old days this would never happen as they knew SAS would premature release you.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 06:40 PM (/lPRQ)

39 The justices issued a unanimous ruling in July 2024
IOW, the judge recusing herself wouldn't have changed the verdict one whit.

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 06:40 PM (mdaV5)

40 There was a massive DOJ study done decades ago that among people in Federal custody, the single trait career criminals had most in common was that they had all gotten caught as a teenager and the case resolved in a way that left them feeling like they 'got away with it.'

YEP. And it starts in the home - they get away with it. Then in school, where they get away with it. Then the streets.

If Progressives only knew that their lax discipline in the schools only result sin MORE people of color going to prison. Or getting murdered.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 06:40 PM (vOtXJ)

41 Say what you want about catholic schools, but VERY few of those kids end up shooting up cars full of people.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 06:41 PM (vOtXJ)

42 Re: the SAS problem

Here we have scores of the world’s best killers bitterly leaving the Army. What do people think they’re going to do, run a pub in Manchester? The market for mercenary work in Africa just got very crowded
Posted by: UGAdawg


"Africa"? Funny name for Old England.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 06:42 PM (/lPRQ)

43 Elise Stefanik on State Of The Nation. Jake is pushing back on Stefanik who is changing Trumps words vs what students say on college campuses. Stefanik is a hypocrite. “Your entire civilization will die” is totally ok but saying from the river to the sea is not. Insanity.

And Jake is calling out Trump judges and judicial nominees right now. The dude is on fire today. 🔥🔥

Elise wouldn't take that goofy grin off her face even when Jake reminded her of the POTUS recent tweets, and kept saying he only wanted to get rid of Iran's leaders. No Elise. He said the entire country, and it wasn't just CNN reporting on it. Even my local news was reporting on that tweet!

Elise and MAGA don't understand that it's not antisemitic to not want to fund Bibi's genocide against the middle east. We live peacefully everyday amongst people from many religions. Trump is ruining this and bringing a holy war to us.

MAGA morons think that Isreals nationality is Judaism! It's not antisemitic to be against Israel's government, but MAGAs are brainwashed

Would have liked jake to mention the jan 6th rioters, plenty of overtly antisemitic shirts and flags amongst them

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at April 20, 2026 06:42 PM (ycI94)

44 Every Brit I run into says the same thing - the country is in dire straights. Complete disaster.

Canadians too.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 06:42 PM (vOtXJ)

45 >>There was a massive DOJ study done decades ago that among people in Federal custody, the single trait career criminals had most in common was that they had all gotten caught as a teenager and the case resolved in a way that left them feeling like they 'got away with it.'


Tolerance is not a Virtue.

Posted by: garrett at April 20, 2026 06:42 PM (ytyaf)

46 "If Progressives only knew that their lax discipline in the schools only result sin MORE people of color going to prison. Or getting murdered."

lol, like they care!
criminals are doing the dirty work commies don't want to do ... killing US!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 06:43 PM (VyBeY)

47 I recently ran into several Brits at the Atlanta airport and almost all of them told me how shitty the UK is now. It’s shameful, because I loved it when I visited 20 years ago

==

Yeah, sad what happened. What specific examples did they give you ?

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:43 PM (GD0B3)

48 Say what you want about catholic schools, but VERY few of those kids end up shooting up cars full of people.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 06:41 PM (vOtXJ)

The ruler slap works

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 06:43 PM (mqcLc)

49 Yesterday watched a video for awhile from a British man who said he was leaving it

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 06:43 PM (Ia/+0)

50 >>Elise and MAGA don't understand that it's not antisemitic to not want to fund Bibi's genocide


If you promised me a Genocide in Gaza, I'd cut you a check right fucking now.

Posted by: garrett at April 20, 2026 06:44 PM (ytyaf)

51 >>> My hotel is right near it. Tonight, though, I'm moseying down to Bogey's, a famous local burger and ice cream place.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 06:27 PM (+2QQb)


How could people know about Bogey's but not know about Cozey Inn?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 20, 2026 06:44 PM (3uBP9)

52 Fpr one per capita gdp is behind Mississippi.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 06:44 PM (kbShR)

53 You get one year then the hammer drops. So to speak.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 06:31 PM (abIsI)


Dis look like a hammah to you?

Posted by: that big hairy masked guy with an axe at April 20, 2026 06:44 PM (gKWVE)

54 >>> Ali was arrested two days later [mugshot]...


Needs Brit voiced safari narration on the how "the wildebeest, cornered and threatened, flairs its nostrils definitely..."

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 06:44 PM (/lPRQ)

55 If Progressives only knew that their lax discipline in the schools only result sin MORE people of color going to prison. Or getting murdered.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 06:40 PM

They would give exactly zero f*cks.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 06:44 PM (Wnv9h)

56 Punish a behavior, get less of that behavior.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 06:32 PM (RIvkX)

Now you have to get them to agree on the definition of "punish."

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 06:45 PM (mdaV5)

57 "Genocide" that consists of fat Balestenians and massive increase in population is not genocide.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:46 PM (GD0B3)

58 Punish in my world is you do not want it to happen a second time.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 06:46 PM (DIbRX)

59 Now you have to get them to agree on the definition of "punish."
Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 06:45 PM (mdaV5)
===

I was thinking cattle prods.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 06:46 PM (RIvkX)

60 The biggest problem so many poor people have today is excessive pride. Which is pretty weird. Having achieved nothing, they nonetheless demand everyone do everything for them.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 06:46 PM (vOtXJ)

61 Here we have scores of the world’s best killers bitterly leaving the Army. What do people think they’re going to do, run a pub in Manchester? The market for mercenary work in Africa just got very crowded
Posted by: UGAdawg at April 20, 2026 06:36 PM (4MsaP)
----
This is something the powers that be don't seem to understand.

There are a fair number of people in the countries they rule with a very, very dangerous set of skills that make them an absolute NIGHTMARE for the people in charge if those other people decide they've had enough.

This is especially true in America, with its exceptionally high number of military veterans.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 20, 2026 06:47 PM (gnNyN)

62 People who post most about "genocide" are Turks, or those sponsored on Social Media by Turkey. Funny that...

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:47 PM (GD0B3)

63 A-10 extended to 2030.

Don't know why it isn't open ended, but something is better than nothing.

Per post on X from the Secretary of the Air Force.

Posted by: TRex - air force fleet coordinator dino at April 20, 2026 06:48 PM (IQ6Gq)

64 Cozey's also has some recent news. They put a big mural on the side of their bldg. of a hamburger. Looks decent, artistic and wotnot. Well Salina sued them saying the mural was an ad and no ads are allowed in the city but Cozey was saying it was art. Well eventually Cozey won on 1st am. rights but the city spent $538K on it. And I think I heard some ridiculous news that the city wanted to take it all the way to the supreme court. Where are they getting money for that?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 20, 2026 06:48 PM (3uBP9)

65 Let's cut to the chase- do you yearn for rampant sex? Not too late to switch parties...!

Posted by: The DNC at April 20, 2026 06:50 PM (n9XW8)

66 63 A-10 extended to 2030.

Don't know why it isn't open ended, but something is better than nothing.


i presume it has something to do with airframe life expectancy.

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 06:50 PM (oY6Yp)

67 This place ain't big enough for TWO Fani fannies.

Posted by: Montana at April 20, 2026 06:50 PM (hyQrc)

68 If I'm a Turk, I'm sitting out prattle about "genocide". How are the Armenians doing?

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 06:51 PM (gKWVE)

69 People who post most about "genocide" are Turks, or those sponsored on Social Media by Turkey. Funny that...

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:47 PM (GD0B3)


Pallies are good at social media and raping and murdering women and children.

Hell of a 21st century skill-set.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 06:51 PM (n9ltV)

70
g'early evenin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 20, 2026 06:52 PM (2/MrR)

71 I'm a Navy vet and lover of all USN/USMC aviation. But the fact Cancerous McCain made the A10 his pet project while fcking his base in the arse, kinda left a funk IMO on the Warthog.

Posted by: Montana at April 20, 2026 06:53 PM (hyQrc)

72 Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 06:32 PM (rbvCR)

The Left and Media have somehow decided that killing Non Uniformed combatants, during an occupation or insurgency, can be murder.

But they think they can destroy their own war fighters, because the West has not FELT the consequence of War, since WW2. We have a couple of generations, that have been CONSTANTLY at war, yet the civilians never felt it... because while the US Military was at war, the country, was not.

Except for 1975 - 1979? The US has had men in combat, since 1960.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 20, 2026 06:53 PM (mP0Kj)

73 "palestinians " have elevated victim hood to a skill set.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 06:54 PM (DIbRX)

74 The Turks had their run on Genocide with the Armenians

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 06:54 PM (Ia/+0)

75 @73 "Balestenians"; arabic gots no "P" !

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:57 PM (GD0B3)

76 A-10 extended to 2030.

Don't know why it isn't open ended, but something is better than nothing.

i presume it has something to do with airframe life expectancy.
Posted by: anachronda


They should bring them back into production, 10,000+ units, trick them out with some killer AI, and send them into random foreign countries to rain death and destruction on 'the enemy' just like Iran would.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 06:57 PM (/lPRQ)

77 runner, I normally call them fakestinians

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 06:58 PM (DIbRX)

78 Looks like we won't have Tim Cook to kick around anymore. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Apple for providing a set of platforms and products that I've been able to successfully ignore for five decades. One less constellation of tech headaches to have to navigate.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 06:58 PM (N8ZBc)

79 Mary Moriarty is a menace and all those like her. Larry Krasner in Philadelphia another. Just those two alone have blood on their hands and literally don't care.

Posted by: Cheri at April 20, 2026 06:58 PM (oiNtH)

80 We live peacefully everyday amongst people from many religions.

That's what you call burning churches and raping, and killing women!
Not sure they know the correct order of those last 2.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 20, 2026 06:59 PM (YBtcQ)

81
Every Brit I run into says the same thing - the country is in dire straights.

When you get money for nothing you end up with an industrial disease.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 06:59 PM (Cqx++)

82 I notice one thing that wasn't said by the Utah gov: Because of the seriousness of the allegations of improper contact between judge and plaintiff, we're going to continue to use the previous congressional district map for the next election season.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 20, 2026 06:59 PM (1Ff7Z)

83 81
Every Brit I run into says the same thing - the country is in dire straights.

When you get money for nothing you end up with an industrial disease.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 06:59 PM (Cqx++)

And, as this post shows....

They are losing their Brothers in Arms.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 20, 2026 07:01 PM (mP0Kj)

84 50, I'm in, too!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 07:01 PM (VyBeY)

85 The Utah Court Justice banging the Dem Lawyer....that Dem Lawyer earned it. I saw Justice Hagen's photo. And, he only got two seats for Dems. Her face is atleast a 5 seater. That's taking one for the team.

Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 07:01 PM (dIske)

86 >>> Looks like we won't have Tim Cook to kick around anymore. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Apple for providing a set of platforms and products that I've been able to successfully ignore for five decades. One less constellation of tech headaches to have to navigate.
Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 06:58 PM (N8ZBc)


Apple Macs were pretty great right until Steve died. iPhones were pretty solid early on too. But Tim killed the quality, made everything gay.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 20, 2026 07:02 PM (3uBP9)

87 palestinians, chinese, africans is "torqued" in britain

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 07:02 PM (HJCDN)

88 Isn't it Australia that is prosecuting one of their most decorated Special Forces soldiers for war crimes?

I think the Left tried to do that here and Trump pardoned him IIRC. On this I'm not betting on my recall.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:03 PM (0cOSz)

89 People who post most about "genocide" are Turks, or those sponsored on Social Media by Turkey. Funny that...
Posted by: runner

We agree
~Armenians

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 20, 2026 07:03 PM (YBtcQ)

90 That honky gal don't be looks nuttin likes me!

Posted by: Fani Willis at April 20, 2026 07:06 PM (QCEpb)

91 U.S. Marines depart amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) by helicopter and transit over the Arabian Sea to board and seize M/V Touska.

-
Swinging over on lines strung from the yardarms is much cooler.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 07:08 PM (ndZc7)

92 Not only did we stop production on the F-22 we destroyed all the production machinery.

I still don't understand why we stopped production and question the reasoning on destroying the machinery ( don't want it to get into the wrong hands) .

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:08 PM (0cOSz)

93 My brother was sixteen when his public-school "friends" (he went to a religious school half an hour away) convinced him that it'd be fun if they stole the public school's van and joyrode it to the nearest major city, which was in another state. He pled guilty after they got caught and got sent to juvie for SIX MONTHS four hours from home. Someone from our family visited every weekend, but we were pretty much the only family that did that.

Six months of juvie four hours from home for taking a public school vehicle across state lines. Yeah, he didn't "get away with it" and hasn't been arrested since.

Posted by: pookysgirl missed her favorite sibling for those six months at April 20, 2026 07:08 PM (Wt5PA)

94 Tapper strikes me as something less than completely unbiased.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 07:09 PM (8ty7h)

95 Britain is failing because of its entrenched caste system. The people at the top, the titled, the aristocracy live under the illusion they will not be impacted by what goes on at the lower rungs of society. That the institutions will always defend that primacy of aristocracy. Big LOL. Their world is being swept away and they are ignorant. When Tommy Robinson said that the reason no one paid attention to the epidemic of rapes in the UK, is because it was happening to the working class families, I understood it completely.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 07:09 PM (GD0B3)

96 87 I don't have any doubts about the quality of their stuff. It's just that when I was ass deep in alligators working on the major platforms, it was nice to be able to tell the folx with Apple problems "No. Not my problem. You're on your own with that. Good luck!"

When the first Mac came out, they had a deal where you could take one home for free for a day or two and try it. I grabbed one and brought it back to the office and we cracked it open to document what was inside. I really liked the original Mac keyboard a lot. Nice and compact and clackety.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 07:10 PM (N8ZBc)

97
SAS soldiers are resigning in significant numbers over fears they will be subjected to "witch hunts" by human-rights lawyers.

__________

Much as we joke about the military capacity of our "allies," it's important to remember that there are still first-class personnel there, starved and betrayed by their governments.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:10 PM (tgvbd)

98 Ooops 87 is now 86.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 07:10 PM (N8ZBc)

99
Britain is failing because of its entrenched caste system. The people at the top, the titled, the aristocracy live under the illusion they will not be impacted by what goes on at the lower rungs of society. That the institutions will always defend that primacy of aristocracy. 

___________

It might be said we have the same clueless aristocrats, but we're not yet as far gone.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:12 PM (tgvbd)

100 ...they stole the public school's van
===

A cry for help.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 07:12 PM (RIvkX)

101 Looks like we won't have Tim Cook to kick around anymore.

We will miss him. (sniff)

Posted by: Big Homo, Inc. at April 20, 2026 07:12 PM (QCEpb)

102 Britain is dying.
It's a shame.
Nobody but themselves to blame.
Pity they don't have a 2nd Amendment.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:12 PM (2WIwB)

103 Canada has been running commercials all over the pkace here recruiting for the military.

I'd sooner see who is attacking us, who are they killing and what they have to offer before making a choice. Apparently being treated like a second class ×××××× for 2 years doesn't make for loyal subjects.

Couldn't even go into restaurants....

I wonder if Canada's enemies would need help? I meant liberators.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 07:13 PM (Sco7b)

104 Years back I was around a series (5-6) of British military officers for about 6 months at a time, as they rotated through a post. All services. All save one planned to cut their planned military careers short, due to (generally) lack of public support for their mission. This was 20 years ago. Imagine what's it like now.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 06:32 PM (U/Byj)
=====

The clincher is that Keir Starmer (playing the role of "Keir Starmer) is a former human rights lawyer.

Posted by: mrp at April 20, 2026 07:14 PM (rj6Yv)

105 They said Amendment D.

Heh heh...heh heh

Posted by: Beavis torabora at April 20, 2026 07:14 PM (EntAB)

106 Utah is not the conservative bastion it was when I lived there in the 1970s. It hasn't been for a long time.

Posted by: Archer at April 20, 2026 07:14 PM (wvc0i)

107 Its a VPN Dildo. And I'm pretty hard headed.

Lets do this. Lets. Do. This.

Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 20, 2026 07:14 PM (kh9GD)

108 I know Britain did something right since we were founded by those guys but I'll be damned if I can find anything I've ever liked about Britain.





Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:15 PM (0cOSz)

109 I liked the original Apple choice of Motorola CPUs too. The 68000 was very orthogonal to program in assembler. Like with the 6800, the instruction and register sets were such that there was always an obvious and straightforward way to code something without needing to think too hard about it.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 07:15 PM (N8ZBc)

110 Ooops 87 is now 86.
Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 07:10 PM (N8ZBc)
*****
This is about me, isn't it.

Posted by: James Comey, future felon at April 20, 2026 07:16 PM (EntAB)

111 What is going on with Stefanik and Trump?
She gets the job then she doesn't, then she gets the endorsement then she doesn't.
She was hard core before Trump and has been one his most loyal advocates. And as shown here, she competently nails opponents.
What's up?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 07:17 PM (FJMtP)

112 they stole the public school's van
===

A cry for help.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 07:12 PM (RIvkX)

That's why you always carry zip ties with you. Tie yourself up and claim you were forced into the Van.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:18 PM (0cOSz)

113
I'll be damned if I can find anything I've ever liked about Britain.

It swings like a pendulum do.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 07:19 PM (Cqx++)

114 Just saw a trailer for "Pressure," a new D-Day movie that looks OK.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 07:19 PM (N8ZBc)

115 When we stole vehicles we were not going to school to get one.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 07:19 PM (RIvkX)

116 "Africa"? Funny name for Old England.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 06:42 PM


The UK is pretty soggy. Maybe the rains will be blessed.

Posted by: Toto at April 20, 2026 07:20 PM (0sNs1)

117 OK, everyone, bend over and kiss your ass goodbye!

Jimmy Dore
@jimmy_dore
According to retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson: During an emergency meeting On Saturday Trump tried to “use the nuclear codes” on Iran and he was stopped by General Dan Caine.
According to Johnson “there is seriously something wrong with Trump”:

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 07:20 PM (ndZc7)

118 The "C" compiler for the MC68000 was ridiculously efficient too.

Posted by: no one of any consequence at April 20, 2026 07:20 PM (qFwJc)

119
The UK is pretty soggy

___________

The first Spring I lived there it rained on 34 consecutive days.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:21 PM (tgvbd)

120 Jimmy Dore
@jimmy_dore
According to retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson: During an emergency meeting On Saturday Trump tried to “use the nuclear codes” on Iran and he was stopped by General Dan Caine.
According to Johnson “there is seriously something wrong with Trump”:
====
Literally the stupidest thing I have heard about this war.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 07:22 PM (RIvkX)

121 I liked the original Apple choice of Motorola CPUs too. The 68000 was very orthogonal to program in assembler. Like with the 6800, the instruction and register sets were such that there was always an obvious and straightforward way to code something without needing to think too hard about it.
Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 07:15 PM


The flat addressing was wonderful. I've often thought about how the world would be different had IBM chosen Motorola, instead of Intel, and the segmented architecture of the 808x family.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 20, 2026 07:22 PM (0sNs1)

122 120
The UK is pretty soggy

___________

The first Spring I lived there it rained on 34 consecutive days.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:21 PM (tgvbd)

Sounds like Buffalo this month of April so far ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 20, 2026 07:22 PM (3sXRv)

123

Living in SW Wyoming, we used to go the the Salt Lake City area for weekend trips. There is a lot of cool stuff to see and do there.

Not anymore unless we have to go for medical reasons to a large hospital.

It's so sad to see what the area is now.

Posted by: four seasons at April 20, 2026 07:22 PM (3ek7K)

124 Imma use my nuklar codes on you!

Posted by: San Franpsycho's mamma at April 20, 2026 07:22 PM (RIvkX)

125 Ok, but what if we hold another deposition...

@nypost 2h
ActBlue employees took the Fifth in House depositions 146 times https://trib.al/F3669ac

Posted by: weft cut-loop at April 20, 2026 07:22 PM (diia5)

126 Yes, I always believe what retired CIA analysts have to say/ s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 07:23 PM (rZCVI)

127 I'll be damned if I can find anything I've ever liked about Britain.


Haley Atwell comes to mind.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:23 PM (2WIwB)

128 According to retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson: During an emergency meeting On Saturday Trump tried to “use the nuclear codes” on Iran and he was stopped by General Dan Caine.
According to Johnson “there is seriously something wrong with Trump”

Wrong my ass. Use the damn bomb already. The muslims want a nuke, I got ya nuke right here.

Light their asses up. I want to see if the GD things work.

Posted by: Old Iron Pants at April 20, 2026 07:23 PM (QCEpb)

129 Every Brit I run into says the same thing - the country is in dire straights.

When you get money for nothing you end up with an industrial disease.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 06:59 PM (Cqx++)
=======

I figured that one day that "unwritten Consitution" thing would bite the people of that country in the ass. In the US, at least, some corrective measures can be taken in the midterms. For the Brits, August 2029 is a long ways down the road.

Posted by: mrp at April 20, 2026 07:24 PM (rj6Yv)

130 According to retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson: During an emergency meeting On Saturday Trump tried to “use the nuclear codes” on Iran and he was stopped by General Dan Caine.
According to Johnson “there is seriously something wrong with Trump”:


If that were true ? Absolutely reason to back a military coup.

If you don't think its true ? Absolutely reason to change your entire thinking about the United States. Including the Pentagon. Pretty much EVERYTHING about us.

I wouldn't doubt it either way.

Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 20, 2026 07:24 PM (kh9GD)

131
Did Trump try to grab the "football" from the military aide? Maybe we'll hear from some coffee-pourer who heard about it from a friend who has a cousin who was told this from someone on his deathbed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:24 PM (tgvbd)

132 According to retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson:

==

retired spooks has inside knowledge of Special Situation Room meetings? who leaked to him ??

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 07:24 PM (GD0B3)

133 126 Yes, I always believe what retired CIA analysts have to say/ s

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 07:23 PM (rZCVI

I've seen some of these guys on MS Now.

They look like they're great at games of 'Risk.'

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 07:24 PM (Sco7b)

134 Larry Johnson might want to think twice about having his connected to that piece of bullshit.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:25 PM (DIbRX)

135 Hope the Iranian RG read Johnson's twex.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:25 PM (0cOSz)

136 Does that honkey gal wear her dress backwards?
Askin' fo a friend.

Posted by: torabora at April 20, 2026 07:25 PM (EntAB)

137 103 Britain is dying.
It's a shame.
Nobody but themselves to blame.
Pity they don't have a 2nd Amendment.
Posted by: Diogenes
--------

It's not dying it's being taken over by the same theocrats we are eliminating in Iran only worse, they don't have to build nukes they already have them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 07:25 PM (FJMtP)

138 If you were trying to map security leak vectors it would be fun to assemble a variety of uniquely crazy stuff about what Trump said. Because the leakers will leak, it's all they have.

Posted by: banana Dream - traceroute at April 20, 2026 07:27 PM (3uBP9)

139 Haley Atwell comes to mind.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:23 PM (2WIwB

I was going to say Elizabeth Hurley.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:28 PM (0cOSz)

140 >>> Utah is not the conservative bastion it was when I lived there in the 1970s. It hasn't been for a long time.
Posted by: Archer at April 20, 2026 07:14 PM (wvc0i)

The hell you say!

Posted by: Jack Mormon Soft Swinging Influencer Housewives in Draper, hooked on booze and drugs and Botox at April 20, 2026 07:28 PM (gWBY1)

141 I heard Keir was happy to be a bottom for Mojtaba.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 07:29 PM (DIbRX)

142 CIA operatives like Spanberger are scary. A deep stater if there ever was one.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 07:29 PM (GD0B3)

143 I've seen some of these guys on MS Now.

They look like they're great at games of 'Risk.' hide the sausage in my anus.
Posted by: Stateless

Risk is a great game. This is more accurate, and doesn't besmirch a classic.

Posted by: Fake AoS HQ Editor at April 20, 2026 07:30 PM (ycI94)

144 They should bring them back into production, 10,000+ units, trick them out with some killer AI, and send them into random foreign countries to rain death and destruction on 'the enemy' just like Iran would.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 06:57 PM (/lPRQ)


Rutan's Scaled Composites built a Canard design CAS plane called the ARES, built around a chain gun with a single offset jet intake to avoid ingesting gun gasses.
Only one was made but it was flown like an amusement ride

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 07:30 PM (rbvCR)

145 I think the troll may be having some kind of ischemic accident.

Troll, call 911! Your brain is broken.

Posted by: San Franpsycho's mamma at April 20, 2026 07:31 PM (RIvkX)

146 Trump raped me in the Pentagon men's room with the nuclear football while Eric Swalwell drank rum and coke and laughed in 2008.

I am ashamed to tell the voters of Massholechusetts I enjoyed it.

Posted by: Barney Fag at April 20, 2026 07:31 PM (QCEpb)

147 Trump threatened to use the nuclear codes on the media company that produces the Gorilla Channel if they didn't get a better primetime gorilla lineup.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 20, 2026 07:31 PM (3uBP9)

148 My mamma cares about the troll but IDGAF.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 07:31 PM (RIvkX)

149 I've had multiple cases in front of Hagan, the Utah judge mentioned here. Mostly in the Court of Appeals, which was before she was pushed up to the Supreme Court.

She's fairly competent, actually, but I preferred other judges.

The fact that she left her husband of 30 years to go with this Democrat lawyer is pretty surprising. And just for the record, she wasn't all that bad looking a couple of years ago.

There has been a huge political war between the various branches of government in Utah for quite some time now. Unlike the federal level, our legislature is probably the most powerful branch... they are very activist and dominate the state. Which is probably what the Founders intended, to be frank.

Our governor is spineless: he blows with the wind. Some days he's hardcore right wing, some days even Mitt Romney calls him out as being too soft and squishy. Our court system is not at all liking being the sudden flashpoint of controversy, either... but they didn't shut down the "Democrat rule by lawfare" and now it's biting them in the butt. Hagan is just the latest thing to get people mad at the judges.

Posted by: Sam MacGee at April 20, 2026 07:32 PM (/ZkOF)

150 Haley Atwell comes to mind.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:23 PM (2WIwB

I was going to say Elizabeth Hurley.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:28 PM (0cOSz)


*fistbump*

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:32 PM (2WIwB)

151 Who was it who temporarily misplaced the football? Obama or Clinton?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:33 PM (0cOSz)

152 nood


Cafe

Posted by: banana Dream at April 20, 2026 07:33 PM (3uBP9)

153 I know a few Mormon's that have SLC and ID roots. They are still pissed that Romney wasn't elected. They blame America for his loss. I shit you not.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 07:33 PM (abIsI)

154 If you don' get me a Diet Coke RIGHT NOW, Ima gonna nuke Pelosi's house.

Posted by: Things Trump actually said, according to Madison Cornbread at April 20, 2026 07:33 PM (PiwSw)

155 >>> 127 I'll be damned if I can find anything I've ever liked about Britain.

The British murder mystery writers and the fantasy authors, living or dead, that the left tries to cancel or skin suit. Stonehenge. Scones with clotted cream. Cheddar. Savory sandwiches and desserts at a high tea. And the Amelia meme going hilariously wrong.

Posted by: LizLem at April 20, 2026 07:33 PM (gWBY1)

156
If we believed everything "retired CIA analysts" said, what would events look like?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:33 PM (tgvbd)

157 Ahem.

We are the Top. Men.

Top. Men.

Posted by: Retired CIA analists at April 20, 2026 07:33 PM (0sNs1)

158 120 - I know, right? wtf?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 07:34 PM (VyBeY)

159 I was a custodian of nuclear codes once. Back in the day. The practice ones were hard to handle. Almost cut myself once on the damned things.
Dangerous they are!

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 07:36 PM (2WIwB)

160 Utah is not the conservative bastion it was when I lived there in the 1970s. It hasn't been for a long time.
Posted by: Archer

Yeah too many people are stuck in these time capsules of perceptions. SLC is basically Los Angeles with snow. Tons of illegals, tons Muslim of “refugees”, and a big tech scene that is as we know faaaar left. It’s not the SLC of even 2010.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 07:36 PM (qo2Mt)

161 the "next" moor" invasion

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 07:37 PM (HJCDN)

162 Unlike the federal level, our legislature is probably the most powerful branch...

Ackshully... as designed in the Constitution, Congress is far and away the most powerful branch. The members are just to enamored with retaining 'power' to use it so they've made the Presidency almost all-powerful by saying that cabinet secretaries need to decide everything.

They could take back the power they're supposed to have in a heartbeat if the thought of losing their seats didn't wake them up at night in a cold sweat.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 07:38 PM (ExV1e)

163 The good news from Utah is that they concentrated all the crazies into one district, and the leading Democrat candidate is on record as saying some of the most hateful things about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and all the local leftists are in a panic. And now all the rest of the state can be hardcore right wing, whereas before the Utah representatives were kind of soft because they had purplish districts. Now they will be three bright red and one district to the left of Mao, and I mean that literally.

Posted by: Sam MacGee at April 20, 2026 07:38 PM (/ZkOF)

164 Yeah too many people are stuck in these time capsules of perceptions.

Back in the day ... we would call them Boomers.

Posted by: Yep ... VPN at April 20, 2026 07:42 PM (kh9GD)

165 Posted by: LizLem at April 20, 2026 07:33 PM (gWBY1

Maybe the last one for me but the rest. Meh.

I don't get British humor either. I know it's heresy here but Monty Python is just not funny to me.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 07:42 PM (0cOSz)

166 161 the "next" moor" invasion

girl next door > girl next moor

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 07:45 PM (oY6Yp)

167 comes around, goes around. this is an old story.

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 07:55 PM (HJCDN)

168 Say what you want about catholic schools, but VERY few of those kids end up shooting up cars full of people.
Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 06:41 PM (vOtXJ)

Funny you should mention it. Sixty years ago, the one and only youth gang scandal ever in my hometown, right there at the parochial high school, and the police didn't want to push it until shots were fired. The priest tried to keep it covered up.
The toughs were cruising "down into coontown" every weekend, looking for strays to hit with ball bats. Finally a shotgun came into play.
Your storytelling works unless there's somebody around who can actually remember how you really act. You're not entitled to your own mythology.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 20, 2026 08:09 PM (zdLoL)

169 How could you resist not smacking the shit out of Jake Tapper if you ever ran into him in public? I guess being faced with jail time really works. Being civilized amongst uncivilized people sucks.

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Posted by: bokep 2024 at April 21, 2026 02:24 AM (5RwCp)

Kash Patel Slaps "Reporter" With $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit

I like the lawsuit, but, as That Guy always says, nothing's going to happen.

Judges are pretty determined that only leftwingers can be defamed.


FBI Director Kash Patel slapped The Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick with a defamation lawsuit, after the outlet alleged in a report that he has a drinking problem that could pose a threat to national ‌security.

Filed on Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the lawsuit, which seeks $250 million, claims the magazine's story, initially titled "Kash Patel's Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job," is "categorically false and defamatory."

The Atlantic, which published its exposé on Friday, cited more than two dozen anonymous sources expressing concern at Patel's "conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences" that "alarmed officials at the FBI and the Department of Justice."


The story -- the title of which now reads, "The FBI Director Is MIA" -- reported that during Patel's tenure, the FBI ​had to reschedule early meetings "as a result of his alcohol-fueled nights" and that Patel "is often away or unreachable, delaying time-sensitive decisions needed to ​advance investigations."

"Some of Patel's colleagues at the FBI worry that his personal behavior has become a threat to public safety," the article stated.

The White House, the Department of Justice and Patel denied the allegations to the magazine. The article also quoted Patel as saying, "Print it, all false, I'll see you in court -- bring your checkbook."

A rep for the magazine told The Post on Monday: "We stand by our reporting on Kash Patel, and we will vigorously defend 'The Atlantic' and our journalists against this meritless lawsuit."

Patel's suit alleged that The Atlantic ignored the ‌FBI's denials ⁠and did not respond to a Friday letter from his lawyer Jesse Binnall to senior editors and The Atlantic's legal department, asking for more time to refute allegations in 19 questions that Fitzpatrick sent White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt.

The journo's letter was sent shortly before 4 p.m. Friday and the story was published at 6:20 p.m. that day, according to the complaint.

Lawyers for Patel claim that the Atlantic acted with "actual ​malice" -- a legal standard that ⁠requires public figures such as Patel to prove that the magazine publisher knowingly printed false information or recklessly ignored doubts about its accuracy.

"Defendants' conscious decision to ignore the detailed, specific, and substantive refutations in the Pre-Publication Letter, and their refusal to ​give a reasonable amount of time for the FBI and Director Patel to respond, is among the strongest possible ​evidence of actual ⁠malice," the lawsuit stated.

It sounds like an op, but then, a lot of people in politics drink really hard. Not as hard as "journalists," who tend to be alcoholics and pill-poppers, of course.

Related:

Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_

16h

BREAKING: Newly declassified docs reveal former Washington Post reporter Shane Harris knew the identity of the anonymous impeachment "whistleblower" as early as Sept. 20, 2019, but chose to protect Eric Ciaramella, staying mum despite calling and texting with him; yet the WaPo phoned then-RealClearInvestigations editor Tom Kuntz to complain about RCI reporter Paul Sperry breaking the story exposing Ciaramella's identity and his pro-Biden background, Democrat bias and anti-Trump motives. A known Brennan shill and purveyor of the Russiagate hoax, Harris is now with the faithfully anti-Trump mag The Atlantic.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:10 PM




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1 hi

Posted by: slash buzz at April 20, 2026 05:10 PM (FgaX7)

2 Kash Patel Slaps "Reporter" ...
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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Let's keep that as the picture.

Posted by: DC at April 20, 2026 05:11 PM (Fi81e)

3 nooded...

Posted by: slash buzz at April 20, 2026 05:11 PM (FgaX7)

4 And so it doesn't begin.

Posted by: zombie at April 20, 2026 05:12 PM (Av6i5)

5 This needs to happen more often to the Leftists Propaganda Ministry

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 05:12 PM (Ia/+0)

6 The lamest version I saw of this on X was: "Of course Patel has a drinking problem, we've seen a video of him chugging a beer!"

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:12 PM (Fi81e)

7 If she was not on the FBI sex cruise, this will not hold up in court.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 05:14 PM (n9XW8)

8 hic Hillary

Posted by: Eromero at April 20, 2026 05:14 PM (LHPAg)

9 I was excited by the first half of the headline, "Kash Patel Slaps "Reporter" ", but sorely disappointed by the second half, revealing the slap was metaphorical.

Posted by: zombie at April 20, 2026 05:14 PM (Av6i5)

10 Sounds kind of silly to me... Pols and "Journalists" both drink themselves into oblivion, every night, so what's the point to this story?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:14 PM (dmDsy)

11 Didn't President Trump win a bunch of these lawsuits?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 05:14 PM (Sco7b)

12
Process punishment.

But, yeah, they say and print anything with impunity.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 05:15 PM (Y8DZL)

13 He drinks, you say...?

Posted by: The New Greta "Fun"berg at April 20, 2026 05:15 PM (+5DDj)

14 Didn't President Trump win a bunch of these lawsuits?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 05:14 PM (Sco7b)

All or almost all settlements, presumably in his favor.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (vPXog)

15 10 Sounds kind of silly to me... Pols and "Journalists" both drink themselves into oblivion, every night, so what's the point to this story?
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:14 PM (dmDsy)
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And let's not forget Congress. How many have liquor cabinets in their office.

Posted by: WisRich at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (G0vdT)

16 Popcorn ordered!

Posted by: Adriane the Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May in April Critic . . . at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (3ZUWJ)

17 But Kamala showing up everywhere either drunk or high was no big deal, amirite?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (DwqWV)

18 Sue like the wind!

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (wVcYX)

19 We all know that Indians have a weakness for alcohol.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (CNl8/)

20 Newly declassified docs reveal former Washington Post reporter Shane Harris knew the identity of the anonymous impeachment "whistleblower" as early as Sept. 20, 2019, but chose to protect Eric Ciaramella, staying mum despite calling and texting with him; yet the WaPo phoned then-RealClearInvestigations editor Tom Kuntz to complain about RCI reporter Paul Sperry breaking the story exposing Ciaramella's identity and his pro-Biden background, Democrat bias and anti-Trump motives.

--


Besides Clapper, Brennan, and Ciamarella, there are several members of the press who ought to be on trial for the largest scandal in American history.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (0U5gm)

21 Obviously an uphill fight in DC but I don't care. Keep suing them and making them pay legal fees if nothing else until they stop.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (viF8m)

22 12
Process punishment.

But, yeah, they say and print anything with impunity.
Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 05:15 PM (Y8DZL)

Oh, come now, if it was in the Atlantic, it has to be 100% accurate...


oh wait. I meant 100% bullshit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (DwqWV)

23 I was excited by the first half of the headline, "Kash Patel Slaps "Reporter" ", but sorely disappointed by the second half, revealing the slap was metaphorical.
Posted by: zombie at April 20, 2026 05:14 PM (Av6i5)
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One more word could have made it more satisfying, in addition to a substitution. Making "Kash Patel Pistol-whips 'Reporter'".

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (Fi81e)

24
And let's not forget Congress. How many have liquor cabinets in their office.
Posted by: WisRich


Swalwell

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (Cqx++)

25 But he drank a a beer with the hockey team. So, see, he’s totally an alcoholic.
- left

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (13bda)

26 you shouldn't be allowed to sue people like this because it might prevent them from sometimes getting their facts straight

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (CWTWj)

27 the FBI ​had to reschedule early meetings "as a result of his alcohol-fueled nights"
--------------------------------
So Kash Patel runs the FBI like Winston Churchill ran the British war effort?

Posted by: the lower depths at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (uKWAY)

28 We all know that Indians have a weakness for alcohol.
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (CNl8/)

And how!

Posted by: Chief Wild Eagle at April 20, 2026 05:18 PM (wVcYX)

29 But Kamala showing up everywhere either drunk or high was no big deal, amirite?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (DwqWV)
---
"But she SHOWED UP!!" -- Outrage Press.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:18 PM (Fi81e)

30 19 We all know that Indians have a weakness for alcohol.
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (CNl8/)

Probably better check and see if there's any Irish in his background, too, just to be safe.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 05:18 PM (DwqWV)

31 Boasberg is the lead judge in that district, now that's funny. Wonder why he didn't file in another court?

Posted by: beckster at April 20, 2026 05:18 PM (kX27y)

32 All these 'insider leaks' from anonymous sources...

Kinda like last weekends Supreme Court leaks...

We have traitors in our midst.

Posted by: Romeo13 at April 20, 2026 05:18 PM (mP0Kj)

33 the FBI ​had to reschedule early meetings "as a result of his alcohol-fueled nights"
--------------------------------
So Kash Patel runs the FBI like Winston Churchill ran the British war effort?
Posted by: the lower depths at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (uKWAY)
---
Find out what he's drinking and order it for everybody!

Posted by: Abraham Lincoln at April 20, 2026 05:18 PM (Fi81e)

34 The Bureaucracy will tie The Atlantic in knots for decades Mmbahaha!

Or at least until Trump leaves office. Maybe that's why they are trying repeatedly to kill him.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 05:18 PM (wBaIH)

35 re 17: maybe people thought she was really just stupid and naturally incoherent

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 05:19 PM (CWTWj)

36 26 you shouldn't be allowed to sue people like this because it might prevent them from sometimes getting their facts straight
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 05:17 PM (CWTWj)

What are these "facts" of which you speak?

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 05:19 PM (DwqWV)

37 32 All these 'insider leaks' from anonymous sources...

Kinda like last weekends Supreme Court leaks...

We have traitors in our midst.
----------------------------------
Do we, in this case? How do you tell an anonymous inside source from making everything up?

Posted by: the lower depths at April 20, 2026 05:19 PM (uKWAY)

38 35 re 17: maybe people thought she was really just stupid and naturally incoherent
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 05:19 PM (CWTWj)

And they would be correct in that assessment. Both are true.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 05:20 PM (DwqWV)

39 The Democrat playbook should be followed.

Round up all the evil judges and put them in the cells previously occupied by the J6ers.
Allow them the same legal ethics as the former.

Arrest some media stars for their sexual misconduct with minors.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:20 PM (FJMtP)

40
And let's not forget Congress. How many have liquor cabinets in their office.
Posted by: WisRich

Swalwell
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr


He probably has them in his bathrooms, too.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 05:20 PM (xG4kz)

41 "Some of Patel's colleagues at the FBI worry that his personal behavior has become a threat to public safety," the article stated.

This reeks of retardation.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 05:20 PM (n9XW8)

42 Tom Kuntz?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 05:20 PM (Cqx++)

43 19 We all know that Indians have a weakness for alcohol.
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 20, 2026 05:16 PM (CNl8/)


For that comment, Sir, you will be carded for the next ten years at the Kwik-E-Mart. Thank you and come again!

Posted by: Apu Nahasapeemapetilon at April 20, 2026 05:20 PM (PiwSw)

44 19 We're the Heckowee?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 05:21 PM (wBaIH)

45 He probably has them in his bathrooms, too.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 05:20 PM (xG4kz)

No, that's where he keep the roofies.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 05:21 PM (DwqWV)

46 We have traitors in our midst.
---
What are the odds that actual against-the-law leaks will be punished harsher than parading on public grounds without a permit?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:21 PM (Fi81e)

47 "Kash Patel Slaps "Reporter" With $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit"


If this would happen more then maybe, just maybe, we might get somewhere on the road to an actual non biased press like they claim they are.*


*The press in this country has never been non biased, they just started claiming that mantle in the 1960s.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 20, 2026 05:21 PM (0N4FZ)

48 I don't love the venue, but let the Lefties pay their lawyers and play defense. These suits don't seem always unwinnable, the Covington kid won, Trump won a couple. Also, the Atlantic has a sugar momma, let momma pay for it 'til she chokes on it. That money will only ever work against us in the long run anyway, pick their pockets at every opportunity.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 20, 2026 05:21 PM (w/O5Q)

49 A known Brennan shill and purveyor of the Russiagate hoax, Harris is now with the faithfully anti-Trump mag The Atlantic.

Physiognomy doesn't disappoint -

https://tinyurl.com/bdcrrtvj

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 05:22 PM (Dv3i1)

50
But Kamala showing up everywhere either drunk or high was no big deal, amirite?
Posted by: tcn in AK


But, but, but, that beeyotch was simply ACES with Venn Diagrams!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 05:22 PM (xG4kz)

51 Haji! Bring my Canadian Club chop chop! We're going to severely beat some brain cells to death!

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 05:23 PM (wBaIH)

52 Physiognomy doesn't disappoint -

https://tinyurl.com/bdcrrtvj
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 05:22 PM (Dv3i1)

Hmm. Pale pudgy twat. Check.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 05:23 PM (DwqWV)

53 Local covens are happy today:

"Pennsylvania court overturns limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions

A Pennsylvania court ruled that the state's constitution guarantees a right to abortion, overturning a decades-long law that banned using Medicaid funds for abortion costs."

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 20, 2026 05:23 PM (fE6HJ)

54 This the same fbi that likes to rape; i mean "date" south american chicks?

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:24 PM (HJCDN)

55 The Atlantic has just learned from shit we just made up that Kash Patel has been known to frequent a little person brothel (Ed:"Be sure to change "shit we just made up" to "sources within the FIB" before post.)

Posted by: The Atlantic at April 20, 2026 05:24 PM (Fi81e)

56
Like Snopes going after the Babylon Bee oblivious to it being a comedy site.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 05:24 PM (Y8DZL)

57 I am sure all those anonymous sources will line up to testify in court.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 05:24 PM (RIvkX)

58 19 We all know that Indians have a weakness for alcohol.
Posted by: Mark1971


An interesting theory -- almost certainly true -- posits that alcohlism is a genetic trait that disappeared from populations (think Darwin Awards) award time -- but it takes thousnads of years for the trait to slowly fade from prevalence. And that alcohol fermentation first arose as a consequence of the appearance of agriculture, when people had leftover graisn they could ferment. So the longer you culture/civi,ization has had agriculture, the more time has passed for the alcoholism gene to eliminate itself from the population. So -- which are the cultures that started practicing agriculture last? Answer: North America, Africa, and (within Europe) Scandinavia. Snd -- what cultures have the highest prevalence of alcoholism? North America (i.e. Native American Indians), Africa, and Scandinavia.

Makes sense to me.

Posted by: zombie at April 20, 2026 05:25 PM (Av6i5)

59 Midget brothels?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 05:25 PM (kbShR)

60 award time = over time

Posted by: zombie at April 20, 2026 05:25 PM (Av6i5)

61 A Little Person Brothel was a scene cut out of the final edit of The Wizard of Oz.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:25 PM (pDt9x)

62
Hmm. Pale pudgy twat. Check.
Posted by: tcn in AK


Milky white glutes. Double check.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 05:25 PM (xG4kz)

63 54 This the same fbi that likes to rape; i mean "date" south american chicks?
Posted by: pahound

I thought that was a Secret Service gig.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 05:26 PM (Y8DZL)

64 @ 53-that ain't gonna fly...

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:26 PM (HJCDN)

65 Er, uh...I'm not seeing the problem heah. *hic*

Posted by: Zombie Ted Kennedy at April 20, 2026 05:27 PM (Wnv9h)

66 "Kash Patel Slaps "Reporter" With $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit"
____

It would be nice if this was literally true, Kash walking up to the reporter and taking a 150 page stack of legal paper in a polypropylene folder and slapping him in the face with it. More satisfying that way.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 05:27 PM (Dv3i1)

67
Midget brothels?
Posted by: Boss Moss


1/3 off if you pay in Bit Coin

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 05:28 PM (xG4kz)

68 64 @ 53-that ain't gonna fly...
Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:26 PM (HJCDN)

These rulings are Red Meat for the Left Base AND methods for creating contempt for the rule of law.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:28 PM (pDt9x)

69 what cultures have the highest prevalence of alcoholism? North America (i.e. Native American Indians), Africa, and Scandinavia.

Then how do we get so many entertaining clips out of Russia?

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 05:28 PM (n9XW8)

70 Kash O'Patel and the Little People

Posted by: Walt Disney at April 20, 2026 05:28 PM (wVcYX)

71 Steve Jobs left wing widow having fun with her left-wing newsletter.

Has any chick ever actually created their own empire of wealth? They always marry into it or are born into it. And they're always hard-left.

Posted by: Leupold at April 20, 2026 05:28 PM (eIzlH)

72 Nothing will happen. Some judge will dismiss it.

Just like Trump's yuuge lawsuit was recently dismissed for 'reasons'.

Nothing ever happens. Nothing will happen until we have people who, like the founding fathers, are willing to pledge 'their lives, fortunes and sacred honor' in pursuit of freedom.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 05:28 PM (QGaXH)

73 Has any chick ever actually created their own empire of wealth? They always marry into it or are born into it. And they're always hard-left.

Posted by: Leupold at April 20, 2026 05:28 PM (eIzlH)
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Oprah.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:29 PM (Fi81e)

74 "Besides Clapper, Brennan, and Ciamarella, there are several members of the press who ought to be on trial for the largest scandal in American history.

Posted by: Thomas Paine"

Common sense says nothing will happen.

Posted by: Guy who always says "Nothing will happen" and is usually right at April 20, 2026 05:29 PM (vFG9F)

75 Was there even alcohol in North America before Europeans brought it?

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 20, 2026 05:29 PM (CNl8/)

76 75 Was there even alcohol in North America before Europeans brought it?
___

I believe the correct term is fire-water.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 05:30 PM (Dv3i1)

77 Indian drink heap big firewater. Ugh.

Oh wait. Wrong Indian.

Posted by: tsj017 at April 20, 2026 05:30 PM (xakWh)

78 Just like Trump's yuuge lawsuit was recently dismissed for 'reasons'.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 05:28 PM (QGaXH)
---
Well, if I remember correctly. Comey is as dirty as sin, but when they dismissed his last case, wasn't there something like they aren't allowed to ever charge him for something like this again?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:31 PM (Fi81e)

79 The press in this country has never been non biased, they just started claiming that mantle in the 1960s.
Posted by: Mister Scott

People don't realize that newspapers were open about their political leanings, often stating so in their names. The Democrat or the Republican. An unbiased media is a pipe dream, and always will be.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 20, 2026 05:31 PM (DsA2n)

80 75 Was there even alcohol in North America before Europeans brought it?
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 20, 2026 05:29 PM (CNl8/)

‘Shrooms, weed, tobacco and syphilis.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:31 PM (pDt9x)

81 67
Midget brothels?
Posted by: Boss Moss


*shifty eyes*

Posted by: Robert Reich, scrubbing his Internet history at April 20, 2026 05:31 PM (PiwSw)

82 75 Was there even alcohol in North America before Europeans brought it?
Posted by: Mark1971 at April 20, 2026 05:29 PM (CNl8/)-----

Nah they had to make do with peyote

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 05:31 PM (oqH4h)

83 No alcohol no worked metal no horsies. At least big riding horsies.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 05:31 PM (kbShR)

84 Oprah.

Martha Stewart, perhaps. She's a pure businesswoman, right?

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 05:32 PM (n9XW8)

85
Was there even alcohol in North America before Europeans brought it?
Posted by: Mark1971


Fermented wild fruit, but that was by accident and not design.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 05:32 PM (xG4kz)

86 83 No alcohol no worked metal no horsies. At least big riding horsies.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 05:31 PM (kbShR)

Or the wheel. Damned Euros.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:32 PM (pDt9x)

87 The state constitution super-cedes the federal Constitution? And the fed's pay? This'll be fun...

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:32 PM (HJCDN)

88 @58 It's a good looking logic, but you obviously have never been out drinking with Mesopotamians.

Groat slurry on the rooftops, baby.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 20, 2026 05:32 PM (zdLoL)

89 No makum fire water.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 05:32 PM (kbShR)

90 59 Midget brothels?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 05:25 PM (kbShR)

Think of them like hooker mcnuggets

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 20, 2026 05:33 PM (w/O5Q)

91 It's not a lie if you believe it.

Posted by: George Costanza at April 20, 2026 05:33 PM (PiwSw)

92
Bartiromo: "Are you suggesting that Obama's leadership on Iran was better?"

KHANNA: "Yes, I am"

Bartiromo: "Under President Obama there were 14 wire transfers to a Swiss account linked to Hezbollah...he also sent pallets of cash in a plane..."

KHANNA: “Barack Obama was a great statesman"

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:33 PM (FJMtP)

93 The state constitution super-cedes the federal Constitution? And the fed's pay? This'll be fun...

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:32 PM (HJCDN)
---
Former governor of Arizona, Jan Brewer made a statement earlier. According to former governor Brewer, "What the fuck?!"

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:34 PM (Fi81e)

94 61 A Little Person Brothel was a scene cut out of the final edit of The Wizard of Oz.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:25 PM (pDt9x)

First Greta.
Now this.

Will these sexual temptations ever end?!?

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 05:34 PM (Sco7b)

95 State law superceding Federal law sounds kinda Civil Warish,eh?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:35 PM (pDt9x)

96 Ro Khanna is a communist and a retard.

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 05:35 PM (oqH4h)

97 ...obviously not a great architect.

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:35 PM (HJCDN)

98 AZ Democrats are gasping for air.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:35 PM (FJMtP)

99 The lawsuit wont go anywhere but it's at least a shot across the bow that there are costs to this game they're playing.

Gawker got put out of business over the Hulk Hogan sex tape.

I hate litigiousness but the Left is not going to stop so the Right might as well fight fire with fire.

Getting involved in a lawsuit sucks, even when you win.

Posted by: Leupold at April 20, 2026 05:36 PM (eIzlH)

100
KHANNA: “Barack Obama was a great statesman"


Is that that ass, Ro Khanna? Mark Halprin has a huge man crush on him.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 05:36 PM (xG4kz)

101 A Little Person Brothel was a scene cut out of the final edit of The Wizard of Oz.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:25 PM (pDt9x)

---
They didn't call it the Lollipop Guild for nothin'!

Posted by: That Guy at April 20, 2026 05:36 PM (Fi81e)

102 IranWire:
The captain of the Touska, seized by U.S. Marines after being disabled, is an IRGC operative

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:37 PM (FJMtP)

103 Kellog’s Corn Beer never really took off.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:38 PM (pDt9x)

104 First Greta.
Now this.

Will these sexual temptations ever end?!?
Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 05:34 PM (Sco7b)


That's whatI want to know!!!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Come On. Help A Brother Out! at April 20, 2026 05:38 PM (dmDsy)

105 Greta - no matter how I turn the pic of her, nope not cute.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:39 PM (pDt9x)

106 Patel seems to be the little piece of noodle that's left over in the bottom of the pot and is stuck to the bottom.

I have zero faith in this known liar.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 05:39 PM (abIsI)

107 Nothing's going to happen.

Posted by: That Guy at April 20, 2026 05:39 PM (Fi81e)

108 "knew the identity of the anonymous impeachment "whistleblower" as early as Sept. 20, 2019, but chose to protect Eric Ciaramella

Fuck - I KNEW it was Eric Carmella by then. Everybody knew. But they all kept it super-duper top secret. Because if the public at large knew, they'd see the whole thing for what it was - garbage.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 05:39 PM (vOtXJ)

109 Beer and a tequila chaser-nice!

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:39 PM (HJCDN)

110 49 A known Brennan shill and purveyor of the Russiagate hoax, Harris is now with the faithfully anti-Trump mag The Atlantic.

Physiognomy doesn't disappoint -

https://tinyurl.com/bdcrrtvj
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 05:22 PM (Dv3i1)


A friend should quietly let him know that just because he has FAS, doesn't mean that everyone drinks like his mom.

Posted by: SciVo at April 20, 2026 05:40 PM (Sy6m/)

111 Midget brothels?
Posted by: Boss Moss

There is a wonderful bar in Manila staffed by little people named "The Hobbit House".

I suppose you could get lucky there, everybody was too busy laughing and having a great time when I visited.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 05:40 PM (Y8DZL)

112 Remember:
The point of these stories isn't to convince the left--they're to reassure the goofball religious "right," the David French wing of Pretendicons, who need a constant stream of Republican moral failings to suffocate their conscience, that sees they present as a conservative yet always acts as a far leftist.

They're not bad people for supporting Democrats, it's the Republicans fault for drinking and chasing women.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 05:40 PM (tUP1A)

113 108 Greta - no matter how I turn the pic of her, nope not cute.
Posted by: tubal


This is where plastic leaf bags are used.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 05:41 PM (abIsI)

114
I watched a video of the Doom Goblin talking.

Man, her eyes dart all over the place as she speaks. It's like the thoughts trundling down her misfiring neural pathways encounter speed bumps or blocked neural synapses.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 05:42 PM (xG4kz)

115 knew the identity of the anonymous impeachment "whistleblower" as early as Sept. 20, 2019, but chose to protect Eric Ciaramella
---
Don't forget that John Roberts made the bizarre and unprecedented ruling in the impeachment "trial" that his name could not be disclosed.

That, I think, is a thread that should lead to a rope.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 05:42 PM (tUP1A)

116 hmm

"Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector. She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives.

Keith Sonderling will take on the role of Acting Secretary of Labor."

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:42 PM (GD0B3)

117 Fuck - I KNEW it was Eric Carmella by then. Everybody knew. But they all kept it super-duper top secret. Because if the public at large knew, they'd see the whole thing for what it was - garbage.
Posted by: The Whine Guy

How DARE YOU!!
-John Roberts, Presiding over Impeachment Trial

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 05:42 PM (Dv3i1)

118
Man, her eyes dart all over the place as she speaks. It's like the thoughts trundling down her misfiring neural pathways encounter speed bumps or blocked neural synapses.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 05:42 PM (xG4kz)
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It's your fault she never finished high school, you know.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:43 PM (Fi81e)

119 Kash Patel Dick Slaps "Reporter" With $250 Million Defamation Lawsuit Leaving Dick Shaped Bruise

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 20, 2026 05:43 PM (Kt19C)

120 You don’t suppose Greta’s ‘ Rents used puberty blockers on here, do you???

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:43 PM (pDt9x)

121 (from Steven Cheung)

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:43 PM (GD0B3)

122 Imagine Greta having sex and those googly eyes, lawn boy haircut and deformed face staring at you as she lisps out squeaky pleasure noises.
Posted by: That Guy at April 20, 2026 05:41 PM (ittVa


NOW you're getting it!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Oh, Yes! Lisp It Baby!!! at April 20, 2026 05:43 PM (dmDsy)

123 Imagine Greta having sex and those googly eyes, lawn boy haircut and deformed face staring at you as she lisps out squeaky pleasure noises.
Posted by: That Guy at April 20, 2026 05:41 PM (ittVa


NOW you're getting it!

Posted by: Denny Crane - Oh, Yes! Lisp It Baby!!! at April 20, 2026 05:43 PM (dmDsy)
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VD?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:44 PM (Fi81e)

124 124 You don’t suppose Greta’s ‘ Rents used puberty blockers on here, do you???
Posted by: tubal


I believe the Rents are hard core Antifa people. So, prolly.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 05:45 PM (abIsI)

125 Can you get a lot at a little persons brothel?

By "lot," do you mean like a ten pack? They ain't that little.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 20, 2026 05:45 PM (vTZFs)

126 Here's all you need to know, that it's a bullshit lawsuit that even Kash knows will go nowhere:

"Filed on Monday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia ...."

He might as well have rolled in into a tight cylinder and shoved it up his ass, for all the good it'll do.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 05:45 PM (tUP1A)

127 75 Was there even alcohol in North America before Europeans brought it?
Posted by: Mark1971

So, Indians drinking is cultural appropriation?

I think reparation money from Casino revenue is a just solution.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 05:45 PM (Y8DZL)

128 WHOA!!

"Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, and John Ternus is taking over. - 9to5Mac"


Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:46 PM (GD0B3)

129 Greta’s next venture is shaving her pubic hair, and donating it to African midget with alopecia.

You’re welcome
Posted by: That Guy at April 20, 2026 05:45 PM (ittVa)
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So, the forum just turned into "I dare you to read this"?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:46 PM (Fi81e)

130 60 Minutes:

Iran still has nearly 1,000 pounds of highly-enriched uranium, "enough material, if you enrich it just a little bit more, for 10-11 nuclear bombs."

"Iran has been lying about its nuclear weapons effort for over 20 years now."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:46 PM (FJMtP)

131 Lori Chavez-DeRemer was a mess. An IG investigation earlier this year found that she had an alcohol stash in her office and went to strip clubs with subordinates during work trips.

Posted by: Mark1971 at April 20, 2026 05:46 PM (CNl8/)

132 "Ternus has been at Apple since 2001 and currently oversees hardware engineering for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other products. The transition happens in September, giving Ternus five months to prepare for one of the most high-profile CEO roles in tech."

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:47 PM (GD0B3)

133 "Iran has been lying about its nuclear weapons effort for over 20 years now."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:46 PM (FJMtP)
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And that's all Donald Trump's fault, you know.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:47 PM (Fi81e)

134
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration

Who?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 05:47 PM (Cqx++)

135 I guess Cook is not leaving, he is hanging around as Executive Chairman to collect a massive board comp package.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:48 PM (GD0B3)

136 Chinese weapons components were found aboard the Touska.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 05:49 PM (DIbRX)

137 Where the hell did THAT come from??

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:50 PM (pDt9x)

138 Lori Chavez-DeRemer was a mess. An IG investigation earlier this year found that she had an alcohol stash in her office and went to strip clubs with subordinates during work trips.

==

I did not know that!

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:50 PM (GD0B3)

139 141 I’m taking a poll. Do you think runner blows his father or does maj Healey do that for him?
Posted by: That Guy at April 20, 2026 05:49 PM (ittVa)


Gauntlet thrown?

Posted by: Denny Crane - Oh, Yes! Lisp It Baby!!! at April 20, 2026 05:50 PM (dmDsy)

140 (ittVa) @ 141

Mods, you got work to do !

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:51 PM (GD0B3)

141 I must have missed a conversation or two hile I was out doing meat space stuff.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:51 PM (pDt9x)

142 Embrace the power of "and"...

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:52 PM (HJCDN)

143 Are mods asleep ?

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:52 PM (GD0B3)

144 The state constitution super-cedes the federal Constitution? And the fed's pay? This'll be fun...
--
CA state judge has over-ruled the President's Executive Order.
The one that specifically stated re-opening the oil drilling platform was a national security matter.

Nope. State environmental law over-rides federal national security.

Trump keeps letting this crap go on but here, again, I wish he'd refuse the order and send federal troops to ensure the EO remains active.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 05:52 PM (tUP1A)

145 You guys did not notice a shit troll in your midst ?? what is wrong with you ??

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:52 PM (GD0B3)

146 142 Chinese weapons components were found aboard the Touska.
Posted by: Ben Had

True? The same thing was claimed about the Russian ship seized on it's way to Cuba a few months back.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 05:52 PM (Y8DZL)

147 Not sure that's something a mod needs to get into.....

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:53 PM (dmDsy)

148 So, the forum just turned into "I dare you to read this"?
Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:46 PM (Fi81e)

Finally, I can share my Hillary Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell and Joy Behar erotic fan fiction!!

"I struggled against the ropes but my arms and legs were tightly secured. The blindfold covered my eyes. Naked fleshy appendages slid over my head. As I struggled to breathe, I knew I was about to be drained dry....

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 05:53 PM (Sco7b)

149 went on and on with a weirdo new nic and not axing questions?

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:53 PM (GD0B3)

150 I haven't had anything to drink. I tried some of those field sobriety tests and didn't do to good.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 05:53 PM (kbShR)

151 Auspex, Tousi reported it and his sources are normally pretty good.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 05:54 PM (DIbRX)

152 Hillary “ Shelob” Clinton.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 05:54 PM (pDt9x)

153 Again; embrace the power of "and"; to be fair, some choose "so"?

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:54 PM (HJCDN)

154 132 So, Indians drinking is cultural appropriation?

I think reparation money from Casino revenue is a just solution.


we talking about reparations that are soluble in alcohol?

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 05:54 PM (oY6Yp)

155 Not sure that's something a mod needs to get into.....
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:53 PM (dmDsy)



troll needs to go, man

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:55 PM (GD0B3)

156 161 Not sure that's something a mod needs to get into.....
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:53 PM (dmDsy)



troll needs to go, man
Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:55 PM (GD0B3)

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:56 PM (dmDsy)

157 have any of you seen (ittVa) @ 141 before ?

Me either. Must not like Tim Cook....

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:56 PM (GD0B3)

158 I wish, Sid.


I wish.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 20, 2026 05:56 PM (Ot/FD)

159 Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:56 PM (dmDsy)

what are you trying to say ?

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:56 PM (GD0B3)

160 Regarding Israel’s military intervention, we need more honesty in our debates.

We cannot expect Israel to idly stand by when tunnel networks are dug and another October 7th style massacre is being prepared from Southern Lebanon.

says German MP @jbvolkmann i

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:57 PM (FJMtP)

161 troll needs to go, man
Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:55 PM (GD0B3)
Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:56 PM (dmDsy)


Whoops, sorry! I just wanted to say that also, we can just ignore them.

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:57 PM (dmDsy)

162 The "boss" who doesn't drink? You must be good at your job...

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 05:57 PM (HJCDN)

163 One thing at a minimum, it will cost the reportaliar hefty legal fees with time,despair, anxiety, and effort. Hopefully he eats a pistol or better a 12 gauge shotgun.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 20, 2026 05:57 PM (xvV+O)

164 Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at April 20, 2026 05:56 PM (dmDsy)


this is Quality site, this is not X

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:58 PM (GD0B3)

165 PSA

Copying and pasting trolls is no bueno!!

End PSA

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 05:59 PM (GD0B3)

166 What adventures could Tim Cook have planned for his declining years?

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 06:00 PM (2ap+5)

167 Besides Tim Cook being homosexual I have no knowledge of his life.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 06:02 PM (pDt9x)

168 apologies

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 06:02 PM (HJCDN)

169 I feel like a certain bar of bombastic absurdity has to be cleared to make a personal attack not be in consideration for a banning offense.

Call me a retard, you're just being rude. And boring.

Call me a slack-spleened weak-ankled half-breed from a platypus and a panda, and... why, gosh darn it, at that point you're simply Elevating the Discourse.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 20, 2026 06:02 PM (Ot/FD)

170 Back to Apple, isn't it interesting that Apple is not to be headed by someone who seems to be a real Engineer? Not a business/fulfillment guy like Cook.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:02 PM (GD0B3)

171 that was an obvious low grade shit troll, stirring shit and trolling

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:03 PM (GD0B3)

172 Steve Jobs was a visionary. Despite his homosexuality, Tim Cook is not.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 06:04 PM (2ap+5)

173 167 What adventures could Tim Cook have planned for his declining years?
Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 06:00 PM (2ap+5)


Perfecting the Power Bottom Position?

Posted by: Denny Crane - If Anyone Can, It's HIM! at April 20, 2026 06:05 PM (dmDsy)

174 this is Quality site, this is not X
Posted by: runner

Visit the comments at Zero Hedge and you'll all feel good about yourselves.

...before throwing up and taking a shower that won't get you clean.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 06:05 PM (Y8DZL)

175 Tje new guy is an acyual engineer.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 06:05 PM (kbShR)

176 Yeah, I don't know what made Cook special enough to take over for Jobs.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:06 PM (GD0B3)

177 176 Tje new guy is an acyual engineer.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 06:05 PM (kbShR)

What kind of engineer is that?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 06:06 PM (pDt9x)

178 ZH would have to pay me a lot to visit their garbage site. And I still would not visit.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:06 PM (GD0B3)

179 His death?

Posted by: pahound at April 20, 2026 06:07 PM (HJCDN)

180 I wonder why he chose to pick on you runner?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 06:08 PM (pDt9x)

181 172 Steve Jobs was a visionary. Despite his homosexuality, Tim Cook is not.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 06:04 PM (2ap+5)
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Cook was a brilliant operations director when he first joined Apple, he really turned the operations end of things around.

Posted by: beckster at April 20, 2026 06:08 PM (kX27y)

182 Afternoon, all! Ace, I hope you're feeling better. Looking at the sidebar, you've been heroically posting right along today, haven't you?

I'm in lovely (and I'm not being sarcastic) Salina, Kansas. 75 degrees and *dry*, with sunlight and wind. I just washed the car and it practically dried itself. Later I'll go out to a local burger and ice-cream location a few miles up the main avenue from me.

Saw three houses this morning. They were not as attractive as they seemed in their Realtor pics, lemme tell ya. One was nice, one was meh, one needed more work than the listing admitted to. The realtor lady tells me that in the price range I'm looking at, I'm not as likely to find a house with a garage as if I were willing to go $30-50K higher. Well, sure, but -- No way, Jose.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 06:08 PM (+2QQb)

183 Troll posts go up in smoke. Thank you COBs!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 06:09 PM (O7YUW)

184 178 ZH would have to pay me a lot to visit their garbage site. And I still would not visit.
Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:06 PM (GD0B3

I scan headlines there but most of their precious metals articles are premium. A LOT of their articles are now.

The comments are a dumpster fire as you probably know.

It's much less useful than before.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 06:10 PM (Sco7b)

185 ZH has become a parody site like an obscene Bee. I go there all the time.

Posted by: Accomack at April 20, 2026 06:10 PM (/Chlc)

186 You land in Salina be sure and frequent the Tucson Steak House. Really good, price is right.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 06:11 PM (pDt9x)

187 Mechanical engineer. He developed a mechanical feeding arm as a senior. John Ternus. Collegiate level swimmer.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 06:12 PM (kbShR)

188 Ace, maybe you should build a macro that replaces "'journalist'" with "'journalist' 'slanderer'"?

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 06:14 PM (mdaV5)

189 I wonder why he chose to pick on you runner?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 06:08 PM (pDt9x)


Bitten by a bat with bat rabies !

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:14 PM (GD0B3)

190 I'm not as likely to find a house with a garage as if I were willing to go $30-50K higher. Well, sure, but -- No way, Jose.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

You do know that Kansas gets occasional snow?

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 20, 2026 06:15 PM (W5mpo)

191 189 I wonder why he chose to pick on you runner?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 06:08 PM (pDt9x)


Bitten by a bat with bat rabies !
Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:14 PM (GD0B3)

Well it was weird.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 06:15 PM (pDt9x)

192 If the federal government cannot control how federal money is used, if it becomes a free-for-all that a State can use however they like, then those expenditures must be nulled. What's to stop a State from defining Medicare as a set-aside for hookers and blow?

This crap is getting ridiculous. The ruling class left, through their black-robed politburo, are seizing control of every aspect this country.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 20, 2026 06:16 PM (3uBP9)

193
I'll happily waste time here, but have given up more sites than I now visit.

30 minute in-depth propaganda pieces from Ukraine "experts" or General Petraeus on YouTube are no-go now, and the whole site seems to be turning into A.I. bullshit click bait.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 06:16 PM (Y8DZL)

194 Oh, look who is coming back to the negotiations. Losing that tanker might have been an incentive, maybe?

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 06:17 PM (DIbRX)

195 Salina is right on the edge of “ Good” Kansas, climate wise.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 06:17 PM (pDt9x)

196 >>> You land in Salina be sure and frequent the Tucson Steak House. Really good, price is right.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 06:11 PM (pDt9x)


Ooh la la.

Don't you have to go to Cozy's first?

Posted by: banana Dream at April 20, 2026 06:19 PM (3uBP9)

197 Early voting is now happening in South Dakota. The Governors’ race is a dead heat between MAGA Businessman Toby Doeden and Trump Hater/ Liz Cheney’s best friend Dusty Johnson

Why would Dusty Johnson be best friends with a member of the J6 committee? -Loomer

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 06:19 PM (abIsI)

198 People do a lot of work on X and Rumble now, stream their shows. Youtube is restrictive and capricious, several popular youtubers, hundreds of thousands of subscribers popular, were randomly removed in the middle of their shows for some fake, capricious reasons and bogus claims.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 06:20 PM (GD0B3)

199
The Atlantic and its reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick

-------

Sounds like an alky.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 20, 2026 06:20 PM (FOgXL)

200 In Spenglerian terms (as if I understood a word Spengler wrote), Apple under Jobs was about destiny; under Cook, it's about fate. I think that means there was a range of possible futures for the company with Jobs, and now that decision has been made.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 06:21 PM (2ap+5)

201 Ploppy.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 06:22 PM (kbShR)

202
Is A.H. Lloyd still around? Wondering if all the Pope Bob stuff last week offended his Catholic sensibilities and scared him away.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 06:22 PM (Y8DZL)

203 .
NOOD

Quicker Than Usual Hits

NOOD!

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 06:22 PM (O7YUW)

204 123 Imagine Greta having sex and those googly eyes, lawn boy haircut and deformed face staring at you as she lisps out squeaky pleasure noises.
Posted by: That Guy at April 20, 2026 05:41 PM (ittVa


I kind of staggered down that same terrible thought path only my interpretation of the doom goblin attempting human intercourse was her just screaming the entire time; just a long steady no change in tone or pitch, scream.

Posted by: Nelly at April 20, 2026 06:23 PM (6+ehB)

205
You do know that Kansas gets occasional snow?
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 20, 2026


***
I'm looking forward to it!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 06:25 PM (+2QQb)

206 It sounds like an op, but then, a lot of people in politics drink really hard. Not as hard as "journalists," who tend to be alcoholics and pill-poppers, of course.

Tend to be pill poppers - they alone can keep the roofie industry alive.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 06:28 PM (/lPRQ)

207 I guess I missed a good troll while I was cooking dinner. Sadz.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 06:28 PM (RIvkX)

208 Snow can be heavy Wolfus

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 06:31 PM (Ia/+0)

209 >>> the identity of the anonymous impeachment "whistleblower" as early as Sept. 20, 2019, but chose to protect Eric Ciaramella,

Making shit up makes one a "whistlblower"?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 06:32 PM (/lPRQ)

210 There is a large successful arts community there and a famous hamburger stand off downtown. Buy a sack of 35cent hamburgers.

Posted by: yoeman at April 20, 2026 06:33 PM (r2U0A)

Goblin Greta Thunberg's "Freedom Flotilla" Was Actually a Sexual Misconduct Armada

Allegedly.

But we've seen enough rapes at lefty events to make that a soft "allegedly."


They're going to need a bigger boat!

Greta Thunberg's freedom flotilla, which set sail from Barcelona Sunday for another anti-Israel voyage to Gaza, has been rocked by scandal after one of its woke leaders was accused of "sexual misconduct" with at least three volunteers.

"A senior leader within the flotilla -- a member of the steering committee, the highest governing body of the organization -- engaged in sexual relations with multiple activists while on the boat heading to Gaza. Not one person. Not two. Three different individuals," claimed Palestinian group Heart of Falastin in a social media post earlier this week.

"To do it on the boat, while heading to a nation undergoing genocide, with volunteers who are under your authority . . . is a clear violation of ethics and power."

LOL. People can't have sex while Palestinians are unhappy.

So close to Pride Month, too!

One Brazilian group named the alleged horndog as activist Thiago Avila, in an X post unearthed by media watchdog Honest Reporting and shared with The Post.


"On a ship carrying humanitarian aid, a Brazilian shows up with his d--k swinging and the only thing he manages to do is f--k and get arrested," Anti Esquerda Esquerda Club, a group that describes itself as criticizing the left from the left, wrote on X Tuesday, pointing the finger at Avila -- and referring to the Israeli Navy intercepting the flotilla and taking activists into custody.

The Paolo approves.

...

That tumultuous trip also saw her vessel's radio hacked to pump songs from the Swedish pop group ABBA on full blast in a clear troll at Thunberg.

Well if ABBA's playing, a man just isn't responsible for his actions, is he?

...

Avila, who left his wife and two-year-old daughter at home in Brazil to embark on what is now his fourth sailing trip since June -- having gone twice to Gaza and once to Cuba -- denied the accusations.

"These allegations are obviously not true," he told The Post on WhatsApp Thursday while sailing off the coast of Spain.

"The ethics committee talked to all three people mentioned and they confirmed that this is just a smear campaign, that we are comrades and nothing ever happened," he added, before embarking on a bizarre rant about the Epstein files.

Well I don't really see any "misconduct" here besides the usual practice of left-wing men taking advantage of the loose morals of left-wing women. The fact that Babies Are Dying In Gaza!!1! doesn't make this a crime.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 04:00 PM




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1 FIRST

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:01 PM (iFTx/)

2 coulda been first

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 04:02 PM (CWTWj)

3 you'd think this guy would have learned a lesson from swallwello. or a lesion.

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 04:03 PM (CWTWj)

4 Hmmm, you'd think ABBA would be a counterpoint to gay sexual assault, no?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 04:03 PM (bss/y)

5 blade, its your turn to tell the others

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 04:03 PM (CWTWj)

6 "Avila, who left his wife and two-year-old daughter at home in Brazil to embark on what is now his fourth sailing trip since June -- having gone twice to Gaza and once to Cuba -- denied the accusations."

You'd think an activist would have enough to keep him busy in Brazil, without seeking out battlegrounds in other parts of the world.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 04:03 PM (zYpTz)

7 3 you'd think this guy would have learned a lesson from swallwello. or a lesion.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 04:03 PM (CWTWj)

The flotilla was months ago.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 04:04 PM (bss/y)

8 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at April 20, 2026 04:04 PM (LdBR/)

9 So, like the rape tents?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:04 PM (Fi81e)

10 "These allegations are obviously not true."

Tee hee.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 04:04 PM (aZm/F)

11 Leftist men are generally women-hating hacks, who will stick their dicks in anything. After all, beta males have to have a captive audience to make it with the ladies. In an open market, no real woman would even give them a second glance.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 04:04 PM (DwqWV)

12 re 7: ok, so he learned from bill clinton

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 04:04 PM (CWTWj)

13 *sigh* What did we do to deserve to be linked to Greta?

Posted by: Maglubiyet, God of the Goblins at April 20, 2026 04:05 PM (HTBAO)

14 7 3 you'd think this guy would have learned a lesson from swallwello. or a lesion.
Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 04:03 PM (CWTWj)

The flotilla was months ago.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 04:04 PM (bss/y)

So were most of Swallowell's "indiscretions." Horndog hack, beloved of all leftist idiots everywhere.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 04:05 PM (DwqWV)

15 *tune plays* The sex boat, come aboard, we're expecting you.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (n5tGW)

16 When are these people going to learn to keep all of the rape inside the Rape Tents?

That is why you have Rape Tents.

Posted by: garrett at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (ytyaf)

17 I'd have gone with The Knife as better Northman sexo musik.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (XWPh2)

18 Thats a frightening thought, having to bang Greta

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (Ia/+0)

19 re 7 again: ny post 4.18: flotilla left sunday. so maybe a new one

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (CWTWj)

20 I suspect lil Greta is as frigid as she looks. I hope so, anyway. I would hate to think she would procreate.

Posted by: tcn in AK at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (DwqWV)

21 How is playing ABBA a troll, let alone a "clear troll"?

And how do you hack a radioset to do such a thing? Can't they just change the setting? or turn it off?

This whole story is annoying.

Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 20, 2026 04:07 PM (IXt4j)

22 Cuckley Barlson's fault

Posted by: the guy who always says it's Cuckley Barlson's fault at April 20, 2026 04:07 PM (E4uAb)

23 Swalwell prefers Raxivort

Posted by: because he xvarts at April 20, 2026 04:07 PM (XWPh2)

24 Bish never went to school.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 04:07 PM (kbShR)

25 "The ethics committee talked to all three people mentioned and they confirmed that this is just a smear campaign, that we are comrades and nothing ever happened," he added, before embarking on a bizarre rant about the Epstein files.

Then: I wasn't going to hit you but that damn Nixon!

Now: I wasn't going to rape you but that damn Epstein!

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 04:07 PM (sKqQm)

26 "Freedom Flotilla" Was Actually a Sexual Misconduct Armada
---
Is that like Rod Torfulson's Armada?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:08 PM (Fi81e)

27 However this story evolves, I do not ever want to learn that Greta was involved.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 04:08 PM (Wnv9h)

28 Fish bats on boats can be used for a multitude of things.
Sexual toys and bludgeoning devices.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 04:08 PM (abIsI)

29 Pro tip:

If your manner of transportation is called a "Flotilla" chances are that the ammenities of said "Flotilla" are not going to be focused on personal hygiene.

So, if you find it necessary to go banging on the boat, it is is in your best interest to bring a clothespin. Also, applying a strong menthol based balm immediately under the nostrils can be effective. In clarification...under your nostrils, not theirs.

(this has been a public service announcement)

Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (dIske)

30 So was this gay or hetero boinkment? Or both?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (utfVc)

31 Interesting that he engaged in relations with "individuals" and not "women", specifically....

Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (SRRAx)

32 The Bulwark published a new screed, under Little Billy Kristol's own byline, claiming Trump doesn't pay attention to war news, so 25th the guy already. He's "not paying attention!".

That's the best he could manage.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (qyaCV)

33 Bish never went to school.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 04:07 PM (kbShR)
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How DARE you!!

She should have been at school--but you we're polluting the planet making her have to travel across the ocean to shout "How DARE you!!"

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (Fi81e)

34
Jeez, I know you're not feeling well today Ace, but did you have to do this to us?

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (Y8DZL)

35 I have this horrible vision of Greta being introduced to butt stuff and howling "how dare youuu".

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (gu0hJ)

36 One Brazilian group named the alleged horndog as activist Thiago Avila, in an X post unearthed by media watchdog Honest Reporting and shared with The Post.
---

The females, willing accomplices or raped?
The complainants, those not invited to the party or trolls?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 04:10 PM (FJMtP)

37
Love Boat >>>>> Rape Boat

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 04:10 PM (tgvbd)

38 Hey man, let's go down to Sproul Plaza and join the Mobe maybe we can score some hippie chicks!
-every young dummy

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 04:10 PM (RIvkX)

39 FreeCondom Flotilla

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 04:10 PM (Ia/+0)

40 In other news, Chelsea Clinton was congratulated by her parents after completing the Boston Marathon. It should be noted that the last time a Clinton finished it was on a blue dress.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 04:11 PM (N39Ws)

41 15 *tune plays* The sex boat, come aboard, we're expecting you.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (n5tGW)

Love Barge

https://youtu.be/QvTfBjESH4U?si=eUpdUTWUQ9ht4rwI

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 04:11 PM (bss/y)

42 LOL, a "steering" committee in charge of a "flotilla". Of course!

And, frankly, being leftwits (split the syllables however you like), I find these accusations credibly serious.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 04:11 PM (aJQbY)

43 Wait. No rum or the lash?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 04:11 PM (kbShR)

44 The Cunt for Red October.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 04:12 PM (abIsI)

45 dang, looks like disgraced exRep Santos called it. Again.

@0hour1
Nancy Mace is accusing Corey Mills of sexual misconduct.
Cory Mills is accusing Nancy Mace of sexual misconduct.
Expel them both.
Apr 20, 2026 · 4:52 PM UTC


For a stinkin' liar, Santos sure seems to be droppin' a lot of truth bombs.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 04:12 PM (XWPh2)

46 They musta been training for the UN Piece O Ass Keepers

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 20, 2026 04:12 PM (VPPG8)

47 I have this horrible vision of Greta being introduced to butt stuff and howling "how dare youuu".

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM


Would you people please STOP sharing your visuals with the group?

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 20, 2026 04:12 PM (0N4FZ)

48 Well, one of the three alleged banghole girls denied this, so I suspect this is really an intramural squabble among parasitic grifters.

I read the whole linked article. The real gripe seems to be that this "Heart of Falastin" group is pissed that the Avila-Thunberg group took in $3.5M in donations for this junket, and spent all the money on ... themselves.

Which sucks for Falastin (and the other whiners), because the $3.5M could have been given to them to be spent on ... themselves.

This is all a bunch of retarded lepers mud-wrestling in a vat of anal leakage.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:12 PM (iFTx/)

49
Chelsea Clinton was congratulated by her parents after completing the Boston Marathon.

__________

Chelsea did the 385 yards, some staffer did the 26 miles.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 04:12 PM (tgvbd)

50 Avila, who left his wife and two-year-old daughter at home in Brazil to embark on what is now his fourth sailing trip since June -- having gone twice to Gaza and once to Cuba -- denied the accusation.
====

Hay!

Everyone needs a little sexy time while fighting for the cause whatever that cause might be.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 04:13 PM (RIvkX)

51 Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be brief. The issue here is not whether we broke a few rules, or took a few liberties with our female party guests - we did.
But you can't hold a whole fraternity responsible for the behavior of a few, sick twisted individuals. For if you do, then shouldn't we blame the whole fraternity system? And if the whole fraternity system is guilty, then isn't this an indictment of our educational institutions in general? I put it to you, Greg - isn't this an indictment of our entire American society? Well, you can do whatever you want to us, but we're not going to sit here and listen to you badmouth the United States of America. Gentlemen!

[Leads the Deltas out of the hearing, all humming the Star-Spangled Banner]

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 04:13 PM (As/lK)

52 And how do you hack a radioset to do such a thing? Can't they just change the setting? or turn it off?

This whole story is annoying.
Posted by: bob (moron incognitus) at April 20, 2026 04:07 PM (IXt4j)

Remember, you are dealing with people who regard all technology as magic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:13 PM (utfVc)

53
Sorry, did she complete the 2025 Marathon this year?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 04:13 PM (tgvbd)

54 Greta probably has a strap on

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 04:13 PM (Ia/+0)

55 "radio hacked to pump songs from the Swedish pop group ABBA on full blast."

How the fuck do you "hack" a radio? me thinks the perpetrator is a member of the crew.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 04:13 PM (vOtXJ)

56 Released today.. but not as bad as I thought it would be.. must not be the hush money shush fund beneficiaries..
Take a trip down memory hole lane...
The House Ethics Committee on Monday released a list of all its publicly disclosed sexual misconduct investigations into members, dating back to 1976
https://tinyurl.com/2j8fn57c

Mark Foley is in there but good ole Larry Craig aint... good times ...
The incident involving Larry Craig in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport bathroom stall is often cited as a defining moment in the political career of the Idaho Republican. Craig's actions, which included peering through the stall door and making gestures suggesting to an undercover officer that he wanted to engage in "lewd conduct,"

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 20, 2026 04:14 PM (VPPG8)

57 that this "Heart of Falastin" group is pissed that the Avila-Thunberg group took in $3.5M in donations for this junket, and spent all the money on ... themselves.

How much astroglide and scented dildo/candles does that even get? Was there cocaine too? I bet there was cocaine.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 04:14 PM (XWPh2)

58 This was a fun watch (for anybody who liked Kids in the Hall): https://youtu.be/Ov5wUyp5xxs?si=8GLLhcXyVDPudC2I

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:15 PM (Fi81e)

59 I wonder if the ship had a bow thruster?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 04:15 PM (abIsI)

60 Oddly, Greta is a better sailor than Sean Penn. Who knew?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 04:15 PM (FmapG)

61 So, all these women were unwilling partners? These news reports seem to be removing the agency of these poor women!

Just throwing a bit more gas on the fire.

Also, my guess, is the women this fellow didn't plow on the boat are jealous.

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 04:15 PM (vOtXJ)

62 Poopdeck?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 04:15 PM (kbShR)

63 Is Greta eligible for Chesteral Enhancementology?

That would really "boost" her career.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 04:15 PM (DgMqy)

64 55 "radio hacked to pump songs from the Swedish pop group ABBA on full blast."

How the fuck do you "hack" a radio? me thinks the perpetrator is a member of the crew.
----------
Blue Tooth?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 04:16 PM (FmapG)

65 that this "Heart of Falastin" group is pissed that the Avila-Thunberg group took in $3.5M in donations for this junket, and spent all the money on ... themselves.

How much astroglide and scented dildo/candles does that even get? Was there cocaine too? I bet there was cocaine.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 04:14 PM (XWPh2)
_____

You can be sure there were piles of heavy drugs on that cruise

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:16 PM (iFTx/)

66 *tune plays* The sex boat, come aboard, we're expecting you.
---
It's got that wakka-wakka 70s porn guitar, right?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:16 PM (Fi81e)

67 30 So was this gay or hetero boinkment? Or both?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (utfVc)
-------

If it's standard-issue lefty sexual misconduct, it's probably safe to say that when this guy jumps into the ocean the fish stop swimming, just in case.

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 04:16 PM (oqH4h)

68 62 Poopdeck?
Posted by: Boss Moss


Well blow me down.

Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:17 PM (abIsI)

69 So was this gay or hetero boinkment? Or both?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (utfVc)
---
Well, they were away.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:17 PM (Fi81e)

70 Sort of related. I mentioned here various times that a new translation of The Camp of the Saints has been published by Vauban Books in 2025.

Today, Amazon announced they would no longer list the book on their US site.

The book is still available directly from Vauban on their website.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 04:17 PM (0U5gm)

71 So many hairy armpits on one shitty sloop.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 04:17 PM (RIvkX)

72 So, Below Decks Med?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 04:17 PM (FmapG)

73 Why couldn't this guy rape kids the old fashioned way, by joining the UN Peacekeepers?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 04:18 PM (tUP1A)

74 Blue Tooth?
Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 04:16 PM (FmapG)

Tooth wasn't the only one what got blew.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:18 PM (utfVc)

75 Is Greta eligible for Chesteral Enhancementology?

That would really "boost" her career.
Posted by: Bad Andrew


She needs a hairstylist. That Lord Farquaad look is ridiculous.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 04:18 PM (As/lK)

76 You can be sure there were piles of heavy drugs on that cruise
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:16 PM (iFTx/)
=====
After all, what's a Revolution without a little blow, amirite?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (RIvkX)

77 While we have of late been discussing more how members of the left use protests to get paid, it should be remembered they've always used them to get *laid*.

Turns out "taking down THE MAN" also means a lot of "giving the man (no upper case) some revolutionary nookie"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (sKqQm)

78 Who has a radio outside of their car these days?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (bss/y)

79 Avila, who left his wife and two-year-old daughter at home in Brazil to embark on what is now his fourth sailing trip since June -- having gone twice to Gaza and once to Cuba -- denied the accusations.

"These allegations are obviously not true," he told The Post on WhatsApp Thursday while sailing off the coast of Spain.


You keep using that word...

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (Riz8t)

80 72 So, Below Decks Med?
Posted by: pudinhead [/i

The Mast Head is a much better place.

Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (abIsI)

81 So was this gay or hetero boinkment? Or both?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:09 PM (utfVc)
________

In the linked article, at least one of the three was a girl, and she denied anything happened. Note that she's not saying it was consensual sex, she's saying there was no sex at all.

See my comment above on what I think is really going on here.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (iFTx/)

82 66 *tune plays* The sex boat, come aboard, we're expecting you.
---
It's got that wakka-wakka 70s porn guitar, right?
Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:16 PM (Fi81e)


Tell me you never watched "The Love Boat" without saying you never watched "The Love Boat" 😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (SRRAx)

83 48 Well, one of the three alleged banghole girls denied this,
Posted by: Elric The Blade


Let me guess: the third, chronologically, of the three?

So she didn't want to admit that, of the four females on the boat, the only one less fuckable than her was Greta?

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 04:20 PM (bzOmc)

84 SOS?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 04:21 PM (kbShR)

85 Someone grab that Seacock and turn it.

Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:21 PM (abIsI)

86 You can be sure there were piles of heavy drugs on that cruise
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:16 PM (iFTx/)
=====
After all, what's a Revolution without a little blow, amirite?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (RIvkX)
______

Lenin's little helper ...

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:21 PM (iFTx/)

87 Just an old medical question from the 80's, you know, the late 1900's: Is there some form of admission medical screening questionnaire? Is there a right to avoid picking up some virtue signaling, fatal, sexually transmitted infection on this trip? Are you attempting to conceive life so that an abortion may take place? Have you considered being an organ donor?

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 20, 2026 04:21 PM (YlWIZ)

88 He's an ally, so you know the D has a conscience.

Posted by: Candidus at April 20, 2026 04:21 PM (gC0AI)

89 ABBA was amazing, those two girls voices together where magic.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 20, 2026 04:21 PM (dE0zm)

90 Mythos Preview - represents a significant performance leap over its predecessor, Claude Opus

It is unclear how the NSA is currently using Mythos, however other organizations are using it primarily to scan their own environments for exploitable security vulnerabilities. The company has restricted access to Mythos to around 40 organizations - as the company says the model's offensive cyber capabilities are too dangerous for wider release. Axios notes further;

Anthropic only announced 12 of those organizations. One source said the NSA was among the unnamed agencies with access.
The NSA's counterparts in the U.K. have said they have access to the model through the country's AI Security Institute.

On Friday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss deploying Mythos within the government, as well as Anthropic's wider plans and security practices.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 04:21 PM (FJMtP)

91 You'd have to be really hard up to take a run at the Doom Goblin.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 20, 2026 04:21 PM (tYGL3)

92 Greta hardest hit.....?

Posted by: steevy at April 20, 2026 04:22 PM (YwEeS)

93 Who has a radio outside of their car these days?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (bss/y)

A vessel of that size should have a VHF marine radio, maybe an HF one, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:22 PM (utfVc)

94 Tell me you never watched "The Love Boat" without saying you never watched "The Love Boat" 😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (SRRAx)
---
It's supposed to be the theme to The Sex Boat, though.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:22 PM (Fi81e)

95 92 Greta hardest hit.....?
Posted by: steevy


Drive shafted.

Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:23 PM (abIsI)

96
"Gettin' Jiggy with the Doom Goblin" is an expose that will make you lose your lunch.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 04:23 PM (xG4kz)

97 Someone grab that Seacock and turn it.
Posted by: The Captain


Ouch!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 04:23 PM (As/lK)

98 70 Sort of related. I mentioned here various times that a new translation of The Camp of the Saints has been published by Vauban Books in 2025.

Today, Amazon announced they would no longer list the book on their US site.

The book is still available directly from Vauban on their website.

Posted by: Thomas Paine



Potential 'Streisand' effect here. Vauban Books could be getting a LOT of orders soon. Many of them spite purchases for Amazons cowardly partisan hack choices.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 04:23 PM (sAmhv)

99 Speaking of allies whose D has a conscience, I tried to watch 'Alien Resurrection' over the weekend. Written by Joss Whedon. Made it about 1/2 hour.

How he ever got another writing job after that is really beyond me.

Posted by: Candidus at April 20, 2026 04:23 PM (gC0AI)

100 "Its the implication" ~Dennis Reynolds

Posted by: Flyguy at April 20, 2026 04:23 PM (yk5yw)

101 Who has a radio outside of their car these days?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (bss/y)
---
I have two boomboxes in basement storage that we haven't touched in decades. So, me.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:23 PM (Fi81e)

102 On Friday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei met White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to discuss deploying Mythos within the government, as well as Anthropic's wider plans and security practices.

If they put in a request for rubber suits, I'd start getting very worried.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 04:23 PM (Riz8t)

103 Spreaders are on sail boats.

Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:24 PM (abIsI)

104 Tell me you never watched "The Love Boat" without saying you never watched "The Love Boat" 😂

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (SRRAx)
---
It's supposed to be the theme to The Sex Boat, though.
Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:22 PM (Fi81e)
_____

"We got a song for you that would be perfect, matey!"

-- Soft Cell

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:24 PM (iFTx/)

105 Hairy armpits aren't bad if you don't look at them.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 04:24 PM (FJMtP)

106 91 You'd have to be really hard up to take a run at the Doom Goblin.
Posted by: Beartooth


I'm guessing that the other ladies in that group weren't any better. The whole thing is probably a desperate move for attention, because people are losing interest in the Scandi goblin.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 20, 2026 04:25 PM (0Htd1)

107 Spreaders are on sail boats.

To say nothing of spanker sails.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 04:25 PM (Riz8t)

108 "To do it on the boat, while heading to a nation undergoing genocide, with volunteers who are under your authority . . . is a clear violation of ethics and power."

By my calculations the nation has been undergoing genocide for about thirty months now.

Are the mothers there replenishing the numbers on a regular basis or what? Not enough cousins to go around any longer?

Maybe the Gazans need some Brazilian DNA added to the gene pool just for a little more froth and vigor?

Maybe it's about time the Gazans find out what cultural enrichment is all about?

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 20, 2026 04:25 PM (6ydKt)

109 Spreaders are on sail boats.
Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:24 PM (abIsI)

But submariners go down.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:25 PM (utfVc)

110 You can tell Amodei really warmed up to Susan Wiles. Instead of looking down at his shoes he looked down at hers.

Posted by: Candidus at April 20, 2026 04:25 PM (gC0AI)

111 On a tangentially related note, I'm hoping to book Greta as a spokeswoman once my solar-powered sybian comes out.

Patent pending.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 04:26 PM (Sco7b)

112 Going on the hard soon.

Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:26 PM (abIsI)

113 Who figured Greta as a Yacht Girl?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 04:26 PM (FmapG)

114 I can't shake the feeling that it's practically a self-own ot have insisted I have watched The Love Boat....

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:26 PM (Fi81e)

115 See my comment above on what I think is really going on here.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Someone was calling "FIRST" on Greta's maidenhood?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 04:27 PM (Dv3i1)

116 101 Who has a radio outside of their car these days?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 04:19 PM (bss/y)
---
I have two boomboxes in basement storage that we haven't touched in decades. So, me.

Posted by: Axeman



Heh! I have several radios scattered around my homestead. I still use them occasionally.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 04:27 PM (sAmhv)

117 I'm over at WSJ and they have a picture with the following caption:

"Representatives from more than a dozen foreign diplomatic missions, United Nations offices and the media surveyed war damage in Tehran on Monday."

So Iran let's in dozens of diplomats in two days before cease fire ends. Welp, it was nice knowing you. Have fun being hostages.

Posted by: WisRich at April 20, 2026 04:27 PM (G0vdT)

118 106 91 You'd have to be really hard up to take a run at the Doom Goblin.
Posted by: Beartooth

I'm guessing that the other ladies in that group weren't any better. The whole thing is probably a desperate move for attention, because people are losing interest in the Scandi goblin.

Posted by: nerdygirl



A hole is a hole. (shrugs)

Posted by: Male Feminist at April 20, 2026 04:28 PM (sAmhv)

119 I was wondering why the Application for Flotilla asked for my cup size.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 04:28 PM (RIvkX)

120 "To do it on the boat, while heading to a nation undergoing genocide, with volunteers who are under your authority . . . is a clear violation of ethics and power."

---
Nah. It's just the way that progressives/libs enjoy getting all their passions stirred up at once.

When it's not politics about power, it's politics about the "way you feel".

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:28 PM (Fi81e)

121 16 When are these people going to learn to keep all of the rape inside the Rape Tents?

That is why you have Rape Tents.
Posted by: garrett at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (ytyaf)


Technically, there are no designated Rape Tents, just one designated Rape-Free Tent. They're really setting their rapists up for failure by demanding analytical reasoning.

Posted by: SciVo at April 20, 2026 04:29 PM (Sy6m/)

122 Horndog of the sea.

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at April 20, 2026 04:29 PM (w6EFb)

123 Heh! I have several radios scattered around my homestead. I still use them occasionally.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 04:27 PM (sAmhv)

I turned on a Zenith Transoceanic a couple of nights ago. Got a station in Florida booming in on the 31 meter band.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:29 PM (utfVc)

124 Then he did firefly and a bunch of otheg projects like doll house some of whom ended up in avengers

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 20, 2026 04:29 PM (bXbFr)

125 But the water tank on the freighter doesnt make sense

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 20, 2026 04:30 PM (bXbFr)

126 You know you are referencing the future Mrs. Hogg-Thunberg, correct?

Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard alumnus at April 20, 2026 04:30 PM (0sNs1)

127 Spreaders are on sail boats.

Posted by: The Captain


I have heard there are plenty of them on yachts, too.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 04:31 PM (0U5gm)

128 I don't think the stupid little elf, herself, has been screwed. I think it was three other girls who got laid by some Brazilian guy.

Posted by: Ralph at April 20, 2026 04:31 PM (8WZD4)

129 You'd have to be really hard up to take a run at the Doom Goblin.
Posted by: Beartooth

I'm guessing that the other ladies in that group weren't any better. The whole thing is probably a desperate move for attention, because people are losing interest in the Scandi goblin.

Posted by: nerdygirl


A hole is a hole. (shrugs)
Posted by: Male Feminist


Any port in a storm.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 04:31 PM (As/lK)

130 Was Dennis Reynolds available for comment?

Anytime you go out on the water, there are "implications."

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 20, 2026 04:32 PM (gnNyN)

131 Technically, there are no designated Rape Tents, just one designated Rape-Free Tent. They're really setting their rapists up for failure by demanding analytical reasoning.

Posted by: SciVo at April 20, 2026 04:29 PM (Sy6m/)
---
Officially: Absolutely NO RAPING WHATSOEVER (if anybody else is watching).

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:32 PM (Fi81e)

132 Please tell me this time the flotilla floundered and sank.

Lie if you must.

P.S. I bet Greta von Thule was not one picked.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 04:32 PM (2GVsD)

133 I don't think the stupid little elf, herself, has been screwed. I think it was three other girls who got laid by some Brazilian guy.
Posted by: Ralph at April 20, 2026 04:31 PM (8WZD4)

Maybe they are complaining because she got all the dick, and they didn't.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:33 PM (utfVc)

134 116 101 Who has a radio outside of their car these days?

I have clock radios in my bathrooms. I can just turn them on and listen to my oldies station.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 20, 2026 04:33 PM (0Htd1)

135 See my comment above on what I think is really going on here.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Someone was calling "FIRST" on Greta's maidenhood?
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 04:27 PM (Dv3i1)
__

That was definitely not The Blade calling FIRST on that rancid slop. Maybe Sponge?

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:33 PM (iFTx/)

136 Heh! I have several radios scattered around my homestead. I still use them occasionally.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 04:27 PM (sAmhv)

I turned on a Zenith Transoceanic a couple of nights ago. Got a station in Florida booming in on the 31 meter band.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


I have a Grundig Yacht Boy 400. But an over the air commercial am/fm radio? Nah.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 04:33 PM (As/lK)

137 Posted by: David Hogg, Harvard alumnus at April 20, 2026 04:30 PM (0sNs1)
=====

Yeah yeah you went to Harvard we know.
/exasperated

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 04:33 PM (RIvkX)

138 The Paolo, he will take you on a...how you say...a three hour tour. A three hour tour!

Posted by: The Paolo at April 20, 2026 04:34 PM (I0N4X)

139 Greta and Sexual Misconduct in the same sentence.
i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 04:34 PM (2WIwB)

140 A hole is a hole. (shrugs)
Posted by: Male Feminist


And that applies to trans "women", doesn't it?

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 20, 2026 04:34 PM (0Htd1)

141 We need common-sense rapist control. Almost all of the scary ones have that thing that goes up.

Posted by: Carolyn McCarthy, former (D-NY) Congresswoman at April 20, 2026 04:35 PM (0sNs1)

142 >Greta Thunberg's freedom flotilla...has been rocked by scandal after one of its woke leaders was accused of "sexual misconduct" with at least three volunteers.
----

did Greta volunteer? Or did someone volunteer to do her?

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 04:35 PM (ZxPkt)

143 A face that could remove barnacles

Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at April 20, 2026 04:35 PM (jrgJz)

144 I had trouble spotifying my sheets as a lad.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:35 PM (Fi81e)

145 Horny Greta!

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 04:35 PM (GD0B3)

146 You'd have to be really hard up to take a run at the Doom Goblin.
Posted by: Beartooth

I'm guessing that the other ladies in that group weren't any better. The whole thing is probably a desperate move for attention, because people are losing interest in the Scandi goblin.

Posted by: nerdygirl


A hole is a hole. (shrugs)
Posted by: Male Feminist


Any port in a storm.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 04:31 PM (As/lK)
____

There are pics of the people on that boat at the link in Ace's post. Dung beetles wouldn't give any of them a second look (or smell).

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:35 PM (iFTx/)

147 Greta and Sexual Misconduct in the same sentence.
i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 04:34 PM (2WIwB)

Miss Conduct would be a good name for a yacht.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:36 PM (utfVc)

148 Huh, sex on a boat. Go figure.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 04:36 PM (viF8m)

149 Greta just needs a little help achieving orgasm.

Call me Greta!

Posted by: Ron Jeremy at April 20, 2026 04:37 PM (4eiIm)

150 I'd think if you're into this sort of thing, you'd want a job actually distributing the food aid to the starving masses. Deals could be .... made.

Won't you help me save the children from 'Save the Children?'

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 04:37 PM (Sco7b)

151 I think Greta was the one complaining because the Brazilian guy was doing the horizontal samba with every girl, but Great.

She got kicked off the leader boat on to another boat during the last flotilla because she started complaining to the steering committee that they weren't doing it right. I expect something similar happening here.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 20, 2026 04:37 PM (6ydKt)

152 Greta and Sexual Misconduct in the same sentence.
i just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 04:34 PM (2WIwB)

Miss Conduct would be a good name for a yacht.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:36 PM (utfVc)
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Would nobody learn from Gary Hart?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:37 PM (Fi81e)

153 That was definitely not The Blade calling FIRST on that rancid slop. Maybe Sponge?
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:33 PM


Is the implication here that you prefer next-day leftovers, after the flavors have had time to meld?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 20, 2026 04:37 PM (0sNs1)

154 140 A hole is a hole. (shrugs)
Posted by: Male Feminist

And that applies to trans "women", doesn't it?
Posted by: nerdygirl

Does a hole lined with Tilapia skin truly qualify as a "bonus hole"?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 04:37 PM (Dv3i1)

155 'but Greta' ... definitely not 'Great'.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 20, 2026 04:37 PM (6ydKt)

156 I AM GRET!!

Posted by: I AM GRET!! at April 20, 2026 04:38 PM (Fi81e)

157 I hesitate to read the article to find out what might count as "sexual misconduct" between these whackos.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 04:38 PM (OlBv0)

158 I hate myself for wanting to have sex with Greta Thunberg, I really do....

Posted by: Denny Crane - But That's never Stopped Me Before, So... at April 20, 2026 04:38 PM (dmDsy)

159 Hay!

Everyone needs a little sexy time while fighting for the cause whatever that cause might be.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 04:13 PM (RIvkX)

And if you fuck and produce some children, there is nothing wrong with leaving them at the side of the road for another family to pick up.

Posted by: Mao at April 20, 2026 04:38 PM (T6aVk)

160 A hole is a hole. (shrugs)
Posted by: Male Feminist


I remember running across a study that found heterosexual men feel more satisfied with sexual activity if it is with a woman they find attractive.

Yes, our tax dollars paid for a study to establish this.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 04:38 PM (sKqQm)

161 do I have any radios? lol.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 04:39 PM (VyBeY)

162
"Avila, who left his wife and two-year-old daughter at home in Brazil to embark on what is now his fourth sailing trip since June -- having gone twice to Gaza and once to Cuba -- denied the accusations."

You'd think an activist would have enough to keep him busy in Brazil, without seeking out battlegrounds in other parts of the world.
Posted by: Dash my lace wigs!

===============

I'm pretty sure he never got off the boat when it "went to" Gaza -- although he may have disembarked for a little salsa dancing when it hit Cuba.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 04:39 PM (n7rxJ)

163 I wonder what Horny Greta is like when she really turns it on

when the lights go down

it's just you

and her

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 04:39 PM (ZxPkt)

164 134 116 101 Who has a radio outside of their car these days?

I have clock radios in my bathrooms. I can just turn them on and listen to my oldies station.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 20, 2026 04:33 PM (0Htd1)

Live streaming via Internet

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 04:39 PM (T6aVk)

165 Greta can ride on my boat.

Posted by: Captain Stabbin at April 20, 2026 04:40 PM (4eiIm)

166 So no Monkey Business with Greta?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 04:40 PM (2GVsD)

167 There's not enough alcohol in the world that would make that Greta goblin attractive.

Leftists have no standards at all.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 20, 2026 04:40 PM (AFztM)

168 I took a look at the article. What does the US flag with a sun and crescent moon on it mean?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 04:40 PM (CHHv1)

169 I wonder what Horny Greta is like when she really turns it on

when the lights go down

it's just you

and her

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 04:39 PM (ZxPkt)
---
Big Lou is just like you!
He threw up a little bit, too.

Posted by: Those Big Lou commercials at April 20, 2026 04:41 PM (Fi81e)

170 These 2 dudes are mocking the young women social influencers at Coachella, they're hilarious. The context is that the influencers make their "getting ready" videos while putting on their make up.



https://tinyurl.com/4c4nhn42

Posted by: beckster at April 20, 2026 04:41 PM (kX27y)

171 166 So no Monkey Business with Greta?
Posted by: Anna Puma


We have Monkey Fists aboard.

Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:41 PM (abIsI)

172 "That's just the tip o' the iceberg, Greta baby."

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 04:41 PM (DgMqy)

173 156 I AM GRET!!
Posted by: I AM GRET!! at April 20, 2026 04:38 PM (Fi81e)

You Are Gret

Posted by: Box of Cheerios at April 20, 2026 04:41 PM (T6aVk)

174 Golly! Things sure have changed since 1978.

Posted by: Isaac, Your Bartender *with the patented smile and double point* at April 20, 2026 04:41 PM (wVcYX)

175 The Paolo, he does not have any "clock" radios.

Posted by: The Paolo at April 20, 2026 04:41 PM (utfVc)

176 I remember running across a study that found heterosexual men feel more satisfied with sexual activity if it is with a woman they find attractive.

Yes, our tax dollars paid for a study to establish this.
_____

I assume getting male volunteers for this study was no problem. I wonder if they told the female volunteers if their volunteer partner put them in the "attracted to" category or not. This calls for another study.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 04:41 PM (Dv3i1)

177 "And how do you hack a radioset to do such a thing? Can't they just change the setting? or turn it off?"

Sorry if some other 'ron has already answered this (too lazy this afternoon to read all replies), but the Israelis hacked the "flotilla"'s comms and started playing ABBA non-stop. That was the troll. Damned good one too. Gotta admire those Jews; I don't know why folks are so stupid as to go out of their way to piss them off. Much better having those guys as allies. Just sayin'....

Posted by: Martin Tell at April 20, 2026 04:41 PM (sFNX2)

178 >>>Sort of related. I mentioned here various times that a new translation of The Camp of the Saints has been published by Vauban Books in 2025.

I just purchased a copy from Amazon a couple weeks ago. The paperback, since the ebook can be deleted at any time. I figured it was only a matter of time before they removed it.

A depressingly prophetic book.

Posted by: brak at April 20, 2026 04:42 PM (jGJov)

179 the flattering light of the candles on that round puffy face
you touch her
she says 'how dare you'

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 04:42 PM (ZxPkt)

180 I have an HD radio, which sits collecting dust. With the advent of streaming, I find that I can't stand regular radio anymore. The commercials are horrendous, lol.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 20, 2026 04:42 PM (AFztM)

181 If I was a lefty, I'd do Greta.

Because she's famous.

That's what I think of myself as a erstwhile lefty.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:42 PM (Fi81e)

182 I took a look at the article. What does the US flag with a sun and crescent moon on it mean?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 04:40 PM (CHHv1)

That the person who made it is an idiot?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:43 PM (utfVc)

183 All of this talk is pure Scuttle Butt.

Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:43 PM (abIsI)

184 "I can make your sea level rise, honey."

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (DgMqy)

185 What looks like a US flag but with a crescent moon and star in a blue field, try Malaysia.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (2GVsD)

186 I love the movie The Green Inferno. It's 2/3 documentary of the pompousness and silliness of Leftist protests, and 1/3 fantasy of them getting eaten by the "poor, downtrodden" people they're claiming to help.

Posted by: Wally at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (0e5Te)

187 I wonder what Horny Greta is like when she really turns it on

when the lights go down

it's just you

and her

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 04:39 PM (ZxPkt)

Some Barry White, Sade, Donna Summer . . .

Posted by: Scenes of rocket launches, fast trains entering tunnels, etc at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (wVcYX)

188 Alleged rapes are the worst kind.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (Fi81e)

189 You'd have to be really hard up to take a run at the Doom Goblin.
Posted by: Beartooth


There was probably a lot of drug use going on on that boat.

Posted by: nerdygirl at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (0Htd1)

190 The ethics committee talked to all three people mentioned...

Q: how many of the boat's 'ethics committee' were also on the sexy-time planning committee? Did the boat's rules committee have an adequate recall election procedure?

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (OlBv0)

191 Building digital Aether, Vapor and Voids can be expensive.

Bitcoin mining firm New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) is in the process of buying a shut down Alcoa plant, Massena East, in, get this, NY.

Built for 24/7 heavy industrial operations, aluminum smelters come with pre-existing substations, transmission lines and high-capacity grid connections. That makes them attractive targets for Bitcoin miners and data center operators, who often spend years securing similar infrastructure approvals from scratch.

Massena East also benefits from hydropower supplied by the New York Power Authority, a key draw for energy-intensive computing firms seeking low-cost and lower-carbon power sources.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 04:45 PM (FJMtP)

192 You'd have to be really hard up to take a run at the Doom Goblin.
Posted by: Beartooth

There was probably a lot of drug use going on on that boat.
Posted by: nerdygirl at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (0Htd1)
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Yeah, that would also play a role.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:45 PM (Fi81e)

193 >>>since the ebook can be deleted at any time

I purchased the Kindle version a month or so ago. If Amazon deletes it, they better refund my money.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 20, 2026 04:46 PM (Y1sOo)

194 It figures a bunch of. lefty activists taking a boat out on the Mediterranean would need to use a steering committee.

"I move we stop by Majorca."
"Do I hear a second?"
"Second!"
"All in favor say 'uptwinkles'"

**uptwinkles**

*booat circles aimlessly*

Posted by: muldooon at April 20, 2026 04:46 PM (I0N4X)

195 I took a look at the article. What does the US flag with a sun and crescent moon on it mean?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 04:40 PM (CHHv1)


If there is a palm tree, then it is the flag of the United States of South Carolina

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 04:46 PM (rbvCR)

196 Huh, sex on a boat. Go figure.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 04:36 PM


Returning to port in Point Loma (San Diego area) one full-moonlit evening, when the water was glass-smooth (very unusual), there was a 30-ft or so sailboat anchored just a hundred yards or so east of the transit channel. It had the minimal rigging lamps lit, but was otherwise dark.

For some reason, it had a slight fore-and-aft motion of the hull. As the sea was glass-smooth, there was no sea state that would have had it bobbing this way.

As we passed, there was some discussion about the effects the sub's wake would have on the boat.

30 seconds or so after we passed, and the wake rocked the boat, sonar reported screw noised close aboard our starboard beam.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 20, 2026 04:46 PM (0sNs1)

197 183 All of this talk is pure Scuttle Butt.
Posted by: The Captain at April 20, 2026 04:43 PM (abIsI)


Obligatory:

https://youtu.be/klIIPsE9L74

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 20, 2026 04:46 PM (PiwSw)

198 The ethics committee talked to all three people mentioned...

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (OlBv0)
---
Why do I imagine Eric Swalwell in one of these seats?

Oh yeah, because they're probably equally all full of shit.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:46 PM (Fi81e)

199 Just ran to the bottom to comment.
Any snark about the seamen yet?

Posted by: Gunslinger at April 20, 2026 04:47 PM (R2gO3)

200 Or Malaysia

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 04:47 PM (rbvCR)

201 "So no Monkey Business with Greta?"

You had to be boobaliscious to get on my yacht!

Posted by: Gary Hart at April 20, 2026 04:47 PM (cO6oP)

202 193 >>>since the ebook can be deleted at any time

I purchased the Kindle version a month or so ago. If Amazon deletes it, they better refund my money.

Posted by: one hour sober at April 20, 2026 04:46 PM (Y1sOo)

=======

Microsoft ended its entire ebook system a few years ago.

No refunds.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 04:47 PM (O35xg)

203 Come on, fellas... you're banging Greta good... real good...then take it to the next level by pumping deep into her... every stroke going in further... she starts to see and feel what's going on, her hips start bucking wildly, you grab on and dig your cock even deeper into her.... just when you see on her face she's about to cum, you pull out and jizz all over her face.

She never sees it cumming.

Posted by: Denny Crane - I Believe I Have That On Tape... at April 20, 2026 04:48 PM (dmDsy)

204 >>>I purchased the Kindle version a month or so ago. If Amazon deletes it, they better refund my money.

the fine print on kindle purchases now says you purchase a license to view the content, you're not actually purchasing the book -- yes I think they refund you, but they're taking the "you'll own nothing and like it" approach with the Kindle now

Posted by: brak at April 20, 2026 04:48 PM (jGJov)

205 199 Just ran to the bottom to comment.
Any snark about the seamen yet?
Posted by: Gunslinger

Feel free to add yours at anytime. Snark that is.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 04:48 PM (Dv3i1)

206 Kindltot

#185

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 04:49 PM (2GVsD)

207 I don't want to have sex with Greta or talk to her about politics , but she looks better as a smiling older person in the last picture than she did as an angry scowling kid.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 04:49 PM (RKlIw)

208 204 the fine print on kindle purchases now says you purchase a license to view the content, you're not actually purchasing the book -- yes I think they refund you, but they're taking the "you'll own nothing and like it" approach with the Kindle now

Posted by: brak at April 20, 2026 04:48 PM (jGJov)

======

This is literally every digital purchase now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 04:49 PM (O35xg)

209 If there is a palm tree, then it is the flag of the United States of South Carolina
Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 04:46 PM (rbvCR)

You mean the Caliphate of South Carolina.

Well, the flag also has an evil crescent, which is the evil symbol of evil Islam...

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 04:49 PM (T6aVk)

210

Any other Huskies here who took Pepper Schwartz's Psych 201 class? The final day was always an overflow crowd.

Going Down to Bimini.

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 04:49 PM (BwjED)

211 >>Or Malaysia

Yea, it's the Malaysian flag.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 04:49 PM (viF8m)

212 since the ebook can be deleted at any time
---
Not for those who saved it off.

I found that I have archived a copy of the "The Count" on Google Drive.

It was the book that they circulated around the internet before the 2020 elections saying "Don't worry, Joe Biden is going to win--but if Trump steals the election, we can take this all the way to alternate slates of electors and a House vote on January 6th".

No, I'm not shitting you.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:49 PM (Fi81e)

213 >>>But we've seen enough rapes at lefty events to make that a soft "allegedly."

We can't have that. All of our allegedlies need to be rock-hard.

--Eric Swalwell

Posted by: No Name Today at April 20, 2026 04:49 PM (8mulE)

214 I liked "the United States of South Carolina" better.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 04:50 PM (rbvCR)

215 A hole is a hole. (shrugs)
Posted by: Male Feminist


Hey, hey!

Posted by: The Couch Cushions at April 20, 2026 04:50 PM (OlBv0)

216 A close examination of the photo of the ship from the start of the journey reveals no hotties on board:

https://nypost.com/ wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/ 2026-global-sumud-humanitarian-aid-125871650.jpg? resize=2048,1365&quality=75&strip=all

(remove spaces)

Just the usual motley crew of skeevy sinewy scowling Euro-bitches.

Therefore, this story is officially of no interest.

Posted by: zombie at April 20, 2026 04:50 PM (Av6i5)

217 186 I love the movie The Green Inferno. It's 2/3 documentary of the pompousness and silliness of Leftist protests, and 1/3 fantasy of them getting eaten by the "poor, downtrodden" people they're claiming to help.
Posted by: Wally at April 20, 2026 04:44 PM (0e5Te)

That was a great movie! It's been on a few lists of most disturbing movies ever but I'm convinced those lists are compiled by 12 year old female vegetarians.

I'm trying to remember if it was that one, "Cannibal Holocaust" or both where a guy has his penis cut off. And everyone freaked out.

Pussies...

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 04:50 PM (Sco7b)

218 You mean the Caliphate of South Carolina.

Well, the flag also has an evil crescent, which is the evil symbol of evil Islam...
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 04:49 PM (T6aVk)


The Grand Mosque in Clempson is completely Orange.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at April 20, 2026 04:50 PM (PiwSw)

219 You get young people on a boat, put some of my Yacht Rock on, and sex will inevitably break out.

Posted by: Michael McDonald at April 20, 2026 04:51 PM (0e5Te)

220 207 I don't want to have sex with Greta or talk to her about politics , but she looks better as a smiling older person in the last picture than she did as an angry scowling kid.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Heck yeah, she does!

Posted by: Moron, 8 yrs into 12 yr sentence at April 20, 2026 04:51 PM (Dv3i1)

221 It seems to havr carried cargo to china as far back ar 2027 when it ran aground outside hong kong

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at April 20, 2026 04:51 PM (bXbFr)

222 219 You get young people on a boat, put some of my Yacht Rock on, and sex will inevitably break out.

Posted by: Michael McDonald at April 20, 2026 04:51 PM (0e5Te)

========

Wait...those first two steps are my plan for the unsupervised church youth group outing...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 04:51 PM (O35xg)

223 You get young people on a boat, put some of my Yacht Rock on, and sex will inevitably break out.

Posted by: Michael McDonald at April 20, 2026 04:51 PM (0e5Te)
---
Go fuck yourself.

Posted by: Donald Fagen at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (Fi81e)

224 203- TMI.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (RKlIw)

225 The AI version of Greta with the big fun bags would be bangable. The real version...not so much.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (XMwZJ)

226 I wonder what Horny Greta is like when she really turns it on

when the lights go down

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 04:39 PM (ZxPkt)
---------

"Palestinian Chicken" episode of Curb your Enthusiasm comes to mind.

Posted by: WisRich at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (G0vdT)

227 Released today.. but not as bad as I thought it would be.. must not be the hush money shush fund beneficiaries..
Take a trip down memory hole lane...
The House Ethics Committee on Monday released a list of all its publicly disclosed sexual misconduct investigations into members, dating back to 1976
https://tinyurl.com/2j8fn57c


Alcee Hastings is a repeat offender.

But this can't possibly be it!

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (BwjED)

228 113 Who figured Greta as a Yacht Girl?

pronounced "throatwarbler mangrove"?

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 04:53 PM (oY6Yp)

229 You would think the stench would be enough to halt any activity. Yikes.

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 04:53 PM (2N3ca)

230 227 Alcee Hastings is a repeat offender.

But this can't possibly be it!

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (BwjED)

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What if I told you that most adult women who go to DC to work are actually pretty okay with sleeping with powerful men?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 04:53 PM (O35xg)

231 I don't want to have sex with Greta or talk to her about politics , but she looks better as a smiling older person in the last picture than she did as an angry scowling kid.

Sex cruises have opened her eyes.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 04:54 PM (n9XW8)

232 The AI version of Greta with the big fun bags would be bangable. The real version...not so much.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (XMwZJ)
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To the libs, though, she's iconic. A guy could tell stories about banging Greta Thunberg.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:54 PM (Fi81e)

233 You get young people on a boat, put some of my Yacht Rock on, and sex will inevitably break out.
Posted by: Michael McDonald at April 20, 2026 04:51 PM (0e5Te)


I would rather listen to Fran Drescher.

Posted by: David at Smart Tech at April 20, 2026 04:54 PM (wXgT/)

234 The House Ethics Committee on Monday released a list of all its publicly disclosed sexual misconduct investigations into members, dating back to 1976
https://tinyurl.com/2j8fn57c


Alcee Hastings is a repeat offender.

But this can't possibly be it!
Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (BwjED)

Releasing stuff that was already public knowledge. How quaint.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:54 PM (utfVc)

235 @216 -- That's a target rich environment.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 20, 2026 04:55 PM (XMwZJ)

236 Squirrely commies aboard!

If the boat's a-rockin', don't come knockin'.

Posted by: mrp at April 20, 2026 04:55 PM (rj6Yv)

237 218 The Grand Mosque in Clempson is completely Orange.

didn't realize baghwan shree rajnish was an imam.

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 04:55 PM (oY6Yp)

238 203- TMI.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (RKlIw)
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That post had TMI vanish in the rearview mirror.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:56 PM (Fi81e)

239 A guy could tell stories about banging Greta Thunberg.
Yeah...like his later trip to the free clinic.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 20, 2026 04:56 PM (XMwZJ)

240 What if I told you that most adult women who go to DC to work are actually pretty okay with sleeping with powerful men?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 04:53 PM (O35xg)

What if I told you this wasn’t limited to DC?

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 04:56 PM (2N3ca)

241
I purchased the Kindle version a month or so ago. If Amazon deletes it, they better refund my money.
Posted by: one hour sober at April 20, 2026 04:46 PM (Y1sOo)

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Statement by Nathan Pinkoski, who wrote the intro to the new edition:


https://tinyurl.com/5brb24k8

Posted by: beckster at April 20, 2026 04:57 PM (kX27y)

242 A guy could tell stories about banging Greta Thunberg.
Yeah...like his later trip to the free clinic.

Posted by: Angzarr the Cromulent at April 20, 2026 04:56 PM (XMwZJ)
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Better than Monkeypox those Euros got from being drilled by other guys.

Oh, that's right. "Monkeypox" was racist, you know--for absolutely no sane reason!

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:57 PM (Fi81e)

243 "You make my nighttime temperatures go up, darlin'

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 04:58 PM (DgMqy)

244 @227: Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 04:52 PM (BwjED):
*****
Thanks for posting that. Is the investigation list the same as or different from the sexual complaint slush fund pay out list??

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 20, 2026 04:58 PM (UiCgU)

245 Music for the occasion:

https://youtu.be/i5tIHtbctFQ

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 04:58 PM (utfVc)

246 202 Microsoft ended its entire ebook system a few years ago.

No refunds.


i see rumors online that amazon will be ending its kindle pc reader in june. they'll be moving to a new app you have to buy from the microsoft store.

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 04:58 PM (oY6Yp)

247 Speaking of activists that won't go away, Rachel Corrie's parents are going on a media tour to promote a Bernie Sanders bill that bans selling bulldozers to Israel.

I don't think the Bee could spoof that any better, and it's real.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 04:59 PM (2ocoG)

248 To the libs, though, she's iconic. A guy could tell stories about banging Greta Thunberg.
Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:54 PM (Fi81e)

And bang other liberal chicks that love and adore her.
So they in some small way could feel connected to Greta..

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 04:59 PM (Sco7b)

249 Don't you wonder why we never hear of corruption from a Congressional Ethics Committee?

It seems like they are always playing the game of "Now that everybody knows, we're going to HAVE to do something!"

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:00 PM (Fi81e)

250 Ok, my last thought on Greta...

You guys don't see that looking into her eyes, and giving one huge thrust of your cock so deep into her that her eyes cross and getting that feeling that...yeah, Greta, you're welcome!

Now stop being such a twat.

Posted by: Denny Crane - On Sale For $10 Dollars, DM Me! at April 20, 2026 05:00 PM (dmDsy)

251 What does the US flag with a sun and crescent moon on it mean?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 04:40 PM (CHHv1)
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That might be the national flag of Malaysia.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 05:00 PM (RIvkX)

252 What if I told you that most adult women who go to DC to work are actually pretty okay with sleeping with powerful men?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 04:53 PM (O35xg)

What if I told you this wasn’t limited to DC?
Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 04:56 PM (2N3ca)

What if I told you how many condoms an Olympic Village goes through?

Posted by: IOC at April 20, 2026 05:00 PM (wVcYX)

253 To the libs, though, she's iconic. A guy could tell stories about banging Greta Thunberg.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:54 PM (Fi81e)

And bang other liberal chicks that love and adore her.
So they in some small way could feel connected to Greta..

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 04:59 PM (Sco7b)
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This guy gets it!

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:02 PM (Fi81e)

254 What if I told you how many condoms an Olympic Village goes through?
Posted by: IOC at April 20, 2026 05:00 PM (wVcYX)
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I'd say I knew the trend, just not the numbers.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:02 PM (Fi81e)

255 Greta Thunberg, yacht girl.

*shudder*

Worst cruise ever.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 20, 2026 05:02 PM (vPXog)

256 Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, with John Ternus set to take over, 9to5Mac reports

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:03 PM (FJMtP)

257 Alcee Hastings is a repeat offender.

But this can't possibly be it!

Posted by: LASue


The list we were promised is the list of members who committed sexual assault, and paid our tax dollars to the victims in return for NDLs and no prosecution. This isn't it.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 05:04 PM (0U5gm)

258 General Jack Keane: "We have twice as much combat air in the region today than we did when we began the war some weeks ago."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:04 PM (FJMtP)

259 Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down, with John Ternus set to take over, 9to5Mac reports

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:03 PM (FJMtP)
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The role of top man just never suited him.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 05:05 PM (Fi81e)

260 What if I told you that most adult women who go to DC to work are actually pretty okay with sleeping with powerful men?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 04:53 PM


* shocked face *

Posted by: Harvey W. at April 20, 2026 05:05 PM (0sNs1)

261 Greta Thunberg, Everest Base Camp Girl.

She'll leave you breathless, gasping for air!

Posted by: IOC at April 20, 2026 05:05 PM (wVcYX)

262 The list we were promised is the list of members who committed sexual assault, and paid our tax dollars to the victims in return for NDLs and no prosecution. This isn't it.
Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 05:04 PM (0U5gm)
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Yea-a-a--ah... about that list....

You ain't gettin' that.

Posted by: DC at April 20, 2026 05:07 PM (Fi81e)

263 U.S. Air Force Secretary says the A-10 “Warthog” will remain in service through 2030 after consultations with the Pentagon, preserving combat power while aircraft production ramps up

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:07 PM (FJMtP)

264 Uh... if it's consensual? Who cares?

Posted by: Skeletor at April 20, 2026 05:07 PM (mP0Kj)

265 Greta Thunberg, Drift Ice Station Zebra Girl

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 05:08 PM (wVcYX)

266 U.S. Air Force Secretary says the A-10 “Warthog” will remain in service through 2030 after consultations with the Pentagon, preserving combat power while aircraft production ramps up
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:07 PM (FJMtP)

Good. The previous plans to retire it were stupid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 05:08 PM (utfVc)

267
Worst cruise ever.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder

Ahoy there!!

Posted by Cap'n Bill Kristol

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 05:09 PM (Y8DZL)

268
Good. The previous plans to retire it were stupid.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 05:08 PM (utfVc)
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If they try to retire it again in 2030 it will still be stupid.

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 05:10 PM (oqH4h)

269 Uh... if it's consensual? Who cares?
Posted by: Skeletor at April 20, 2026 05:07 PM (mP0Kj)

They consent to get railed, or its over the rail.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 05:10 PM (utfVc)

270 Greta Thunberg, LV-426 Comfort Girl.

Nonstop, heart-pounding action.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 05:11 PM (wVcYX)

271
Boko Haram has kidnapped over 400 women and children from Ngoshe in northeastern Nigeria and is demanding roughly £2.7 million in ransom within 72 hours, threatening mass execution if the government does not pay

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:11 PM (FJMtP)

272 nood...

Posted by: slash buzz at April 20, 2026 05:11 PM (FgaX7)

273 258 General Jack Keane: "We have twice as much combat air in the region today than we did when we began the war some weeks ago."
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 05:04 PM (FJMtP)
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Posted by: WisRich at April 20, 2026 05:11 PM (G0vdT)

274 I have to get moving

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 05:11 PM (Ia/+0)

275 I seem to remember the same rape and crime scenarios when the left set up their little camps in Seattle and in NYC for their protests. Quite a few rapes, assaults, and I believe at least one murder in Seattle.

Posted by: Cheri at April 20, 2026 05:12 PM (oiNtH)

276 But the military "experts" say the A-10 is an antique and all other planes are better!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 05:12 PM (Cqx++)

277 There is one plane in the same league as the A10 and that would be a skyraider (all hail)

Posted by: TheCatBitesMyToe at April 20, 2026 06:28 PM (LOZbR)

Iran-Linked Group Attacks Synogogue in the UK;
Keir Starmer Refuses to Ban the IRGC in Britain

In fairness, Keir Starmer can't even protect his own properties from arson by strangely-antagonistic gay Ukranian male model rent-boys.


Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis
@chiefrabbi


Last night yet another synagogue, this time in Kenton, was targeted in a cowardly arson attack. It follows the attack in Finchley on Wednesday and the attempted attack on what was the Jewish Futures building in Hendon on Friday night, making three Jewish sites attacked in London in less than a week.

A sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community of the UK is gathering momentum. This sustained attack on our community's ability to worship and live in safety is an attack on the values that bind us all together. Thank God, no lives have been lost, but we cannot, and must not, wait for that to change before we understand just how dangerous this moment is for all of our society.

The IRGC -- a notorious and inarguable world sponsor of terror -- continues operating in the UK with the full blessing of Starmer's illegitimate traitor-government.



Arson attempt hits London synagogue; Iran-linked group claims attack

UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis: A 'sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community'; no injuries reported; counter-terror police investigating

Despite the fact that an Iran-linked terror group has already claimed responsibility, UK police are continuing to say they don't know if this is terrorism and (say it with me) The Motive May Never Be Known, Allah-Willing.


A synagogue in northwest London was targeted in an arson attack overnight Sunday, officials said, in the latest in a string of assaults in recent weeks that Britain's chief rabbi called a "sustained campaign of violence and intimidation against the Jewish community."

There was minor smoke damage to a room inside Kenton United Synagogue, the Community Security Trust (CST) said, after police and fire teams were called to the Jewish house of worship.

A pro-Iranian government Islamist group, which says it is also behind a spate of attacks across Europe on US, Israeli and Jewish targets, said on Sunday afternoon that it was responsible for the overnight attack.

UK counter-terrorism police, in the wake of the incident, said they were heading up investigations into the incidents.

...

The newly founded Islamist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI), or Movement of the Companions of the Right Hand of Islam, said in a statement published on Telegram on Sunday afternoon that it had targeted Kenton United Synagogue because it is "one of the centers of Zionist influence in the British capital."

The synagogue, it claimed, "holds ceremonies such as 'Shabbat for Israel,' and sings the so-called 'Hatikvah' anthem in support of the Israeli occupation."

Among other perceived crimes, it said the synagogue had hosted relatives of one of the hostage soldiers abducted by Hamas in the terror group's October 7, 2023, attack.

Identifying the synagogue's leadership by name, the group accused them of being "key instruments of this Zionist base in London."

Separately, the UK’s The Sunday Times said the Islamist group has also claimed responsibility for a Friday night arson attack on a London building that was formerly used by a Jewish organization.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 02:50 PM




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1 foirst

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 02:50 PM (CWTWj)

2 so, some people did some thing

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 02:51 PM (CWTWj)

3 I get the impression the left really doesn't like Jews...

Posted by: steevy at April 20, 2026 02:52 PM (YwEeS)

4 i nooddled

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 02:53 PM (CWTWj)

5 Iran-Linked Group Attacks Synogogue in the UK;
Keir Starmer Refuses to Ban the IRGC in Britain
—Disinformation Expert Ace
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I thought the style manual was preferring "Queer Starmer", these days...

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:54 PM (Fi81e)

6 looking at starmer i keep thinking of keith olbermann, they're both twats

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 02:54 PM (CWTWj)

7 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:54 PM (Zz0t1)

8 Starmer: "I promise you the UK will not rest - not for one solitary second - until we find out what the Jews did to deserve this."

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 02:55 PM (vE0+H)

9
Keir rhymes with queer.

Posted by: I just noticed at April 20, 2026 02:55 PM (2Ez/1)

10 Starmer will welcome his new islhamic overlords anally.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:55 PM (Zz0t1)

11 Starmer: "Just kidding, we all know what the Jews did."

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 02:55 PM (vE0+H)

12 UK is a Muslim country now for all intents and purposes. Having one as the mayor of London was a clue.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 02:55 PM (13bda)

13 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at April 20, 2026 02:56 PM (2Ez/1)

14 This Starmer dude sounds ghey and his shit's all retarded.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 02:56 PM (AkEZC)

15 IRGC funds are a mainstay of British banking I think. Lloyds Bank is implicated in laundering Iranian funds, and not small amounts.
London is starting to look like one of the main enablers of international terrorism.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 02:56 PM (rbvCR)

16 UK is a Muslim country now for all intents and purposes. Having one as the mayor of London was a clue.
Posted by: Heroq


*cough *

Posted by: New Zork Zity at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (diia5)

17 Starmer drinks Canadian Whisky.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (FmapG)

18 It's time to ban Starmer...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (FuSB1)

19 Did Kier convert to Islam?

Seriously.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (4KUe5)

20 Drool Brittania

Posted by: Delurker at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (gtcuf)

21 The newly founded Islamist group Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya (HAYI), or Movement of the Companions of the Right Hand of Islam


Remember.....wipe with the LEFT, koran in the RIGHT.......

Posted by: Jihadi Jamal at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (Zz0t1)

22 Is Keir a real name? Sounds like a nazi name.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (abIsI)

23 What's happening to Britain breaks my heart. Anybody who's read history and seen their role, blemishes and all, in bringing civilization to much of the world should be sad at their downfall. The sun has set on the British Empire.


And yes, I know it's not an empire anymore, but still.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 02:58 PM (vR0VG)

24 Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya.


Gesundheit.

Posted by: Bless you at April 20, 2026 02:58 PM (2Ez/1)

25 Brittania waives the rules

Posted by: Delurker at April 20, 2026 02:59 PM (gtcuf)

26 How can you wipe with the left if the koran is in the right?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 02:59 PM (kbShR)

27 The Labour Party is a communist party. Always has been.


Hence the downfall.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 02:59 PM (vR0VG)

28 You're soaking in it.

Posted by: Madge at April 20, 2026 03:00 PM (2Ez/1)

29 19 Did Kier convert to Islam?

Seriously.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (4KUe5)

He was. “Human rights attorney” so his worldview is all sorts of fucked up.

Fortunately, right now Labour is engaged in a circular firing squad. I’ll believe it when I see it, but word on the street is that Keir’s job may be in jeopardy (it is harder to eject a Labour PM than a Tory PM due to party rules). But they right now are eating their own, as they always do.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:00 PM (E6xSb)

30 23 What's happening to Britain breaks my heart. Anybody who's read history and seen their role, blemishes and all, in bringing civilization to much of the world should be sad at their downfall. The sun has set on the British Empire.

And yes, I know it's not an empire anymore, but still.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 02:58 PM (vR0VG)
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I'd have more sympathy if they hadn't done it all to themselves because they're a nation full of soft-ass poofters of "men" who won't defend that legacy because doing so would be rayyyyycist or some such twaddle.

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (oqH4h)

31 Mamdani and Starmer are the new breed of communist. I like to call them Islamunists.

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (vE0+H)

32 Is Keir a real name? Sounds like a nazi name.


Akshully, Starmer sounds more Teutonic than Keir. To me.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (vR0VG)

33 downfall.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 02:59 PM (vR0VG)

ISWYD

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (vE0+H)

34 Starmer drinks Canadian Whisky.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (FmapG)
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But, as yet, has not considered the advantages of killing himself.

Canadian Whiskey is made for sitting and sipping and contemplating easing your burden on other people.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (Fi81e)

35 Fortunately, right now Labour is engaged in a circular firing squad. I’ll believe it when I see it, but word on the street is that Keir’s job may be in jeopardy (it is harder to eject a Labour PM than a Tory PM due to party rules). But they right now are eating their own, as they always do.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:00 PM (E6xSb)



If it's what they always do, nothing will change and nothing will happen.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (Zz0t1)

36 Queer Stormer sure is a fat pasty fairy.

Posted by: Hilldog and Kumswalla at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (TezPK)

37
19 Did Kier convert to Islam?

Seriously.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (4KUe5)

No. But he strongly believes if he kowtows to them, he will get their votes - and more importantly, be spared violence. Wimpy King Charles feels the same way. Largely they are protected, until someone bombs a palace or two. Things will potentially change then. If it’s not too late, of course.

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (p4NUW)

38 26 How can you wipe with the left if the koran is in the right?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 02:59 PM (kbShR)

First you tear out the pages and wad them up...

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (w/O5Q)

39 What's happening to Britain breaks my heart. Anybody who's read history and seen their role, blemishes and all, in bringing civilization to much of the world should be sad at their downfall. The sun has set on the British Empire.

Remember the old saying: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". Often attributed to Benjamin Franklin, it suggests that sacrificing freedom for security results in losing both.

Starmer thinks what he's doing will keep the Muslim vote, and it might, but they aren't so numerous yet that the real English won't turn against him and he'll end up losing office, while Labour ceases to be a viable Party.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (Riz8t)

40 King Charles will have tea and a private meeting with President Donald Trump during his U.S. state visit later this month, as ​the British government hopes his "soft power" can heal a damaging rift between the allies caused by the Iran war.

Trump should put a whoopee cushion on his chair then have him escorted out of the WH upside down.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (abIsI)

41 He was. “Human rights attorney” so his worldview is all sorts of fucked up.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:00 PM (E6xSb)
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Luckily that doesn't entail disclosing how human he thinks Jews are.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (Fi81e)

42 Posted by: Maj. Healey

Yes; it's an Irish name meaning "dark" or swarthy.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (OYsYV)

43 23 What's happening to Britain breaks my heart.

Same. It's worse than the other countries that are self-destructing beause it's Britain. Even for those of us without a drop of English blood, it's the mother country of our culture, our language, our legal system.

Posted by: Delurker at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (gtcuf)

44 The Brits voted for Keir Starmer. They deserve what they get.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (N39Ws)

45 12 UK is a Muslim country now for all intents and purposes. Having one as the mayor of London was a clue.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 02:55 PM (13bda)

By AoS standards, the presence of one single evil Muslim makes it an evil Muslim country, I disagree. BUT I am no fan of unfettered mass immigration of the sort the UK is engaged in.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:03 PM (E6xSb)

46 Britain is toast. The sun has set on the empire.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 03:03 PM (As/lK)

47 But he strongly believes if he kowtows to them, he will get their votes - and more importantly, be spared violence.
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TBF, being a submissive twink has gotten me the PM job!

Posted by: Queer Starmer at April 20, 2026 03:03 PM (anL5R)

48 "If it’s not too late, of course."

(Narrator voice) It's too late.

Posted by: Cue ominous music at April 20, 2026 03:03 PM (2Ez/1)

49 Akshully, Starmer sounds more Teutonic than Keir. To me.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (vR0VG)
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It's almost certain that he has a root in Germany.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:03 PM (Fi81e)

50 44 The Brits voted for Keir Starmer. They deserve what they get.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (N39Ws)

And the only reason they did was they did not see a difference between him and PM Sunak. Were they wrong on that score? The Uniparty isn’t just an American thing.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:04 PM (E6xSb)

51 Why am I getting flabby arm ads? Does this look flabby to you?

*flexes bicep*

Posted by: fd at April 20, 2026 03:04 PM (vFG9F)

52 Round up the usual White Nationalists.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 03:04 PM (Cqx++)

53 "Voting."
That's cute.

Posted by: Dominion Systems at April 20, 2026 03:05 PM (2Ez/1)

54 The Brits voted for Keir Starmer. They deserve what they get.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (N39Ws)



Very hard to argue. I mean, do they have the blatant cheating and ballot hacking that we seem to have here? I don't know.

I do know that Kahn is elected overwhelmingly in what is now Londonistan. But, is the national election something that's rigged or do the people actually think that "THIS time, it'll be DIFFERENT!"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:05 PM (Zz0t1)

55 The Brits voted for Keir Starmer. They deserve what they get.

Labour got 33.7% of the vote in the election that installed Starmer. That's like saying the rest of VA deserves Spanberger because NoVa voted for her.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 03:05 PM (Riz8t)

56 Why am I getting flabby arm ads? Does this look flabby to you?

*flexes bicep*
Posted by: fd


The people at the retirement home call them Bingo Wings.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 03:05 PM (abIsI)

57 Keir Starmer is unable to get the HMS Dragon to make revolutions to Crete or is it Cyprus, where the real action is.

This guy is Lindsey Graham with a smaller penis.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 03:06 PM (Fbc0I)

58 Starmer thinks what he's doing will keep the Muslim vote, and it might, but they aren't so numerous yet that the real English won't turn against him and he'll end up losing office, while Labour ceases to be a viable Party.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (Riz8t)

Yeah, except that evil Muslim MPs are increasing being elected by evil Muslims and forming an evil Muslim party. Oops!

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:06 PM (E6xSb)

59
What's happening to Britain breaks my heart.

It CAN happen here.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 03:06 PM (Cqx++)

60 It's almost certain that he has a root in Germany.


Well, they are Anglo-SAXONS. So, no wonder. Heh.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:06 PM (vR0VG)

61 Keir Starmer is unable to get the HMS Dragon to make revolutions to Crete or is it Cyprus, where the real action is.

This guy is Lindsey Graham with a smaller penis.
===
I make up for it by being more eager to please!!

Posted by: Queer Starmer at April 20, 2026 03:06 PM (anL5R)

62 The Blade is slow on the draw today ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:06 PM (iFTx/)

63 Need one of those olde-tymey King nicknames for Charles.

King Charles the Retarded?

Posted by: Delurker at April 20, 2026 03:07 PM (gtcuf)

64 Yeah, except that evil Muslim MPs are increasing being elected by evil Muslims and forming an evil Muslim party. Oops!

They will be exactly like our CBC - a lunatic offshoot of a major party.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 03:07 PM (Riz8t)

65 Need one of those olde-tymey King nicknames for Charles.

Tampon the Nonabsorbent

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 03:07 PM (Riz8t)

66 A burqa for the Queen so she will not be seen. Burma Shave

Posted by: kingsman at April 20, 2026 03:08 PM (ehY6c)

67 one has to think the lefties think they will be the winners after all by allowing this mass immigration because sooner or later the rest of us will bow to their wisdom and nobleness, but even the illegals from central america know it ain't gonna work that way. thank god trump beat hill and kamala or we'd be taking orders from china by now

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 03:08 PM (CWTWj)

68 James Carville thinks the next time Dems get the Presidency and Congress, they ought to create DC as a state and commandeer Puerto Rico into a state, whether or not those peons their want a state (he didn't say that part). And then stack the courts to 13.

Also, that none of this should be "run on". In other words, in a democracy, the "democrats" think that they should be able to stack the deck about how government power is exercised and who needs a public referendum on that?!!

Fascists like a good one-party state, just like the Dems.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:08 PM (Fi81e)

69 Largely they are protected, until someone bombs a palace or two. Things will potentially change then. If it’s not too late, of course.

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (p4NUW)

Will not change. They all lived through 9/11, 7/7, 10/7. It will never ever ever ever change. Not for these clowns.

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 03:08 PM (vE0+H)

70 King Charles the Ponce?

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:08 PM (vR0VG)

71 63 Need one of those olde-tymey King nicknames for Charles.

King Charles the Retarded?
Posted by: Delurker


King Charles the Insufferable

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 03:08 PM (abIsI)

72 Britain once ruled the waves. Now it's navy is a joke. It's political leaders have gone from Disraeli and Churchill to the blithering idiot Starmer.
Talk about the descent of man

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 20, 2026 03:09 PM (gu0hJ)

73 Burn, UK, burn

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at April 20, 2026 03:09 PM (xcxpd)

74
What does it mean to rely on the votes of millions of Muslims? How is that power? You're a terrified puppet.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 03:09 PM (n7rxJ)

75 King Chuck the Cuck?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 20, 2026 03:09 PM (KO+sI)

76 I'll say it again, the fact that multiple countries for many years have had leaders (many of them in power for decades) that oppose the actual will of the people can only indicate a conspiracy. It just doesn't happen by accident.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at April 20, 2026 03:10 PM (Vh9CX)

77 His Earsness.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:10 PM (Fi81e)

78 Don't look forward for what you want and don't look toward for what you need.

There's no future, no future, no future for you.

Posted by: John Lydon at April 20, 2026 03:10 PM (gtcuf)

79 Charles the Bastard.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:10 PM (kbShR)

80 Yeah, except that evil Muslim MPs are increasing being elected by evil Muslims and forming an evil Muslim party. Oops!

The beauty of Parliamentary systems is that you can form coalitions AFTER the election rather than before. And then you can tell your voters that the reason you didn't do what you ran on was the fault of your coalition partners rather than you just being a liar.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 03:10 PM (ExV1e)

81 King Charles the Cup Handled Ears.

Posted by: Just spit balling here at April 20, 2026 03:10 PM (2Ez/1)

82 At some point the tourists will stay home. Then what?

Muz paradise?

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 20, 2026 03:10 PM (cS1cw)

83 71 King Charles the Insufferable

Perfect!

Posted by: Delurker at April 20, 2026 03:10 PM (gtcuf)

84 Need one of those olde-tymey King nicknames for Charles.

King Charles the Retarded?

King Charles the Preoccupied with Nonsense

Lets see, his shield would include a compost pile, a single square of toilet paper, and a windmill on a field of snow.

Posted by: Heraldry at April 20, 2026 03:10 PM (anL5R)

85 ... the values that bind us all together.

*************

I think I see the flaw here.

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 03:11 PM (I0N4X)

86 Need one of those olde-tymey King nicknames for Charles.

If they called him Charles the Irrelevant, maybe people in the US would stop wondering why he isn't effecting change.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 03:11 PM (ExV1e)

87 By AoS standards, the presence of one single evil Muslim makes it an evil Muslim country, I disagree. BUT I am no fan of unfettered mass immigration of the sort the UK is engaged in.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:03 PM (E6xSb)

One is ok. Two is out.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 20, 2026 03:11 PM (sl73Y)

88 King Charles III, "Coeur de Tampon"

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 03:11 PM (77rzZ)

89 They need third world shitholers on the dole to prop up retirees.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:11 PM (kbShR)

90 Au revoir Albion!

Only CBD will miss your cuisine!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 03:12 PM (RIvkX)

91 "It's political leaders have gone from Disraeli and Churchill to the blithering idiot Starmer."

... and I helped!

Posted by: Theresa May at April 20, 2026 03:12 PM (2Ez/1)

92 One is ok. Two is out.
Posted by: From about That Time at April 20, 2026 03:11 PM (sl73Y)
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But only if not preceding immediately to 3.

Four, shalt thou not count.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:12 PM (Fi81e)

93 King Chuck the Fuck.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:12 PM (vR0VG)

94 >>>King Chuck the Cuck?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

>King Chuck needs his own breakfast cereal. Maybe grapefruit flavored kibble?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 03:13 PM (Fbc0I)

95 king charles the kowtowwing

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 03:13 PM (CWTWj)

96 James Carville thinks the next time Dems get the Presidency and Congress, they ought to create DC as a state and commandeer Puerto Rico into a state, whether or not those peons their want a state (he didn't say that part). And then stack the courts to 13.

Also, that none of this should be "run on". In other words, in a democracy, the "democrats" think that they should be able to stack the deck about how government power is exercised and who needs a public referendum on that?!!

Fascists like a good one-party state, just like the Dems.
Posted by: Axeman


Almost like how a (No) King would react.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 03:13 PM (As/lK)

97 ... the values that bind us all together.

Chains on the ship to Tripoli

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 03:13 PM (XWPh2)

98 "The IRGC murdered tens of thousands of people worldwide, but Keir Starmer refuses to recognise it as a terrorist organisation because he fears being called an 'Islamophobe' and losing Muslim votes"

It's more than that. Queer Starmer is worried about losing his head. Literally. He knows that Muslims react with murderous violence when they don't get their way.

As I've said 100x before, the reason Muslims have so much power no matter where they go is because of their well-deserved reputation for barbarism and violence, even against their own daughters. They're insane. People rightfully fear them.

Nobody fears Christians or Jews (or any other religion).

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:13 PM (iFTx/)

99 King Charles of Rectal Leakage

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:13 PM (Zz0t1)

100 Need one of those olde-tymey King nicknames for Charles.
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In the pattern of "Richard the Lion-hearted".

Charles the Airplane-eared.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:13 PM (Fi81e)

101 "It's political leaders have gone from Disraeli and Churchill to the blithering idiot Starmer."

... and I helped!

Posted by: Theresa May at April 20, 2026 03:12 PM (2Ez/1)



Don't forget Blair. If I'm not mistaken the immigrant invasion started under him.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:14 PM (vR0VG)

102 F$ck-up Chuck

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 03:15 PM (4KUe5)

103 James Carville thinks the next time Dems get the Presidency and Congress, they ought to create DC as a state and commandeer Puerto Rico into a state, whether or not those peons their want a state (he didn't say that part). And then stack the courts to 13.

Also, that none of this should be "run on".


That was Spanburgers strat in VA and it worked didn't it?

And the funny thing is this is a long term pattern - if you make elections about issues the right usually wins. If they are about nothing the left usually wins.

Gov Glenn Youngkin didn't actually do much as governor. So it was easy for the CIA agent to run as a nicer "I won't do anything" governor since she has the FNM behind her...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:15 PM (sKqQm)

104 re 96: it's like when commies get in to power, they lock up all the opposition to save democracy

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 03:16 PM (CWTWj)

105 I'll say it again, the fact that multiple countries for many years have had leaders (many of them in power for decades) that oppose the actual will of the people can only indicate a conspiracy. It just doesn't happen by accident.
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Of course its a conspiracy. Its not organic. There is clearly a drive towards erasing national boundaries, globalism, rule by bureaucrat committee. I mean, if you planned on taking over the world, wouldnt it be easier to have it all organized under one or maybe only a few governments instead close to 200??? I mean, seriously, I'm not gonna come out and try to wrangle that hot mess. No. Organize it into a nice pile or two tops. Then I'll come out to play.

Posted by: Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste at April 20, 2026 03:16 PM (anL5R)

106 The UK did everything to imprison and get Tommy Robinson killed. They did nothing to protect he and his family from the raging islhamic horde attacking them.

They think they'll have a seat at the table when islham takes over.


They won't.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:16 PM (Zz0t1)

107 40/47 Dem senators voted to end aid to Israel. This is coming to America if a D wins in 2028.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:17 PM (13bda)

108 James Carville is a complete lunatic and I can't understand why anybody listens to him. I'd venture to say that his wife is fucking the poolboy while he's pretending to be a scholar.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 03:17 PM (Fbc0I)

109 The Brits voted for Keir Starmer. They deserve what they get.

Sort of. They had a choice between a nominally white guy who was pro-illegal-immigration and a foreign guy who was already letting in illegals at a clip Biden would envy. Classic Uniparty.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 03:17 PM (3cXfB)

110 The UK takes a tougher line on Kanye West than on the IRCG. Bold move.

Posted by: BrianOnTheBay at April 20, 2026 03:17 PM (lhcSJ)

111 107 40/47 Dem senators voted to end aid to Israel. This is coming to America if a D wins in 2028.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:17 PM (13bda)

I thought it was to stop the sell of weapons to Israel ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 03:18 PM (FtULh)

112
Don't forget Blair. If I'm not mistaken the immigrant invasion started under him.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:14 PM (vR0VG)



He stood there arm in arm with GWB declaring ishham a "religion of peace."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:18 PM (Zz0t1)

113
I keep wondering which European country or Australia whatever-

is going too be the first to riot and introduce their PM and members of Parliament to lonely lamp posts.

I thought maybe the Dutch Farmers would be first but ....Nope.

They all seem perfectly content with the Green islamization of their countries and culture and the ongoing rape of their women and children.

So...carry on.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 03:18 PM (iJfKG)

114 Anybody from Virginia ???

"HOLY CRAP! If Virginians don't storm the polls tomorrow, Democrats will succeed in creating the most blue Congressional gerrymandered map in AMERICA

Current map: 6 Democrats — 5 Republicans
New map: 10 DEMOCRATS — 1 REPUBLICAN

GLENN YOUNGKIN: "This is going to be close. They poured $70 MILLION into this! To try to fool, trick and deceive Virginians."

"A 'NO' vote is for the fairest map in America." @GlennYoungkin

STORM THE POLLS!"

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)

115 I'll say it again, the fact that multiple countries for many years have had leaders (many of them in power for decades) that oppose the actual will of the people can only indicate a conspiracy. It just doesn't happen by accident./i]

Through out Europe you see elections where the party in charge changes and the policies don't.

It is frankly amazing how well this system works. Hell, in the Fourth Reich they've had nominal "right wing" governments for years and yet the same leftwing policies that leftwing led countries have...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:18 PM (sKqQm)

116 First thing Marxist, like Spamburger do...is create a one party system! Know your Marxists, folks!

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 03:19 PM (GD0B3)

117 114 Anybody from Virginia ???

"HOLY CRAP! If Virginians don't storm the polls tomorrow, Democrats will succeed in creating the most blue Congressional gerrymandered map in AMERICA

Current map: 6 Democrats — 5 Republicans
New map: 10 DEMOCRATS — 1 REPUBLICAN

GLENN YOUNGKIN: "This is going to be close. They poured $70 MILLION into this! To try to fool, trick and deceive Virginians."

"A 'NO' vote is for the fairest map in America." @GlennYoungkin

STORM THE POLLS!"
Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)

Those 5 seats in Texas don't seem so great right now after CA and this....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 03:20 PM (FtULh)

118 is going too be the first to riot and introduce their PM and members of Parliament to lonely lamp posts.

Two problems:

1) The people that would need to take up arms still have too much to lose

2) The Euro governments aren't incompetent. They can't solve crime or a myriad of other issues because they don't want to. But dissidents? Those they do want to imprison and therefore they are able to.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:20 PM (sKqQm)

119 Anyone ask the assholes in IN if they are happy with their decision on redistricting now?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:21 PM (sKqQm)

120 44 The Brits voted for Keir Starmer. They deserve what they get.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 03:02 PM (N39Ws)

Labour only got 35% of the vote. But in a multi party system, that’s enough to win a super majority of seats.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:21 PM (13bda)

121 GLENN YOUNGKIN: "This is going to be close. They poured $70 MILLION into this! To try to fool, trick and deceive Virginians."

"A 'NO' vote is for the fairest map in America." @GlennYoungkin

STORM THE POLLS!"
==
Best of luck to you.

Let me know how it comes out.

Posted by: Your state is so far beyond Fucked, that the light from Fucked takes two years to arrive there at April 20, 2026 03:21 PM (anL5R)

122 LOL, I hear the Brits are deploying their secret weapon to save NATO (and America continuing to foot the bill):

They're going to send the King to talk with Trump.

I'm sure that'll work ....

Maybe Trump can have him use the rear-entrance and shuffle past the piles of garbage, like Obama did to the Dali Llama?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 03:21 PM (tUP1A)

123 How do you know U.K. dentistry is bad?
The King can’t even get a dentist appointment to get a Crown

Try the liver.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 03:21 PM (abIsI)

124 So, Do we lay siege to Britain or turn those Vespa boys loose on the dolts?

Posted by: Keir Starmer Refuses to Ban the IRGC in Britain at April 20, 2026 03:22 PM (FJMtP)

125 Queer Starmer is a disgrace! I would be very surprised if there were not some money pipeline from the goat raping Iranians to him. Queer Starmer is a corrupt, gutless, fool.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 20, 2026 03:22 PM (JNTt1)

126 I've gotten 8 mailers against tomorrows referendum.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:22 PM (kbShR)

127 Charles the Sidelined

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 03:22 PM (4KUe5)

128 Posted by: It's me donna

Donna, my wife and I have already voted no.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 03:22 PM (77rzZ)

129 Of course its a conspiracy. Its not organic.

Posted by: Please allow me to introduce myself I'm a man of wealth and taste at April 20, 2026 03:16 PM (anL5R)
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It's atheism.

To put it shortly.

Although the modern "atheist" claims that it only means a disbelief in God or gods, it's hard to find many atheists who don't believe that "freewill" is an equally irrational religious view (even though "freewill" has long been a part of atheist theory.)

This illustrates that what is disbelieved increases. What is partitioned off as "irrationality" increases. Soon, what is "equality"?

I believe in one--and only one--basis of equality. And it doesn't follow me into a atheist, empirical context. And once we remove the "providence of God", we come to depend on the "scientific management" of as many of the masses as we can't fully get rid of yet.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:22 PM (Fi81e)

130 Muslims are already defecting from Labour to the Green Party in ol' Blightly. They found an even stupider group of politicians to play the part of the puppet on their strings. Plus the youth (mostly women) love the Greens.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 03:23 PM (Dv3i1)

131 HOLY CRAP! If Virginians don't storm the polls tomorrow, Democrats will succeed in creating the most blue Congressional gerrymandered map in AMERICA

Current map: 6 Democrats — 5 Republicans
New map: 10 DEMOCRATS — 1 REPUBLICAN



Massachusetts is 9-0. Used to be 10-0 before they lost a seat. Still the GOAT of gerrymandering.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:23 PM (13bda)

132 Starmer thinks what he's doing will keep the Muslim vote, and it might, but they aren't so numerous yet that the real English won't turn against him and he'll end up losing office, while Labour ceases to be a viable Party.
Posted by: Archimedes

Muzzies vote as a block when one of their own runs...
The brits are done.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 20, 2026 03:23 PM (YBtcQ)

133 King Chuck the Cuck?

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

*Snort*

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 20, 2026 03:24 PM (3Ope8)

134 It's an either or question. If we eradicate Iran but let the cockroaches prosper in another country all we have done, in essence, is rearrange the furniture.

Not only that, we've upgraded them into a country that already has nukes.

Posted by: Keir Starmer Refuses to Ban the IRGC in Britain at April 20, 2026 03:24 PM (FJMtP)

135
Massachusetts is 9-0. Used to be 10-0 before they lost a seat. Still the GOAT of gerrymandering.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:23 PM (13bda)

They should be. Elbridge Gerry was from MA.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:24 PM (E6xSb)

136 Ran across a thread where some lefty was complaining about the US having a colonizer attitude towards the moon (apparently we renamed something recently?)

Anyway, I asked her if we should get the name from the indigenous people instead, still haven't gotten a response yet.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:24 PM (sKqQm)

137 "A 'NO' vote is for the fairest map in America." @GlennYoungkin

STORM THE POLLS!"
Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)
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That might come off sounding a little insurrectiony...

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:24 PM (Fi81e)

138 Anybody from Virginia ???

"HOLY CRAP! If Virginians don't storm the polls tomorrow, Democrats will succeed in creating the most blue Congressional gerrymandered map in AMERICA

Current map: 6 Democrats — 5 Republicans
New map: 10 DEMOCRATS — 1 REPUBLICAN

GLENN YOUNGKIN: "This is going to be close. They poured $70 MILLION into this! To try to fool, trick and deceive Virginians."

"A 'NO' vote is for the fairest map in America." @GlennYoungkin

STORM THE POLLS!"
Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 03:18 PM (GD0B3)

Those 5 seats in Texas don't seem so great right now after CA and this....
Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 03:20 PM (FtULh)
________

Both CA and VA are spreading themselves too thin with these insanely gerrymandered maps. If VA really could have 10 solid Dem seats, they would have already done it. They wouldn't have waited until TX did theirs.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (iFTx/)

139 119 Anyone ask the assholes in IN if they are happy with their decision on redistricting now?
Posted by: 18-1


The peoples of Indiana seem quite dull to me. They voted for Pence to be their Governor. Almost as bad as Ohio.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (abIsI)

140 Americans ARE the indigenous people of the moon.

Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (chM/Q)

141 Plus the youth (mostly women) love the Greens.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 03:23 PM (Dv3i1)

Fortunately the youth don’t vote.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (E6xSb)

142 Ran across a thread where some lefty was complaining about the US having a colonizer attitude towards the moon (apparently we renamed something recently?)

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:24 PM (sKqQm)
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Clyde and Dibney worst hit.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (Fi81e)

143
Massachusetts is 9-0. Used to be 10-0 before they lost a seat. Still the GOAT of gerrymandering.


When I bring up how gerrymandered New England is to lefties they tell me that's just random chance.

No, seriously, that's their argument.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (sKqQm)

144 I've gotten 8 mailers against tomorrows referendum.
Posted by: Boss Moss

Yeah, I got a bunch, too. One a day, seems like.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (77rzZ)

145 You mean the Trump in the night sky?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:26 PM (kbShR)

146 Remember, Europeans put up with hundreds of thousands of kidnapped and enslaved by Muslims for centuries until the US Navy kicked some ass. Bending the knee Islam is normal for them.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 20, 2026 03:26 PM (tYGL3)

147 Don't need a weatherman weatherperson to know which way the wind blows!

https://tinyurl.com/2eph9n76

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 03:26 PM (ndZc7)

148 Both CA and VA are spreading themselves too thin with these insanely gerrymandered maps. If VA really could have 10 solid Dem seats, they would have already done it. They wouldn't have waited until TX did theirs.

Presuming the economy is doing well this fall, I could easily see the R's pick up a bunch of these gerrymandered seats.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:27 PM (sKqQm)

149 Anyway, I asked her if we should get the name from the indigenous people instead, still haven't gotten a response yet.
Posted by: 18-1
==
Its this smart alec mansplaining that keeps you from getting any of that sweet sweet trigglypuff action from the liberal "ladies".

Posted by: Relationship AI at April 20, 2026 03:27 PM (anL5R)

150 ]
When I bring up how gerrymandered New England is to lefties they tell me that's just random chance.

No, seriously, that's their argument.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (sKqQm)



They're laughing at you because they think you're stupid and they're the party of love, tolerance and inclusiveness.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

151 It's atheism.

To put it shortly.

Although the modern "atheist" claims that it only means a disbelief in God or gods, it's hard to find many atheists who don't believe that "freewill" is an equally irrational religious view (even though "freewill" has long been a part of atheist theory.)

This illustrates that what is disbelieved increases. What is partitioned off as "irrationality" increases. Soon, what is "equality"?

I believe in one--and only one--basis of equality. And it doesn't follow me into a atheist, empirical context. And once we remove the "providence of God", we come to depend on the "scientific management" of as many of the masses as we can't fully get rid of yet.
Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:22 PM (Fi81e)

But one thing all religion struggles with is the concept of freewill.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:27 PM (E6xSb)

152 King Chuck the Cuck?
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary


As the colloquial form of "King Charles the Impotent?"

I like it.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 03:27 PM (bzOmc)

153 Grabbing ace's lede wasn't my intent for a nic.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:27 PM (FJMtP)

154 Don't need a weatherman weatherperson to know which way the wind blows!

https://tinyurl.com/2eph9n76


They guy looks like he is doing a Key and Peele skit

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (sKqQm)

155 I can’t get too upset by the VA thing. Texas started this. And Texas should have understood they’d lose in the long run because Dems will always out cheat Reps.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (13bda)

156 Spongey sir, I left you a note in the previous thread.

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (vE0+H)

157 "Ol' Blighty" (not Blightly, my typing fingers have a mind of their own).

By the way from Wikipedia-

"Blighty" is a British English slang term for Great Britain, or often specifically England. Though it was used throughout the 1800s in the Indian subcontinent to mean an English or British visitor, it was first used during the Boer War in the specific meaning of homeland for the English or the British. From World War I and afterward, that use of the term became widespread.
Etymology
The word ultimately derives from the Persian-derived Bengali word bilētī (or even from regional Hindustani language (i.e., Eastern Hindi) with the use of b replacing v/w), meaning 'foreign', which more specifically came to mean 'European', and 'British'/'English' during the time of the British Raj. The Bengali word bilētī is itself a loan of Indian Persian wilāyatī (ولایاتی, from wilāyat (ولایت usually to mean 'Iran' and later 'the West', 'Europe' or 'Britain'/'England', ultimately from Arabic wilāyah (ولاية‎ meaning 'state, province'.

The term subsequently gained an ironic connotation in its closeness to the English word blight, which means "epidemic."

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (Dv3i1)

158 Clyde and Dibney worst hit.
Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (Fi81e)
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Ofer 2. Geez.

It's Gidney and Cloyd. https://rockyandbullwinkle.fandom.com/wiki/Gidney_and_Cloyd

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (Fi81e)

159 European leaders are just taking their orders from the demon globalists, and mass 3rd world migration is the primary weapon against the west...Kier is hoping to get a chair at the table when the music ends.

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (M7rua)

160
https://tinyurl.com/2eph9n76
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 03:26 PM (ndZc7)



TEMU Owebama.......STFD and STFU.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

161 140 Americans ARE the indigenous people of the moon.
Posted by: dagny


We should declare the Moon and beyond as sacred.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 03:29 PM (abIsI)

162 63 Need one of those olde-tymey King nicknames for Charles.

King Charles the Retarded?
Posted by: Delurker at April 20, 2026 03:07 PM (gtcuf)
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UpChuck the Turd.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 20, 2026 03:29 PM (JNTt1)

163 Spongey sir, I left you a note in the previous thread.
Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (vE0+H)



*scurries away*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:29 PM (Zz0t1)

164 In my blue blue wacko Va city, I'll vote NO! tomorrow. I would have liked to have voted early but the only polling place open was deep in old town, across the city, with traffic completely gridlocked because of bike lanes, no parking. Would have been a 2 hour trip.

Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:30 PM (chM/Q)

165 My husband and I voted a few days ago. Worker commented that turnout was higher for this than for the governor's race. There's also an interesting ad running on the Tube, about how this map would disappear VA's two minority/majority districts. Wonder if that will be a factor in voting no.

Posted by: Lirio100 at April 20, 2026 03:30 PM (ky7/T)

166 I say, it's all OrangeMan Bad, old chaps.

Posted by: Lord Chipston McChipsface at April 20, 2026 03:30 PM (0sNs1)

167 https://tinyurl.com/2eph9n76
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 03:26 PM (ndZc7)


TEMU Owebama.......STFD and STFU.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)
____

Wow. Look at his eyes. He's tripping ballz on heavy drugs.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:30 PM (iFTx/)

168 Do-nothing Republicans thrive under the radar. If you talk the talk and then walk the talk, then you are targeted like Trump: legally, financially, reputation, and ultimately physically.

Say, whatever happened with those multiple assassination attempt investigations?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 03:30 PM (wBaIH)

169 I voted last Thursday. Easier for me than the polling place.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:31 PM (kbShR)

170 Starmer is feckles and weak personified

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 20, 2026 03:31 PM (61TgR)

171 140 Americans ARE the indigenous people of the moon.

How!

Posted by: Fauxcahontas at April 20, 2026 03:31 PM (gtcuf)

172 That Irun place does nots trust Trump because they no he be lied two are Black Presdent and they've nots like it two.

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 20, 2026 03:31 PM (UxJW+)

173 It's gonna be ok bud. This will pass. Hang on to your blessings, because you have them. I know it's easy for me to say, but you do. Cling to them and keep walking forward, the storm is temporary. Think of where you "could" be right now - you know exactly what I'm saying - and hang on to that.
Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 02:53 PM (vE0+H)

Sponge - what they said. You know I'm walking a parallel path to yours.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (N39Ws)



It's why this is the best damn place on the internet.


*sniff*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:31 PM (Zz0t1)

174 Which flag did they plant on the moon?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:32 PM (kbShR)

175 155 I can’t get too upset by the VA thing. Texas started this. And Texas should have understood they’d lose in the long run because Dems will always out cheat Reps.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (13bda)

So we shouldn’t try anything. In which case you will still bitch. Got it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:32 PM (E6xSb)

176 I started following an investment forum which is focused on early retirement.

One guy just posted he hit $1M in his investment accounts at 40 which is quite impressive. Two things stood out:

1) he mentioned in passing he's driving an old beater and doesn't really eat out. Yes, I know this infuriates many people in investment discussions but spending less and investing instead does make a difference over the long term

2) Someone else noted they thought if they had $1M invested they'd be "rich" and driving fancy cars and living in a mansion...well...thank Bidenflation...$1M in 2026 is worth about $500K in 2020...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:32 PM (sKqQm)

177 But one thing all religion struggles with is the concept of freewill.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:27 PM (E6xSb)
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Perhaps, but not disbelief that we can choose our behavior. That's what modern atheism is fast embracing--even though nobody ever said that "freewill" was a god.

Also, atheists are very confused these days, because "atheist theory" is really rather sloppy and hasn't improved much over the centuries.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:32 PM (Fi81e)

178 There was a western civilization white patriarchy ceremony on the sacred moon. Origin story. It's even on film.

Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:32 PM (chM/Q)

179 "Charles the Simple"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:33 PM (sKqQm)

180 Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 20, 2026 03:31 PM (UxJW+)

What have you done with Maxine Waters' Hair?

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 20, 2026 03:33 PM (3Ope8)

181 174 Which flag did they plant on the moon?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:32 PM (kbShR)


If you go to Islamic sites, Armstrong heard the idhan to salat on arrival.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 03:33 PM (XWPh2)

182 In this market my 401k still manages to lose.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:33 PM (kbShR)

183 Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:32 PM (chM/Q)

Hey!!

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 03:33 PM (vE0+H)

184 Good afternoon Ace and everyone
Had no mobile internet aftrr I left house this morning, no idea why

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 03:33 PM (Ia/+0)

185 146 Remember, Europeans put up with hundreds of thousands of kidnapped and enslaved by Muslims for centuries until the US Navy kicked some ass. Bending the knee Islam is normal for them.
Posted by: Beartooth
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We either clean Britain's house or employ the Vespa Group LLC. to do it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:33 PM (FJMtP)

186 Say, whatever happened with those multiple assassination attempt investigations?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov


#twoweeks

Posted by: Cash Patel at April 20, 2026 03:33 PM (abIsI)

187 171 140 Americans ARE the indigenous people of the moon.

Aliens were there first. STOLEN!

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (DgMqy)

188 That Irun place does nots trust Trump because they no he be lied two are Black Presdent and they've nots like it two.
Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 20, 2026 03:31 PM


Wooo. That's more than one toke over the line, sweet Mary.

Posted by: Brewer & Shipley at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (0sNs1)

189 Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at April 20, 2026 03:31 PM (UxJW+)

What have you done with Maxine Waters' Hair?
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at April 20, 2026 03:33 PM



I miss MUMR.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (Zz0t1)

190 My great grandpappy had to elope with my great-grandmammy because his family disapproved of him marrying a woman from the Mooninite Tribe. Ugh!

Posted by: Fauxcahontas at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (gtcuf)

191 But one thing all religion struggles with is the concept of freewill.

Only if you assume God is bound by time.

Remove that and free will and omnipotent divinity make sense.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (sKqQm)

192 King Charles the Token.
King Charles the Bauble.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (Fi81e)

193 Texas didn't *start* gerrymandering. That's the dumbest thing I've read today. Look at New England, .Maryland and Illinois.

Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (chM/Q)

194 Amazon will no longer sell The Camp of the Saints.

https://tinyurl.com/394hbmze

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (ndZc7)

195 Dood looks like a squeaker to me.

Posted by: Lloyd Loar at April 20, 2026 03:35 PM (Mx+TJ)

196 182 In this market my 401k still manages to lose.
Posted by: Boss Moss
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Is Vanguard managing it?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:35 PM (FJMtP)

197 103 James Carville thinks the next time Dems get the Presidency and Congress, they ought to create DC as a state and commandeer Puerto Rico into a state, whether or not those peons their want a state (he didn't say that part). And then stack the courts to 13.

PR should be made independent.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:35 PM (E6xSb)

198 Americans ARE the indigenous people of the moon.
Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM


Achtung!

Posted by: National Socialists of Germany Farside Moon Base at April 20, 2026 03:35 PM (0sNs1)

199 Charles the Negligible

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 03:36 PM (VyBeY)

200 TransAmerica not Vanguard.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:36 PM (kbShR)

201 No love for me?

Posted by: Charles the Tampon at April 20, 2026 03:37 PM (0sNs1)

202 2) Someone else noted they thought if they had $1M invested they'd be "rich" and driving fancy cars and living in a mansion...well...thank Bidenflation...$1M in 2026 is worth about $500K in 2020...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026

Really? Was there any clarification on what they felt a fancy car was and what a mansion looks like? Because I suppose with some perspective this may look different than what you or I are thinking. But yeah, $1M invested doesn’t not get you up there in the Uber rich category.

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 03:37 PM (p4NUW)

203 Need one of those olde-tymey King nicknames for Charles.
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I'd go back to the Byzantines and go with "Copronymus."

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 20, 2026 03:37 PM (xvhJH)

204 175 155 I can’t get too upset by the VA thing. Texas started this. And Texas should have understood they’d lose in the long run because Dems will always out cheat Reps.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:28 PM (13bda)

So we shouldn’t try anything. In which case you will still bitch. Got it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:32 PM (E6xSb)

Had other states come on board it would have been a net win. Texas doing it on its own was guaranteed to have the backlash it had. It wasn’t thought out well.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:38 PM (13bda)

205 Starting to think Starmer goes to the Mosque every Friday

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 03:38 PM (Ia/+0)

206 King Charles the Sausage Fingered

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 03:38 PM (Dv3i1)

207 193 Texas didn't *start* gerrymandering. That's the dumbest thing I've read today. Look at New England, .Maryland and Illinois.
Posted by: dagny
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It's not only dumb it's ignorant. Texas among about 7 other states could not draw a district unless approved by the Federal Government. One of those reconstruction laws.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:38 PM (FJMtP)

208 Charles the Weaselheart

Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:39 PM (chM/Q)

209 What's with the Brits fascination with blood.
"bloody Hell" Bloody Rich" Bloody taxes.."

Posted by: Cash Patel at April 20, 2026 03:39 PM (abIsI)

210 Charles the Inbred

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 03:40 PM (u73oe)

211 205 Starting to think Starmer goes to the Mosque every Friday
____

To pray? Or to get doinked in the squeakhole?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 03:40 PM (Dv3i1)

212 Charles the Weaselheart
Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:39 PM (chM/Q)
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Robert Guiscard protests.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 20, 2026 03:40 PM (xvhJH)

213 But one thing all religion struggles with is the concept of freewill.

Only if you assume God is bound by time.

Remove that and free will and omnipotent divinity make sense.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (sKqQm)
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Religion contains neither the rule that
1. God explains everything, and thus through that the religion, or
2. Man should be able to comprehend everything.

Especially not a religion that gives us the example of Job. When pressed by God about what Job knows about how the Lord created and patterns the universe said (basically) "I'm going to shut up now."

I'm just as curious about this answer as anyone on the other side may feign to be when asking it.

But it should be clear by now--in an empirical sense, that you cannot get the gains we got under Western Civilization by atheistic pessimism.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:40 PM (Fi81e)

214 $1M gets you to top 18% of Americans. The guy didn't mention housing though so he might actually be wealthier if he has substantial equity in a property as well.

The guy commenting that he thought $1M would make you rich mentioned owning a Bentley and just "a mansion"

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:40 PM (sKqQm)

215 May I remind you that Marmite > Vegemite?

Posted by: Charles the Tampon at April 20, 2026 03:40 PM (0sNs1)

216 As dumb as not putting out cake out to have after a meal? -The Costanzas

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 03:41 PM (DgMqy)

217 I thought the style manual was preferring "Queer Starmer", these days...
Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:54 PM (Fi81e)

Queer Sturmer, please. Got to give a shout-out to the Judenhass.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 03:41 PM (utfVc)

218 Texas didn't *start* gerrymandering. That's the dumbest thing I've read today. Look at New England, .Maryland and Illinois.
Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (chM/Q)

Of course they didn’t start gerrymandering. What they did start was redistricting when they did, or halfway between census counts and making a big announcement that they’re doing it to gain seats. Did they think blue states would just shrug and not respond in kind?

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:41 PM (13bda)

219 The guy commenting that he thought $1M would make you rich mentioned owning a Bentley and just "a mansion"
Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:40 PM (sKqQm)



Guess he didn't grasp that the tax man cometh and if you don't save as much of that $1m to pay the taxes on the mansion, you'd be bankrupt in less than 5 years.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)

220 I refer to him as "Der Starmer," myself.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 20, 2026 03:42 PM (xvhJH)

221 >>215 May I remind you that Marmite > Vegemite?
Posted by: Charles the Tampon

Spotted Dick >> Marmite > Vegemite

Posted by: Lindsey Graham at April 20, 2026 03:43 PM (abIsI)

222 Something like 3% of American households have a net worth north of $1M without counting equity in their home.

$1M is still a good chunk of change.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:43 PM (13bda)

223 $1Million, in big city, will get you a nice house in a good neighborhood.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:43 PM (FJMtP)

224 Of course they didn’t start gerrymandering. What they did start was redistricting when they did, or halfway between census counts and making a big announcement that they’re doing it to gain seats. Did they think blue states would just shrug and not respond in kind?
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:41 PM (

So we are just supposed to do nothing. Got it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:43 PM (E6xSb)

225 Also, atheists are very confused these days, because "atheist theory" is really rather sloppy and hasn't improved much over the centuries.
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Oddly, atheists are the biggest believers.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:44 PM (FmapG)

226 But it should be clear by now--in an empirical sense, that you cannot get the gains we got under Western Civilization by atheistic pessimism.

I remember in a discussion between Jordan Peterson and Alex O'Connor (lefty/atheist) the latter mentioned that yes, fine, western Christian societies have certainly been better then others in both subjective things like freedom and objective things like average person's wealth but...that doesn't mean their religion had anything to do with it

And its funny that Christianity just happened to accidently do that isn't it?

Especially if you assume religion isn't "real" you should look very, very carefully at what its value to society is. And frankly, everyone should want a Protest Christian religion even if they thing it is hogwash by its objective results...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:44 PM (sKqQm)

227 Guess he didn't grasp that the tax man cometh and if you don't save as much of that $1m to pay the taxes on the mansion, you'd be bankrupt in less than 5 years.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:42 PM (Zz0t1)


Maybe they were just saying that they're a tremendous spendthrift and, therefore, if they had been able to amass $1M in investments, they'd already own a mansion, luxury cars, a private jet, an island, a pony, a chimpanzee...

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 03:44 PM (ExV1e)

228 Some Illinois districts have tentacles.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:45 PM (kbShR)

229 Spotted Dick >> Marmite > Vegemite
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Haggis?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:45 PM (FmapG)

230
Maybe they were just saying that they're a tremendous spendthrift and, therefore, if they had been able to amass $1M in investments, they'd already own a mansion, luxury cars, a private jet, an island, a pony, a chimpanzee...
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 03:44 PM (ExV1e)




Tell me they didn't watch Austin Powers without telling me they didn't watch Austin Powers.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:45 PM (Zz0t1)

231 The government taxes you on your salary. Then it taxes you on your investments you fund with that salary. Then it taxes you on the house you bought with those investments.

And if you have the umbrage to die it will take half of everything you had before you can give your savings to your kids too

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:46 PM (sKqQm)

232 229 Spotted Dick >> Marmite > Vegemite
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Haggis?
Posted by: pudinhead


Bangers and mash.

Posted by: Lindsey Graham at April 20, 2026 03:46 PM (abIsI)

233 Texas didn't *start* gerrymandering. That's the dumbest thing I've read today. Look at New England, .Maryland and Illinois.
Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:34 PM (chM/Q)

Of course they didn’t start gerrymandering. What they did start was redistricting when they did, or halfway between census counts and making a big announcement that they’re doing it to gain seats. Did they think blue states would just shrug and not respond in kind?

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:41 PM (13bda)



To me, the fairest way of districting would be to place a piece of graph paper on the map, calibrated to 250K per square (or whatever the current representation ratio is) and let the chips fall where they may. These rorschach ink blot districts offend my sense of logic.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:47 PM (vR0VG)

234 Had other states come on board it would have been a net win. Texas doing it on its own was guaranteed to have the backlash it had. It wasn’t thought out well.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:38 PM (13bda)

Try this, you bitch. Do nothing, you bitch. You are a defeatist that will never, ever, ever be happy.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:47 PM (E6xSb)

235 The concept that *I* am a *creation*. A substance made to be entirely separate from God suggests in inherently that I am something.

There would be no purpose in God creating nothing that could not be something on its own. And so there is dumb matter and their is aware matter. And aware matter has at least a thread of control over its development.

So it is necessary by the logic of Creation, that God's foreknowledge of our actions does not determine those actions. Time manifests for our learning, so that we can see our elaboration of what we choose. We see ourselves forming over time. But God sees any shape we manifest.

Anything else, and life, I strongly believe, is almost equally as futile.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:47 PM (Fi81e)

236 What is this 420 stuff?



Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at April 20, 2026 03:47 PM (Kt19C)

237 The British kept the poor short by not allowing them meat for hundreds of years.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:47 PM (kbShR)

238 Cuck Charles watching his country get ass raped...

What a fag

Posted by: melodicmetal at April 20, 2026 03:48 PM (61TgR)

239 232 229 Spotted Dick >> Marmite > Vegemite
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Haggis?
Posted by: pudinhead

Bangers and mash.
-----------
Bubble and Squeak

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:48 PM (FmapG)

240 Pusillanimity thy name is Starmer.

Posted by: Turncoat, coward and traitor at April 20, 2026 03:49 PM (TbWk/)

241 So we are just supposed to do nothing. Got it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:43 PM (E6xSb)So =====

The Battle of Athens option is always on the table. Just takes a push, and for a couple of jobbos to get fed up, and spit into their hands...

Kinda like the Brits. They're kinda culled, but there is still spirit, and it hasn't got 'personal'... yet. The 'football rowdies' are still an unknown element, and they do have quite a vet community....

I'm just surprised the Aussies haven't gotten to their limp-wrist PM for the outrage on their National Hero.... They're pretty close to Texas in mindset, but reserved.

Posted by: Pinochet Air Flight Attendant at April 20, 2026 03:50 PM (zL/eJ)

242
So we are just supposed to do nothing. Got it.
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 03:43 PM (E6xSb)

Doing nothing > doing something that hurts you long term.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 03:50 PM (13bda)

243
Bangers and mash.
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Bubble and Squeak
Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:48 PM (FmapG)




Fartclam and squeekhole.

Am I playing this game right?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:50 PM (Zz0t1)

244 If they had weapons of some sort, they could form vigilance committees and hunt these people down.

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 03:50 PM (mdaV5)

245 Spotted Dick >> Marmite > Vegemite
------------
Haggis?
Posted by: pudinhead

Bangers and mash.
-----------
Bubble and Squeak
Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:48 PM (FmapG)

Toad in the hole.

Posted by: British cuisine in an oxymoron at April 20, 2026 03:51 PM (TbWk/)

246 232 229 Spotted Dick >> Marmite > Vegemite
------------
Haggis?
Posted by: pudinhead

Bangers and mash.
-----------
Bubble and Squeak

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:48 PM (FmapG)



Porridge. One of the greatest disappointment of my life was when some Brit gals I knew made breakfast and I asked for some porridge. Then they took out a box of Quaker Oats. Fucking Oatmeal??? I hate oatmeal! FFS.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:51 PM (vR0VG)

247 You know who else was born on April the 20th?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:51 PM (kbShR)

248 You know, if space aliens invaded the Earth clandestinely, and started replacing humans with automotons built to look like real humans, I would consider Keir Starmer to have been replaced.

The vacancy in the eyes. The stereotypical appearance of a white man. The prop eyeglasses. The, almost, choreographed mannerisms. And, the absolute self-inflicted damage done by policy stances.

That's it. I'm calling it. Starmer is alien machinery.

Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 03:52 PM (dIske)

249 Porridge. One of the greatest disappointment of my life was when some Brit gals I knew made breakfast and I asked for some porridge. Then they took out a box of Quaker Oats. Fucking Oatmeal??? I hate oatmeal! FFS.
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Grits>>>oatmeal.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:52 PM (FmapG)

250 Doing nothing > doing something that hurts you long term.
==
assuming the fetal position does hurt you in the long term.

You are kind of negative.

Posted by: I'm just sayin you are a fairly new nick at April 20, 2026 03:52 PM (anL5R)

251 You know who else was born on April the 20th?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:51 PM (kbShR)


Jessica Lange, founder of Nazism.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 03:53 PM (ExV1e)

252 That's it. I'm calling it. Starmer is alien machinery.
Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 03:52 PM (dIske
_------------
Then he can fock off back to Legoland!!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 20, 2026 03:53 PM (xvhJH)

253 ...That's it. I'm calling it. Starmer is alien machinery.

Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 03:52 PM (dIske)



And you thought Invasion of the Body Snatchers was a movie. Heh.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:53 PM (vR0VG)

254 Cuck Chuck watching his young girl subjects getting raped

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 03:53 PM (Ia/+0)

255 The Iranian leadership has forced hundreds of Ships toward the United States, mostly Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to get their Oil — Thank you very much! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:53 PM (FJMtP)

256 231 The government taxes you on your salary. Then it taxes you on your investments you fund with that salary. Then it taxes you on the house you bought with those investments.

Posted by: 18-1

So you're not into the "You'll own nothing and love it" thing, then?

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 03:53 PM (Y8DZL)

257 Sulu is 89.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (kbShR)

258 Grits>>>oatmeal.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:52 PM (FmapG)



Agreed!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (vR0VG)

259 Sulu is 89.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (kbShR)



And sucks dick.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (Zz0t1)

260 I remember in a discussion between Jordan Peterson and Alex O'Connor (lefty/atheist) the latter mentioned that yes, fine, western Christian societies have certainly been better then others in both subjective things like freedom and objective things like average person's wealth but...that doesn't mean their religion had anything to do with it

And its funny that Christianity just happened to accidently do that isn't it?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:44 PM (sKqQm)
---
As a long-time methodological skeptic, I would actually indulge that skepticism as well.

We learn empirically what works and what doesn't. The speculation that we can just rip the Christian guts out of what we might agree works in that situation, is just that nothing but speculation.

Perhaps we can agree on 2 things. It is not decided that the Christian religion had everying to do with this. However, it's also perhaps not decidable that it didn't.

However, Christianity has the only theory where I would ever want somebody to refer to my "human worth". (tbc)

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (Fi81e)

261 Spotted Dick >> Marmite > Vegemite
------------
Haggis?
Posted by: pudinhead

Bangers and mash.
-----------
Bubble and Squeak
Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:48 PM (FmapG)

Toad in the hole.
Posted by: British cuisine in an oxymoron at April 20, 2026 03:51 PM (TbWk/)
______

Faggots. No seriously, it's a small sausage.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (iFTx/)

262 Grain is animal fodder.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (kbShR)

263 255 The Iranian leadership has forced hundreds of Ships toward the United States, mostly Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to get their Oil — Thank you very much! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Yep. And all of it denominated in dollars.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (FmapG)

264 Faggots. No seriously, it's a small sausage.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (iFTx/)



I thought faggots were cigarettes.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:56 PM (vR0VG)

265 Wikipedia has a "Palestinian inventions" page and literally half the entries are various types of bombs

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 03:56 PM (RHGPo)

266 The Left will never forgive the Jews for the Holocaust.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 20, 2026 03:56 PM (4NO2D)

267
I thought faggots were cigarettes.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:56 PM (vR0VG)



Fags are cigarettes. A fagot is a bundle of sticks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)

268 The idea that Christianity wasn't the basis of the assent of Western Civilization is risible.

Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:57 PM (chM/Q)

269 First time in London and a dude said he was going to go outside and 'burn a fag.'


"WOAH! You can do that here?!?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)

270 Faggotts are kindling I think.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:57 PM (kbShR)

271 Anchovies are hideous.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:57 PM (FmapG)

272 Sulu is 89.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (kbShR)


And sucks dick.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer


He appeared on a few Perry Mason shows. Raymond Burr was known to like young men.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (abIsI)

273 Allison Pearson
@AllisonPearson

When I interviewed David Cameron after he became Prime Minister he said the thing that shocked him most was “the scale of the domestic Islamist terrorist threat”.
An RAF cadet has been suspended for seeming to make the same point.

@RAFCRANWELL

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (RHGPo)

274 Faggots. No seriously, it's a small sausage.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (iFTx/)


I thought faggots were cigarettes.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:56 PM (vR0VG)
______

I think the cigarettes version is just "fag" as in a "pack of fags." I don't know if they call cigarettes "faggots."

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (iFTx/)

275 Wikipedia has a "Palestinian inventions" page and literally half the entries are various types of bombs

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 03:56 PM (RHGPo)



Reminds me of the two Muslim women reminiscing about their kids and lamenting that they "blow up so fast". Heh.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (vR0VG)

276 Doing nothing > doing something that hurts you long term.
==
assuming the fetal position does hurt you in the long term.

You are kind of negative.
Posted by: I'm just sayin you are a fairly new nick at April 20, 2026 03:52 PM (anL5R)

I hear echoes of Moo Moo.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (utfVc)

277 Faggots. No seriously, it's a small sausage.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (iFTx/)

You definitely asked for it:

https://tinyurl.com/4e6fk6ne

Posted by: I stand by my previous remarks at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (TbWk/)

278 That's it. I'm calling it. Starmer is alien machinery.

I think a lot of the "we are governed by alien lizard people!" stuff gets traction because well Starmer or Biden or whoever is indeed 100% human they are psychopaths and so Joe Average sees their is something fundamentally different about the elites and the people around them

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)

279 @AllisonPearson

When I interviewed David Cameron after he became Prime Minister he said the thing that shocked him most was “the scale of the domestic Islamist terrorist threat”.



And that was over a decade ago.

It's worse now.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:59 PM (Zz0t1)

280 He appeared on a few Perry Mason shows. Raymond Burr was known to like young men.
--------------
Yes. Raymond was a committed bottom.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:59 PM (FmapG)

281 However, Christianity has the only theory where I would ever want somebody to refer to my "human worth". (tbc)

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:54 PM (Fi81e)
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"Worth" is a word very similar in origin to the Latin root "vert", "to turn". And it's clear what it means in the marketplace: "turn around". Thus the "worth" of a commodity or a good is how much you're going to get from selling it.

"Human value" is no better because "val-" is an appreciation of relative strength. Thus nobody ever suggests outside of a completely theoretical sense that humans have "equal value".

There is only one event in the view of Western Civilization in which all of humanity was equally included into a single transaction, or redemption, at such a high cost that everyone should feel blessed by the price.

We, the Lord suggests, are "worth" 1 Son of God.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 03:59 PM (Fi81e)

282 I think the cigarettes version is just "fag" as in a "pack of fags." I don't know if they call cigarettes "faggots."

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (iFTx/)



Now that I think of it I think you're right.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 03:59 PM (vR0VG)

283 Fags are cigarettes. A fagot is a bundle of sticks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 03:57 PM (Zz0t1)
=====
Also, Faggots are meatballs.

Posted by: Pinochet Air Flight Attendant at April 20, 2026 03:59 PM (zL/eJ)

284 Our latest national survey makes one thing unmistakably clear: American voters continue to support President Trump's decisive action to stop Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons — and that support is strengthening, not fading.

Despite relentless opposition from left-leaning media, a solid majority of likely voters say military action is justified to protect American lives
_April 2026 | McLaughlin & Associates.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 04:00 PM (FJMtP)

285 Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)

*touches nose*
well, my own nose, otherwise would be gross.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 04:00 PM (XWPh2)

286 The idea that Christianity wasn't the basis of the assent of Western Civilization is risible.

Posted by: dagny at April 20, 2026 03:57 PM (chM/Q)
---
No, it's just that "real secular rise" was never even been tried!!

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 04:00 PM (Fi81e)

287 271 Anchovies are hideous.
Posted by: pudinhead

You've consumed many through the ingestion of Worchestershire and Tomato spaghetti sauces.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 04:01 PM (Y8DZL)

288 I think a lot of the "we are governed by alien lizard people!" stuff gets traction because well Starmer or Biden or whoever is indeed 100% human they are psychopaths and so Joe Average sees their is something fundamentally different about the elites and the people around them

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)



I've often said, when arguing with a leftist, "What fucking planet did you grow up on???!!!".

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 04:01 PM (vR0VG)

289 The hippies are sad and wet here today, their smokey smokey day in Golden Gate Park got rained out

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 04:01 PM (RIvkX)

290 "real secular rise" was never even been tried!!

*koff*

Posted by: Japan at April 20, 2026 04:01 PM (XWPh2)

291 Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 03:58 PM (sKqQm)

*touches nose*
well, my own nose, otherwise would be gross.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 04:00 PM (XWPh2)

You don't get to pick your nose, but you can always pick your nose.

Posted by: Pick one meaning at April 20, 2026 04:01 PM (TbWk/)

292 Anchovies are hideous.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 03:57 PM (FmapG)


Take a look in the mirror, asshole! You're no prize yourself!

Posted by: the affronted anchovies at April 20, 2026 04:02 PM (WbWbV)

293 eff Mason@jeffmason1 - 2h

I spoke to @realDonaldTrump by phone earlier today. He said he’s not in a rush to get a deal with Iran and fighting is likely to resume as soon as the ceasefire ends, which he said would be Wednesday night Washington time

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 04:02 PM (FJMtP)

294 https://x.com/AllisonPearson/status/2045790063292739943

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 04:02 PM (RHGPo)

295 Sardines are good.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 04:02 PM (kbShR)

296 I thought faggots were cigarettes.
Posted by: Chairborne!
======
A bundle of sticks

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 20, 2026 04:03 PM (JNTt1)

297 271 Anchovies are hideous.
Posted by: pudinhead


I see your anchovies and raise you some Surströmming .

Surströmming is a lightly salted, fermented Baltic Sea herring traditional to Swedish cuisine

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 04:03 PM (abIsI)

298 Attorney General Ken Paxton@KenPaxtonTX . 5h

just filed a landmark lawsuit against ActBlue for deceiving Americans by lying about its donation processes that allow fraudulent and foreign donations

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 04:04 PM (FJMtP)

299 No, it's just that "real secular rise" was never even been tried!!
===
Authentic, 100% committed secular humanism, is the way to enlightenment! Just have to kill most everybody first. Wait, do I sound a little like a communist??? Funny that.

Posted by: albert pike at April 20, 2026 04:04 PM (anL5R)

300 nude

Posted by: Japan at April 20, 2026 04:05 PM (XWPh2)

301 I can watch Spotify on my TV

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 04:05 PM (Ia/+0)

302 Nude Grunta Thunberg

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 04:05 PM (iFTx/)

303 Take a trip down memory hole lane...
The House Ethics Committee on Monday released a list of all its publicly disclosed sexual misconduct investigations into members, dating back to 1976
https://tinyurl.com/2j8fn57c

Mark Foley is in there but good ole Larry Craig aint... good times ...
The incident involving Larry Craig in the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport bathroom stall is often cited as a defining moment in the political career of the Idaho Republican. Craig's actions, which included peering through the stall door and making gestures suggesting to an undercover officer that he wanted to engage in "lewd conduct,"

Posted by: Yer Sistas Ass at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (VPPG8)

304 Nude Grunta Thunberg


Yech! No thanks!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (vR0VG)

305 I think a lot of the "we are governed by alien lizard people!" stuff gets traction because well Starmer or Biden or whoever is indeed 100% human they are psychopaths and so Joe Average sees their is something fundamentally different about the elites and the people around them
===
The alien lizard people stuff is just cover for the immortal Fae...

Posted by: I'm not suicidal by the way at April 20, 2026 04:06 PM (anL5R)

306 Taqqiyah makes all muslims completely untrustworthy.

Deport them all.

Hang all western political hacks who have covered for the satanic death cult.

Posted by: Pete at April 20, 2026 04:08 PM (9uoO8)

307 The peoples of Indiana seem quite dull to me. They voted for Pence to be their Governor. Almost as bad as Ohio.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 03:25 PM (abIsI)

My home state is essentially a corporate fiefdom, with many congressional members of both parties owned by those conglomerates, bought-and-paid-for assholes who draft and vote on legislation in-line with whatever their biggest donors want them to vote for. This is why Indiana produces wishy-washy Establishment Republican politicians. This is what gave us the likes of Dick Lugar and Mike Pence. It gets me to this day that I should've seen through Pence early on but I didn't, probably because I had been friends with his cousins in high school and they were/are great people. It colored my judgement of the man.

Insofar as being dull, no; rather, no more or less than any other state. You're an asshole for writing that.

Posted by: troyriser at April 20, 2026 04:20 PM (DPeYO)

Eric Swalwell Charged 100 Big Booze Deliveries to His Campaign, as Well as Vegas Trips



Disgraced ex-congressman Eric Swalwell -- who is accused of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women after nights of heavy drinking -- billed an eye-watering amount of booze deliveries to his campaigns, including charges during a series of jaunts to Las Vegas.

Over a four-year period starting in 2020, Swalwell's donor-funded congressional campaigns recorded more than 100 separate charges with now-defunct alcohol delivery company Drizly, according to federal campaign disclosures -- purchases that even caught his team off guard.

While the ex-congressman's boozy campaign spending could be legal, "it might not be the best use of donor money," Swalwell's former chief of staff Alex Evans told the California Post.

"He knew exactly what he was doing."


Swalwell's Drizly spending alone accounted for roughly a quarter of all payments to the service from various candidates' campaigns, political committees and PACs since 2019, according to the Federal Election Commission.

Campaign records show that his tab -- totaling roughly $6,100 -- also overlapped with him curiously taking multiple trips to Las Vegas in the summer of 2021.

In July of that year, Swalwell racked up thousands of dollars in charges for hotel stays at the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, a five-star hotel and casino. Swalwell appears to have visited the Cosmopolitan three times over a 10-day period that month -- on July 9, 12 and 19.

Wasn't this during the lockdown? I mean, the lockdown of citizens, while the would-be aristocrat class dined at the French Laundry?


During that period, he made several purchases from Drizly while also billing his campaign for a $117.54 charge at STK Steakhouse and a $439.57 bill at Jean Georges Steakhouse at Aria. Charges continued through July 19, including a $940.01 transaction at the Cosmopolitan, bringing the total cost of his time in Vegas over 10 days to more than $3,100.

Drizly was folded into Uber Eats in early 2024, and records show Swalwell's congressional campaigns continued to use the Uber Eats food and drink delivery app more than 220 times after Drizly shut down, including as recently as this year. The charges, which don't detail whether the purchases were for food and/or alcohol, totaled more than $19,000.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:32 PM




Comments

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1 Was that wrong?

Should I have not done that?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:32 PM (O35xg)

2
Disgraced ex-congressman Eric Swalwell -- who is accused of raping and sexually assaulting multiple women after nights of heavy drinking -- billed an eye-watering amount of booze deliveries to his campaigns, including charges during a series of jaunts to Las Vegas.

Morons: "I'll have what he's having."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:33 PM (tgvbd)

3 Geez he didn't drink enough to stop the delivery company from going bankrupt. What's the big deal?

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 20, 2026 01:34 PM (gu0hJ)

4 Afternoon.

The guy who looked like a sleazy retard was, in fact, a sleazy retard.

Who knew?

Posted by: Robert at April 20, 2026 01:34 PM (dpXJq)

5 The guy is slime.

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 01:34 PM (pvf3X)

6 The guy who looked like a sleazy retard was, in fact, a sleazy retard.

Who knew?


*Raises hand*

Posted by: Fang Fang at April 20, 2026 01:35 PM (Riz8t)

7 This is why it is called the Democrat PARTY!!!

Posted by: illiniwek at April 20, 2026 01:35 PM (vbXSk)

8 Note to other deep state hacks:

You’re all expendable.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 01:35 PM (u73oe)

9
The guy is slime.
Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 01:34 PM (pvf3X)


No, he's the parasite that feeds off slime.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:35 PM (tgvbd)

10 Sooo...what's his drink?

That would be instructive.

Posted by: Meric at April 20, 2026 01:35 PM (3HOfK)

11 6 The guy who looked like a sleazy retard was, in fact, a sleazy retard.

Who knew?

*Raises hand*


Pelosi certainly knew. That's why she kept him around.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:36 PM (Riz8t)

12 Wasn't this during the lockdown? I mean, the lockdown of citizens, while the would-be aristocrat class dined at the French Laundry?

This is from the time frame where the government told us going to Church would spread the disease to grandma, but going to a glory hole, a casino, or a BLM rally would be fine.

Which matches up pretty well with activities leftists like to go to

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)

13 The guy is slime.
Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 01:34 PM (pvf3X)

No, he's the parasite that feeds off slime.


No, he's the parasite's waste product.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:36 PM (Riz8t)

14 good liquor or are we talking Chivas?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 01:36 PM (rbvCR)

15 Ok we need to have a movie of Swalwell's life, played by Matt Damon, acting as his character from Team America World Police

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:36 PM (sKqQm)

16 We are governed by bozos.

Posted by: DEI Higher at April 20, 2026 01:37 PM (TezPK)

17 recorded more than 100 separate charges with now-defunct alcohol delivery company Drizly

Why did they go under if they were delivering so much booze?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 01:37 PM (ynpvh)

18 *Raises hand*
Posted by: Fang Fang at April 20, 2026 01:35 PM (Riz8t)

I guess you think laying on your back with your ankles behind your ears gives you a unique perspective.

Posted by: Robert at April 20, 2026 01:37 PM (dpXJq)

19 Shocking, booze and Vegas for a political campaign. I never...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:37 PM (UPlzn)

20 billed an eye-watering amount of booze deliveries to his campaigns

From the "everything is projection" department, this is why they're accusing Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel of being alcoholics. Because Swalwell and Pelosi (at least) actually are.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 01:37 PM (2ocoG)

21 Gotta have something to slip those date rape drugs into.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 20, 2026 01:38 PM (Q/FnY)

22 16 We are governed by bozos.

Posted by: DEI Higher at April 20, 2026 01:37 PM (TezPK)

Much worse than that, I'm afraid...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 01:38 PM (ynpvh)

23 We are governed by bozos.

One thing most dystopian fiction got wrong is that the evil elites are generally portrayed as classy and educated versus the crass and licentious assholes they are

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)

24 i support a regime that allows men to marry 9 year old girls

Posted by: Sid at April 20, 2026 01:38 PM (g5C8n)

25 20 billed an eye-watering amount of booze deliveries to his campaigns

From the "everything is projection" department, this is why they're accusing Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel of being alcoholics. Because Swalwell and Pelosi (at least) actually are.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 01:37 PM (2ocoG)

Pelosi gets tits-to-the-floor drunk...well, her tits are already there without support, I suppose...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 01:38 PM (ynpvh)

26 The guy is slime.
Posted by: Case
No, he's the parasite that feeds off slime.

No, he's the parasite's waste product.
Posted by: Archimedes
......

He's the fly that eats the waste product.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 01:39 PM (UjdFS)

27
billed an eye-watering cirrhosis-inducing amount of booze deliveries to his campaigns

Better

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:39 PM (tgvbd)

28 Hoboes drink Scotch. Gentlemen drink Bourbon.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 01:39 PM (FmapG)

29 this is why they're accusing Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel of being alcoholics. Because Swalwell and Pelosi (at least) actually are.
Posted by: Ian S.

Ahem!

Posted by: Hilldog and Kumswalla at April 20, 2026 01:39 PM (TezPK)

30 From the "everything is projection" department, this is why they're accusing Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel of being alcoholics. Because Swalwell and Pelosi (at least) actually are.

Not long before Hammer guy showed up, Paul Pelosi got pulled over for drunk driving with an unknown passenger in his car.

Of course he got let off with a warning and we never did find out if hammer guy was the passenger.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:39 PM (sKqQm)

31 Who in the hell names a company "Drizly?"

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:39 PM (77rzZ)

32 Who in the hell names a company "Drizly?"

Urologists?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:40 PM (Riz8t)

33 Posted by: Sid at April 20, 2026 01:38 PM (g5C8n)

You DICK!

Posted by: 30K Iranians Murdered In Less Than A Week at April 20, 2026 01:40 PM (dpXJq)

34 Who in the hell names a company "Drizly?"

Posted by: Bulg


A weather girl?

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 01:41 PM (0U5gm)

35
Only when the media mentions any of this can they say "We shall not speak of this ever again."

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 01:41 PM (Y8DZL)

36 Big booze deliveries? Like with a MoMe?

Posted by: Eromero at April 20, 2026 01:41 PM (T6Tm2)

37 So Sid likes him some muzzie mullahs. Not surprising.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (ynpvh)

38 "while also billing his campaign for a $117.54 charge at STK Steakhouse and a $439.57 bill at Jean Georges Steakhouse at Aria"

$120 at STK is barely a few drinks at the bar. No way you can have any kind of real dinner for that amount.

$440 for JG also seems very low. Maybe just one person? This steakhouse is the kinda place they don't put the prices on the online menus. It's heavy on exotic wagyu for 100s of dollars just for one steak.

I'm sure his campaign got billed for thousands of dollars of heavy drugs, too. Except even Rapeswell ain't dumb enough to list "Big Hector the Drug Dealer" on his billing records.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (iFTx/)

39 Who in the hell names a company "Drizly?"
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:39 PM (77rzZ)

An incontinent old man who has to wear a diaper?

Posted by: Robert at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (dpXJq)

40 37 So Sid likes him some muzzie mullahs. Not surprising.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (ynpvh)

======

He supports men who marry 9 year old girls in order to fight the Epstein regime of pedophiles.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:43 PM (O35xg)

41 Grizzley Adams >>> Drizly Adams

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 01:43 PM (ynpvh)

42 Yeah, so?

You should have seen the bar tab for President Washington's farewell bash!

- Swalwell, legitimately comparing himself to George Washington, probably.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 01:43 PM (G1ktt)

43
With all the screwing going on, i can't imagine the sexual diseases being "shared."

Posted by: four seasons at April 20, 2026 01:43 PM (3ek7K)

44 40 37 So Sid likes him some muzzie mullahs. Not surprising.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (ynpvh)

======

He supports men who marry 9 year old girls in order to fight the Epstein regime of pedophiles.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:43 PM (O35xg)

Where fight may have a different meaning than what you or I believe...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 01:44 PM (ynpvh)

45 Pffffft, I say.

Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA & California's next-next Governor) at April 20, 2026 01:44 PM (0sNs1)

46 Speaking of Iran, I think a lot of people really have gotten the wrong idea from Gandhi.

If you have the British colonial office as your "evil government authority" then sure his schtick works.

If you have the Mullahs you need to quietly make them disappear instead of marching down the streets. Take Solzhenitsyn's maxim that if the regime enforcers worry about going home they are going to be much less interest in rounding people up...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:44 PM (sKqQm)

47 He supports men who marry 9 year old girls in order to fight the Epstein regime of pedophiles.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:43 PM (O35xg)

But have you seen 9 year old Iranian girls?

Freakin' sluts...

Posted by: Robert at April 20, 2026 01:45 PM (dpXJq)

48 I don't know know why ( maybe because I'm tired ) but Swallwell spending so much money on booze seems rather funny and one of the "lighter" things about his creepitude.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 01:45 PM (PFs9e)

49 Ruben "Shultz" Gallego still knows nothing.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 01:45 PM (tUP1A)

50 A $300 bottle of Cutty Sark? What's the problem?

Fuhgeddaboudit.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 01:46 PM (Fbc0I)

51 You know in discussing Muhammed's child bride with Muslim-philes in the US they'll often point out that child marriages weren't unheard of in the west and that's true.

But Islam also tells us he had sex with her when she was 9 and no, that didn't happen with those political marriages they are talking about.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

52 No one cares about sex and booze and hookers anymore.

Swalwell pissed off the wrong person.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 20, 2026 01:46 PM (W2Pud)

53 50 A $300 bottle of Cutty Sark? What's the problem?

Fuhgeddaboudit.
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Snort.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 01:46 PM (FmapG)

54 49 Ruben "Shultz" Gallego still knows nothing.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 01:45 PM (tUP1A)

=======

*crossing fingers that Katie Hobbs screws up the inevitable replacement of Gallego as much as Luther Strange screwed up the replacement of Jeff Sessions*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:46 PM (O35xg)

55 We’re going to discover he was pretty much a scumbag scammer in every area of his life, aren’t we?


And we will not be shocked.
Not even a little bit.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 01:46 PM (4KUe5)

56
Is Swalwell officially gone yet?

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 20, 2026 01:47 PM (IifOV)

57 Speaking of parasite waste products, I see Sid is here.

Posted by: Beartooth at April 20, 2026 01:47 PM (tYGL3)

58 ..., Swalwell's donor-funded congressional campaigns recorded more than 100 separate charges with now-defunct alcohol delivery company Driz,,,

Sounds like his benefactor taught him well.

Posted by: javems at April 20, 2026 01:47 PM (AtZQT)

59 We are governed by bozos.
Posted by: DEI Higher at April 20, 2026 01:37 PM


This, this is the kind of unbridled optimism we love to see in our significantly-under under-29s!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 20, 2026 01:47 PM (0sNs1)

60 They did name a sandwich after him.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:47 PM (kbShR)

61
Date rape drugs don't ingest themselves.

Posted by: Eric Swalwell at April 20, 2026 01:48 PM (IifOV)

62 Uber was the parent corporation. Drizly officially shut down at the end of March 2024.

Tony West is the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary at Uber, a position he has held since 2017. He oversees global legal, compliance, ethics, and security functions. Key team members include Tammy Albarrán (Chief Deputy Counsel) and various specialized counsel managing litigation, AI, and global employment.

Eric was quite the D party moneymaker, or something.
Married to Maya Harris (Kamala's sister) for over 25 years, West is a former Obama Justice Department official.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 01:48 PM (NFX2v)

63 *crossing fingers that Katie Hobbs screws up the inevitable replacement of Gallego as much as Luther Strange screwed up the replacement of Jeff Sessions*
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

She better not screw this up if she knows what is good for her.
-Cartel that controls The Abortion Mouse.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 01:48 PM (Dv3i1)

64 $19k in Uber Eats.

I’m beginning to see why protecting illegals is so important to him.

The man needs his gig economy slaves, yo!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 01:48 PM (4KUe5)

65 Whenever a democrat is caught doing something illegal or unethical, the press immediately releases a story about a republican, accusing him or her of similar acts.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 01:48 PM (0U5gm)

66 Piker. Swalwell didn't piss off near enough donor money.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 01:49 PM (DIbRX)

67 I guess he needed to ply the women with drink in order for them to find him attractive .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 01:49 PM (PFs9e)

68 Let he who has not blown thousands of dollars of donor money on booze and trips to Vegas cast the first stone!

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 01:49 PM (oqH4h)

69 Good afternoon everyone! I hope the day has been good so far. Curious what happens next with this cat - simply banished to the dem hinterlands?

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 01:49 PM (Q9G/L)

70 62. Apologies

Reverse the last paragraph.

Tony West is married to Maya Harris and has been for decades.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 01:50 PM (NFX2v)

71 I understand why the booze bills are so high. I can't imagine the alcohol I would have to consume to have sexual relations with Swalwell.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 01:50 PM (aZm/F)

72 So he liked to have a beer every now and then...
So what.

Posted by: Hairy Reed at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (affD0)

73
 I guess he needed to ply the women with drink in order for them to find him attractive .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 01:49 PM (PFs9e)

_____________

He would need his own brewery for that.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (tgvbd)

74 Eric Swalwell Charged 100 Big Booze Deliveries to His Campaign, as Well as Vegas Trips



Why would this be a problem?
- Nasty Pelosi

Posted by: Operator Error at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (N7P3t)

75 Curious what happens next with this cat
Posted by: Piper

It won't be groovy.

Ya dig?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (77rzZ)

76 But Islam also tells us he had sex with her when she was 9 and no, that didn't happen with those political marriages they are talking about.
_____

He waited 3 years before he consummated the marriage. Only the Prophet (PBUH) could have shown such heroic patience!

Posted by: Chuck Martel at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (Dv3i1)

77 68 Let he who has not blown thousands of dollars of donor money on booze and trips to Vegas cast the first stone!
Posted by: ballistic

Vegas. Blown.

Bet there's no receipts of that but guarantee it happened.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (Y8DZL)

78 He's not the only one. He probably isn't even the worst. He might be the stupidest though. The rest of them didn't get caught. I mean, look at Bernie, he's got like five houses. He expertly grifted off his presidential campaigns and enriched himself wildly. Swalwell is an idiot. He is trying to get free liquor, when he should be diverting millions to his relatives to coordinate his campaign ad buys like Bernie did. Wonder if Swalwell doesn't have any relatives he can trust. He seems like the kind of guy whose own family can't stand him.

Posted by: It wouldn't surprise me at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (anL5R)

79 Daughter in law finished the Boston marathon in 3:05:00

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (u73oe)

80 I understand why the booze bills are so high. I can't imagine the alcohol I would have to consume to have sexual relations with Swalwell./i]

To be honest one beer is usually enough

Posted by: Swalwell's roofie supply at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (sKqQm)

81 honestly I don't know how you walk into a dining establishment in Vegas and only get a bill for like $100

what did they get, a bottle of water and a bag of chips?

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (j+aD2)

82 I still think the most interesting part of this Swalwell story is how fast the dem machine can eff you up if they want to.

They did it in 6 days to Swalwell. They've tried to do it to Trump for years and it's never worked.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (aZm/F)

83
81 honestly I don't know how you walk into a dining establishment in Vegas and only get a bill for like $100

what did they get, a bottle of water and a bag of chips?

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (j+aD2)

=====

Bets on Swalwell being a terrible tipper?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (O35xg)

84 79 Daughter in law finished the Boston marathon in 3:05:00


frankly amazing Duke! WOW

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (j+aD2)

85 82 I still think the most interesting part of this Swalwell story is how fast the dem machine can eff you up if they want to.

They did it in 6 days to Swalwell. They've tried to do it to Trump for years and it's never worked.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (aZm/F)

=====

Just further proof that the FBI is and always has been in Trump's pocket.

Merrick Garland was a hidden Trump acolyte since he didn't bring charges against Trump for his Epstein connections.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (O35xg)

86 Yeah, time to go over Ruben Gallegos expenses, too.

While we’re at it, maybe Ilhan Omar can explain hot she missed her net worth by $29 million in change, as she has just adjusted her disclosure form?

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (4KUe5)

87 Daughter in law finished the Boston marathon in 3:05:00
Posted by: Duke Lowell

Congrats to your DiL. How is that?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (77rzZ)

88 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (Zz0t1)

89 These are the same people who screech that Hegseth, Patel and Kavanaugh are raging alcoholics because they had a couple of beers. Always projection with "progressives".

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (AFztM)

90 Daughter in law finished the Boston marathon in 3:05:00
Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (u73oe)



Good for her. That's awesome.

I could never see myself at any point running for 3 hours.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (Zz0t1)

91 Nothing says you're running for California seats like partying it up with booze and bitches in Vegas, baby.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:54 PM (Zz0t1)

92 livin' high on the labor of all the suckers!

demonrat thug life!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 01:54 PM (VyBeY)

93 I still think the most interesting part of this Swalwell story is how fast the dem machine can eff you up if they want to.

Yes because its all going by a script.

We went from the public knowing nothing about this to having enough info to kick him out of politics for life in a few days.

And here they want it to be relatively quick - the goal is to get rid of Swalwell while tarnishing the Dem party as little as possible.

When they target this on GOP candidates they try to make it run longer...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:54 PM (sKqQm)

94 I still think the most interesting part of this Swalwell story is how fast the dem machine can eff you up if they want to.

They did it in 6 days to Swalwell. They've tried to do it to Trump for years and it's never worked.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (aZm/F)

Because there's no 'there' there.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 01:54 PM (G1ktt)

95 Bets on Swalwell being a terrible tipper?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (O35xg)



He's a democrat, so it's guaranteed.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:55 PM (Zz0t1)

96 All this rape stuff seems like A LOT of work.

Just hire a hooker, go on one of the dating apps, ask the wife to set you up with a friend.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 01:55 PM (Sco7b)

97 We found out Trump is about the cleanest candidate for president in recent memory

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)

98
"The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam."
Barack Obama Sep 25, 2012

Be careful, you guys, he shows up a lot in pictures with a halo.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 01:55 PM (Y8DZL)

99 I haven't indulged in booze delivery. But not being prepared and having only one or two ounces of Bourbon at the start of cocktail hour....

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 01:56 PM (AkEZC)

100 Daughter in law finished the Boston marathon in 3:05:00

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (u73oe)

This is a absolutely remarkable time for 'normal' people. When I was running, a sub-4-hour marathon was my goal. She's flirting with a sub-3 hour... That's bonkers.

What an achievement, and congrats to the DiL!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 01:56 PM (G1ktt)

101 I've got some Drizly in my pants!

Posted by: Presnit Emeritus at April 20, 2026 01:56 PM (oftw2)

102 ask the wife to set you up with a friend.

That's right officer he just slipped and fell on the knife 17 times, why yes the same number of years we've been married...what a coincidence

Posted by: The wife after getting such a request at April 20, 2026 01:56 PM (sKqQm)

103 Cooperating witnesses he says.

>>@CBSNews

>>Cooperating witnesses in criminal probe of ex-CIA Director Brennan subpoenaed to testify before grand jury, sources say.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (viF8m)

104 I've eaten at most of the major steakhouses on the Vegas Strip. Jean Georges was among the worst. Expensive even among an already-expensive genre and location and completely underwhelming in pretty much every way.

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (oqH4h)

105 I hold a small elected position (Commissioner) in a small, rural area and even we know that government/public funds cannot be spent on booze for parties/celebrations and the like. For crying out loud.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (vR0VG)

106 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: The person who always says that at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (2Ez/1)

107 I still think the most interesting part of this Swalwell story is how fast the dem machine can eff you up if they want to.
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Just Swalwell.
And only Swalwell.
They absolutely do not have any dirt on any other Congressman and Senator that they are keeping secret in order to keep them under control.

In fact, this story is proof that Democrats police their own to such a high standard, so high, we should be praising them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (tUP1A)

108 87 Daughter in law finished the Boston marathon in 3:05:00
Posted by: Duke Lowell

Congrats to your DiL. How is that?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01

This is nothing short of impressive time. Wow.

Posted by: Piper at April 20, 2026 01:58 PM (p4NUW)

109 100 Daughter in law finished the Boston marathon in 3:05:00

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 01:51 PM (u73oe)

This is a absolutely remarkable time for 'normal' people. When I was running, a sub-4-hour marathon was my goal. She's flirting with a sub-3 hour... That's bonkers.

What an achievement, and congrats to the DiL!
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 01:56 PM (G1ktt)

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Absolutely.

Wowza.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (aZm/F)

110 They did it in 6 days to Swalwell. They've tried to do it to Trump for years and it's never worked.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (aZm/F)

Because there's no 'there' there.
==
Ding Ding Ding.

That's why they hated him. They had nothing on him. Everyone else is compromised. So they can be controlled. Swalwell is and was a nothing. A nobody. He was just compromised and so he got elevated. As long as he did what he was told he stayed. He was warned not to run for Gov. Told to drop out. He ignored the horse's head in his bed. His is being made an example of, to encourage the others. Nancy P is a mob ho and knows how to keep people in line.

Posted by: Harsh but fair at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (anL5R)

111 Just Swalwell.
And only Swalwell.
They absolutely do not have any dirt on any other Congressman and Senator that they are keeping secret in order to keep them under control.

In fact, this story is proof that Democrats police their own to such a high standard, so high, we should be praising them.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (tUP1A)




This is the exact reason the Democrats were cozy with the likes of Puff Diddy and Epstein.

They have the ammo and know exactly how to use it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (Zz0t1)

112 Did Eric bill his followers for drinks? I am hoping he at least is not as bad as Mamdani.

Posted by: Evi L. Bloggerlady at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (8yM+6)

113 107 Just Swalwell.
And only Swalwell.
They absolutely do not have any dirt on any other Congressman and Senator that they are keeping secret in order to keep them under control.

In fact, this story is proof that Democrats police their own to such a high standard, so high, we should be praising them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (tUP1A)

======

He kept is such a good secret that no one knew. There was simply no evidence that anyone could find. Also, everyone knew all the time and just said nothing.

And there's no evidence that anyone can find on Gallego.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (O35xg)

114 We found out Trump is about the cleanest candidate for president in recent memory

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:55 PM (sKqQm)



And yet the Democrats have tried to imprison him multiple times. Not to mention trying to kill him.


Democrats are evil. Plain and simple. They didn't used to be when I was a kid. But they are now.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (vR0VG)

115
We are governed by bozos.

One thing most dystopian fiction got wrong is that the evil elites are generally portrayed as classy and educated versus the crass and licentious assholes they are
Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)



I love how they caterwaul about that Orange vulgarian from Queens.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (y9nCu)

116 106 Nothing will happen.
Posted by: The person who always says that at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (2Ez/1)


-------

I always look forward to the "...so it begins." guy.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 02:00 PM (aZm/F)

117 114 And yet the Democrats have tried to imprison him multiple times. Not to mention trying to kill him.


Democrats are evil. Plain and simple. They didn't used to be when I was a kid. But they are now.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (vR0VG)

======

Can you blame them? He overestimated the value of property when asking for a loan from a major bank!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 02:00 PM (O35xg)

118
Eric Swalwell is a..hiccup...is a....gag...is a.....friend.

Posted by: Foster Brooks at April 20, 2026 02:00 PM (IifOV)

119
And yet the Democrats have tried to imprison him multiple times. Not to mention trying to kill him.


Democrats are evil. Plain and simple. They didn't used to be when I was a kid. But they are now.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (vR0VG)



THAT WAS STAGED!!!!!

Posted by: Marjorie Taylor Brown at April 20, 2026 02:00 PM (Zz0t1)

120 good nap

what

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 02:00 PM (ZxPkt)

121 Who HAS NOT spent $19,000 on booze?

Posted by: torabora at April 20, 2026 02:01 PM (EntAB)

122 107 I still think the most interesting part of this Swalwell story is how fast the dem machine can eff you up if they want to.
---
Just Swalwell.
And only Swalwell.
They absolutely do not have any dirt on any other Congressman and Senator that they are keeping secret in order to keep them under control.

In fact, this story is proof that Democrats police their own to such a high standard, so high, we should be praising them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (tUP1A)


Also proof the sainted and totally unbiased Media /spit/ will protect any Democrat the DNC tells them to protect.

Posted by: Gref at April 20, 2026 02:01 PM (5rh/l)

123 I wonder if Swalwell will learn how to swallow well when he's in prison.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 02:01 PM (vR0VG)

124 Wednesday is Erf Day. Hope all you Morons are getting prepared.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 02:01 PM (UjdFS)

125
One thing most dystopian fiction got wrong is that the evil elites are generally portrayed as classy and educated versus the crass and licentious assholes they are
Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:38 PM (sKqQm)


--------

Your average American is a better person, husband, father and workmate than these assholes.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 02:01 PM (aZm/F)

126 She came in 7,270th out of 29,344. I’m exhausted just typing that.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 02:02 PM (u73oe)

127 Fartsmell is pretty low in the pecking order. If the Clintons show up in the picture you know some shit is going down.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 02:02 PM (Fbc0I)

128 A 45 year old frat boy loser creep. Anyone who donated to his campaign deserves to read what he spent a quarter of it on. Too bad, you chose poorly.

Posted by: Cheri at April 20, 2026 02:02 PM (oiNtH)

129 They didn't used to be when I was a kid.

I would argue something fundamental changed with the end of the Cold War. During that time period our elites had to worry they could be replaced completely if they did poorly enough.

But as they told us after the collapse of the USSR, the US and Europe were at the end of history and nothing they could do would lead to any real change from their managed democracy...

So steal as much as you want, replace the electorate, celebrate pedophilia...doesn't matter.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 02:02 PM (sKqQm)

130 This was from GatewayPundit this weekend.

A Secret Service officer. Don't worry. He protects Biden from the throngs of 9 year old girls.

A sex content creator has posted graphic videos of sex acts with a Secret Service Agent on OnlyFans.

OnlyFans is a subscription-based platform where content creators are paid by subscribers.

Virtually 80% of the content posted to OnlyFans is pornographic and sexually explicit.

According to RealClearPolitics reporter Susan Crabtree, the sex content creator, identified as Brittany Jones, claimed to be making “adult content” with her Secret Service agent boyfriend, William W. Foy Jr.

“My boyfriend lives a double life,” Brittany Jones wrote on Facebook. “Guarding the president by day [sic] then making adult videos with me by night. We see you Hannah Montana lol.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 02:03 PM (Sco7b)

131 104 I've eaten at most of the major steakhouses on the Vegas Strip. Jean Georges was among the worst.
Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (oqH4h)
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Which would you say are the best? Heading to Vegas for the first time in a looong time and would like to avoid disappointment.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 20, 2026 02:03 PM (0bjKf)

132 A 45 year old frat boy loser creep. Anyone who donated to his campaign deserves to read what he spent a quarter of it on. Too bad, you chose poorly.

Posted by: Cheri at April 20, 2026 02:02 PM (oiNtH)



You just described 3/4 of DC.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:03 PM (Zz0t1)

133 She came in 7,270th out of 29,344. I’m exhausted just typing that.
Posted by: Duke Lowell
.......

So the bear didn't get her.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 02:04 PM (UjdFS)

134 127 Fartsmell is pretty low in the pecking order. If the Clintons show up in the picture you know some shit is going down.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 02:02 PM (Fbc0I)

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If he had been a quiet backbencher, happy to sit in Congress for decades just doing as leadership said, this story would never have seen the light of day.

It's not directly the fault of his ambition, but if he had had no further ambition that perpetuity in doing nothing in Congress and getting paid for it, there would have been no need to highlight this stuff.

The amoral but ambitionless man. That should have been his goal. Instead, he thought he could be president and got in the way of other Democrats on the path towards the stepping stone that was the CA governorship.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 02:04 PM (O35xg)

135 I don't know isn't this just normal behavior for all these politicians? I don't trust people in my own party. I really don't know what to make of any of this shit. I expect this behavior. Wanna shock me report about pols that aren't scumbags if there's any. Tired of Smallwell.

Posted by: JROD at April 20, 2026 02:04 PM (IlL6s)

136 "She came in 7,270th out of 29,344."
###

We give a trophy for that.

Posted by: Your kid's kindergarten at April 20, 2026 02:04 PM (2Ez/1)

137 While we’re at it, maybe Ilhan Omar can explain hot she missed her net worth by $29 million in change, as she has just adjusted her disclosure form?
Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (4KUe5)


She is going to file for divorce and is prepping for the claim for alimony?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)

138 I wonder if a certain Arizona senator, described as his "brother", who was also his campaign manager, might know anything about this?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (vOtXJ)

139 I wonder what They have on Thune

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (ZxPkt)

140 We found out Trump is about the cleanest candidate for president in recent memory

Posted by: 18-1

Look what they did to Swalwell in just 7 days. However, they have some super secret damaging info on Trump that they've been holding on to for 11 years. Yeah, sure.

Posted by: Cheri at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (oiNtH)

141 124 Wednesday is Erf Day. Hope all you Morons are getting prepared.
Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 02:01 PM (UjdFS)

All my appliances, devices, and lights are staged by electric outlets to all be plugged in and switched on before I leave for work that day.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (DgMqy)

142 137 While we’re at it, maybe Ilhan Omar can explain hot she missed her net worth by $29 million in change, as she has just adjusted her disclosure form?
Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (4KUe5)

She is going to file for divorce and is prepping for the claim for alimony?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)

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She's actually afraid of the threat to denaturalize her?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (O35xg)

143 The heavily face-filtered Rosie O'Donnell, upset that Swalwell is a licentious creep, makes me laugh.

Seriously, just looking at the guy with his half-assed shaved beard, eyes too far apart, unable to control his bodily functions, and general projection-like behavior told all of us he was weird.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (aZm/F)

144
Who in the hell names a company "Drizly?"
Posted by: Bulg

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Typical app name. Everything right now ends in "go" or "buddy" or "ly" or "le."

By the way, I used Drizly. I wasn't surprised when it went bust, probably due to mega-multi-delivery apps like DoorDash and InstaCart.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (n7rxJ)

145
I hold a small elected position (Commissioner) in a small, rural area and even we know that government/public funds cannot be spent on booze for parties/celebrations and the like. For crying out loud.
Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 01:57 PM (vR0VG)



Every Division HQ in the Army has to spend boo-coo operational bux on lots of high-end booze from Class 6, even of the commanding general doesn't drink. Because when Congressmen and entorage visit they absolutely will NOT drink from the well.

This is known.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (y9nCu)

146 *hic*

That amateur needed professional advice how to keep his liquor buys totally secret! I pay a staff of five people to cover-up the tracks of my gigantic daily alcohol purchases. *hic*




Posted by: H. R. Clinton at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (5rh/l)

147 Swalwell was a first class scum bag. So...how did WE know this 5 years ago?

Posted by: The Whine Guy at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (vOtXJ)

148 “My boyfriend lives a double life,” Brittany Jones wrote on Facebook. “Guarding the president by day [sic] then making adult videos with me by night. We see you Hannah Montana lol.


Out: The Bodyguard

In: Two Dopes One Cup

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (sKqQm)

149 Slow news day so I'll throw this out for your consideration. Three line horror stories.

My wife won't know where I've been.
Lights are off so I'll sneak in.
I hear the racking of a shotgun.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 02:06 PM (ndZc7)

150 Wasn't this during the lockdown? I mean, the lockdown of citizens, while the would-be aristocrat class dined at the French Laundry?

For most places no. This was happening in July of 2021. However this jackass was from California, so yes this was during the lockdown for them. So just doing the standard democrat play of fleeing to a free location while their constituents were forbidden from doing anything.

Posted by: buzzion at April 20, 2026 02:06 PM (3tZV2)

151 No, he's the parasite that feeds off slime.

No, he's the parasite's waste product.
Posted by: Archimedes
......

He's the fly that eats the waste product.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 01:39 PM (UjdFS)

No, he's the waste product of the thing that eats the waste product of the fly. Infinity.

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 02:06 PM (vE0+H)

152 136 "She came in 7,270th out of 29,344."
###

We give a trophy for that.
Posted by: Your kid's kindergarten at April 20, 2026 02:04 PM (2Ez/1)

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She ran amazingly well, but come on, that's funny.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 02:06 PM (aZm/F)

153
While we’re at it, maybe Ilhan Omar can explain hot she missed her net worth by $29 million in change, as she has just adjusted her disclosure form?
Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (4KUe5)

She is going to file for divorce and is prepping for the claim for alimony?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 02:04 PM (rbvCR)

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She's actually afraid of the threat to denaturalize her?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

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Her non-DEI lawyer advised her to fix her filings stat and threatened to discharge her if she ever fucks up like that again.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 02:07 PM (n7rxJ)

154 While we’re at it, maybe Ilhan Omar can explain hot she missed her net worth by $29 million in change, as she has just adjusted her disclosure form?
Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (4KUe5)

It's a writeoff, Jerry.

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 02:07 PM (vE0+H)

155 153
Her non-DEI lawyer advised her to fix her filings stat and threatened to discharge her if she ever fucks up like that again.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 02:07 PM (n7rxJ)

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Why would I believe the poor filings instead of the rich ones?

Especially since she had a fake winery.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 02:08 PM (O35xg)

156 "A sex content creator has posted graphic videos..."

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We're so proud of our little girl.

Posted by: Brittany Jones's parents at April 20, 2026 02:08 PM (2Ez/1)

157 All my appliances, devices, and lights are staged by electric outlets to all be plugged in and switched on before I leave for work that day.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (DgMqy)

Also, I'm going to crank up the furnace and AC at the same time.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 02:08 PM (DgMqy)

158 I have mixed feelings.

Swalwell is loathsome, and his departure from public life is long overdue. I pray for his redemption as I pray for my own, while thinking that is probably a very heavy lift.

Yet, is his current immolation by the Democrats in service to something worse?

Posted by: PARKER at April 20, 2026 02:08 PM (hJWil)

159 Typical app name. Everything right now ends in "go" or "buddy" or "ly" or "le."

By the way, I used Drizly. I wasn't surprised when it went bust, probably due to mega-multi-delivery apps like DoorDash and InstaCart.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (n7rxJ)

I just go drizly wherever I want to, buddy.

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 20, 2026 02:09 PM (vE0+H)

160 Her non-DEI lawyer advised her to fix her filings stat and threatened to discharge her if she ever fucks up like that again.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 02:07 PM (n7rxJ)

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We'd never get a second chance as she does.

Posted by: Seems Legit at April 20, 2026 02:09 PM (aZm/F)

161 "A sex content creator has posted graphic videos..."

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We're so proud of our little girl.

Posted by: Brittany Jones's parents at April 20, 2026 02:08 PM (2Ez/1)

I know, right?

- hawk tua's mom and dad

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 02:09 PM (G1ktt)

162 Also proof the sainted and totally unbiased Media /spit/ will protect any Democrat the DNC tells them to protect.

Posted by: Gref at April 20, 2026 02:01 PM (5rh/l)



And that, to me is the biggest problem in this country. When the institution charged with providing the information we all need to be a self-governing people is this tainted, slanted and poisoned, our system cannot survive. I know 1st Amendment this and 1st Amendment that but when one of the two Party's governing the country absolutely ignores and shits on it, following it ends up making it the country's suicide note.


I don't profess to know the solution but am frankly amazed that, with all the never ending propaganda the media spews out, we still have a fairly evenly divided country. Imagine what it would be like if the media was just neutral and held Democrats to task like they do Republicans? Hell, whenever one of these pukes sticks a microphone in a Republicans face it sounds like the prosecution in a murder trial doing the questioning. And the same "journalist" questioning a Democrat sounds like a stenographer. FFS.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 02:10 PM (vR0VG)

163 3 hours 5 minutes marathon is impressive especially since people have to have qualified previous marathon time in order to get into the field for Boston.

Posted by: paulnjax at April 20, 2026 02:10 PM (PPnyU)

164 Bets on Swalwell being a terrible tipper?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM


Dude. We just can't pffft away our donor's money!

Posted by: Eric Swalwell (D-CA) at April 20, 2026 02:10 PM (0sNs1)

165 Which would you say are the best? Heading to Vegas for the first time in a looong time and would like to avoid disappointment.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 20, 2026 02:03 PM (0bjKf)
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StripSteak at Mandalay Bay is my favorite. It's not too stuck up and I've never had a bad meal there.

Bavette in Park MGM is great

SW Steakhouse at the Wynn

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (oqH4h)

166 It'd be funny if the downfall led to the downfall of Gallego.

And Democrats blamed Steyer for it, deciding to try and defeat him in the CA primary in particular.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (O35xg)

167 Democrats are evil. Plain and simple. They didn't used to be when I was a kid. But they are now.

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 01:59 PM (vR0VG)

I take it you were a kid before they covered up Ted Kennedy dumping his pregnant sidepiece in the drink and leaving her to claw her own fingernails off, before dubbing him the "Lion of the Senate" and giving him a King's sendoff in death?

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (vE0+H)

168
Wednesday is Erf Day. Hope all you Morons are getting prepared.
Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 02:01 PM (UjdFS)

All my appliances, devices, and lights are staged by electric outlets to all be plugged in and switched on before I leave for work that day.
Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 02:05 PM (DgMqy)


I have my Firestones ready for the BBQ stacked in the side yard of my shop. But I have to admit, it's not nearly as much fun to burn tires in a light industrial zone as it would be to do it in the front yard a block away from the local college campus.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (y9nCu)

169
Why would I believe the poor filings instead of the rich ones?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

===============

You would if you weren't such a racist.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (n7rxJ)

170 Damn it Joe. Fuck off.

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (vE0+H)

171 169
Why would I believe the poor filings instead of the rich ones?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison

===============

You would if you weren't such a racist.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (n7rxJ)

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I believe a black woman can be rich. That makes me racist.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (O35xg)

172 Didn't Queen Nancy commandeer an Air Force plane and had it loaded with $5k worth of booze for a trip across country?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (Zz0t1)

173 Shocking. Next you'll tell me there gambling in Vegas.

And whoreing. Or did his CCP "lobbyists" pay cash?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (wBaIH)

174 LMAO....China took one look at this guy's file and were salivating at how easy it would be to place an operative. Hell, Corky Sherwood could have set him up.

They say his behavior was an "open secret" in Washington. There was nothing "secret" about it. And, it annoys me that Republicans are too pious and tawdy to take advantage of retards like Swalwell. Swalwell was re-elected to Congress seven times. ONE of those times, Republicans should have run a challenger and dropped all this just before the election. The fact that they did due to "fair play" or whatever explains just how handicapped we are in keepting mouth breathing window lickers like Swalwell out of office.

Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 02:12 PM (dIske)

175 I know, right?

- hawk tua's mom and dad
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 02:09 PM (G1ktt)



Her dad was actually part of her marketing team, selling hats and t-shirts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

176
And whoreing. Or did his CCP "lobbyists" pay cash?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (wBaIH)
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Eric was just in town pimping out his office staffers.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:13 PM (Fi81e)

177 Can you blame them? He overestimated the value of property when asking for a loan from a major bank!
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Oh PUUUUHHHLEEEEZZZ.

He had a personal lawyer negotiate a NDA with Stormy Daniels and didn't list it as a campaign expense!!!!
I mean c'mon. Sure she didn't get paid with his money, or the campaign's money, but DRUMMMPPFFFF!!!

Posted by: MSNBC Host/Performance Artist at April 20, 2026 02:13 PM (anL5R)

178 My wife won't know where I've been.
Lights are off so I'll sneak in.
I hear the racking of a shotgun.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 02:06 PM


Remington 870?

Mossberg 500, 590, or 590A-1?

Winchester Mod 12?

Posted by: Gun Thread Commenters at April 20, 2026 02:13 PM (0sNs1)

179 Her dad was actually part of her marketing team, selling hats and t-shirts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

Omigod, that makes it so much worse...

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 02:14 PM (G1ktt)

180
Slow news day so I'll throw this out for your consideration. Three line horror stories.

My wife won't know where I've been.
Lights are off so I'll sneak in.
I hear the racking of a shotgun.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 02:06 PM (ndZc7)


Soundtrack:

Wake Up Dead - Megadeth

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 20, 2026 02:14 PM (y9nCu)

181 Credibly accused of drugging and raping

Posted by: AoSHQ Stylebook at April 20, 2026 02:14 PM (4NO2D)

182
Omigod, that makes it so much worse...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 02:14 PM (G1ktt)



Ya gotta cash in when you can, emirite?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (Zz0t1)

183 Yet, is his current immolation by the Democrats in service to something worse?
Posted by: PARKER at April 20, 2026 02:08 PM (hJWil)


Yes. To ensure that a democrat wins the governor's race in California. He's enough of a name to suck up votes, and they were really getting spooked at the chance that the 2 front runners of the jungle primary were Republicans. So get rid of the people that weren't waiting their proper turn, like Swalwell so the preferred Democrat cronies win.

Posted by: buzzion at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (3tZV2)

184 Godzilla is up.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (kbShR)

185 While we’re at it, maybe Ilhan Omar can explain hot she missed her net worth by $29 million in change, as she has just adjusted her disclosure form?

Posted by: Lizzy


Just how stupid is she to not know that she can lie on those forms as long as democrat.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (0U5gm)

186 Such beautiful girls don't generally go for me but here I am, back at her house.
She offers me blood red wine.
No reflection in the mirror.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (ndZc7)

187 Her dad was actually part of her marketing team, selling hats and t-shirts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

Omigod, that makes it so much worse...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 02:14 PM (G1ktt)
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I've always admired her work ethic on jobs.

Posted by: Daddy Hawk Tua at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (Fi81e)

188 Godzilla is up.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (kbShR)



I actually thought this was an odd nood call.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (Zz0t1)

189 So close to Pride Month?!?

Posted by: Earl Schlobodowicz at April 20, 2026 02:16 PM (+48wn)

190 Godzilla is up.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (kbShR)
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There goes Tokyo.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:16 PM (Fi81e)

191 Such beautiful girls don't generally go for me but here I am, back at her house.
She offers me blood red wine.
No reflection in the mirror.


Tell her you want to take her out for Italian...and don't mention its the place that puts the most garlic in its food.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 02:16 PM (sKqQm)

192 The perfect demoncrat. He's the guy they know all about his garbage. The sacrifice they need when they are making moves. I'm sure they told him not to run. And his dumb ass was like what you going to do ? And here his dumb ass is. Later bioch!!

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at April 20, 2026 02:16 PM (7ronH)

193 If Stateless is still around,

ZOMBEAVERS is a great schlocky horror film.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 20, 2026 02:17 PM (W2Pud)

194 Credibly accused of drugging and raping

Posted by: AoSHQ Stylebook at April 20, 2026 02:14 PM (4NO2D)



We're talking about Justice Kavanaugh?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:17 PM (Zz0t1)

195 The perfect demoncrat. He's the guy they know all about his garbage. The sacrifice they need when they are making moves. I'm sure they told him not to run.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at April 20, 2026 02:16 PM (7ronH)
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He's an idiot that just so happened to be useful.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:18 PM (Fi81e)

196 Remington 870?
Mossberg 500, 590, or 590A-1?
Winchester Mod 12?
Posted by: Gun Thread Commenters at April 20, 2026 02:13 PM (0sNs1)


Remington model 1897 racking is one of the most menacing sound in the known universe. It is up there with the noise of the coins falling off the eyes in the silence of the morgue at 2 am

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 02:19 PM (rbvCR)

197 StripSteak at Mandalay Bay is my favorite. It's not too stuck up and I've never had a bad meal there.

Bavette in Park MGM is great

SW Steakhouse at the Wynn
Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 02:11 PM (oqH4h)


Thanks! Will definitely check out Bavette since I'll be staying at the Reserve.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 20, 2026 02:20 PM (0bjKf)

198 Swalwell was an arrogant shit. Once he was "made" he figured he could put his freak on and nobody'd say a thing to him about it.

Because they're all like him in some manner, shape or form.

And he went up against the wishes of Pelosi. The Congressional Mob Boss.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 02:20 PM (AkEZC)

199 He had a personal lawyer negotiate a NDA with Stormy Daniels and didn't list it as a campaign expense!!!!
I mean c'mon. Sure she didn't get paid with his money, or the campaign's money, but DRUMMMPPFFFF!!!
Posted by: MSNBC Host/Performance Artist

Stormy's looking quite different these days. Looks like the years of hard living as a D list girl have not been kind.

https://tinyurl.com/375bjykf

Posted by: Cheri at April 20, 2026 02:20 PM (oiNtH)

200 I believe Eric is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law, which are no longer available in the United States.

Posted by: Zombie Roland Freisler at April 20, 2026 02:21 PM (4eiIm)

201 Swalwell was an arrogant shit. Once he was "made" he figured he could put his freak on and nobody'd say a thing to him about it.

Because they're all like him in some manner, shape or form.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 02:20 PM (AkEZC)
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How far he got with it, should alarm anybody.

VDH was saying that some sources assured him that at least his "inappropriate behavior" was an open secret.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:23 PM (Fi81e)

202
They say his behavior was an "open secret" in Washington.

Posted by: Orson

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I wonder how far the Dems would have let him go. If he were leading in the Cali governor's race with no Republicans within 20 points, would they have kicked the can down the road? To his inevitable presidential run?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 02:23 PM (n7rxJ)

203 Release the names of those using the congressional hush money fund.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:23 PM (Zz0t1)

204 Who HAS NOT spent $19,000 on booze?
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it was quite some time ago, but when I got married, the bar budget for 140 Irish people was about $3,000.

Yes, i got some flack for it afterwards because they ran out of Jameson's before it was half over. However, the police did not need to be called to the reception, which is what I was shooting for. . .

Posted by: a practical moron at April 20, 2026 02:24 PM (anL5R)

205 Eric Swalwell Charged 100 Big Booze Deliveries to His Campaign, as Well as Vegas Trips

What do you think politics is all about?! There is no greater honor than to represent your district at a Congressional sex romp.

Posted by: Eric Smallwell at April 20, 2026 02:24 PM (XFXIk)

206 I know, right?

- hawk tua's mom and dad
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 02:09 PM (G1ktt)


Her dad was actually part of her marketing team, selling hats and t-shirts.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)


Reminds me of the company that makes "I hate Christian Laettner" merchandise. Any idea who runs it?

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 02:25 PM (LVvlK)

207 Reminds me of the company that makes "I hate Christian Laettner" merchandise. Any idea who runs it?
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 02:25 PM (LVvlK)



Nope. But, might buy a shirt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:25 PM (Zz0t1)

208 193 If Stateless is still around,

ZOMBEAVERS is a great schlocky horror film.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 20, 2026 02:17 PM (W2Pud

Thanks and hello nurse!
I hope work is better now.
Snowflake is upstairs sleeping on the chair in my bedroom.

There's actually a movue called 'Catnado' on Tubi. I'm kind of tempted.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 02:26 PM (Sco7b)

209 $29.95 for Ted Kennedy's book "How to Pick Up (and More Importantly, Drop Off) Political Women"

Posted by: Wally at April 20, 2026 02:26 PM (AZWKr)

210 Steyer is the force that canned Swalwell. Nancy was burnt goods once Biden went down. She knows she has maybe 3 more years of life.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 02:26 PM (FmapG)

211 Mary Jo Kopechne unavailable for comment.

Posted by: Obligatory at April 20, 2026 02:27 PM (2Ez/1)

212 The Democratic Party seems to have a lot in common with the Mafia.

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 02:29 PM (pvf3X)

213 Blending: Most Canadian whiskies are blends of a "base" whisky (often corn, distilled to high proof for lightness) and a "flavoring" whisky (often rye, distilled to lower proof).

Now you know what Canadian Whiskey is.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 02:29 PM (FmapG)

214 196 Sad to say Remington is not longer a reliable brand. See if you can get an old school Wing master before the 870 was built with plastic part.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 02:29 PM (wBaIH)

215 Thanks! Will definitely check out Bavette since I'll be staying at the Reserve.
Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 20, 2026 02:20 PM (0bjKf)
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If you're not in the mood for a steak, get their burger. It's off the charts good.

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 02:29 PM (oqH4h)

216 Reminds me of the company that makes "I hate Christian Laettner" merchandise. Any idea who runs it?
Posted by: Doof
_______

No doubt someone in Kentucky.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 20, 2026 02:29 PM (XvL8K)

217 > Release the names of those using the congressional hush money fund.
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It's a lengthy list. Nobody would be surprised at who's on it.

I'd be interested in the number of withdraws made, how much they were, and then, by who.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 02:30 PM (AkEZC)

218 While we’re at it, maybe Ilhan Omar can explain hot she missed her net worth by $29 million in change, as she has just adjusted her disclosure form?
Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 01:53 PM (4KUe5)

87 Daughter in law

Her excuse was they forgot the liabilities.
That's so on target for the progressive left that it just might be true.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 20, 2026 02:30 PM (sl73Y)

219 That Swalwell dude knows how to host a party.

Could've been the whiskey
Might've been the gin
Could've been the three or four six-packs
I don't know, but look at the mess he's in.

Posted by: The Irish Rovers at April 20, 2026 02:30 PM (wVcYX)

220 Now you know what Canadian Whiskey is.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 02:29 PM (FmapG)
---
An inferior alternative to killing yourself.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:30 PM (Fi81e)

221 213 I haven't drank Canadian Whiskey since 7th grade.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 02:30 PM (wBaIH)

222 155 Why would I believe the poor filings instead of the rich ones?

iron filings > poor filings

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 02:30 PM (oY6Yp)

223 Mary Jo Kopechne unavailable for comment.
Posted by: Obligatory at April 20, 2026 02:27 PM


Ted Kennedy in his 17th year of sobriety.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 02:30 PM (Wnv9h)

224 I will down some Crown Royal on occasion, admittedly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1)

225 They say his behavior was an "open secret" in Washington. There was nothing "secret" about it. And, it annoys me that Republicans are too pious and tawdy to take advantage of retards like Swalwell. Swalwell was re-elected to Congress seven times. ONE of those times, Republicans should have run a challenger and dropped all this just before the election. The fact that they did due to "fair play" or whatever explains just how handicapped we are in keepting mouth breathing window lickers like Swalwell out of office.
==
Fair play my ass. They are all compromised. Uniparty.
90% of them are the worst people you'd ever meet. Amoral, raging narcissists, high psychopathic profiles. None of this stuff ever comes out because of mutually assured destruction. If you out one of theirs they blast 10 yours. Its fair game to take out one of your own however. They all know the rules. Swalwell was too stupid and arrogant to take the horse's head in his bed seriously.

Posted by: You know the rules and so do they at April 20, 2026 02:31 PM (anL5R)

226 "This is from the time frame where the government told us going to Church would spread the disease to grandma, but going to a glory hole, a casino, or a BLM rally would be fine."


Hordes flooding across the southern border unmasked, unvaccinated, untested was deemed acceptable too.

Posted by: Ripley at April 20, 2026 02:31 PM (GUOwU)

227 My doctor said to exercise.
I'm hiking in the woods.
A cougar growls.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 02:31 PM (ndZc7)

228
Ted Kennedy in his 17th year of sobriety.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 02:30 PM (Wnv9h)



Someone should visit his grave and throw a chip on it in congratulations.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1)

229 221 213 I haven't drank Canadian Whiskey since 7th grade.
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I got hammered on Black Velvet that my uncle gave me. Its easy to drink straight.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 02:32 PM (FmapG)

230 I will down some Crown Royal on occasion, admittedly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1)
---
In the direction of the toilet?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:32 PM (Fi81e)

231
he could put his freak on

Posted by: Martini Farmer

=============

I wonder how many hours a day he actually worked.

Did he do anything but spout lies on television and sign stuff that his staff put on his desk and cast votes on party lines without reading anything? I bet that guy barely had a clue about California's budget. Or even its climate.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 02:32 PM (n7rxJ)

232 In the direction of the toilet?
Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:32 PM (Fi81e)



When I pee afterword, sure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:32 PM (Zz0t1)

233 Reminds me of the company that makes "I hate Christian Laettner" merchandise. Any idea who runs it?
Posted by: Doof
_______

No doubt someone in Kentucky.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 20, 2026 02:29 PM (XvL8K)


Nope. It's run by Christian Laettner.

I learned that while at a U of KY football game. Love him or hate him, ya gotta tip your hat to him for a smart business idea.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 02:33 PM (LVvlK)

234 My doctor said to exercise.
I'm hiking in the woods.
A cougar growls.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 02:31 PM


How's she dressed?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 02:33 PM (Wnv9h)

235 230 I will down some Crown Royal on occasion, admittedly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:31 PM (Zz0t1)
---
In the direction of the toilet?
------------
I understand you can use the empty bottle as an air freshener in you car.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 02:33 PM (FmapG)

236
Nope. It's run by Christian Laettner.

I learned that while at a U of KY football game. Love him or hate him, ya gotta tip your hat to him for a smart business idea.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 02:33 PM (LVvlK)



Well, then I won't be ordering a t-shirt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:33 PM (Zz0t1)

237
Her dad was actually part of her marketing team, selling hats and t-shirts.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:12 PM (Zz0t1)

Omigod, that makes it so much worse...
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 02:14 PM



Of course, journalist Brian Williams being on the TV show Girls set, watching his daughter getting her naked ass eaten by some random actor is totes normal.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 20, 2026 02:34 PM (y9nCu)

238 You gotta start in the morning if you're going to drink all day.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at April 20, 2026 02:34 PM (2Ez/1)

239 187
I've always admired her work ethic on jobs.
Posted by: Daddy Hawk Tua at April 20, 2026 02:15 PM (Fi81e)

I know, right!

Posted by: Kamala Harris at April 20, 2026 02:34 PM (N39Ws)

240 With all of this talk about UFO's and space aliens, I fully believe Swalwell may be a lizard person.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 02:34 PM (abIsI)

241 Swalwell was protected as long as he took the lead on impeaching, and regularly slandering him. As Scott Adam’s described him, he was one of their best “Designated Luars,” one who would shamelessly say any lie.

The governor thing wasn’t a value add for the Dems, so they dumped him.
They are consistent, aren’t they? They will use and discard anyone as needed.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 02:35 PM (/nVq3)

242 And, it annoys me that Republicans are too pious and tawdy to take advantage of retards like Swalwell.
---
He's been an easy target for so long. It seems that Fang-fang introduced him to people of influence to set up his first campaign.

But, I guess, telling the American people this, would be not Marques of Queensbury rules.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:35 PM (Fi81e)

243 Of course, journalist Brian Williams being on the TV show Girls set, watching his daughter getting her naked ass eaten by some random actor is totes normal.
==
You say that as if it were the first time I watched some rando toss my daughter's salad. How do you think I got my job, anyway? Intelligence? Ha ha.

Posted by: Brian Williams at April 20, 2026 02:35 PM (anL5R)

244 Of course, journalist Brian Williams being on the TV show Girls set, watching his daughter getting her naked ass eaten by some random actor is totes normal.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 20, 2026 02:34 PM (y9nCu)


I thought he died during Katrina

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 02:35 PM (LVvlK)

245 They are consistent, aren’t they? They will use and discard anyone as needed.
Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 02:35 PM (/nVq3)



Boy howdy.

Posted by: Cindy Sheehan at April 20, 2026 02:36 PM (Zz0t1)

246 Damn! Am I the only one who read Ace's headline on the previous thread and immediately burst out laughing, because it's part of Aardvark Ratnik's manifesto?

http://u3605.tempurl.simplenet.com/sounds/

Posted by: tankascribe at April 20, 2026 02:36 PM (NtoJk)

247 since it came up
there were (obviously) many horrors about Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick

1 he spun it as something terrible that happened to HIM- but he was gonna recover, by gosh, thru personal grit and determination

2 Mary Jo didn't drown- that would have been a faster, but still tragic death. She slowly asphyxiated in a pocket of air trapped in the over-turned and submerged car.

3 There was time to go back and get her out, but Ted was safely on shore, wringing out his wet socks

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 02:37 PM (ZxPkt)

248 Swalwell sat on the Judiciary committee, Homeland Security committee and up to 2023, the Intelligence committee in congress.

Is anyone ANYONE stupid enough to think he would think twice about selling out the US to foreign intelligence (mainly China) for a piece of mediocre ass?

Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 02:37 PM (dIske)

249 >>>>Remington model 1897 racking is one of the most menacing sound in the known universe. It is up there with the noise of the coins falling off the eyes in the silence of the morgue at 2 am
Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 02:19 PM (rbvCR)
*****
Well done.....very creepy.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 20, 2026 02:37 PM (S+2Xo)

250 The 9.09% Rule: Canadian regulations allow up to 9.09% of the blend to consist of non-Canadian whisky, wine, or flavoring agents (e.g., sherry, fruit juice), which contributes to its unique, sometimes sweeter profile.
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See. Its flavored.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 02:37 PM (FmapG)

251
I thought he died during Katrina
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 02:35 PM (LVvlK)



That was child's play compared to being shot at and RPG dodging in the middle east.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:37 PM (Zz0t1)

252 Do you think daddy will send you a gift on Mother's Day, mommy?

Posted by: Navy Joan at April 20, 2026 02:37 PM (2Ez/1)

253 >>>I got hammered on Black Velvet that my uncle gave me. Its easy to drink straight.

Posted by: pudinhead

>I worked with a guy who put down a bottle of BV every night after work. And then drove home. Damnedest think I've ever seen.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 02:37 PM (Fbc0I)

254 I learned that while at a U of KY football game. Love him or hate him, ya gotta tip your hat to him for a smart business idea.
Posted by: Doof
_______

Bless you for sitting through a UK football game. We haven't been worth a shit since the Pillsbury Throwboy.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 20, 2026 02:38 PM (XvL8K)

255 234 My doctor said to exercise.
I'm hiking in the woods.
A cougar growls.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 02:31 PM

How's she dressed?
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 02:33 PM (Wnv9h)

One of my oncologists was definitely a cougar. White fuzzy sweater with a big red heart on the front. Dangling heart earrings (and it wasn't anywhere near Valentines Day). Leopard print pants. Fuzzy Ugg style boots.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 02:38 PM (N39Ws)

256 Swalwell was protected as long as he took the lead on impeaching, and regularly slandering him.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 02:35 PM (/nVq3)
---
Look at the Impeachment squad, now.

Schiff's is just about as dirty in other ways. Is it that the most compromised have the most into not being exposed so they'll serve the party's propaganda with the most zeal?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:38 PM (Fi81e)

257
Bless you for sitting through a UK football game. We haven't been worth a shit since the Pillsbury Throwboy.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 20, 2026 02:38 PM (XvL8K)



You have that worthless Stoops brother as a coach, right?

Seems a change should be made.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:38 PM (Zz0t1)

258 One of my oncologists was definitely a cougar. White fuzzy sweater with a big red heart on the front. Dangling heart earrings (and it wasn't anywhere near Valentines Day). Leopard print pants. Fuzzy Ugg style boots.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 02:38 PM (N39Ws)



1 or 0?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:39 PM (Zz0t1)

259 248 Swalwell sat on the Judiciary committee, Homeland Security committee and up to 2023, the Intelligence committee in congress.

Is anyone ANYONE stupid enough to think he would think twice about selling out the US to foreign intelligence (mainly China) for a piece of mediocre ass?
Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 02:37 PM (dIske)

Who you calling mediocre?

Posted by: Fang Fang at April 20, 2026 02:39 PM (N39Ws)

260 > I thought he died during Katrina
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I think that was Shep. Wonder what he's doing these days?

Nah, I don't honestly GAF what he's doing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 02:40 PM (AkEZC)

261 People very cheerfully voted for this clown. Again and again and again.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 02:40 PM (E6xSb)

262 But Islam also tells us he had sex with her when she was 9 and no, that didn't happen with those political marriages they are talking about.
Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)


Isabella of France is often noted as one of the youngest queens to give birth in Europe, having married King Edward II of England at around 12 years old and giving birth to her first child, Edward III, shortly after her marriage in 1312.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 20, 2026 02:40 PM (oZ3Xh)

263
Who you calling mediocre?
Posted by: Fang Fang at April 20, 2026 02:39 PM (N39Ws)



Certainly weren't worth MY time, for sure.

Posted by: VDH at April 20, 2026 02:40 PM (Zz0t1)

264 258
1 or 0?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:39 PM (Zz0t1)

1. But the years are catching up to her hard and fast.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 02:40 PM (N39Ws)

265 One of my oncologists was definitely a cougar. White fuzzy sweater with a big red heart on the front. Dangling heart earrings (and it wasn't anywhere near Valentines Day). Leopard print pants. Fuzzy Ugg style boots.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 02:38 PM (N39Ws)

That just sounds tacky as fuck.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 02:41 PM (E6xSb)

266 There was time to go back and get her out, but Ted was safely on shore, wringing out his wet socks

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 02:37 PM (ZxPkt)
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After desperately searching for her in knee-to-waist-deep water.

That was the new part shown in the movie Chappaquiddick.

You watch that and you wonder "Why didn't they put this guy behind bars?" But you know the answer is "Kennedy".

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:41 PM (Fi81e)

267 Schiff was rewarded with DiFi’s Senate seat.
Dude hung out with Ed Buck.
Can only imagine what they have on him!

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 02:42 PM (/nVq3)

268 You mean zombie Fang Fang.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at April 20, 2026 02:43 PM (oZ3Xh)

269 But Islam also tells us he had sex with her when she was 9 and no, that didn't happen with those political marriages they are talking about.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 01:46 PM (sKqQm)

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Yeah! After waiting from when she was 6 years old!

How long did you expect The Prophet to hold on?!

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:43 PM (Fi81e)

270 You have that worthless Stoops brother as a coach, right?

Seems a change should be made.
Posted by: Sponge
__________

He's gone after last season. I don't even remember who the new coach is.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 20, 2026 02:43 PM (XvL8K)

271 267 Schiff was rewarded with DiFi’s Senate seat.
Dude hung out with Ed Buck.
Can only imagine what they have on him!
Posted by: Lizzy


Patel claims arrests are coming. #twoweeks

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 02:44 PM (abIsI)

272 "Look at the Impeachment squad, now.

Schiff's is just about as dirty in other ways. Is it that the most compromised have the most into not being exposed so they'll serve the party's propaganda with the most zeal?
Posted by: Axeman"



Looking at Schiff you get the feeling the feeling the kompromat will involve live boys or dead girls.

Posted by: Ripley at April 20, 2026 02:44 PM (GUOwU)

273 Schiff was rewarded with DiFi’s Senate seat.
Dude hung out with Ed Buck.
Can only imagine what they have on him!
==
Enough to warrant him getting the Senate seat.

Its probably a combination of crimes that would warrant at least life in prison and without a statute of limitations... so yeah.

Posted by: welll let's think about what it takes at April 20, 2026 02:44 PM (anL5R)

274 Looking at Schiff you get the feeling the feeling the kompromat will involve live boys or dead girls.

Posted by: Ripley at April 20, 2026 02:44 PM (GUOwU)

And.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 02:45 PM (G1ktt)

275 Looking at Schiff you get the feeling the feeling the kompromat will involve live boys or dead girls.
Posted by: Ripley at April 20, 2026 02:44 PM (GUOwU)
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There's already some indications that it involves vanished black boys (I thought).

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:45 PM (Fi81e)

276 1. But the years are catching up to her hard and fast.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 02:40 PM (N39Ws)



Happens to the best of us.

I think I've aged more in the last 4 years than I did in the first 29.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)

277 A team of 40 or so hardcore leftist partisans with an unlimited budget went after Trump for years and came up empty. Doubt there’s anyone else in DC who could survive that.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 02:45 PM (u73oe)

278 worthless Stoops brother we have Stien from Oregon he will be good

Posted by: doug at April 20, 2026 02:46 PM (Hy+R4)

279
VDH was saying that some sources assured him that at least his "inappropriate behavior" was an open secret.
Posted by: Axeman


His secret love's no secret anymore.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 02:46 PM (Cqx++)

280 Singer D4vd Charged with Brutal Murder of 14-Year-Old Celeste Rivas Hernandez Who Was Found Dismembered in His Tesla

I wonder of he used an electric saw?

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 02:47 PM (abIsI)

281 First rule of DC club is DON'T TALK ABOUT DC CLUB!!

Posted by: DC at April 20, 2026 02:47 PM (Fi81e)

282 The Destruct of Columbia.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:48 PM (Fi81e)

283 I wonder of he used an electric saw?
===
4ever green

hand saw

Posted by: save the planet bro!! at April 20, 2026 02:48 PM (anL5R)

284 But the years are catching up to her hard and fast.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 02:40 PM (N39Ws)


Happens to the best of us.

I think I've aged more in the last 4 years than I did in the first 29.
Posted by: Sponge


Anyone seen the most recent of Stormy Daniels? She's bulked up like Edna, the third shift waitress at Waffle House.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 02:48 PM (As/lK)

285 Uber Eats?

I just wish that WhoreDash was a thing.

Posted by: Eric Swalwell at April 20, 2026 02:48 PM (IG3/x)

286
Dude hung out with Ed Buck.

Two Chuck Buck.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 02:48 PM (Cqx++)

287 Singer D4vd Charged with Brutal Murder of 14-Year-Old Celeste Rivas Hernandez Who Was Found Dismembered in His Tesla


Humanity seems to be circling the drain.

How does one actually do this.........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:49 PM (Zz0t1)

288 The more I read these comments the more it seems like the Democrats are like the Mafia. I think I'm on to something here.

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 02:49 PM (pvf3X)

289 283 I wonder of he used an electric saw?
===
4ever green

hand saw
Posted by: save the planet bro!!


Always like sustainable solutions to hard problems.

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 02:49 PM (abIsI)

290 Schiff was rewarded with DiFi’s Senate seat.
Dude hung out with Ed Buck.
Can only imagine what they have on him!
Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 02:42 PM (/nVq3)

Eric was the wind beneath my wings...

Posted by: Ed Buck, Killer Fag at April 20, 2026 02:49 PM (4eiIm)

291
Anyone seen the most recent of Stormy Daniels? She's bulked up like Edna, the third shift waitress at Waffle House.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 02:48 PM (As/lK)



Yeah.....big fake boobs, now filled with massive amounts of fat. Not a good look.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:49 PM (Zz0t1)

292 Anyone seen the most recent of Stormy Daniels? She's bulked up like Edna, the third shift waitress at Waffle House.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 02:48 PM (As/lK)
---
Recently saw a current picture of Bridgette Fonda.

Same thing. But at least she quit Hollywood to raise children.

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:50 PM (Fi81e)

293 A team of 40 or so hardcore leftist partisans with an unlimited budget went after Trump for years and came up empty. Doubt there’s anyone else in DC who could survive that.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 02:45 PM (u73oe)

Which tells you we are in pretty big trouble.

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 02:50 PM (vE0+H)

294 Coming home from a party.
Ted's a little drunk.
Bridge ahead.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 02:50 PM (ndZc7)

295 Anyone seen the most recent of Stormy Daniels? She's bulked up like Edna, the third shift waitress at Waffle House.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 02:48 PM (As/lK)


Sadly she now looks like she is going to get dressed for drag-queen story hour

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 02:51 PM (rbvCR)

296 I think I've aged more in the last 4 years than I did in the first 29.
==
Aging spurts are a thing.

When I got to 60, it was like hitting a wall. Slowed way down. Didn't notice much change between 55 - 58. 59 a little bit, then whoops, nap time every day after lunch.

Posted by: aint the amusement park ride I used to be either at April 20, 2026 02:51 PM (anL5R)

297 The more I read these comments the more it seems like the Democrats are like the Mafia. I think I'm on to something here.

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 02:49 PM (pvf3X)
---
So you have to "make your bones"?

Yeah, that doesn't sound off, does it?

Posted by: Axeman at April 20, 2026 02:51 PM (Fi81e)

298 you need a hacksaw for the bony parts

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 02:51 PM (ZxPkt)

299 Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 02:48 PM (As/lK

I can't think that being a porn star really adds to good looks unless you have to keep it up for job's sake.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 02:52 PM (rZCVI)

300 new thread, youse guys

Posted by: gnats local 678 at April 20, 2026 02:52 PM (CWTWj)

301 Who will play her in the movie?

Posted by: Too soon? at April 20, 2026 02:53 PM (2Ez/1)

302 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)

It's gonna be ok bud. This will pass. Hang on to your blessings, because you have them. I know it's easy for me to say, but you do. Cling to them and keep walking forward, the storm is temporary. Think of where you "could" be right now - you know exactly what I'm saying - and hang on to that.

Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 02:53 PM (vE0+H)

303 Anyone seen the most recent of Stormy Daniels? She's bulked up like Edna, the third shift waitress at Waffle House.
Posted by: rickb223


She's got nothing on Lena Dunham except may a few more wrinkles.

https://tinyurl.com/56bw9eym

Posted by: Maj. Healey at April 20, 2026 02:54 PM (abIsI)

304 When I got to 60, it was like hitting a wall. Slowed way down. Didn't notice much change between 55 - 58. 59 a little bit, then whoops, nap time every day after lunch.
Posted by: aint the amusement park ride I used to be either at April 20, 2026 02:51 PM (anL5R)


I ask if I will survive long enough to afford Yamanaka factor therapy.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 02:54 PM (rbvCR)

305 Swalwell is a pimp.

Posted by: Hunter Biden at April 20, 2026 02:54 PM (EntAB)

306 The more I read these comments the more it seems like the Democrats are like the Mafia. I think I'm on to something here.
Posted by: Case
________

You have to get approval from the boss before taking out a made man.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 20, 2026 02:55 PM (XvL8K)

307 I think I've aged more in the last 4 years than I did in the first 29.

Because you've been through an incredibly difficult thing with someone you'd give your life for , and no w you're having to deal with the after effects of choices made by your dear daughter that you have to clean up the results of. Sorry.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 02:55 PM (rZCVI)

308 Aging spurts are a thing.

When I got to 60, it was like hitting a wall. Slowed way down. Didn't notice much change between 55 - 58. 59 a little bit, then whoops, nap time every day after lunch.
Posted by: aint the amusement park ride I used to be either


Wait until you hit 63. Your body acts like a basement dehumidifier. Takes in moisture from the air you breathe and boom! Every two hours like clockwork, you gotta pee. 24/7.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 02:57 PM (As/lK)

309 Nope. It's run by Christian Laettner.

I learned that while at a U of KY football game. Love him or hate him, ya gotta tip your hat to him for a smart business idea.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 02:33 PM (LVvlK)

I think Brian Bosworth might be the first guy I know of who pulled that off. They claim he sold about 10,000 "Ban the Bos" shirts.

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at April 20, 2026 02:58 PM (w/O5Q)

310 302 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 02:45 PM (Zz0t1)

It's gonna be ok bud. This will pass. Hang on to your blessings, because you have them. I know it's easy for me to say, but you do. Cling to them and keep walking forward, the storm is temporary. Think of where you "could" be right now - you know exactly what I'm saying - and hang on to that.
Posted by: ... at April 20, 2026 02:53 PM (vE0+H)

Sponge - what they said. You know I'm walking a parallel path to yours.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at April 20, 2026 03:01 PM (N39Ws)

311 Using campaign funds for personal gain or pleasure? Didn't a rookie repub congressmen serve time in the pen for doing the same thing not to long ago? I wonder when the "authorities" will come for swallowell? The D after his name shouldn't make difference should it?

Posted by: Danthedog at April 21, 2026 09:23 AM (HNhI/)

Marines Seize Iranian Ship Attempting to Breach Blockade; Trump Threatens to Blow Up Power Plants and Bridges Unless They Agree to a Deal

That last part is becoming, sad to say, an empty threat.

iranisraelnevertalkedmeintoit.jpg



Hello. I am sick as a dog and on low sleep. I'm going to just post enough to provide fodder for commenters. I hope you understand.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM




Comments

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1 I wonder what the IRI thought was essential to run a blockade over?

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:10 PM (rbvCR)

2 Apparently, there's infighting in the regime. I suspect that's one of the goals of the on again / off again ceasefires.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 12:10 PM (ExV1e)

3 ace, if you are still interested in crows . . .

https://tinyurl.com/ymku6vuc

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:11 PM (rbvCR)

4 I think the IRGC is about to enter the FO phase after they've spent the last 3 weeks F'ing around.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 12:11 PM (AkEZC)

5 I love bridges. Not a big fan of blowing them up.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (77rzZ)

6 I like Trump, he fights.

And 'credibility' is the media's only stock in trade.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (2GVsD)

7 That last part is becoming, sad to say, an empty threat.

=======

He threatened it until the ceasefire was signed.

We're still in the ceasefire.

We'll see how opening salvos of a renewed conflict (with heavy rearmament and reinforcement from the US side, including new intel on regime leaders, especially those who came out of their hidey holes to go to Islamabad) turn out.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (O35xg)

8 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (Zz0t1)

9 Apparently, there's infighting in the regime. I suspect that's one of the goals of the on again / off again ceasefires.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 12:10 PM (ExV1e)


Alexander is dead, and the Diadochi are fighting for control of his Empire.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (rbvCR)

10 What kind of agreement can we even trust? Either they’re deliberately misleading us/stalling, or those signing an agreement have no control over the country. IRGC seems to run things.

Posted by: Meric at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (d00gx)

11 Hello. I am sick as a dog and on low sleep. I'm going to just post enough to provide fodder for commenters. I hope you understand.

======

I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (O35xg)

12 Take care o'yourself, Ace. We'll be fine. We can talk about boobs and firearms all day.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (77rzZ)

13 Deadline is Tuesday. We will see if this is more social media bluster or not. IRGC is clearly in control and the three stooges from Iran are now mouthing their propaganda.

There won’t be peace until the IRGC is wiped out.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (moGJJ)

14 Alexander is dead, and the Diadochi are fighting for control of his Empire.

And I am rooting for casualties.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (2GVsD)

15 Apparently, there's infighting in the regime. I suspect that's one of the goals of the on again / off again ceasefires.

From what I've read, there are two or three factions claiming to be in control (IRGC and two different people from the previous government structure) and every time Trump announces one of them have agreed to something the other two get mad and try to blow them up.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (2ocoG)

16 Mafi is accused of brokering Iranian bombs, weapons, drones and ammunition to Sedan.

Um, didn't the French already lose that battle?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (77rzZ)

17 Hello. I am sick as a dog and on low sleep.
.......

Hope you feel better.
Myself, day 6 after hernia surgery, feel OK but last week was a write off.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (UjdFS)

18 Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering Iranian bombs, weapons, drones and ammunition to Sedan

It's that fat ottoman on the sedan, isn't it?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (ynpvh)

19 I haz popcorn!

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (Q/FnY)

20 There won’t be peace until the IRGC is wiped out.



Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (moGJJ)

This is true... And that's a tall order...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (FuSB1)

21 I assume that's supposed to be "Sudan", not "Sedan". My car doesn't have missiles, as entertaining as that would be.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (2ocoG)

22 17 Hello. I am sick as a dog and on low sleep.
.......

Hope you feel better.
Myself, day 6 after hernia surgery, feel OK but last week was a write off.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (UjdFS)

I guess it depends where the hernia was. Mine was in the crotch, and I was up and around within a day or two, or at least that's what I remember...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (ynpvh)

23 I love bridges. Not a big fan of blowing them up.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (77rzZ)

Whistles Colonel Bogey March.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (utfVc)

24 15 Apparently, there's infighting in the regime. I suspect that's one of the goals of the on again / off again ceasefires.

From what I've read, there are two or three factions claiming to be in control (IRGC and two different people from the previous government structure) and every time Trump announces one of them have agreed to something the other two get mad and try to blow them up.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (2ocoG)

======

Head of the IRGC called the Foreign Minister an idiot a few days ago.

Things are tense, it seems, especially since every indication is that the Grand Ayatollah was the lynchpin that kept the ruling coalition together, and in the wake of his death the IRGC just asserted control.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (O35xg)

25 Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (moGJJ)

You forgot to blame the Jooos. Everyone saying what you said blames the Jooos.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (2ocoG)

26 Shamin Mafi, is that what Stephan Moffat is calling himself now? No wonder he bombs.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (2GVsD)

27 Take care o'yourself, Ace. We'll be fine. We can talk about boobs and firearms all day.
Posted by: Bulg
.......

Yeah but who's in charge?

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (UjdFS)

28 IRGC and others have been posting videos of how they rebuilt all the bridges bombed on the first run.

Also how the three stooges we are negotiating with are part of the problem while they’re still breathing.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:16 PM (moGJJ)

29 Yes, TACO indeed. It's just absurd that we even allow Iran to negotiate terms of a ceasefire. We set the terms. If you don't accept them, the bombings continue. The execution of this war has been excellent, but Trump is really allowing himself to get played in these "negotiations" with people whose only interest is to buy time for something to happen that saves them. Just finish the job, for crying out loud.

Posted by: Mad Max in VA at April 20, 2026 12:16 PM (udRx+)

30 From what I've read, there are two or three factions claiming to be in control (IRGC and two different people from the previous government structure) and every time Trump announces one of them have agreed to something the other two get mad and try to blow them up.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (2ocoG)

Heh. What an awesome plan.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 12:16 PM (WYOCN)

31 >>>That last part is becoming, sad to say, an empty threat.

Empty threat, or patient and calculating.

I would like to see some more strategic pressure through military force, but I don't want a yuge refugee influx and humanitarian crisis. Oh, and I want a pony.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at April 20, 2026 12:16 PM (dK+Kv)

32 From what I've read, there are two or three factions claiming to be in control (IRGC and two different people from the previous government structure) and every time Trump announces one of them have agreed to something the other two get mad and try to blow them up.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (2ocoG)


This tendency on the parties in the negotiations has been one of the reasons the French and Brits have been excluded from the peace negotiations from our side.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:16 PM (rbvCR)

33 I wonder what the IRI thought was essential to run a blockade over?

Arms and rocket fuel.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:16 PM (Riz8t)

34 21 I assume that's supposed to be "Sudan", not "Sedan". My car doesn't have missiles, as entertaining as that would be.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (2ocoG)

I do as well, but it's a pretty funny goof.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:16 PM (ynpvh)

35 Yeah but who's in charge?
Posted by: wth


Marco Rubio?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:17 PM (77rzZ)

36 Yeah but who's in charge?

The IRCBD, of course.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:17 PM (2ocoG)

37 Hello. I am sick as a dog and on low sleep.

Get out in the sun.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 20, 2026 12:17 PM (4NO2D)

38 2 Apparently, there's infighting in the regime. I suspect that's one of the goals of the on again / off again ceasefires.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic
======
Killing a lot of the ruling class has basically turned Iran into a military dictatorship. The IRGC is now trying to run the show rather than being the veto power under the older Khameini mullah system.

And the mosaic defense is making things worse as seen by the Iranian gunboat attack on the Indian tanker. The risk for the IRGC is that they came out of their boltholes and this next tier of leaders can and probably has been tracked to wherever they are.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:17 PM (E4rtv)

39 Anybody in the top IRGC should be a stain on the ground where people say- “gee what is that? Smells bad. “

Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:17 PM (moGJJ)

40 A sedan with missiles?

Car Wars. Steve Jackson Games.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:18 PM (2GVsD)

41 37 Hello. I am sick as a dog and on low sleep.

Get out in the sun.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 20, 2026 12:17 PM (4NO2D)

...that doesn't help with sleep for me...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:18 PM (ynpvh)

42 Yeah but who's in charge?
Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (UjdFS)


Zombie Al Haig.

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 12:18 PM (/4+vQ)

43 40 A sedan with missiles?

Car Wars. Steve Jackson Games.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:18 PM (2GVsD)

It's the bomb.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:18 PM (ynpvh)

44 >>NEW: Feds arrest an Iranian woman last night at LAX right before she was about to get on a flight to Turkey. Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering Iranian bombs, weapons, drones and ammunition to Sedan.



At least she was brokering weapons from Hatchback.

Posted by: garrett at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (ytyaf)

45 I guess it depends where the hernia was. Mine was in the crotch, and I was up and around within a day or two, or at least that's what I remember...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
.......

I had two, bilateral linguinal hernias just below the beltline.
Mesh installed both sides, I've been up and around but very sore.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (UjdFS)

46 Hello. I am sick as a dog and on low sleep. I'm going to just post enough to provide fodder for commenters. I hope you understand.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM



Damn, man. Seems to happen to you a lot.

Get well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (Zz0t1)

47 Yeah but who's in charge?
Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (UjdFS)


*perks up*

Posted by: Zombie Alexander Haig at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (LVvlK)

48 This just proves Iran is winning!

/s/ The left

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (tUP1A)

49 Anybody in the top IRGC should be a stain on the ground where people say- “gee what is that? Smells bad. “

The Iranian people have been killing IRGC and the other group from the bottom up, so maybe we can meet in the middle?

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (2ocoG)

50 There won’t be peace until the IRGC is wiped out.
Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (moGJJ)

This is true... And that's a tall order...


It won't be for us to wipe them out. That's a job for the Iranians. I anticipate a pre-WWII China situation where different warlords battle for supremacy.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)

51 sad to say, an empty threat.



And the Iranians know it. Which is why they’re giving the finger to Trump.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (13bda)

52 I want this over by the 4th of July.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (4NO2D)

53 Trump is hesitant to target infrastructure that is used by the government because it will also have an effect on the population that wants to overthrow the same government.

I would prefer targeting just the RG but apparently we don't have the necessary intelligence to do it at this time. We need to bait them somehow to come out and play.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (0cOSz)

54 5 I love bridges. Not a big fan of blowing them up.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (77rzZ)

It's the choruses that are supposed to explode. Trump is a terrible songwriter. The worst.

Trump: The Musical! is going to be like listening to old Lutheran hymns.

Posted by: bear with asymmetric balls at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (ypYV4)

55 38 And the mosaic defense is making things worse as seen by the Iranian gunboat attack on the Indian tanker. The risk for the IRGC is that they came out of their boltholes and this next tier of leaders can and probably has been tracked to wherever they are.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:17 PM (E4rtv)

======

I believe the "gunboat" was little more than a rowboat with a guy firing an AK-47 into the air.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (O35xg)

56 I don’t think it’s a bluff. The IRGC is overplaying their hand. They are survivors and as long as they are breathing, things won’t change. The entire mullah structure needs to be eliminated.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (moGJJ)

57 ...that doesn't help with sleep for me...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:18 PM (ynpvh)



But the boost in natural Vitamin D will boost the immune system leading to quicker healing time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (Zz0t1)

58 I want this over by the 4th of July.

You just want hugely fireworks.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (2GVsD)

59 45 I guess it depends where the hernia was. Mine was in the crotch, and I was up and around within a day or two, or at least that's what I remember...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
.......

I had two, bilateral linguinal hernias just below the beltline.
Mesh installed both sides, I've been up and around but very sore.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (UjdFS)

Yes, that's what I had...left side. Doc said they put a mesh the size of a turkey egg in there...
Then a few years ago I started getting letters about a class-action suit regarding hernia meshes...but mine is fine, so I ignored them.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (ynpvh)

60 I think the "peace negotiations" are a brilliant ploy. Gives the front-line troops a bit of a respite, and when the ceasefire fails, the blame can be placed squarely upon the goatfuckers.

"We gave them a chance to be good. They fucked up."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (utfVc)

61 I'm not sure why Trump keeps talking up "Regime Change" when it's obvious by now that ain't happening. It may be a new bunch of tyrants that replace the old bunch that we killed.

But it'll still be a bunch of tyrants. The more Trump crows about regime change, the harder it will be to claim victory when this is all over.

Crush Iran's military and ability to fund and promote terror. Degrade its nuclear capacity. Kick them hard in the bozack and make them your bitch. Then call it a day. Any regime change is up to the Iranian people. Not my circus, not my monkeys.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (iFTx/)

62 15 Apparently, there's infighting in the regime. I suspect that's one of the goals of the on again / off again ceasefires.

From what I've read, there are two or three factions claiming to be in control (IRGC and two different people from the previous government structure) and every time Trump announces one of them have agreed to something the other two get mad and try to blow them up.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (2ocoG)

And that theory makes sense and explains what we have seen so far.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)

63 57 ...that doesn't help with sleep for me...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:18 PM (ynpvh)


But the boost in natural Vitamin D will boost the immune system leading to quicker healing time.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (Zz0t1)

Sun is cancer light for me...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (ynpvh)

64 living with a hernia
youtu.be/X8Ow1nlafOg
ow!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 12:21 PM (KAw7u)

65 Vessels have tracks now?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:21 PM (kbShR)

66 >>I am sick as a dog and on low sleep.


Probably caught that Corvid Flu

Posted by: garrett at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (ytyaf)

67
I love bridges. Not a big fan of blowing them up.
Posted by: Bulg


Lloyd was good.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (Cqx++)

68 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (2J/Lj)

69 Sorry you are sick Ace. You been to the Doc?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (pDt9x)

70 Things are tense, it seems, especially since every indication is that the Grand Ayatollah was the lynchpin that kept the ruling coalition together, and in the wake of his death the IRGC just asserted control.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:15 PM (O35xg)


On the whole, the IRGC has been in charge all along, or at least the ones calling the shots for the last 47 years.
This is the master move that Trump managed in Venezuela, in getting the Bolivarian militia out of the way so the civil government, no matter how bloody handed Delcy Rodriguez is, can make rational decisions not based on solely the income from embargoed oil and Cocaine going into the Bolivarian generals' pockets.
it is going to be harder to accomplish in Iran since the system is much more entrenched.

We say "the uniparty is running the country pretending to be the popular government". This is true in spades in Venezuela and in Iran

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (rbvCR)

71 The Iranian leadership, such as it is, is a bunch of crabs in a pot of water. And Trump keeps turning the heat up.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (2GVsD)

72 Happy Monday!

Hope you feel betterer real soon Ace!

Beautiful sunny spring day here in California. I do believe I'll go outside rather than sit glued to the computater all day today.

Getting ready to take the camper out this weekend.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (QGaXH)

73 Have you seen the bridge?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (kbShR)

74 68 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (2J/Lj)

Probably an Earwig.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (pDt9x)

75 64 living with a hernia
youtu.be/X8Ow1nlafOg
ow!

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 12:21 PM (KAw7u)

Brother had one the size of a softball next to his navel...got it from preventing Dad from falling down in the shower. Didn't get it fixed until a year after Dad passed.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (ynpvh)

76 Feel better ace!

I guess we'll finally see what President Trump has been dealing with. I'm sure there will be plenty of offers to give up uranium on a monthly basis.

I'm still going to predict there will be no uluating in Iran by the end of the week.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (Sco7b)

77 The Iranian leadership, such as it is, is a bunch of crabs in a pot of water. And Trump keeps turning the heat up.

A perfect analogy!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (Riz8t)

78 Um, didn't the French already lose that battle?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (77rzZ)


That is an error, it was clearly meant as a coupe

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)

79 74 68 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (2J/Lj)

Probably an Earwig.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (pDt9x)

Spiders.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (ynpvh)

80 Probably an Earwig.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM


It has to eat its way to the other side.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 20, 2026 12:24 PM (4NO2D)

81 61 Crush Iran's military and ability to fund and promote terror. Degrade its nuclear capacity. Kick them hard in the bozack and make them your bitch. Then call it a day. Any regime change is up to the Iranian people. Not my circus, not my monkeys.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (iFTx/)

======

Regime change doesn't need to mean the return of the shah.

We've technically had it. The Grand Ayatollah is dead. The son is technically in charge, and the top level of the IRGC was wiped out, along with most of the civilian leadership as well.

We can have the same level of regime change in Iran as we got in Venezuela: the same infrastructure but a leader who's afraid of us. We just have to go further down the line in Iran than we did in Venezeula.

Regime change really is just a talking point, not a serious policy goal. We can have the 12th in line in the IRGC in charge as long as he does what we say.

And, in case everyone forgot, we have hit their military capabilities so hard Iran imported their Iraqi militias to try and make up for it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:24 PM (O35xg)

82 lol. IRGC is being starved of funds. Their proxies are being wiped out and not getting material support. The IRGC leadership has unzipped their flies by going on comms. You’re gonna see a whole new level wiped out come Wednesday. They’ve never been under a full court press like this. That’s before we get to the Iranian people’s IW operations.

By Friday we will see what happens.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:24 PM (moGJJ)

83 I believe the "gunboat" was little more than a rowboat with a guy firing an AK-47 into the air.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=======
Somali pirates did quite well with such for a time. The entire edifice of international law has been to raise the criminal individuals and countries up and degrade the commons (like the sea) to allow that to happen. Idiotic bullshit oppressed oppressor ideology which does the same thing to our cities here.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)

84 Hello. I am sick as a dog and on low sleep. I'm going to just post enough to provide fodder for commenters. I hope you understand.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:10 PM


There must be something going around.
I was where you were last week.
I’m just now starting to feel normal but still not there yet. Getting coughing fits occasionally, and some congestion.

Just found out today my boss was sick all week, too. I hadn’t read my work emails since last Tuesday, the same day he got sick.

I hope this is seasonal allergies, flu, or something and not China’s long-awaited Sequel to COVID-19.

Nothing would surprise me these days.

Hope you’re better soon, Ace.

Posted by: SpeakingOf at April 20, 2026 12:24 PM (6ydKt)

85 I thought the Ayatollah's son was a cardboard cut-out?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:25 PM (2GVsD)

86 78 Um, didn't the French already lose that battle?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:14 PM (77rzZ)

That is an error, it was clearly meant as a coupe

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)

::: golf clap :::

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:25 PM (ynpvh)

87 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)

Every morning, when I'm not ready to get up yet, and I just want to doze peacefully, an itch will pop up out of nowhere. Sometimes multiple ones. I try to ignore them but then they often just because more intense and I have to rouse myself to scratch them vigorously. Drives me nuts.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:25 PM (77rzZ)

88 We should encourage the French to support the IRGC. That way they will lose for sure.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:25 PM (moGJJ)

89
Sun is cancer light for me...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (ynpvh



Terrible.

Summer is coming. I love the sun. Can't wait to get out in it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:25 PM (Zz0t1)

90 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (2J/Lj)

Probably an Earwig.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (pDt9x)

Spiders.


Do you have any knitting needles?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:25 PM (Riz8t)

91 82 lol. IRGC is being starved of funds. Their proxies are being wiped out and not getting material support. The IRGC leadership has unzipped their flies by going on comms. You’re gonna see a whole new level wiped out come Wednesday. They’ve never been under a full court press like this. That’s before we get to the Iranian people’s IW operations.

By Friday we will see what happens.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:24 PM (moGJJ)

======

Not just funds.

Dollars.

They're left with only the rial, which is worthless, while their import of dollars and wan through oil sales stops.

They have to pay their troops with rials now.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:25 PM (O35xg)

92 It won't be for us to wipe them out. That's a job for the Iranians. I anticipate a pre-WWII China situation where different warlords battle for supremacy.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (Riz8t)


My money is on this guy.

https://youtu.be/f6PnwAnrMT4

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 12:26 PM (ExV1e)

93 Hello. I am sick as a dog and on low sleep. I'm going to just post enough to provide fodder for commenters. I hope you understand.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace

Rainy days and Mondays always get me down, too.

Might try my hand at trolling just for kicks, man, if no one's gonna stop me.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 12:26 PM (Y8DZL)

94 89
Sun is cancer light for me...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (ynpvh


Terrible.

Summer is coming. I love the sun. Can't wait to get out in it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:25 PM (Zz0t1)

It's my anti-rejection meds...prevent my body from effectively fighting cancers. I'm supposed to wear sun screen when out in daylight, but I don't; I just hardly go outside. Get my Vit D via capsules and fortified milk.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:26 PM (ynpvh)

95

Was the threat to bomb the nuke sites an empty threat too?

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 20, 2026 12:26 PM (cS1cw)

96
My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem

Probably an Earwig.
Posted by: tubal


In the eary canal.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 12:27 PM (Cqx++)

97 Crush Iran's military and ability to fund and promote terror. Degrade its nuclear capacity. Kick them hard in the bozack and make them your bitch. Then call it a day. Any regime change is up to the Iranian people. Not my circus, not my monkeys.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (iFTx/)

======

Regime change doesn't need to mean the return of the shah.

We've technically had it. The Grand Ayatollah is dead. The son is technically in charge, and the top level of the IRGC was wiped out, along with most of the civilian leadership as well.

We can have the same level of regime change in Iran as we got in Venezuela: the same infrastructure but a leader who's afraid of us. We just have to go further down the line in Iran than we did in Venezeula.

Regime change really is just a talking point, not a serious policy goal. We can have the 12th in line in the IRGC in charge as long as he does what we say.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:24 PM (O35xg)
_____

Yea, but that is not what Trump is saying. He's using "regime change" as a shorthand for some kind of new freer government that's better for the Iranians.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 12:27 PM (iFTx/)

98 Need some troll bait?

"After Whoopi, all mops are cute."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:27 PM (2GVsD)

99 We say "the uniparty is running the country pretending to be the popular government". This is true in spades in Venezuela and in Iran

Also in Lebanon, where the popular government is now talking to Bibi about borrowing the IDF to get Hezbollah (the uniparty) their 72 raisins.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:27 PM (2ocoG)

100 I have no idea what’s happening in the strait of Hormuz…. Some things I know like we did seize that ship. But does anyone have “complete control” I have no idea….. when Iran can fire missiles at ships from the back of a pickup and insurance companies refuse to insure ships unless it’s “completely safe” (whatever that means)…. Then the criteria for declaring success is somewhat elusive. I wish they’d end the ceasefire and pummel the IRGC some more…. They only language they understand is power

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (ScSe/)

101 This one's low and slow over the plate for all you guys to riff on:

At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (N8ZBc)

102 Yea, but that is not what Trump is saying. He's using "regime change" as a shorthand for some kind of new freer government that's better for the Iranians.

I'm not sure he is, given the result in Venezuela.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (2ocoG)

103 97
Yea, but that is not what Trump is saying. He's using "regime change" as a shorthand for some kind of new freer government that's better for the Iranians.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 12:27 PM (iFTx/)

=======

12th guy down leadership in the IRGC who agrees to stop oppression would be good enough.

You get to the guy who's going to agree to give up nukes, you got the same guy willing to bend on anything.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (O35xg)

104 We have completely rearmed and have a brand new target package that increases by the day.

The Israelis have been itching to get back to work.

It’s gonna get interesting real soon.

Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (moGJJ)

105 "I hope you understand."

Get well soon, Ace!

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:29 PM (N8ZBc)

106 But it'll still be a bunch of tyrants. The more Trump crows about regime change, the harder it will be to claim victory when this is all over.
-
Maybe because actually being victorious is more important than being able to make PR claims of victory?

Posted by: V Davion at April 20, 2026 12:29 PM (vSvIl)

107 98 Need some troll bait?

"After Whoopi, all mops are cute."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:27 PM (2GVsD)

A mop is better...more absorbent.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:29 PM (ynpvh)

108 Probably an Earwig.

Shit.

Posted by: Pavel Chekov at April 20, 2026 12:29 PM (vTZFs)

109 101 This one's low and slow over the plate for all you guys to riff on:

At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (N8ZBc)

Is it named after one of Andy's toys, Buzz or Woody?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:29 PM (ynpvh)

110 We're getting the shitty weather late this week. I hope the bug isn't riding on the storm. Stock up on chicken soup and mint tea I guess.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 12:29 PM (KAw7u)

111 It's my anti-rejection meds...prevent my body from effectively fighting cancers. I'm supposed to wear sun screen when out in daylight, but I don't; I just hardly go outside. Get my Vit D via capsules and fortified milk.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:26 PM (ynpvh)



Well, completely understandable then.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (Zz0t1)

112 /sock and /link

Posted by: Oddbob at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (vTZFs)

113 12th guy down leadership in the IRGC who agrees to stop oppression would be good enough.

You get to the guy who's going to agree to give up nukes, you got the same guy willing to bend on anything.


Agreeing to it is one thing, actually turning over their fissile material, ALL of it, is another. Again, I anticipate a big fight not unlike that which preceded Hirohito's surrender speech.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

114 Jane Seymour had Jewish family in the Warsaw Ghetto. The only ones to really escape had fled to France in the early 1930s and then had to flee France as the Nazis took over Vichy France and become illegal immigrants in Switzerland.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (2GVsD)

115 🥒

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (kbShR)

116 100 I have no idea what’s happening in the strait of Hormuz…. Some things I know like we did seize that ship. But does anyone have “complete control” I have no idea….. when Iran can fire missiles at ships from the back of a pickup and insurance companies refuse to insure ships unless it’s “completely safe” (whatever that means)…. Then the criteria for declaring success is somewhat elusive. I wish they’d end the ceasefire and pummel the IRGC some more…. They only language they understand is power

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (ScSe/)

======

Lloyd's of London has been covering wartime risk to go through the strait since about day 3, actually.

It's not an insurance thing.

Iran is making mostly empty threats, firing AK-47s as super tankers that get close enough to their coast (the deeper route goes closer to Iran than Oman), and talking about mines that don't exist.

All while the gulf states are redirecting oil through pipelines away from the strait, smaller tankers easily make it near Oman, and the non-Indian super tankers just barrel through.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (O35xg)

117 12th guy down leadership in the IRGC who agrees to stop oppression would be good enough.

You get to the guy who's going to agree to give up nukes, you got the same guy willing to bend on anything.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM


At some point, we will get down to the Mossad informant.

Posted by: toby928(c) at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (4NO2D)

118 "Maybe because actually being victorious is more important than being able to make PR claims of victory?"

Forget it he's rolling.

Posted by: connected and litigious at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (cS1cw)

119 I guess just keep the blockade up. When our idiot left-wing propagandist America-hating media asks Trump 10 times a day when the war will end, he can tell them it's up to Iran. When they surrender, it's over. Until then, we are content to keep up the blockade.

Posted by: Mad Max in VA at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (udRx+)

120 >> At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"

Geritol?

Posted by: Vengeance at April 20, 2026 12:31 PM (moGJJ)

121 Ace - Hit the rack, bud. We'll be fine.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 20, 2026 12:31 PM (XeU6L)

122 At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"
Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (N8ZBc)



Ketamine drip.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:31 PM (Zz0t1)

123 23 I love bridges. Not a big fan of blowing them up.
Posted by: Bulg


Well, according to Pete Buttigieg, bridges are raysis so blowing them up should be just fine.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 12:31 PM (lXoJ5)

124 I don't know why anyone would buy wigs for their ears when full coverage is very affordable.

Posted by: Lace Wigs! at April 20, 2026 12:31 PM (ypYV4)

125 114 IDNKT!

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:31 PM (N8ZBc)

126
Hello. I am sick as a dog...


What kind of dog?

A Barfing Beagle or an Ebola English Setter?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (iJfKG)

127 113 Agreeing to it is one thing, actually turning over their fissile material, ALL of it, is another. Again, I anticipate a big fight not unlike that which preceded Hirohito's surrender speech.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (Riz8t)

=======

Anyone who even implies that Trump and the Gulf States would accept some kind of handshake agreement on nukes and call it a day is silly.

The agreement is going to include unimpeded ability of outside inspectors to go wherever they want in the country.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (O35xg)

128 Boss a prayer for complete and speedy healing

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (RIvkX)

129 .I suspect that's one of the goals of the on again / off again ceasefires.

I read that as "one of the goats of the on again / off again...."

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (2teXH)

130 126
Hello. I am sick as a dog...


What kind of dog?

A Barfing Beagle or an Ebola English Setter?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (iJfKG)

Or a colicky Chihuahua?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (ynpvh)

131 🥒
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (kbShR)



This is about us, isn't it......

Posted by: The WNBA at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (Zz0t1)

132 Vape it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (kbShR)

133 Ghadaffi was turning over all of Libya's WMD materials to the US when Gaylord decided to act tough and topple him. Where the stuff went after that, who knows.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (2GVsD)

134 Crush Iran's military and ability to fund and promote terror. Degrade its nuclear capacity. Kick them hard in the bozack and make them your bitch. Then call it a day. Any regime change is up to the Iranian people. Not my circus, not my monkeys.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (iFTx/)


There is a theory Trump is hammering on this because there is too much risk to allow the Iranians keeping the middle east in a low boil because they threaten the control the Suez, and the Red Sea, and energy as well as gulf state banking.
Smash the Iranians into the dirt but leave a vacuum, then the stage is set like the aftermath of WWI. And we know what a success THAT was.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:33 PM (rbvCR)

135 132 Vape it.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (kbShR)

I saw Vaping Pickles front for Melissa Etheridge at the Lilith Faire in '99...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:33 PM (ynpvh)

136 Vessels have tracks now?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:21 PM (kbShR)


Only if they are shooting up

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:33 PM (rbvCR)

137 I'm guessing that this is how this whole thing is going to play out.

Early Wednesday morning there will be a 3AM Truth social about how Iran is "saying the right things" or some other pablum. It'll cause Trump to say "I don't need to blow everything up yet."

And we're going to get another week of this cycle happening all over again.

The Iranians are masters of "stringing it along" when it comes to negotiations. Fact is that if JD goes to Pakistan for another meeting with Iranian officials - he needs to tell them, "we don't leave this room without your full and unconditional surrender and public acceptance of our terms, or electricity in Iran will cease to exist. The B-52's are already in the air."

Fact of the matter is that we won't do that. And we probably won't destroy their power plants either because we just don't have the balls anymore to finish a fight... Trump or no Trump.

Sorry to be an eeyore - I'm just sick of this stupid game.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 20, 2026 12:33 PM (WYStd)

138 Vessels have tracks now?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:21 PM (kbShR)


Furrows, it is from ploughing the seas, you see.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:33 PM (rbvCR)

139 Shamim Mafi is accused of brokering Iranian bombs, weapons, drones and ammunition to Sedan.

-

A minivan would hold more.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 12:33 PM (0U5gm)

140 What kind of dog?

A Barfing Beagle or an Ebola English Setter?

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (iJfKG)

Vomiting Vizsla.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)

141 Code Blue - ACE is down. Repeat, ACE is down.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:34 PM (FmapG)

142 gp

Look up on YouTube 'Who Do You Think You Are: Jane Seymour'

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:34 PM (2GVsD)

143 133 Ghadaffi was turning over all of Libya's WMD materials to the US when Gaylord decided to act tough and topple him. Where the stuff went after that, who knows.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (2GVsD)

To this day, I've never heard anyone make a case for whacking him. He seemed to have gotten Jesus after 9/11, so to speak. Oh well.

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 20, 2026 12:34 PM (ypYV4)

144 Ace, stop being a pussy. Put on a weighted vest and go for a 2 mile run. Puke if you must. Super hydrate- Drink at least 3 liters of water. Eat some fresh fruit. Hit the rack an hour earlier than usual.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:35 PM (Lp05i)

145 Yea, but that is not what Trump is saying. He's using "regime change" as a shorthand for some kind of new freer government that's better for the Iranians.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 12:27 PM (iFTx/)

But he is not imposing regime change from without. Because we have seen how that works out. Degrade the mullahcracy enough that the Iranian people can rise up and extinct the rest, and set up their own secular government.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:35 PM (utfVc)

146 I'm liking the story the left is trying to fan that Trump was excluded from the war room during the operation to rescue the pilot.
Cause they feared his temper.

So F'ing retarded.

Just how rotted through with derangement and stupidity do you have to be to swallow the drool that the Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces could be excluded?

Flat Earthers have a better grip on reality.

Madison Cornbread's fantastic tale of Trump breaching the limo partition and seizing control of the Beast is more believable.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 12:35 PM (tUP1A)

147 I'd imagine the Iranian public has a pretty good idea who, and where the various IRGC shitheads are on any given day. Might want to leverage that somehow.

Radio, cellular, Starlink?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 12:35 PM (AkEZC)

148 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (2J/Lj)

Probably an Earwig.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (pDt9x)


Don't
worry. After they lay their eggs, they usually crawl on out.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 12:35 PM (iJfKG)

149 Daughter in law is running in the Boston marathon. She’s over halfway and doing 7 minute miles. I’m winded just thinking about it.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at April 20, 2026 12:35 PM (u73oe)

150 I had two, bilateral linguinal hernias just below the beltline.
Mesh installed both sides, I've been up and around but very sore.
Posted by: wth


Ok, I'm giving up linguine. No way is shrimp scampi worth that.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 12:36 PM (bzOmc)

151 142 Got it queued up, thanks!

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:36 PM (N8ZBc)

152 Brother had one the size of a softball next to his navel...got it from preventing Dad from falling down in the shower. Didn't get it fixed until a year after Dad passed.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (ynpvh)


You can't lift anything for about a year after the surgery to keep it from tearing out. If your brother was tending your father, and helping him transfer, I can see why he avoided getting the patch until after your father passed.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:36 PM (rbvCR)

153 120 >> At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"

Geritol?
------------
Quaaludes?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:36 PM (FmapG)

154 Takes time to merge the US and Israeli lists of to be killed vs already been killed. esp when the name is some combination of Mohamed, Dirka, and Jihad.

Posted by: DaveA at April 20, 2026 12:37 PM (FhXTo)

155 PDT isn't getting played by anyone. The IRGC stashed money is getting found and frozen everyday thanks to Bessent. Their economy is in the shitter and food and supplies are running out.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 12:37 PM (DIbRX)

156 Bear

Libya fell just to make the point that Gaylord and Hillary were 'serious' players. As an attempt to bolster street creds it failed. And the Libyan people have paid the price.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (2GVsD)

157 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (2J/Lj)



As a yute, I developed a rash in one ear that spread to my cheek and caused significant swelling. Going to the Dr. revealed I had spores growing in my ear canal (kids were tops on hygiene, of course). Mom thought they were sucking my brain out through my ear when they went in and got them out.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (Zz0t1)

158 "way down in the canal"

When I visit the doc or vet, I always filch a couple of their long wooden stick Q tips, and mine wax when I get home. Those things work splendidly.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (N8ZBc)

159 155 PDT isn't getting played by anyone. The IRGC stashed money is getting found and frozen everyday thanks to Bessent. Their economy is in the shitter and food and supplies are running out.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 12:37 PM (DIbRX)

=======

It's just obvious that after 5 weeks of bombing, Trump doesn't have the guts to bomb Iran.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (O35xg)

160 I love bridges. Not a big fan of blowing them up.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (77rzZ)

Whistles Colonel Bogey March.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
__________

It's a mother beautiful bridge, and it's gonna be there.

Posted by: Oddball at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (XvL8K)

161 Locals efficiency at killing IRGC individuals should increase as they become more organized and experienced.

Worrying about being the hunted and not the hunter every time they walk out the door should make them more vulnerable.

If only the hunters could take their wives along to piss on the bastard as he's dying to assure in his mind that he's totally fucked.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (UPlzn)

162 148 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (2J/Lj)

Probably an Earwig.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (pDt9x)

Don't
worry. After they lay their eggs, they usually crawl on out.
Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 12:35 PM (iJfKG)

Medical advice at the HQ -
Because we care!!!

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (pDt9x)

163 The PRC just had a robot do a half marathon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (2GVsD)

164 Mom thought they were sucking my brain out through my ear when they went in and got them out.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (Zz0t1)

That explains a lot.....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 12:39 PM (FuSB1)

165 Trump's threat and the Strait is becoming reminscent of Groundhog Day. We really need to break that cycle soon, one way or the other.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 20, 2026 12:39 PM (tOcjL)

166 156 Bear

Libya fell just to make the point that Gaylord and Hillary were 'serious' players. As an attempt to bolster street creds it failed. And the Libyan people have paid the price.
----------------
As I recall it was all about delivering sweet light Libyan crude to Italy and France. Imma sure Hillary and Barry got a slice of that pie.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:39 PM (FmapG)

167 160 I love bridges. Not a big fan of blowing them up.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (77rzZ)
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Think of it as creating work projects for the new country.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:39 PM (UPlzn)

168 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (2J/Lj)

Spider eggs, ready to hatch. Heh.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 20, 2026 12:39 PM (5xuJ/)

169 Somali pirates did quite well with such for a time. The entire edifice of international law has been to raise the criminal individuals and countries up and degrade the commons (like the sea) to allow that to happen. Idiotic bullshit oppressed oppressor ideology which does the same thing to our cities here.
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)


and then . . . And then the Turks and the Greeks realized that they were allowed under EU rules to print Euros in response to enlarged anti-piracy naval patrols, and the French realized they could get in on the fun with their navy too.
And the French seem to be patrolling the western Atlantic and the Greeks and Turks are getting along famously around the horn of Africa.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:39 PM (rbvCR)

170 143 133 Ghadaffi was turning over all of Libya's WMD materials to the US when Gaylord decided to act tough and topple him. Where the stuff went after that, who knows.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:32 PM (2GVsD)

To this day, I've never heard anyone make a case for whacking him. He seemed to have gotten Jesus after 9/11, so to speak. Oh well.
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at April 20, 2026 12:34 PM (ypYV4)

They needed a punching bag.

I dunno, the deeper conspiracy is that they wanted there to be instability in the region. Kick off a migrant crisis?

Or Obama's handlers did not want strong men who would actually be cowed by the west (US.) A lot of the Iranian plan was to try to create a regional hegemon that could defy the US. Col Q was a strong man who learned his lesson way back in the 80s. Not weak, but not willing to poke the bear.

Obama wanted to be poked by bears.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 12:40 PM (bss/y)

171 I believe the ceasefire was really for the benefit of us. I think the administration made a reasonable calculation that Iran would fall after killing their top 50 govt guys, but the bastards are crazy and want to die. 40 days of straight bombing is pretty taxing on pilots and equipment. So now we have 2 new carrier groups in the gulf and everybody is rested and resupplied.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 12:40 PM (n5tGW)

172 War is like that. One day you’re talking smack, and the media and your allies are blowing sunshine up your ass.

The next day you’ve got a dribble cup taped to your chin and you believe you’re an iguana. Either that or you’re asking Jesus what happened.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:40 PM (Lp05i)

173 153 Imma guess she keeps the floor close to her bed, which somewhat relieves the anxiety of falling. I sleep on the floor, so I've got that problem well covered.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:40 PM (N8ZBc)

174
That explains a lot.....

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 12:39 PM (FuSB1)



I accept that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:40 PM (Zz0t1)

175 I am sick as a dog and on low sleep. I'm going to just post enough to provide fodder for commenters.

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Come for the mudder, stay for the fodder.

/Sorry to hear that, Ace -- get better soon!

Posted by: ShainS at April 20, 2026 12:41 PM (wwpDf)

176 Isn't there an oil that's like a home OG remedy for ear stuff? Olive? Mineral? Castor? Something.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)

177 109 101 This one's low and slow over the plate for all you guys to riff on:

At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (N8ZBc)

Is it named after one of Andy's toys, Buzz or Woody?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:29 PM (ynpvh)

Donkey Kong.

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 20, 2026 12:41 PM (i0Hi3)

178 It's just obvious that after 5 weeks of bombing, Trump doesn't have the guts to bomb Iran.
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He is curating Iran's new leadership.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:41 PM (FmapG)

179 Honestly the question is why are there any working power plants in the parts of Iran that provide power to military installations and/or elite neighborhoods?

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 12:42 PM (sKqQm)

180 Aw, sorry to hear that, Ace! We'll carry on.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 12:42 PM (VyBeY)

181 I'm reading that Tehran has opened its airports and Russia has lifted restrictions of flying through Iranian airspace.

What do they know?

Posted by: WisRich at April 20, 2026 12:42 PM (G0vdT)

182 Blowing up their bridges could help their economy when they rebuild them.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:42 PM (kbShR)

183 As I recall it was all about delivering sweet light Libyan crude to Italy and France. Imma sure Hillary and Barry got a slice of that pie.
Posted by: pudinhead
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Wasn't Hunter trying to cash in on that?

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 20, 2026 12:42 PM (XvL8K)

184 171 I believe the ceasefire was really for the benefit of us. I think the administration made a reasonable calculation that Iran would fall after killing their top 50 govt guys, but the bastards are crazy and want to die. 40 days of straight bombing is pretty taxing on pilots and equipment. So now we have 2 new carrier groups in the gulf and everybody is rested and resupplied.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 12:40 PM (n5tGW)

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I seriously doubt the admin thought that Iran's government was going to collapse. The mosaic strategy, 50 years of entrenching, and an eschatological ideology governing the place were all known.

If there was a surprise, it was probably around how little damage Iran could do in return.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:42 PM (O35xg)

185 BTW they better hope Trump doesn’t pull the ripcord.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:42 PM (Lp05i)

186 Afternoon Ace. Hope all is well.
As someone said the Iranians consider negotiations another form of warfare. These dunces don't realize they have nothing to negotiate with. Surrender power or die. That's it .

Posted by: Smell the Glove at April 20, 2026 12:42 PM (gu0hJ)

187 _______

Wasn't Hunter trying to cash in on that?
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at April 20, 2026 12:42 PM (XvL8K)



He IS an energy mogul.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:43 PM (Zz0t1)

188 I'm reading that Tehran has opened its airports and Russia has lifted restrictions of flying through Iranian airspace.

What do they know?


The Iranians are going to shoot another airliner down.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:43 PM (2GVsD)

189 Also in Lebanon, where the popular government is now talking to Bibi about borrowing the IDF to get Hezbollah (the uniparty) their 72 raisins.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:27 PM (2ocoG)


Yep. I think the Lebanese have announced that the world has changed, and they are interested in coordinating with the Israelis.

Once again, the Lebanese were being run by Hezbollah's threats and now they are out from under.
It seems to be a theme.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:43 PM (rbvCR)

190 I'm confident the President is a shrewder negotiator than the worry warts on this page.

Unless you are all billionaire deal makers like him.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 12:43 PM (wBaIH)

191 190 I'm confident the President is a shrewder negotiator than the worry warts on this page.

Unless you are all billionaire deal makers like him.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 12:43 PM (wBaIH)

Just jwest and moomoo.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 12:44 PM (bss/y)

192 I mean, I get the strategy. If there is a belief the Iranian people are on our side, you don't REALLY want to do things that will make them suffer and possibly leave our side.

BUT, at some point, you need to put up or shut up. We're getting close to that point for all parties.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 20, 2026 12:44 PM (tOcjL)

193 6 I like Trump, he fights.

And 'credibility' is the media's only stock in trade.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (2GVsD)

Reminds me of what Lincoln is supposed to have said regarding U. S. Grant when confronted about Grant's alleged drinking and other vices: 'I need this man, he fights'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 12:44 PM (QGaXH)

194 176 Isn't there an oil that's like a home OG remedy for ear stuff? Olive? Mineral? Castor? Something.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 12:41 PM (bss/y)

Pennzoil.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:44 PM (pDt9x)

195 I'm confident the President is a shrewder negotiator than the worry warts on this page.

Unless you are all billionaire deal makers like him.
Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 12:43 PM (wBaIH)



He's a stupid poopyhead that never learns anything.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:44 PM (Zz0t1)

196 146 Madison Cornbread's fantastic tale of Trump breaching the limo partition and seizing control of the Beast is more believable.

i heard that the c-130 problem was caused by trump grabbing the yoke.

Posted by: madison cornbread at April 20, 2026 12:44 PM (oY6Yp)

197 177 109 101 This one's low and slow over the plate for all you guys to riff on:

At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (N8ZBc)

Is it named after one of Andy's toys, Buzz or Woody?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at April 20, 2026 12:29 PM (ynpvh)

Donkey Kong.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at April 20, 2026 12:41 PM (i0Hi3)
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Grenade launcher? "Say hello to my little friend[\i]!"

Posted by: WisRich at April 20, 2026 12:45 PM (G0vdT)

198 Go look at flight radar and tell me all about the planes flying over or anywhere near Iran.

I’ll wait.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:45 PM (SWd7w)

199 I wouldn't take out their capacity to generate power just yet. Take out their infrastructure, their substations.

Take out their bridges if you want damage commerce.

Save the generators for level two. I can believe all Iranian, Persian people are lunatics. But they need to grow some balls.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 12:45 PM (Fbc0I)

200 Ace, is it a sinus infection? Lots of folks (including me) around here are getting them right now. Blecch. Nasty green stuff coming out or clogging up constantly, and everything else that entails.

Makes you feel like an Iranian mullah, hoping to get promoted so Israel can blow you to bits and end your suffering.

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 12:45 PM (mdaV5)

201 He's a stupid poopyhead that never learns anything.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:44 PM (Zz0t1)

Sponge has distilled the wisdom of the EU into a single sentence.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 12:45 PM (bss/y)

202 Any word from Cuber?

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (FmapG)

203 195 He's a stupid poopyhead that never learns anything.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:44 PM (Zz0t1)

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He's just lucky that kidnapping Maduro led to the US taking effective control over the largest oil reserves on the planet months before he attacked the terror state that would try to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz that sees roughly 20% of oil traffic daily.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (O35xg)

204 162 148 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)
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If your eardrum is intact; apple cider vinegar, diluted white vinegar to 5%, hydrogen peroxide, alcohol. Choose one and pour it in your ear, use thumb and fore finger to squeeze outer area to move the liquid around. Also pull earlobe and upper part of ear back and forth.
Naturally your head will be tilted as close to earth parallel as possible.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (UPlzn)

205 Wouldn't hitting the engine room make moving the ship and looting the cargo more difficult?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (kbShR)

206 > I'm reading that Tehran has opened its airports and Russia has lifted restrictions of flying through Iranian airspace.

What do they know?
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Reports suggest we destroyed all the aircraft used by the mullahs and their cronies. Maybe Putin's sending a couple to fetch 'em. And more importantly, their money.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (AkEZC)

207 I am interested in what people believe Iran’s negotiating position is.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (SWd7w)

208 Lie down on your side with itchy ear up. Fill offending ear with full strength Chlordane. Wait for itching to stop. Flush with isopropyl alcohol or kerosene.

Posted by: Dr. Whatsamatta at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (oftw2)

209
He's just lucky that kidnapping Maduro led to the US taking effective control over the largest oil reserves on the planet months before he attacked the terror state that would try to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz that sees roughly 20% of oil traffic daily.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (O35xg)



Yet I'm still paying $5 + a gallon for diesel.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (Zz0t1)

210 Ace - hope you feel better and lots of sleep, hydration, plus zinc, Vit C, Vit D should help.

The thing that's great about the horde, you just post one sentence and it's off to the races with this group.

Posted by: Cheri at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (oiNtH)

211 Trump's threat and the Strait is becoming reminscent of Groundhog Day. We really need to break that cycle soon, one way or the other.

Trump could take out, say, 5% of Iran's power capacity as an ante, and then say "Do I have your attention?".

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (Riz8t)

212 207 I am interested in what people believe Iran’s negotiating position is.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (SWd7w)

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Magical undersea mines, I think.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (O35xg)

213 My ear has been itching, way down in the canal, for several days. Its driving me bonkers.
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench)

Probably an Earwig.
Posted by: tubal
........

Donating a car might help.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (UjdFS)

214 199 I wouldn't take out their capacity to generate power just yet. Take out their infrastructure, their substations.

Take out their bridges if you want damage commerce.

Save the generators for level two. I can believe all Iranian, Persian people are lunatics. But they need to grow some balls.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 12:45 PM (Fbc0I)

We are seeing escalations like the killing of the Benji guys. That could be factionalism within the military though.

We might need to kill some more assholes until the assholes we like get their shit together.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (bss/y)

215 Wait for itching to stop. Flush with isopropyl alcohol or kerosene.
Posted by: Dr. Whatsamatta at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (oftw2)




Light fuse and get away.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (Zz0t1)

216 The Democrats are on the side of Iran and the IRGC knows this.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (NpAcC)

217
At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:36 PM (FmapG)

Actress

the word they were looking for is "actress"

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (2/MrR)

218 There is a lot of IW going on that you don’t hear about. There are also a lot of eyes on the ground and in the air. That doesn’t presage anything good for the IRGC.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (SWd7w)

219 207 I am interested in what people believe Iran’s negotiating position is.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (SWd7w)
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To say anything to make the US believe they have a deal.

Delay, Delay, Delay.

Posted by: WisRich at April 20, 2026 12:48 PM (G0vdT)

220 Reminds me of what Lincoln is supposed to have said regarding U. S. Grant when confronted about Grant's alleged drinking and other vices: 'I need this man, he fights'
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Translation - Lincoln needed a meat grinder.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:48 PM (FmapG)

221 Just have to disagree on that one. Most countries would fall with that type of targeting.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 12:48 PM (n5tGW)

222 209 Yet I'm still paying $5 + a gallon for diesel.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (Zz0t1)

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Well, Trump shouldn't have tried to deal with a generational problem because of pain at the pump that would last no more than a few months.

He should have governed like Democrats who were afraid of opening the borders because it might have lost them the midterms.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:48 PM (O35xg)

223 209
He's just lucky that kidnapping Maduro led to the US taking effective control over the largest oil reserves on the planet months before he attacked the terror state that would try to exert control over the Strait of Hormuz that sees roughly 20% of oil traffic daily.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (O35xg)


Yet I'm still paying $5 + a gallon for diesel.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (Zz0t1)

And this is the current problem whose effects have only started filtering to the broader economy and prices...temporary spikes can get ignored...but longer term increases will increase the price of everything over the long haul.

Posted by: Nova Local at April 20, 2026 12:48 PM (tOcjL)

224 Get away from your own ear? How does that work?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:48 PM (kbShR)

225 It's a mother beautiful bridge, and it's gonna be there.
Posted by: Oddball at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (XvL8K)


Crap. -- Moriarty

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 12:48 PM (ExV1e)

226 Ace, I hope you feel better soon.

*asks God for a quick recovery*

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at April 20, 2026 12:49 PM (FMtrg)

227 220 Reminds me of what Lincoln is supposed to have said regarding U. S. Grant when confronted about Grant's alleged drinking and other vices: 'I need this man, he fights'
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Translation - Lincoln needed a meat grinder.
Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:48 PM (FmapG)

Eh, they were just Irish, after all.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:49 PM (pDt9x)

228 Wouldn't hitting the engine room make moving the ship and looting the cargo more difficult?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (kbShR)

That's what ocean-going tugs are for.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:49 PM (utfVc)

229 Five Fingers of Funk: You Jane Me Funky

youtu.be/2M7OtSXrfIM

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:49 PM (rbvCR)

230 198 Go look at flight radar and tell me all about the planes flying over or anywhere near Iran.

I’ll wait.
Posted by: Marcus T
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Looks like a trail of ants going from Western Europe to Middle East.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:49 PM (UPlzn)

231 194 - my mom used olive oil, warmed above body temp, but not hot. stay lying on opposite side as long as possible to let it work. plug of cotton so it doesn't leak out when you get up.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 12:49 PM (VyBeY)

232 Iran War: I gather that the imminent casus belli was the ~408kg of enriched U. No source I know of denies that Iran possesses it, and I've listened to all of them.

If we don't seize that, and also put in place strict verification protocols to prevent Iran from getting more, IMHO we've failed.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:50 PM (N8ZBc)

233 Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did. I watch and read the FAKE NEWS Pundits and Polls in total disbelief.

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Not to mention: Imagine what a Death Cult Regime that nonchalantly slaughters 50,000 of its own people in the streets would do to the "evil" Jooos and Infidels once it acquired nukes?

That may have also made an impression on The POTUS ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 20, 2026 12:50 PM (wwpDf)

234 Yet I'm still paying $5 + a gallon for diesel.
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Buy heating fuel.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:50 PM (FmapG)

235 >> Magical undersea mines, I think.

The medias magical thinking is that Iran will draw this out to hurt Trump in the midterms, because it’s already tanking his popularity.

Iran is just about down to throwing rocks. One more round of this and they will have to sharpen sticks.

But you know, it’s all about left wing politics to the commie media.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:50 PM (SWd7w)

236 That last part is becoming, sad to say, an empty threat.

I believe that's because Iranian bridges and power plants are no deterrent to the people the IRGC serves.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 12:50 PM (XFXIk)

237 231 194 - my mom used olive oil, warmed above body temp, but not hot. stay lying on opposite side as long as possible to let it work. plug of cotton so it doesn't leak out when you get up.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 12:49 PM (VyBeY)

And if that doesn't work slap a hot iron on it...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 12:50 PM (FuSB1)

238 I'm not sure why Trump keeps talking up "Regime Change" when it's obvious by now that ain't happening. It may be a new bunch of tyrants that replace the old bunch that we killed.

But it'll still be a bunch of tyrants. The more Trump crows about regime change, the harder it will be to claim victory when this is all over.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 12:20 PM (iFTx/)


It took less than a month for Ceaușescu to go from an all-powerful dictator to a smudge on a wall.

It is impossible to predict the trajectory of the internal struggle in Iran. But the facts are clear...the current regime has been drastically weakened.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 12:51 PM (n9ltV)

239 Personally, I would like to hear less bullshit about deals. Deals? This is a terror regime. It should be about choices, do you want to be sent back to the Jurassic, Triassic, or Cretaceous? You're getting one of them and which one depends on how bad you us off. Fuck deals. Keep going until some dude in charred clothes climbs from a pit and begs.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 12:51 PM (snZF9)

240 Get away from your own ear? How does that work?

It's surprisingly easy.

Posted by: Vincent Van Gogh at April 20, 2026 12:51 PM (Riz8t)

241 238
It is impossible to predict the trajectory of the internal struggle in Iran. But the facts are clear...the current regime has been drastically weakened.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 12:51 PM (n9ltV)

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False.

All Trump has done is return the strait to business as usual before his war!

Nothing else has been accomplished!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 12:52 PM (O35xg)

242 >>Looks like a trail of ants going from Western Europe to Middle East.

And a bunch of flights from Vietnam over the Caspian Sea which is interesting.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:52 PM (SWd7w)

243 "193 6 I like Trump, he fights.

And 'credibility' is the media's only stock in trade.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (2GVsD)

Reminds me of what Lincoln is supposed to have said regarding U. S. Grant when confronted about Grant's alleged drinking and other vices: 'I need this man, he fights'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 20, 2026 12:44 PM (QGaXH) "

this.
Trump's threats are empty, until they're not. (like most threats ... )

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 12:52 PM (VyBeY)

244 Donkey Kong.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

Honkey Kong.

https://tinyurl.com/yusf7dhy

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

245 Somehow I don’t think Trump takes his advice from us. He’d handle Earwigs his own way.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:52 PM (pDt9x)

246 One ping only, Vasily.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 20, 2026 12:52 PM (W2Pud)

247
Lockerbie. La Belle Discotheque. Terrorist funding around the world.

Qaddafi had it coming, and I for one am happy the ending was as gruesome as possible.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 12:53 PM (Y8DZL)

248 231 194 - my mom used olive oil, warmed above body temp, but not hot. stay lying on opposite side as long as possible to let it work. plug of cotton so it doesn't leak out when you get up.

Did she reuse it for cooking after it drained out?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:53 PM (Riz8t)

249 Idiots.

Complete fucking idiots.

Trump going to war with them made Iran a hero country, as far as Democrats are concerned.

All they had to was make this deal. Give Trump his "win." Wait a couple/few years for a Democrat President who will roll back that deal, ship them palettes of cash, and likely just start shipping them stuff straight from the Y-12 and Pantex stockpiles and production lines. They'd get the green light for anything for anything they want.

But they're doing... this. Whatever this is.

*shrugs*

Retards.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 20, 2026 12:53 PM (BI5O2)

250 Can't stand TV, even those clips. No wonder kids have a 5 second attention span it's a barrage of sounds, flashing things and someone loudly hyperbolic. What crap.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:53 PM (UPlzn)

251 Maritime law is very clear on seizing vessels of belligerent nations and all of this is completely legal and above board as far as the law goes. That won't stop the democrats from having panic attacks over Trump ordering the seizure of peaceful unarmed commercial ships just going about their business.


And IIRC each and every Marine that boards that vessel as a prize crew is entitled to a share of the sale of the ship if the courts decide that the ship was in violation of approved sanctions.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at April 20, 2026 12:53 PM (0N4FZ)

252 >>>And the French seem to be patrolling the western Atlantic and the Greeks and Turks are getting along famously around the horn of Africa.
Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:39 PM (rbvCR)

Ok, make that "off the west coast of Africa" for the French.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:54 PM (rbvCR)

253 Speaking of Hammer Films....

I saw "Brides of Dracula" when I was a wee tad of 9 or 10 at a Saturday Kid's matinee.

I've never forgotten it. One of the better Hammer's.

I was especially impressed by the Brides and the use of the windmill to form a cross to kill Dracula.

Great stuff still.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 12:54 PM (iJfKG)

254 250 Concur.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:54 PM (N8ZBc)

255 Yes, and the lefties have a meme going online that shows the three Iranians we are negotiating with are still alive, and even though the ayatollah’s son is missing a leg and had his face destroyed he is still on the fight.

They forgot about all the dead guys.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:54 PM (SWd7w)

256 It took less than a month for Ceaușescu to go from an all-powerful dictator to a smudge on a wall.

12 days, IIRC.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 20, 2026 12:54 PM (BI5O2)

257 Donating a car might help.
Posted by: wth


I know someone who could use a good used car.

1-877-Kars-for-Sponge,
1-877-Kars-for-Sponge...

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:54 PM (77rzZ)

258 The Democrats are on the side of Iran and the IRGC knows this.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 12:47 PM (NpAcC)

---------------

Yep, along with the MDM-MSM Progda Enemedia and Deep State (but we repeat ourselves thrice).

Posted by: ShainS at April 20, 2026 12:55 PM (wwpDf)

259 Just how rotted through with derangement and stupidity do you have to be to swallow the drool that the Commander in Chief of the United States Armed Forces could be excluded?

Or that Pete Hegseth would in any way allow that.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 12:55 PM (2ocoG)

260 But they're doing... this. Whatever this is.

*shrugs*

Retards.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
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They are zealots for allah and death is their goal.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:55 PM (UPlzn)

261 248, no.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 12:56 PM (VyBeY)

262 I know someone who could use a good used car.

1-877-Kars-for-Sponge,
1-877-Kars-for-Sponge...
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:54 PM (77rzZ)



Heh.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:56 PM (Zz0t1)

263 I'm sorry you aren't feeling well Ace, please get better soon!

This place gets crazy when you aren't around and the barrel will be to well fed.

Posted by: Gmac-WTF did you think was going to happen? at April 20, 2026 12:56 PM (Q/FnY)

264 They are zealots for allah and death is their goal.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:55 PM (UPlzn)

And it would be churlish to deny them that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:57 PM (utfVc)

265
The guys with the guns are in charge. Trump is negotiating with the politicians.

Posted by: Frank Barone at April 20, 2026 12:57 PM (IifOV)

266 250, concur.

and I will add, this is not an "unintended consequence"

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 12:57 PM (VyBeY)

267 Donkey Kong.
Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless

Honkey Kong.

https://tinyurl.com/yusf7dhy
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 12:52 PM (ndZc7)

Phooey

Posted by: Sturmtoddler at April 20, 2026 12:57 PM (578V/)

268 Be better Ace. Be better.

Posted by: BChasm Phone at April 20, 2026 12:57 PM (X3jib)

269 The population in Romania in 1989 was a whopping 23 million.

There are 90 million people in Iran and a land area twice the size of Texas.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 12:57 PM (DIbRX)

270 It is impossible to predict the trajectory of the internal struggle in Iran. But the facts are clear...the current regime has been drastically weakened.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 12:51 PM (n9ltV)
*******
And I guarantee if Democrats ever get back into power, they will give money to Iran to rebuild what Trump has done to their country.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 12:57 PM (NpAcC)

271 Have not had a cold or any type of virus for two years running now. Something’s up.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:58 PM (pDt9x)

272 163 The PRC just had a robot do a half marathon.

a.i. is gonna put runners out of work!!!

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 12:58 PM (oY6Yp)

273 Sorry to hear you're not feeling well, Ace. Two words - chicken soup. Oh, and rest, get that also.

Posted by: Retired, thank God at April 20, 2026 12:58 PM (va0Yo)

274 Yet I'm still paying $5 + a gallon for diesel.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:46 PM (Zz0t1)


Lucky man. It is $6.20 here. THANK YOU GOVERNOR KOTEX

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:58 PM (rbvCR)

275 If we take out there bridges and generating facilities, they're going back to the stone age. I don't want to see that happen, but they bring it upon themselves.

Quit fucking with western civilization.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 12:58 PM (Fbc0I)

276 I forgot what churlish means.
Churlish (pronounced /ˈtʃɜːrlɪʃ/) is an adjective meaning rude, boorish, surly, or mean-spirited. 

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 12:58 PM (kbShR)

277 I was impressed by Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Killers. Vampires as Fagz was an obvious connection. Then there was Chinatown.

Posted by: pudinhead at April 20, 2026 12:59 PM (FmapG)

278 The IRGC knows that they may face a Ceaușescu purge if they aren't in power, so that's part of it.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 12:59 PM (n5tGW)

279
I anticipate a big fight not unlike that which preceded Hirohito's surrender speech.
Posted by: Archimedes

===============

I don't see how we get apocalyptic Shi-ite literalists to choose a path other than the one they're on.

Going down the list until we get to the reasonable guy is a fool's errand. It's turtles all the way down.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 12:59 PM (n7rxJ)

280 They are zealots for allah and death is their goal.

-----

Like I said... retards.

If that's the goal, then the best strategy would be to assuage them and wait for a Democrat. The Dems are even more fanatical than them, and just to spite the orangeman, they would more-or-less gift them with nukes and permission to strike Israel. Might even jump in on their side.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 20, 2026 12:59 PM (BI5O2)

281

There are 90 million people in Iran and a land area twice the size of Texas.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 12:57 PM (DIbRX)



And yet...there not one cowboy.

Sad.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 12:59 PM (iJfKG)

282 אייס, רפואה שלמה

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 01:00 PM (1o8D5)

283 *assuage Trump

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 20, 2026 01:00 PM (BI5O2)

284 Does t Israel know where the uranium is?

Send in Mossad

Posted by: Gonzotx at April 20, 2026 01:00 PM (nGraA)

285 There are 90 million people in Iran and a land area twice the size of Texas.
Posted by: Ben Had

And lots and lots of mountains.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:00 PM (77rzZ)

286 I feel like we are getting rope-a-doped by these terrorist persian muslims, and am sick of all the "next week," or "begins tomorrow" talks shit, with Trump going on every day saying they're agreeing to a "deal."

Did Yamomoto agree to a fucking "deal?"

Did the Nazis?

And the empty threats of bridge, power plants, and other shit getting blown up, they are sounding so repetitive, so hollow.

When does this ever end?

Posted by: M. Gaga at April 20, 2026 01:01 PM (KiBMU)

287 163 The PRC just had a robot do a half marathon.


They're bragging that it set a record. Um, it's a machine that ran on an isolated track by itself.

Where it's a 'robot' and managed to maintain upright positioning, it doesn't tire and the only thing against it would've been battery packs or a hydraulic failure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:01 PM (Zz0t1)

288 I saw Walz was at some big international meeting of the Deep State/WEF in Spain trashing Trump. It's kind of funny that the DNC wants him dead and buried but the international "our democracy" fetishists can't get enough of him.

Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 01:01 PM (2ocoG)

289 The lack of water in Iran would hamper the need for cowboys.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:01 PM (kbShR)

290 Berserker, I think the Deal being negotiated in the "cost" and who is going to pay it.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 01:01 PM (rbvCR)

291 אייס, רפואה שלמה
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Oh yeah? You're not the boss of me.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:01 PM (77rzZ)

292 I can't read Orc.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:02 PM (kbShR)

293 >> At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"
--------
Smart phone? 1911?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 20, 2026 01:02 PM (XeU6L)

294 Get well?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:02 PM (kbShR)

295
Lucky man. It is $6.20 here. THANK YOU GOVERNOR KOTEX
Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:58 PM (rbvCR)



On the way out of town with the daughter's car on a trailer, we managed to find a place selling at $4.89 a gal just off the freeway a bit.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:02 PM (Zz0t1)

296 At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"
--------
Smart phone? 1911?
Posted by: Mike Hammer

The Paolo's number.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:03 PM (77rzZ)

297 And a bunch of flights from Vietnam over the Caspian Sea which is interesting.
Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 12:52 PM (SWd7w)


Everything has to go through the gap between Iran and Ukraine

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 01:03 PM (rbvCR)

298 A box of Franzia.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:03 PM (kbShR)

299 Fucking Teams meeting. Shit.
Should I share my screen?

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 01:03 PM (UjdFS)

300 Oh yeah? You're not the boss of me.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:01 PM (77rzZ)
-

/sets space laser to bulg

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 01:03 PM (1o8D5)

301 Olive oil for medicine? That's some guinea magic right there

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at April 20, 2026 01:04 PM (wBaIH)

302 295
Lucky man. It is $6.20 here. THANK YOU GOVERNOR KOTEX
Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:58 PM (rbvCR)


On the way out of town with the daughter's car on a trailer, we managed to find a place selling at $4.89 a gal just off the freeway a bit.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:02 PM (Zz0t1)

Did you make her ride along with you?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:04 PM (pDt9x)

303 Fucking Teams meeting. Shit.
Should I share my screen?

==

make sure you don't share AOS screen...

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 01:05 PM (GD0B3)

304 299 Fucking Teams meeting. Shit.
Should I share my screen?
Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 01:03 PM (UjdFS)

Is it remote? Don’t pull a Toobin, dude.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:05 PM (pDt9x)

305 Fucking Teams meeting. Shit.
Should I share my screen?
Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 01:03 PM (UjdFS)




Would still be better than pullin' a Toobin.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:05 PM (Zz0t1)

306 *******
And I guarantee if Democrats ever get back into power, they will give money to Iran to rebuild what Trump has done to their country.
Posted by: redridinghood
---

Rebuilding will begin as soon as the allahs are dead. American engineering and crews paid for by Iranian oil will build/guide/assist reconstruction.

NO. This will not be nation building this will be a construction contract similar to all other legitimate construction contracts between the buyer -Iran and the seller - American businesses. The currency; Iranian oil.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:05 PM (UPlzn)

307 The US was in WW1 for 1.6 years and WW2 for 3.75 years. This one is less than 60 days, not terribly long.

Afghan and Viet wars were much much longer.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 01:05 PM (n5tGW)

308 Share Candy Crush screen.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:05 PM (kbShR)

309
Did you make her ride along with you?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:04 PM (pDt9x)



She was going to, but had a project for school due Monday, so she stayed behind.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:06 PM (Zz0t1)

310 אייס, רפואה שלמה
Posted by: Biden's Dog
------

[heads out for Hebrew-to-English translator]

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 20, 2026 01:06 PM (XeU6L)

311 If there's one thing I hate more than meetings, it's fucking teams. Let me be a soloist, puhleeeze!

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 01:06 PM (N8ZBc)

312 309
Did you make her ride along with you?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:04 PM (pDt9x)


She was going to, but had a project for school due Monday, so she stayed behind.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:06 PM (Zz0t1)

Park the wreck in your driveway.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:07 PM (pDt9x)

313 It means get well I think. Google AI.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:07 PM (kbShR)

314 Get well?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:02 PM (kbShR)
-

Yes. More literally it means a complete recovery.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 01:07 PM (1o8D5)

315 305 Fucking Teams meeting. Shit.
Should I share my screen?
Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 01:03 PM (UjdFS)
---

If I had to do that I would get a green screen and one of those programs to morf me into T-Rex or a Frog.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:07 PM (UPlzn)

316 If there's one thing I hate more than meetings, it's fucking teams.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 01:06 PM (N8ZBc)



Seems you should stop, then.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:07 PM (Zz0t1)

317 [heads out for Hebrew-to-English translator]

Google translate nailed it on the first try.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 20, 2026 01:07 PM (vTZFs)

318 Sorry to hear you're not feeling well, Ace. Two words - chicken soup. Oh, and rest, get that also.
Posted by: Retired, thank God at April 20, 2026 12:58 PM (va0Yo)
Yes and a fourth of a cup of Castor oil!!!

Posted by: MAC V SOG at April 20, 2026 01:08 PM (yo/1Y)

319 There's no I in teams.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:08 PM (kbShR)

320 237 231 194 - my mom used olive oil, warmed above body temp, but not hot. stay lying on opposite side as long as possible to let it work. plug of cotton so it doesn't leak out when you get up.
Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 12:49 PM (VyBeY)

And if that doesn't work slap a hot iron on it...


soldering iron. fits in the ear canal.

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 01:08 PM (oY6Yp)

321 I think they're wondering why I'm laughing.

Posted by: wth at April 20, 2026 01:08 PM (UjdFS)

322 Operation Candy Crush would be a fun name.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 01:09 PM (n5tGW)

323
Park the wreck in your driveway.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:07 PM (pDt9x)



It is.

I have to look at it every time I walk by the window. The appraiser will call tomorrow to come look at it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:09 PM (Zz0t1)

324 Well I don’t know what is wrong with Ace, so I cannot prescribe. Or, why not?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:09 PM (pDt9x)

325 Giner ale is ambrosia when I'm not feeling well.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:09 PM (77rzZ)

326 Yes. More literally it means a complete recovery.

Oh, then I guess it didn't. Or it did in a literal sense but not in a common usage sense.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 20, 2026 01:09 PM (vTZFs)

327 Does Ace have the flu, food poisoning or a hangover?

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 01:10 PM (NpAcC)

328 Does Ace have the flu, food poisoning or a hangover?
Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 01:10 PM (NpAcC)



Embrace the power of 'and.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:10 PM (Zz0t1)

329 ...It is impossible to predict the trajectory of the internal struggle in Iran. But the facts are clear...the current regime has been drastically weakened.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 12:51 PM (n9ltV)


You're not paying enough attention. Israel and the Trump would not be doing what they're doing if they weren't going to END this, once and for all. It seems obvious to me that they have been prepping an Iranian insurgency for months, if not years.

Trump knows only too well, if this is not DONE on his watch that he can not count on his successors to do it. One way or another, he will END this. We know where the trajectory leads - the only thing that's unclear is what path is taken to get there. Pop some popcorn, and expect some surprises along the way.

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 20, 2026 01:10 PM (ovdkm)

330 326 Yes. More literally it means a complete recovery.

Oh, then I guess it didn't. Or it did in a literal sense but not in a common usage sense.
Posted by: Oddbob at April 20, 2026 01:09 PM (vTZFs)

Orta like Mexican Spanish then.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:10 PM (pDt9x)

331 Well I don’t know what is wrong with Ace, so I cannot prescribe. Or, why not?
Posted by: tubal

Food poisoning from undercooked hobo would be my guess.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:10 PM (77rzZ)

332 Bad hobo jerky.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:11 PM (kbShR)

333 The IRGC will never agree to any terms acceptable to Trump.

Full regime change, not just shuffling the deck and picking a new member of the current government, is required.

Barring some truly significant effort to get arms to locals who will, theoretically, accept someone like Reza Pahlavi, that means boots will be required on the ground.

Or just accept whatever lies the IRGC allows someone to tell and then subverts the moment no resources are available or the administration changes.

Posted by: Sam at April 20, 2026 01:11 PM (7jMef)

334 Oh, then I guess it didn't. Or it did in a literal sense but not in a common usage sense.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 20, 2026 01:09 PM (vTZFs)
-

It's the exact same intent as "get well". Translation still correct.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 01:11 PM (1o8D5)

335 If there's one thing I hate more than meetings, it's fucking teams.

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 01:06 PM (N8ZBc)

Mrs B works from home. I constantly hear meetings going on in her office. It sounds like the frigging UN half the time. Sometimes I fuck with her. I'll hear some dude droning on and on about shit and I'll poke my head in and say Bueller....Bueller...Bueller.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 01:11 PM (snZF9)

336 It's the exact same intent as "get well". Translation still correct.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey


Can you transliterate it for me into the Latin alphabet?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:12 PM (77rzZ)

337 Is THIS the day of the 3000 comment thread? That would be lit!!

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:12 PM (pDt9x)

338 Walz was at some big international meeting of the Deep State/WEF in Spain trashing Trump. It's kind of funny that the DNC wants him dead and buried but the international "our democracy" fetishists can't get enough of him.
Posted by: Ian S. at April 20, 2026 01:01 PM (2ocoG)

It's probably the deal. If the Democrats want you dead, you die. Even if you have to shoot yourself and then climb a tree and hang yourself.

I think they probably just told him " you suck, you're a failure and a retard. You're an embarassment, and now you are over. But you were a loyal tard. Take your juicy rakeoff from our Somali friends and go on a Tardworld Global Tour - just keep it overseas, you stupid meat puppet. You lost your America privileges."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 20, 2026 01:12 PM (BI5O2)

339 Then a few years ago I started getting letters about a class-action suit regarding hernia meshes...but mine is fine, so I ignored them.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Try getting Lymphoma. The ads to join the Roundup class action and get your piece of the dollars $$$ pie are neverending.

Posted by: From about That Time at April 20, 2026 01:13 PM (sl73Y)

340 I'll hear some dude droning on and on about shit and I'll poke my head in and say Bueller....Bueller...Bueller.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 01:11 PM (snZF9)



"Are you 4 Imprint certain you're on mute?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:13 PM (Zz0t1)

341 At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"
--------
Smart phone? 1911?
Posted by: Mike Hammer

The Paolo's number father.
Posted by: Bulg


I have, how you say, fixed it for you.

Posted by: Paolo, Sr. at April 20, 2026 01:13 PM (bzOmc)

342 327 Does Ace have the flu, food poisoning or a hangover?
Posted by: redridinghood
---

His body is convulsing from too much fasting.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:13 PM (UPlzn)

343 Is THIS the day of the 3000 comment thread? That would be lit!!
Posted by: tubal

Damn, I'd better get started talking about boobs, then.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:14 PM (77rzZ)

344 The President of Iran is freaking out because the "negotiators" walked away from a deal, and he has no way to pay the IRGC or anyone else, yet some here think we're losing.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:14 PM (Riz8t)

345 344 The President of Iran is freaking out because the "negotiators" walked away from a deal, and he has no way to pay the IRGC or anyone else, yet some here think we're losing.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:14 PM (Riz8t)

=======

Trump's rhetoric in his Truth Social posts are not quite right.

Might as well just pack it all up and admit this is worse than Vietnam.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:15 PM (O35xg)

346 Let the Persians determine their own path. We can wait. Until they decide to become aggressive and then we fuck them up again.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 01:15 PM (Fbc0I)

347 Trick question, who is charge in the formerly known Islamic Republic of Iran ??

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 01:15 PM (GD0B3)

348
Petrol was $3.45 at HEB just now.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:15 PM (tgvbd)

349 I'll hear some dude droning on and on about shit and I'll poke my head in and say Bueller....Bueller...Bueller.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 01:11 PM (snZF9)


"Are you 4 Imprint certain you're on mute?"

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:13 PM (Zz0t1)

Mrs B is a quickdraw with the mute button. She hears me walking down the hall and its already activated. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 01:15 PM (snZF9)

350 I'm reading that Tehran has opened its airports and Russia has lifted restrictions of flying through Iranian airspace.

What do they know?

The Iranians are going to shoot another airliner down.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:43 PM (2GVsD)
====

They are headed for a new life in Moscow.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 01:16 PM (RIvkX)

351 14 Alexander is dead, and the Diadochi are fighting for control of his Empire.

And I am rooting for casualties.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (2GVsD)

I am rooting for causalities.

Posted by: Prime unmoved mover at April 20, 2026 01:16 PM (TbWk/)

352
Let the Persians determine their own path.

Iranians: Bags in burkas

Persians: Hot, sultry babes

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:16 PM (tgvbd)

353 Rahm Emanuel: The Democrats talk like fags and their shit's all retarded.

https://tinyurl.com/3nxc45jw

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 01:16 PM (ndZc7)

354 Mrs B is a quickdraw with the mute button. She hears me walking down the hall and its already activated. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 01:15 PM (snZF9)



Smart.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:17 PM (Zz0t1)

355 Eat your chicken soup, Ace

Posted by: 496 at April 20, 2026 01:17 PM (FN3wE)

356 Northwest of Kirkut going towards the Iranian border there was this little lake. My brother theorizes that if we could get a couple hundred head of Angus or Herefords we would be millionaires. Which led to a whole conversation about how it wouldn’t work because a cow wouldn’t be as easy as a goat for the locals to have sex with- which I’m not gonna repeat.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 01:17 PM (SWd7w)

357 Rahm Emanuel: The Democrats talk like fags and their shit's all retarded.

https://tinyurl.com/3nxc45jw
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 01:16 PM (ndZc7)



Takes one to know one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:17 PM (Zz0t1)

358 350 I'm reading that Tehran has opened its airports and Russia has lifted restrictions of flying through Iranian airspace.

What do they know?

The Iranians are going to shoot another airliner down.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:43 PM (2GVsD)
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They are headed for a new life in Moscow.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 01:16 PM (RIvkX)

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"Iran is going to airmail all of its oil to Russia!"
-people who think a 747 can carry the same amount of load as a super tanker on water

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:18 PM (O35xg)

359 In Cartel Judge news, now a state judge in California is over-ruling the President of the United States.

A single state judge now has the power to void an Executive Order.

On a basis that just lost 8-0 at SCOTUS.

But Trump is the dictator ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 01:18 PM (tUP1A)

360 Rahm Emanuel: The Democrats talk like fags and their shit's all retarded.


He would know.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:18 PM (Riz8t)

361 "That last part [about power plants and bridges] is becoming, sad to say, an empty threat." [D E Ace]


DON'T be "sad to say it"! I really don't think he'll do that, it's certainly a bluff. The plan is for the Iranian people to get their country back, and they'll be needing those things. They'll also be needing the oil industry intact. If anything, we might be PROTECTING such things FROM the IRGC.

But it's madness to take this at face value, and it's madness to be disappointed that this particular thing WON'T happen.

Despite that reality - SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN. It is NOT the case that a deadline will come and go and NOTHING happens. SOMETHING will happen, and I guarantee you that the Supreme Leader and the IRGC will NOT LIKE IT ONE BIT, because it will be another step down the road to their extinction.

We can only speculate what that "SOMETHING" is, and that's a good thing too. It's GOOD to keep the enemy in the dark as to what's coming, and we can't tell what it is, then maybe they can't either.

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 20, 2026 01:18 PM (ovdkm)

362 Rahm Emanuel: The Democrats talk like fags and their shit's all retarded.

https://tinyurl.com/3nxc45jw
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks
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When you've lost Rahm Emanuel...

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 20, 2026 01:18 PM (XeU6L)

363 Can you transliterate it for me into the Latin alphabet?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:12 PM (77rzZ)
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Refu'ah Shleh'ma.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 01:18 PM (1o8D5)

364 I was on my weekly team meeting (Teams) one time while the wife was in the office on the other PC.

She took it upon herself to loudly release some intestinal pressures.

I was not muted.......

I've never seen her turn such a shade of red.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:19 PM (Zz0t1)

365 'm reading that Tehran has opened its airports and Russia has lifted restrictions of flying through Iranian airspace.

==

Pulling remaining personnel out of Busher?

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 01:19 PM (GD0B3)

366 🌐EatingWell eatingwell.com › what-happens-when - you - dont -eat -11814208
8 Scary Things That Could Happen to Your Body When You Skip Meals
🌐en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Starvation - Starvation - Wikipedia
February 18, 2026 - The term inanition refers to the symptoms and effects of starvation.
🌐Verywell Health verywellhealth.com › how-long- live - withou t- food -1132033
How Long Can You Live Without Food?
December 13, 2025 - Dry fasting involves abstaining from food and fluids. While all three forms of fasting can cause harm to the body,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:19 PM (UPlzn)

367 Russia can't even get all their own oil out.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:19 PM (kbShR)

368 @Ace: I am sick as a dog and on low sleep.

Get well soon, champ.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 01:20 PM (O7YUW)

369 Mrs B is a quickdraw with the mute button. She hears me walking down the hall and its already activated. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 01:15 PM (snZF9)


Smart.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:17 PM (Zz0t1)

She's been with me long enough to know that I'm..unpredictable. If she is on video she practically police tapes the door. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 01:20 PM (snZF9)

370 R'fuah sh'leima

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 01:20 PM (RIvkX)

371
I am sick as a dog and on low sleep.

No excuse. Our dogs are happy and healthy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:21 PM (tgvbd)

372 "Iran is going to airmail all of its oil to Russia!"
-people who think a 747 can carry the same amount of load as a super tanker on water
-
Oil floats, it must be lighter.
-Reddit, probably

Posted by: Methos at April 20, 2026 01:21 PM (vSvIl)

373 Refu'ah Shleh'ma.

==

Qapla' !


Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 01:21 PM (GD0B3)

374 The President of Iran is freaking out because the "negotiators" walked away from a deal, and he has no way to pay the IRGC or anyone else, yet some here think we're losing.
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I really like how every single news story frames it as the US is the one desperate for a deal; that no way we can walk away.

That's not how negotiations work.

Of course, none of the people writing these stories have ever negotiated anything.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 01:21 PM (tUP1A)

375 🌐en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Starvation - Starvation - Wikipedia
February 18, 2026 - The term inanition refers to the symptoms and effects of starvation.
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Is there a Donner party reference down in the footnotes?

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at April 20, 2026 01:21 PM (XeU6L)

376
people who think a 747 can carry the same amount of load as a super tanker on water

It's not surprising that we have a lot of stupid people in this country. It's shocking that they have so much influence.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:22 PM (tgvbd)

377
No excuse. Our dogs are happy and healthy.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:21 PM (tgvbd)



It's been my experience that dogs rarely get sick.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:22 PM (Zz0t1)

378 374 I really like how every single news story frames it as the US is the one desperate for a deal; that no way we can walk away.

That's not how negotiations work.

Of course, none of the people writing these stories have ever negotiated anything.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 01:21 PM (tUP1A)

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"Trump is desperate to end war because gas is at levels not seen since Biden's presidency. He had no plan for the Strait of Hormuz."
-experts

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:23 PM (O35xg)

379 So many "I told you so's" here:

Open Source Intel @Osint613
11m

Hungary's PM Péter Magyar says his country would arrest Netanyahu if he enters Hungarian territory, citing the ICC warrant.


Viszlát, Magyarország!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 01:23 PM (1o8D5)

380 ====

They are headed for a new life in Moscow.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 01:16 PM (RIvkX)
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Can't see Putin allowing those nuts into the country for long. If he allows them in he's got a plan and it's not all that pleasant for the mullahs.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:24 PM (UPlzn)

381
It's been my experience that dogs rarely get sick.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:22 PM (Zz0t1)


They do. That's why I watch their food intake very carefully. It's among the best barometers of health. We've had three occasions where a dog refused a treat and was dead an hour later.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:24 PM (tgvbd)

382 It's been my experience that dogs rarely get sick.
Posted by: Sponge


Scavengers need hella good immune systems.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 01:24 PM (bzOmc)

383 It's getting down to the wire. Iranian sleeper cells sending every Durocell and Energizer they can get back to the old country.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 20, 2026 01:24 PM (gm9Sb)

384 "Trump is desperate to end war because gas is at levels not seen since Biden's presidency. He had no plan for the Strait of Hormuz."
-experts


Philip Tetlock's results in the early 2000s were the most important in the history of political science: on average, subject-matter experts didn't beat random guessing—and did worse than simple heuristics.
If this isn't part of your worldview, you're ngmi


https://is.gd/uQp7A5

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:24 PM (Riz8t)

385 Qapla' !


Posted by: runner
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¿Que?

Posted by: Manuel at April 20, 2026 01:24 PM (XeU6L)

386 383 It's getting down to the wire. Iranian sleeper cells sending every Durocell and Energizer they can get back to the old country.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 20, 2026 01:24 PM (gm9Sb)

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The Islamic Republic started importing its Iraqi militias back into Iran weeks ago.

Because it's winning so much and able to project power outside its borders so easily after the ineffectual US bombardment.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:25 PM (O35xg)

387 Refu'ah Shleh'ma.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Thanks. I'm considering learning Biblical Hebrew.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:25 PM (77rzZ)

388 Can't see Putin allowing those nuts into the country for long. If he allows them in he's got a plan and it's not all that pleasant for the mullahs.

Moscow needs window washers.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:26 PM (Riz8t)

389
"Trump is desperate to end war because gas is at levels not seen since Biden's presidency. He had no plan for the Strait of Hormuz."
-experts
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:23 PM (O35xg)



I think I read this word for word over the weekend.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:26 PM (Zz0t1)

390 101 This one's low and slow over the plate for all you guys to riff on:

At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"
Posted by: gp

*stands at attention*

Posted by: A Green Dildo of WNBA Fame at April 20, 2026 01:27 PM (Dv3i1)

391 ...Trump's rhetoric in his Truth Social posts are not quite right.

Might as well just pack it all up and admit this is worse than Vietnam.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:15 PM (O35xg)


LOL. I was just explaining to somebody recently that Trump's posts don't always seem to make sense. That's because they're not to be taken literally - they are specifically to, naturally, SEND A MESSAGE. If the message doesn't make sense to you, it's because you are NOT who is being sent that message. Rest assured, whoever a given message is sent to UNDERSTANDS THE MESSAGE, and often they really, really DO NOT LIKE IT.

This is especially true in wartime, where the recipients are both the actual enemy and other third parties (some of who are supposedly our allies). Often, the message is REALLY being sent to the people of places like the UK and France, who are seeing their "leaders" being exposed as not working for them as a result.

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 20, 2026 01:27 PM (ovdkm)

392 Is that Iranian woman seeking to bomb a type of car or a French city or both?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 01:27 PM (E6xSb)

393 The streets of Tehran are being patrolled by Burqha Barbies in their pink jeeps with 50cal

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 01:27 PM (DIbRX)

394 Bets on our bombing campaign starting up again this week?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:27 PM (pDt9x)

395 They do. That's why I watch their food intake very carefully. It's among the best barometers of health. We've had three occasions where a dog refused a treat and was dead an hour later.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


.....and anything that gets past a scavenger's immune system isn't to be f**ked with.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 01:28 PM (bzOmc)

396 389
"Trump is desperate to end war because gas is at levels not seen since Biden's presidency. He had no plan for the Strait of Hormuz."
-experts
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:23 PM (O35xg)


I think I read this word for word over the weekend.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:26 PM (Zz0t1)

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"Trump's goals in the war were to open the Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the war!"
-Glenn Greenwald, almost a direct quote

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:28 PM (O35xg)

397
Jane Seymour, 75

Don't care. Still a "1".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:28 PM (tgvbd)

398 I hope you understand.

Generally, speaking, very, very little.

Posted by: Candidus at April 20, 2026 01:28 PM (gC0AI)

399 Jane Seymour, 75

Don't care. Still a "1".
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

Yep.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:28 PM (77rzZ)

400 Don't care. Still a "1".
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 01:28 PM (tgvbd)




I said that about Betty White till the day she died.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:28 PM (Zz0t1)

401 Sedan is where?

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:29 PM (kbShR)

402 391 This is especially true in wartime, where the recipients are both the actual enemy and other third parties (some of who are supposedly our allies). Often, the message is REALLY being sent to the people of places like the UK and France, who are seeing their "leaders" being exposed as not working for them as a result.

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 20, 2026 01:27 PM (ovdkm)

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All I know is that Trump threatened to end a civilization with all caps, and then a ceasefire was announced.

He shouldn't have done that. Obviously, the ceasefire was just going to happen anyway, and he TACOd because he didn't nuke Tehran.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:29 PM (O35xg)

403 Sedan is where?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:29 PM (kbShR)



Wrecked. In the driveway.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:29 PM (Zz0t1)

404 401 Sedan is where?
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 01:29 PM (kbShR)

Driveway.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:29 PM (pDt9x)

405 Sedan is where?
Posted by: Boss Moss

Frankistan

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 01:29 PM (77rzZ)

406 Jane Seymour, TEMU Julie Andrews.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 20, 2026 01:30 PM (gm9Sb)

407 We are in sync today Sponge. Kinda eerie.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:30 PM (pDt9x)

408 We are in sync today Sponge. Kinda eerie.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:30 PM (pDt9x)



I was considering politely asking you to get out of my head.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:30 PM (Zz0t1)

409 New one:

Eric Swalwell Charged 100 Big Booze Deliveries to His Campaign, as Well as Vegas Trips

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:32 PM (Riz8t)

410 408 We are in sync today Sponge. Kinda eerie.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:30 PM (pDt9x)


I was considering politely asking you to get out of my head.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 01:30 PM (Zz0t1)

I am thinking of a number between 1 and 10.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 01:32 PM (pDt9x)

411 384 "Trump is desperate to end war because gas is at levels not seen since Biden's presidency. He had no plan for the Strait of Hormuz."
-experts
...
Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 01:24 PM (Riz8t)


Yep. Same experts who said the market would crash after he got elected the first time, and that Hillary was sure to win.

Realistically, they're not even trying to be accurate, they're just pushing enemy propaganda because that's what their Globalist puppet masters are apying them to do. It's stupid to even call them "stupid" - it's a complement, compared to what they are, which is just evil henchmen.

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 20, 2026 01:32 PM (ovdkm)

412 381
It's been my experience that dogs rarely get sick.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
--

Street dogs, hunting dogs, and border collies.
Other dogs others have been bred up to suit some fancy while natural health and immunities disregarded.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:33 PM (UPlzn)

413 Hiroshima called: "Better take the Unconditional Surrender offer."

Posted by: Nag A. Saki at April 20, 2026 01:33 PM (TezPK)

414 409 New one:

Eric Swalwell Charged 100 Big Booze Deliveries to His Campaign, as Well as Vegas Trips
Posted by: Archimedes
---

Shocking, booze and Vegas for a political campaign. I never...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:35 PM (UPlzn)

415 All I know is that Trump threatened to end a civilization with all caps, and then a ceasefire was announced.

He shouldn't have done that. Obviously, the ceasefire was just going to happen anyway, and he TACOd because he didn't nuke Tehran.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:29 PM (O35xg)


But you DIDN'T notice that the sudden need for a cease-fire was a BS reason? That it was supposedly because the Pakistani PM, or somebody talked him down from that? He was never going to do it, and he's threatening the same thing this time. Something will "magically" happen to interrupt it again.

He had a REASON for doing the cease-fire. It obviously wasn't what he said it was, we shouldn't EXPECT him to tell us the truth on exactly why he did it, and we CAN'T know the real reason, but we SHOULD know by now that he's an absolute genius at this stuff, that he's very much on our side, and it's all going to work out great, ultimately.

To say he shouldn't have done it is ridiculous - you don't even know what peices are on this chessboard, or where. I presume you're not even being literal, talking about nuking Iran.

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (ovdkm)

416 415
To say he shouldn't have done it is ridiculous - you don't even know what peices are on this chessboard, or where. I presume you're not even being literal, talking about nuking Iran.

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (ovdkm)

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I was being facetious.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (O35xg)

417 I was being facetious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (O35xg)


I always wondered how to spell "facetious"... LOL

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 20, 2026 01:44 PM (ovdkm)

418 I was being facetious.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at April 20, 2026 01:42 PM (O35xg)


I always wondered how to spell "facetious"... LOL

Posted by: MrExcitement at April 20, 2026 01:44 PM (ovdkm)

Pretty wild that a guy who can't read can spell facetious.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 01:47 PM (G1ktt)

419 Slow news day so I'll throw this out for your consideration. Three line horror stories.

My wife won't know where I've been.
Lights are off so I'll sneak in.
I hear the racking of a shotgun.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 01:52 PM (ndZc7)

420 I'm afraid Crown Prince Pahlavi missed his chance...should've went to Tehran 3 weeks ago. Risky, but that's the game Pahvi!!

Posted by: therealADWarren at April 20, 2026 01:55 PM (nwLK6)

421 101 This one's low and slow over the plate for all you guys to riff on:

At Business Insider: "Actor Jane Seymour, 75, says she avoids sleep anxiety by keeping one thing close to her bed"
Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 12:28 PM (N8ZBc)
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Would that be her favorite character, Buzz the vibrator?

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 20, 2026 02:10 PM (JNTt1)

422 That's what ocean-going tugs are for.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:49 PM (utfVc)

Sikorsky just towed a ship.

With a helicopter.

Posted by: Defenestratus at April 20, 2026 02:16 PM (WYStd)

423 And we probably won't destroy their power plants either because we just don't have the balls anymore to finish a fight... Trump or no Trump.

Sorry to be an eeyore - I'm just sick of this stupid game.
======
It really makes more sense to destroy the main transmission lines out of the plants instead of the plants themselves. It causes tremendous pain to all involved, but repairs can be made relatively easy; it smacks the mullahs hard, yet lets the reasonable Persian recover without too much pain.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at April 20, 2026 02:19 PM (JNTt1)

424 Dumbest thing Trump has ever done is to try to out-crazy the crazy Iranians.

Posted by: mossomo at April 20, 2026 02:53 PM (pky95)

THE MORNING RANT: State of Texas Cutting off Funds to Houston after it Revives Sanctuary City Policies

Mayor Whitmire Tree Limb.png

Red states do not have to tolerate their blue cities operating in a state of rebellion. Governor Greg Abbott of Texas deserves praise for imposing punitive consequences on the city of Houston for deciding to defy state law regarding cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

To help criminal non-citizens avoid being deported, the Houston City Council recently passed an ordinance that prohibits its police from holding a person with an immigration warrant if that person is involved in a police action. This reverses the previous Houston policy which sought to provide a bare minimum level of compliance with federal immigration law. Previously, if police interacted with a person with an immigration warrant, ICE would be called and was given 30 minutes to arrive and take custody. This new policy instructs police to release the person without even giving ICE a chance to arrive.

“Houston City Council Revives Sanctuary Policies for Illegal Aliens” [Texas Scorecard – 4/08/2026]

Houston City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday redefining the boundaries of its police department’s interactions with federal immigration authorities, a move that critics are calling a de facto sanctuary city policy in violation of state law. Approved in a 12-5 vote, the ordinance eliminates the previous requirement that Houston Police Department officers hold individuals up to 30 minutes to allow ICE agents time to respond to the scene. Under the new policy, a routine stop ends when the original lawful reason for the stop ends.

After voting in favor of Houston’s new sanctuary city policies, Houston’s mayor, John Whitmire, prevaricated that “I’ve always been clear: Houston follows local and state law. We are not ICE, and we do not enforce federal immigration law. Today, I joined a majority of City Council to pass a sensitive ordinance on immigration procedures.”

In an act of amazing political cowardice, Houston Mayor John Whitmire voted for the new ordinance, out of fear of the Democrats’ far-left base, but then he immediately started advocating to reverse the ordinance he just voted for because of its consequences, which puts Whitmire in a civil and criminal bind for defying state law.

In 2017, the state of Texas passed “Senate Bill 4” into law. This law requires local officials to comply with federal immigration authorities and to honor federal detainer requests from ICE. It also provides for civil and criminal penalties for officials who violate this law, including their removal from office and fines of up to $25,000 per day for rogue officials.

Greg Abbott moved swiftly to put down the insurrection in Houston, advising that the state was cutting off funding that would cripple the city. On April 13 the governor sent a letter to Whitmire advising him that his actions constituted a breach of Whitmire’s certification under the laws of the state, and that revocation of $110 million of grants from the state to the city must be repaid if the city remains in defiance of the law.

That got Whitmire’s attention. The mayor quickly released a statement stating that, This is a crisis situation. The potential loss of state funding poses real challenges for the Houston Police and Fire Departments and will impact public safety services across our city.” Despite having voted for the ordinance himself, Whitmire pointed his finger at fellow council members, stating, I repeatedly warned the ordinance sponsors, Council Members Salinas, Kamin, and Pollard about the legal and financial risks associated with this approach.

The city of Houston is on the clock to repeal their ordinance. I kind of hope they don’t. I’m ready for the state of Texas to reel in rebellious, pro-crime municipalities. De-funding rogue cities is a nice start, but I’d argue that so long as these blue cities (including Dallas and Austin) remain pro-crime and anti-immigration enforcement, their city charters should also revoked. Those neighborhoods not supporting insurrection can be re-incorporated as new entities. Those areas that remain in rebellion should be denied self-governance until reconstructed.

Below the fold are Mayor Whitmire’s “This is a crisis situation” letter, as well as a tweet from Governor Abbott about the situation.

Mayor Whitemire Its a crisis letter.png


[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM




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1
ESPONJA!!11!!!1!!!

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 20, 2026 11:01 AM (2/MrR)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (Zz0t1)

3 Anyone get arrested? Charged? Beaten with a feather boa?

Posted by: Pam Blondie at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (4eiIm)

4 The left is hellbent on flipping Texas and is importing as many illegals and muslhams as they can, including the H1-B visa holders.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (Zz0t1)

5
Houston used to be a well-run city when the Petroleum Club called the shots. No more.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM (rbOvX)

6 I always look forward to your columns on Mondays and Fridays, Buck. Thanks for the informative reads!

Posted by: the lower depths at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM (Dg7ng)

7 Red State governors oughta' start leveraging their National Guard units for "rebellious," urban shit holes.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM (AkEZC)

8 Red states do not have to tolerate their blue cities operating in a state of rebellion. Governor Greg Abbott of Texas deserves praise for imposing punitive consequences on the city of Houston for deciding to defy state law regarding cooperation with federal immigration authorities.


He does need to explain is embracing of mosques and Indian Temples with his biggest doner by far being a Pakistani national.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM (Zz0t1)

9 "We have significant work ahead and I'm considering all options".

Translation: We're judge shopping.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

10 Thank you, “Lower Depths”

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at April 20, 2026 11:05 AM (hSi/k)

11 "We have significant work ahead and I'm considering all options".

Translation: We're judge shopping.


Tanned, rested, and ready!

Posted by: Judge Boasberg at April 20, 2026 11:07 AM (Riz8t)

12 "Sanctuary" is just another word for "Rebellion."

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:07 AM (RIvkX)

13
Houston used to be a well-run city when the Petroleum Club called the shots. No more.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM[


the city of my birth has not been the same since Gilley's burnt down

Katrina did not help

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 20, 2026 11:08 AM (2/MrR)

14 That got Whitmire’s attention. The mayor quickly released a statement stating that, “This is a crisis situation. The potential loss of state funding poses real challenges for the Houston Police and Fire Departments and will impact public safety services across our city.” Despite having voted for the ordinance himself, Whitmire pointed his finger at fellow council members, stating, “I repeatedly warned the ordinance sponsors, Council Members Salinas, Kamin, and Pollard about the legal and financial risks associated with this approach.”


This should be hung around his neck like an albatross.

"The man speaks from both sides of his face. A liar, if you will."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:08 AM (Zz0t1)

15 4
It's even simpler than that. Lefties love living in their own shit. Back when most Democrats described themselves as either 'moderate' or 'conservative', this could be kept under control other than a few weird neighborhoods in blue cities, but nowadays Dim 'governance' just means constant favoritism to whatever will make things shittier faster.

If trans people were quiet and law abiding and the people who oppose them were the ogres trannies pretend that they are, Dims would be trying to stoke anti-trans pogroms as often as possible. There's a strategy, but it's not really in favor of anything other than chaos. They forget the second part of Lenin's April Theses that after the chaos he takes over and crushes anyone who deviates from his reading of history.

Posted by: the lower depths at April 20, 2026 11:08 AM (Dg7ng)

16 Good for Abbot and Texas. Texas has the advantage of being large enough that the blue city can't turn the whole state blue. Washington no doubt wishes they could over-rule Seattle, King county but they are outnumbered.

Posted by: PaleRider at April 20, 2026 11:08 AM (+89TD)

17 This should be hung around his neck like an albatross.

"The man speaks from both sides of his face. A liar, if you will."


White man speak with forked tongue.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

18 I heard on the local Fox station's Sunday show. "What's Your Point" that the bill's sponsors on City Council are term-limited out and are simply auditioning their radical leftist bona fides for future statewide office runs.

The head of the police officers union gave them a right good blistering in open comments.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 11:09 AM (wVcYX)

19 I love how any reduction in state funding is always framed as cuts to police, fire, and emergency services.

ALL LIES.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:10 AM (RIvkX)

20 This should be hung around his neck like an albatross.

"The man speaks from both sides of his face. A liar, if you will."


There is jello in your words of death for all men to see.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

21 This should be hung around his neck like an albatross.

"The man speaks from both sides of his face. A liar, if you will."
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:08 AM (Zz0t1)

It was either him or Sheila Jackson Lee.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:10 AM (0cOSz)

22 I hope they keep it defunded for about 5 years.

FAFO. Otherwise, it'll just be lip service. Screw them. Do that to all of these sanctuary cities.

Bring out the unlubed extra large razor-bladed dildo of consequences.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 11:11 AM (Sco7b)

23 I love how any reduction in state funding is always framed as cuts to police, fire, and emergency services.

They should start by zeroing out the mayor's and city council's security details.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

24 Declare Houston is in a state of insurrection and send in the Texas Rangers to arrest every one involved.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 11:12 AM (As/lK)

25 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 11:12 AM (Wnv9h)

26 I don't understand how the penalties for a criminal act are just waved if the person(s) committing that criminal act stops.... or pretends to stop.

Yeah I murdered those two people but if you drop those murder charges I won't murder any more people... maybe.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 20, 2026 11:12 AM (xvV+O)

27 SPONGE!!!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 11:12 AM (Wnv9h)



*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:13 AM (Zz0t1)

28 Denied!!
- Some random judge, soon.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:13 AM (13bda)

29 The Oil and Gas corporations should get involved. Then they will really listen.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:13 AM (0cOSz)

30 GOP cucks in Red states better get religion real fast or we are all f***ed.

Posted by: Florida Bound at April 20, 2026 11:13 AM (qUkBO)

31 "Sanctuary" is just another word for "Rebellion."
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:07 AM (RIvkX)


Seditious conspiracy. the words you are thinking of are "seditious conspiracy"
Unless you are thinking of "fraud and corruption"

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 11:14 AM (rbvCR)

32 28 Denied!!
- Some random judge, soon.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:13 AM (13bda)

Random?

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:15 AM (WYOCN)

33 Declare Houston is in a state of insurrection and send in the Texas Rangers to arrest every one involved.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 11:12 AM (As/lK)


Send the Enola Gay.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 11:15 AM (snZF9)

34 GOP cucks in Red states better get religion real fast or we are all f***ed.

Posted by: Florida Bound
--

Then we are fucked.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 20, 2026 11:15 AM (xvV+O)

35 > I love how any reduction in state funding is always framed as cuts to police, fire, and emergency services.

They should start by zeroing out the mayor's and city council's security details.
----------
This

And cut their discretionary monies to pay for that shit going forward. You think you need security? Pay for it out of your own pocket.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 11:16 AM (AkEZC)

36 Send the Enola Gay.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division

To the Straight of Hormuz! Diversity!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:16 AM (77rzZ)

37 Houston used to be a well-run city when the Petroleum Club called the shots. No more.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh



The Petroleum Club was sweet. The whole building is now vacant.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at April 20, 2026 11:17 AM (0U5gm)

38 GOP cucks in Red states better get religion real fast or we are all f***ed.
Posted by: Florida Bound at April 20, 2026 11:13 AM (qUkBO)

No republicans on the council voted for this. Houston and Harris county became more blue as the leeches and out of state liberals moved to Texas. Which snowballed when Harris county conservatives fled to other counties.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:17 AM (0cOSz)

39 Oddly enough DEI and tranny programs won’t be affected.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:17 AM (13bda)

40 Hit 'em in the pocketbook where it hurts. It's always about the money. Same approach PDJT is taking with Iran.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 11:18 AM (y171U)

41 Maybe the illegals can contribute to the missing funds instead of sending money back home?

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 11:18 AM (lXoJ5)

42 It would be nice if people didn't post black-pilled nonsense when they don't know what they are talking about - it's not funny.

TX is not MT with its ludicrous state Supreme Court. I don't know if TX has thrashed its courts as much as FL has under DeSantis, but the idea that a state judge is going to stop Abbott enforcing an existing state law is pretty remote. At best some dim bulb type (like 'Speedlin Gonzalez' before she was removed from office) would try something at a trial court level, get immediately smacked down, and then get removed from office.

TX is a state that executes people relatively quickly by modern US standards. Your Judge Boasberg jokes aren't funny and are just unnecessarily demoralizing for people who don't know about TX or states like it.

Posted by: the lower depths at April 20, 2026 11:19 AM (Dg7ng)

43 Isn't it interesting how dependent blue cities are upon state and federal funds? Oh, and you can put "non"-governmental organizations in that category too.

Posted by: pookysgirl, noticing things at April 20, 2026 11:20 AM (Wt5PA)

44 Every medium to large city in the country is a blue shithole. Doesn’t matter what state it’s inside of. Once a city reaches a population threshold, around 100k or so it goes left.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:20 AM (13bda)

45 There is no system of federalism within states. Cities exist for the benefit of the state as a whole, and must govern themselves accordingly.

Posted by: Jack Squat Bupkis at April 20, 2026 11:20 AM (GD2xa)

46 Lizzie, She-Wolf of the SS.

Elizabeth Warren on the Nazi tattooed Graham Platner: “That’s my kind of man.”

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)

47 And before I crash for my nap: HcG results came back very, very positive. Retesting in two days, and ultrasound in #twoweeks!

Posted by: pookysgirl, already feeling symptoms at April 20, 2026 11:21 AM (Wt5PA)

48 Lizzie, She-Wolf of the SS.

Elizabeth Warren on the Nazi tattooed Graham Platner: “That’s my kind of man.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)

I have no doubt Graham is a closeted homo.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:21 AM (0cOSz)

49 Back when my ancestors were founding Texas this sort of shit would have got you shot dead.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:22 AM (WYOCN)

50 Today you will be seeing photos of an IDF soldier defacing a crucifix yesterday in a Christian village in Lebanon.

I want you hear it first here this is abhorrent and wholly unacceptable and this soldier will be held to account for this crime.

So on behalf of this offense I beg forgiveness.

There are Jews who are thugs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:23 AM (RIvkX)

51 Declare Houston is in a state of insurrection and send in the Texas Rangers to arrest every one involved.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 11:12 AM (As/lK)

Exactly. Put Houston under trusteeship, run by a board hand-picked by the governor. Two year term. Clean out the rotten apples, hold a secure election.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:23 AM (utfVc)

52 Good to hear, Pookysgirl!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:24 AM (77rzZ)

53
That statement by Whitmire is bizarre. Starts off bragging "I signed the anti-ICE ordinance!" and ends whining, "I tried to tell the City Council this was a bad ordinance."

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 11:24 AM (n7rxJ)

54 47 And before I crash for my nap: HcG results came back very, very positive. Retesting in two days, and ultrasound in #twoweeks!


fantastic news! congrats pookysgirl!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 11:24 AM (j+aD2)

55 Congtats. Pookysgirl.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:25 AM (WYOCN)

56 And before I crash for my nap: HcG results came back very, very positive. Retesting in two days, and ultrasound in #twoweeks!
Posted by: pookysgirl, already feeling symptoms at April 20, 2026 11:21 AM (Wt5PA)
=====

Very pleased to hear this good news!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:25 AM (RIvkX)

57 Houston has been mostly Democrat run but the Harris county conservative judge balanced it out. Once the Dems capture the Judge position it was just a matter of time that Houston would be one big fail.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:25 AM (0cOSz)

58 So on behalf of this offense I beg forgiveness.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

No need, Sir. You did not do it.

We do not believe in collective ethnic/religious guilt here.

But I appreciate the sentiment. Thank you.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:25 AM (77rzZ)

59 29 The Oil and Gas corporations should get involved. Then they will really listen.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:13 AM (0cOSz)

Over the last couple of decades, almost all of the major O & G companies have left Houston and moved north to Montgomery County. (It's amazing how many major corps now have HQ's there) Houston itself now has a population that is about 30% foreign born, if you wonder why it's gone the way it has. Anglo's only make up 23% of the city now.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:26 AM (rGqqI)

60 I love how any reduction in state funding is always framed as cuts to police, fire, and emergency services.
ALL LIES.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:10 AM (RIvkX)

Most of the money goes towards make work programs for DEI types, pet projects of water walking dogooder artsie types and daycare for baby mamas who made bad choices in sperm donors.

Posted by: Shovel Ready at April 20, 2026 11:26 AM (4eiIm)

61 Elizabeth Warren on the Nazi tattooed Graham Platner: “That’s my kind of man.”
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 11:20 AM (ndZc7)

He makes her panties moist.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:27 AM (utfVc)

62 As a Christophile I'm seething.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:27 AM (RIvkX)

63 55 Congtats. Pookysgirl.

not certain whether typo or whether tattoos are involved.

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 11:27 AM (v3pYe)

64 Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:26 AM (rGqqI)

Houston still has its energy corridor but I agree and posted previously that conservatives have been fleeing to other bordering counties.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:28 AM (0cOSz)

65 He makes her panties moist.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:27 AM (utfVc)

*barf*
We don't need that sort of talk on a Monday morning.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:28 AM (WYOCN)

66 The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post
Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, according to a WSJ report.

-
He's not a cool, level headed guy like Biden.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 11:28 AM (ndZc7)

67 To help criminal non-citizens avoid being deported, the Houston City Council recently passed an ordinance that prohibits its police from holding a person with an immigration warrant if that person is involved in a police action

You know how the left is always saying we shouldn't deport illegals who have "done nothing wrong since coming here?!?"

Well, these are people that did something wrong since coming here - the police have them for some crime.

And still, they oppose deporting them

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 11:29 AM (sKqQm)

68 If you can't explain a tattoo to your Grandkids or your GranMa, do't get that one.

Posted by: Eromero at April 20, 2026 11:29 AM (LHPAg)

69 The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post
Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, according to a WSJ report.
______

Yea, that totally happened. Totally.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

70 It would be nice if people didn't post black-pilled nonsense when they don't know what they are talking about - it's not funny...

TX is a state that executes people relatively quickly by modern US standards. Your Judge Boasberg jokes aren't funny and are just unnecessarily demoralizing for people who don't know about TX or states like it.


Oh, for Pete's sake, take out your tampon.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

71 63 55 Congtats. Pookysgirl.

not certain whether typo or whether tattoos are involved.
Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 11:27 AM (v3pYe)

Not enough coffee yet.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:30 AM (WYOCN)

72 As a Christophile I'm seething.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:27 AM (RIvkX)

Did this actually happen? There are some muslims in the IDF, right?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:30 AM (utfVc)

73 Congtats?


"Sure, I save her blonde ass from that giant monkey, and then the ungrateful c**t has to go and tats of him."
-- Jack Driscoll

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:30 AM (77rzZ)

74 64 Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:26 AM (rGqqI)

Houston still has its energy corridor but I agree and posted previously that conservatives have been fleeing to other bordering counties.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:28 AM (0cOSz

That’s the St Louis approach. Everyone gets the hell out of the city limits. The city just slowly but surely rots away. All that’s left is a Black Hole in the middle that would love to suck anything it can back into it.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:30 AM (pDt9x)

75 Kash Patel just filed a $250 million dollar lawsuit against The Atlantic over the their hit piece on him claiming he was constantly getting drunk at work and disappearing for stretches of time.

Nice way to kick off the week.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (viF8m)

76
I continue bewildered and frustrated at these "sanctuary cities" that try to outlaw ICE or interfere with its activities. It's ILLEGAL -- I mean, isn't it? I'm glad to see Abbott gently prodding Houston (it seems to me he could ARREST a few people), but it seems to me these blue cities and states are massively out of compliance and subject to disciplinary measures that would bring them to their knees overnight.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (n7rxJ)

77 The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post
Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, according to a WSJ report.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 11:28 AM (ndZc7)
-

Based on precedent, the JPost is parroting MSM garbage.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (1o8D5)

78 The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post
Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, according to a WSJ report.
====

Sure, Jan.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (RIvkX)

79 Houston is in a freefall towards the bottom. Illegals swarm the place, the roads and systems were designed for about 1/2 the current population, and the left is fully in power to make matters even worse.

The Texas Republican Party Convention will be there in June. I am sure that the left is already working out their arrangements with AndyTifa to make a spectacle...

Posted by: Brewingfrog at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (x5u2K)

80 Exactly. Put Houston under trusteeship, run by a board hand-picked by the governor. Two year term. Clean out the rotten apples, hold a secure election.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:23 AM (utfVc)

As I mentioned in a previous post, I looked up the demographics just to refresh my memory. Houston proper today is 44% poor hispanic, 23% poor black, and 23% poor white. There's no voting that can help that situation.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (rGqqI)

81 Congratulations, Pooky's girl!

Prayers are still up for you.

Posted by: Wenda at April 20, 2026 11:32 AM (JwoD2)

82 Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, according to a WSJ report.
====

Sure, Jan.


If that were true (it isn't) those military advisors would be polishing their resumes as we speak.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 11:32 AM (Riz8t)

83 Does this mean we have to say something nice about Abbott?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:32 AM (pDt9x)

84 Hi, Wenda!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:32 AM (77rzZ)

85 AOP, photo confirmed after investigation by IDF which also announced it will repair and restore the statue.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:33 AM (RIvkX)

86 As I mentioned in a previous post, I looked up the demographics just to refresh my memory. Houston proper today is 44% poor hispanic, 23% poor black, and 23% poor white. There's no voting that can help that situation.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (rGqqI)

90% poor? I don't think so.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:34 AM (0cOSz)

87 It's about time Governor Abbot got up off his ass.

Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 11:34 AM (kbShR)

88 It's about time Governor Abbot got up off his ass.
Posted by: Boss Moss at April 20, 2026 11:34 AM (kbShR)



God love ya!

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 20, 2026 11:34 AM (Zz0t1)

89 As I mentioned in a previous post, I looked up the demographics just to refresh my memory. Houston proper today is 44% poor hispanic, 23% poor black, and 23% poor white. There's no voting that can help that situation.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (rGqqI)

Well a secure election would of necessity involve disenfranchising the roaches. Only property owners vote. Emergency measures and all that.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:34 AM (utfVc)

90 Whoever invented automated phone decision trees and AI assistants should be tortured to death.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (ExV1e)

91 Now do Austin

Posted by: javems at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (BSs7k)

92 90% poor? I don't think so.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:34 AM (0cOSz)

You're right, that's an exaggeration. The cartel guys and the pimps are doing quite well.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (rGqqI)

93 Does this mean we have to say something nice about Abbott?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:32 AM (pDt9x)

I always have and voted for him as opposed to voting against his opponent.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (0cOSz)

94 >>VicToensing
·
30m
>>Hubby being sworn in as Counsel to the Attorney General.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (viF8m)

95 One of the reasons cities go to shit is that leftists who leave their original blue shit hole because they've made it unlivable jump right back into local politics and start up with the exact same shit that ruined the place they just left.

It's happening here. The local town's government used to be a couple old, retired Army Soldiers and a farmer or two. Now, it's run by some broad who refers to the town's workers, the police and fire department as "hers." Not the community's. Hers.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (AkEZC)

96 Good news, everyone!

https://tinyurl.com/24nkhe5z

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (ndZc7)

97 Now do Austin
Posted by: javems at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (BSs7k)



Just drove through that shithole on Friday.

Shithole.

Posted by: Joe Biden at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (Zz0t1)

98 32 28 Denied!!
- Some random judge, soon.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:13 AM (13bda)

Random?


suedorandom, which is a bit fuzzier than pseudorandom.

Posted by: anachronda at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (v3pYe)

99 AOP, photo confirmed after investigation by IDF which also announced it will repair and restore the statue.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:33 AM (RIvkX)

And have they found the culprit?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:36 AM (utfVc)

100 Good news, everyone!

https://tinyurl.com/24nkhe5z
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (ndZc7)



And that when through multiple levels of checking.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:36 AM (Zz0t1)

101 You're right, that's an exaggeration. The cartel guys and the pimps are doing quite well.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (rGqqI)

Tells me you never lived in Houston . Just passed through occasionally.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:36 AM (0cOSz)

102 GOP cucks in Red states better get religion real fast or we are all f***ed.

Posted by: Florida Bound
--

Then we are fucked.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at April 20, 2026 11:15 AM (xvV+O)

I look forward to the screams of "but I'm on your side" when mad max world arrives.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 11:37 AM (snZF9)

103 And, yeah......it's Monday.

My brain is literally fried. I don't know how much more of this I can take.

Just got off the phone with the claims adjuster.

This isn't going to go well. Lord, give me strenght.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:37 AM (Zz0t1)

104 Whoever invented automated phone decision trees and AI assistants should be tortured to death.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 11:35 AM (ExV1e)

cut, jib, newsletter

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:37 AM (utfVc)

105 *strength.

Case, rested.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:38 AM (Zz0t1)

106 And have they found the culprit?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:36 AM (utfVc)
=====
I did not see id other than IDF. I have a feeling more will come out because this looks very very bad.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:38 AM (RIvkX)

107 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:37 AM (Zz0t1)

What type of claim?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:38 AM (0cOSz)

108 Exactly. Put Houston under trusteeship, run by a board hand-picked by the governor. Two year term. Clean out the rotten apples, hold a secure election.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:23 AM (utfVc)

As I mentioned in a previous post, I looked up the demographics just to refresh my memory. Houston proper today is 44% poor hispanic, 23% poor black, and 23% poor white. There's no voting that can help that situation.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (rGqqI)
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There's a lot of money in Houston. But like most blue cities, there are very rich areas, and very poor areas, and the rich areas are insulated from the poor areas.

I looked up the percentage of foreign-born. Supposedly it's only about 25%. I think it's much higher than that.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 11:38 AM (iFTx/)

109 Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman

What is the Hebrew equivalent of "Source-Trust me, bro"?

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 11:38 AM (lXoJ5)

110 103 And, yeah......it's Monday.

My brain is literally fried. I don't know how much more of this I can take.

Just got off the phone with the claims adjuster.

This isn't going to go well. Lord, give me strenght.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:37 AM (Zz0t1)

How old is your daughter?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:39 AM (pDt9x)

111
What type of claim?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:38 AM (0cOSz)



Daughter's car. DWI. Two parked cars. Her car.

It's not good.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:39 AM (Zz0t1)

112 Ohio's republican governor put his childlike foot down, demanding that the Haitians be allowed to continue enriching the state's culture.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 11:39 AM (2ap+5)

113
How old is your daughter?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:39 AM (pDt9x



21.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:40 AM (Zz0t1)

114 Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 11:38 AM (iFTx/)

Houston has no real zoning. The rich and poor are very close to each other relatively speaking.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:40 AM (0cOSz)

115 113
How old is your daughter?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:39 AM (pDt9x


21.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:40 AM (Zz0t1)

Thanks. Car and insurance in her name?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:40 AM (pDt9x)

116 Tells me you never lived in Houston . Just passed through occasionally.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:36 AM (0cOSz)

I've had plenty of friends and family that's lived there over the years, and I've long enjoyed annoying them by telling them it's not really a Texas city at all.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 11:41 AM (rGqqI)

117 Daughter's car. DWI. Two parked cars. Her car.

It's not good.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:39 AM (Zz0t1)

Is your insurance company refusing to pay the claims?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:41 AM (utfVc)

118
Thanks. Car and insurance in her name?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:40 AM (pDt9x)



No, but that will likely be a result from all this.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:41 AM (Zz0t1)

119 Hi back, Bulg! Hope you are doing well.

Posted by: Wenda at April 20, 2026 11:42 AM (JwoD2)

120
Is your insurance company refusing to pay the claims?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:41 AM (utfVc)



No. We're just getting started. There is a chance they may total the car since it's a 2015. We're upside down on it at that point.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:42 AM (Zz0t1)

121 There are Jews who are thugs.

I saw Thug Jews open for Matisyahu at the B'nai B'rith Fund Raiser for Israel at Madison Square Garden in 2008.

Posted by: Shlomo Howard at April 20, 2026 11:42 AM (4eiIm)

122 It also provides for civil and criminal penalties for officials who violate this law, including their removal from office and fines of up to $25,000 per day for rogue officials.

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I'd like to see this provision enforced.

And I'm old enough to remember during Trump's 2024 campaign that Tom Homan was threatening to prosecute sanctuary city and state officials for violating federal law (Title 8 U.S. Code § 1324) that criminalizes willingly and knowingly harboring, aiding, and abetting illegal aliens -- punishable by fines and imprisonment, with sentences applied per person rather than per incident -- which I'd also like to see enforced.

I am and will undoubtedly remain disappoint ...

Posted by: ShainS at April 20, 2026 11:42 AM (wwpDf)

123 118
Thanks. Car and insurance in her name?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:40 AM (pDt9x)


No, but that will likely be a result from all this.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:41 AM (Zz0t1)

Aw shit. Sorry dude. You love ‘em but they can be a pain in the ass. I know.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:43 AM (pDt9x)

124 In and out as I work on finally rejoining society. I saved these over the weekend.

From GatewayPundit. The Clinton marriage wasn't that happy according to Dick Morris.


"According to Morris, when Bill Clinton was president, he actually had polling done to see how it would affect him if he divorced Hillary, or if she divorced him. And he did it several times. He apparently felt the need to keep checking the numbers.

It just confirms what many people have believed for years, that the Clintons basically had a marriage that may have been about love at one point, but which eventually devolved into a relationship of political convenience."

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 11:43 AM (Sco7b)

125 Hi back, Bulg! Hope you are doing well.
Posted by: Wenda

Yep. Tomorrow is my first day at my new tutoring gig. It's just going to be training, but I'll still get paid.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:43 AM (77rzZ)

126 No. We're just getting started. There is a chance they may total the car since it's a 2015. We're upside down on it at that point.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:42 AM (Zz0t1)

What about the damage she caused to the parked cars? Will your insurance pay for that, make those innocent people whole?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:45 AM (utfVc)

127 Not going to let one incident by an individual soldier affect my position of support for Israel. If that's the criteria we would have been kicked out of every country where we have troops stationed.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:45 AM (0cOSz)

128
Aw shit. Sorry dude. You love ‘em but they can be a pain in the ass. I know.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:43 AM (pDt9x)



Yep. I hadn't talked to her since it happened. We had our heart to heart on Thursday. I apologized for things I felt were my fault in her upbringing and took responsibility for a few other things. I expressed my extreme disappointment in her actions, and told her I was doing everything I could to not break down in tears. She knows I don't cry. She has never seen me cry, nor has her mother. I well up, shed a tear or two, usually at funerals. The fact that I was doing so with her at this situation, God willing, carried some weight with her.

We will see.

I'm still not doing well about the whole situation.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:46 AM (Zz0t1)

129 Word leaking out on X that Buckley Carlson (Tucker's son) is no longer working for Vance.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:46 AM (E4rtv)

130 I saw Thug Jews open for Matisyahu at the B'nai B'rith Fund Raiser for Israel at Madison Square Garden in 2008.
Posted by: Shlomo Howard at April 20, 2026 11:42 AM (4eiIm)
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Ha! Thanks for lightening the mood this morning

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:47 AM (RIvkX)

131 127 Not going to let one incident by an individual soldier affect my position of support for Israel. If that's the criteria we would have been kicked out of every country where we have troops stationed.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:45 AM (0cOSz)

No panic on your part?? Your conditioning is not working.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:47 AM (pDt9x)

132 If you can't toss the scum into jail, close the purse.

But I am still rooting for jail time.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:47 AM (2GVsD)

133
What about the damage she caused to the parked cars? Will your insurance pay for that, make those innocent people whole?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:45 AM (utfVc)



Yes. The liability coverage will pay for their cars 100%.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:47 AM (Zz0t1)

134 What about the damage she caused to the parked cars? Will your insurance pay for that, make those innocent people whole?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:45 AM (utfVc)

The policy has no exclusion and will pay claims up to the policy limits.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:47 AM (0cOSz)

135 I spent some time in Houston doing consulting work. I was near the Galleria mall. Really nice area. Every other car a BMW or Lexus, high end stores and restaurants.

Also spent some time in The Woodlands, great suburb.

There’s a lot of money in the area.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:47 AM (13bda)

136 Word leaking out on X that Buckley Carlson (Tucker's son) is no longer working for Vance.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:46 AM (E4rtv)



I thought it was announced he was out last week?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:48 AM (Zz0t1)

137 Sponge, Imma make a prayer for peace in your house.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:48 AM (RIvkX)

138 Houston is ranked as one of the most ethnically diverse metropolitan areas in the U.S., with over 145 languages spoken. The city acts as a magnet for immigrants and is one of the top locations for refugee resettlement, providing support networks.

Let's see if/when Houston goes ahead formally, what will happen with Austin's & Dallas' funding as both are certified Welcoming cities.

Certified Welcoming dot org: (Sanctuary cities) Austin and Dallas are not officially designated as sanctuary cities, as Texas law (SB 4) prohibits such policies. Despite this, both cities often take stances welcoming immigrants, leading to ongoing clashes with state officials. Gov. Abbott has threatened to cut over $200 million in funding for both cities and Houston, alleging their local police policies violate state rules regarding ICE cooperation.
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Houston is not alone. April 2026, Philadelphia City Council is advancing a sweeping "ICE Out" legislative package that strengthens the city’s sanctuary status.

(Mayor Parker maintains the 2016 executive order (originally signed by Jim Kenney) that limits police cooperation with ICE, while maneuvering to maintain federal funding.)

Where else?

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 11:48 AM (NFX2v)

139 66 The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post
Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, according to a WSJ report.

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He's not a cool, level headed guy like Biden.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 11:28 AM (ndZc7)


I don't believe this report. PDJT was in the room for hours and hours while the extraction took place. Fake news thought he was in the hospital because he wasn't seen for a day and had no schedule, meanwhile he was overseeing the operation. WSJ is a bunch of losers.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (y171U)

140 Didn't Thug Jews do the strong "Straight out of Tel Aviv"?

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (lXoJ5)

141 Prayer up here, too, Sponge.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (77rzZ)

142 There's a lot of money in Houston. But like most blue cities, there are very rich areas, and very poor areas, and the rich areas are insulated from the poor areas.

I looked up the percentage of foreign-born. Supposedly it's only about 25%. I think it's much higher than that.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 11:38 AM (iFTx/)
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Houston is a lot like Atlanta. People say "I'm from Atlanta/Houston" but they're not. They're from a suburb or enclave that's vaguely in the greater metropolitan area. There's plenty of money in "Atlanta" too, but it's really all in Cobb County and the far reaches of Fulton County (Alpharetta). Houston has the same thing, but it's called The Woodlands.

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (oqH4h)

143 One of mine had two under the influence arrests because of the Dumbass Effect. Thank God that was years ago and he has wised up. He was a major pain in the ass at one time. He got better.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (pDt9x)

144 Sponge, Imma make a prayer for peace in your house.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:48 AM (RIvkX)



I appreciate that more than you know.

Where I wasn't angry nor did I raise my voice at any point, I did tell her that I was millimeters away from pulling her out and making her come home.

She's under contract at her apartment and should she drop from school for a semester, the loans would come due and I just can't do that right now.

It's an incredibly shitty situation that I'm trying to keep myself together on. There's just be soooooo much lately, it's incredibly difficult to keep my head up.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (Zz0t1)

145 As our old comrade kratos would say, in the end, there will be only chaos.

Wonder how he's doing these days.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (OUMaO)

146 I got so lucky. My son saw my stupid drunk friends and said 'I'm not going to be like that'.
To date he had 1/2 a beer and he's 30.
I saw the picture of said beer on Farcebook and commented. "You should have a beer with dad someday."
His comment back was "How do you drink that shit? I didn't even finish it."

I call it a win.

Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:51 AM (WYOCN)

147 Prayer up here, too, Sponge.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (77rzZ)



Thank you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:51 AM (Zz0t1)

148 Yep. Tomorrow is my first day at my new tutoring gig. It's just going to be training, but I'll still get paid.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:43 AM (77rzZ)
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Congratulations!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:51 AM (RIvkX)

149 I thought it was announced he was out last week?
Posted by: Sponge
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Must have missed that tidbit. Too amused I guess by the Loomer v. Candace Ovens saga.

Loomer is getting serious though and promised a deep dive into Candace's life after getting pissed off.

I'm okay about it because I got plenty of popcorn.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:51 AM (E4rtv)

150 Whoever invented automated phone decision trees and AI assistants should be tortured to death.

I'm also sick of hearing the phrase "we're dealing with a higher than normal call volume".

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 11:51 AM (ExV1e)

151 75 Kash Patel just filed a $250 million dollar lawsuit against The Atlantic over the their hit piece on him claiming he was constantly getting drunk at work and disappearing for stretches of time.

Nice way to kick off the week.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 11:31 AM (viF8m)

Steve Jobs' wife owns that rag. Pocket money for her but worth it for the aggravation it will cause.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 11:51 AM (y171U)

152 The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post
Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, according to a WSJ report.

LOL. They need to work harder to come up with better bullshit.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at April 20, 2026 11:51 AM (g8Ew8)

153 WSJ still listening to Bearclaw Vindaloomon?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:52 AM (2GVsD)

154 So on behalf of this offense I beg forgiveness.

There are Jews who are thugs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:23 AM (RIvkX)


Yes, but we are not responsible for them, especially when their behavior is contrary to the teachings of Judaism and Jewish culture.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 11:52 AM (n9ltV)

155 San Franpsycho, that can happen on the West Bank and... yeah.
But the image referred was suspected as AI, or maybe staged by some provocateur. No way does IDF want beef with Christians in Lebanon, or for that matter Druze. But some costumed Hezb actor stirring shiite? Easily.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 11:52 AM (W0KIM)

156
I call it a win.
Posted by: Reforger at April 20, 2026 11:51 AM (WYOCN)



Yeah, one of the things I apologized for and took responsibility on. I drink. I've drank in front of her. I've not hidden it, nor have I hid the fact that I'd driven as well.

I was a bad role model in that respect.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:53 AM (Zz0t1)

157 125 Hi back, Bulg! Hope you are doing well.
Posted by: Wenda

Yep. Tomorrow is my first day at my new tutoring gig. It's just going to be training, but I'll still get paid.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:43 AM (77rzZ)

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Why am I suddenly reminded of the Gary Larson cartoon of Rex in the back of the car looking out at the neighbor's dog Rocky and saying, "I'm going to get tutored! I'm going to get tutored!"

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 11:53 AM (2WIwB)

158 Joey Bidet, "erratic behavior? I'll give you erratic behavior! who shat in my pants?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:53 AM (2GVsD)

159
Today you will be seeing photos of an IDF soldier defacing a crucifix yesterday in a Christian village in Lebanon.

I want you hear it first here this is abhorrent and wholly unacceptable and this soldier will be held to account for this crime.

So on behalf of this offense I beg forgiveness.

There are Jews who are thugs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:23 AM (RIvkX)


EVERY ethnic group has thugs and assholes, because they're made up of human beings. The Joos are no different, and unless you were party to the offensive act, no apology is necessary.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at April 20, 2026 11:53 AM (y9nCu)

160 Also spent some time in The Woodlands, great suburb.

There’s a lot of money in the area.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:47 AM (13bda)

The Woodlands mostly in Montgomery County. Unfortunately it's going to feel the pain of out of staters since Exxon headquarters nearby and they are moving their legal department their shortly from New Jersey.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:53 AM (0cOSz)

161 Word leaking out on X that Buckley Carlson (Tucker's son) is no longer working for Vance.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:46 AM (E4rtv)

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I blame Mark Levin.

/Is Qatar hiring?

Posted by: ShainS at April 20, 2026 11:53 AM (wwpDf)

162 That's not a threat--- that's a promise.

I don't want my Texas tax dollars going to support a rogue regime that values illegal criminals over legal citizens.

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 11:53 AM (/4+vQ)

163 @Jerusalem_Post
Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during
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The next story will be that Trump kept calling the downed pilot a loser for getting shot down.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 20, 2026 11:54 AM (0bjKf)

164 85 AOP, photo confirmed after investigation by IDF

Okay, crap. I didn't know. Well, you didn't do it. Even if he's not your Moshaich.
Hopefully they bust that faggot back to private and have him digging latrines.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 11:54 AM (W0KIM)

165 Congratulations!
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Thanks. I'm looking forward to it.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:54 AM (77rzZ)

166 Yes. The liability coverage will pay for their cars 100%.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:47 AM (Zz0t1)

Well, that's good. As far as the damage to your own (her) car goes, I think you're going to have to take whatever they offer. It kind of surprises me that they will pay anything at in an at-fault collision with a DUI charge.

If the car is still operable, or close to being operable, maybe consider buying it back if they total it out, get bare minimum repairs done by a backyard shop, and let her drive* the defaced beater, and continue paying the note as a reminder of her dumb-ass stunt.

*once she gets her DL back, that is.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:55 AM (utfVc)

167 The Lebanon 'atrocity,' where is Green Helmet Guy?

Skorenzy's commandos during the Battle of the Bulge dressed as American soldiers.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 11:55 AM (2GVsD)

168 What was funny was how the radical lefties tried to attack Abbott for "defunding the police."

And Abbott pointed out how, a very, very big condition of the grant was the certification and also the promise to repay if they ever failed to assist ICE.

I don't know what enforcement mechanism the state has to force Houston to pay.
But whatever it is, it must have teeth because the lefties are freaking out--they were so sure "sorry, we already spent the money" would work.

Sorta related is how TX DOT paved over their faggot-ass rainbow crosswalks over in Gayville and the city didn't--couldn't--do shit.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 11:55 AM (tUP1A)

169 Yes, but we are not responsible for them, especially when their behavior is contrary to the teachings of Judaism and Jewish culture.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 11:52 AM (n9ltV)
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Agreed. Truly deviant but I feel that point gets lost and intentionally obfuscated.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:55 AM (RIvkX)

170 Also spent some time in The Woodlands, great suburb.

There’s a lot of money in the area.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:47 AM (13bda)

The Woodlands mostly in Montgomery County. Unfortunately it's going to feel the pain of out of staters since Exxon headquarters nearby and they are moving their legal department their shortly from New Jersey.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 11:53 AM (0cOSz)

Son lives there and works for Chevron which is now local too, having recently fled California. Luckily, most oil and gas people are conservative.

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 11:55 AM (/4+vQ)

171 At ScienceAdviser: "Nanoplastic pollution? Nanobots to the rescue!"

April 2027: "Nanobot pollution? Femtobots to the rescue!"

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 11:56 AM (N8ZBc)

172 Hopefully they bust that faggot back to private and have him digging latrines.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 11:54 AM (W0KIM)
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I assume he will be discharged. Whether he get's brig time, too soon to tell.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 11:56 AM (1o8D5)

173 I'm still not doing well about the whole situation.
Posted by: Sponge
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Sorry to hear of your troubles.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:56 AM (E4rtv)

174 And I'm old enough to remember during Trump's 2024 campaign that Tom Homan was threatening to prosecute sanctuary city and state officials for violating federal law (Title 8 U.S. Code § 1324) that criminalizes willingly and knowingly harboring, aiding, and abetting illegal aliens -- punishable by fines and imprisonment, with sentences applied per person rather than per incident -- which I'd also like to see enforced.

I would bet that he was quietly told that you cannot make a case for that. The courts have previously held that, unless fedgov pays cities/states to work with immigration officials, they cannot be required to do so. Having cities pass resolutions forbidding their employees from doing something which they cannot be required to do is not something likely to succeed in a prosecution.

And no matter how much we really, really, really, want something to happen, the world doesn't work that way.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 11:56 AM (ExV1e)

175 Yes, but we are not responsible for them, especially when their behavior is contrary to the teachings of Judaism and Jewish culture.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

But I bet Tucker, Candy, and Fuentes are gonna run with it, though, and use it to smear all Jews.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:56 AM (77rzZ)

176 If the car is still operable, or close to being operable, maybe consider buying it back if they total it out, get bare minimum repairs done by a backyard shop, and let her drive* the defaced beater, and continue paying the note as a reminder of her dumb-ass stunt.

*once she gets her DL back, that is.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 11:55 AM (utfVc)



She didn't get her license taken, but it's restricted, I believe.

Problem is, because the car is on loan, it must carry full coverage. If they total it and I get it back, I can't full coverage it again. Only liability.

The bank won't allow that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (Zz0t1)

177 Off the wall question here- I am being railroaded into going to dinner at an Indian restaurant. I have never found anything good at them in the past. Most of it makes me vaguely nauseous, and the smell of the food is a big turnoff. Is there anything you could recommend that I could eat in one that would be neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)

178 =======
Sorry to hear of your troubles.
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:56 AM (E4rtv)



Thanks.


I vent here because you guys are awesome. I'm just not feeling good at the moment.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (Zz0t1)

179 Is there anything you could recommend that I could eat in one that would be neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)



Buffet. Chicken 65. It'll get you through it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:59 AM (Zz0t1)

180 I was a bad role model in that respect.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:53 AM (Zz0t1)

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Our children love us and we love them. That's what keeps us going. Sending love your way.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 11:59 AM (2ap+5)

181 PT time. Have fun.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 11:59 AM (viF8m)

182
The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post

Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, according to a WSJ report.

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That could be a Babylon Bee headline.

Posted by: ShainS at April 20, 2026 11:59 AM (wwpDf)

183 Our children love us and we love them. That's what keeps us going. Sending love your way.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 11:59 AM (2ap+5)



Thank you.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:59 AM (Zz0t1)

184 I vent here because you guys are awesome. I'm just not feeling good at the moment.
Posted by: Sponge

The Horde is always here for you.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:59 AM (77rzZ)

185 Sponge, you are awesome too

Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 11:59 AM (N8ZBc)

186 neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x

Chicken and rice with naan bread.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:00 PM (2J/Lj)

187 I vent here because you guys are awesome. I'm just not feeling good at the moment.

Just don't follow our medical advice unless it comes from Muldoon.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:00 PM (2GVsD)

188 San Franpsycho, that can happen on the West Bank and... yeah.
But the image referred was suspected as AI, or maybe staged by some provocateur. No way does IDF want beef with Christians in Lebanon, or for that matter Druze. But some costumed Hezb actor stirring shiite? Easily.
Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 11:52 AM (W0KIM)

That would be my question, too. When a crime happens, first thing that comes to mind is "cui bono?" Who benefits? Making IDF look bad benefits Hezbollah.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:00 PM (utfVc)

189 My son is at a hospital in The Woodlands. We had to transport him from NJ because the only clinic in the country that specializes in my son's issue is down there.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 20, 2026 12:00 PM (AFztM)

190 So on behalf of this offense I beg forgiveness.

There are Jews who are thugs.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:23 AM (RIvkX)

Yes, but we are not responsible for them, especially when their behavior is contrary to the teachings of Judaism and Jewish culture.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo


As Harry said in #127, "Not going to let one incident by an individual soldier affect my position of support for Israel.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg"


Gotta agree.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 12:01 PM (As/lK)

191 Sponge, you are awesome too
Posted by: gp at April 20, 2026 11:59 AM (N8ZBc)



*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:01 PM (Zz0t1)

192 Most restaurants have a small selection of American food on their menu also.

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:01 PM (2J/Lj)

193 177 Off the wall question here- I am being railroaded into going to dinner at an Indian restaurant. I have never found anything good at them in the past. Most of it makes me vaguely nauseous, and the smell of the food is a big turnoff. Is there anything you could recommend that I could eat in one that would be neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)

I worked at an India Indian computer company for 8 years in Ohio.

Maybe see if they have spring rolls. Or see if you can get plain rice or vegetables.

Or perhaps in your most friendly manner possible, tell the waiter you don't handle strong foods well and ask what he'd recommend.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 12:01 PM (Sco7b)

194 Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (oqH4h)

Off the top of my head you've got West University, River Oaks, Memorial, Tanglewood, The Heights, Piney Point, Afton Oaks , Museum District.

Houston still has a lot of money living there.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 12:01 PM (0cOSz)

195
Just don't follow our medical advice unless it comes from Muldoon.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:00 PM (2GVsD)



I'm fully aware.

Nor dating advise.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:01 PM (Zz0t1)

196 I vent here because you guys are awesome. I'm just not feeling good at the moment.
Posted by: Sponge

The Horde is always here for you.
Posted by: Bulg


Amen.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 12:01 PM (As/lK)

197 Just don't follow our medical advice unless it comes from Muldoon.
Posted by: Anna Puma

And even then, only if it's in limerick form.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:02 PM (77rzZ)

198 My son is at a hospital in The Woodlands. We had to transport him from NJ because the only clinic in the country that specializes in my son's issue is down there.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 20, 2026 12:00 PM (AFztM)



Prayers to your son.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:02 PM (Zz0t1)

199 Houston is a lot like Atlanta. People say "I'm from Atlanta/Houston" but they're not. They're from a suburb or enclave that's vaguely in the greater metropolitan area. There's plenty of money in "Atlanta" too, but it's really all in Cobb County and the far reaches of Fulton County (Alpharetta). Houston has the same thing, but it's called The Woodlands.
Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 11:50 AM (oqH4h)

River Oaks and Memorial smoke the Woodlands in terms of income.
IMO, Houston changed dramatically after Katrina when least tens of thousands of displaced Louisianans went there temporarily but never left.

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 12:02 PM (/4+vQ)

200 Houston changed dramatically after Katrina when least tens of thousands of displaced Louisianans went there temporarily but never left.
Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 12:02 PM (/4+vQ)



Houston and Dallas were changed dramatically.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:03 PM (Zz0t1)

201 Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)

Maybe a vegetable dal dish. Rice, vegetables, some spices. They are usually pretty good, and not over spiced.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 12:03 PM (n9ltV)

202 I vent here because you guys are awesome. I'm just not feeling good at the moment.

Just don't follow our medical advice unless it comes from Muldoon.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:00 PM (2GVsD)


Dating advice is dicey too.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 12:03 PM (2WIwB)

203 Speaking of Chevron moving from California to Texas, Lemoore CA just lost a cheese factory that had been there since 1910. The company found building a totally new plant in Lubbock at $1 billion to be cheaper than to keep operating in California.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:03 PM (2GVsD)

204 The usual suspects are having a field day with that crucifix story.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 12:03 PM (13bda)

205 Indian food is really weird. Seems like people either absolutely love it (like me) or absolutely can't stand it. There seems to be no middle ground.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 12:03 PM (77rzZ)

206 Off the wall question here- I am being railroaded into going to dinner at an Indian restaurant. I have never found anything good at them in the past. Most of it makes me vaguely nauseous, and the smell of the food is a big turnoff. Is there anything you could recommend that I could eat in one that would be neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)


Tandoori chicken. It's basically BBQ chicken. Everyone loves it.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (iJfKG)

207 177 Off the wall question here- I am being railroaded into going to dinner at an Indian restaurant. I have never found anything good at them in the past. Most of it makes me vaguely nauseous, and the smell of the food is a big turnoff. Is there anything you could recommend that I could eat in one that would be neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)

=======

Butter chicken is good.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (2ap+5)

208 Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)

Maybe a vegetable dal dish. Rice, vegetables, some spices. They are usually pretty good, and not over spiced.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 12:03 PM (n9ltV)


I'm not a fan either. Stick to the olives in the martinis.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (2WIwB)

209 If he's really going to run for the Presidency, Gavin Newsome needs to get MUCH better at lying to someone's face.

https://is.gd/CDgHho

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (Riz8t)

210 I blame Mark Levin.

/Is Qatar hiring?
Posted by: ShainS
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Buckley Carlson (Qatarlson's brother) is really unhinged publicly even more than his brother.

The son, apparently was a registered Democrat at one time and Buckley (son) is leaving to start a consulting career in DC.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (E4rtv)

211 Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)

I don't but I can make you laugh to yourself when you're there if you look up the clip from Rules of Engagement, Adam eats in an Indian restaurant.

You're welcome.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (0cOSz)

212 Houston follows ... state law.
Well, according to Abbott you do NOT.

We are not ICE, and we do not enforce federal immigration law.
So... if you pulled over a guy speeding with a broken taillight and you ran his license... and he came back with a FBI warrant for terrorism...
You would give him a warning and let him drive away? Really?

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (mdaV5)

213 Good for Abbot and Texas. Texas has the advantage of being large enough that the blue city can't turn the whole state blue. Washington no doubt wishes they could over-rule Seattle, King county but they are outnumbered.
Posted by: PaleRider at April 20, 2026 11:08 AM (+89TD)

Hehehehe.

Posted by: Trunks full of ballots at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (/4+vQ)

214 Off the wall question here- I am being railroaded into going to dinner at an Indian restaurant. I have never found anything good at them in the past. Most of it makes me vaguely nauseous, and the smell of the food is a big turnoff. Is there anything you could recommend that I could eat in one that would be neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)


I'm so sorry you sprained your spleen and cannot comfortably enjoy going out to dinner! Perhaps next time!

Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (2J/Lj)

215 Buckley is transitioning to be a Beltway Bandit.

Gun for hire.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:05 PM (2GVsD)

216 She didn't get her license taken, but it's restricted, I believe.

Problem is, because the car is on loan, it must carry full coverage. If they total it and I get it back, I can't full coverage it again. Only liability.

The bank won't allow that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (Zz0t1)

Car is 11 years old. Surely the outstanding principal on the loan cannot be that huge. Could you perhaps get a personal loan from another lender, and pay out the car note?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:05 PM (utfVc)

217 Seriously, thank you for the suggestions. I will take them. It’s strange I suppose, but Indian is the only ethnic food that I react to this way. It MUST be the spices - or maybe the portrait of Ganesh hanging on the wall.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:06 PM (pDt9x)

218 Speaking of Chevron moving from California to Texas, Lemoore CA just lost a cheese factory that had been there since 1910. The company found building a totally new plant in Lubbock at $1 billion to be cheaper than to keep operating in California.
Posted by: Anna Puma


Whoa. Pretty soon, those become serious numbers.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 12:06 PM (As/lK)

219 Off the wall question here- I am being railroaded into going to dinner at an Indian restaurant. I have never found anything good at them in the past. Most of it makes me vaguely nauseous, and the smell of the food is a big turnoff. Is there anything you could recommend that I could eat in one that would be neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)

Butter chicken is good.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:06 PM (utfVc)

220 My son is at a hospital in The Woodlands. We had to transport him from NJ because the only clinic in the country that specializes in my son's issue is down there.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 20, 2026 12:00 PM (AFztM)


Prayers to your son.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:02 PM (Zz0t1)

Ditto. Is he alone?

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 12:06 PM (/4+vQ)

221 I don't know what enforcement mechanism the state has to force Houston to pay.

Presumably, the state would just withhold future payments to the city until the money is repaid.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 12:07 PM (ExV1e)

222 Car is 11 years old. Surely the outstanding principal on the loan cannot be that huge. Could you perhaps get a personal loan from another lender, and pay out the car note?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:05 PM (utfVc)



We'll see what they offer and if they total it. A bridge to be crossed.

I'll have to do something, for sure. Just not sure what yet.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:07 PM (Zz0t1)

223 tubal - last time I was at an Indian restaurant, oh, 20+ years ago now... I _think_ they had spring roll type things, and there's always the option of filling up on naan.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 12:07 PM (aJQbY)

224 214 Off the wall question here- I am being railroaded into going to dinner at an Indian restaurant. I have never found anything good at them in the past. Most of it makes me vaguely nauseous, and the smell of the food is a big turnoff. Is there anything you could recommend that I could eat in one that would be neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)


I'm so sorry you sprained your spleen and cannot comfortably enjoy going out to dinner! Perhaps next time!
Posted by: Madamemayhem (uppity wench) at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (2J/Lj)

LOL!!! I’m dying here! Thanks, MM!

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:07 PM (pDt9x)

225 I'm so sorry you sprained your spleen and cannot comfortably enjoy going out to dinner! Perhaps next time!
Posted by: Madamemayhem


*SNORT!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 12:07 PM (As/lK)

226 I don't like Curry at all.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 12:07 PM (0cOSz)

227 Off the wall question here- I am being railroaded into going to dinner at an Indian restaurant. I have never found anything good at them in the past. Most of it makes me vaguely nauseous, and the smell of the food is a big turnoff. Is there anything you could recommend that I could eat in one that would be neutral enough so I can get through the meal without being obviously unhappy about being there?
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)
_______

Tandoori chicken. It's basically roasted chicken. It's traditionally served on the bone, but many places now offer it boneless. It can be hot (spicy) but you can usually get it mild.

My mom hated Indian food. Until I took her to India. Now she really likes it. The cuisine is a bit of an acquired taste.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 12:07 PM (iFTx/)

228
We'll see what they offer and if they total it. A bridge to be crossed.

I'll have to do something, for sure. Just not sure what yet.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:07 PM (Zz0t1)


Take a deep breath and maybe take a walk... This too will pass...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (FuSB1)

229 Seems silly I forgot to ask about gap insurance when buying this one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (Zz0t1)

230 What's your stance on Tim Curry?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (2GVsD)

231
Take a deep breath and maybe take a walk... This too will pass...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (FuSB1)



I'm trying....I really am. It's getting overwhelming. I'll get there.....eventually.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (Zz0t1)

232 They did the Far Side!

https://tinyurl.com/5xjtn8w9

Earlier today, a convoy of 4 cruise ships ran the Strait of Hormuz at full speed, sailing under fire through the Iranian-declared minefield.

-
Must've been a special Call of Duty cruise.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (ndZc7)

233 Fulton and Cobb county’s median incomes are about the same. The idea that all the money is in the suburbs and the cities are nothing but ghettoes is about 30 years out of date. Not just Atlanta but a lot of cities, Houston included.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (13bda)

234 Prayers to your son.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:02 PM (Zz0t1)

Thank you.

It's almost funny, my libtard brother was puzzled that I couldn't find adequate care in our "advanced" blue state and had to go down to Jesusland.

Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 20, 2026 12:09 PM (AFztM)

235 229 Seems silly I forgot to ask about gap insurance when buying this one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (Zz0t1)

Gap insurance. Huh. I had Old Navy insurance when my daughter was younger.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 12:09 PM (pDt9x)

236
I'm trying....I really am. It's getting overwhelming. I'll get there.....eventually.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (Zz0t1)

We've got your back.. Not sure if that's a good thing or not ... LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 12:09 PM (FuSB1)

237 I'm so sorry you sprained your spleen and cannot comfortably enjoy going out to dinner! Perhaps next time!
Posted by: Madamemayhem



It's Indian food. He's preventing the spleen sprain by NOT eating it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:09 PM (Zz0t1)

238 And we used to joke about wishing Bill Kristol would take a cruise through the Strait of Hormuz.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:09 PM (2GVsD)

239 The JP quoting the WSJ. I laugh.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 12:09 PM (n5tGW)

240
It's almost funny, my libtard brother was puzzled that I couldn't find adequate care in our "advanced" blue state and had to go down to Jesusland.
Posted by: Kareem of Wheat at April 20, 2026 12:09 PM (AFztM)



Houston and Dallas do have some top tear medical facilities, for sure.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:10 PM (Zz0t1)

241
We've got your back.. Not sure if that's a good thing or not ... LOL
Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 12:09 PM (FuSB1)



Heh.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 12:10 PM (Zz0t1)

242 Why refer to it as "Senate Bill 4"? That was what it was during that session of the legislature, sure. But it's now part of Texas Code, right? Why not refer to it by its actual reference in Texas law?

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 12:10 PM (mdaV5)

243 What's your stance on Tim Curry?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:08 PM (2GVs

Never got the love for Rocky Horror but Tim Curry a good actor.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 12:10 PM (0cOSz)

244 Nood. Iran.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 12:10 PM (ExV1e)

245 Thanks.


I vent here because you guys are awesome. I'm just not feeling good at the moment.
Posted by: Sponge
========
Everyone needs someone to listen to them now and again. Being a parent is tough because you are not only on the hook for your mistakes but also often your kid's. And yet, without being able to vent, the anger and sorrow can end up creating problems in the relationship if bottled up with no outlet.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:10 PM (E4rtv)

246 239 The JP quoting the WSJ. I laugh.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 12:09 PM (n5tGW)

Two publications with less than stellar fact reporting...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 12:11 PM (FuSB1)

247 RHPS only works if you are in a theater full of nuts.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 12:11 PM (2GVsD)

248 My son got hit yesterday by a lady running a red light. She said she thought the light was going to change, but I suspect she was probably checking out AOS HQ on her phone. His car is a 2021 Mazda CX 5 and, according to Nationwide Insurance, they think the car could be totaled. But he didn't get seriously injured (and neither did the other driver) and I suppose it was getting close to time for a new car anyway, so my blessings continue to defy counting.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (2ap+5)

249 The Jerusalem Post
@Jerusalem_Post
Military advisers intentionally excluded Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes extraction of a downed American airman in Iran, fearing his erratic temper would jeopardize the mission, according to a WSJ report.
______

Yea, that totally happened. Totally.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at April 20, 2026 11:30 AM (iFTx/)

My boyfriend Haven Monahan told me so.

Posted by: LASue at April 20, 2026 12:13 PM (/4+vQ)

250 People are still leaving Louisiana. There's a possibility it might even lose a Representative.
I'm wondering if the Feds should just let the big river flow down the Atchafalaya and avoid Nawlins. Build a new port over there.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 12:17 PM (KAw7u)

251 Off the wall question here- I am being railroaded into going to dinner at an Indian restaurant.
Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 11:57 AM (pDt9x)

First big question would be is it an "Indian" restaurant in the sense of what we've called "Indian" for a long time or is it a Tamil (South Indian) restaurant? Tandoori is "regular" Indian, I think, while Biryani is Tamil. I like Indian food, but I _love_ Tamil food. (Still plenty of curries and such in Tamil food, and you need to watch out for the bones in anything with mutton.)

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 12:19 PM (mdaV5)

252 with his biggest doner by far being a Pakistani national.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM (Zz0t1)

I would think his biggest doner would be Turkish. (Yes, that's a food joke.)

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 12:21 PM (mdaV5)

253 I would prefer that Abbott send in the Texas Rangers to arrest these city officials.

Posted by: Butch at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (98xTj)

254 Chicken Marsala. The main meal of the UK.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 12:23 PM (u82oZ)

255 If he's really going to run for the Presidency, Gavin Newsome needs to get MUCH better at lying to someone's face.

https://is.gd/CDgHho
Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 12:04 PM (Riz8t)
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Ha! I haven't seen this in forever.

Once a perv, always a perv.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 12:26 PM (RIvkX)

256 ...my blessings continue to defy counting.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 12:12 PM (2ap+5)
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This. Glad to hear your boy is ok

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (RIvkX)

257 There are Jews who are thugs.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 11:23 AM (RIvkX)

Well, yeah. They're human, after all.

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (mdaV5)

258 Nood

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 12:30 PM (RIvkX)

259 Big cities are not very good places to live in. What they use to call white flight is very real. If you have the money to get out you go. When I last lived in Dallas in 1987 I moved out and haven't looked back. People usually moved to the suburbs, I moved to Tennessee. The city was not the same anymore. Too much crime, too crowded, traffic was terrible, sirens going off all the time. I said to hell with it. Moving to the suburbs was not the answer because they are the next to go to hell. I lived in a mid sized city in Tennessee for ten years and even that was getting bad. So I moved to the country away from any cities. Finally some peace and quiet.

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 12:31 PM (pvf3X)

260 Houston quit assisting immigration enforcement under the federal 287(g) policies under police chief Sam Nucia in 2001. That was while former police chief Lee. P. Brown was serving as mayor.
We got out in 2019 when Harris County did the same thing.

Posted by: DanMan at April 20, 2026 12:31 PM (8uzBS)

261 Friends just sold their house on Lake Woodlands. That area is pretty pricey.

Posted by: javems at April 20, 2026 12:37 PM (BSs7k)

262 where is Lake Woodlands? You talking about Lake Conroe?

Posted by: DanMan at April 20, 2026 12:38 PM (8uzBS)

263 He does need to explain is embracing of mosques and Indian Temples with his biggest doner by far being a Pakistani national.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM (Zz0t1)

He wouldn’t be able to if not for federal immigration laws. Shriek away.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 01:23 PM (E6xSb)

264 Marco have a press conference now. Haven't heard anything too interesting yet.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at April 20, 2026 01:23 PM (n5tGW)

265 where is Lake Woodlands?"

Just west of the Woodlands Mall...

Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 01:24 PM (XuXeR)

266 253 I would prefer that Abbott send in the Texas Rangers to arrest these city officials.
Posted by: Butch at April 20, 2026 12:22 PM (98xTj)

But that’s work. I want to chest thump on Fox News!

Posted by: Gov Greg Abbott at April 20, 2026 01:26 PM (E6xSb)

267 I'm late to this thread and know it won't be read but I have to say - Sanctuary from what???!!!!. The fucking Law???!!!


All of these jurisdictions should be defunded and their mayors should be arrested by the US Marshall's and imprisoned for aiding and abetting criminals and committing insurrection against the duly fucking elected government of the United States! FFS!

Posted by: Chairborne!...Desk From Above! at April 20, 2026 01:54 PM (vR0VG)

268 150 Whoever invented automated phone decision trees and AI assistants should be tortured to death.

I'm also sick of hearing the phrase "we're dealing with a higher than normal call volume".


How about “I can transfer you to a live agent but i need information first”

Posted by: AnnaS at April 20, 2026 10:07 PM (WdMlw)

269 267 i read your post and agree!! :-)

Posted by: AnnaS at April 20, 2026 10:33 PM (WdMlw)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Millais Vale1.jpg

The Vale of Rest
Sir John Everett Millais

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1 Sponge!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:30 AM (As/lK)

2 We'll have Nun of that here!

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:30 AM (As/lK)

3 Probably wouldn't hang that up in the kids' room.

Posted by: huerfano at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (98kQX)

4 Must be war time. All the men are gone.

That, or she just capped hubby.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (As/lK)

5 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

6 Nun ya bidness......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

7 Hole diggin' 101 …

Posted by: Dr_No at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (ayRl+)

8 This doesn't make me feel any better........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (Zz0t1)

9 Not bad, well modelled, seems a bit dark (in coloration).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (CHHv1)

10 Looks like only one is resting, though.

Posted by: Lizzy at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (5xoct)

11 Must be war time. All the men are gone.

That, or she just capped hubby.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (As/lK)



It appears they ARE digging a grave.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

12 Grave diggers?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (AkEZC)

13 Beautiful and haunting. Detailed and atmospheric. Can't ask for more in a painting, IMO. A+++++, Ralphie.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (DgMqy)

14 Would work just fine over the pet cemetery at the Days Inn.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (nWPIJ)

15 Lovely. All nice elements and I enjoy the sky.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (rZCVI)

16 There's a bag of lye off to the right somewhere.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (Zz0t1)

17 The nun on the right is giving the viewer kind of a wanton look.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)

18 All I'm gonna say is that if a nun offers me elderberry wine (or tea), I'm gonna politely decline.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (gnNyN)

19 Might have to dig a little more than usual for that rump.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (qTrmL)

20 The nun on the right is giving the viewer kind of a wanton look.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)



Now I want won tons.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (Zz0t1)

21 One of the nuns was angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

22 Vale or veil? It could be both.

Posted by: pookysgirl, differentiating homophones at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (Wt5PA)

23 Uh-oh, Sister Lois. A witness. This is going to be messier than we hoped.

Posted by: SloPitch Whiffer at April 20, 2026 09:36 AM (NYInA)

24 You would think there would be some men there to help the nuns dig the grave.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM (NpAcC)

25 The nun on the right is giving the viewer kind of a wanton look.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:34 AM (77rzZ)


Now I want won tons.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:35 AM (Zz0t1)


You asked for it!
https://youtu.be/qiCTPOQyXng

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM (LVvlK)

26 The digger on the left has a dirty habit.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (nWPIJ)

27 The young one shovels? Certainly a morbid painting. Dark and solemn seems appropriate as palette, given what the artist decided to picture.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (6mv2K)

28 You would think there would be some men there to help the nuns dig the grave.
Posted by: redridinghood

Yeah, don't they have a hired hand, like Sydney Poitier?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (77rzZ)

29
You asked for it!
https://youtu.be/qiCTPOQyXng
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM (LVvlK)



Well played.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)

30 Sniper in the bell tower. Fair warning.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (Fbc0I)

31 You would think there would be some men there to help the nuns dig the grave.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM (NpAcC)




Seems they figured out what to do with that molesting priest.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (Zz0t1)

32 We'll have Nun of that here!
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:30 AM


Don't be too hard on them...it's force of habit by now.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (Wnv9h)

33 dark, muddy, meh

no hang

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (ZxPkt)

34 Smart history.org tells me this was the artists favorite work. Don't know how reliable that is
And this is the kind of question I ask- I wonder what order of nuns they are?

Thanks for this, CBD.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (rZCVI)

35 Sister Bertrille went out not with a Bang!, but a wimple.

Posted by: Dust To Dust at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (oftw2)

36 You asked for it!
https://youtu.be/qiCTPOQyXng
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:37 AM


*golf clap*

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (Wnv9h)

37 Don't be too hard on them...it's force of habit by now.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState


And they won't wimple out.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (77rzZ)

38 Nun puns will provide us with nun-stop laughs.

Posted by: Oh, no... at April 20, 2026 09:40 AM (2Ez/1)

39 Sniper in the bell tower. Fair warning.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 09:39 AM (Fbc0I)



You asked for it..........


https://youtu.be/m4akn6e59TQ

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (Zz0t1)

40 Well played.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (Zz0t1)


You and Bulg put that one on a tee for me.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (LVvlK)

41
You and Bulg put that one on a tee for me.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (LVvlK)



Valid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (Zz0t1)

42 Just fly away...

https://youtu.be/qhQaoVcaAa8

Posted by: Sally Fields at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (2Ez/1)

43 At last, we've resolved what happened to Jimmy Hoffa!

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (Riz8t)

44 You asked for it..........


https://youtu.be/m4akn6e59TQ
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (Zz0t1)


Outstanding! Possibly the most underappreciated VH track.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (LVvlK)

45 Are they burying St. Edmonds?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:43 AM (77rzZ)

46
Outstanding! Possibly the most underappreciated VH track.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (LVvlK)



I always felt that way about Little Guitars.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)

47 A patient at the Delaware State Psychiatric Hospital dug more than 3,000 Graves with a shovel during his time there. He considered it his calling.

Posted by: Down With It at April 20, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)

48 A patient at the Delaware State Psychiatric Hospital dug more than 3,000 Graves with a shovel during his time there. He considered it his calling.
Posted by: Down With It at April 20, 2026 09:44 AM (oftw2)



Hey. The world needs diggers, too.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:45 AM (Zz0t1)

49 A patient at the Delaware State Psychiatric Hospital dug more than 3,000 Graves with a shovel during his time there. He considered it his calling.
Posted by: Down With It

The guy who thought he was Teddy Roosevelt?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:45 AM (77rzZ)

50 I looked at some of this artist's other work. Dude's brilliant.

Posted by: Bad Andrew at April 20, 2026 09:45 AM (DgMqy)

51
Vale of Rest >>> Vale of Tears

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:45 AM (tgvbd)

52 9 Not bad, well modelled, seems a bit dark (in coloration).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 09:32 AM (CHHv1)

Looked it up. Impressive when it's brightened a bit.

Posted by: javems at April 20, 2026 09:46 AM (AtZQT)

53 Just fly away...

https://youtu.be/qhQaoVcaAa8


One thing you notice right away is that the camera lingers on the players in the titles a lot longer than it would today. They stand there making uncomfortable looking faces of fake delight, which actually just creates a vague sense of unease.

The other thing you notice is that Sally Field is always bent at the waist when she's "flying" - almost as if she's suspended from a wire. Almost.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 09:46 AM (Riz8t)

54 You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my sister: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.

Posted by: Sister Blondie at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (wVcYX)

55 Mayhaps it's Ireland and they're simply harvesting potatoes.

Posted by: Yukon Gold at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (oftw2)

56 I see Millais' wife was originally married to John Ruskin but several years after marriage she was, not surprisingly, still a virgin when she first met Millais and modelled for one of his paintings.

After getting her first marriage annulled, and marrying Millais, she had eight children!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (pnKrg)

57 You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my sister: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
Posted by: Sister Blondie

I dig it, Sister Blondie.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (77rzZ)

58 A patient at the Delaware State Psychiatric Hospital dug more than 3,000 Graves with a shovel during his time there. He considered it his calling.

Left unmentioned - his highly developed skills with a tire iron.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 09:48 AM (Riz8t)

59 You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my sister: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
Posted by: Sister Blondie at April 20, 2026 09:47 AM (wVcYX)



And those with big tits!

Posted by: Abby Shapiro at April 20, 2026 09:48 AM (Zz0t1)

60 The guy who thought he was Teddy Roosevelt?
Posted by: Bulg

Charge!!

Posted by: Teddy Brewster at April 20, 2026 09:48 AM (oftw2)

61
Charge!!
Posted by: Teddy Brewster at April 20, 2026 09:48 AM (oftw2)




CHAARRRGGE it!!!!

Posted by: Betty and Wilma at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (Zz0t1)

62 And now it's a boob thread.


Don't forget to remove the sock, Sponge.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (77rzZ)

63 Are they burying St. Edmonds?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:43 AM (77rzZ)
================
lol

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (pnKrg)

64
Don't forget to remove the sock, Sponge.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (77rzZ)



You're not my mom. You can't tell me what to do.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:49 AM (Zz0t1)

65
Mother Superior, we've discovered a case of Chlamydia in the convent.

Oh, thank goodness. I've gotten so tired of Chardonnay.

Posted by: It's a classic at April 20, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

66 You're not my mom. You can't tell me what to do.
Posted by: Sponge

OK. Think of me as TJM, then.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)

67 I hope they got clearance from the local utilities before they started digging.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 09:50 AM (nWPIJ)

68 The usual wonderful Millais painting with the fine detail, appropriate use of color, effective light to establish a mood, and an emotional aspect. The subject is a bit different from the literary and mythological topics like Ophelia or Mariana. There's even a hint of irony in the scene and the title. The vale of rest, so calm, so serene versus the labor needed needed to create it.

I enjoy most of Millais' works but the paper book volumes are usually expensive. Fortunately Delphi has a collection of his paintings for Kindle for three dollars. I view it on a 10 inch tablet and the resolution is damn good.

Posted by: JTB at April 20, 2026 09:51 AM (yTvNw)

69 Alas, poor Yorick! Killed by some salty chicks with shovels.

Posted by: jmel at April 20, 2026 09:51 AM (RWHIh)

70 I hope they got clearance from the local utilities before they started digging.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)

It's the LAW!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:52 AM (77rzZ)

71 The Vale of Rest
Sir John Everett Millais

************

Grave Consequences - a limerick

A young novitiate named Maggie Doyle
Spent long summer days digging soil
"For those who are blessed
It might be the Vale of Rest,
But for me it's the "Valley of Toil"

Posted by: muldoon, who failed both geography AND anatomy at April 20, 2026 09:52 AM (I0N4X)

72 She's not wearing safety glasses. And where are her gloves?

Posted by: Local OSHA inspector at April 20, 2026 09:52 AM (2Ez/1)

73 This is nothing but amateurs completely cheaping out and missing the opportunity to avail themselves of our professional services.

Posted by: Goodbury and Graves, Ltd. at April 20, 2026 09:52 AM (oftw2)

74 Outstanding! Possibly the most underappreciated VH track.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (LVvlK)


I always felt that way about Little Guitars.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:44 AM (Zz0t1)


Yes, that is definitely another underappreciated one from the DLR era. As is Top Jimmy.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (LVvlK)

75 I've heard about nuns at Catholic schools rapping their students' knuckles with a ruler, but killing them seems rather extreme.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)

76 I was pleased to see they are digging FJB's grave.

Posted by: torabora at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (KtOUo)

77
Yes, that is definitely another underappreciated one from the DLR era. As is Top Jimmy.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (LVvlK)



Top Jimmy cooks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)

78
OK. Think of me as TJM, then.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:50 AM (77rzZ)



I don't get it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)

79 Is she digging a grave?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (PHCb/)

80 >>>You asked for it..........


https://youtu.be/m4akn6e59TQ

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

>The first time I heard this whole album, I was rolling thru Las Vegas, - the people, the neon, the smell of dirty money; gangster. Great album.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Fbc0I)

81 How many nuns have a husband? Nun.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (NpAcC)

82 Is she digging a grave?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport

She's acutely aware of that fact.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:55 AM (77rzZ)

83 Whoopi made lots of money playing a nun. When her time comes, we're gonna need a bigger hole. Or maybe another method of disposal.

Posted by: Oregon Dept. of Transportation at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)

84 Whoopi made lots of money playing a nun. When her time comes, we're gonna need a bigger hole. Or maybe another method of disposal.
Posted by: Oregon Dept. of Transportation at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)



Piano case.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (Zz0t1)

85 I don't get it.
Posted by: Sponge

Neither do I, frankly.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)

86
*sings*

Mother Superior jumped the gun
Mother Superior jumped the gun
Mother Superior jumped the gun
And it accidentally went off!

Posted by: Zombie Beatles at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (iJfKG)

87 "She's acutely aware of that fact."

In fact, she's gravely digging.

Posted by: Look closely at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (2Ez/1)

88
Neither do I, frankly.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (77rzZ)




It would be funnier if he could read.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (Zz0t1)

89 >The first time I heard this whole album, I was rolling thru Las Vegas, - the people, the neon, the smell of dirty money; gangster. Great album.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Fbc0I)



My brother used to have arguments with some kids in the neighborhood back then on who was the better guitar player, Eddie or Jimi.

My brother was a big Jimi fan.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:58 AM (Zz0t1)

90 Maybe on topic, today is the Feast of St Agnes of Montepulciano, a prioress in 13th century Tuscany, who entered the convent when she was only 9 years old.
She was known as a miracle worker even when she was alive.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 20, 2026 09:58 AM (4Ntlw)

91 Mom!

My late Mother was a nun for 14 years. Polish-American family. They 'drafted' them young. She was miserable there. Of her entire group, only a few stayed.

Fifty years later, they were still 'counseling' each other. I took care of Mom, 14 years, and I'd hear the conversations. Man-made institution full of people with clashing personalities with the same types of crap that goes on in any workplace.

She said they never picked up a Bible. They were always cleaning. She later taught. As was the deal, the convent took everything. It wasn't until she was in her 30's teaching in Canada that she learned how cheques worked.

Oh, convent > left > met Dad > married > Stateless 10 months later. Nothing scandalous. You mix any of that up...

Thanks CBD.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 09:58 AM (Sco7b)

92 In fact, she's gravely digging.
Posted by: Look closely

To gravely dig where no nun has dug before.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:58 AM (77rzZ)

93 Yes, that is definitely another underappreciated one from the DLR era. As is Top Jimmy.
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (LVvlK)


Top Jimmy cooks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (Zz0t1)


ISWYDT -- very nice!

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:59 AM (LVvlK)

94
ISWYDT -- very nice!
Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 09:59 AM (LVvlK)



I have my moments.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:59 AM (Zz0t1)

95 Ohhhhj Jimmy!

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 20, 2026 10:00 AM (6xukV)

96 Ohhhhj Jimmy!
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 20, 2026 10:00 AM (6xukV)



The best is Alex's falling down the stairs at the end.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:00 AM (Zz0t1)

97 Nuns (Daughters of Charity) pay me a small pension every month as I worked at DePaul Hospital in Norfolk for 6 years.
Vincent DePaul, ironically, is interred above ground these days.

Posted by: I'm Not A Mackerel Snapper at April 20, 2026 10:00 AM (oftw2)

98 Whoopi made lots of money playing a nun. When her time comes, we're gonna need a bigger hole. Or maybe another method of disposal.
Posted by: Oregon Dept. of Transportation at April 20, 2026 09:56 AM (oftw2)


Piano case.


The Grand Canyon may be overkill.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (Riz8t)

99 It wasn't until she was in her 30's teaching in Canada that she learned how cheques worked.
Posted by: Stateless

How about checks? She got those, right?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)

100
How about checks? She got those, right?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)



I bet he spells color wrong as well.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:02 AM (Zz0t1)

101 I hope Trump gets the gas prices down soon. Diesel is almost $6 a gallon. Son had to park his truck.

Posted by: jmel at April 20, 2026 10:03 AM (RWHIh)

102 How about checks? She got those, right?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)


I bet he spells color wrong as well.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:02 AM (Zz0t1)


Only when he's wearing a tuque.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:04 AM (iJfKG)

103 Sorry to hear about your daughter's woes, Sponge. Hopefully, it teaches her a lesson.

Hope you can get the car fixed.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:04 AM (77rzZ)

104 I bet he spells color wrong as well.

Probably, but I'm sure he does it with vigour.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 10:05 AM (Riz8t)

105 90 Maybe on topic, today is the Feast of St Agnes of Montepulciano, a prioress in 13th century Tuscany, who entered the convent when she was only 9 years old.
She was known as a miracle worker even when she was alive.

--------

She put the abbey on a firm financial footing for the fist time since the Norman Conquest!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 20, 2026 10:05 AM (nWPIJ)

106 Are they burying St. Edmonds?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:43 AM


ISWYDT.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 10:06 AM (Wnv9h)

107 Soccer can't carry Hockey's jock strap.
--
I don't get it.

What's the honor in carrying another man's jock strap?

Why would you want to?

What is this ritual of carrying another's man-thong to prove worth?

LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 10:06 AM (tUP1A)

108 Hmmmm, developments in the saga of the Pope. Did he get scorched by blowback?

https://x.com/JDVance/status/2045639745259159594
https://is.gd/cMRZtm

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 10:07 AM (Riz8t)

109 Sorry to hear about your daughter's woes, Sponge. Hopefully, it teaches her a lesson.

Hope you can get the car fixed.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:04 AM (77rzZ)



Thanks. All I need is parts. If I can get a parts car, I'll feel a lot better about things.

Oh, and maybe a lottery win.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:08 AM (Zz0t1)

110 If you've got some nuns around, might as well put them to work.

Posted by: No Name Today at April 20, 2026 10:08 AM (8mulE)

111 >>>My brother was a big Jimi fan.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

>Silly arguments. One played left-handed on a strat and the other created monster guitars. Both were creative geniuses. So many technically proficient guitar players are exalted but the true greats could also compose and deliver from their soul. The instrument wasn't the guitar, they were the instrument.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:09 AM (Fbc0I)

112 /adjust sock

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:09 AM (I0N4X)

113 Supervising nun's thought bubble:

"Only five more feet to go Sister!"

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:10 AM (I0N4X)

114 What is this ritual of carrying another's man-thong to prove worth?

LOL
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 10:06 AM (tUP1A)



I think it's more low of the low.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:10 AM (Zz0t1)

115 Sponge - F*ck Cancer"

This. Again. Mrs' docs wanted scans, down at MD Anderson yesterday am... found more, now waiting for meeting with an internal specialist oncologist.

This really sucks.

Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:10 AM (/6BNk)

116
This. Again. Mrs' docs wanted scans, down at MD Anderson yesterday am... found more, now waiting for meeting with an internal specialist oncologist.

This really sucks.
Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:10 AM (/6BNk)



Ooof. Godspeed, sir. Prayers to you and your bride. I hope the prognosis is good and she'll be in the clear in rapid fashion.

I'm so sorry.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:12 AM (Zz0t1)

117 >Silly arguments. One played left-handed on a strat and the other created monster guitars. Both were creative geniuses. So many technically proficient guitar players are exalted but the true greats could also compose and deliver from their soul. The instrument wasn't the guitar, they were the instrument.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:09 AM (Fbc0I)



Well, we were all under the age of 12 at the time, so......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:13 AM (Zz0t1)

118 Go rest!
Life is peaceful there.
Go rest!
Lots of open air.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 10:14 AM (1o8D5)

119 Ooof. Godspeed, sir"

It's a kick in the teeth. Hard. Lovely way to kick off the day.

Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:14 AM (/6BNk)

120 ‘Sister Karen, not in The Vale Of Rest, please.’

Sister stacy

Posted by: Eromero at April 20, 2026 10:15 AM (eAz6w)

121
It's a kick in the teeth. Hard. Lovely way to kick off the day.
Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:14 AM (/6BNk)



I know exactly how you feel. Stay strong. Stay positive. Put her on a pedestal and make her feel like the most important thing on the planet. Because she is.

And make her laugh, often.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:15 AM (Zz0t1)

122 And make her laugh, often."

Y'all keep my spirits up...

Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:17 AM (/6BNk)

123 It was weirdo movie weekend:

1) "Operation Taco Gary's" - streaming on Prime
Fun, low budget comedy about a guy starting a new join Ottawa who gets hijacking by his loony conspiracy obsessed brother.I laughed several times and smiled throughout. Recommended for those with a loopy sense of humor.

2) "Dust Bunny" - I wanted to like it but didn't. Not sure who this movie is for. It's like a Very European, kid's horror movie fairy tale about a kid who hires a hit man to kill the monster beneath her bed. Sounds fun buuuut it's an incoherent mess. The most interesting thing is Sigourney Weaver's new almost unrecognizable face post-plastic surgery.

3) "The Mummy" - No mummy per se, more like an Egyptian-flavored version of The Exorcist with blobs of "Evil Dead" scattered about. Not great but it's okay. Kind of a bore until the third act. The Evil Dead info;uence detracts rather than enhances.

4) "The Running Man" -I prefer the Ahnold version. This is an angry antifa-flavored version filled with Democrat talking points. It's fine if you wish to be educated rather than entertained.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:17 AM (iJfKG)

124
join = job in

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:17 AM (iJfKG)

125 On Bob's Burgers Tina dressed up at Halloween as a nun carrying a brief case.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:18 AM (0cOSz)

126 My SiL works in the medical field. She got a bit miffed at me the other day because I refused to take the steroid pills they gave me for my poison ivy. "It attacks the immune system."

"No. You have to take it for long periods of time for anything to be affected that much."

I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)

127 How about checks? She got those, right?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:01 AM (77rzZ)


I bet he spells color wrong as well.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026

Depends on my mood and time availability.

Some words just seem 'wrong' spelled other ways.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 10:19 AM (Sco7b)

128
Y'all keep my spirits up...
Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 10:17 AM (/6BNk)



I'll help where I can.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:19 AM (Zz0t1)

129 Prayer up, Man.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:20 AM (77rzZ)

130 Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 10:06 AM (tUP1A)

I think it means that same as Soccer not being a pimple on Hockey's ass.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:20 AM (0cOSz)

131 So, are we gonna have to add "hockey v. soccer" to the official AoSHQ approved topic list?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:21 AM (77rzZ)

132 Have two friends who, after routine colonoscopies, were diagnosed with cancers, one stage 1 and the other stage 4. The stage 4 is in hospice.

Awful disease.

Posted by: javems at April 20, 2026 10:21 AM (AtZQT)

133 Soccer can't carry Hockey's jock strap.
--
I don't get it.

What's the honor in carrying another man's jock strap?

Why would you want to?

What is this ritual of carrying another's man-thong to prove worth?

LOL
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice


No honor.
Simply means you aren't even qualified to carry their jockstrap.

You're lower than whale shit in the Mariana Trench.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (As/lK)

134 Man, prayers for you and your loved ones.

I'm wondering if vnom heard about Captain Whitebread. Ughhh.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (Sco7b)

135 How many nuns have a husband? Nun.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:54 AM (NpAcC)
=================
Well, maybe one.

Posted by: Martin Luther at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (bdJE8)

136 What if, and I know this may krazy talk, I like hockey AND soccer?

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (13bda)

137 What if, and I know this may krazy talk, I like hockey AND soccer?
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (13bda)



Egon said don't cross the streams.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:23 AM (Zz0t1)

138 The Flower Garden - another limerick

Sister Prudence was surely not lazy
She was digging in the garden like crazy
She muttered, "Jeepers creepers.
I'd better dig it deeper
Tomorrow morning we'll be planting Daisy!"

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:23 AM (I0N4X)

139 I always thought soccer would be much more appealing if the field was reduced by 50%.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:24 AM (0cOSz)

140 Sister Prudence was surely not lazy
She was digging in the garden like crazy
She muttered, "Jeepers creepers.
I'd better dig it deeper
Tomorrow morning we'll be planting Daisy!"
Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:23 AM (I0N4X)



You asked for it.........


https://youtu.be/wQA59IkCF5I

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:24 AM (Zz0t1)

141 "The Mummy" - No mummy per se, more like an Egyptian-flavored version of The Exorcist
Posted by: naturalfake


In Karloff's 1933 original, the actual wrapped-up mummy is only shown for a few seconds at the beginning. The rest of the time, it's Kharis trying to bring his bit o' stuff back to life.

It's not really very scary.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:24 AM (77rzZ)

142 Truth Social:
Trump dispels myth that Israel talked him into war with Iran.

Israel never talked me into the war with Iran, the results of Oct. 7th, added to my lifelong opinion that IRAN CAN NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, did. I watch and read the FAKE NEWS Pundits and Polls in total disbelief. 90% of what they say are lies and made up stories, and the polls are rigged, much as the 2020 Presidential Election was rigged. Just like the results in Venezuela, which the media doesn’t like talking about, the results in Iran will be amazing - And if Iran’s new leaders (Regime Change!) are smart, Iran can have a great and prosperous future! President DJT

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:25 AM (As/lK)

143 My SiL works in the medical field. She got a bit miffed at me the other day because I refused to take the steroid pills they gave me for my poison ivy. "It attacks the immune system."

"No. You have to take it for long periods of time for anything to be affected that much."

I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)


That's because people are living longer.

According to evolutionary theory, practically everyone has the genes for cancer, but-
those who died from it early didn't get to reproduce.

In folks, who reproduced then got cancer welp, their "delayed" cancer genes entered the gene pool

And overall, cancer got pushed back mostly to the ages past menopause and reproduction in general.

Other things could be at work, of course.

But, that theory always made sense to me.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:25 AM (iJfKG)

144 Both were creative geniuses. So many technically proficient guitar players are exalted but the true greats could also compose and deliver from their soul. The instrument wasn't the guitar, they were the instrument.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 10:09 AM (Fbc0I)


That is an outstanding point of distinction.

Jaw dropping technical ability to shred and wow you -- I favor EVH and SRV.
Composition from the soul, entire body of work considered (not just singles and radio hits), I favor Alex Lifeson and David Gilmour.

My opinion on who does both of those things best -- Mark Knopfler.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 10:26 AM (LVvlK)

145 SiL works in the medical field. She got a bit miffed at me the other day because I refused to take the steroid pills they gave me for my poison ivy. "It attacks the immune system."

"No. You have to take it for long periods of time for anything to be affected that much."

I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:18 AM (Zz0t1)

That's because people are living longer.



*Methuselah has entered the chat

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:27 AM (As/lK)

146 Prayers for Mrs Man

Also, in the can't hurt, might help, category, consider getting her Turkey Tail mushrooms (dried / supplements / fresh). Make sure it includes the fruiting body (tops) not just the stalks.

There are studies that it helps survival rates of chemo patients

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 20, 2026 10:27 AM (ZpHph)

147
I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
---

You're going to need and ocean
of calamine lotion.
(I prefer caladryl)

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 10:27 AM (UPlzn)

148 When are we arresting Soto and Kagan? Seems clear they were engaged in a conspiracy to alter the Court.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (W0KIM)

149 Speaking of soccer I’ve seen a lot of leftists say foreigners are staying g away from the World Cup because of Trump. Meanwhile the cheapest seats for a game between Brazil and Morocco is $1500. Talk about a boycott LOL!

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (13bda)

150 And one from the archives...

Redemption

The former streetwalker Maude Hemphill
Found peace in a nunnery, 'twas simple
She forsook her former friends
And thus her sinful era ends
No, not with a bang, but a wimple

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (I0N4X)

151 What if, and I know this may krazy talk, I like hockey AND soccer?
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:22 AM (13bda)


That's way too bipolar!

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (LVvlK)

152 That hole isn't going to dig itself, Sister Beatrice.
-Mother Superior

Posted by: Aetius451AD at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (bss/y)

153 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

154 James Carville is as nutz as Tucker Carlson. He is saying weird shit even for a Lefty.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:30 AM (0cOSz)

155 My opinion on who does both of those things best -- Mark Knopfler.
Posted by: Doof

I'm partial to Friend of the Blog, Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser. His solo in "Burnin' For You" was what made me take notice of his playing. Complex yet soulful and perfect for its place in the song.

Posted by: Ms. Joplin at April 20, 2026 10:30 AM (W5mpo)

156 I always thought soccer would be much more appealing if the field was reduced by 50%.

Add tigers on chains and pits filled with punji sticks and you might have something.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (Riz8t)

157 I don't care. Cancer used to be rare. Now, with every pharmaceutical on the planet attacking the immune system, the American Cancer Society is running commercials telling me that 1 in 4 Americans will have cancer.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
---

You're going to need and ocean
of calamine lotion.
(I prefer caladryl)

Posted by: Braenyard


Zanfel. The only thing that truly works.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (As/lK)

158 In Karloff's 1933 original, the actual wrapped-up mummy is only shown for a few seconds at the beginning. The rest of the time, it's Kharis trying to bring his bit o' stuff back to life.

It's not really very scary.
Posted by: Bulg
----

But it is mysteriously interesting.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (UPlzn)

159 The former streetwalker Maude Hemphill
Found peace in a nunnery, 'twas simple
She forsook her former friends
And thus her sinful era ends
No, not with a bang, but a wimple
Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (I0N4X)
=======================
We salute you, sir!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (xjgYc)

160 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)



Shit your anti-science mouth peasant.
- Big Pharma

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:32 AM (13bda)

161 75 I've heard about nuns at Catholic schools rapping their students' knuckles with a ruler, but killing them seems rather extreme.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:53 AM (77rzZ)


If you watch the CBC, killing injuns is what nuns do. They're worse than General Philip Sheridan. They swing their rosaries like maces on a chain.

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 10:33 AM (W0KIM)

162 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)


It happens.

I once walked by a field where they were actively mowing which the wind blowing my way and apparently poison ivy was in the mix.

I pretty much got it all over. So, steroids it was.

Not a great experience. I don't recommend it.

Posted by: naturalfake at April 20, 2026 10:33 AM (iJfKG)

163 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)


Because some medical "professional" advises them as such. Prescriptions work fast and/or better is what too many people think.

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (LVvlK)

164 No, not with a bang, but a wimple

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:28 AM (I0N4X)


Ooph!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (n9ltV)

165 > Zanfel. The only thing that truly works.
----------
+1

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (AkEZC)

166
Zanfel. The only thing that truly works.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:31 AM (As/lK)



Pricy. Used it. It did well, but it still took me 3 weeks to get past that shit.

Also, do you use it more than once? I didn't, but wondered. Seemed that once you got rid of the oils and all, that was all it was needed for.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (Zz0t1)

167 Not a great experience. I don't recommend it.
Posted by: naturalfake

Yeah, that would stink. Yikes!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (77rzZ)

168 The handsy priest? Won't be seeing him no more.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at April 20, 2026 10:34 AM (0bjKf)

169 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)



The shot helped tremendously in the first 24 hours. I just wasn't going to take the pills for another 2 weeks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (Zz0t1)

170 Peaceful painting.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (+2QQb)

171 Ugh, smelly sock

Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (W5mpo)

172 The Vale of Rest
Sir John Everett Millais

Interesting, nicely done. And, there's a lesson there.

Not the Tate: Victorian Web org: Millais’s Vale of Rest and the Victorian Crisis of Faith

In part, "The composition makes for an arresting scene: two young nuns appear confined within the walls of a graveyard as one strenuously digs a grave while the other fixes a haunting gaze upon the viewer. Millais composed the scene so that the viewer stands, precariously, at the edge of a gaping grave as a majestic sunset while fills the sky. The Vale of Rest forms a group with Autumn Leaves (1856) and Spring (1859). These three paintings are may be read in terms of the transient nature of life: Time passes, seasons change, the sun will set, the day will end and death will come to all. To read The Vale of Rest as a simple memento mori, however, would be remiss."

Much more before and after, all worth reading imo.

"The promise of an eternal afterlife may be evaporating but the beauty of the natural world, in this life, is undeniable. It is present, it is available to all, and it is where the weary may find repose."

Ambivalent about hanging today's art selection.

Thanks.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (NFX2v)

173 James Carville is as nutz as Tucker Carlson. He is saying weird shit even for a Lefty.
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:30 AM (0cOSz)



Speaking of tana leaves keeping the mummy alive........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:36 AM (Zz0t1)

174 The Vale of Rest for the one on the right. Not so much for the poorer sister diggin' the hole.

Alternatively, this is showing the ancient internal rivalry between sects of nunnery. The one sitting has a silenced .22 under her robes, and the one digging is digging her own grave. It's called "the eternal vow of silence."

It's a well done painting, though.

Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 10:37 AM (mdaV5)

175 Ugh, smelly sock
Posted by: Dark Litigator at April 20, 2026 10:35 AM (W5mpo)


Wow - don't often see you among the daywalkers. Hope you're doing well!

Posted by: Doof at April 20, 2026 10:38 AM (LVvlK)

176 Three step poultice applied in sequence
Vaseline
baking soda - rub vigorously
sulfur sublimed - rub no so vigorous

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 10:39 AM (UPlzn)

177 I pretty much got it all over. So, steroids it was.

***********

The Dermatologist's Handbook

1. If it's wet, dry it.
2. If it's dry, wet it.
3. If that doesn't work, prescribe steroids

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:39 AM (I0N4X)

178 Peaceful painting.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Hope you find a nice place in Kansas, Wolfus.

Just watch out for the twisters and the Bushwhackers.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:40 AM (77rzZ)

179 Speaking of tana leaves keeping the mummy alive........
Posted by: Sponge

Nah, Carville's Nosferatu.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:40 AM (77rzZ)

180
Hope you find a nice place in Kansas, Wolfus.

Just watch out for the twisters and the Bushwhackers.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:40 AM (77rzZ)



And Todd.

F*cking Todd......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (Zz0t1)

181 A beautiful work. Both sisters, in their ways, perform labors of Love.

Posted by: mrp at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (rj6Yv)

182 If other anti inflammatory medications don't work you get steroids.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (0cOSz)

183 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)
====

My infection was systemic not topical. The rash was appearing everywhere including in between my toes. The prednisone worked immediately but I also started my first bar fight. Almost.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (RIvkX)

184 hey they're playing "Burning for You" here

Posted by: gKWVE at April 20, 2026 10:41 AM (W0KIM)

185 169 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg
=======
Allergic dermatitis often gets worse with each exposure--steroids are needed in severe cases.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 10:43 AM (E4rtv)

186 Ooph!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

***********

One of my all-time personal favorites...

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:43 AM (I0N4X)

187 > Hope you find a nice place in Kansas, Wolfus.

Just watch out for the twisters and the Bushwhackers.
----------
I'd seriously consider an all concrete house with a basement. Or a bunker. My experience here in KY with tornados has me believing that the only safe place in areas prone to them is underground.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 10:43 AM (AkEZC)

188 The Vale of Rest for the one on the right. Not so much for the poorer sister diggin' the hole.

Alternatively, this is showing the ancient internal rivalry between sects of nunnery. The one sitting has a silenced .22 under her robes, and the one digging is digging her own grave. It's called "the eternal vow of silence."

It's a well done painting, though.
Posted by: GWB at April 20, 2026 10:37 AM (mdaV5)
=====

Novices and Postulants dig.

Posted by: mrp at April 20, 2026 10:44 AM (rj6Yv)

189 The thing that's going to get the world in the end is a fungus. Those bastards are almost impossible to kill.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:44 AM (0cOSz)

190 Private Baldrick: You know my dad was a nun.

Captain Blackadder: No he wasn't.

Private Baldrick: He was too, sir. Cause whenever he was up in court and the judge asked "occupation", he'd say "none".

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 10:44 AM (Wnv9h)

191 The Vale of Rest was painted in Perth, Scotland, but captures the Victorian, particularly, suspicion and romanticization of Catholicism, which was a subject of immense debate following the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829.

The painting portrays nuns in a "living burial" scenario, reflecting Victorian views of convent life as a complete withdrawal from the world.

The habits depicted are generic, though they reflect a generalized image of cloistered nuns.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

192 Private Baldrick: He was too, sir. Cause whenever he was up in court and the judge asked "occupation", he'd say "none".
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

LOL.

When you leavin' for Hellas? Isn't that this month?

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:45 AM (77rzZ)

193 I think the nuns are burying their cat.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:46 AM (0cOSz)

194 Dallas plays Minnesota in game two tonight.

Dallas looked like shit in game one and Oettinger is proving to be incredibly overrated. Getting drubbed 6-1 in game one at home isn't how you want to start a series.

Their defense sucked as well and the offense was ineffective. One of the league's top power plays went AWOL as well.

They need to send a message tonight or this series is over before it ever started.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:46 AM (Zz0t1)

195 When you leavin' for Hellas? Isn't that this month?
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:45 AM


Next Friday!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 10:46 AM (Wnv9h)

196 Change of Habit is my least favorite Elvis movie.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:47 AM (0cOSz)

197 Next Friday!
Posted by: RedMindBlueState

Have a great trip!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM (77rzZ)

198 Posted at LI:

Supreme Court allows lower courts to prevent parents from learning about secret school gender "transitions".

Children in government schools belong to the State.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM (RIvkX)

199 Supreme Court allows lower courts to prevent parents from learning about secret school gender "transitions".

Children in government schools belong to the State.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM (RIvkX)



That's not how this works......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (Zz0t1)

200 Read an interesting thing today. With Virginia on board this year, the popular vote initiative is up to 222 EVs. Michigan and Pennsylvania are razor thin GOP legislature with a Dem governor. If both flip in November that’s up to 256. After that a couple of purple states flip, there’s 270.

The left plays the long game. This idea started 20 years ago and was dismissed as a fantasy. Slowly but surely it’s been growing. And now it’s within the possibility of actually happening.

Lawsuits will fly of course and it may be struck down by courts. But the left doesn’t stop. They’re always fighting.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (13bda)

201 Also, do you use it more than once? I didn't, but wondered. Seemed that once you got rid of the oils and all, that was all it was needed for.
Posted by: Sponge


Yes. While you have "leaky" sores.
Once those are gone, you're just waiting for the dermatitis to clear up. Which takes about two weeks. Before Zanfel, I had the leaky part for a week. sometimes. After Zanfel, 2 maybe 3 days tops.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (As/lK)

202 Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 10:43 AM (AkEZC

I'd like that type house no matter where I lived (basement where practical).

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (0cOSz)

203 Yes. While you have "leaky" sores.
Once those are gone, you're just waiting for the dermatitis to clear up. Which takes about two weeks. Before Zanfel, I had the leaky part for a week. sometimes. After Zanfel, 2 maybe 3 days tops.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (As/lK)



So, once a day, then?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:50 AM (Zz0t1)

204 Yeah, if you live on fairly high ground, basements are great.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:50 AM (77rzZ)

205 SCOTUS has had a sudden shift to the left. Death threats seem to work.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:51 AM (13bda)

206
Lawsuits will fly of course and it may be struck down by courts. But the left doesn’t stop. They’re always fighting.
Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:49 AM (13bda)



They know they can't win elections without cheating. This is just another cog in the cheat machine. And yes, they're Terminator. They'll never stop.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:51 AM (Zz0t1)

207 Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM

Thanks! Looking forward to it.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 20, 2026 10:51 AM (Wnv9h)

208 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. I s'pose it's all been said
Digging holes for the dead.
Next time two shovels, dangnabbit!
And don't get a dirty habit.
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 20, 2026 10:52 AM (2WIwB)

209 Boss Sister: What's your dirt doing in Mother Superior's ditch?

Cool Hand Nun: I don't know, Boss.

Boss Sister: You'd better get in there and get it out, girl.

Posted by: Cool Hand Nun at April 20, 2026 10:52 AM (wVcYX)

210 Supreme Court allows lower courts to prevent parents from learning about secret school gender "transitions".

Children in government schools belong to the State.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:48 AM (RIvkX)

That's the opposite of what I read back in March. Was there a ruling today?

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:53 AM (0cOSz)

211 They need to send a message tonight or this series is over before it ever started.
Posted by: Sponge

**********

The Stars lost to the Avs 5-1 in Dallas in last year's first round Game 1, but came back to win the series in seven games. I wouldn't count the Stars out just yet. Besides, I'd like to see the Avs face the Stars in Round 2.

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:54 AM (I0N4X)

212 That's the opposite of what I read back in March. Was there a ruling today?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:53 AM (0cOSz)

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid by parents to sue a public school district in Massachusetts over actions by teachers and officials to support the gender identity of students by not disclosing name or pronoun changes to parents without the child's consent.

The justices turned away an appeal by the parents of a student who had self-identified as "genderqueer" while attending a middle school in the Massachusetts town of Ludlow after a lower court threw out their lawsuit.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:55 AM (13bda)

213 Dallas plays Minnesota in game two tonight.



Win probability -
Wild 35.2%
Stars 41.9%
Bookies 32.9%

Total 100%

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:55 AM (As/lK)

214 I would like to see a parental-rights amendment added to the Constitution.

That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:55 AM (77rzZ)

215 That's the opposite of what I read back in March. Was there a ruling today?
Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:53 AM (0cOSz)
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This morning

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:56 AM (RIvkX)

216 The Stars lost to the Avs 5-1 in Dallas in last year's first round Game 1, but came back to win the series in seven games. I wouldn't count the Stars out just yet. Besides, I'd like to see the Avs face the Stars in Round 2.
Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 10:54 AM (I0N4X)



True. They start slow for some reason. Digging a hole isn't my idea of a way to go about things.

I find it sad they don't reseed come playoff time. Give the division winners first round home ice. Keep the best teams in longer. One of Dallas / Minn going home in the first round is a crime.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:56 AM (Zz0t1)

217 It’s weird that scotus does this today, a month after ruling the exact opposite way in a different case. They just nullified themselves.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 10:57 AM (13bda)

218 I would like to see a parental-rights amendment added to the Constitution.

That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:55 AM (77rzZ)



The government shouldn't have a say in child rearing unless a law is actually broken by the parents.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:57 AM (Zz0t1)

219 Out of 12 teams in contention for Lord Stanley's Cup, only two are Canadian.

Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers.

Be better Canada.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (As/lK)

220 This morning
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 10:56 AM (RIvkX)

So two or three conservative justices flipped. Let me guess.

Posted by: Harry Vandenburg at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (0cOSz)

221
Hope you find a nice place in Kansas, Wolfus.

Just watch out for the twisters and the Bushwhackers.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026


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I'm going to look at three houses this morning, maybe more by the end of the week.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (+2QQb)

222 In other news, Laura Loomer is taking Candace Ovens to the shed in the last two days. Loomer has been busy locating all of Candace's assets including two expensive houses listed under a trust fund. Now there is this today.
--
"Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
·
3h
Candace Owens is about to have the week she deserves.

Today, I am being put in touch with
@EmmanuelMacron
& Brigitte Macron’s lawyers.

Turns out I know a Jewish lawyer who knows another Jewish lawyer who knows somebody.

Thank God for Jewish lawyers. Am I right?
@RealCandaceO"
--
All Candace's fevered brain could come up with is calling Laura--"Larry'.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)

223 Out of 12 teams in contention for Lord Stanley's Cup, only two are Canadian.

Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers.

Be better Canada.
Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (As/lK)



Montreal won their Game 1.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 10:59 AM (Zz0t1)

224 The government shouldn't have a say in child rearing unless a law is actually broken by the parents.
Posted by: Sponge

Agreed. Now, say a low-level gov. entity like a school can make recommendations, but the final say always remains with the parents.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:59 AM (77rzZ)

225 Why would anyone take steroids for poison ivy? Just get some anti-itch cream wash the infected area a lot with soap and water, and let it play out.
Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 10:29 AM (77rzZ)

During my childhood back in the 50's, our parents would slather on a paste of Octagon soap and let it sit on the rash for a few hours. Wash it off and repeat. It would remove any remaining oils from the plant that were still on the skin. It was an old fashioned remedy, but it worked.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at April 20, 2026 10:59 AM (5xuJ/)

226
"The promise of an eternal afterlife may be evaporating...."

Dear museum

Not with me it hasn't .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 10:59 AM (PFs9e)

227 That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.

I don't think that right is theirs to grant. Overreach is what needs smacked down.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 11:00 AM (+Tpk4)

228 --
All Candace's fevered brain could come up with is calling Laura--"Larry'.
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 10:58 AM (E4rtv)



Heh......Her schtick is "every woman against me has a dick."

Elementary school is fun!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 11:00 AM (Zz0t1)

229
Throck Buckmorton es nood

Posted by: AltonJackson at April 20, 2026 11:01 AM (2/MrR)

230 Montreal won their Game 1.
Posted by: Sponge


Leave it to Bing yo only list 12 of the 16. FML.

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (As/lK)

231 214 I would like to see a parental-rights amendment added to the Constitution.

That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.
Posted by: Bulg
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Two landmark decisions back in the twenties pretty much said this. Meyer v. Nebraska (1923) and Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925). Meyer was about a Nebraska law that forbid parents to teach their children a foreign language (WWI vintage), and Pierce dealt with Oregon trying to destroy Catholic private schools for K12 by making attendance to public schools mandatory.

Essentially both are natural law decisions noting that the family predates the existence of governments and it is a natural right for parents to be in charge of children's upbringing. This has been recognized through the centuries until the Commies got started in the 20th century with their bullshit.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (E4rtv)

232 Out of 12 teams in contention for Lord Stanley's Cup, only two are Canadian.
Ottawa Senators and Edmonton Oilers.
Be better Canada.
Posted by: rickb223


Perhaps a better incentive structure. Winner gets to become the 51st state.

Posted by: t-bird at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (+Tpk4)

233 If by some miracle Alberta gains independence 2 out 7 Canuck nhl teams will no longer be Canuck.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (13bda)

234 That is, absent proven abuse or neglect, parents have the right to make all final decisions relating to their children's upbringing.

I don't think that right is theirs to grant. Overreach is what needs smacked down.
Posted by: t-bird


I see parental rights as part of the natural rights, so like the other natural rights, they would only be recognized by the Constitution.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 11:02 AM (77rzZ)

235 Supreme Court allows lower courts to prevent parents from learning about secret school gender "transitions".

Children in government schools belong to the State.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

***********

Article in the MR today about the AAP publishing "Guidelines for an LBGT-friendly pediatric practice". They encourage pediatricians to assist in the grooming and exclusion of parents by having one-on-one conversations with the child, without parents in the room. I have cautioned about this practice among Adolescent Medicine specialists for years. AAP has lost its collective mind.

Posted by: muldoon at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM (I0N4X)

236 Article in the MR today about the AAP publishing "Guidelines for an LBGT-friendly pediatric practice". They encourage pediatricians to assist in the grooming and exclusion of parents by having one-on-one conversations with the child, without parents in the room. I have cautioned about this practice among Adolescent Medicine specialists for years. AAP has lost its collective mind.
Posted by: muldoon

Any parent that allow their child in a room, alone with any stranger adult, is retarded.

Posted by: Heroq at April 20, 2026 11:04 AM (13bda)

237
Heh......Her schtick is "every woman against me has a dick."

Elementary school is fun!
Posted by: Sponge
=====
Loomer torched Candace last night.

Including this bit,
"First of all, Milo has never spoken to any of my family members, and this has been confirmed by reporters, including @kenbensinger
, who profiled me and spoke to my father, who denied everything you are posting below. Milo is a drug addict who was fired by your former Jewish boss
@benshapiro
’s former employer for endorsing pedophilia…

However, since you now say Milo is a credible source Candace, I guess he’s being honest when he says your husband George Farmer is a homosexual male who likes to take it up the ass? Milo said your husband is getting “plunged”. See the screenshot below. 👇🏻

How does Milo know this? Did he have anal sex with your husband? Or did your husband suck Milo’s d**k? Did he swallow? And did he brush his teeth after kissing your mouth?

Why did Milo, who you are now claiming is a credible source, say your husband is gay and that his anus is getting plunged? "

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:05 AM (E4rtv)

238 Racism and transphobia are abuse and neglect.

Posted by: Colorado AWFLs at April 20, 2026 11:06 AM (W0KIM)

239 Had to look up the word "Vale". Wasn't sure what it means.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 20, 2026 11:12 AM (y171U)

240 How does Milo know this? Did he have anal sex with your husband? Or did your husband suck Milo’s d**k? Did he swallow? And did he brush his teeth after kissing your mouth?

Why did Milo, who you are now claiming is a credible source, say your husband is gay and that his anus is getting plunged? "
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 11:05 AM (E4rtv)

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Gotta say, I didn't have reading those words in that particular order this early on a Monday on my bingo card.

Posted by: ballistic at April 20, 2026 11:37 AM (oqH4h)

The Morning Report -- 4/ 20/26

Morning Report intro.jpg

Good morning kids, Well for sure the Epic Fury in and around Iran continues epically and furiously...

The USS Spruance destroyer intercepted Iran’s Touska cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, taking custody of the ship after it refused warnings to stop, according to the president.


Yet with that the kabuki theatrics of so-called "negotiations" with the mullahs continues. Or at least would continue if they even decided to attend, instead of flipping the bird at President Trump. For the Trumpteenth time, it ultimately will lead nowhere. Unless the last vestiges of the Islamic regime are ripped out of Iran root and branch, regardless of how much ordnance is dropped, how many power plants, bridges and infrastructure is destroyed and ships sunk, they along with every other Muslim on the planet will never cease in their eternal quest to conquer the world and/or destroy it in the process.

Talk of a “grand bargain” with Iran revives a failed playbook of concessions and deception that history shows only strengthens Tehran’s regime. . . Here’s what you need to know. . .When the Iranian regime hears the term “grand bargain,” they begin to salivate. It’s better than hot mint tea after a day-long forced march in the Great Salt Desert.To them, it means they will survive. Even better, they will have succeeded in suckering those stupid Americans once again into a very bad deal.

Still, the prospect of an Iranian A-bomb or a nuclear arsenal replete with the long range missiles to deliver them to any sane person was and remains completely intolerable. A little pain at the pump or watching your children die of radiation sickness until your own eyes melt like the Nazi. Trump gets it.

And speaking of Nazis, here at home we have their kissing cousins, the Democrat Leftists and their coven of power-mad insane fiends to who originated the phrase "Death to America" which the Mullahs glommed onto and made their own.

During a recent livestream, Piker declared that “if you cared about Medicare fraud or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott.” Scott (R-Fla.) has since pushed for Yale University to lose funding for allowing Piker to speak at an event. “He wants me killed. He wants every capitalist murdered,” Scott bemoaned matter-of-factly on “Fox News Sunday.” “He said that we deserve 9/11. He’s clearly antisemitic. Democrats are campaigning with this guy.” “The Democrat Party supports this stuff,” he added. “Yale, if they want to go support somebody that wants to be a capitalist murdered in this country, right, so I don’t want them to get any federal funding. I mean, it’s pretty simple to me. They shouldn’t be doing this.”

WIth backstabbing criminal Quisling traitors and vermin like Chris Murphy, is it any wonder we have assassination attempts, firebombing, drive-by shootings, riots. This is the kind of incitement that leads to complete dissolution.

Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) was in Spain this weekend for some reason, trashing the United States as being in the midst of a crisis, claiming that Trump is trying to take over our democracy, calling him a totalitarian, and on and on.Murphy reminds me a lot of Senator Elizabeth Warren. Like Warren, Murphy has not dialed down his insane anti-Trump rhetoric below eleven even once since the 2024 election. It makes me think he is planning a 2028 run for president, not because he thinks he can win, but because he wants a position in the next Democrat administration, or a job in media.This performance, and it is a performance, is a total disgrace.

Of course he went to Spain:

Pedro Sanchez’s anti-American crusade exposes a deeper truth: the global Left’s ideology remains rooted in recycled Marxism, repackaged through expediency and contradiction.

Ah yes, Murphy does the "Dirty Sanchez" smearing his own country in a foreign capital during a time of war.

It really is us or them. Something's got to give, and if push comes to shove, it's not going to be me.

Compare and contrast this cancerous fistula with one of the greatest American patriots of all time, Justice Clarence Thomas:

Progressivism seeks to replace the basic premises of the Declaration of Independence and hence our form of government.  It holds that our rights and our dignities come not from God but from government.  It requires of the people a subservience and weakness incompatible with a constitution premised on the transcendent origin of our rights.

It is unfortunately rare these days to hear any public figure describe the threats of “progressivism” so clearly.


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1 Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) was in Spain this weekend for some reason, trashing the United States as being in the midst of a crisis, claiming that Trump is trying to take over our democracy, calling him a totalitarian, and on and on.
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He's anti-American, he's nasty minded, and he is really dumb.

All he needs is a few cross-dressing photos to come to light, and he could be the symbol of today's Democrat Party.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:21 AM (8OhW+)

2 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 07:22 AM (RIvkX)

3 Thank heaven above for Justice Clarence Thomas.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:22 AM (8OhW+)

4 I really wish I could have rolled over and gone back to sleep. But I have 2 weeks more of treatments.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 20, 2026 07:22 AM (AlhUl)

5 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 07:23 AM (AkEZC)

6 How about that?! I was sponge and neglected to say happy Patriots Day to the late arriving hordians and happy birthday to our fine host, JJ Sefton himself.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:23 AM (8OhW+)

7
Called 'em

*waits for treat*

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:24 AM (tgvbd)

8 The USS Spruance destroyer intercepted Iran’s Touska cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman

What?! SO CLOSE TO PRIDE MONTH?!

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 07:25 AM (BpO1e)

9 Unless the last vestiges of the Islamic regime are ripped out of Iran root and branch, regardless of how much ordnance is dropped, how many power plants, bridges and infrastructure is destroyed and ships sunk, they along with every other Muslim on the planet will never cease in their eternal quest to conquer the world and/or destroy it in the process.
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The regime cannot be allowed to survive this but it will not be the force of American arms that topples them, it must be the Iranian people.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 07:25 AM (RIvkX)

10 What's a Dirty Sanchez? 😯

:feigns innocence:

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 20, 2026 07:26 AM (IhL8c)

11 Nobody ever talks about me.

Posted by: The next-to-last vestige at April 20, 2026 07:29 AM (2Ez/1)

12 Women are not okay. The young ones, especially.

Almost as if scorning "traditional roles" and telling impressionable young people that the world is unfair and they are in a perpetual state of victimhood has negative results.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 07:29 AM (BpO1e)

13 Almost as if scorning "traditional roles" and telling impressionable young people that the world is unfair and they are in a perpetual state of victimhood has negative results.
Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 07:29 AM
+++
That and it's okay to kill babeez.

Posted by: Choose life at April 20, 2026 07:31 AM (2Ez/1)

14 Democrats are despicable scumbags, and are only getting worse and the crazies are taking over.

The district in NJ I used to live in had the moderate GOP rep, Rodney Freylinghausen, when he retired the odious Mike Sherril won his seat, when she became governor her seat was up for election, a literal Soros funded Marxist lunatic has won the seat, so a district that once had a moderate Republican is now represented by a Bernie Sanders social justice warrior in the span of 7 years.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 20, 2026 07:32 AM (5Z3xE)

15 “Neurotic” is a word that has fallen out of favor, if you do they get hysterical

Posted by: Common Tater at April 20, 2026 07:32 AM (HhTfM)

16 Even the way in which they react to the current crisis says a lot about the Iranian ayatollahs. Shiites have a very high opinion of martyrdom.
If they had nuclear weapons they would be well capable of using them, against Israel, Europe, or maybe Saudi Arabia (and try to smuggle one into the US), regardless of the consequences. They welcome martyrdom.

Posted by: PG at April 20, 2026 07:32 AM (Q4aSA)

17 During a recent livestream, Piker declared that “if you cared about Medicare fraud or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott.”

Scott (R-Fla.) has since pushed for Yale University to lose funding for allowing Piker to speak at an event.
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Yale can host these sorts of antisemitic, anticapitalist, anti-American murderous thugs if they wish. It is certainly the right of the college to support the end of western civilization this way, if that is their wishful opinion.

But, at a minimum, American tax dollars should not go there to support Yale. In fact, the "school" should be closely examined and investigated. Maybe Yale should move to Gaza, or London, or somewhere else in Caliphate.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:33 AM (J5gTp)

18 I Take My History Straight: The Pitfalls of Weaponizing the Past
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While I wouldn't call it "mistaken", that article seems to creep around the core question, without addressing it. The fact is that, contrary to the usual belief, revisionism is constantly needed. Every single narrative contains some distortion and omission. And ours is no exception.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 20, 2026 07:34 AM (AlhUl)

19 To my mind, the key to success in Iran is killing enough of the 'right people', so they are weak enough for the population to rise up and finish off. We should be targeting and killing IRGC wherever and whenever. Cow after cow, village after village, army after army- exterminate the brutes.

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 07:34 AM (ZxPkt)

20 What's a Dirty Sanchez? 😯

Posted by: Taq, Rickrolled by Jesus at April 20, 2026 07:26 AM (IhL8c)
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SAIT.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 07:34 AM (1o8D5)

21 But, at a minimum, American tax dollars should not go there to support Yale.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:33 AM (J5gTp)
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Tax dollars shouldn't be going to any school.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 07:36 AM (1o8D5)

22 Sen. Murphy is elected so Trump can't be as bad as the twit says he is. Don't these idiots think before they speak? Running your mouth is not doing your job Senator.

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 07:36 AM (pvf3X)

23 Is Denying ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Child Abuse?

There are a lot of doctors that need to lose their license over this.

An acquaintance of mine took her son to a therapist. Being a teenage boy, he joked that he was feeling about as emotional as a girl.

The therapist immediately decided that he needed to be on estrogen and that would solve his problems. Needless to say that was the only appointment they had with that quack.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 07:36 AM (BpO1e)

24 >What's a Dirty Sanchez?
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well, it's different from a Cleveland Steamer

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 07:36 AM (ZxPkt)

25 Again, you can’t rise up against tyrants with guns if the riser uppers don’t have guns, the mullahs aren’t the British and Iran ain’t India.

Mulisms are brutal savages and the people in control will murder your entire family if you so much as look cross wise at them.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 20, 2026 07:37 AM (5Z3xE)

26 Humanity has always been murderously insane. Social Media is the turbocharger that just kicked it up a notch.

Enforce the immigration laws.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 07:37 AM (Fbc0I)

27 They welcome martyrdom.
Posted by: PG at April 20, 2026 07:32 AM (Q4aSA)
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Happy to oblige.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 07:37 AM (RIvkX)

28 That and it's okay to kill babeez.
Posted by: Choose life


Aztec woman: "I must sacrifice my baby so we can have good crops.

Modern woman: "I must sacrifice my baby so I can have a fulfilling career."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 07:38 AM (BpO1e)

29 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 07:38 AM (u82oZ)

30 At this point only 33% of Americans support the Iran war

Posted by: Paul
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prove it

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 07:38 AM (ZxPkt)

31 Tax dollars shouldn't be going to any school.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 07:36 AM (1o8D5)
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Would that require closing Livermore and JPL? Some dollars might be well spent, if going for basic research.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:38 AM (J5gTp)

32 At this point only 33% of Americans support the Iran war

Posted by: Paul at April 20, 2026 07:35 AM (IJqrQ)
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You dick! You forgot to tell us about the partisan gap.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 07:39 AM (1o8D5)

33 "DHS Says It Costs $18,000 To Deport An Illegal Alien"

I can build a really nice trebuchet for $18,000.

Posted by: fd at April 20, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

34 Trump's administration should probably concede that the actual "government" in Iran is now the IRGC. That outfit isn't going to quit until the last one of them is dead.

Focus on killing off the IRGC and many other things the administration wants to accomplish in Iran will likely begin to fall into place.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 07:39 AM (AkEZC)

35 Would that require closing Livermore and JPL? Some dollars might be well spent, if going for basic research.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:38 AM (J5gTp)
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Very selective R&D might be an exception to what should otherwise be a blanket rule.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 07:40 AM (1o8D5)

36 "How liberalism loses any connection with its historical principles and comes exclusively to represent the perpetual exaltation of the expert classes and their sundry social projects.
How Liberalism Inevitably Turns to Managerialism (meh, it turns into Mass graves for its enemies - jjs) "

I wish we could somehow quit calling it "liberalism"; it is anything but.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 07:41 AM (VyBeY)

37 16 Even the way in which they react to the current crisis says a lot about the Iranian ayatollahs...

How Trump Wins. Replace Currency/Regime Falls
200% Sanction on IRG Currency Traders.


xhttps://tinyurl.com/forWARd-TrumpLaysLowDIMON
MR.BEALE *FINALLY* gets it after 50years.
MAD AS HELL: and not gonna LIB anymore...

IRG goes MadMax/RoadWarrior scenario with Kharg/replaced by Gulf of America freeport.

Kharg/Destruction interdicted/new Regime makes 10x the money as a data-center, semiconductor fab, and research epicenter for new Space Economy.


LIBs. What Price their Vision?
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-LIBsHalftimeAmerica250
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-HereComeTheDRUMS


America250:
"The difference between a civilian and a citizen? A citizen accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic, of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not."

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 20, 2026 07:41 AM (7h9/P)

38 You can't negotiate with people who embrace lies as a core tenet of their culture

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 07:41 AM (ZxPkt)

39 At this point only 33% of Americans support the Iran war

Posted by: Paul
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prove it

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 07:38 AM (ZxPkt)
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I asked Grok. Read till the end.

https://tinyurl.com/5au7748a

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 07:42 AM (1o8D5)

40 You can't negotiate with people who embrace lies as a core tenet of their culture

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 07:41 AM (ZxPkt)
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Which means negotiating with Muslims or Democrats are equally futile endeavors.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 20, 2026 07:43 AM (gnNyN)

41 I have a Persian coworker. Standard NPR leftist. Mad at Trump for not helping the people of Iran.

U.S. attacks. Brief amount of gratitude. Then he's mad because the regime is not toppled.

I ask him where the Iranian people are? We can't care about their freedom more than they do.

He accedes I have a point.

Posted by: blaster at April 20, 2026 07:43 AM (NlEaG)

42 This notion of “Just War” we’re hearing is interesting, hopelessly outdated.

Atomic weapons changed everything. Even before the first bomb had been tested in the New Mexico desert there were numerous high level discussions in the American government about what a post-war world might look like.

Waiting to get attacked first, and then responding is no longer an option and hasn’t been for a long time. Try to keep up, or STFU

Posted by: Common Tater at April 20, 2026 07:43 AM (HhTfM)

43 "I can build a really nice trebuchet for $18,000.

Posted by: fd"

and it's reuseable! (not to mention carbon-neutral!)

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 07:43 AM (VyBeY)

44 When I read these "Manfred" posts I understand nary a word.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:43 AM (J5gTp)

45 At this point only 33% of my holes are filled.

Posted by: Pawl at April 20, 2026 07:43 AM (vFG9F)

46 If you've killed everyone in charge, who do you talk to about surrender? The head janitor? The chief gravedigger?

Posted by: I gotta ask at April 20, 2026 07:44 AM (2Ez/1)

47 I don't bees know nuttin about no tax reruns.

Posted by: Letita James, Mammy At Law at April 20, 2026 07:44 AM (4eiIm)

48 They Couldn’t Find a Transgender Person to Read to Kids, So They Settled for Obama and Mamdani
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Are they trying to claim Obama is male?

BS.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 20, 2026 07:45 AM (AlhUl)

49 "...and it's reuseable! (not to mention carbon-neutral!)"
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Yes, but is it organic and sustainable? Was it built with fair trade labor?

Posted by: Karen McAwfl at April 20, 2026 07:46 AM (2Ez/1)

50 35 Trump's administration should probably concede that the actual "government" in Iran is now the IRGC. That outfit isn't going to quit until the last one of them is dead.
...
Focus on killing off the IRGC and many other things the administration wants to accomplish in Iran will likely begin to fall into place.

Replace Currency/Regime Falls
-- as the joker said: they'll eat each other,

Using their own people as humans shields and the rest of the world hostage. NO MORE.

LET'S GO BRANDON!
https://iran.liveuamap.com/

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at April 20, 2026 07:46 AM (tOiuU)

51 "Yes, but is it organic and sustainable? Was it built with fair trade labor?
Posted by: Karen McAwfl "

Yes. Now get in.

Posted by: fd at April 20, 2026 07:47 AM (vFG9F)

52 Mornin’, All. Happy Monday.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 07:47 AM (77rzZ)

53 Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

Polls today are broken. But if we fail to win ...

I see no alternative to making Iran electrical power free. But everything wrong, down to a bad hair day, will be the result of this decision.

Go long on electrical substation supply companies.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 07:48 AM (u82oZ)

54 I’m sorry, but the suicide of a UFO “researcher” who showed clear signs of clinical paranoia in her personal messages is hardly evidence of some vast plot.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 07:48 AM (Fmj+u)

55 My own opinion is that, while 55-60% of independents may not support the attacks on Iran, if PDJT manages a clear win then that number reverses very quickly.

This was a political gamble the President obviously felt was necessary. And we hired him specifically to make these sorts of hard calls.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:48 AM (J5gTp)

56 Good morning Horde.

Happy Birthday JJ.

Posted by: blaster at April 20, 2026 07:48 AM (NlEaG)

57 51 "Yes, but is it organic and sustainable? Was it built with fair trade labor?
Posted by: Karen McAwfl "

Yes. Now get in.
Posted by: fd at April 20, 2026 07:47 AM
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LOL.

Posted by: I LOL'd at April 20, 2026 07:49 AM (2Ez/1)

58 54 I’m sorry, but the suicide of a UFO “researcher” who showed clear signs of clinical paranoia in her personal messages is hardly evidence of some vast plot.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 07:48 AM (Fmj+u)


Just because you are paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.

Posted by: blaster at April 20, 2026 07:50 AM (NlEaG)

59 >I asked Grok. Read till the end.
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Okay
they're wrong, but okay

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 07:50 AM (ZxPkt)

60 54 I’m sorry, but the suicide of a UFO “researcher” who showed clear signs of clinical paranoia in her personal messages is hardly evidence of some vast plot.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 07:48 AM
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The truth is out there.

Posted by: Scully at April 20, 2026 07:50 AM (2Ez/1)

61 good morning JJ, Horde

Posted by: callsign claymore at April 20, 2026 07:51 AM (/6r4m)

62 MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE

Look at Iranian leaders killed by organizational category. The IRGC has been the real target of our leader assassination strikes from Day 1. Many more leaders removed from the IRGC than any other Iranian organization.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 07:51 AM (u82oZ)

63 The state’s high court ruled 5-2 on Tuesday to uphold a lower court’s preliminary injunction of a 2022 policy that mandates Montanans have birth certificates and IDs that match their biological sex. The court ruled that the policy likely goes against the state constitution’s Equal Protection Clause.
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What is more difficult to accomplish: changing the state Constitution to eliminate this sophistry, or changing out the five idiots on the state Supreme Court who see reality through such a twisted lens?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 07:52 AM (J5gTp)

64 If you've killed everyone in charge, who do you talk to about surrender? The head janitor? The chief gravedigger?

Judge Boassberg?

Posted by: Overruled at April 20, 2026 07:54 AM (4eiIm)

65 If you want to cripple Iran, take out their substations. Don't hit their generating capacity yet. That's level two. Make a long road to the stone age.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 07:55 AM (Fbc0I)

66 Huck Follywood

The end result is government endorsed Darwin Award winners walking around. 70 years ago the trans wanting people would be in insane asylums. This is progress?

All the dead from mass murdering trans shooters would be alive.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 07:55 AM (u82oZ)

67 I would say most people are more upset with gas prices than the war. But polls being what they are didn't bring up that point.

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 07:56 AM (pvf3X)

68 How many "U.S. officials and scientists" have access to U.S. secrets?"

Tens of thousands? Hundreds of thousands? The number is huge.

Of COURSE some of them are going to die mysteriously. that happens every day in a country of 350 million people.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 07:57 AM (n9ltV)

69 But if we fail to win ...

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 07:48 AM (u82oZ)
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I already said last week that Trump is stupid and Netanyahu is stupider.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 07:58 AM (1o8D5)

70 The Long Road To The Stone Age album was one the least known but best undiscovered jewel in the music catalog of The Stone Temple Pilots.

Posted by: Music Nerd at April 20, 2026 07:58 AM (2Ez/1)

71 Why Disastrous Blue Model Failure Isn’t Producing A Red Shift
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For me, that was preaching to the choir. Which makes me wonder if there's something Bray and I are missing. I keep going back to the fact that our country elected Obama. Twice.

That said, I can't dispute his prescription - fighting for what we believe. The trouble with that is that so many of our pols don't believe in anything, and are just as clueless as the left as to what we do believe.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 20, 2026 07:59 AM (AlhUl)

72 >>I would say most people are more upset with gas prices than the war. But polls being what they are didn't bring up that point.

Trump could cure cancer and the same people would suddenly become pro-cancer. It's reflex for them, anything Trump does, even when it is objectively good for the US and the world, is evil.

They don't have any credibility, just a large megaphone.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 07:59 AM (viF8m)

73 The Angry Young Women say they want “revolution”: “systematic change.” Racked by chronic fatigue and endometriosis, they find satisfaction in protest, nonbinary comedy evenings, and pursuing “moral missions.” But even then, that satisfaction is fleeting. “You’ve got to be pessimistic,” one young woman says. The point isn’t to be happy; it’s about being angry and engaged.
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Young women are in terrible shape in our country. It's a real problem.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 08:00 AM (J5gTp)

74 I have the, probably mistaken, impression that the only path to success in the Demoncrat Party is to be a bigger piece of shit shit than anyone else. Probably unfair of me.

Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at April 20, 2026 08:00 AM (8z5RA)

75 Case

Can we make the case that kicking the can down the road has led to progress towards peace and prosperity in the US and Iran?

Although you can argue based on Detroit and Hiroshima that an Iranian nuclear bomb hitting a US city is less damaging than Democrat / Leftist urban policies and governance.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:00 AM (u82oZ)

76 All the dead from mass murdering trans shooters would be alive.
Posted by: NaCly Dog


There we are. The rationale for getting rid of "gender affirming care."

"If it saves one child, it's worth it!"

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 08:00 AM (BpO1e)

77 *yawn* Guten morgen, Hordevolk. Heading down to placate a grumpy toddler, and then off to get bloodwork to see if my body accepted the IVF implantation. We won't know if it was truly successful until I get an ultrasound in about two weeks. (Boooo...)

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to be patient at April 20, 2026 08:00 AM (Wt5PA)

78 Rep. Bro-Fo Omar Blames $29M Accounting Errors for ‘Millionaire’ Status
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Who among us hasn't made a 29 million error in balancing our checkbooks?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 20, 2026 08:01 AM (AlhUl)

79 Newsom Sold 2/3rds of His ‘Bestselling’ Book to Himself
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How can this be? He's already told us he cannot read.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 20, 2026 08:02 AM (AlhUl)

80 Of COURSE some of them are going to die mysteriously. that happens every day in a country of 350 million people.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 07:57 AM (n9ltV)
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How many dies "mysteriously" a year ago? And a year before that, etc.?

Then you'll get a better idea whether something is very scwewy around here.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 08:03 AM (1o8D5)

81 I have the, probably mistaken, impression that the only path to success in the Demoncrat Party is to be a bigger piece of shit shit than anyone else. Probably unfair of me.
Posted by: Northernlurker , Maple Syrup MAGA at April 20, 2026 08:00 AM (8z5RA)
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You might have nailed it, though.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 08:03 AM (yU4sG)

82 “We are going to be making arrests, and it's coming, and I promise you, it's coming soon," Patel said.That's not a vague promise from a bureaucrat hedging his bets. That's the sitting FBI director going on record, on camera, with a direct commitment to the American people that we’re finally going to see some accountability over the shenanigans that took place during the 2020 elections. (Lowest of low-level flunkies or else a lot of hot air - jjs)

I agree with JJ. And it's why, IMO, the GOP and - by extension, Trump - deserve to lose the midterms. While I am in admiration of his foreign policy successes, I am concerned that his eye seems to be too much outside America rather than in it. He concentrates too much on the external enemy and not the domestic one.

There are dozens, if not hundreds of high-ranking people who need to be arrested, imprisoned and, where required, executed. But none have, and none will.

YMMV

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:04 AM (qRla/)

83 Trump Admin To Stop Taxpayer Funding Of Worthless College Degrees
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Other than the military academies, and ROTC, why are we funding any?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 20, 2026 08:04 AM (AlhUl)

84 Eeyore

NSF and NIH fund a lot of science advanced degrees and Post Doc work.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

85 I have spent years being told, in every Western capital where I am invited to speak, that the Palestinian cause is the conscience of the Arab world. This month, the Arab world watched Hamas refuse to lift a finger for the regime that armed it for twenty years, and watched the president of the Palestinian Authority laugh at the destruction of the country that has paid his civil servants’ salaries for most of his presidency.

Therein lies the conscience of the Arab world.
-Hen Mazzig
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Don't say I didn't warn you about them.

Posted by: Lawrence of Arabia at April 20, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

86 Young women are in terrible shape in our country. It's a real problem.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 08:00 AM (J5gTp)

Motherhood is demonized and the young woman are left to churn and burn in their lonely menstrual cycles while approaching Cat Lady status, devoid of love, affection and semen.

Posted by: Mother Nature at April 20, 2026 08:06 AM (4eiIm)

87 There are dozens, if not hundreds of high-ranking people who need to be arrested, imprisoned and, where required, executed. But none have, and none will.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:04 AM (qRla/)
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"Things that will never happen," for $100, Alex.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 08:06 AM (1o8D5)

88 Lawrence of Arabia

"So long as the Arabs fight tribe against tribe, so long will they be a little people, a silly people--greedy, barbarous and cruel."

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:07 AM (u82oZ)

89 New Glenn launches for 3rd time, reuses first stage and lands it, but fails to put satellite in correct orbit
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Blue Origin did two things well, but then screwed the pooch on what the customer paid for. The satellite now will be destroyed and a replacement built and launched. Presumably on a SpaceX rocket.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 08:08 AM (2jkJ9)

90 Welcome to doom and gloom Monday, huh?

Trump better get his ass out there and arrest those people.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:09 AM (DIbRX)

91 Huck Follywood

New Glen is compensation for Bezos and his inner inadequacies.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:09 AM (u82oZ)

92 I am concerned that his eye seems to be too much outside America rather than in it. He concentrates too much on the external enemy and not the domestic one.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:04 AM (qRla/)

I don't agree here, MP4. There are fewer federal government employees today than in the past 60 years. Illegal immigration is near zero. Legal immigration is collapsing. There is a Grand Conspiracy case being heard by a grand jury in Florida. Birthright citizenship has been challenged as never before and is a justice or two from being overturned - as Roe was overturned.

There are sweeping, systemic, domestic victories. Enough? No. But honestly, there will never be enough.

And that's what I have to tell myself when I find myself making the exact same complaints you're making here - No modern American president has ever (ever) done more with less and with more aligned against him than has Trump. "Yeah, but he hasn't done..." is not only not effective, but it removes the external incentives for him to even keep going.

If you're never going to be satisfied, why should he bother at all?

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 08:09 AM (G1ktt)

93 Don't say I didn't warn you about them.

Posted by: Lawrence of Arabia at April 20, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)
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Don't say I didn't warn you about them.
- Genesis 16:11-12

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 08:10 AM (1o8D5)

94 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

May your day be sunshine and zephyrs under a cloud dapples sky.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:10 AM (u82oZ)

95 Trump famously "fired" people off his apprentice shows. He probably needs to get back into that mode with whomever is going to be running the DoJ and give them a list of names.

Press charges, publicly arrect, jail until trial, convict, hang. Not necessarily in that order.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 08:11 AM (AkEZC)

96 42 Atomic weapons changed everything.
Posted by: Common Tater

I suppose they'll always be there, as terror tools for last chance all-hope-is-lost scenarios; but as technology evolves the question arises over whether nukes are obsolete and becoming more so very day.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 08:11 AM (Y8DZL)

97 There are dozens, if not hundreds of high-ranking people who need to be arrested, imprisoned and, where required, executed. But none have, and none will.

YMMV
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:04 AM
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Is this about me?

Posted by: Mrs Fauci's little boy Tony at April 20, 2026 08:11 AM (2Ez/1)

98 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 08:11 AM (As/lK)

99 How Liberalism Inevitably Turns to Managerialism (meh, it turns into Mass graves for its enemies - jjs)
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No doubt, JJ. But the question the author is addressing is "Why?" He doesn't cite Rousseau, but he should have. In that view, people must be forced to be free.

Posted by: Eeyore at April 20, 2026 08:13 AM (AlhUl)

100 Wonderful collection of links and it all looks so "clean", but I miss the black diamonds.

Posted by: Old School at April 20, 2026 08:13 AM (oftw2)

101 Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,

Good call. Genesis for the win.

It reminds me of the Patent Office, where you tried to get the oldest relevant citation to deny an applicant's claim language. One examiner I knew did use Genesis for his denial of a toothpaste patent application.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:14 AM (u82oZ)

102 Bartiromo, for her part, wasn’t interested in vague assurances. In fact, she set the stage by noting what any honest observer already knows — President Donald Trump has been saying the 2020 election was rigged since, well, 2020. She pressed Patel directly on what he had actually done about it over the past 14 months. His answer was unambiguous.
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We are all on Team Bartiromo on this, no doubt, and at the "Show Me!" stage. MP4 may be right ("nothing will happen") but I read this differently. Patel says indictments are coming very soon. Hopefully, they are strong cases.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 08:14 AM (hnY0g)

103 "... while approaching Cat Lady status, devoid of love, affection and semen.
Posted by: Mother Nature at April 20, 2026 08:06 AM"

++++

Hey. We're sitting right here.

Posted by: Alcohol, SSRI inhibitors and The Hallmark Channel at April 20, 2026 08:15 AM (2Ez/1)

104 The clouds are orange at the moment

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 08:15 AM (ZxPkt)

105 Today Is Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 08:16 AM (NpAcC)

106 Todd Blanche also sent reinforcements to assist the prosecution in the Southern District of Florida. Specifically, he is bringing Joe diGenova onboard to act help organize the process.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 08:16 AM (viF8m)

107 101 NaCly, do you know what chapters/verses the examiner used? I can’t see how Genesis would be relevant to toothpaste.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 08:16 AM (77rzZ)

108 Old School

Doubtless there has been some behind the scenes enhancements to J.J.s posts.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

109 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 08:17 AM (ExV1e)

110 Today Is Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day.
Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 08:16 AM (NpAcC)
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One of my specialties from high school home ec.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:17 AM (RIvkX)

111 That piece on Gabbard is one of the worst written Deep State hit pieces I’ve seen in a while. The author says almost nothing about Gabbard, other than he doesn’t like her and never has, and doesn’t think she was qualified (Trump did so your opinions don’t count asswipe). Most of it is just a rosy reminiscence of how great he thought things were when the author was in the Reagan administration. Typical derp state bullshit.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 08:18 AM (Fmj+u)

112 Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 08:09 AM (G1ktt)

Hi, Nearsider! Always a pleasure to see you.

I appreciate your broader point, and yes, Trump has and does face opposition greater than any POTUS since Lincoln. But (whether you agree with him or not) he was not afraid to exercise his powers by shutting down papers, eliminating habeas corpus and arresting traitors.

Let's try one example: we know Fauci lied. We know he engaged in animal torture. We know he was instrumental in developing a bioweapon used not just against the US, but around the world. Why is that bastard not swinging from a length of piano wire right now?

It's not that I am not glad to see people face consequences, but all I see from the administration is akin to arresting Anton Drexler while allowing Heinrich Himmler to walk free as a bird.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:18 AM (qRla/)

113 It's just another Merlot Monday.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at April 20, 2026 08:19 AM (2Ez/1)

114 Bulg

Good morning.

Well that examiner was internally famous for his toothpaste examination interviews, but it may not be a toothpaste patent application. It was a while ago, and I may not have the details correct anymore. But he did use Genesis as a basis for rejection.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:20 AM (u82oZ)

115 112 Well done with the Anton Drexler reference, MP4.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 08:20 AM (77rzZ)

116 I read a piece by Insurrection Barbie yesterday that also pointed fingers at Tulsi Gabbard but never made clear her role.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:21 AM (RIvkX)

117 Anyway, on to the Poppins Report:

38 sunny, chilly degrees here at Stately Poppins Manor. I was my usual lazy self yesterday, so no writing got done. Today is must be done, so that later in the afternoon I can go to the local dairy and get milk and ice cream.

Hope you all have a lovely day.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:21 AM (qRla/)

118 The clouds are orange at the moment

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 08:15 AM (ZxPkt)
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As long as they're not angry today.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 08:22 AM (1o8D5)

119 Obsolete? Show your work. When they were still theoretical, the notion was put forward that war itself was obsolete. Naturally, that was nonsense.

Anyway the point here is that this argument the world must sit around and wait - till the Iranian mullah regime (or anyone else) has nuclear weapons ready to go before it is “just” to respond is twaddle.

Nuclear proliferation was the #1 concern, before atomic weapons had even been constructed. They knew they could not be “uninvented”, and that any nation with sufficient industrial capacity and engineering capability could build them.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 20, 2026 08:22 AM (7t4fv)

120 She’s a woman who has repeatedly changed her values without explanation and has some nasty political friends in her background.

==

I absolutely agree. She was a big mistake. She hires subversive, "libertarians" and Bernie bros. She rehired Caldwell who was dumped by DOW. She always does her darnedest to distance herself for Trump and his policies, and the "exposes" that she dumps from time to time are stale.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 08:22 AM (GD0B3)

121 117 You, too, MP4.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 08:23 AM (77rzZ)

122 @75.
I would say it's time to shit or get off the pot. I'm tired of the " let's give it another two weeks". We have given them every chance to come to an agreement. All they do is stall for time. Let's bomb the shit out of them, infrastructure and all. Call it a win and come home.

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 08:23 AM (pvf3X)

123 Nothing was going to happen to any of these miscreants during the four years of Bribe'em.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:23 AM (DIbRX)

124 Maria Bartiromo right now eviscerating Ro Khanna live on her show.

What a damn dummy he is. Fvcking loser.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)

125 This will hopefully be the last time he shows up.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:24 AM (RIvkX)

126 “I suppose they'll always be there, as terror tools for last chance all-hope-is-lost scenarios; but as technology evolves the question arises over whether nukes are obsolete and becoming more so very day.

Posted by: Auspex at April 20, 2026 08:11 AM (Y8DZL)

I was having a discussion with a friend who listens to too many talk radio hosts, who was saying “Trump is going to have to use nukes in Iran soon!”
And I asked Why? Why would we do that? There’s nothing a nuke can do militarily that a precision conventional weapon can’t do better, except kill a lot of civilians at once. And why would we want to kill a lot of civilians who would be on our side?

There’s really no rational case for using nukes now, except as a threat.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 08:24 AM (Fmj+u)

127 I see from the administration is akin to arresting Anton Drexler while allowing Heinrich Himmler to walk free as a bird.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:18 AM (qRla/)

And you - I hope there's a MoMee in your future. I still remember fondly getting to share a drink with you.

As to your example, I think the Art of the Possible overrides everything. Could it be done? Possibly, but not likely. Would it cost a massive amount of political capital to achieve even an unwanted outcome? Almost definitely.

And then the tricky part - would I rather Trump spend that political capital on things more likely to generate wins? Yes. Yes I would.

And this is, I think where we disagree. I don't want to tilt at windmills. I want to stack victories. Victory is contagious. It took more than one Administration for America to get here. It'll take more than one Administration to get out. Trump, though, is showing the way - get up, hit back, flip over their rice bowls, fuck their 'propriety.'

Get to victory.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 08:24 AM (G1ktt)

128 84 Eeyore

NSF and NIH fund a lot of science advanced degrees and Post Doc work.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)
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I question whether they should. I'm not one of those who worship at the altar of Science! Or those who regard non-STEM degrees as worthless.

Why are we paying for any degrees not directly related to the role of government?

Posted by: Eeyore at April 20, 2026 08:24 AM (AlhUl)

129 I read a piece by Insurrection Barbie yesterday that also pointed fingers at Tulsi Gabbard but never made clear her role.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:21 AM (RIvkX)

She is a big problem. Her nickname in the Trump administration is "Do Not Invite". She and her people leak on policies that do not align with her leftist , Bernie Bro views.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 08:25 AM (GD0B3)

130 Common Tater

The rhetoric from the Iranian leaders was the problem. If they were like Swiss leaders, making Iran and its people better, nukes would not be as big an issue.

But the Iranian insider's hatred and envy of others like the US, married with deliverable nuclear weapons, is a clear and present danger.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:25 AM (u82oZ)

131 I see someone is selling one of my books on Ebay. I'm tempted to buy it just to see if it's one I autographed as a gift.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:25 AM (qRla/)

132 >As long as they're not angry today.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
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remains to be seen

serious inquiry: why do you say Trump and Bibi are stupid

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)

133 Hedge Fund CIO: "After This Market Rolls Over, Rates Are Going Back To Zero, And The Fed Balance Sheet Will Balloon"

On the backside of this bull market, we’re going to see relentless selling by Baby Boomers. They own too much stock and too many big houses. There are not enough young people to buy them all unless they get way cheaper.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:27 AM (RHGPo)

134 Washington Nearsider, well stated.

Posted by: Ben Had at April 20, 2026 08:27 AM (DIbRX)

135 131 I see someone is selling one of my books on Ebay. I'm tempted to buy it just to see if it's one I autographed as a gift.
Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:25 AM (qRla/).

I hope it doesn’t say “This one’s for you, thanks mom!”

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 08:28 AM (Fmj+u)

136 "A lot of the things you said are just not true."
-Maria Bartiromo

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:28 AM (RIvkX)

137 7.4 magnitude quake off Japan is very concerning. Tsunamis are one thing, but awakening Godzilla yet again is something the world doesn't need right now.

Posted by: Reptile Dysfunction at April 20, 2026 08:28 AM (oftw2)

138 Gabbard should have been fired after Joe Kent , who is now a hero to the left, and especially after that sad performance in Congress. But he might have decided to replace Bondi first, maybe more urgency there, more active cases or whatever.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 08:28 AM (GD0B3)

139 Ro Khanna spreading the jew hate live on Fox.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)

140 Just last week Tulsi sent criminal referrals to the DOJ for Intel IG Michael Atkinson and fake whistleblower Eric Ciaramella for their part in the fake Ukraine impeachment hoax.

I don't have to agree with her or anyone else on everything but I think she doing a pretty good job of digging out evidence of criminal activity in prior administrations.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 08:29 AM (viF8m)

141 I'm a re-gifter. Like YOU'VE never done it.

Posted by: M4's mom at April 20, 2026 08:29 AM (2Ez/1)

142 Eeyore

Hmmm. You have a point. But the NIH and NSF grants, in general, are an investment in the best, most useful research, up to the election of pbho.

The awardee do the grunt labor of science as part of their education. Results from that research have helped in many fields.

But today... Subsidizing foreign students over Americans. Could we have Science if the personnel support part of the grants ended? This could be a good debate.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:30 AM (u82oZ)

143 You might want to read this Substack on what Tulsi is doing as DNI.

https://tinyurl.com/vxappz6s

Posted by: Notsothoreau at April 20, 2026 08:30 AM (wOXCn)

144 We are all on Team Bartiromo on this, no doubt, and at the "Show Me!" stage. MP4 may be right ("nothing will happen") but I read this differently. Patel says indictments are coming very soon. Hopefully, they are strong cases.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 08:14 AM (hnY0g)
*********
I do believe indictments are coming soon.
Although prison time may not ever happen due to all the radical judges we seem to have and have a hard time replacing.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 08:31 AM (NpAcC)

145 136 Wow, I’ve never watched Maria, but she sounds absolutely awesome. Don’t let them get away with their lies, Maria!

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 08:31 AM (77rzZ)

146 OK, folks, I would love to spend some more time, but I must kick my ass and write. Part of my reason for retiring was so that I would have the time to do it and not waste it on booze and dirty pictures.*

Talk to you all later.

*speaking of pictures, with my luck, today will be a day when CBD posts a picture of a lovely 19th century lady.

Posted by: Mary Poppins' Practically Perfect Piercing (aka Eloquent Depression) at April 20, 2026 08:32 AM (qRla/)

147 Ro Khanna spreading the jew hate live on Fox.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:29 AM (RIvkX)


He's a real charmer.

Somebody ought to challenge him on the difference between the Indian independence movement and the Israeli independence movement. It would be interesting to hear him equivocate.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 20, 2026 08:32 AM (n9ltV)

148 Ok, so a politician who lies for a living is getting fussed at by a woman on a cable news channel.
So, what?

Posted by: Nothing will happen at April 20, 2026 08:34 AM (2Ez/1)

149 good fortune to your efforts, MP4!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 08:34 AM (VyBeY)

150 Ted Lieu thinks 'proportionality' in war is Federal law.

Odds he is a slimy amoral idiot of a c0cksucker? 100%

He is from California after all.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 08:34 AM (2GVsD)

151 It took more than one Administration for America to get here. It'll take more than one Administration to get out. Trump, though, is showing the way - get up, hit back, flip over their rice bowls, fuck their 'propriety.'

Get to victory.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 08:24 AM (G1ktt)

^^^This^^^

The deep state is still pervasive. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees and agents are working against us, and our president, every day. It can never happen fast enough for us, but we have to amplify the wins.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 08:35 AM (h7ZuX)

152 Under the proposed rule, undergraduate programs will have to prove that degree recipients earn at least as much as a high school graduate before being eligible for student loan funding.

How could a college degree, no matter how stupid, cause you to earn less than someone with only a HS diploma? They should require the degree to earn substantially more - where they can quibble over what substantially means.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 08:36 AM (ExV1e)

153 Gabbard's referrals lead to nowhere, she is binding time, making herself look important. None of them are actionable or materialized into anything. But she can say, hey I've done something, it's now in DOJ's hands! No one needs that office the way it is. "National Intelligence"...When Trump needs national intelligence, he goes to Ratcliffe.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 08:36 AM (GD0B3)

154 Morning, News Folken!

Captain Obvious, I'm in Salina, KS, near Salty and other fortunate members of our group who live in KS. I've worked out, showered and shaved, had breakfast; I may go smoke a pipe if it's not too windy outside. Then the realtor lady is coming by for me about 10:15 and we are going to look at three houses!

JSG, I've seen your email and replied.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 08:36 AM (+2QQb)

155 Bulg at April 20, 2026 08:31 AM (77rzZ)

Is she wearing those big smokey tinted eyeglasses?

Posted by: dantesed at April 20, 2026 08:36 AM (Oy/m2)

156 BILL MAHER: “Israel has 7 Democratic allies left in the Senate.”

“This is the Democrats saying, we’re not going to sell Israel any more military equipment.”

JAKE SULLIVAN: “40 Democrats who voted for this.”

MAHER: “That’s right. Only 7 allies.”

SULLIVAN: “I talked to a number of them before the vote. I think they did the right thing.”

MAHER: “Who did the right thing?”

SULLIVAN: “Those 40 Democrats.”

MAHER: “The 40?”

SULLIVAN: “Yeah. Because the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Israel brought the United States into a war that… cost American lives and cost American families at the gas pump… If you are not wanting to support the US and Israel continuing the war in Iran, you shouldn’t be voting to send more weapons to Israel.”

MAHER: “Well, I see why Biden lost…”

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:36 AM (RHGPo)

157 ICBMs may be considered obsolete, but suitcase nukes are still on the table, - even though we have tech to detect them.

But much like EV charging stations, the infrastructure is inadequate.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 08:37 AM (Fbc0I)

158 >Ted Lieu thinks 'proportionality' in war is Federal law.
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odds are, he knows this is not true, but equally, he knows his constituents are dumb, and will believe him

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 08:37 AM (ZxPkt)

159 When Piker says, "if you cared about Medicare fraud or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott," presumably he means if you care about defrauding the taxpayers and fully funding the NGO scam.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 08:38 AM (2ap+5)

160 Abraham Accords for NATO

US out of NATO.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 08:39 AM (ExV1e)

161 cost American families at the gas pump…

Hey Mr. Sullivan did you express this when Gaylord jacked up gas prices?

No? GFY

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 20, 2026 08:39 AM (2GVsD)

162 Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D) just said on @FoxNewsSunday, when asked about the gerrymandering ballot measure:

“90% of Virginians are not Democrats”

He was trying to argue for the measure. But oops.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:40 AM (RHGPo)

163 Origin of the suitcase bomb

https://youtu.be/OjS2fyRPTJY

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 08:41 AM (ZxPkt)

164 Maria Bartiromo is from Brooklyn but I like her anyway.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:41 AM (RIvkX)

165 Tulsi won’t be fired, and your insinuation without evidence or reason is tiresome. As is your constant trolling. There probably isn’t a single person here who hasn’t figured out you’re a troll or a complete idiot. Probably both. Give it a rest.

Posted by: That Guy at April 20, 2026 08:41 AM (AydIQ)

166 >>The deep state is still pervasive. Hundreds of thousands of federal employees and agents are working against us, and our president, every day. It can never happen fast enough for us, but we have to amplify the wins.

For those of you on X @Shipwreckedcrew posted an interesting piece on his substack the other day. He's a former DOJ prosecutor turned defense counsel and he represented dozens of J6 defendants largely or donations.

He claims that the DOJ career prosecutors he went up against with J6 cases were overwhelmingly, your woke women who were placed there by Obama/Biden. That was the DOJ that Bondi took over. They can't all be replaced with the snap of a finger.

Just last week Blanche removed the career prosecutor hearing evidence in Florida in the conspiracy case against Trump for supposedly slow walking cases against Brennan and others and replaced her, yes her, with Joe diGenova who is a fierce defender and believes the 2020 election was stolen. Let's see how he does.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 08:42 AM (viF8m)

167 After Joe Biden won in 2020, Swalwell fixed his sights on leading the CIA, and a staffer prepared a memo for him on the biographies of previous leaders of the agency. The unspoken subtext of the nine-page report was that Swalwell held little of those qualifications.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)

168 Maria Bartiromo is a big deal. Trump respects her.

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 08:43 AM (GD0B3)

169 I'm giving Trump the benefit of the doubt that he understands these negotiations are a farce and that Iran is both completely incapable and unwilling to "make a deal." But it's getting harder and harder.

Posted by: Ordinary American at April 20, 2026 08:44 AM (t+TFX)

170 73 The Angry Young Women say they want “revolution”: “systematic change.” Racked by chronic fatigue and endometriosis, they find satisfaction in protest, nonbinary comedy evenings, and pursuing “moral missions.” But even then, that satisfaction is fleeting. “You’ve got to be pessimistic,” one young woman says. The point isn’t to be happy; it’s about being angry and engaged.
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Young women are in terrible shape in our country. It's a real problem.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20


Mike Rowe's advice to young men has no appeal to young women. Very few want, or will lower themselves, to be plumbers, machinists, electricians, auto mechanics, or workers in other necessary trades. Parents and teachers actively work to keep young women from such career paths, told they are beneath women. Add to this that young urban and suburban women are told marrying tradesmen is beneath them. Yet there are only so many male bankers, doctors, lawyers, dentists, stock brokers, trust fund babies, tenure-track college professors, and even engineers. Teaching is the fall back career it seems. Putting women in direct daily contact with ultra-woke women. What a mess.

Posted by: Gref at April 20, 2026 08:45 AM (5rh/l)

171 Cracks Appear In Climate Consensus As Germany's Energy Minister Admits Renewables Are Ruining The Country

“One fact has been concealed for too long: an energy transition that ignores system costs will ruin the country it claims to save...”

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:46 AM (RHGPo)

172 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Good luck. Replied to your email.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:46 AM (u82oZ)

173 A D.C. police officer was ordered held without bond until his next appearance in court on child sex abuse charges. Lt. Matthew Mahl was arrested in Harford County, Maryland, Tuesday on charges of solicitation of sex from a minor and solicitation of child pornography. He has been with the Metropolitan Police Department for 23 years, most recently assigned to special operations, and 10 years ago became the first openly gay chairman of the police union.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

174 Women are not okay. The young ones, especially.

Apparently, young women actively dislike men. Oh, they'll have sex with dozens of them, but they dislike them.

https://youtu.be/dQRKL4BxrEM - this is a New Statesman video about the article referenced.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 08:47 AM (ExV1e)

175 Morn' all... What's all the hate against Gabbard ? I think she's doing a fine job...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 08:48 AM (FuSB1)

176 Obligatory:

You know who else was born on April 20th?

Posted by: Gref at April 20, 2026 08:48 AM (5rh/l)

177 How could a college degree, no matter how stupid, cause you to earn less than someone with only a HS diploma? They should require the degree to earn substantially more - where they can quibble over what substantially means.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 08:36 AM (ExV1e)

22 y/o, HS Diploma, plumber at 4 years: ~$75,000
22 y/o, BA, political science, entry level: ~45,000

They're at the same age but their salaries aren't even close.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 08:49 AM (G1ktt)

178 and 10 years ago became the first openly gay chairman of the police union.
Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)


I think we found our problem...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 08:49 AM (FuSB1)

179 On Saturday’s The Weekend: Primetime, MS NOW hosts Antonia Hylton and Charles Coleman Jr. combined for a remarkable escalation—from stylistic nitpicking to smearing an entire group of Christians as extremists. Hylton quickly pivoted to a jaw-dropping—and wholly unsupported—claim: that Trump is surrounded by religious advisers who are “telling him that he is God,” or effectively God’s representative on Earth. Hylton offered no evidence for the assertion, presenting it instead as her personal “read” based on following “extremist” Christian figures.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:49 AM (RHGPo)

180 End Wokeness
@EndWokeness
This church in NY was built in 1869.

Now it's the Bosnian IsIamic Center.

https://tinyurl.com/ytvnw6az

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 08:50 AM (NpAcC)

181 I’m sorry, but the suicide of a UFO “researcher” who showed clear signs of clinical paranoia in her personal messages is hardly evidence of some vast plot.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 07:48 AM (Fmj+u)


That's what they want you to think.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 08:51 AM (ExV1e)

182 The ceasefire wasn't made because we though the negotiations would be fruitful. It was made to resupply, redeploy, re-target and update our intel. Let it play out. The global economy will take the hit because NATO and the rest of the world are pussies. Reset the war powers resolution and hit them again, and let the world know we're the big dog in the yard.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 08:52 AM (Fbc0I)

183 I used to have a different nic

Hope retirement is going well.

Have they asked you to come back to work yet?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:52 AM (u82oZ)

184 I would say most people are more upset with gas prices than the war. But polls being what they are didn't bring up that point.
Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 07:56 AM (pvf3X)


Yes. Asking AI to analyze polls on an issue will result in GIGO.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 08:52 AM (ExV1e)

185 "159 When Piker says, "if you cared about Medicare fraud or Medicaid fraud, you would kill Rick Scott," presumably he means if you care about defrauding the taxpayers and fully funding the NGO scam.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 08:38 AM (2ap+5) "

hard to interpret it any other way, innit?

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 08:53 AM (VyBeY)

186 serious inquiry: why do you say Trump and Bibi are stupid

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 08:27 AM (ZxPkt)
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No place for ceasefires. Unconditional surrender with no breathing time for the enemy.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 08:54 AM (1o8D5)

187 Court Rules Construction of Trump’s Ballroom Can Proceed (Again)

Moronable U.S. District Judge Richard Leon has been overrules by a 3 judge panel

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:54 AM (RHGPo)

188 102 Bartiromo, for her part, wasn’t interested in vague assurances. In fact, she set the stage by noting what any honest observer already knows — …….
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We are all on Team Bartiromo on this, no doubt, and at the "Show Me!" stage. MP4 may be right ("nothing will happen") but I read this differently. Patel says indictments are coming very soon. Hopefully, they are strong cases.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 08:14 AM (hnY0g)
Every beating MAGA heart wants (demands) that SOMEone(s) be indicted and convicted for the 2020 election theft. Due to issued witness and document subpoenas you might think that the bad guys would know that indictments were imminent. Guess these alleged FBI election investigations are super double secret..

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 20, 2026 08:55 AM (FCPbW)

189 and 10 years ago became the first openly gay chairman of the police union.
Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

Another sodomite sodomiting.

Posted by: Pray The Gay Away at April 20, 2026 08:55 AM (4eiIm)

190 You know who else was born on April 20th?

==

Yes! George Takei..

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 08:55 AM (GD0B3)

191
No place for ceasefires. Unconditional surrender with no breathing time for the enemy.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 08:54 AM (1o8D5


I think both of them are fighting their "advisors" and general public sentiment in their Countries... It's a fine line...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 08:56 AM (FuSB1)

192 Guess these alleged FBI election investigations are super double secret..

Posted by: Voter theater. at April 20, 2026 08:55 AM (FCPbW)

I don't know, the grand jury hearing Grand Conspiracy charges in Florida seems pretty public.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 08:56 AM (G1ktt)

193 Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:52 AM (u82oZ)

Good morning, sir. I'm guessing you are a bit proud of surface warfare officers and sailors getting a rare bit of action and acclaim, with the USS Spruance stopping the Touska with gunfire. Salute!

Posted by: Gref at April 20, 2026 08:56 AM (5rh/l)

194 "Parents and teachers actively work to keep young women from such career paths, told they are beneath women."

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Learn to coal.

Posted by: West Virginia Employment Commission at April 20, 2026 08:56 AM (2Ez/1)

195 Young women are in terrible shape in our country. It's a real problem.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 08:00 AM (J5gTp)


They are bombarded, constantly, with "I don't need no man", "I'd choose the bear", "I was sexually assaulted seventeen times this morning (by men I don't find attractive looking at me)".

Social media plays up the utterances of the how brigades in the big "hot girl" cities (Miami, Atlanta, LA, etc.), how much MONEY OF girlies make, that sleeping around until you're 40 and then marrying a suitable billionaire professional athlete/rapper to have a trophy kid is the way to go. And young people are susceptible to that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 08:57 AM (ExV1e)

196 And Lenin was born on 22 April.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 08:57 AM (77rzZ)

197 >>Every beating MAGA heart wants (demands) that SOMEone(s) be indicted and convicted for the 2020 election theft. Due to issued witness and document subpoenas you might think that the bad guys would know that indictments were imminent. Guess these alleged FBI election investigations are super double secret..

It's not just the 2020 election. It's a decade long conspiracy that included many things including the Russia lie right up through the 2024 election and beyond. That's what's being investigated by a grand jury in Florida. The 2020 election was just a piece of it.

Nothing may come from it but I doubt it. Brennan and Comey seem to doubt it. But it doesn't surprise me at all that a case this big is taking time to unfold.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 08:58 AM (viF8m)

198 Dodgers place Freddie Freeman on paternity list, activate Ryan Ward

By going on the paternity list, he can miss up to three days to be with his family. Freeman announced back in the spring that he and his wife, Chelsea, were awaiting their fourth child.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)

199 Maria Bartiromo right now eviscerating Ro Khanna live on her show.

What a damn dummy he is. Fvcking loser.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 08:23 AM (RIvkX)
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Khanna has committed political seppuku except no one would help him finish. He's a gutted "former politician" and just doesn't seem to know it.

How his wife and her self-made MAGA family tolerate this POS, I j

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 08:59 AM (XfdX/)

200 Gref

Yes. I can imagine what is going on in the ship. i do believe their particular weapon's load-out makes relieving them on station difficult.

I imagine they spend a lot of time at General Quarters, which can get old fast.

Well done to the crew.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 08:59 AM (u82oZ)

201 Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter

Define poverty in America. It’s not starvation. It’s not dying in the elements. It’s not failing to get medical care. Most people who are under the poverty line have cell phones. Many have cars. Most are fat.

You throw out the word “poverty” as if we’re supposed to react as if it’s some Ethiopian tribesmen starving in the sand. But that’s a lie. And we’re done listening to lies.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)

202 @199
was supposed to end "I just do not know", but I seem to have somehow cut that part out. We apologize for the error (to quote my only favorite part of the NY Times)

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:01 AM (XfdX/)

203 Eric Daugherty
@EricLDaugh

It's been revealed that young American men under 30 are LEADING a massive Christian and spiritual revival

42% of young men say religion is "very important" and 40% attend a religious service at least once per month

That is a SURGE of +14 points from years prior 🙏🏻

Keep bumping those numbers up!

https://tinyurl.com/3y7fbkn8

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:01 AM (NpAcC)

204 there was an ad on Squawkbox this morning where the actor portraying an investor is given the line, "I'm not interested in getting rich fast; I want to get rich slow."

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 09:02 AM (2ap+5)

205 Nothing may come from it but I doubt it. Brennan and Comey seem to doubt it. But it doesn't surprise me at all that a case this big is taking time to unfold.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 08:58 AM (viF8m)
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In all honesty it has become so visibly and persistently corrupted, I no longer have full faith in our justice system. It's about 50%.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 09:02 AM (RIvkX)

206 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

Gov. Shapiro shows who he is & what he's willing to do more & more often: votebobbrooks

Instagram votebobbrooks
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I’m proud to have @joshshapiropa, @berniesanders, and so many others on our team. As a former bartender and snowplow driver, I know what working families are facing. As a firefighter and union leader, I’ve taken on tough fights.

Watch our new ad here. (Left it off. Watch on your own. It's all over TV, radio.)
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Also -
City & State PA dot com: Bob Brooks receives Working Families Party endorsement in PA-7 race
The firefighters union leader adds the progressive group’s support to his list of endorsements

NY state & NYC is NOT the only major socialist arena in the U.S., and what is enacted at the National level is slow like molasses seeping down to & through the states.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 09:02 AM (NFX2v)

207 So Virginia is about to make a 6/5 Dem/ Repub Congressional representatives State a 10/ 1 State ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:02 AM (FuSB1)

208 Let's do what was done before! Always.

Now -
The Hill, minutes ago
Senate Republican knocks Trump over ‘holy war’ with pope

The UK Guardian, 12 hours ago
‘We’re Catholic first’: Sunday mass attenders weigh in on Trump’s feud with Pope Leo
Catholics around Atlanta share mixed feelings on faith and politics as Trump engages in rhetorical war with pope

How the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo escalated
Updated on: April 19, 2026/ CBS News

Then -

WHYY Catholics detest Trump, Catholics decide elections. Do the math, August 30, 2016

WHYY Election 2020, Evangelicals at base of Trump hopes for Pennsylvania repeat

Argue among yourselves.

(There is some scripture for it.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 09:02 AM (NFX2v)

209 NPR, WHYY

Spanish speakers learn strategies to pass English-only driving test in Florida, April 20, 2026
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No, not advertising for certain venues. Learn what the others cling to.
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Good day! 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 09:02 AM (NFX2v)

210 They’re holed up in a bank demanding three large pizzas, a helicopter, and a personal phone call from Sydney Sweeney. . . ."
— Greg Gutfeld on Iran’s negotiating position.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 09:02 AM (RHGPo)

211
Social media plays up the utterances of the how brigades in the big "hot girl" cities (Miami, Atlanta, LA, etc.), how much MONEY OF girlies make, that sleeping around until you're 40 and then marrying a suitable billionaire professional athlete/rapper to have a trophy kid is the way to go. And young people are susceptible to that.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 08:57 AM (ExV1e)


Don't compare yourself to others. Set high standards for yourself, your appearance, your behavior, your treatment of others. Work to living up to them.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:02 AM (tgvbd)

212 There are dozens, if not hundreds of high-ranking people who need to be arrested, imprisoned and, where required, executed. But none have, and none will.

The Trump Administration doesn't get to decide who gets arrested, imprisoned and, where required, executed.

If the GOP and - by extension, Trump - deserve to lose the midterms because leftist judges refuse to uphold the law, or leftist citizens refuse to punish malefactors on the left, then we are royally fucked and may as well just give up now.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 09:03 AM (ExV1e)

213 NBC News:

Joe diGenova, a former Trump campaign lawyer who backed President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss, will head up a Florida-based federal investigation into former federal officials who investigated Trump, a Justice Department official confirmed to NBC News on Saturday. DiGenova, 81, who was U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia during the Reagan era, will lead a sprawling investigation targeting Trump's enemies, reaching all the way back to a previous Justice Department inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 09:04 AM (RHGPo)

214 Amy Eskridge, 34, who was involved in extensive research into anti-gravity technology, UFOs and extraterrestrial life, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head at her home in Huntsville, Ala. in 2022, according to the Daily Mail.

I'm reminded of when Bill Clinton's contact to Jeffrey Epstein was found dead, hanging by the neck, with a fatal shotgun wound to the chest...and no shotgun anywhere near...and it was ruled a suicide.

I actually am not arguing that this woman was murdered here, a lot of UFO types are mentally unstable, but when the government will rubber stamp obvious murders as suicide it makes everyone suspicion of any and all suicides...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 20, 2026 09:04 AM (sKqQm)

215 >No place for ceasefires. Unconditional surrender with no breathing time for the enemy.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
----

got it, thanks
stay safe over there

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 09:04 AM (ZxPkt)

216 Maria interviews Ro Khanna often for some reason but today it was obvious she no longer takes him seriously. He skipped two beats before answering any questions. You could see the gears turning as he tried to form a coherent answer...

Posted by: San Franpsycho at April 20, 2026 09:04 AM (RIvkX)

217
Oh, additionally. Don't follow trends. Don't keep bad company. Acknowledge when you're wrong. Work to amend your life.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:05 AM (tgvbd)

218 So Virginia is about to make a 6/5 Dem/ Repub Congressional representatives State a 10/ 1 State ?

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:02 AM (FuSB1)

The new map would make Virginia the most gerrymandered state in the union.

And I'd give it very good odds (80%ish) of winning tomorrow.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 09:05 AM (G1ktt)

219 targeting Trump's enemies

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 09:04 AM (RHGPo)

Way to avoid charged language, NBC.

Posted by: pookysgirl, trying to be patient at April 20, 2026 09:06 AM (EtIaO)

220 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:06 AM (Zz0t1)

221 >>In all honesty it has become so visibly and persistently corrupted, I no longer have full faith in our justice system. It's about 50%.

I think that's fair. As I said above Ship posted interesting stuff about how both Obama and Biden weaponized the DOJ with woke prosecutors, many of them young women, and turned it into a political operation. That took a lot of time to build and it wasn't going get turned around in a few months no matter who was in charge.

The replacement of the career prosecutor in FL and the insertion of diGenova is a positive sign for me. If anything he is more adamant in his belief of a conspiracy against Trump than we are.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 09:06 AM (viF8m)

222 I think some people have put an awful lot of faith into a mystical, legal working group in Florida.

I understand why this group is there. I'm just not convinced the outcome there will be any different than what has been achieved elsewhere.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 20, 2026 09:07 AM (AkEZC)

223 I hope DiGenova’s actions match the mouthing off he’d always do on WMAL.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:07 AM (77rzZ)

224 Meh. The Ro Khanna dude is good for ratings. Whatever.

Posted by: Maria's agent at April 20, 2026 09:08 AM (2Ez/1)

225 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at April 20, 2026 09:08 AM (53oGX)

226 Well, the weekend went........

Met with the attorney, so that ball is rolling.

Learned she wouldn't pass a drug test. THC.

Damn it. This isn't going to go well, is it.

Currently in the market for a donor car to see if we can get replacement parts. Hopefully, I can fix it without another claim or we're going to get dropped from our insurance. It's still under loan, so we MUST fix it.

I didn't have a good day yesterday.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:08 AM (Zz0t1)

227
The UK Guardian, 12 hours ago
‘We’re Catholic first’: Sunday mass attenders weigh in on Trump’s feud with Pope Leo
Catholics around Atlanta share mixed feelings on faith and politics as Trump engages in rhetorical war with pope


This was all so stupid and unnecessary. Trump's failing is that he takes things personally. He could have said Leo is in Africa right now; how many wars are there there?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:09 AM (tgvbd)

228 I'm trying to become New Jersey.

Posted by: Virginia at April 20, 2026 09:09 AM (2Ez/1)

229 Ro Khanna is evidence that an inability to be embarrassed can take one a long way in politics.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 09:10 AM (2ap+5)

230 >>I think some people have put an awful lot of faith into a mystical, legal working group in Florida.

Nothing mystical or magical about it. Florida was chosen specifically because it's not DC or Virginia. And the judge overseeing the GJ is Aileen Cannon, the judge who shutdown Jack Smith's ridiculous special counsel case.

The odds of justice in a case like this are much higher in Florida than in a typical Democrat stronghold. Again, nothing good might come of it but in Florida at least we have a shot.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 09:11 AM (viF8m)

231 There are more than 300,000 bridges in Iran.

Posted by: Grok at April 20, 2026 09:11 AM (6fhoX)

232 >>>then we are royally fucked and may as well just give up now.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic

>There is no giving up. Ever. Nothing has hit home here, and I'm not an activist running around like an idiot. Let it play out.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 09:11 AM (Fbc0I)

233 That piece on Gabbard is one of the worst written Deep State hit pieces I’ve seen in a while. The author says almost nothing about Gabbard, other than he doesn’t like her and never has, and doesn’t think she was qualified (Trump did so your opinions don’t count asswipe). Most of it is just a rosy reminiscence of how great he thought things were when the author was in the Reagan administration. Typical derp state bullshit.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 08:18 AM (Fmj+u)


Noem out, Bondi out, so they turn their attention to the next skirt in the Administration.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at April 20, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)

234
This was all so stupid and unnecessary. Trump's failing is that he takes things personally. He could have said Leo is in Africa right now; how many wars are there there?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:09 AM (tgvbd)


Yeh, I wish he hadn't picked this fight...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:11 AM (FuSB1)

235 Ro Khanna is evidence that an inability to be embarrassed can take one a long way in politics.
Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 09:10 AM (2ap+5)
==================
Lots of sociopaths in office. It is kind of amazing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:11 AM (JbFZD)

236 226 Well, the weekend went........

Met with the attorney, so that ball is rolling.

Learned she wouldn't pass a drug test. THC.

Damn it. This isn't going to go well, is it.

Currently in the market for a donor car to see if we can get replacement parts. Hopefully, I can fix it without another claim or we're going to get dropped from our insurance. It's still under loan, so we MUST fix it.

I didn't have a good day yesterday.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:08 AM (Zz0t1)

Sorry to hear that. You could always try blaming Trump, or Maybe Tulsi Gabbard to see if that helps.

Posted by: tubal at April 20, 2026 09:12 AM (pDt9x)

237 This was all so stupid and unnecessary. Trump's failing is that he takes things personally. He could have said Leo is in Africa right now; how many wars are there there?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:09 AM (tgvbd)

Leo met with Axelrod to plan strategy against Trump for the midterms. It is not really about the war at all; it is about the international left plotting a hoped for reconquista of the American Government.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 09:12 AM (rGqqI)

238 218 WNS, I’ve been “Vote No!” flyers in the mail almost daily, and I’m seeing the same lawn signs more than “Vote Yes!” even in FFx Co. So I am cautiously optimistic that it will fail.

Posted by: Bulg at April 20, 2026 09:13 AM (77rzZ)

239 ugh Sponge sorry

well the flyers won and that was pretty exciting

I usually find ways to like most NHL teams, even the Strangers, but I really deeply hate the Pens

I mean this version I used to like Jagr! these guys just piss me off.

plus people talk about Philly fans but I went to one game out there as a kid and some guy poured his beer on me bc I was wearing a flyers shirt.

spent the weekend in town (philly) and it was great. yesterday was kinda cold and rainy but otherwise really a fun weekend

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:13 AM (j+aD2)

240 It turns out Spanberger and Mikie Sherril are BFF's, so that's not good.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:13 AM (JbFZD)

241 It may be unfounded hope, but I would like to believe that PDJT understands that when he makes a move on the deep state, that not only will all of those bad actors create mayhem, that all the sleeper cells will be activated, too. Such potential destruction could leave the US vulnerable to outside threats (such as Chy-na), and PDJT is putting those threats on their heels so they can't take advantage of the weakness in our boarders.

Or I can just pitch this idea to one of Tom Clancy's ghost writers.

Posted by: Cray Cray at April 20, 2026 09:13 AM (nCTkv)

242 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:08 AM (Zz0t1)


Send her to military school! *worked for some....

Posted by: runner at April 20, 2026 09:14 AM (GD0B3)

243
Leo met with Axelrod to plan strategy against Trump for the midterms. It is not really about the war at all; it is about the international left plotting a hoped for reconquista of the American Government.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 09:12 AM (rGqqI)


Who knows what the conversation was about? Maybe Leo told Axelrod, "Repent! Your time is short."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:14 AM (tgvbd)

244 Sabres-Bruins game was wild. Buffalo scored 4 goals in like 8 minutes late in the third to win it.

Posted by: Delurker at April 20, 2026 09:14 AM (gtcuf)

245 Clarence Thomas is one of the best ever on the Earth.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 20, 2026 09:14 AM (ZRzmB)

246 I'm glad PDJT went after Bob the Professor of God

it's good

fuck that guy, honestly, as a lifetime real deal Catholic! we have HAD ENOUGH of these types

I personally know how corrupt the Philly Archdiocese was and is. honestly there are a lot of bad actors still in the hierarchy. A LOT.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:15 AM (j+aD2)

247 Action News Investigates has learned the most frequent destination for UPMC’s $50 million leased jet is a Florida city where UPMC CEO Leslie Davis owns property.

In July, WTAE asked Davis if she had any concerns about University of Pittsburg Medical Center leasing a new jet at the same time it was laying off 1,000 employees.

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 09:15 AM (RHGPo)

248 Wyatt Earp !

How is retirement?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20, 2026 09:15 AM (u82oZ)

249 I didn't have a good day yesterday.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:08 AM (Zz0t1)
======================
You deserve a better week, having endured so much lately. C'mon karma, deliver for sponge!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:15 AM (JbFZD)

250 Amy Eskridge was batshit crazy

Posted by: Elric the Blade at April 20, 2026 09:15 AM (tL+lc)

251 244 Sabres-Bruins game was wild. Buffalo scored 4 goals in like 8 minutes late in the third to win it.



how can you not love the Sabres rn! I love them.
crazy

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:15 AM (j+aD2)

252 In July, WTAE asked Davis if she had any concerns about University of Pittsburg Medical Center leasing a new jet at the same time it was laying off 1,000 employees.
so unsurprising

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:16 AM (j+aD2)

253 251 244 Sabres-Bruins game was wild. Buffalo scored 4 goals in like 8 minutes late in the third to win it.


Hockey is Soccer on skates...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:16 AM (FuSB1)

254 251 how can you not love the Sabres rn! I love them.
crazy

Love how they play for each other. Tage Thompson scored the first two to get it rolling and all he wanted to talk about after the game was his teammates making it happen.

And that crowd was rockin'! The whole arena was shaking.

Posted by: Delurker at April 20, 2026 09:17 AM (gtcuf)

255 >>Hockey is Soccer on skates...

You don't see that many guys getting punched in the face at an average soccer game.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 09:17 AM (viF8m)

256 246
I personally know how corrupt the Philly Archdiocese was and is. honestly there are a lot of bad actors still in the hierarchy. A LOT.

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2)

My pastor was the "Candy Crush" priest. Put $21K on games related to candy Crush on his church iPhone

Posted by: SMOD at April 20, 2026 09:17 AM (RHGPo)

257 Wyatt Earp !

How is retirement?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20

I love it. I take the kids to school, clean the house, get to go to the gym three days, and I get to jog a lot.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 20, 2026 09:18 AM (ZRzmB)

258 241 It may be unfounded hope, but I would like to believe that PDJT understands that when he makes a move on the deep state, that not only will all of those bad actors create mayhem, that all the sleeper cells will be activated, too.
Posted by: Cray Cray at April 20, 2026 09:13 AM (nCTkv)

And the Pope plots with Democratic strategists. We're fighting a Leviathan.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 09:18 AM (h7ZuX)

259 255 >>Hockey is Soccer on skates...

You don't see that many guys getting punched in the face at an average soccer game.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 09:17 AM (viF8m)


This is true... And soccer players don't get sticks either but still

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:18 AM (FuSB1)

260 I love it. I take the kids to school, clean the house, get to go to the gym three days, and I get to jog a lot.


that's awesome Wyatt! how about the flyboys!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:18 AM (j+aD2)

261 Hockey is Soccer on skates...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:16 AM (FuSB1)

=====

I enjoy them both. It was fun watching Manchester City crush Arsenal yesterday.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 09:18 AM (2ap+5)

262 I didn't have a good day yesterday.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:08 AM (Zz0t1)
******
Hoping you have a better week.
Maybe this was a wakeup call for your daughter and that she has learned an important lesson.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:18 AM (NpAcC)

263
Hockey is Soccer on skates...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:16 AM (FuSB1)


Soccer: get brushed against, roll on the ground in agony.

Hockey: get leg broken blocking shot, finish shift anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h15m87WsCHQ

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:19 AM (tgvbd)

264 Soccer: get brushed against, roll on the ground in agony.

yeah well Cindy and Malkov like to play like soccer players

arrrrrgggh I hate the pens

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:19 AM (j+aD2)

265 Wyatt Earp !

How is retirement?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at April 20

I love it. I take the kids to school, clean the house, get to go to the gym three days, and I get to jog a lot.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 20, 2026 09:18 AM (ZRzmB)
====================
Good on you: leave the homeless armies of the great Northeast to fend for themselves

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:21 AM (JbFZD)

266 Hockey is Soccer on skates...


Both are lame.

I like to watch black men completely encased in plastic run a five second play and then stand in a circle for 45 seconds.

It's super intense.

Posted by: Football is a Real Sport at April 20, 2026 09:21 AM (6j88S)

267 From a red state piece this morning - although the true nationality of the Iranian flagged Touska, seized by the US Navy yesterday is unclear, its most recent port of call was in a Chinese city that it is a known loading port for chemicals including sodium perchlorate, used for making solid rocket motors.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 09:21 AM (rGqqI)

268 That said, I can't dispute his prescription - fighting for what we believe. The trouble with that is that so many of our pols don't believe in anything, and are just as clueless as the left as to what we do believe.
---
Trump has done more to explain the moral case against abortion than 50 years of nearly all elected Republicans.

All of them could mouth the right phrases, say they're "pro-life."
But almost none of them believed it or could make any coherent moral case against it.

And when Roe was over-turned, we saw that weakness as so many states were able to expand abortion.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 09:22 AM (tUP1A)

269 ======================
You deserve a better week, having endured so much lately. C'mon karma, deliver for sponge!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:15 AM (JbFZD)



I'd allow it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:22 AM (Zz0t1)

270 , its most recent port of call was in a Chinese city that it is a known loading port for chemicals including sodium perchlorate, used for making solid rocket motors.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 09:21 AM (rGqqI)


Which we can all figure was on there...

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:22 AM (FuSB1)

271
that's awesome Wyatt! how about the flyboys!
Posted by: BlackOrchid

My last two. Kevin (Senior) is looking at Holy Family. Close by and he didn't want to be at a place where he's too far away from us. Kevin is still running at Archbishop Ryan.

Julia is playing field hockey - she's great - and this year she was running most of the stuff outside. She has a great thing for that.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 20, 2026 09:23 AM (ZRzmB)

272 Hoping you have a better week.
Maybe this was a wakeup call for your daughter and that she has learned an important lesson.

Posted by: redridinghood at April 20, 2026 09:18 AM (NpAcC)



She swears this is the case. She's got a LOT of work to do with the attorney to get things going in her favor. We will find out if it's true or not.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:23 AM (Zz0t1)

273 Since I don't subscribe to any of the internet streaming services; I'm missing out on the NHL post season.

* kicks rock sadly *

Posted by: dantesed at April 20, 2026 09:23 AM (Oy/m2)

274 Who knows what the conversation was about? Maybe Leo told Axelrod, "Repent! Your time is short."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:14 AM (tgvbd)

Reports are that Axelrod was sent there as Obama's Nuncio. It hardly needs to be said that Axelrod is of course not Roman Catholic and has no business being granted a private conference with the Pope.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 09:24 AM (rGqqI)

275 Hockey is Soccer on skates...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:16 AM (FuSB1)



This is so incredibly not the case in any way, shape or form.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:24 AM (Zz0t1)

276 All will be buried in an Avalanche.

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 09:24 AM (ZxPkt)

277 >>>Good on you: leave the homeless armies of the great Northeast to fend for themselves
Posted by: Huck Follywood

People in my division asked if I wanted to work. The money - amazingly - the pension is really when you leave. I don't want to get another job.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 20, 2026 09:25 AM (ZRzmB)

278 275 Hockey is Soccer on skates...
Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:16 AM (FuSB1)


This is so incredibly not the case in any way, shape or form.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:24 AM (Zz0t1

So I hit a nerve ... LOL

Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:25 AM (FuSB1)

279 You might think it’s faggela, but tennis players pretty much run sprints for upwards of 5 hours non-stop.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 20, 2026 09:25 AM (ARtwq)

280 I didn't have a good day yesterday"

Best wishes.. .

And we're at MD Anderson again this morning...

Posted by: man at April 20, 2026 09:25 AM (/6BNk)

281 >>So I hit a nerve ... LOL

Only if you're playing hockey. In soccer that calls for flopping and a Red Card.

Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 09:26 AM (viF8m)

282 It turns out Spanberger and Mikie Sherril are BFF's, so that's not good.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:13 AM (JbFZD)

BFF's? They LIVED together for years.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 09:26 AM (G1ktt)

283 My last two. Kevin (Senior) is looking at Holy Family. Close by and he didn't want to be at a place where he's too far away from us. Kevin is still running at Archbishop Ryan.

Julia is playing field hockey - she's great - and this year she was running most of the stuff outside. She has a great thing for that.


Holy Family is so nice. My cousin used to work there but he's at Neumann now.

Glad to hear about the hockey what does "running stuff outside" mean? Does she want to play in college?

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:26 AM (j+aD2)

284 Soccer: get brushed against, roll on the ground in agony.

Hockey: get leg broken blocking shot, finish shift anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h15m87WsCHQ
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 09:19 AM (tgvbd)



In the Panthers first run to the Cup Finals, Matthew Tkachuk took a hit that fractured his sternum. I sat out one game. They faced elimination, he returned to the ice and scored a goal in the eventual loss.

They won the next 2 Cups. The list of player's injuries after each final is staggering.

Soccer can't carry Hockey's jock strap.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:26 AM (Zz0t1)

285
So I hit a nerve ... LOL
Posted by: It's me donna at April 20, 2026 09:25 AM (FuSB1)



Maybe.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:26 AM (Zz0t1)

286 Larry Krasner would be enough to drive anyone out of the force, I'd imagine. I hope a building falls on his head.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:27 AM (DN7sv)

287 if you get hit in the face with a soccer ball, you won't need stitches

or a dentist

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 09:27 AM (ZxPkt)

288 danteseed there are ... other options to watch

I did a free trial of YouTube TV for now but if the boys go farther I will use those "other options"

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:27 AM (j+aD2)

289 You don't see that many guys getting punched in the face at an average soccer game.
Posted by: JackStraw at April 20, 2026 09:17 AM (viF8m)

If you did, no one would ever stop rolling on the ground.

Posted by: Dash my lace wigs! at April 20, 2026 09:28 AM (h7ZuX)

290 >>>Holy Family is so nice. My cousin used to work there but he's at Neumann now.

Glad to hear about the hockey what does "running stuff outside" mean? Does she want to play in college?

Julia wants to go to an art school, which are ridiculous. She is great with art, but even we can't get that much money.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 20, 2026 09:28 AM (ZRzmB)

291 287 if you get hit in the face with a soccer ball, you won't need stitches

or a dentist
Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 09:27 AM (ZxPkt)

.....

Soccer does have the second most concussions of any American youth sport.

Anyone that thinks it's a soft sport hasn't played it at a competitive level, only watched.

Posted by: Truth Be Known at April 20, 2026 09:29 AM (6j88S)

292 * HE sat out one game.

I wasn't playing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:29 AM (Zz0t1)

293 Julia wants to go to an art school, which are ridiculous. She is great with art, but even we can't get that much money.

whew

ok well I recommend Kutztown. excellent school with a great art program AND fantastic FH! I know the coach!

not sure what year she is but she should do those 1-day clinics schools have in the spring and summer. I'm sure Kutztown has one. WCU is another great idea! also has great arts and great field hockey!

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:30 AM (j+aD2)

294 Abdul El-Sayed Gets More Brazen As New Michigan Primary Polls Show Him Surging
==========================
Well, that sucks. Michigan is really going to elect a Hamas candidate in the Democrat primary? I hope this is wrong, and by a lot.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (DN7sv)

295 In soccer, if the referee sees a player getting upset, he will go over to the guy and tell him to stop behaving like a child and play the game properly.

Posted by: Oglebay at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (2ap+5)

296 Julia wants to go to an art school, which are ridiculous. She is great with art, but even we can't get that much money.



I got a girlfriend.
She goes to art school.
I got an art school girlfriend.
Yeah.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (Zz0t1)

297 Nood art

Posted by: rickb223 at April 20, 2026 09:31 AM (As/lK)

298 >>>ok well I recommend Kutztown. excellent school with a great art program AND fantastic FH! I know the coach!

not sure what year she is but she should do those 1-day clinics schools have in the spring and summer. I'm sure Kutztown has one. WCU is another great idea! also has great arts and great field hockey!
Posted by: BlackOrchid

She's looking already.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (ZRzmB)

299 >Soccer does have the second most concussions of any American youth sport.
----

hockey players are smart enough to wear helmets!

Posted by: Don Black, because someone has to at April 20, 2026 09:33 AM (ZxPkt)

300 I'll say it again, we all thought Trump was going to lose the election in June of 2024.
All of the news was full of how he was losing.

While Trump was already vetting his future cabinet.

Someone on X made a comment, "Trump doesn't appear worried about the midterms. Why?"

Of course the retarded shit-monkeys flung to "cause he's going to cancel the election!" to "cause he wants to lose so he can blame all the problems on the Dems!"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 09:34 AM (tUP1A)

301 She's looking already.


well let me know where she likes - I do still know a bunch of coaches

FH is a great way to get in and get money at the DI and DII level. not sure how that works for DIII but this is the best area for DII hockey and it's kind of perfect for intense hockey but not as intense/time consuming as DI

PSU is DI of course but they are a program that likes to take US players and they are good with scholarship money too. And they have a wide variety of majors ; )

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:36 AM (j+aD2)

302 PSU is DI of course but they are a program that likes to take US players and they are good with scholarship money too. And they have a wide variety of majors ; )

Posted by: BlackOrchid (j+aD2) at April 20, 2026 09:36 AM (j+aD2)

It helps that Penn State is the greatest place in the world.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at April 20, 2026 09:38 AM (G1ktt)

303 It's been revealed that young American men under 30 are LEADING a massive Christian and spiritual revival

Seems to pop up every Lent, and is usually connected in some way to the Bishop of Rome telling us to rub our knuckles in shit.

If only American christendumb could suck up to the existence of God or his word the same way they ass-nose the Church of Quinnipiac Poles. But you're going to believe what you want to. You're rolling to hell on a very chummy band wagon.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at April 20, 2026 09:43 AM (zdLoL)

304 Why would arrests of high-ranking Biden officials increase conservative turn-out in the midterms?

Why would it increase irregular Republican-voter turnout?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at April 20, 2026 09:44 AM (tUP1A)

305 "Sen. Chris Murphy Trashes Trump in Spain: ‘Most Significant Threat Since Civil War’ "

How come...Murphy doesn't have to worry about death threats, but Trump on down, do? I mean, even Pam Bondi had to live on a military base, and she did next to nothing...

Posted by: zigggggy at April 20, 2026 09:48 AM (EDeJ/)

306 The Iranian leadership isn't going away until we litter Tehran with 10's of thousands of parachuted AK47's and grenades. Litter the rooftops, courtyards, and streets with them.

The IRGC can't be everywhere at once and probably 80%+ of them would fall into the hands of citizens. The ones that IRGC pickup are essentially useless because they already have small arms.

I have my doubts that the citizens will revolt but at least you can say we didn't give them a chance.

Posted by: hatethedeepstate at April 20, 2026 10:04 AM (2Nfh9)

307 As stated above, getting rid the IRGC is the answer.

Posted by: AnnaS at April 20, 2026 10:32 AM (WdMlw)

308 How Liberalism Inevitably Turns to Managerialism (meh, it turns into Mass graves for its enemies - jjs)

So there is a link with CBD's Mid-Morning Art Thread. 🤨

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 11:03 AM (NFX2v)

Daily News Stuff 20 April 2026

Top Story

  • The memory shortage could last for years. (The Verge)

    16GB is the new 128GB, and you might as well get used to it:
    Nikkei says that production would need to increase by 12 percent a year in 2026 and 2027 to meet demand. But according to Counterpoint Research, an increase of only 7.5 percent is planned.
    That's bad enough - projected growth will only fall further behind demand. But it gets worse:
    The new facilities will primarily focus on producing high-bandwidth memory (HBM), which is used in AI data centers. With the companies already prioritizing HBM over general-purpose DRAM used in computers and phones, it's not clear how much these new fabs will help alleviate the price crunch facing consumer electronics.
    But it gets worser: HBM memory is stacked vertically just like AMD's 3D-Vcache. And exactly like AMD's 3D-Vcache it uses TSVs - though-silicon vias - to transfer the signals between the layers.

    And those TSVs take up about half the space on HBM chips, meaning the factories need to churn out twice as many wafers for the same amount of memory, when they already can't produce enough.


Tech News



Musical Interlude





Disclaimer: That's cannibalism!

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1 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 04:30 AM (Ia/+0)

2 w00t

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 04:31 AM (YbTYS)

3 >>>But it gets worser

heh

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 04:31 AM (YbTYS)

4 Belated BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 04:42 AM (1o8D5)

5 3 >>>But it gets worser

heh
Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 04:31 AM (YbTYS)

I mean, "heh" that you used the "word" "worser," not "heh" that it gets worser.

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 04:50 AM (YbTYS)

6 Wallabies are Australian trash pandas.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 20, 2026 04:56 AM (glnUu)

7 Just above freezing here

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 05:00 AM (Ia/+0)

8 >>>But at least hard drives are still well, poop.

"Oh, the scatology!"

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 05:05 AM (YbTYS)

9 I liked it. A singing owl. From the "Faithpot" site:

https://tinyurl.com/suu6uhcs

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 05:08 AM (afKoR)

10 Wallabies are Australian trash pandas.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at April 20, 2026 04:56 AM (glnUu)

?? Trasharoos, perhaps.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at April 20, 2026 05:08 AM (EcHpA)

11 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at April 20, 2026 05:16 AM (AN2gy)

12 Psalm 3- a lovely psalm read by David 3:

https://tinyurl.com/mw58u562

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 05:17 AM (IEV/x)

13 I expect that once a couple of the big AI companies go bankrupt the fire sale of their assets will help memory shortages.

They can't possibly keep burning billions of dollars forever... right?

Posted by: CanuckJack at April 20, 2026 05:22 AM (HLIsS)

14 The terrible thing about this week is I have to go to NYC three times this week.

Now that's poop.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at April 20, 2026 05:24 AM (XV/Pl)

15 Late start job today, otherwise would be gone already

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 05:28 AM (Ia/+0)

16 Utility worker rushes into traffic to save toddler. Scroll down for video:

https://tinyurl.com/3p7fkxnd

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 05:29 AM (ix8EF)

17 Mornin' Horde.

Well that memory and hard drive news is just all full of good cheer isn't it?

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 05:31 AM (O7YUW)

18 Old time hymn-" Come thou fount of every blessing" sung by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir:

https://tinyurl.com/bdffcvwu

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 05:34 AM (ix8EF)

19 @16/FenelonSpoke:

Good for him for noticing the kid, the upcoming street, the traffic, and choosing to act.

Thanks for posting that.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)

20 >>>This is what's known as a "supply chain" attack: If the target is too well secured, find something they use that isn't, and attack there instead.

Huh. How to put that genie back in the bottle?

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 05:36 AM (YbTYS)

21 Drug cartels and memory chip fab cartels.

You can run but you can't hide.

I'm good with AM4 and DDR4 Ryzen 5000 series for a while.

yikes

Posted by: GigantorX at April 20, 2026 05:38 AM (F2sSv)

22 His work gave my son a van to use for work. It has the company name on it. He's drove an hour and ten minutes to get the van- and for those familiar with NJ roads it's the Garden State Parkway- not one of the nicest roads in NJ- but then they're all pretty awful.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 05:39 AM (zMLZ6)

23 Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 05:35 AM (O7YUW)

You're most welcome. With all the nasty people in political news I do my part to post about good people doing good things.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 05:41 AM (zMLZ6)

24 Wikipedia:

Anigozanthos

Kangaroo paws are much in demand as house plants and as cut flowers. The red-and-green kangaroo paw is the floral emblem of Western Australia.

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 05:43 AM (YbTYS)

25 Huh. How to put that genie back in the bottle?
Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 05:36 AM (YbTYS)

Find out where he goes for lunch and call the Health Inspector on them.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at April 20, 2026 05:44 AM (Ot/FD)

26 Mornin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 05:47 AM (sAmhv)

27 I am happy with my cheap new Sabrent external drive enclosure, a USB 3.0 2.5" SATA III HDD/SSD toolless enclosure with a USB-A jack (cable included) and a power switch.

I have a cheap old laptop, over ten years old now, where first the screen went out (after spilling a drink on it) and then eventually the external HDMI video out too. Windows 10 support recently expired too, as you know. Although it ended up in heavy use, it was a bottom-of-the-line "student" model to begin with, that I originally got for a utility purpose (supplemental to my work laptop), so it wasn't designed for easy user access to the innards.

Although I tried to be careful, I also didn't really care if I busted the brittle old plastic a bit getting at the hard drive; and I wouldn't even know how to reconnect the keyboard data cable, since I didn't see how I disconnected it pulling things apart. But I got it done.

The old HDD is now safely nestled in the enclosure and humming merrily along. And I'm transferring the data I care to keep onto a barely used terabyte USB hard drive that I got for the same project, since for all I know the old laptop drive itself could be about to crash too.

Progress. Relief.

Posted by: SciVo at April 20, 2026 05:50 AM (Sy6m/)

28 Missed the ONT due to travel. Spent part of Sunday at Keukenof Gardens in Holland. Beautiful place and had the opportunity to share it with 48,098 other individuals. What the heck is it with Asians who need to pose with flowers, yes a set pose and then have someone take a picture of them. Good grief how annoying. Look at the tulips, don’t have a relationship with them.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 20, 2026 05:51 AM (IfvRf)

29 IAF jets now doing flyby practice over Jerusalem for annual Independence Day flyby show. Independence day starts Tuesday evening.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 20, 2026 05:52 AM (1o8D5)

30 The origin of the name prefix (anigoz -) is not clear. According to some authors, it comes from the Greek word ανοιγος (anoigos – open)

--Wikipedia (Polish; transl.)
https://pl.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Anigozanthos

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 05:53 AM (YbTYS)

31 M mentioned "putting the genie back in the bottle". Since I can't talk at all intelligently about tech stuff here it is again: Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in "Ali Baba Bunny"

https://tinyurl.com/37kw8c5x

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 05:56 AM (Nx5jP)

32 28 Missed the ONT due to travel. Spent part of Sunday at Keukenof Gardens in Holland.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 20, 2026 05:51 AM (IfvRf)

Hope you saw the top pic on the ONT!

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 05:57 AM (YbTYS)

33 “ Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”

Romans 12:12

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 05:58 AM (zw+xd)

34 Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 20, 2026 05:51 AM (IfvRf)

A friend of mine who is from a Dutch background loves tulips and has been to those gardens a number of times. I'm sorry the tourists were annoying.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 05:58 AM (Nx5jP)

35 Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 05:58 AM

Nice passage. Thanks.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 05:59 AM (Nx5jP)

36 Amen Fenelon

Blessed is the Lord our God. May He bring good things to all here this day and always.

Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 06:01 AM (zw+xd)

37 Posted by: Marcus T at April 20, 2026 06:01 AM (zw+xd

Thanks. Same to you, Marcus.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 06:04 AM (rZCVI)

38 Yes I did m, hence my comment on missing the ONT. We saw many beautiful places, the crowds almost everywhere put us off future European travel. Our last trip across the pond. The US has much to offer without the crowds, the Asians and the smug.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 20, 2026 06:05 AM (IfvRf)

39 12- David 3 sounds like a robot. Of course. I meant "David Suchet".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 06:06 AM (rZCVI)

40 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.

Rejoinder: That's amore!

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 20, 2026 06:07 AM (NSMyg)

41 from the ONT:

245 But I can say this - no matter how much it might suck, at least I'm not a 53 year old man with undescended testicles, in a Democrat GOTV choir singing a desultory parody of "Golden" by Huntr/x.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 19, 2026 11:35 PM (BI5O2)

That video can't be real.

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 06:08 AM (YbTYS)

42 Omygoodness, it might be:

NYC Gay Men's Chorus
@nycgmc
NYCGMC is a world-class, world-renowned New York institution and a pioneering voice for the LGBTQ+ community.
New York, NY
linktr.ee/nycgmc

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 06:12 AM (YbTYS)

43 We're at risk of heading into a computing "dark age" if this sole focus on producing components solely for the AI companies doesn't turn around with a quickness.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 06:16 AM (O7YUW)

44 Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 06:17 AM (Ia/+0)

45 40 Tea. Earl Grey. Hot.
Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 20, 2026 06:07 AM (NSMyg)

I'm doing that, too.

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 06:17 AM (YbTYS)

46 "Wallabies are Australian trash pandas"

Coming up next on "Change My Mind."

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 06:18 AM (BpO1e)

47 Wallabie?!

So if you live in Walla Walla
And you see a koala
You can bet your bottom dollar
That koala's name is Paula

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 06:22 AM (YbTYS)

48 38 Yes I did m, hence my comment on missing the ONT. We saw many beautiful places, the crowds almost everywhere put us off future European travel. Our last trip across the pond. The US has much to offer without the crowds, the Asians and the smug.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 20, 2026 06:05 AM (IfvRf)

When visiting Paris, I mused that the problem with Paris was all the damn tourists. Without a trace of irony.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 06:23 AM (E6xSb)

49 Evening and morning, satellites and satrapies of the great and fa-flung AoSHQ Empire!

Yes. It's Monday. But remember:

"Compared to being on the wrong side of the ground, even a bad Monday is pretty small kumquats, nicht wahr?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 06:24 AM (+2QQb)

50 Where are you now, Wolfus?

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 20, 2026 06:26 AM (NSMyg)

51 Whelp. Delta’s WiFi keeps leading to signing me out of my preferred websites and wiping out my nice and email here at the HQ. I believe I’m being persecuted for conservative beliefs. Who can I sue?

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 20, 2026 06:28 AM (IfvRf)

52 I slept pretty well, considering I'm in a strange place (a hotel "suite" in Salina, KS). And no black cat to wake me at 3:45! On the down side, there's no black cat or little gray cat to keep me company.

Stephanie Abrams of the Weather Channel is still a hot lady. And the WC is showing, amid a slew of commercials, actual conditions here and in the area: 46 F. now, little wind, high today of 82 with 20-30 mph south winds. If I go out to wash the car this afternoon, it may dry itself before I can wipe it down.

How are things witchoo?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 06:28 AM (+2QQb)

53 So if you live in Walla Walla
And you see a koala
You can bet your bottom dollar
That koala's name is Paula
Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 06:22 AM (YbTYS)

Do ya folla?

— Doyle Lonnegan

Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 20, 2026 06:29 AM (NZIuw)

54 I was wrong, it’s Safari messing with my content. I’m still sure that the EU is behind it.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at April 20, 2026 06:30 AM (IfvRf)

55 Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 06:28 AM (+2QQb

Ok. I'm glad I have a day off.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 06:30 AM (looXz)

56 Do ya folla?

— Doyle Lonnegan
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 20, 2026 06:29 AM (NZIuw)
----------
Sure thing, Lonnaman.

Posted by: Captain Obvious, Laird o' the Sea at April 20, 2026 06:32 AM (NSMyg)

57 Do ya folla?

— Doyle Lonnegan
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at April 20, 2026 06:29 AM (NZIuw)
==============
Well done Sting reference! TJM would be impressed.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 06:34 AM (aMY2p)

58 Happy Patriots Day to all who celebrate her

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 06:35 AM (aMY2p)

59 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at April 20, 2026 06:38 AM (2Ez/1)

60 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 06:39 AM (VyBeY)

61 43, spot-on, G&R!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 06:40 AM (VyBeY)

62 I've downed some coffee. Time to change, stretch, and take advantage of the fitness center downstairs.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 20, 2026 06:41 AM (+2QQb)

63 @58 - Patriots Day

Actual, original date, April 19. Lexington and Concord. Shot heard 'round the world.
Also the anniversary of a horrific, more recent event, in our country's history.

Posted by: TeeJ at April 20, 2026 06:42 AM (EcT7r)

64 "13 I expect that once a couple of the big AI companies go bankrupt the fire sale of their assets will help memory shortages.
They can't possibly keep burning billions of dollars forever... right?
Posted by: CanuckJack at April 20, 2026 05:22 AM (HLIsS)"

as long as the gummint keeps printing 'em on demand, they can ...

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 06:43 AM (VyBeY)

65
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, morning prayers said, dogs taken care of. Now sitting in the Command Center at Schloss Hadrian with a big double cup of coffee.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 06:44 AM (tgvbd)

66 O happy man, H7!

coffee, huh? I could go for a cuppa that myself ...

brb!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 06:50 AM (VyBeY)

67 >>>I expect that once a couple of the big AI companies go bankrupt the fire sale of their assets will help memory shortages.
They can't possibly keep burning billions of dollars forever... right?
Posted by: CanuckJack

>What will we do without deep fakes of the Pope or Trump and killbots in Ukraine? We need AI and CGI to take over Hollywood and create new streaming content.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 06:52 AM (Fbc0I)

68 Hey, guys, that video was OK, but there's another video, a :live music: version of diggy diggy hole, I like better.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at April 20, 2026 06:53 AM (gHSfI)

69 mornin yall. I had a request Friday to build a new CAD system for a client. I did suppress a chuckle before telling them memory and video adapters are crazy right now. I might have to find them a refurb. A new system is going to come in at about $4000.

Posted by: fd at April 20, 2026 06:54 AM (vFG9F)

70
Actual, original date, April 19. Lexington and Concord. Shot heard 'round the world.
Also the anniversary of a horrific, more recent event, in our country's history.
Posted by: TeeJ at April 20, 2026 06:42 AM (EcT7r)
====================
maybe so, but for the last sixty years celebrated on the third Monday in April

Posted by: Huck Follywood at April 20, 2026 06:55 AM (sLQz6)

71 OTD 1972
Apollo 16 lands on the moon

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 06:56 AM (ZxPkt)

72
Also the anniversary of a horrific, more recent event, in our country's history.
Posted by: TeeJ at April 20, 2026 06:42 AM (EcT7r)


Obama's birthday?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 06:59 AM (tgvbd)

73 Good morning all.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 20, 2026 06:59 AM (S+2Xo)

74 We need AI and CGI to take over Hollywood and create new streaming content.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone


I have no issue with that. You could get a lot of independent movie houses putting out better product at less than half the cost.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 07:02 AM (BpO1e)

75 The Weather Channel is a hoot to watch in the a.m. Stephanie and her rack get the vapors over all the bad weather around the globe.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 20, 2026 07:03 AM (6xukV)

76 Harvard Health Publishing
How to recognize and tame your cognitive distortions (2022)

Cognitive distortions are internal mental filters or biases that increase our misery, fuel our anxiety, and make us feel bad about ourselves.

Our brains are continually processing lots of information. To deal with this, our brains seek shortcuts to cut down our mental burden.

Sometimes these shortcuts are helpful, yet in other circumstances — such as with these unhelpful cognitive filters — they can cause more harm than good.

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 07:04 AM (YbTYS)

77 all weather coverage these days is pure FUD, unadulterated with meteorology in any form.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at April 20, 2026 07:05 AM (VyBeY)

78
We need AI and CGI to take over Hollywood and create new streaming content.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone


I'd like AI and CGI to turn out witty, funny movies without explosions, gunfire, spacecraft, superheroes, upper-middle-class angst or dinner-table arguments.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:06 AM (tgvbd)

79
Kudos on "Diggy Diggy Hole, Pixy. This is my gDaughter's "favorite song".

Metal / Hair Band fans might like Wind Rose's version better

https://youtu.be/34CZjsEI1yU

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 07:06 AM (xG4kz)

80
The Weather Channel is a hoot to watch in the a.m. Stephanie and her rack get the vapors over all the bad weather around the globe.
Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at April 20, 2026 07:03 AM (6xukV)


Her Majesty has the unhappy habit of doomwatching the weather such that even heavy showers require preparation and constant reminders that "they say" it's going to be apocalyptic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:08 AM (tgvbd)

81
I'd like AI and CGI to turn out witty, funny movies without explosions, gunfire, spacecraft, superheroes, upper-middle-class angst or dinner-table arguments.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


I don't see "110 pound girl bosses who can singlehandedly overcome and whip the asses of a crack Navy Seals team" on your list. Still good with that, are you?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 07:09 AM (xG4kz)

82
How to recognize and tame your cognitive distortions (2022)

Say a Rosary.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:10 AM (tgvbd)

83 - Last 60 years?
Hmmm, maybe. Seems to me it's more like last 30 or so years. After the horrific event I referred to. I could be wrong.
"They/them" have also changed other significant celebrations.

Posted by: TeeJ at April 20, 2026 07:10 AM (EcT7r)

84 >>>NYC Gay Men's Chorus
@nycgmc
NYCGMC is a world-class, world-renowned New York institution and a pioneering voice for the LGBTQ+ community.
New York, NY
linktr.ee/nycgmc
Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 06:12 AM (YbTYS)
*****
Aren't they the ones that sang "we're coming for your kids" or something like that? Nice group of fellas.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at April 20, 2026 07:10 AM (S+2Xo)

85 Tsunami warning for Japan this day, after 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 20, 2026 07:11 AM (HhTfM)

86
I don't see "110 pound girl bosses who can singlehandedly overcome and whip the asses of a crack Navy Seals team" on your list. Still good with that, are you?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 07:09 AM (xG4kz)


After the Olympics, some stupid bint went viral saying the US Women's Hockey Team should play the Men's Hockey Team for the right to vote in the next election. I was saying, "Oh, please. Oh, please."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:12 AM (tgvbd)

87 Howdy, Horde.

Wolfus, I sent you an email; check it out when you get a chance.

Posted by: Just Some Guy at April 20, 2026 07:12 AM (q3u5l)

88 from the cognitive bias Harvard article:

"I also avoid unnecessary catastrophizing (though this can be difficult when thinking about all that is happening in our world, including climate change)."

LOL

Way to alienate readership. Way to date your writing.

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 07:14 AM (YbTYS)

89 - well, wiki says 1969 so...

Posted by: TeeJ at April 20, 2026 07:15 AM (EcT7r)

90 >>>Tsunami warning for Japan this day, after 7.5 magnitude earthquake.

Posted by: Common Tater

>How's that bullet train construction coming? I can't wait to see my returns from investing in that brilliant enterprise.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 20, 2026 07:15 AM (Fbc0I)

91 author of the cognitive bias Harvard article:

"a primary care physician, educator, and cannabis specialist"

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 07:16 AM (YbTYS)

92
"cannabis specialist"

Welp, you now know the cure for your cognitive distortions.


Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:18 AM (tgvbd)

93 The seawall in Hokkaido held the smaller than expected waves.

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at April 20, 2026 07:19 AM (WQDw6)

94 Really? So am I!

Posted by: Stoner living in his parents' basement at April 20, 2026 07:20 AM (2Ez/1)

95
NYCGMC is a world-class, world-renowned New York institution and a pioneering voice for the LGBTQ+ community.

Also a good place for picking up young, tight ass.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:20 AM (tgvbd)

96 94 The seawall in Hokkaido held the smaller than expected waves.
Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at April 20, 2026 07:19 AM (WQDw6)

Yay!

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 07:22 AM (YbTYS)

97 95 Posted by: Stoner living in his parents' basement at April 20, 2026 07:20 AM (2Ez/1)

You make it seem 2Ez!

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 07:23 AM (YbTYS)

98
JJS

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 20, 2026 07:23 AM (tgvbd)

99 100

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 07:24 AM (YbTYS)

100 I'd like AI and CGI to turn out witty, funny movies without explosions, gunfire, spacecraft, superheroes, upper-middle-class angst or dinner-table arguments.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh


I'll add to that list.

Make scenes lighter so you aren't wondering if things are being shot with the lens cap on.

Adjust the audio levels so that conversations don't require subtitles and action scenes don't require earplugs.

Let white people be the protagonist.

Stop making white males the idiot with the long-suffering minority wife.

More to be added as I think of things.

Posted by: NR Pax at April 20, 2026 07:24 AM (BpO1e)

101 Hey, guys, that video was OK, but there's another video, a :live music: version of diggy diggy hole, I like better.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at April 20, 2026 06:53 AM (gHSfI)

There is also a lullaby version and a 40K parody version where the singer is Corp instead of a dwarf.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at April 20, 2026 09:41 AM (lFFaq)

102 m, did you get robbed on the 100 by a troll's post getting thrown in the incinerator? Been there, had that happen.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (O7YUW)

103 102 m, did you get robbed on the 100 by a troll's post getting thrown in the incinerator? Been there, had that happen.
Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at April 20, 2026 09:42 AM (O7YUW)

: (

*robbed*

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 03:24 PM (YbTYS)

Sunday Overnight Open Thread - April 19, 2026 [Doof]

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Howdy Hordelings! Thank for stopping by for the Sunday night ONT. Somewhat in the style of one of Ace's weekday Cafe threads tonight. Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

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Pretty sure the 'ettes will confirm


Pretty sure the 'rons will squirm


Didn't really think this through


Work smarter not harder


Incredible art




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'Ette Couture (Courtesy of Piper)

It's that time of the week - when we turn the ONT over to our good friend Piper for a bit. Here's this week's fashion pr0n.

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Enchanted Garden Glam: Bettina Anderson’s Mar-a-Lago Bridal Shower Blooms with Spring Florals and Fabulousness

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Palm Beach’s legendary Mar-a-Lago estate transformed into a dreamy Enchanted Garden for Bettina Anderson’s bridal shower, celebrating her upcoming wedding to Don Jr. The whole affair was bursting with romantic spring florals and elegant vibes.

How Bettina captured Don’s heart might come with a dash of tabloid scandal, but we’re fully embracing the playful spirit of those “Love Trumps All” cookies that were served. We are also ignoring the potential double entendres of this messaging.

Anyway, Bettina Anderson looked every inch the radiant bride-to-be in a bespoke Safiyaa Agyness dress. The good news? The ready-to-wear version is still available on the Safiyaa site for $2,460—and it’s just as stunning.

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She paired it with a delicate Dior Small Lady Dior bag in Latte Cannage calfskin, plus a touch of sparkle from Manolo Blahnik Hangisli satin jewel-buckle slingback pumps in white.

For a more budget-friendly option with the same flattering silhouette, try the blue floral midi dress by Mac Duggal—yours for $498 at Nordstrom.

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Ivanka Trump brought sophisticated charm in a Zimmermann Alchemy Paisley structured linen and silk organza midi dress in a soft pale pink. It’s still available in limited sizes at Nordstrom for $1,950. She finished the look with what appeared to be a classic brown Hermès Kelly bag.

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Want a similar corset-to-fit-and-flare vibe without the splurge? The Hutch Amara Corset Pleated Tulle Fit & Flare Midi Dress at Anthropologie is a winner at $348.

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Tiffany Trump leaned into delicate romance with the Duchess The Label Dahlia Dress in a dreamy Powder shade. It’s still available… but you might need to hop on a flight to the Philippines to snag it.

A lovely stateside alternative: the As It May Samara Lace Midi Dress at Nordstrom for $595.

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Laura Trump went bold and vibrant in a teal-and-pink floral shirt dress from The Westside. Sourcing this one may require a detour to India or Dubai, so consider the fun Alice + Olivia Lucy Sleeveless Mini Shirtdress as a breezy stand-in for $465 at Saks.

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And stealing the “sweetest guest” award: Arabella Kushner (Ivanka’s 14-year-old daughter) looked perfectly age-appropriate and adorable in the Zimmermann The Wylie Picnic Dress in Blue Palm from the Resort 2025 collection, originally $850, now sold out.

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For a similar tropical ruffled charm that’s actually in stock, Dillard’s has the Mestiza New York Torero Tropical Palm Toile Print square-neck tiered ruffled maxi dress for $595.

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With this dreamy kickoff, anticipation is high for the wedding itself!

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Thanks, Piper!

Don't forget to check out Piper's X page.

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DJ Doof - This Date in Music History Edition
from thisdayinmusic.com


On this date in 2021: Jim Steinman, the celebrated songwriter, pianist, and producer, who rose to fame masterminding Meatloaf’s iconic 1977 Bat Out Of Hell album, died at the age of 73.


On this date in 2012: Greg Ham the multi-instrumentalist with the band Men At Work, died of a heart attack at his home in Melbourne, Australia age 58.



Born on this date in 1947: American guitarist Mark Volman, from The Turtles


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1 !!

Posted by: clarence at April 19, 2026 10:01 PM (9Z/+O)

2 Filters. Filters are on my mind tonight.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 19, 2026 10:01 PM (1Ff7Z)

3 Diversity+

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:01 PM (EGWh3)

4
Doof Doofovich Doofinov!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:02 PM (tgvbd)

5 Bettina Anderson looks a bit, umm, skeletal.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:02 PM (+HNx/)

6 Targeted gun thread. On to content.

Posted by: clarence at April 19, 2026 10:03 PM (9Z/+O)

7 Doof Doofovich Doofinov!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:02 PM (tgvbd)


How did you find out my full name?

Posted by: Doof at April 19, 2026 10:04 PM (QMAsf)

8 Didn't really think this through....

Probably doesn't have to worry about moles, though.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 19, 2026 10:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

9 What's on YOUR mind tonight?
........

Fire Maidens.

Posted by: wth at April 19, 2026 10:05 PM (BT3km)

10
Hello, Iran,
youtube.com/watch?v=p--ofeHvUts

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:05 PM (EGWh3)

11 Tonight's ONT brought to you by road trip preparedness

That's gotta mess up your gas mileage. You'd get much less wind resistance putting it on a trailer.

It might even be street legal, then. But probably not.

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 10:05 PM (VHUov)

12 Hello! Those poor doggies when their yard blew up.

Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)

13
I regret to inform you that the Democrats are singing again

__________^

I... the... no. Just, no.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:06 PM (tgvbd)

14 The libtard men singing make me want to punch them in the nuts, if they weren't already castratos.

Posted by: Antonia at April 19, 2026 10:06 PM (KO+sI)

15 Howdy Doof! Nice pic of the Netherlands

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 19, 2026 10:06 PM (kOluj)

16 I wonder how much that artist would charge to stucco my house?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 10:06 PM (utfVc)

17 Tonight's ONT brought to you by road trip preparedness
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That's going to be a lot of dead ants.

Posted by: Methos at April 19, 2026 10:07 PM (vSvIl)

18 Evening, all. The end of another weekend, innit?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 19, 2026 10:07 PM (+2QQb)

19 The installation on the Renault (Skoda?) is very similar to the blackwater holding tank on my boat.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:07 PM (+HNx/)

20 5 Bettina Anderson looks a bit, umm, skeletal.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:02 PM (+HNx/)

She's Hawt!

Posted by: Skeletor at April 19, 2026 10:07 PM (mP0Kj)

21 Oooooo! Dresses!


I like dresses!

Posted by: Tonypete at April 19, 2026 10:07 PM (cYBz/)

22 I suppose it says something about me that I was laughing after watching the guy blow up his yard, and imagining how he was going to tell his wife what he did.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 19, 2026 10:07 PM (Riz8t)

23 Democrats singing again reminds one of those employee break games where we all learn to get along and work together.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:08 PM (EGWh3)

24 Ants were mildly inconvenienced. Thanks for the ONT, Disco.

Posted by: scampydog at April 19, 2026 10:08 PM (41CYW)

25 That'll show those damn ants!!

Posted by: Oddbob at April 19, 2026 10:08 PM (vTZFs)

26 21 Oooooo! Dresses!


I like dresses!
Posted by: Tonypete at April 19, 2026 10:07 PM (cYBz/)

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Meh. They're no tube top.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:09 PM (+HNx/)

27 I hope that guy alternates shoulders.

Posted by: davidt at April 19, 2026 10:09 PM (Q+gd/)

28 I wonder how much that artist would charge to stucco my house?

She was a cutie.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 19, 2026 10:09 PM (Riz8t)

29 Bettina Anderson looks a bit, umm, skeletal.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026


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Yeah, those skinny straight arms hanging down are not a good look.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 19, 2026 10:09 PM (+2QQb)

30 Work smarter not harder

I hope he switches shoulders once in a while.

Otherwise, I hope he's a rising star of stage and screen, getting in shape for his starring role in The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 10:09 PM (VHUov)

31 Evening, Horde...How goes it?

I finished reading F. Paul Wilson's soul-crushing Nightworld after I got home from church today.

Now I'm reading something a lot lighter and cheerier--Tales of the White Wolf, an anthology of short stories featuring everyone's favorite bipolar antihero, the one and only albino sorcerer-king, the immortal warrior-mage, the Dragon Emperor, the Eternal Champion of the Lords of Chaos, Elric of Melnibone.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at April 19, 2026 10:10 PM (gnNyN)

32 Good evening Doof!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 19, 2026 10:10 PM (YBtcQ)

33 I regret to inform you that the Democrats are singing again

Count your blessings that they didn't break in to some sort of performative "dance".

Posted by: Archimedes at April 19, 2026 10:10 PM (Riz8t)

34 Hello! Those poor doggies when their yard blew up.
Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)

And to think they got disciplined for digging holes! I doubt it was an anthill. In order to get an Earth-shattering Kaboom! from gasoline, you need quite a large void space filled with the right explosive mixture. Not much void space in an anthill. Gopher tunnels, or moles? Maybe.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 10:10 PM (utfVc)

35 Yeah, those skinny straight arms hanging down are not a good look.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 19, 2026 10:09 PM (+2QQb

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Here's a knife. Just stab me in the heart.

Posted by: Michelle Fields at April 19, 2026 10:10 PM (+HNx/)

36 Evening, all. The end of another weekend, innit?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 19, 2026 10:07 PM (+2QQb)

Weekend? Whazzat?

Posted by: OrangeEnt, Ret. at April 19, 2026 10:10 PM (1Ff7Z)

37 A few hours ago Trump ordered the USS Spruance to open fire on a Chinese cargo ship headed for Iran which refused to stop for the blockade. The Spruance contacted the Chinese ship and told them to evacuate their engineering section; then sent several 5” shells through their engine compartment. Then they boarded her.

It’ll be damned interesting to see what cargo they were hauling - I’ll bet it wasn’t condensed milk.
Goes without saying that both the Iranians and the Chinese are pissed the hell off.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 19, 2026 10:11 PM (Fmj+u)

38 Tales of the White Wolf, an anthology of short stories featuring everyone's favorite bipolar antihero, the one and only albino sorcerer-king, the immortal warrior-mage, the Dragon Emperor, the Eternal Champion of the Lords of Chaos, Elric of Melnibone.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel

Wasn't Elric of Melnibone a contemporary of Theodoric of York?

Who, iirc, worked on the Hunchback of Notre Dame's hump.

Posted by: Tonypete at April 19, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/)

39 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco and Piper!

Posted by: TRex - skeletal dino at April 19, 2026 10:12 PM (IQ6Gq)

40 Howdy Doof! Nice pic of the Netherlands
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 19, 2026 10:06 PM (kOluj)


Hello! Did you recognize the location without the hint from the mystery click?

Posted by: Doof at April 19, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

41
Every member of that FemMen's Chorus ought to die from shame, if they were not incapable of feeling shame.

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 19, 2026 10:13 PM (xG4kz)

42 It’ll be damned interesting to see what cargo they were hauling - I’ll bet it wasn’t condensed milk.
Goes without saying that both the Iranians and the Chinese are pissed the hell off.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 19, 2026 10:11 PM (Fmj+u)


It was a Chinese ship? Interesting.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 19, 2026 10:13 PM (KO+sI)

43 I doubt it was an anthill. In order to get an Earth-shattering Kaboom! from gasoline, you need quite a large void space filled with the right explosive mixture. Not much void space in an anthill. Gopher tunnels, or moles? Maybe.

$%#a@$#%##$
Who the hell blew up the living room!?

Posted by: Subterranean Lizard People at April 19, 2026 10:13 PM (Riz8t)

44 I mentioned last night there was a tiff in a near by town where a pizza shop owner was accused of being Islamophobic and ableist in a dispute with a Muslim woman in her restaurant.

The Karens have gone from reporting him to their local officials to...apparently the town has a DEI office. I'll be interested to see how this plays out because being able to say negative things about a group, like Muslims here, is the core of free speech.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 19, 2026 10:13 PM (sKqQm)

45 Piper!!! I love the commentary and all the styles, especially the thoughtful , more-available options. The bridal shower was a great pick. Was Melania there too?

Posted by: LASue at April 19, 2026 10:13 PM (+UZHh)

46 29 Bettina Anderson looks a bit, umm, skeletal.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026

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Yeah, those skinny straight arms hanging down are not a good look.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

She looks like a younger version of my friend, Holly. It’s almost scary.

Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:13 PM (p4NUW)

47 A few hours ago Trump ordered the USS Spruance to open fire on a Chinese cargo ship headed for Iran which refused to stop for the blockade. The Spruance contacted the Chinese ship and told them to evacuate their engineering section; then sent several 5” shells through their engine compartment. Then they boarded her.

It’ll be damned interesting to see what cargo they were hauling - I’ll bet it wasn’t condensed milk.
Goes without saying that both the Iranians and the Chinese are pissed the hell off.
Posted by: Tom Servo


What part of "brockade" you no understand?!?

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

48 Trump women looked delectable, thanks Piper. Kai graduates high school soon.

Posted by: Oscar de la Runta at April 19, 2026 10:14 PM (oftw2)

49 The Spruance contacted the Chinese ship and told them to evacuate their engineering section; then sent several 5” shells through their engine compartment. Then they boarded her.

Posted by: Tom Servo

Okay, Maritime Law experts - so does the USN, and thus, us, now own that ship and it's cargo?

Posted by: Tonypete at April 19, 2026 10:14 PM (cYBz/)

50 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 19, 2026 10:14 PM (sAmhv)

51 Who, iirc, worked on the Hunchback of Notre Dame's hump.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 19, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/)

Shoulda had a quarterback. Then we'd have made the playoffs.

Posted by: Notre Dame at April 19, 2026 10:14 PM (utfVc)

52 Ants were mildly inconvenienced. Thanks for the ONT, Disco.
Posted by: scampydog at April 19, 2026 10:08 PM (41CYW)


Howdy Doggo - Thanks again for my night off a few days ago!

Posted by: Doof at April 19, 2026 10:15 PM (QMAsf)

53 Who, iirc, worked on the Hunchback of Notre Dame's hump.
Posted by: Tonypete at April 19, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/)

What hump?

Posted by: Igor at April 19, 2026 10:16 PM (1Ff7Z)

54 Good evening Doof!
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 19, 2026 10:10 PM (YBtcQ)


Hello! Hope all is well with you and Mrs. Deplorable!

Posted by: Doof at April 19, 2026 10:16 PM (QMAsf)

55 I've seen an interesting transition in leftwing memes/videos/screeds.

Recently they argued that increasing taxes to draconian levels would not have any effect on how much people worked AND that it would be good that people would just stop working.

Well, now they've simplified the argument - they'll just kill anyone who makes over $X and that will leave enough for everyone. Amusingly though the Karens I see signing onto this on upperclass leftwing forums are exactly in the target group of the rich to be eaten in the forums for poorer leftwing groups...

Posted by: 18-1 at April 19, 2026 10:16 PM (sKqQm)

56
Sabers tie it, 2-2.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:17 PM (tgvbd)

57 It was a Chinese ship? Interesting.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 19, 2026 10:13 PM (KO+sI)

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Minimal value. It was pretty much junk.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:17 PM (+HNx/)

58 Tonight's ONT brought to you by road trip preparedness
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No way that car can carry that much weight.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 19, 2026 10:17 PM (VCgbV)

59 Pretty dresses; those girls would look better with some meat on their bones.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:17 PM (EGWh3)

60 Incredible art

And that 3D thing she stuck on the wall was pretty good, too!

Does she need someone to massage her hands and wrists after all that work?

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 10:18 PM (VHUov)

61 A few hours ago Trump ordered the USS Spruance to open fire on a Chinese cargo ship headed for Iran which refused to stop for the blockade.

I look forward to the people that blew up Russia's oil pipeline and assassinated the daughter of one of Putin's advisers to tell me this is reckless.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 19, 2026 10:18 PM (sKqQm)

62 12 Hello! Those poor doggies when their yard blew up.
Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)

The dog on the left is close to the explosion and a moment later walks out of the doghouse. Looks edited or AI.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 19, 2026 10:18 PM (y171U)

63 Greetings Hellow Fordians....

Thank you for Sunday ONT Doof!

Hmmmm- something seems off....???

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at April 19, 2026 10:18 PM (QGaXH)

64
Woot! Buffalo scores again, 3-2.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:18 PM (tgvbd)

65 45 Piper!!! I love the commentary and all the styles, especially the thoughtful , more-available options. The bridal shower was a great pick. Was Melania there too?
Posted by: LASue at April 19, 2026

Thank you! No, Melania wasn’t there. But she wore this amazing Erdem Appliquéd Organza-Trimmed dress when she met the King and Queen of the Netherlands the day after. I could really weave it in, but it’s on my x feed. It’s really stunning, another black and white midi dress.

Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:18 PM (pZEOD)

66
Hello! Hope all is well with you and Mrs. Deplorable!
Posted by: Doof

Pretty good here, thanks. Hope you and yours are doing well as well.














Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 19, 2026 10:18 PM (YBtcQ)

67 The guy with the doggies saved himself some cash. Doesn't have to rent a tiller this year.

Posted by: The Burpee Catalog at April 19, 2026 10:18 PM (oftw2)

68 It’ll be damned interesting to see what cargo they were hauling - I’ll bet it wasn’t condensed milk.
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There’s an interesting recipe, that I haven’t tried, for that - submerging a can in boiling water for a half hour or so renders it into a caramel treat or dessert

Posted by: Common Tater at April 19, 2026 10:19 PM (EACZC)

69 Playing little league, I was aggressive at the plate. Elbows up, closed stance and striding toward the mound. One game, the first time up, the pitcher nailed me just under my left arm. Second time up, same pitcher drilled me in the short ribs. Third time up, new pitcher hit me inside my right thigh. Went down like a bag of rocks.

Posted by: clarence at April 19, 2026 10:19 PM (9Z/+O)

70 The cleaners lost my Erdem Appliquéd Organza-Trimmed sport coat.

I may sue.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:20 PM (+HNx/)

71 Awfully early for tulips to bloom, but I understand that the Netherlands has a different climate than we do. Not sure if the yo-yo-ing weather has affected our tulips, I tend to defer to Pooky's grandmother and mother on this subject.

Posted by: pookysgirl, donning her lace cap at April 19, 2026 10:20 PM (Wt5PA)

72 62 12 Hello! Those poor doggies when their yard blew up.
Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:05 PM (OoFl2)

The dog on the left is close to the explosion and a moment later walks out of the doghouse. Looks edited or AI.
Posted by: Joemarine at April 19, 2026

You can see him run into the kennel scared when the explosion happens, behind the guy.

Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:20 PM (pZEOD)

73 There’s an interesting recipe, that I haven’t tried, for that…

Condensed milk is a magic ingredient.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at April 19, 2026 10:20 PM (olroh)

74
Empty net goal. 4-2.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:21 PM (tgvbd)

75 What happened to all those women's noses, Piper? Did their plastic surgeon not like them? How do they breathe?

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:21 PM (mdaV5)

76 This might be impossible , but do you know who makes the yellow cotton dress in the background of the last pic?

Posted by: LASue at April 19, 2026 10:21 PM (4Uhmp)

77 Harmeet Dhillon - DOJ Suing Multiple States and DC Over Access to Voter Rolls: “We Have Found at Least 350,000 Dead People Currently On the Voter Rolls”

unspoken...

And they all vote.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 10:21 PM (/lPRQ)

78 Going lurker. Will anyone miss me?

*makes Manbearpig whooshing noises*

Posted by: Pug Mahon, Trumpy can do magic at April 19, 2026 10:21 PM (0aYVJ)

79 Thanks for the relaxed Sunday Night ONT, Doof! Great content as always.

Thanks to Piper for the wedding shower fashion report. Best wishes to the happy couple!

That road trip photo is too much...

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at April 19, 2026 10:21 PM (vrNzf)

80 If you're gonna take a shot at the Queen, you better not miss.
that anthill guy probably didn't miss

Posted by: gKWVE at April 19, 2026 10:21 PM (gKWVE)

81 The guy with the doggies saved himself some cash. Doesn't have to rent a tiller this year.
Posted by: The Burpee Catalog


"Honey? I got rid of the ants."

"And aerated the lawn."

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

82 I regret to inform you that the Democrats are singing again

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I'm not going to check, but did they get singing/screaming lessons from Yoko Ono?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 19, 2026 10:22 PM (S/Y4j)

83 I regret to inform you that the Democrats are singing again
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And they say it's not a religion....

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 19, 2026 10:22 PM (VCgbV)

84 Thankfully at Mar-a-Lago there was nary a silly Easter hat to be spied at the nuptial event.

And it seems everyone had a very good time.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:22 PM (2GVsD)

85
'Sup, Sampam Man?

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 19, 2026 10:22 PM (xG4kz)

86 Also, Piper, why is that one lady hitchhiking? Couldn't they afford a cab for her? One of those other women could have given her a ride, seems like.

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:22 PM (mdaV5)

87 And they all vote.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 10:21 PM (/lPRQ)

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The irony is that most of those people are more valuable dead then when they were alive.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:23 PM (+HNx/)

88 I want to hire that concrete artists to do my bathtub walls, instead of the tile I've been putting up. Will I need a second mortgage to hire her?

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:23 PM (mdaV5)

89 Hello! Did you recognize the location without the hint from the mystery click?
Posted by: Doof at April 19, 2026 10:12 PM (QMAsf)

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Yes.... but, full disclosure, I was there almost exactly a year ago on a business trip.

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at April 19, 2026 10:23 PM (kOluj)

90
"Honey? I got rid of the ants."

"And aerated the lawn."
Posted by: mikeski


"Let's start a veggie garden, shall we?"

Posted by: Krebs 'v' Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 19, 2026 10:23 PM (xG4kz)

91 86 Also, Piper, why is that one lady hitchhiking? Couldn't they afford a cab for her? One of those other women could have given her a ride, seems like.
Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:22 PM

Ha! I love her sunglasses, though.

Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:24 PM (pZEOD)

92 48 Trump women looked delectable, thanks Piper. Kai graduates high school soon.
Posted by: Oscar de la Runta at April 19, 2026 10:14 PM (oftw2)

Ivanka's daughter (on the left) does not look 14-years-old.

Posted by: Joemarine at April 19, 2026 10:24 PM (y171U)

93 No way that car can carry that much weight.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 19, 2026 10:17 PM (VCgbV)

Lemmesee... thousand-liter tote, nearly full. would weigh about 2400 pounds if filled with water. Gasoline about 0.8 times the density of water, so maybe 2100 pounds. Car roof might support that with a seriously good roof rack, but the car would be way down on its suspension, and its not. Photoshop.

Posted by: Notre Dame at April 19, 2026 10:24 PM (utfVc)

94 How many albums did the Turtles put out?
Is it enough to put under my stereo cabinet and say "It's turtles all the way down"?

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:24 PM (mdaV5)

95 OK, y'all try the veal. I'll be back tomorrow night.

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:25 PM (mdaV5)

96 When I first saw that yard explosion years ago, it wasn't ants. IIRC it was something like gophers. It was also flipped L-R.
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What's on YOUR mind tonight?
........
Fire Maidens.
Posted by: wth


Three minutes in on Fire Maidens of Outer Space and so far we've had a plane take off, a passenger smokes a cig, and the plane lands. With .5 seconds of music and dramatic narrator blah blah blah. No fire maidens yet.
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Trump party gals >>>>> bathroom fixture pron.

Posted by: mindful webworker - water boarders from under the earth at April 19, 2026 10:25 PM (iMJMF)

97 I regret to inform you that the Democrats are singing again
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And they say it's not a religion....
Posted by: lin-duh is offended


Democrats can't sing religiously.

None of them know what a "hymn" is.

Posted by: this is funnier out loud at April 19, 2026 10:26 PM (VHUov)

98 76 This might be impossible , but do you know who makes the yellow cotton dress in the background of the last pic?
Posted by: LASue at April

If I can track down who it is, I may be able to track down the dress, too.

Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:26 PM (pZEOD)

99
Democrats singing again reminds one of those employee break games where we all learn to get along and work together.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others


Who Moved My Cheese - The Musical

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 19, 2026 10:26 PM (Cqx++)

100 37 A few hours ago Trump ordered the USS Spruance to open fire on a Chinese cargo ship headed for Iran which refused to stop for the blockade. The Spruance contacted the Chinese ship and told them to evacuate their engineering section; then sent several 5” shells through their engine compartment. Then they boarded her.

It’ll be damned interesting to see what cargo they were hauling - I’ll bet it wasn’t condensed milk.
Goes without saying that both the Iranians and the Chinese are pissed the hell off.
Posted by: Tom Servo
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Apr 19, 2026 · 7:25 PM UTC

Today, an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA, nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier, tried to get past our Naval Blockade, and it did not go well for them.

The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom.

Right now, U.S. Marines have custody of the vessel. The TOUSKA is under U.S. Treasury Sanctions because of their prior history of illegal activity. We have full custody
_PDJT

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:26 PM (EGWh3)

101 Remember Kharmalo Anthony?

His trial is coming up real fast. And the judge has imposed some strict rules. Everyone entering the courtroom will be searched to prevent any funny business like signs. There will only be nine from the media allowed in. There will be no live streaming and no broadcasting anything in the courtroom. If the media wants to interview any participants, it must happen after the trial.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:27 PM (2GVsD)

102 The guy with the doggies saved himself some cash. Doesn't have to rent a tiller this year.
Posted by: The Burpee Catalog

"Honey? I got rid of the ants."

"And aerated the lawn."


"On the downside, I'm going to have to buy some new underwear."

Posted by: Archimedes at April 19, 2026 10:27 PM (Riz8t)

103 If I can track down who it is, I may be able to track down the dress, too.
Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:26 PM (pZEOD)

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I may have seen it on Temu.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:27 PM (+HNx/)

104 Who Moved My Cheese - The Musical
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.


Eric Swalwell can play the brass section

Posted by: gKWVE at April 19, 2026 10:28 PM (gKWVE)

105 LASue,
How was the Justice Thomas speech?

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 19, 2026 10:28 PM (VCgbV)

106
Who Moved My Cheese - The Musical

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 19, 2026 10:26 PM (Cqx++)

_________

Peggin' Me Tonight

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:28 PM (tgvbd)

107 Oh cool, they named an Arleigh Burke USS Spruance.

Dear US Navy, can we have a new USS England?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)

108 Piper,
I really like Tiffany's dress.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 19, 2026 10:30 PM (VCgbV)

109 I thought Rent was the Democrats' national musical?

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:30 PM (2GVsD)

110 Here in South Puget Sound, our tulips are all open and the Skagit Valley Tulip Festival is in 'Full Bloom...

Posted by: ChrisP at April 19, 2026 10:30 PM (3hxmb)

111 Honey, I blew up the yard...

Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 10:31 PM (ZxPkt)

112 When the Dems sang their .... whatever that was, I felt my balls shrivel. Luckily Doof gave us some Meatloaf to make up for it.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 19, 2026 10:31 PM (aJQbY)

113 Honey, I blew up the yard...

'ette, "did it achieve orbital velocity?"

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:32 PM (2GVsD)

114 If I can track down who it is, I may be able to track down the dress, too.
Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:26 PM (pZEOD)

Thanks!

Don't make my mistake and search for Bettina Asian woman at shower.... There are So many weird things in this world that i dont care to know about.

Posted by: LASue at April 19, 2026 10:32 PM (uf1Fx)

115 77 Harmeet Dhillon - DOJ Suing Multiple States and DC Over Access to Voter Rolls: “We Have Found at Least 350,000 Dead People Currently On the Voter Rolls”

unspoken...

And they all vote.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
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Not this time.
It will be necessary for Democrats to VOTE HARDER.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:32 PM (EGWh3)

116 108 Piper,
I really like Tiffany's dress.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 19, 2026

J is currently in India! I could ask him to get it for us. lol.

Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:32 PM (pZEOD)

117 107 Oh cool, they named an Arleigh Burke USS Spruance.

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Nimitz got a fleet supercarrier.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:33 PM (+HNx/)

118 Sorry I'm late, some maniac woke me up last night riding a horse through town screaming about red coats. Then this morning somebody was setting off firecrackers.

Posted by: tankdemon at April 19, 2026 10:34 PM (39NW8)

119 Halsey got upgraded from a fig to an Arleigh also.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:34 PM (2GVsD)

120 that all-male choir is the gayest thing ever
but, it's only Sunday

Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 10:34 PM (ZxPkt)

121 Trump women looked delectable, thanks Piper. Kai graduates high school soon.
Posted by: Oscar de la Runta at April 19, 2026 10:14 PM (oftw2)


Played at Trump's course in Virginia. The woman who was the manager was drop dead gorgeous and had an MBA.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 19, 2026 10:35 PM (2WIwB)

122 Dear US Navy, can we have a new USS England?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)

Nah, England's sunk.

Posted by: US Navy at April 19, 2026 10:35 PM (1Ff7Z)

123 LASue,
How was the Justice Thomas speech?
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at Apr

It was fantastic . And the q and a afterwards was equally great Both are on youtube (ut civitas i think) and are definitely worth watching!

Posted by: LASue at April 19, 2026 10:35 PM (uf1Fx)

124 thousand-liter tote, nearly full.
Posted by: Notre Dame at April 19, 2026 10:24 PM (utfVc)

You think that's a thousand liters? I'd say closer to 50 gallons, so 200l. MAYBE it's 100 gallons (400 liters).

JP-8 was 6.5 pounds to the gallon, IIRC. So, at most 650 pounds.

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:35 PM (mdaV5)

125 Tee-hee!

We did the gasoline and ants thing one time and set the prairie field on fire over 50 yards away. Their labyrinth is boundless.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 19, 2026 10:36 PM (Fbc0I)

126 120 that all-male choir is the gayest thing ever
but, it's only Sunday

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You haven't seen Kristi Noem's husband then.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:37 PM (+HNx/)

127 Fellow who lives across the street had a brother who would come and stay there sometimes. Fire ants made their first appearance here about 12 years ago and I noticed 2 big mounds in that yard. BIL comes out of the house to go run an errand, but saw the mounds and walked over to them. He was wearing shorts and sandals. He proceeded to kick both mounds down to the ground.
Of course, in seconds he was doing a funky dance and slapping at his legs in a panic. Some people are too stupid to live.

Posted by: You Can Observe A Lot Just By Watching at April 19, 2026 10:37 PM (oftw2)

128 USS England was a destroyer escort in WWII that sank or assisted in the sinking of an entire Japanese scouting line of six submarines.

As a result, the Imperial Japanese Navy HQ was bluffed thinking one little hunter killer group was the actual American Pacific Fleet.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:37 PM (2GVsD)

129 Trump party gals >>>>> bathroom fixture pron.
Posted by: mindful webworker - water boarders from under the earth at April

You may think so! But I am down to 2 finalists in the sink for the half bath, I need to decide on laundry room wall paper, and I am still really wanting teak in the master bath. It’s a lot, I am weighing whether I have a temper tantrum over it or not. 😂. If not teak, then it’s tile picking out and that will be like starting over. I promised I would settle on at least the sink today, and this did not happen. But I found wallpaper I would love in my room and that wasn’t even on the list!

Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:38 PM (pZEOD)

130 As a result, the Imperial Japanese Navy HQ was bluffed thinking one little hunter killer group was the actual American Pacific Fleet.
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:37 PM (2GVsD)

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Pffft.

Posted by: Taffy 3 at April 19, 2026 10:39 PM (+HNx/)

131
*snort*

"The last time the Mets won Iran had a navy."

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:40 PM (tgvbd)

132 Tulips aren't perennial around here (ENC), but they were where I grew up in Rockland County, NY.

Posted by: Dim Bulb at April 19, 2026 10:40 PM (oftw2)

133 Taffy Three, you lost three cans and a baby flattop. I would not call that bragging rights.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:40 PM (2GVsD)

134 Played at Trump's course in Virginia. The woman who was the manager was drop dead gorgeous and had an MBA.
Posted by: Diogenes
..........................
I'm sure it was expensive but is it open to the public? I wouldn't mind trying around of golf there.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 19, 2026 10:41 PM (sAmhv)

135 thousand-liter tote, nearly full.
Posted by: Notre Dame at April 19, 2026 10:24 PM (utfVc)

You think that's a thousand liters? I'd say closer to 50 gallons, so 200l. MAYBE it's 100 gallons (400 liters).

JP-8 was 6.5 pounds to the gallon, IIRC. So, at most 650 pounds.
Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:35 PM (mdaV5)


That appears to be a 275 gallon tote (I'm familiar with them from work). At 6 pounds per gallon for gasoline, that would be about 1650 pounds.

Posted by: Doof at April 19, 2026 10:41 PM (QMAsf)

136 The guy with the doggies saved himself some cash. Doesn't have to rent a tiller this year.
Posted by: The Burpee Catalog

"Honey? I got rid of the ants."

"And aerated the lawn."


I'd guess there are 80-100 "men" there, of whom I count 3 black men, and two are all the way in the back of the room. Why are Dems such racists?

Posted by: Archimedes at April 19, 2026 10:42 PM (Riz8t)

137 Breaking: The 12th Imam has announced that he will be remaining in the well for the foreseeable future until things blow over.

Developing...

Posted by: The Farsi News Service at April 19, 2026 10:42 PM (+HNx/)

138 I'm sure it was expensive but is it open to the public? I wouldn't mind trying around of golf there.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 19, 2026 10:41 PM (sAmhv)


It's private.
I got on as a guest of a member.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 19, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB)

139 Maybe we should drop fire ants on Tehran next.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:43 PM (2GVsD)

140 Breaking: The 12th Imam has announced that he will be remaining in the well for the foreseeable future until things blow over.

Developing...


Trump was quoted as saying that was "unacceptable, bigly" and is deploying the ant guy to flush him out of the well.

Posted by: Archimedes at April 19, 2026 10:44 PM (Riz8t)

141 Breaking: The 12th Imam has announced that he will be remaining in the well for the foreseeable future until things blow over.

Developing...
Posted by: The Farsi News Service at April 19, 2026 10:42 PM (+HNx/)

The 12th Imam isn't supporting The Barrel, like Atlas supports the Earth?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 19, 2026 10:44 PM (S/Y4j)

142 You think that's a thousand liters? I'd say closer to 50 gallons, so 200l. MAYBE it's 100 gallons (400 liters).

JP-8 was 6.5 pounds to the gallon, IIRC. So, at most 650 pounds.
Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:35 PM (mdaV5)

That's definitely a thousand-liter tote. It's a very standard size. A thousand liters is one cubic meter - a cube one meter on each side. Compared to the size of the car, that fits. A thousand liters is about 265 gallons.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 10:44 PM (utfVc)

143 Don't make my mistake and search for Bettina Asian woman at shower.... There are So many weird things in this world that i dont care to know about.
Posted by: LASue
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Thanks for the search tip.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:44 PM (EGWh3)

144 Twelfth Iman should be some Iranian punk bank.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:45 PM (2GVsD)

145 That appears to be a 275 gallon tote (I'm familiar with them from work). At 6 pounds per gallon for gasoline, that would be about 1650 pounds.
Posted by: Doof

You could burn a lot of ants and gophers with 275 gallons of gasoline, even without Platformate.

Posted by: Shell Oil Co. at April 19, 2026 10:46 PM (oftw2)

146 Maybe we should drop fire ants on Tehran next.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:43 PM (2GVsD)

Crazy ants. They are much worse than fire ants. No bite, but they are incredibly destructive.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 19, 2026 10:46 PM (KO+sI)

147 I saw Twelve Imams and a Goat open for Big Head Todd and the Monsters at the Florentine Gardens in '88.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:47 PM (+HNx/)

148 Jr.s new wife, bet we won't see pictures of her hunting and fishing with him.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:48 PM (EGWh3)

149 Ted Lieu
@tedlieu
Dear @USAmbUN
: You are wrong. Federal law requires our military to follow the principle of proportionality. Bombing “every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge” causes excessive civilian harm, which are war crimes.


(this idiot got elected to Congress)

Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 10:48 PM (ZxPkt)

150
Then there's the bullet ant, so-called because the sting is said to feel like getting hit by a bullet.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 19, 2026 10:48 PM (w6EFb)

151 147 I saw Twelve Imams and a Goat open for Big Head Todd and the Monsters at the Florentine Gardens in '88.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43)
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Here's a fuse flare, go for it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:49 PM (EGWh3)

152 The Great Wall art is kind of hawt.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 10:49 PM (/lPRQ)

153 Ted Lieu is from California. So yes, ipso facto he is an idiot.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:49 PM (2GVsD)

154 Yeah, those skinny straight arms hanging down are not a good look.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

She looks like a younger version of my friend, Holly. It’s almost scary.
Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:13 PM (p4NUW)

Your friend Holly..is she a goer, eh? Like sports? Say no more, say no more, eh? Eh?

Posted by: Joe Kidd at April 19, 2026 10:49 PM (nbLIj)

155 Ant man should have just used some Ambro... but he deserved it for having a yard smaller than the average porta john.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 10:50 PM (/lPRQ)

156 Hello, Horde! 😊♥️

Been doing some "engineering" today - since I will be traveling semi-solo a couple of times over the next month, I need to be able to get me, my scooter, and my luggage from Point A to Point B by myself.

Mr. TiFW and I have been looking at bungee cords and luggage straps and various and sundry things to make my job easier and keep my luggage attached to the back of my scooter without all of the pieces wildly careening around, striking unsuspecting airport/hotel patrons.

This system must also be easy to set up and take down without executing the 5 basic ballet moves, because - again - I will be on my own. I have a bunch of different pieces being delivered to Chez TiFW over the next couple of days - I will figure this out and have fun doing it!

I told Mr. TiFW that I can't believe that no one has come up with a solution for this problem by now - my scooter is "freedom" for me, but I always feel so bad for Mr. TiFW when he has to schlep his bags and mine and Rebecca's when we travel.

Hopefully this will help in some small way -

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 19, 2026 10:50 PM (SRRAx)

157 Breaking: The 12th Imam has announced that he will be remaining in the well for the foreseeable future until things blow over.

Developing...
Posted by: The Farsi News Service at April 19, 2026 10:42 PM (+HNx/)

It would be a hoot to pump a few thousand cubic feet of acetylene down that well in Qom, and then light it off. Acetylene makes wonderful explosions, and it's much heavier than air, so it would drop right to the bottom of that well, and permeate along any tunnels intersecting it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 10:51 PM (utfVc)

158 You are wrong. Federal law requires our military to follow the principle of proportionality. Bombing “every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge” causes excessive civilian harm, which are war crimes.

Quite the opposite. Military leaders, and elected officials, have an obligation to pursue strategies that will minimize the loss of American lives and treasure in pursuit of military goals.

In the ancient world doing anything less would get you literally crucified.

Posted by: 18-1 at April 19, 2026 10:51 PM (sKqQm)

159 1 down ... 15 to go ...

Ooh Ahh, Sabres on the warpath !!!

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 19, 2026 10:51 PM (3sXRv)

160 Dead Ant, Dead Ant, Dead Ant Dead Ant Dead Ant...

Posted by: The Pink Panther Theme at April 19, 2026 10:51 PM (Q+gd/)

161 Time for an experiment Johnny.

We load up a B-2 with clusterbombs, each bomb has a different type of ant in it. Then we drop them all at night over Tehran. May the best ant win.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)

162
Taffy Three, you lost three cans and a baby flattop. I would not call that bragging rights.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:40 PM (2GVsD)

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Kurita gets through and the landing force off Leyte is in big, big trouble. I'd say we got off cheap.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:53 PM (mKHS2)

163 Luckily Kurita lost his nerve.

"The world wonders."

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)

164
Ooh Ahh, Sabres on the warpath !!!

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 19, 2026 10:51 PM (3sXRv)

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Too bad we couldn't hear RJ's call from Upstairs.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:54 PM (tgvbd)

165 >>> JP-8 was 6.5 pounds to the gallon, IIRC. So, at most 650 pounds.
Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 10:35 PM (mdaV5)


Closer to 6.8

A value I will probably always have taking up limited space in my head.

Posted by: banana Dream at April 19, 2026 10:55 PM (zvxJ9)

166 Taffy Three was only one of the task groups supporting the landings. The other Taffy units were also sending their planes at Kurita. Given enough time, every Avenger in Taffy One and Taffy Two would have been lugging a torpedo and aiming for Yamato.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:56 PM (2GVsD)

167 I told Mr. TiFW that I can't believe that no one has come up with a solution for this problem by now - my scooter is "freedom" for me, but I always feel so bad for Mr. TiFW when he has to schlep his bags and mine and Rebecca's when we travel.

Hopefully this will help in some small way -
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 19, 2026 10:50 PM (SRRAx)

You can buy fold-up versions of the basic "little red wagon", with a telescoping frame and fabric sides. One of those hitched behind your scooter might be useful.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 10:56 PM (utfVc)

168 Too bad we couldn't hear RJ's call from Upstairs.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 10:54 PM (tgvbd)

Please ... I get all teary thinking about him not being here for this.

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 19, 2026 10:56 PM (3sXRv)

169 You are wrong. Federal law requires our military to follow the principle of proportionality. Bombing “every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge” causes excessive civilian harm, which are war crimes.
-
Causing the enemy harm is the point of war. We tend to have other objectives, but for most of human history the point of defeating the other guy's army was so you could eliminate his population and take their stuff and/or territory.

Or if you were in a benevolent mood, enslaving them.

Posted by: Methos at April 19, 2026 10:56 PM (vSvIl)

170 The earlier post about Muslims using deception: when I worked with the Feds, one of my coworkers was was a beautiful, charming, Muslim woman. Even if she wasn't deceiving us in her loyalty to the USA, I believe their religion is above all other loyalties.

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 19, 2026 10:56 PM (DwYwN)

171 Ant Hill guy....(shakes head)....I knew there would be problems the second I saw his footware. Having dealt with various sized ant hills personally, sandals would not have been my first choice. Boots...socks up over the bottom of the pant leg...And even that's not going to do it fully. There will be escapees, and they will be angry.

Posted by: Orson at April 19, 2026 10:57 PM (dIske)

172 "The world wonders."
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:54 PM (2GVsD)

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Heh. That's why Halsey didn't get an aircraft carrier named after him.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 10:57 PM (+HNx/)

173 The Turtles and Happy Together.
Sigh...
9th grade dance. When young Diogenes learned what happens when you slow dance too close to Janice Myers.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 19, 2026 10:57 PM (2WIwB)

174 I would be happy if the Navy would restrict carrier names to those used on CVs and CVLs in World War II.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:59 PM (2GVsD)

175 Good Lord, Ted Lieu is an incredible idiot. In a room full of idiots he stands out as Chief Idiot.

Ted, try to find us any specific Federal Law that dictates military policy choices in time of war. Please do, I’d like to read it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 19, 2026 10:59 PM (Fmj+u)

176 The Turtles and Happy Together.
Sigh...
9th grade dance. When young Diogenes learned what happens when you slow dance too close to Janice Myers.
Posted by: Diogenes


I hope her dad was chaperoning the dance.

The other thing would be embarrassing.

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)

177 Good night everyone, sleep well!

Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 11:00 PM (Wmg4n)

178 They invented Velcro shoes just for Ted Lieu.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 11:00 PM (2GVsD)

179 Would liquid nitrogen kill an anthill, and all its inhabitants? Freeze their tiny nuts right off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:00 PM (utfVc)

180 173 The Turtles and Happy Together.
Sigh...
9th grade dance. When young Diogenes learned what happens when you slow dance too close to Janice Myers.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 19, 2026 10:57 PM (2WIwB)

Ahh yes ...

9th grade is such an important year.

Posted by: browndog says woof at April 19, 2026 11:00 PM (3sXRv)

181 It’ll be damned interesting to see what cargo they were hauling - I’ll bet it wasn’t condensed milk.
Goes without saying that both the Iranians and the Chinese are pissed the hell off.

Posted by: Tom Servo


The only way for China to rectify this is to never sell anything to the USA ever again.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 11:01 PM (/lPRQ)

182 Very nice fashion., except IMO, for the purple and green and black dress wit the big bow and little balls at the bottom.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 11:01 PM (jtjbl)

183 49 Ted Lieu
@tedlieu
Dear @USAmbUN
: You are wrong. Federal law requires our military to follow the principle of proportionality. Bombing “every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge” causes excessive civilian harm, which are war crimes.


That is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. What a dumbass.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 19, 2026 11:01 PM (2WIwB)

184 You may think so! But I am down to 2 finalists in the sink for the half bath, I need to decide on laundry room wall paper, and I am still really wanting teak in the master bath. It’s a lot, I am weighing whether I have a temper tantrum over it or not. 😂. If not teak, then it’s tile picking out and that will be like starting over. I promised I would settle on at least the sink today, and this did not happen. But I found wallpaper I would love in my room and that wasn’t even on the list!
Posted by: Piper at April 19, 2026 10:38 PM (pZEOD)

Have you looked at Flavor Paper? They have really unusual and cool stuff, probably best for powder or other small rooms, IMO. Also Hygge & West. I could happily spend hours looking at wallpaper.

Posted by: LASue at April 19, 2026 11:03 PM (kbbUi)

185 Proportionality lead to 53,000 American deaths in Vietnam.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 11:03 PM (2GVsD)

186 Ted Lieu... as wikipedia says, 'citation needed'

Posted by: RandomDave at April 19, 2026 11:03 PM (aJQbY)

187 179 Would liquid nitrogen kill an anthill, and all its inhabitants? Freeze their tiny nuts right off.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:00 PM (utfVc)
________________________

Don't know if that would work, but it would be fun. You have one single goal when removing an ant hill. KILL THE QUEEN. That a "game over".

Best way is to use an insecticide (but leave the ant hill alone for a full day or they will split the colony). Then, once the insecticide is down the hatch...wait a little while and then pour a couple gallons of boiling water down the main shoot. It will go right to a lethargic queen...and you're good.

Posted by: Orson at April 19, 2026 11:05 PM (dIske)

188 That art is WAY better than that banana duct taped to a wall.

Posted by: EastBayLarry at April 19, 2026 11:05 PM (I1dzg)

189 Ted Lieu probably thinks the US is attacking Iran just for oil.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 11:05 PM (2GVsD)

190 Would liquid nitrogen kill an anthill, and all its inhabitants? Freeze their tiny nuts right off.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


It would probably work.

But not for the guy in the video, who would wind up with self-amputating frostbite wounds.

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 11:07 PM (VHUov)

191 To Mar A Largo! We ride!

Posted by: Wedding Crashers at April 19, 2026 11:07 PM (wVcYX)

192 "There’s an interesting recipe, that I haven’t tried, for that - submerging a can in boiling water for a half hour or so renders it into a caramel treat or dessert"

I've done this a few times, with sweetened condensed milk, and I just simmered it in gently steaming water, I dunno about boiling it, boiling might be too much, explosive?, anyway it produces a very thick golden caramel syrup.

Posted by: Yop at April 19, 2026 11:07 PM (RKj5x)

193 Mr. Lieu, this is proportionality:

You wanna get Capone? Here's how you get him. He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue! That's the Chicago way, and that's how you get Capone!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 19, 2026 11:07 PM (S/Y4j)

194 Valid image, Trump... wearing royal purple and looks taller than a jumbo jet and has a 10 foot dick and everyone around him is kneeling or staring in awe”

https://tinyurl.com/4ubazewn



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 11:07 PM (EGWh3)

195 187 179 Would liquid nitrogen kill an anthill, and all its inhabitants? Freeze their tiny nuts right off.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:00 PM (utfVc)

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Molten aluminum takes care of the problem and you end up with an artistic natural sculpture as a souvenir of your efforts.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 11:08 PM (+HNx/)

196 Well, now they've simplified the argument - they'll just kill anyone who makes over $X and that will leave enough for everyone. Amusingly though the Karens I see signing onto this on upperclass leftwing forums are exactly in the target group of the rich to be eaten in the forums for poorer leftwing groups...
Posted by: 18-1


Today at a Wal-Mart I saw an old lesbian pull in with a nice looking convertible Mercedes-Benz with a big "No Kings" sticker on the trunk.

It could have been an old guy who just happened to look like an old lesbian...

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 11:08 PM (/lPRQ)

197 >Ted Lieu... as wikipedia says, 'citation needed'

Posted by: RandomDave
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he don' need no citation
he knows his audience is dumb enough to believe him

Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:09 PM (ZxPkt)

198 Everyone have a good week.

Zombie movie now. Friends' cat Snowflake was on the bed licking my dog Ralphy. Too cute. They're pretty good friends for a cat and dog.

Going through a list of goriest movies. May have been compiled by an 11 year old girl. Or a Dem.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 19, 2026 11:09 PM (Sco7b)

199 I love the dresses but I wish the print on young Arabella's dress were more to one side. As it is it looks accidentally off-center, rather than purposely assymetrical.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at April 19, 2026 11:10 PM (LmPA0)

200 Ted Lieu is skilled in the arts of war.

Posted by: Edward II's Boyfriend at April 19, 2026 11:10 PM (+HNx/)

201 $595 for one dress?!
Stop whining. That's the bargain - compared to the one for $1,595

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 19, 2026 11:10 PM (DmCto)

202 Best way is to use an insecticide (but leave the ant hill alone for a full day or they will split the colony). Then, once the insecticide is down the hatch...wait a little while and then pour a couple gallons of boiling water down the main shoot. It will go right to a lethargic queen...and you're good.
Posted by: Orson at April 19, 2026 11:05 PM (dIske)

Rationale for using liquid nitrogen is it's fairly cheap, non-toxic to humans and pets, and non-persistent. I expect it ought to freeze many of the bastards solid; not sure if that would kill them, though, and also might suffocate them. Again, not sure how long they need to be deprived of oxygen for a certain kill.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:11 PM (utfVc)

203 Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal -

I just woke up to this 😳
https://tinyurl.com/y8tp2ztu

Should I laugh or head to a bunker?
5:08 AM · Apr 19, 2026

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 11:12 PM (EGWh3)

204
Well, now they've simplified the argument - they'll just kill anyone who makes over $X and that will leave enough for everyone. 

__________

You jest, but I'm convinced DemSocs really want to kill people. They're presently at the intermediate stage of rooting for killers. And you, too, can be tagged as a billionaire.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 11:12 PM (tgvbd)

205 Ted Lieu probably thinks the US is attacking Iran just for oil.
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What's proportional to oil?

Or more to the actual point, what is "proportional" to an apocalyptic death cult pursuing nuclear weapons, who literally just demonstrated that their instinct is to fire at *everyone* in order to get what they want?

Posted by: Methos at April 19, 2026 11:12 PM (vSvIl)

206 Quite a garden party of pretty, youthful dresses! Thank you, Piper.

Don Jr. has a bit of a Melania/stepmother/model thing, it appears. Hopefully, Bettina is prepared for five stepchildren and a different type of papparizzi.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 19, 2026 11:12 PM (NFX2v)

207 BTW cow-orker revealed themselves to be an idiot today.

Complained about all the bad things Trump is doing to Iran.

Pointing out seizing an embassy used to be an act of war. Blowing up Marines in Beirut is an act of war. Did not phase them.

It all came down to 'oil,' fvcking idiot.

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 11:13 PM (2GVsD)

208 Oh, the zombie movie. Female military officer and a private are in a house, blood everywhere. She pulls her gun, he freaks a bit, she says it's not loaded.

He asks why. She says it's complicated.

And useful....

Have a happy week.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog. Old, but full of life. at April 19, 2026 11:13 PM (Sco7b)

209 We had a massive ant hill built under an inverted, old-timey bathtub, most visibly above ground. Boy, were we wrong about the range of their spread. Still, the gasoline worked but we were chasing wildfires for at least an hour. Too much gas, and I'd bet some of those ants were bailing for an exit when they got covered with the fuel.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 19, 2026 11:14 PM (Fbc0I)

210 There is only one rule in war. Don't lose. The only crime in war is to lose.
Cicero said it best, inter arma enim silent leges. Or maybe that was Star Trek

Posted by: gKWVE at April 19, 2026 11:14 PM (gKWVE)

211 Thanks, Piper, for providing the fashion.

And on another note, I just wanted to give another plug to the "Sight and Sound" production of " A Great Awakening movie ." Of course I learned about George Whitfield in church history class, but this movie really made him come alive for me. This is a background video with the actors talking their roles. What I liked about t it is that they both are so refreshing and down to earth and really rather humble. It doesn't sound much like Many Hollywood actors, does it.? I don't know about the actor who plays Benjamin Franklin, but I'm guessing he wouldn't be working with them for years on their stage shows for Sight and Sound if his faith wasn't important to him. Jonathan Blair who plays Whitefield is quite forthright about his faith.

Anyway, it's a non woke movie and it's really a guy friend film, since the only woman in it is Whitefield's mother . Eight minute video. Although maybe it's better if you've already seen the movie.

https://tinyurl.com/38t72f9b

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 11:15 PM (jtjbl)

212 Molten aluminum takes care of the problem and you end up with an artistic natural sculpture as a souvenir of your efforts.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 11:08 PM (+HNx/)

I have seen videos of that on the toob of ewes. Scary business. Hit water with that stream of molten metal, and a steam explosion could blast it back into your face. One would need to wear a full-coverage fire suit.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:15 PM (utfVc)

213
Federal law requires our military to follow the principle of proportionality.

I think what Ted was saying is that we should have destroyed two skyscrapers in Saudi Arabia after 9/11

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 19, 2026 11:17 PM (Cqx++)

214
So is it a Chinese ship or an Iranian ship? Or one of each?

As for this:
There’s an interesting recipe, that I haven’t tried, for that - submerging a can in boiling water for a half hour or so renders it into a caramel treat or dessert
Posted by: Common Tater

I've done it, except it was more like submerging the can in barely simmering water for 3 hours. Worked great.

And good evening!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:18 PM (n7rxJ)

215 I love the tulips up top. Thanks for the ONT, Doof

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 11:19 PM (jtjbl)

216
I know this is silly, but I feel sorry for the ants.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:19 PM (n7rxJ)

217 ut I found wallpaper I would love in my room and that wasn’t even on the list!
Posted by: Piper

May I suggest something in red velvet?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 11:20 PM (/lPRQ)

218 There is only one rule in war. Don't lose. The only crime in war is to lose.
Cicero said it best, inter arma enim silent leges. Or maybe that was Star Trek
Posted by: gKWVE at April 19, 2026 11:14 PM (gKWVE)


This.
The silver medal on the battlefield sucks.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 19, 2026 11:20 PM (2WIwB)

219
Hopefully, Bettina is prepared for five stepchildren and a different type of papparizzi.
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day

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She looks like she's thaaat close to going Lauren Sanchez. I hope she doesn't.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:21 PM (n7rxJ)

220 I know this is silly, but I feel sorry for the ants.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:19 PM (n7rxJ)

If they stay in their territory, I will leave them be. If they invade my territory, they are fair game.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:21 PM (utfVc)

221 I think Democrats singing would not help me get to a peaceful sleep. Nope, not gonna watch .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 11:22 PM (jtjbl)

222 The U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer USS SPRUANCE intercepted the TOUSKA in the Gulf of Oman, and gave them fair warning to stop. The Iranian crew refused to listen, so our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engineroom.
..

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 10:26 PM (EGWh3)

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The world is understanding that Trump is not bluffing

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 19, 2026 11:22 PM (lQA6G)

223 I know this is silly, but I feel sorry for the ants.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:19 PM (n7rxJ)

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Arthropod lover

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 11:22 PM (+HNx/)

224 Don't make my mistake and search for Bettina Asian woman at shower.... There are So many weird things in this world that i dont care to know about.
Posted by: LASue
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Thanks for the search tip.

Posted by: Braenyard

==

Safe Search Off for best results?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 11:22 PM (/lPRQ)

225 You can buy fold-up versions of the basic "little red wagon", with a telescoping frame and fabric sides. One of those hitched behind your scooter might be useful.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 10:56 PM (utfVc)


I probably should have specified that I am doing this project to get all of my stuff through airports and hotels by myself without taking out any passengers or patrons who may be unlucky enough to be in my blind spots. Part of the problem is that any "system" has to be flexible, but semi-"rigid" in order to keep everything attached and in a straight line behind the scooter.

I am sure that I must have looked quite the sight this afternoon riding my scooter down the street, trailing luggage behind me 😂😂😂 It is the only way to figure out what works and what doesn't, though! Theory is all well and good, but everyone knows that a good idea can fall apart when testing starts...

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 19, 2026 11:23 PM (SRRAx)

226 And don't just take the woman's recommendation. 😉My husband as well as the husband of the woman whom I ran with for our township committee liked it as well.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 11:24 PM (jtjbl)

227
About to do battle with Diana, who we're allowing to be a bed dog while Rosalind is up at the house. Last night I chased her off so I could get situated comfortably. The problem was that if I moved while asleep, she'd occupy the space vacated. I woke up with eight inches of bed.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 11:26 PM (tgvbd)

228 I know this is silly, but I feel sorry for the ants.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:19 PM (n7rxJ)

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Arthropod lover
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 11:22 PM (+HNx/)

***

And then she touched his antennae...

Posted by: Diogenes at April 19, 2026 11:26 PM (2WIwB)

229 I know this is silly, but I feel sorry for the ants.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:19 PM (n7rxJ)

Last year, ants messed up the fuse box in my car and damaged our well. If left unchecked, they would have gotten into HVAC , also. We spent $$$$ to have them treated. Will do the same this year. I want them dead.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 19, 2026 11:27 PM (KO+sI)

230 I probably should have specified that I am doing this project to get all of my stuff through airports and hotels by myself without taking out any passengers or patrons who may be unlucky enough to be in my blind spots. Part of the problem is that any "system" has to be flexible, but semi-"rigid" in order to keep everything attached and in a straight line behind the scooter.

I am sure that I must have looked quite the sight this afternoon riding my scooter down the street, trailing luggage behind me 😂😂😂 It is the only way to figure out what works and what doesn't, though! Theory is all well and good, but everyone knows that a good idea can fall apart when testing starts...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 19, 2026 11:23 PM (SRRAx)

Yeah, I gathered that. Look on Costco's site for "Mac Sport Folding Wagon with brakes".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:27 PM (utfVc)

231 Alas, The Turtles are no longer Happy Together.

The Happy Together Tour features no original members of The Turtles (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan). While it's billed with The Turtles, the vocals are handled by other artists, such as Ron Dante, due to the retirement of Kaylan and the passing of Volman.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 19, 2026 11:29 PM (NFX2v)

232
Thanks for the search tip.
Posted by: Braenyard
==
Safe Search Off for best results?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher

oh my.

Posted by: BifBewalski at April 19, 2026 11:29 PM (QVmho)

233 You are wrong. Federal law requires our military to follow the principle of proportionality. Bombing “every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge” causes excessive civilian harm, which are war crimes.
===

Regardless of its accuracy in citing some imaginary law, you can bet the dumb-fuck knows he is the one who defines "excessive".

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 11:29 PM (/lPRQ)

234 >>>I know this is silly, but I feel sorry for the ants.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:19 PM (n7rxJ)

If they stay in their territory, I will leave them be. If they invade my territory, they are fair game.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

>I don't know much about fire ants, but the ants we were dealing with are as long as your thumbnail and bite like a motherf*cker.

Boys will be boys. "Let's get some gasoline!"

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at April 19, 2026 11:30 PM (Fbc0I)

235 189 Ted Lieu probably thinks the US is attacking Iran just for oil.
Posted by: Anna Puma
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Always bet on lying first for an evil partisan purpose, then stupidity if they don't have a track record of stupidity.

Hirono, yes, stupidity is her default mode but based on past evidence, Lieu is simply pretending not to know things and lying like a rug.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 11:30 PM (E4rtv)

236
Last year, ants messed up the fuse box in my car and damaged our well. If left unchecked, they would have gotten into HVAC , also. We spent $$$$ to have them treated. Will do the same this year. I want them dead.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary

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I'm pretty sure you did the same thing to their fuse box, well, HVAC -- and throne room!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:31 PM (n7rxJ)

237
And then she touched his antennae...
Posted by: Diogenes


and said THEM!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 19, 2026 11:31 PM (Cqx++)

238 I was going to post that Ted Lieu is just trolling and pandering to his very dumb voting district. Alas, he could also be dumber than a post and really believes what he said.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 19, 2026 11:32 PM (sAmhv)

239 231 Alas, The Turtles are no longer Happy Together.

The Happy Together Tour features no original members of The Turtles (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan). While it's billed with The Turtles, the vocals are handled by other artists, such as Ron Dante, due to the retirement of Kaylan and the passing of Volman.
Posted by: L

I am not into nostalgia acts so much. For the most part, tribute bands are better than aging and expensive tickets to go see artists past their prime.

Few exceptions like bluesmen, classical conductors, and a smattering of rockers.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 11:32 PM (E4rtv)

240
Anyone heard from Ukraine recently? Or are there new shiny toys for the Democrats?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 11:33 PM (tgvbd)

241 Teresa have you looked at a giant carabiner? I've seen people pulling wagons behind golf carts with them. Might work with luggage and a scooter as long as there is an attachment point for the scooter. The luggage has a handle.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 19, 2026 11:34 PM (VCgbV)

242 236
Last year, ants messed up the fuse box in my car and damaged our well. If left unchecked, they would have gotten into HVAC , also. We spent $$$$ to have them treated. Will do the same this year. I want them dead.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary
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Permethrin (and its various permutations) works on most if not all ants as a persistent killer.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 11:34 PM (E4rtv)

243 I'm pretty sure you did the same thing to their fuse box, well, HVAC -- and throne room!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:31 PM (n7rxJ)


It is wild to see these ants. The ground swarms wifh them. They are attracted to electricity and water. Incredibly damaging. I gave up having a swimming pool or even working outside much. They were that bad.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 19, 2026 11:35 PM (KO+sI)

244 Alas, The Turtles are no longer Happy Together.

The Happy Together Tour features no original members of The Turtles (Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan). While it's billed with The Turtles, the vocals are handled by other artists, such as Ron Dante, due to the retirement of Kaylan and the passing of Volman.
Posted by: L


So they got rid of the original Turtles, but there are still Turtles?

It really is Turtles all the way down?

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 11:35 PM (VHUov)

245
Well I had a real sonofabitchin' cocksucker of a week.

A whole lot of crap at work. My daughter was sick, my stepson was a pain in the ass, and my wife was overworked too, so it all sucked. But I was feeling better after a day and a half of gardening, and as I was putting down my pepper patch, she calls me in tears.

Someone broke into her car while she was in church, of all places. So we had to talk to cops for awhile, and then I had to go make a big, ugly scene in the courtyard of the rathole apartments across from her church once they left.

But I can say this - no matter how much it might suck, at least I'm not a 53 year old man with undescended testicles, in a Democrat GOTV choir singing a desultory parody of "Golden" by Huntr/x.

I guess some guys are just like "well I'm going to Hell no matter what, so I might as well start getting acclimated. "

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 19, 2026 11:35 PM (BI5O2)

246 Them!?

Phase IV

Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 11:35 PM (2GVsD)

247 Theory is all well and good, but everyone knows that a good idea can fall apart when testing starts...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth
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Beware of backing up with a trailer.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 11:35 PM (E4rtv)

248 Taffy 3. The Battle off Samar was covered in a marvelous book. "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors". Captain Ernest Evans told the crew of his destroyer: "A large Japanese fleet has been contacted. They are fifteen miles away and headed in our direction. They are believed to have four battleships, eight cruisers, and a number of destroyers. This will be a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected. We will do what damage we can."

He did just that and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. So much heroism that day

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 19, 2026 11:36 PM (DwYwN)

249 240
Anyone heard from Ukraine recently? Or are there new shiny toys for the Democrats?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Under cover of teh Iran strikes, Ukraine has been attacking Russia's oil infrastructure and casualties on the battlefront are soaring for Russia for minimal gains. Drones.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 11:37 PM (E4rtv)

250 Last year, ants messed up the fuse box in my car and damaged our well. If left unchecked, they would have gotten into HVAC , also. We spent $$$$ to have them treated.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at April 19, 2026 11:27 PM (KO+sI)
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You know, there are cheaper methods than spaying and neutering your ants.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 19, 2026 11:38 PM (Y+4g7)

251 I suppose it says something about me that I was laughing after watching the guy blow up his yard, and imagining how he was going to tell his wife what he did.
Posted by: Archimedes at April 19, 2026 10:07 PM (Riz8t)


Um. Honey, I am running into a few problems installing that water feature you wanted . . .

Posted by: Kindltot at April 19, 2026 11:38 PM (rbvCR)

252 You know, there are cheaper methods than spaying and neutering your ants.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 19, 2026 11:38 PM (Y+4g7)

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You need a big magnifying glass to get all of them.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 11:39 PM (+HNx/)

253 Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at April 19, 2026 11:35 PM (BI5O2

I'm sorry you had such a terrible week, but I'm glad the gardening helped , and I appreciated your description of the Democrat men singing. After that funny description, I realize I made the right choice on not looking at the video .I hope this upcoming week is much calmer and better.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 11:41 PM (3Aazl)

254 229 I know this is silly, but I feel sorry for the ants.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 19, 2026 11:19 PM (n7rxJ)

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And in the cartoons, the mouse was always shown sympathetically, as a victim. Mean old cat.
Au contraire. I want the destructive little vermin dead.

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 19, 2026 11:41 PM (DwYwN)

255 So they got rid of the original Turtles, but there are still Turtles?

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 11:35 PM (VHUov)
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Past their shell date.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at April 19, 2026 11:42 PM (Y+4g7)

256 ou know, there are cheaper methods than spaying and neutering your ants.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

You need a big magnifying glass to get all of them.
Posted by: Cicero


Technically, you only have to spay one of them.

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 11:43 PM (VHUov)

257 You buy the $ 1595.00 dress to go with the $1000.00 shoes. But you can only wear it a very few times because everyone has seen it. It's all very complicated but somehow I'm sure it's tax deductable.

Posted by: Case at April 19, 2026 11:43 PM (pvf3X)

258 Poppies

Posted by: Skip at April 19, 2026 11:43 PM (Ia/+0)

259 Anyone heard from Ukraine recently? Or are there new shiny toys for the Democrats?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 11:33 PM (tgvbd)

Cruising through YT yesterday, saw some vid trumpeting that the Russians were in disarray, with the Ukes pushing them out. Ain't seen any news about it, so probably BS.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 19, 2026 11:44 PM (1Ff7Z)

260 Ant Capone

"I want these ants DEAD
I want all the other ants DEAD
I want their anthill stomped to the GROUND!"

Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:44 PM (ZxPkt)

261 257 You buy the $ 1595.00 dress to go with the $1000.00 shoes. But you can only wear it a very few times because everyone has seen it. It's all very complicated but somehow I'm sure it's tax deductable.

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It's a write-off, Jerry.
They write it off.

Posted by: Kramer at April 19, 2026 11:45 PM (+HNx/)

262 hey what happened with that lady who got kidnapped

story has disappeared

Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:46 PM (ZxPkt)

263 Anyone heard from Ukraine recently? Or are there new shiny toys for the Democrats?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
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Under cover of teh Iran strikes, Ukraine has been attacking Russia's oil infrastructure and casualties on the battlefront are soaring for Russia for minimal gains. Drones.
Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 11:37 PM (E4rtv)

It's mud season. Doubt either side is moving much.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:47 PM (utfVc)

264 >>> 263
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It's mud season. Doubt either side is moving much.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:47 PM (utfVc)

DUCK season!!!

Posted by: Daffy D. at April 19, 2026 11:48 PM (9vFyc)

265 Cruising through YT yesterday, saw some vid trumpeting that the Russians were in disarray, with the Ukes pushing them out. Ain't seen any news about it, so probably BS.

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There's an entire YouTube clickbait genre on how Russia is collapsing, Putin is about to be overthrown, and Ukraine is sweeping to victory. Don't put too much stock in it.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 11:48 PM (+HNx/)

266 hey what happened with that lady who got kidnapped

story has disappeared
Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:46 PM (ZxPkt)

Trump had her kidnapped, and then started a war to cover up!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:49 PM (utfVc)

267 Trump had her kidnapped, and then started a war to cover up!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:49 PM (utfVc)

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All just to distract from the Epstein files.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 11:50 PM (+HNx/)

268 319. She looks like she's thaaat close to going Lauren Sanchez. I hope she doesn't.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia


Yes, she does.

Again, press doesn't help: The List, Bettina Anderson's Family Has Lived An Obnoxiously Privileged Life, Jan. 26, 2026

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 19, 2026 11:50 PM (NFX2v)

269 NHS orders staff not to say 'it’s raining cats and dogs' over fears it will offend foreign patients
_gbnews.com/

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 11:50 PM (EGWh3)

270 hey what happened with that lady who got kidnapped

story has disappeared
Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:46 PM (ZxPkt)

Trump had her kidnapped, and then started a war to cover up!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


Not compelling... BUT if the Jews made him do it then it all makes sense.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 11:51 PM (/lPRQ)

271 Look on Costco's site for "Mac Sport Folding Wagon with brakes".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:27 PM (utfVc)


That's a lovely wagon, but it would just be one more piece of luggage that I would have to check at the airport. Then there is the problem of loading the scooter (which collapses), my luggage, me, and then the collapsed wagon into either an Uber or a shuttle, and then reversing all of that when I get to the hotel and try to get everything into the room!

Bungee cords and luggage straps can be taken on and off with relative speed and ease, and packed into a carry-on bag with the scooter batteries at the gate. What I am working out now is how to get everything bundled together (if possible). I may end up with something resembling a spider when all is said and done! 😂

The nice thing is that we found some "flat" bungee cords that look nice, and the hooks fit perfectly onto the frame of the scooter. Like I said, it's currently a work in progress; I hope to have all of the kinks worked out before we hit NYC next month.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 19, 2026 11:52 PM (SRRAx)

272 NHS orders staff not to say 'it’s raining cats and dogs' over fears it will offend foreign patients
_gbnews.com/
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 11:50 PM (EGWh3)

I guess "like a cow pissing on a flat rock" is right out, too, eh?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:52 PM (utfVc)

273 There's an entire YouTube clickbait genre on how Russia is collapsing, Putin is about to be overthrown, and Ukraine is sweeping to victory. Don't put too much stock in it.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at April 19, 2026 11:48 PM (+HNx/)

I don't.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at April 19, 2026 11:54 PM (1Ff7Z)

274 > Trump had her kidnapped, and then started a war to cover up!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:49 PM (utfVc)

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All just to distract from the Epstein files.
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the question is: how does all this affect the NFL Draft

Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:54 PM (ZxPkt)

275 NHS orders staff not to say 'it’s raining cats and dogs' over fears it will offend foreign patients
_gbnews.com/
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 19, 2026 11:50 PM (EGWh3)

Are they allowed to say "it's raining goats and sheep" for those who might be offended?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 19, 2026 11:54 PM (S/Y4j)

276 262 hey what happened with that lady who got kidnapped

story has disappeared
Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:46

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The latest I heard is that TV host Savannah Guthrie, the missing lady's daughter, in midshow on April 15th

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 19, 2026 11:56 PM (q7IhF)

277 hey what happened with that lady who got kidnapped

story has disappeared
Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:46 PM (ZxPkt)

She met Elvis in a UFO, and stayed.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 19, 2026 11:56 PM (S/Y4j)

278 NHS orders staff not to say 'it’s raining cats and dogs' over fears it will offend foreign patients
_gbnews.com/
Posted by: Braenyard

I guess "like a cow pissing on a flat rock" is right out, too, eh?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon


"Frog-strangler" or "drown a frog" is probably still okay. Nobody's that attached to frogs.

Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 11:56 PM (VHUov)

279 Condensed Milk is always sweetened. You might be thinking of Evaporated Milk, that won’t work for making caramel, though it makes a pretty decent sausage gravy.

“I dunno about boiling it, boiling might be too much, explosive?”

Nope, canned foods can be immersed in boiling water just fine.

There was a field expedient method, I’m told, of heating unopened cans over a fire. Something about listening for the “glurk” noise - 2 glurks, it’s ready. Do not under any circumstances allow more than 2 “glurks”. 3 glurks, well - beans will be spread everywhere.

Posted by: Common Tater at April 19, 2026 11:56 PM (1cMxB)

280 It's mud season. Doubt either side is moving much.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

From Jim Dunigan of Strategy Page who is long time defense analyst,

"Russian forces advanced at a rate of 14.9 square kilometers a day from October 2024 to March 2025, compared with 10.7 square kilometers a day from March 1, 2025, to October 1 and 5.5 square kilometers a day in the first three months of 2026.

Ukraine began attacking Russia’s two oil export terminals on the Baltic Sea to deny Russian efforts to benefit from increasing oil income. Oil companies warned buyers they could declare force majeure on supply contracts from major Baltic Sea ports. Oil export facilities at the Baltic’s Ust-Luga and Primorsk account for about 60 percent of Russia’s oil export capacity. The closure of one will significantly restrict Russia’s ability to generate income for its war in Ukraine.

So far Russia lost 40 to 43 percent of its oil export capacity and oil exports had fallen from four million to 2.32 million barrels per day. These operations have also reduced the domestic oil supply. And they have been attacking munitions factories to the point that Russian missile production is down 45 percent.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 11:57 PM (E4rtv)

281 I find it interesting that the NHS thinks -I'm guessing -that Muslims are such weenies that they don't want mention of dogs, yet the
The Muslims murderous sickos or . maybe it's directed towards vegans ? My sister used to work for the NHS. She would be rolling her eyes. She and her husband have Bernese mountain dogs. Big dogs.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 19, 2026 11:58 PM (zMLZ6)

282 I am sure that I must have looked quite the sight this afternoon riding my scooter down the street, trailing luggage behind me 😂😂😂 It is the only way to figure out what works and what doesn't, though! Theory is all well and good, but everyone knows that a good idea can fall apart when testing starts...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 19, 2026 11:23 PM (SRRAx)


Have you considered something like a Molle (US Army current model) pack and saddlebags? It used to be the thing to sling a backpack on the sissy bar of a motorcycle. Maybe one of the bike riders here can give you a suggestion.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 19, 2026 11:58 PM (rbvCR)

283 >I guess "like a cow pissing on a flat rock" is right out, too, eh?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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also out:
'when pigs fly'
'happier n' a pig in shit'
'bring home the bacon'
'pearls before swine'
'silk purse from a sow's ear'
'lipstick on a pig'
Lena Dunham

Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:59 PM (ZxPkt)

284 Laundry room wallpaper?? 🤣

Oh, how I've dreamed...

Posted by: Can't afford a Southern Living magazine subscription at April 19, 2026 11:59 PM (NFX2v)

285 Just got back from the movies...and boy are my arms tired!

Special showing of "Star Trek II" with a presentation/Q&A by Captain Kirk himself. He sure seems to be doing well for mid-90's.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at April 20, 2026 12:00 AM (CHHv1)

286
37 A few hours ago Trump ordered the USS Spruance to open fire on a Chinese cargo ship headed for Iran which refused to stop for the blockade. The Spruance contacted the Chinese ship and told them to evacuate their engineering section; then sent several 5” shells through their engine compartment. Then they boarded her.

It’ll be damned interesting to see what cargo they were hauling - I’ll bet it wasn’t condensed milk.
Goes without saying that both the Iranians and the Chinese are pissed the hell off.
Posted by: Tom Servo at April 19, 2026 10:11 PM

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Everybody's VERY ANGRY. Except us, we think it's funny.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 20, 2026 12:00 AM (azNOR)

287 Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:59 PM (ZxPkt)

LOL.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at April 20, 2026 12:00 AM (zMLZ6)

288 YouTube will cut anything up to suit itself.
Don't trust it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:01 AM (EGWh3)

289 Savanna G LEFT in midshow April 15

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 20, 2026 12:01 AM (l9lDf)

290 I woke up with eight inches of bed.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 11:26 PM (tgvbd)


My wife and several of the cats have managed to do this trick to me.
A friend once complained that his cat would "make biscuits" on his side at night until he rolled over, and then would occupy the warm spot, until it cooled off, and then repeated the trick until he fell off the bed.

I like cats.

Posted by: Kindltot at April 20, 2026 12:01 AM (rbvCR)

291 "Frog-strangler" or "drown a frog" is probably still okay. Nobody's that attached to frogs.
Posted by: mikeski at April 19, 2026 11:56 PM (VHUov)

Speak for yourself.

Posted by: Brigitte Macron at April 20, 2026 12:03 AM (utfVc)

292 One of the innovations that is raising casualties for the Russians for any gains is using drones deeper into Russian territory and targeting artillery crews and logistics. The early war artillery barrages are now a thing of the past and the war is focused on drones for Ukraine causing 90 percent or so of Russian casualties versus drones and missiles for Ukrainian casualties but not artillery anymore.

From Al Jazeera, "He (Ukrainian colonel) said an increase in mid-range strikes against logistics, warehouses, command posts and oil depots 30-120 km into the Russian rear had been particularly effective in hamstringing Russian assaults"

There will be additional turns but essentially the front is stagnant with continued bloodletting mainly for whoever is on the offensive. Beginning to remind me of the Iran-Iraq war in the 80's. The last couple of years were Iranian human wave attacks against dug in Iraqis.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:03 AM (E4rtv)

293 >Maybe one of the bike riders here can give you a suggestion.

Posted by: Kindltot
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my bike had a small luggage rack over the rear fender. I would lash my hear to it with an elastic 'cargo' net that had 4 attachment hooks. There would be a tent, sleeping bag, camera tripod, sleeping pad and a backpack. It all stayed put under that stretchy net.

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 12:03 AM (ZxPkt)

294 I prefer sweet friendly dogs. But my next one will need to show his angry side, when called upon.

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 20, 2026 12:04 AM (l9lDf)

295 gear, not hear
damn laptop keyboard is too small and my eyes aren't what they used to be

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 12:04 AM (ZxPkt)

296 262 hey what happened with that lady who got kidnapped

story has disappeared
Posted by: Don Black
.......................................
The story about the lady that was kidnapped, has been kidnapped.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 12:05 AM (sAmhv)

297 241 Teresa have you looked at a giant carabiner? I've seen people pulling wagons behind golf carts with them. Might work with luggage and a scooter as long as there is an attachment point for the scooter. The luggage has a handle.
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at April 19, 2026 11:34 PM (VCgbV)


The fun part is trying to turn corners - imagine a big piece of luggage strapped to a much smaller carry-on piece of of luggage, being hauled behind a motorized scooter. The scooter goes one way, the luggage goes the other way, and people are running for their lives trying to dodge the little old lady from Pasadena (Texas). It's a Benny Hill finale on steroids 😂

I think we have that part figured out, but it's going to take at least 2-3 long bungees wrapped around the larger piece of luggage and a secure way to strap the smaller suitcase to the larger one such that it doesn't go flying when turning a corner.

The good thing is that once the larger piece of luggage is checked, it shouldn't be too hard to maneuver with the smaller piece in tow.

I will definitely be putting something up on Facebook once we get the final design worked out 😊

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 20, 2026 12:06 AM (SRRAx)

298 OK it's midnight somewhere

catch y'all on the MR

Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 12:06 AM (ZxPkt)

299 I prefer sweet friendly dogs. But my next one will need to show his angry side, when called upon.
Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 20, 2026 12:04 AM (l9lDf)

Get a Barnese Mountin' Dog. It will fuck things up.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:08 AM (utfVc)

300
hey what happened with that lady who got kidnapped

story has disappeared
Posted by: Don Black


Was she involved with any top secret scientific stuff?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 20, 2026 12:09 AM (Cqx++)

301 the question is: how does all this affect the NFL Draft
Posted by: Don Black
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I look forward to hearing the tales of visitors experiencing the roads of Pittsburgh. They'll take the wrong exit and wind up in Monroeville or Canonsburgh.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 12:11 AM (sAmhv)

302 No major movements in Ukraine, where apparently some of the rasputitsa (mud season) has already passed, as there are Russian mechanized operations resuming. Small "gainzz" here and there for either side, but more Russian than Ukrainian ones. Russia seems unable to defend industrial targets from drones, which is odd and sort of pathetic at this point. Ukraine has trouble defending almost anything from drones and missiles, and Russia continues to hit industrial, transportation, and power targets.

This gleaned from a very quick survey of generally reliable sites I've ignored since before Iran festivities, as it (Ukraine war) just doesn't matter that much and little is happening.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 12:13 AM (U/Byj)

303 Artist chick is intense. I wonder if she could do Asgard in my man cave.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 12:13 AM (snZF9)

304 Maybe all these kidnappings are the work of the Illuminati, who want to foster a belief in aliens, for their own nefarious purposes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:14 AM (utfVc)

305 I guess "like a cow pissing on a flat rock" is right out, too, eh?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:52

Can we still say "drunker than 3 Indians"?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at April 20, 2026 12:14 AM (55Qr6)

306 Read a SF novel about wars in the future conducted only by robots. No humans on the front lines. Cheap drones are making a new kind of war.

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 20, 2026 12:14 AM (BNA0v)

307 259 Anyone heard from Ukraine recently? Or are there new shiny toys for the Democrats?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at April 19, 2026 11:33 PM (tgvbd)
__________________________

Zelenskyy was begging for money and support from Hungary before the ink was dry on the election results.

Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 12:16 AM (dIske)

308 Maybe all these kidnappings are the work of the Illuminati, who want to foster a belief in aliens, for their own nefarious purposes.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

That's what THEY want you to think

Posted by: the Rosicrucians at April 20, 2026 12:17 AM (MABMQ)

309 244. So they got rid of the original Turtles, but there are still Turtles?

It really is Turtles all the way down?
Posted by: mikeski

There's still one original Turtle & his health isn't optimum for touring. So like the Beach Boys - only Mike Love remains - musical tours are built around the survivors (and/or their relatives).

They're not bad at all, but the crowds are a hoot & vary between elderly & the early 20s.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at April 20, 2026 12:17 AM (NFX2v)

310 Maybe all these kidnappings are the work of the Illuminati, who want to foster a belief in aliens, for their own nefarious purposes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:14 AM (utfVc)

or... maybe Trump got them all, and they got comfortable quarters and new jobs in Area 51.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 12:18 AM (snZF9)

311 Read a SF novel about wars in the future conducted only by robots. No humans on the front lines. Cheap drones are making a new kind of war.
Posted by: Edwin Drake


Nobody ever thought about sending the drones and bots into enemy cities to target the meat puppets and King Meat Puppet specifically?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 20, 2026 12:18 AM (/lPRQ)

312 I look forward to hearing the tales of visitors experiencing the roads of Pittsburgh. They'll take the wrong exit and wind up in Monroeville or Canonsburgh.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 12:11 AM (sAmhv)

And the former has no Marilyns, and the latter no Dyans.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:19 AM (utfVc)

313 @301 "how does all this affect the NFL draft"

Some college players will have to take a pay cut.

Posted by: Case at April 20, 2026 12:19 AM (pvf3X)

314 my bike had a small luggage rack over the rear fender. I would lash my hear to it with an elastic 'cargo' net that had 4 attachment hooks. There would be a tent, sleeping bag, camera tripod, sleeping pad and a backpack. It all stayed put under that stretchy net.
Posted by: Don Black at April 20, 2026 12:03 AM (ZxPkt)



This is what I'm working with (it only weighs 56 pounds):

https://tinyurl.com/SolaxTransformer2Scooter

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at April 20, 2026 12:20 AM (SRRAx)

315 In other war news, Laura Loomer has taken Candace Ovens head on this weekend. Doxxing Candace's hidden trust fund houses, suggesting that Candace's hubbie be tested for AIDS due to Milo, and so on.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:25 AM (E4rtv)

316
..Zelenskyy was begging for money and support from Hungary before the ink was dry on the election results.
Posted by: Orson at April 20, 2026 12:16 AM

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Zelenskyy's a pimp. He never could have outfought Putin.

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 20, 2026 12:26 AM (vWgxe)

317 Here is Laura just asking questions,

"Candace, why do you have 2 properties worth $12 million less than 2.3 miles away from each other hidden in a trust while you beg your viewers for money?

I have all of your property records, and much much more.

Which one of these homes were you broadcasting from when you made the defamatory accusations against Mrs. Macron?

Was it the home you paid $7.8 million for? Or was it the home that is worth $4.4 million??"

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:30 AM (E4rtv)

318 The great wall of China was pretty impressive

Posted by: 496 at April 20, 2026 12:30 AM (ukgiW)

319 > Trump had her kidnapped, and then started a war to cover up!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 11:49 PM (utfVc)

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All just to distract from the Epstein files.
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the question is: how does all this affect the NFL Draft
Posted by: Don Black at April 19, 2026 11:54 PM (ZxPkt)

Trump is running this op from the Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room.

Posted by: E. Jean Carroll at April 20, 2026 12:30 AM (wVcYX)

320 Video clip from CENTCOM shows at least 3 rounds fired at the engine room of the Iranian freighter. Crew was warned to clear out those spaces prior to festivities commencing. No reports of injuries. USMC (presumably MARSOC - I assume they do ship-boarding work for the Marines?) has custody of the ship and the crew.

Meanwhile, two more aspiring entrepreneurs, who were beginning to turn their lives around, met an untimely end in the Caribbean due to bad gas in their engines, and a Hellfire missile, but mostly the missile. "Southern Spear" is a nice code name for this operation. Sounds martial and aggressive.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 12:31 AM (U/Byj)

321 And more,
"If Milo is an illegal alien and he’s working for you, you could face a lot of legal consequences Candy…

First of all, Milo has never spoken to any of my family members, and this has been confirmed by reporters, including @kenbensinger , who profiled me and spoke to my father, who denied everything you are posting below. Milo is a drug addict who was fired by your former Jewish boss
@benshapiro’s former employer for endorsing pedophilia…

However, since you now say Milo is a credible source Candace, I guess he’s being honest when he says your husband George Farmer is a homosexual male who likes to take it up the a**? Milo said your husband is getting “plunged”. See the screenshot below. 👇🏻

How does Milo know this? Did he have anal sex with your husband? Or did your husband suck Milo’s d**k? Did he swallow? And did he brush his teeth after kissing your mouth?

Why did Milo, who you are now claiming is a credible source, say your husband is gay and that his anus is getting plunged? "

And the actual tweets have a lot more 'questions' for Candace.

Ovens finally met someone as crazy as she is but a far better researcher.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:32 AM (E4rtv)

322 Loomer's an interesting case. Comes off a bit wacko but actually does find nuggets now and then. With barely any real press in the country, we could use a few dozen more Loomers (of varying political bent), both for the lulz and the info.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 12:34 AM (U/Byj)

323 Zelenskyy was begging for money and support from Hungary before the ink was dry on the election results.
Posted by: Orson
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Hungary under Orban was blocking the EU's plan to get loans against frozen Russian assets in the EU in order to give to Ukraine. Means billions more for Zelenskyy. Current setup of the EU required unanimity for the loan package. Originally the EU just wanted to steal the frozen Russian funds but Trump talked them out of it at the time during the peace negotiations.

Brave AI
"The EU has frozen approximately €210 billion of Russian central bank assets, primarily held at Euroclear in Brussels, since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. In December 2025, the EU triggered Article 122 of the EU treaties, an emergency clause, to indefinitely immobilise these assets, removing the need for biannual unanimous renewal and preventing vetoes by member states like Hungary. "

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:35 AM (E4rtv)

324 Ovens finally met someone as crazy as she is but a far better researcher.
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:32 AM (E4rtv)

Popcorn supply status:

[ ] adequate

[ x ] inadequate

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:36 AM (utfVc)

325
Awfully early for tulips to bloom,


Fifteen years ago or thereabouts, during a push to derive industrial chemicals from renewable biomass, DuPont researched how to produce tulipalin for use as a comonomer in the manufacture of polymethylmethacrylate. Tulipalin was found in tulips, as its name suggested. The program did not pan out and the research work was stopped.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 12:37 AM (xG4kz)

326 I think Belgium itself has been an "obstacle" to some of the EU financial anti-Russia shenanigans, as they have a treaty with several of the parties and are loathe to open themselves up to claims later, after the shootin' has subsided.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 12:37 AM (U/Byj)

327 322 Loomer's an interesting case. Comes off a bit wacko but actually does find nuggets now and then. With barely any real press in the country, we could use a few dozen more Loomers (of varying political bent), both for the lulz and the info.
Posted by: rhomboid

The right's media got settled into opinion making on main stream media articles rather than actually doing reporting. Now the msm is not doing much reporting either and the opinion commentary business at places like Salem outlets is beginning to get stale.

Since print is dying, people like Nick Shirley, James O'Keefe, etc. are desperately needed on the right. Loomer herself has broken several stories about Trump appointees that somehow sidestepped some needed vetting.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:38 AM (E4rtv)

328 In December 2025, the EU triggered Article 122 of the EU treaties, an emergency clause, to indefinitely immobilise these assets, removing the need for biannual unanimous renewal and preventing vetoes by member states like Hungary.

Good ol' EU. If you vote wrong, we'll just make sure you can't vote...

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 12:40 AM (aJQbY)

329
Leave it to a dumbass Euroweenie to drive around with "petrol" in a non-standard container mounted on the top of his car.

Mitt Romney transporting the family dog on the car top looked like a genius compared to that guy.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 12:40 AM (xG4kz)

330 Speaking of this season having odd patterns in the plant world, there have been very few impressive jacaranda blooms. Typically they put on an incredible display (in June), with bright lavender blooms. BTW these blooms are nasty buggers when they fall, they stain anything they touch.

This year, a few purple sections here and there on a few trees, and most are already fully leafed out, having skipped (somehow) the purple phase.

More importantly, my meyer lemon tree doesn't yet have a single ripe lemon. Normally the big crop is in the winter and they're all ripe by January. Odd.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 12:41 AM (U/Byj)

331 315 In other war news, Laura Loomer has taken Candace Ovens head on this weekend. Doxxing Candace's hidden trust fund houses, suggesting that Candace's hubbie be tested for AIDS due to Milo, and so on.
Posted by: whig
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Cat fight extreme, this is good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:41 AM (EGWh3)

332 Everything you wrote, whig, about the situation with "conservative" media.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 12:42 AM (U/Byj)

333 Since print is dying, people like Nick Shirley, James O'Keefe, etc. are desperately needed on the right. Loomer herself has broken several stories about Trump appointees that somehow sidestepped some needed vetting.
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:38 AM (E4rtv)

I think this is exemplified by the way this war in Iran is the most incompetently reported war in memory. There is almost no honest or decent reporting being done by anyone on it.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 12:43 AM (Fmj+u)

334
The great wall of China


"'Tis indeed a Great Wall", said Bromosel, as the water lapped at his thighs.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 12:44 AM (xG4kz)

335 Leave it to a dumbass Euroweenie to drive around with "petrol" in a non-standard container mounted on the top of his car.

Mitt Romney transporting the family dog on the car top looked like a genius compared to that guy.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 12:40 AM (xG4kz)

Pretty sure that is a staged photo, or outright fabrication.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:45 AM (utfVc)

336 Good ol' EU. If you vote wrong, we'll just make sure you can't vote...
Posted by: RandomDave
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I think it is called "Our Democracy" because average citizens are not considered part of the deal.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:45 AM (E4rtv)

337
I think this is exemplified by the way this war in Iran is the most incompetently reported war in memory. There is almost no honest or decent reporting being done by anyone on it.

Posted by: Tom Servo


Why can't we have Wolf Blitzer, Brian Stelter, and Don Le Mon installed in a hotel in Tehran to deliver war reports for us from there?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 12:47 AM (xG4kz)

338 The great wall of China

"'Tis indeed a Great Wall", said Bromosel, as the water lapped at his thighs.
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 12:44 AM (xG4kz)

Hah! But seriously, that gal could make bank by hiring out to do feature walls in homes and business premises.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:48 AM (utfVc)

339 France and Ireland are supposedly sending a combined 56,000 male "refugees" back to Ukraine. The intent is for all of them to be drafted to go fight the Russians.

Of course, there is always the possibility they may decide it's a better idea to overthrow the Ukrainian government instead.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 20, 2026 12:48 AM (9P99/)

340
NHS orders staff not to say 'it’s raining cats and dogs' over fears it will offend foreign patients
_gbnews.com/

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others


Tough noogies. Suck it up, you pansies.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 12:51 AM (xG4kz)

341 Why can't we have Wolf Blitzer, Brian Stelter, and Don Le Mon installed in a hotel in Tehran to deliver war reports for us from there?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 12:47 AM (xG4kz)


"Here ya go, guys, the Chateau Targuay in downtown Tehran. The circular painting on the roof is U.N. code for "journalists, do not bomb".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:51 AM (utfVc)

342 315 In other war news, Laura Loomer has taken Candace Ovens head on this weekend. Doxxing Candace's hidden trust fund houses, suggesting that Candace's hubbie be tested for AIDS due to Milo, and so on.
Posted by: whig
....................................
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!??!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 12:52 AM (sAmhv)

343 A Muslim mayor in Rotherham, UK, has asserted that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law, and has demanded the expulsion of all non-Muslims—including British citizens.

https://tinyurl.com/ye26c296
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This is a candidate running for the Labour Party in a local election in England. They don’t even bother to speak English

https://tinyurl.com/49nzjrn5

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:53 AM (EGWh3)

344 Idaho Spudboy - Russia and Ukraine would both be better off if they had simultaneous popular uprisings... I know there's increasing grumbling at the citizen level in Russia as the government shows off its USSR-era instincts.

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 12:53 AM (aJQbY)

345 315 In other war news, Laura Loomer has taken Candace Ovens head on this weekend. Doxxing Candace's hidden trust fund houses, suggesting that Candace's hubbie be tested for AIDS due to Milo, and so on.
Posted by: whig
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Cat fight extreme, this is good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:41 AM (EGWh3)

Right up there with Linda Evans vs Joan Collins.

Posted by: Count de Monet at April 20, 2026 12:54 AM (wVcYX)

346 Why can't we have Wolf Blitzer, Brian Stelter, and Don Le Mon installed in a hotel in Tehran to deliver war reports for us from there?
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 12:47 AM (xG4kz)


"Here ya go, guys, the Chateau Targuay in downtown Tehran. The circular painting on the roof is U.N. code for "journalists, do not bomb".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 12:51 AM (utfVc)

Let's not be greedy. Send Tucker Carlson and Candace Owen's to balance the reporting. Is "Baghdad" Bob Arnett still around? He can join them.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 20, 2026 12:54 AM (S/Y4j)

347 Yes, we must be _fair and balanced_....

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 12:55 AM (aJQbY)

348 Somehow it seems like 56,000 men who hate their own government enough to flee are not going to make very reliable or loyal soldiers.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 12:56 AM (Fmj+u)

349
About the condensed milk...


Baba Banaras™
@RealBababanaras
·
1h
This is HUGE

The Iranian cargo ship which was taken into control by the U.S. Navy Marines, was loaded with Ammonium perchlorate, Sodium perchlorate / sodium chlorate, oxidizers & propellant chemicals like dual use materials which can be used in production of ballastic missiles.

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Obviously, I can't vouch for the accuracy.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 12:58 AM (n7rxJ)

350 ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED!!??!
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Well, I guess it is a reason to have X so you get the raw feed.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 12:59 AM (E4rtv)

351 Cat fight extreme, this is good.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 12:41 AM (EGWh3)

Right up there with Linda Evans vs Joan Collins.
Posted by: Count de Monet
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Settled by Mudwrestling too. Now all we need is John Candy.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:00 AM (E4rtv)

352 The Iranian cargo ship which was taken into control by the U.S. Navy Marines, was loaded with Ammonium perchlorate, Sodium perchlorate / sodium chlorate, oxidizers & propellant chemicals like dual use materials which can be used in production of ballastic missiles.

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Obviously, I can't vouch for the accuracy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at April 20, 2026 12:58 AM (n7rxJ)

Also a major ingredient in Hamas' sewer pipe rockets.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:00 AM (utfVc)

353 The 12th Imam has announced that he will be remaining in the well

Could this be tied to why Muslims hate dogs? Lassie could always find Timmy...

Posted by: Azjaeger at April 20, 2026 01:01 AM (3/XaG)

354 That is the stupidest thing I've ever seen. What a dumbass.
Posted by: Diogenes at April 19, 2026 11:01 PM (2WIwB)


I think Mazie Hirono is dumber than Ted Lieu. He's why shampoo bottles have directions, and she's why they need pictograms. I think that Politician must be a very low-status profession among Asian-Americans, since they prove that every bell curve has a left-hand side.

Posted by: SciVo at April 20, 2026 01:02 AM (Sy6m/)

355 350: I have to admit. I'm entertained! Heh!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at April 20, 2026 01:03 AM (sAmhv)

356 Could this be tied to why Muslims hate dogs? Lassie could always find Timmy...
Posted by: Azjaeger
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The smell of goats around that well put Lassie right out of the desire to find the hidden Imam.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:03 AM (E4rtv)

357
EXCLUSIVE! Candi-O in an unretouched photo --

https://wfrrfanon.fandom.com/wiki/Judge_Doom

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 01:05 AM (xG4kz)

358 355 350: I have to admit. I'm entertained! Heh!
Posted by: Puddleglum
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Laura is willing to get into the gutter with her just questions shtik which disadvantages Candace who has a podcast, monetized followers, and advertisers to worry about.

Never get into a fight with someone that has less to lose than you do but Candace never learned that lesson apparently.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:06 AM (E4rtv)

359 Laura Loomer is out there, but She's our Laura Loomer

Posted by: DBCooper at April 20, 2026 01:06 AM (IzXnX)

360 The smell of goats around that well put Lassie right out of the desire to find the hidden Imam.
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:03 AM (E4rtv)

I wish I could make meme pictures... Lassie trots up to the well in Qom, cocks an ear. Thought balloon says "Timmy?" Faint voice from well, "Allahu Ackbar!" Lassie squats, pees in well.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:07 AM (utfVc)

361 I wish I could make meme pictures... Lassie trots up to the well in Qom, cocks an ear. Thought balloon says "Timmy?" Faint voice from well, "Allahu Ackbar!" Lassie squats, pees in well.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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Would make a nice children's illustrated book.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:10 AM (E4rtv)

362
Raymond Ibrahim explains the backstory, using verses from the Koran, that Muslims' hatred of dogs had to do with Big Mo's gay lover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXCYh7TcKUw

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at April 20, 2026 01:10 AM (xG4kz)

363 359 Laura Loomer is out there, but She's our Laura Loomer
Posted by: DBCooper
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She is fearless apparently.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:10 AM (E4rtv)

364 The seized Iranian ship had called at a Chinese port known for petrochemical exports before its trip to the MidEast. So the perchlorate idea is plausible. Rocket fuel component.

Speaking of Iranian rockets, some leaked intel assessments of Iran's remaining ballistic missile inventory put the level as high as 50% of pre-war stocks. These are comments to the press by Israeli and US (I think, have lost track) intel types.

Failure points here are numerous and obvious. The leaks might be intentionally misleading. Even if accurate reflection of current analysis, the intel assessments may be way off. We might just be days away from a practical examination of the question.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 01:11 AM (U/Byj)

365 Here's a quote for you DB

“You don't want to be Loomered. If you're Loomered, you're in big trouble. It's the end of your career, in a sense!" — President Trump

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:12 AM (E4rtv)

366 oaded with Ammonium perchlorate, Sodium perchlorate / sodium chlorate, oxidizers & propellant chemicals like dual use materials which can be used in production of ballastic missiles.

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Obviously, I can't vouch for the accuracy.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
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Hey, it was fertilizer for the mangoes, swears.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:14 AM (EGWh3)

367 Never get into a fight with someone that has less to lose than you do but Candace never learned that lesson apparently.
Posted by: whig

Freedom

Posted by: Ms. Joplin at April 20, 2026 01:15 AM (W5mpo)

368 Trump is running this op from the Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room.
Posted by: E. Jean Carroll at April 20, 2026 12:30 AM (wVcYX)

lol

Posted by: bear with asymmetric balls at April 20, 2026 01:15 AM (HU7yq)

369 Speaking of Iranian rockets, some leaked intel assessments of Iran's remaining ballistic missile inventory put the level as high as 50% of pre-war stocks. These are comments to the press by Israeli and US (I think, have lost track) intel types.

Failure points here are numerous and obvious. The leaks might be intentionally misleading. Even if accurate reflection of current analysis, the intel assessments may be way off. We might just be days away from a practical examination of the question.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 01:11 AM (U/Byj)

Would it be possible to mount a powerful laser on an airplane, powerful enough to burn through the skin of a ballistic missile in boost phase? One small hole in the skin might be all that is needed for it to break up once it goes supersonic.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:16 AM (utfVc)

370 Apparently 6 cruise ships have now "run" the Strait successfully (leaving the Gulf). Have not seen any details on this, assuming ships were staffed by skeleton crews, with no passengers. Interesting.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 01:16 AM (U/Byj)

371 Another poke at Candace,

Laura says Candace’s husband is a homosexual that used a Turkey baster to impregnate her.

Candace is going all anti Semitic on Laura with some pretty vile images dredged up from Stormfront.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:17 AM (E4rtv)

372 AOP, I seem to recall some rumors of that kind of thing being tested back... oh, under Trump 1.0? So... maybe they've worked it out by now?

Posted by: RandomDave at April 20, 2026 01:17 AM (aJQbY)

373 Hey Horde.

Nice ONT Doof, I got lost in the content.

Piper, I loved seeing some pretty spring dresses in actual colors. I have been looking for a nice spring dress to wear to a baby shower, it is at a very nice restaurant, I haven't found anything that I like though.

JQ around or should I just hop behind the bar and pour one for myself.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 01:17 AM (0nHVk)

374 Can't wait for Iran Bridge and Powerplant appreciation day.
Donkeys will be going for $2,500 US and they are Fu**ed for 20 more years. A 7th Century Civ. belongs in the 7th Century.

Posted by: DBCooper at April 20, 2026 01:18 AM (IzXnX)

375 I think Mazie Hirono is dumber than Ted Lieu. He's why shampoo bottles have directions, and she's why they need pictograms. I think that Politician must be a very low-status profession among Asian-Americans, since they prove that every bell curve has a left-hand side.

Posted by: SciVo at April 20, 2026 01:02 AM (Sy6m/)


Nothing...nothing on this planet is stupider than mazie, and considering AOC exists that's one hell of an achievement. If brains were gun powder she couldn't blow a ripple in a teaspoon of piss.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 01:18 AM (snZF9)

376 And more

Laura Loomer
@LauraLoomer
Bitch can dish it out but she sure as hell can’t take it.

Come on CandyO? I thought you wanted to play a game?

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:18 AM (E4rtv)

377 A Muslim mayor in Rotherham, UK, has asserted that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law, and has demanded the expulsion of all non-Muslims—including British citizens.
https://tinyurl.com/ye26c296
…Posted by: Braenyard


Their end game plain and simple. Coming soon to a New York City near you.🤬

Posted by: mindful webworker - New York is falling at April 20, 2026 01:19 AM (iMJMF)

378 Warren Buffet said if the top 800 companies would pay the taxes they were supposed to pay like his company does know one else would have to pay federal income taxes and his secretary wouldn't pay more income taxes then he is legally required to pay! It would also pay off the national debt in short order.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at April 20, 2026 01:19 AM (9Dt6s)

379 AOP I vaguely recall that directed energy/boost phase intercept was one thing being explored loooong ago, in the 80s, as part of strategic defense. Cannot recall details (of course!).

I've always favored what we used to call "pre-boost phase intercept". This is apparently popular with the Israel and the US in the current circumstance.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 01:20 AM (U/Byj)

380 Candace wrote a clearly heartfelt piece a while back on why it’s not just okay, it’s good for straight women to marry gay men. She listed all the advantages to the woman, especially if he’s wealthy. Seemed like a documentary.

Anyway I’m pretty sure Loomer hit the nail on the head with that one. Well Candace fucked around and fucked around, and she finally got the opponent she deserved.

Posted by: Tom Servo at April 20, 2026 01:23 AM (Fmj+u)

381 Would it be possible to mount a powerful laser on an airplane, powerful enough to burn through the skin of a ballistic missile in boost phase? One small hole in the skin might be all that is needed for it to break up once it goes supersonic.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
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They were supposedly testing such but I think the power demands at the time were too much for repeated firing. But dunno.

I also think they are testing ships for that which have a bit more capability for powering such.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:25 AM (E4rtv)

382 Apparently 6 cruise ships have now "run" the Strait successfully (leaving the Gulf). Have not seen any details on this, assuming ships were staffed by skeleton crews, with no passengers. Interesting.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 20, 2026 01:16 AM (U/Byj)

The skeleton crews were in a party mood:

https://youtu.be/ZT8Bl-wCeHY

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:25 AM (utfVc)

383 FWIW, both US and Japan are also back at experimenting with rail guns.

Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:26 AM (E4rtv)

384 A Muslim mayor in Rotherham, UK, has asserted that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law, and has demanded the expulsion of all non-Muslims—including British citizens.
https://tinyurl.com/ye26c296
…Posted by: Braenyard


I think its time to air drop weapons into the UK so the brits can do some much needed ethnic cleansing.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 01:26 AM (snZF9)

385 3h
JPMorgan's Top Commodity Analyst Shocked: "Prices Are Falling But Nothing Has Improved"
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Right, banks are always confused.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:29 AM (EGWh3)

386 Hundreds of dolphins washed ashore in Somalia, after Chinese fishing vessels used powerful SONAR to chase Tunas.

Chinese fishing vessels loitering illegally inside Somalia's waters, are causing huge environmental damage!

https://tinyurl.com/2uxbcwep

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:32 AM (EGWh3)

387
Laura says Candace’s husband is a homosexual that used a Turkey baster to impregnate her.

Candace is going all anti Semitic on Laura with some pretty vile images dredged up from Stormfront.
Posted by: whig at April 20, 2026 01:17 AM (E4rtv)

Had to. The shop was right out of loony basters.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:34 AM (utfVc)

388 I think Mazie Hirono is dumber than Ted Lieu. He's why shampoo bottles have directions, and she's why they need pictograms.
Posted by: SciVo

Nothing...nothing on this planet is stupider than mazie, and considering AOC exists that's one hell of an achievement. If brains were gun powder she couldn't blow a ripple in a teaspoon of piss.
Posted by: Berserker


We've got some Ace-level cruelty here tonight.

Posted by: mikeski at April 20, 2026 01:34 AM (VHUov)

389 Chinese fishing vessels loitering illegally inside Somalia's waters, are causing huge environmental damage!

https://tinyurl.com/2uxbcwep
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:32 AM (EGWh3)

Why aren't the Somali pirate boats attacking the Chinese?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:37 AM (utfVc)

390 Recently they argued that increasing taxes to draconian levels would not have any effect on how much people worked AND that it would be good that people would just stop working.

Well, now they've simplified the argument - they'll just kill anyone who makes over $X and that will leave enough for everyone. Amusingly though the Karens I see signing onto this on upperclass leftwing forums are exactly in the target group of the rich to be eaten in the forums for poorer leftwing groups...
Posted by: 18-1 at April 19, 2026 10:16 PM (sKqQm)

I was only half joking when I said the Left should just kill everyone who makes anywhere above PCI, instead of taxation of people just for making more money.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 01:38 AM (E6xSb)

391 FWIW, both US and Japan are also back at experimenting with rail guns.
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15 damage, long range, 2 heat, and ammo bins that don't explode are a pretty good deal.

Posted by: V Davion at April 20, 2026 01:43 AM (vSvIl)

392 107 Oh cool, they named an Arleigh Burke USS Spruance.

Dear US Navy, can we have a new USS England?
Posted by: Anna Puma at April 19, 2026 10:28 PM (2GVsD)

I think that instead of naming a Ford class carrier after William J. Clinton, it should be named after Sam Houston. (We had a missile sub named for him once.)

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 01:44 AM (E6xSb)

393 Just poured myself a double Chivas, might I get anything for anybody? The level of stupidity in congress should frighten us all, at least in life I am not that dumb. That could change of course, the odds point to diminished capacity in one form or another as I continue my trek. I would truly like to keep my wits about me, but I have witnessed complete unawareness and there is a peacefulness about that.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 01:45 AM (0nHVk)

394
They've done testing of ship-based lasers. Power requirements are huge. 100kW to 1MW required and the range is maybe 10 miles give or take.

They did test such a thing on an aircraft, but scrapped the program because it just wasn't viable. Range, power, and weight problems to be a viable weapon.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 01:45 AM (w6EFb)

395 Why aren't the Somali pirate boats attacking the Chinese?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:37 AM (utfVc)

Isn’t that the extent of the Somali “navy”?

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 01:47 AM (E6xSb)

396 378: Warren Buffett whines like that while taking full advantage of the tax code. Stuff it.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 01:48 AM (E6xSb)

397 They did test such a thing on an aircraft, but scrapped the program because it just wasn't viable. Range, power, and weight problems to be a viable weapon.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 01:45 AM (w6EFb)

Well, you could have a hundred kW generator charging up a capacitor bank. Discharge could be in the MW range for a few seconds. Laser just needs to send an intense burst for some fraction of a second, and not be on steady like a searchlight.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:49 AM (utfVc)

398 Isn’t that the extent of the Somali “navy”?
Posted by: Cow Demon at April 20, 2026 01:47 AM (E6xSb)

I'm sure it is. Probably the Chinese are paying off one of the warlords so the pirate boats are letting them alone.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:51 AM (utfVc)

399 "Would liquid nitrogen kill an anthill, and all its inhabitants? Freeze their tiny nuts right off."

Asphyxiates them. Works great. A bunch of volcanoes in your yard.

Done it a bunch of times.

Also great for making kick-ass ice-cream.

Posted by: pawn at April 20, 2026 01:52 AM (CGX3Y)

400
The test airborne laser was the Boeing YAL-1, if interested. It was a heavily modified 747-400F.

There have been further ideas about such airborne lasers since then, using unmanned drones. I don't know if any of them are still being pursued.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 01:54 AM (w6EFb)

401 Good morning evening, horde! Fell asleep in my chair after much yardwork today, LOL.

Singing soyboys are cringe!

Blowed-up ant hill is teh funneh (except for poor scared doggo)

Love how *dude!* shoulders those heavy bags onto the pallet...

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 01:57 AM (rdVOm)

402 395 Why aren't the Somali pirate boats attacking the Chinese?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 01:37 AM (utfVc)
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The Chinese shoot back.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 01:57 AM (EGWh3)

403 Well hey JQ, care for a drink?

Doof nailed it with the leading cause of vaginal dryness, I don't think that I saw a female in the video, I love men, I wish that there were more of them.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 02:01 AM (0nHVk)

404 Hi, Debby! Yes, please, a drink would be fiiiine...

Belvedere, neat. Thanks!

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 02:03 AM (rdVOm)

405
Oh man, glad I checked again. Reid Wiseman just posted this Earthset video he took with *an iPhone*. Full high resolution video from inside the capsule.

https://is.gd/b94MSx

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 02:04 AM (w6EFb)

406 Help clothe 10 Americans (meme) (not mine)

https://bit.ly/help-clothe-americans

Posted by: mindful webworker - donate today! at April 20, 2026 02:05 AM (iMJMF)

407 https://bit.ly/help-clothe-americans
Posted by: mindful webworker - donate today! at April 20, 2026 02:05 AM (iMJMF)

Heh! Nice one.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 02:09 AM (utfVc)

408 Yeah that dude blowing up his yard was pretty damn funny, but I'm sure it was mission accomplished.lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 02:11 AM (snZF9)

409 I wish that there were more of them.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz
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Wait a minute. The ratio is already in your favor.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 02:14 AM (EGWh3)

410 Well, it is past midnight. Time for me to hit the sack. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 20, 2026 02:15 AM (utfVc)

411 As things seem to have sloooowwed down a bit, and since I'm all out of ammunition, guess I'll holster my wit and wander off to slumberland.

Mama I'm depending on you to tell me the truth
https://youtu.be/pJV2pWFyfn4

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - giving in to Temptations at April 20, 2026 02:15 AM (iMJMF)

412 'Night, mindful. Awesome track!

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 02:20 AM (rdVOm)

413 USS Spruance (DDG 111) Firing on the M/V Touska.

https://tinyurl.com/85dkdd3t

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 02:26 AM (EGWh3)

414 I would truly like to keep my wits about me, but I have witnessed complete unawareness and there is a peacefulness about that.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 01:45 AM (0nHVk

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The sometimes forgetful, sometimes raging, behavior during diminished capacity can be a tragic and very difficult time to live with a loved one. They're slowly fading away and you can do nothing about it

Posted by: Edwin Drake at April 20, 2026 02:26 AM (0iJDD)

415 Omg lol. I was looking at homemade pasta recipes on youtube, because a few months back a distant cousin who I only met a few times made some for a christmas gathering and I hadn't had that in decades since my grandmother died. It was sooo good, light and airy, not like the box stuff. Mrs B bought a few attachments for her kitchenaid to make it since it really don't take that long. Anyway I found this vid. This guy reminds me soooo much of a distant relative I met when I was a kid. The way he talks, and how he mentions spinach and popeye. Its the same shit I heard as a kid. When he says "and we got a egg, I gotta du egg" I laughed my ass off. Dude brought back memories.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNvxdqS4ll8

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 02:27 AM (snZF9)

416 Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Finally Joins Reusable Rocket Club -
NASA, when Bezos gets out in front of you... must we say it aloud?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 02:29 AM (EGWh3)

417 Hubby has been particularly agitated, the last couple of days. It blows my attitude for the remainder of the day...

I feel helpless. Hell, I *am* helpless, to change it. Sucks.

So, when I get home I get busy with whatever I can to distract my mind. There's plenty to do after those years of caring for him at home (and neglecting things, because I couldn't turn my back on him for very long at a stretch)

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 02:30 AM (rdVOm)

418 Bers, that pasta vid is awesome... I want to make noodles now!

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 02:34 AM (rdVOm)

419
Bezos booster was successful, but the second stage fucked up the payload orbit. The satellite, some communication thing, will be unusable and will have to be deorbited. Blue Origin said no worries, the spacecraft was fully insured.

I wonder how much payload insurance costs?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 02:34 AM (w6EFb)

420
Just to be clear, stuff like this happens all the time with new rockets. It just takes them a few flights to get all the bugs worked out.

I'm pulling for Bezos. The more, the merrier. Blue Origin is competing or trying to with SpaceX with lunar landers, and is aiming for an unmanned test landing in a year or so. More power to 'em.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 02:39 AM (w6EFb)

421 Bers, that pasta vid is awesome... I want to make noodles now!

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 02:34 AM (rdVOm)

Right? It looks so easy. The last time I saw that was when I was really young. Both grandmothers made it that way. I remember sheets of cardboard with white sheets laying on the beds with drying pasta on it. My immediate family, mom, aunts, etc, never did that. They were all born here, total American. Cranking out pasta on a machine was for the primitives. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 02:45 AM (snZF9)

422 Bezos Moon lander is dubbed Blue Moon. The first version of that, dubbed Mark 1, is going to attempt to land at the lunar south pole near Shackleton Crater. They've named this lander Endurance, after Shackleton's ship.

They may try it before the end of this year.

The human rated version will be the Mark 2.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at April 20, 2026 02:49 AM (w6EFb)

423 Yes Edwin, that is a lot of it.

Braenyard, I am not actively seeking anyone, as far as I have witnessed women greatly outnumber men in memory care facilities. I was viewed as an interloper when I visited hubs in the "home", seriously, one woman was convinced that my husband was her man and she rammed me with her wheelchair a few times. My odds of finding a kindred spirit who isn't married in this liberal state are down to zero.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 02:52 AM (0nHVk)

424 Grandma (dad's Irish mom!) made "noodles" that way-- flour on the counter, add eggs, pinch of salt, splash of oil, mix by hand... maybe some water, maybe not... and then rolled out thin, by hand. Cut with a special cutter (which I now have) into thin strips, probably "fettucini" width.

Then she'd dry them overnight on the kitchen counter, over a little rack she'd made.

Delicious!

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm)

425 Debby, that must have been *trying* for you!

Hub's only "girlfriend" so far, has been a cute young cna who treated him so nicely. I wonder if she quit already, or went to night shift-- haven't seen her for a couple of weeks now. Too bad, she was patient and thoughtful and hubby cooperated with her!

If/when hubby dies, I won't be looking for another man. Ugh, I'm done.

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 02:56 AM (rdVOm)

426 I could not imagine any reason why one would hit play on that Democrat men's chorus video.

Piper neglected to review the attire of the little kid with the pink backpack. Unless I missed it.

Predictive text is getting 90% of my intended words right. Kinda spooky.

Posted by: Late Night Lurker at April 20, 2026 03:06 AM (zvnUC)

427 I have witnessed women greatly outnumber men in memory care facilities. I was viewed as an interloper when I visited hubs in the "home", seriously, one woman was convinced that my husband was her man and she rammed me with her wheelchair a few times.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 02:52 AM (0nHVk)


Defenestration is your friend at that point.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 03:06 AM (snZF9)

428 Bers, I loved the pasta vid, I really like fresh homemade pasta, as you say, it is so much lighter. Did you get your sinus lift yet??

JQ, I am sorry for the bad day, I did the same, just came home and tackled a household project. I need to get outside and do some yardwork but it has been chilly here lately.

Need another Belvedere?

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 03:06 AM (0nHVk)

429 In that age group women greatly outnumber men.
Men are designed to die. They perpetuate the species their job is done. Women nurture the rest of their lives.

For a while I delivered furniture. Every rest home we would be met in the halls by women asking, 'is it a man, is it a man?'. The younger set is more discriminating.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:08 AM (EGWh3)

430 Bers, I loved the pasta vid, I really like fresh homemade pasta, as you say, it is so much lighter. Did you get your sinus lift yet??

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 03:06 AM (0nHVk)

Not yet. Probably won't be doing that for a month.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 03:09 AM (snZF9)

431 In that age group women greatly outnumber men.
Men are designed to die. They perpetuate the species their job is done. Women nurture the rest of their lives.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:08 AM (EGWh3)

My brother says men die sooner because they want to.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 03:10 AM (snZF9)

432 If/when hubby dies, I won't be looking for another man. Ugh, I'm done.
Posted by: JQ
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Hope you have some fast friends. Solitary life sucks.


Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:11 AM (EGWh3)

433 My brother says men die sooner because they want to.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads
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Buddy said that of his older brother. He had a good job but a bad life and horrible wife. There must be some truth to that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:14 AM (EGWh3)

434 USS GERALD FORD AIRCRAFT CARRIER HAS RETURNED TO MIDEAST: CBS

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:15 AM (EGWh3)

435 Sure, Debby... just one more, thanks. That's my limit. Heh, stuff is so smoooooth.

Sorry your weather has been chilly! It's just now starting to get comfy here again. Last week was cold, so I'd re-lit the heater after the previous week of nice days. This week is promising to be more warm & dry, so I shut off the heater again today.

Shoulders are fairly stiff, from using string trimmer LOL

Need to get the walk-behind unit out of storage & use that one for a while.

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 03:17 AM (rdVOm)

436 I miss companionship, nights get so very lonely sometimes. On the other hand, I had that connection at one time and so many others seem to have missed that. I should count my blessings and I will.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 03:18 AM (0nHVk)

437 Open Source Intel@Osint613 - 3m

Iran's Judiciary Chief: "Iran has not conceded even an iota of the nation's rights and will not do so."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:18 AM (EGWh3)

438 Buddy said that of his older brother. He had a good job but a bad life and horrible wife. There must be some truth to that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:14 AM (EGWh3)

There's a lot of truth to that. When I was doing kitchens and baths we worked in a different house almost every week or 2. You saw the dudes that were just waiting to die. My brother would see them and say " yeah he can't wait to go into the ground". You could tell, they were used up, they were done, and all married to seahags. Unlike Harry Mudd they couldn't just go farther out on space.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 03:19 AM (snZF9)

439 Open Source Intel@Osint613 - 3m

Iran's Judiciary Chief: "Iran has not conceded even an iota of the nation's rights and will not do so."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:18 AM (EGWh3)

Well then, enjoy the Triassic period akhnod.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 03:20 AM (snZF9)

440 I miss companionship, nights get so very lonely sometimes. On the other hand, I had that connection at one time and so many others seem to have missed that. I should count my blessings and I will.
Posted by: Debby
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Very well stated!

Yes. Exactly.

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 03:23 AM (rdVOm)

441 Seahags, LOL.

I divorced one cheater, and one addict.

GOOD RIDDANCE to both!

My own fault, really. I chose... poorly.

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 03:27 AM (rdVOm)

442 Lebanese journalist Nadim Koteich:

"The Gulf countries tried everything to appease Iran, but were still attacked. This war was inevitable. The world has changed, and in this war we are in the same trench with Israel."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:27 AM (EGWh3)

443 I miss companionship, nights get so very lonely sometimes. On the other hand, I had that connection at one time and so many others seem to have missed that. I should count my blessings and I will.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 03:18 AM (0nHVk)

You never know Deb, anything can happen. The best thing you can do is not go hermit. Get the hell out and have some fun.

I see JQ getting a harley and doing some touring. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at April 20, 2026 03:28 AM (snZF9)

444
My own fault, really. I chose... poorly.
Posted by: JQ
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One way or another that's how we learn to make better choices.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:29 AM (EGWh3)

445 Sweet dreams Horde, I need to stretch out.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at April 20, 2026 03:30 AM (0nHVk)

446 Me? Getting a Harley? Oh, oh my...

There's one in an outbuilding here. Hubs has a 2000 Sportster 1200. And it's been in some state of disassembly for a few years! I had no idea there was any problem with it, he just stopped riding (while we were both still working) but I figured it was simply a matter of convenience, since our hours were early, long and he would tire so easily...

Anyway, it's there and I have *no idea* why he tore into it. Asked him a couple of years ago "Why? You never mentioned it, so what's wrong with it?" and he said he couldn't remember.

Sad!

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 03:34 AM (rdVOm)

447 'Night, Debby. Rest easy!

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 03:35 AM (rdVOm)

448 One way or another that's how we learn to make better choices.

Posted by: Braenyard
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Of course. Yes, and I stayed single for almost 20 years after #2. Burned and learned!

Hubby is a great guy. Too bad he's slipping away...

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 03:38 AM (rdVOm)

449 You'd prolly look good on that Sportster.

Lifetimes ago, passed a bunch of riders out for a Sunday ride. One of the riders, a big woman on something like an Electroglide, was sitting side saddle. Yes. At highway speed.



Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:40 AM (EGWh3)

450 It's time to go. Yall have a good evening.
Good night.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at April 20, 2026 03:43 AM (EGWh3)

451 Haha, Braenyard! I might look good on that bike, but God help me if it ever went over-- I'm so out of shape I'd never be able to stand it back up! Too much bike for me.

I barely held it together on that old Honda V30, and it *fit* so well, nice and peppy at 500 (498?) cc.

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 03:45 AM (rdVOm)

452 https://youtu.be/dgkGE82DsuQ

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 04:05 AM (rdVOm)

453 Beautiful tulips!

Posted by: m at April 20, 2026 04:07 AM (YbTYS)

454 Good night, horde. You all are so nice and supportive.

Thank you for being here!

Posted by: JQ at April 20, 2026 04:16 AM (rdVOm)

455 TECH THREAD IS NOOD

Posted by: Skip at April 20, 2026 04:31 AM (Ia/+0)

456 flourescent leech.

Posted by: cmeat at April 20, 2026 11:10 AM (R11M+)

Gun Thread: Post Tax Day Edition!

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Howdy, Y'all! Welcome to the wondrously fabulous Gun Thread! As always, I want to thank all of our regulars for being here week in and week out, and also offer a bigly Gun Thread welcome to any newcomers who may be joining us tonight. Howdy and thank you for stopping by! I hope you find our wacky conversation on the subject of guns 'n shooting both enjoyable and informative. You are always welcome to lurk in the shadows of shame, but I'd like to invite you to jump into the conversation, say howdy, and tell us what kind of shooting you like to do!

Holy Shitballs! How in the ever-loving hell did it get to be the Post Tax Day Edition?

Q: Weasel, should we ask you about taxes?
A: No. Still in a bad mood. Ask again in about 25 years.

With that, step into the dojo and let's get to the gun stuff below, shall we?

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FUNdamentals

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Fundamentalin' of range bag stuff, that is.

So what's in your range bag?

When your ol' pal Weasel goes to the range, I take what I assume is the usual stuff; one or maybe two guns, 50-100 rounds of ammo, and targets. But what about other stuff? I'm talking about the stuff that just lives in the range bag in case it's needed someday? In this category I count a stapler, staples and a Sharpie for the targets, a small thing of gun oil/lube, a rag or two, and a very small assortment of tools (e.g. a small screwdriver). Also a few Band-Aids and a blood clotting bandage, just in case. Finally, a small notebook and pen or pencil for range-babe phone numbers. I have one range bag for pistols and a slightly larger one trips to the rifle range which contains different stuff.

What am I leaving out? What do you take in addition to these basics?

Also, as long as we're discussing range bags, what kind do you use? After years of trying different setups, I settled on Competitive Edge Dynamics bags. They are very well made and durable, surviving hundreds and hundreds of range trips and matches all over the country and they have great features. The design has changed a little over the years, but it's essentially the same as the ones I purchased some time ago. Here is a link to something similar from Midway USA at about the same price point.

Any other range bag recommendations?

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AR-18 and AR-180

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Barrel Relining

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This is Pretty Dang Cool

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What the Hell Is a Computer?

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Our Pal Industrial Ventilation

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NoVaMoMe 2026

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What - you thought there wasn't going to be a NoVaMoMe in 2026?

Note: One of the great joys of NoVAMoMe season, at least for me, is being able to cut and paste the entire block of text below and haranguing you to attend the event. Are you attending? Are you focusing on the fundamentals of attending?

Alright, guys and gals, the long awaited and highly anticipated details of the 2026 NoVAMoMe are here! That's right, I finally got my act together and updated the information page for 2026, and need to go over a few details. First, the date is June 20th, 2026 from 11am to 3pm. Nextly, my bestest blog buddy bluebell and I have decided 2026 will continue the longstanding tradition of NoVAMoMe simplification, and want to pass along the changes from prior years.

First, no registration and no advance charge for food. If you would like to attend, send an email to WeaselBell Productions, and let us know. You will be directed to a sekrit webpage with all of the details. We do ask once you have decided to attend to let us know so we can coordinate an expected count with venue management. Once there if you are hungry or thirsty simply order from the onsite menu and pay separately. Cash and credit cards accepted. Next, although fun, we have decided to again take a break from the raffles and mug sales this year. Depending on how it goes, that may be something we bring back in future years. While your generosity is always appreciated, with no prize table, please leave donations and contributions at home, but bring your appetite for a great afternoon spent with your imaginary online friends.

Next, a NoVAMoMe PSA from our pal bluebell

Hi folks - just a quick PSA. If you write for info about the MoMe, please give us a few words in the body of the email just so I know you are a Moron and not a spammer (moron). I do receive spam on this email account because it's sitting right here in my nic, so that's why I'm asking. I don't want to give our details to a spammer. Also, remember to check your spam folder if you don't receive a reply email.

Thanks.
bluebell

Seriously, just send an email then go to the website with the password provided. If you forget, a link to the email is on the main page, left sidebar. If you do not sign up, bluebell will be disappointed. Weasel will be disappointed, too, but it's bluebell you need to worry about.

That's it, people. Don't be a dork. Email WeaselBell Productions today!

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Surprise!

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Highway Patrol!

This week's episode: Motorcycle B!

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Fire Maidens of Outer Space!

I ask you - who doesn't like a good Fire Maiden from outer space?

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Here are some different online cigar vendors. You will find they not only carry different brands and different lines from those brands, but also varying selections of vitolas (sizes/shapes) of given lines. It's good to have options, especially if you're looking for a specific cigar.

Cigarsinternational.com
Cigarpage.com
Famous-smoke.com
Cigarsdaily.com
Neptunecigar.com
Smallbatchcigar.com
Bobalu Cigar Company
Cigarbid.com
Nicks Cigar World New!

A note about sources. The brick & mortar/online divide exists with cigars, as with guns, and most consumer products, with respect to price. As with guns - since both are "persecuted industries", basically - I make a conscious effort to source at least some of my cigars from my local store(s). It's a small thing, but the brick & mortar segment for both guns and tobacco are precious, and worth supporting where you can. And if you're lucky enough to have a good cigar store/lounge available, they're often a good social event with many dangerous people of the sort who own scary gunz, or read smart military blogs like this one. -rhomboid

Anyone have others to include? Perhaps a small local roller who makes a cigar you like? Send me your recommendation and a link to the site!

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Ammo Link-O-Rama
I'm really very seriously not kidding around anymore. Buy Ammo
AmmoSeek - online ammo search tool
GunBot - online ammo search tool
SG Ammo
Palmetto State Armory
Georgia Arms
AmmoMan
Target Sports USA
Bud's Gun Shop
American Elite Ammo
Lucky Gunner Ammo NEW!

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Please note the new and improved protonmail account gunthread at protonmail dot com. An informal Gun Thread archive can be found HERE. Future expansion plans are in the works for the site Weasel Gun Thread. If you have a question you would like to ask Gun Thread Staff offline, just send us a note and we'll do our best to answer. If you care to share the story of your favorite firearm, send a picture with your nic and tell us what you sadly lost in the tragic canoe accident. If you would like to remain completely anonymous, just say so. Lurkers are always welcome!

That's it for this week - have you been to the range?

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1 Good evening everyone

Posted by: Skip at April 19, 2026 07:00 PM (Ia/+0)

2 st!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)

3 bzng

Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 07:00 PM (LHPAg)

4 rst

Posted by: Reforger at April 19, 2026 07:00 PM (WYOCN)

5 Well...f*ck.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:00 PM (Wnv9h)

6 Greetings all!!

Going to check out the content!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:02 PM (QrtBZ)

7 More important than Post-Tax Day, it's Patriot Day! Honor those who stood against the gun confiscators and fired the Shot Heard 'Round The World!

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 07:04 PM (UmLOA)

8 Howdy!

Posted by: Puddleglum, drive by pew pew at April 19, 2026 07:05 PM (sAmhv)

9 Shorter Gertie:

"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:06 PM (HlyYF)

10 BTW, you know what those Patriots were doing prior to that day?

Focusing on FUNDAMENTALS, of course!

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 07:07 PM (UmLOA)

11 Good evening Horde. Thanks Weasel!

Ear protection goes in the range bag too.

Posted by: TRex - fundamental dino at April 19, 2026 07:08 PM (IQ6Gq)

12 Back!

No range report.

In my bag is eye and hearing protection, handgun magazines (empty), stapler, staples, Kestrel, range finder, batteries, pens, Sharpies, Leatherman and other bits and bobs.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:08 PM (QrtBZ)

13 More important than Post-Tax Day, it's Patriot Day! Honor those who stood against the gun confiscators and fired the Shot Heard 'Round The World!
Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 07:04 PM


Yes. Yes, it is. And since I have the day off tomorrow, I will celebrate by going to the range and shooting things, as the Founding Fathers intended. Of course, they would have shot most of the denizens of Bacon Hill, but current law frowns on this, and I will settle for paper instead.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:08 PM (Wnv9h)

14 Thanks to everyone that gave me "trigger pull" advice last week.

Range report is all bullets on paper - even with hands shaking quite a bit prior to trigger pull.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:09 PM (HlyYF)

15 bzng
Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 07:00 PM (LHPAg)

Not the sound you want to hear from your weapon!
(Been there, done that, when my magazine disassembled suddenly. It's followed by the sound of ammo hitting the counter and floor.)

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 07:09 PM (UmLOA)

16 Wow...I have a little gallery gun similar to the Remington in the video being relined. A little Flobert cap gun. Fun little toy that the RMBS Dad restored years ago.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:12 PM (Wnv9h)

17 I remember “Fire Maidens from Outer Space”, if only for the awesome title. Can’t recall the flick itself very well though.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 07:12 PM (2jLYo)

18 In addition to the wide array of small tools (that are always in my truck), I do have a little set of three punches in the range bag.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:13 PM (HlyYF)

19 Usually can watch movie and still follow along here, not letting me tonight

Posted by: Skip at April 19, 2026 07:13 PM (Ia/+0)

20 Awhile back I had a revelation. Pistol range bags are relatively inexpensive and I can buy one for each of the magazine systems I own. Now they are neatly lined up in a row, with big hanger tags on them that say things like "1911 45" and "P365." I have a separate bag for things like tools, band aids, spare eye and ear protection, etc.

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at April 19, 2026 07:14 PM (9P99/)

21 5 Well...f*ck.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:00 PM


If you skip Skip, then you were still first!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:14 PM (HlyYF)

22 It will be a short night for me as I have to head into office tomorrow.
Looking to hit the range next weekend.
Will just stick with the rifle and getting it dialed in.
Might also hit the shotgun range if there is time and hit some clay.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:14 PM (QrtBZ)

23 Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:08 PM (QrtBZ)
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Yep. Eye and hearing protection. Forgot to mention that! Thx

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 07:15 PM (PVV5z)

24 Howdy Weasel-San!

My range bag is a 20year old pink Patagonia backpack.

George (Ruger Mark IV) and some .22 ammo is always in there. Small first aid kit, extra eyes and ears, a pink and green bandana, and the gun of the day plus appropriate ammo.

Also a Rosary. Because never go to the range without the most powerful weapon in my arsenal.

Range time yesterday was awesome. Shot the Walther PPQ like it was an extension of my hand and brain. And I always finish a session plinking with George. Very relaxing.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 19, 2026 07:15 PM (A5RD0)

25 Good evening gub threaders and all the ships at sea!

Even the ones suffering from laundry fires.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 07:16 PM (NlEaG)

26 NoVaMoMe phone lines are open!

Posted by: bluebell at April 19, 2026 07:16 PM (afFes)

27 My range bag is a 20year old pink Patagonia backpack.

....
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 19, 2026 07:15 PM (A5RD0)


Really, Seattle? Could you be any more cliche?

Well, I guess maybe the Ruger is a little off the scale.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 07:18 PM (NlEaG)

28 Hello, Weasel!

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 07:19 PM (BCwQW)

29 Also a Rosary. Because never go to the range without the most powerful weapon in my arsenal.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 19, 2026 07:15 PM


Heck, I should probably add a Rosary to my EDC.

Having God rain hellfire on a bad guy certainly has even greater stopping power than a caliber that begins with a "4"!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:20 PM (HlyYF)

30 23 Yep. Eye and hearing protection. Forgot to mention that! Thx

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 07:15 PM

For the record I have 3 pair off eye protection (different shades), a pair of over the ear hearing protection, electronic ear buds and some plain old foam inserts.
Yeah, I over do things.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:20 PM (QrtBZ)

31 Bluey Diaper Bag works too,

Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 07:20 PM (LHPAg)

32 24 Also a Rosary. Because never go to the range without the most powerful weapon in my arsenal.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 19, 2026 07:15 PM

Maybe some Holy Water in a water pistol? Just saying, never know when you have to fend off the vampires.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:22 PM (QrtBZ)

33 Range bag is compact, similar to the one featured here but a bit smaller, very well designed and durable (picked up at a gun show nearly 20 years ago). Will have to check the brand.

Small tool bag w/ screwdriver, small pliers. CLP, brass squib rod, multi-tool, scissors, felt pen. Small range notebook & pen. Small ziplock with sunscreen, moisturizer, bandaids, butterfly bandages.

Finally put together a stop-bleed kit with tourniquet, chest seals, hemostatic bandage, gauze pads, Israeli bandage, tape and medic’s scissors. It’s small and can fit in range bag depending on other contents.

Bag has 2 compartments for handguns and sleeves for 8 mags for each.



Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 07:22 PM (2jLYo)

34 First Aid kit. Wheeler screwdriver kit with a ton of bits including hex and torx. Regular ear pro. Uplula. Markers (for targets). 2032 and 1632 batteries. Emergency package of foamy ear plugs. Range mag for EDC. A little bottle of Remington lube in a plastic bag.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 07:24 PM (NlEaG)

35 Weasel, for those w/ suppressors for their pistols, what about an oven mitt or some other heat protection for your hands when removing (or retightening) warm suppressors? Otherwise, you might have to wait for quite a while to let a warm suppressor cool down enough to not burn your hands and fingers.

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 07:25 PM (BCwQW)

36 Finally put together a stop-bleed kit with tourniquet, chest seals, hemostatic bandage, gauze pads, Israeli bandage, tape and medic’s scissors. It’s small and can fit in range bag depending on other contents.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 07:22 PM


If I ever suffer a GSW at the range, I certainly want rhomboid or Grateful to be on location!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:26 PM (HlyYF)

37 Weasel, you need to look into unsubscribing from taxes. If you aren't satisfied with the service you receive, you should unsubscribe.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at April 19, 2026 07:27 PM (S/Y4j)

38 I am considering a Tokarev 12g BP. The most common complaint is the break in period.
Questions: 1)do all guns have a break in period and 2) how common is it for a gun to prefer a certain cartridge?

Posted by: Accomack at April 19, 2026 07:27 PM (AUlwe)

39 Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 07:25 PM (BCwQW)
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A glove is a good idea in that circumstance. Or an old gas soaked rag.

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 07:27 PM (PVV5z)

40 I've used an old computer bag. It actually worked quite well if using just one weapon.

Posted by: Diogenes at April 19, 2026 07:28 PM (2WIwB)

41 I had a great range bag but it was just too heavy. Now use cart called a trolley. If you remove the bag, it also,works as a dolly. Folds. trolley Dolly. Under $70

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 07:28 PM (kJmSS)

42 Today was a good range day for the DMV MGC. Lots of things!

First in the Club Room (we are swanky that way) waiting for lanes there were 4 gentlemen of military age speaking Arabic.

I tried to not stereotype. I wasn't keeping my eye on them - but I was keeping my eye on them. They finished shooting about the same time we did they were in the hallway to wash hands and I peeped their rifle cases and morale pitches. One guy had a Lebanese flag velcroed on. And a patch that said:

I (heart) guns and big titties.

I figure he's okay.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 07:29 PM (NlEaG)

43 35 Weasel, for those w/ suppressors for their pistols, what about an oven mitt or some other heat protection for your hands when removing (or retightening) warm suppressors? Otherwise, you might have to wait for quite a while to let a warm suppressor cool down enough to not burn your hands and fingers.

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 07:25 PM


I always have a pair of extra leather work gloves in the truck.

You just never know when you will have to handle something that is hot, sharp, splintery, etc.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:29 PM (HlyYF)

44 I don't carry my trauma kit at the range, normally. I know the places I shoot have first aid equipment handy. I do take it to the outdoor range.

One thing I do keep in there is a package of Grime Boss wipes. I can clean my hands (and face) after the range session. You can get a box of ~20 small packages just the right size for a range bag at the company named for the big river.

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 07:29 PM (UmLOA)

45 Oh yeah electronic muffs, and a set of the little soft plastic earplugs with baffles, several pairs of the soft foam earplugs for sharing (just handed out two pair this week on my duty day - real challenge is getting people to insert them correctly).

I am a hearing protection nazi as an RSO. Try to edumucate newbies about impulse damage to hearing, emphasizing that single incidents can have lifelong consequences.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 07:30 PM (2jLYo)

46 Ed L,

Thanks for the advice on the frozen safety on my Savage 110.

Lots of penetrating oil cycles, and then a straight punch with just a little fingertip pressure got it free.

Works like a champ now.

However, I will try to squeeze off a round with the safety engaged next time I am at the farm - just for a 100% sure evaluation of function.

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:33 PM (HlyYF)

47 I'll give you a hundred dollars if you have a hard boiled egg in your bag.

Posted by: Monty Hall at April 19, 2026 07:33 PM (Cqx++)

48 Concur on gloves. I keep a pair of flight gloves in my bag (nomex and leather).

There are companies who make suppressor blankets/wraps/mitts. I'll see if I have any in my email tonight.

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 07:35 PM (UmLOA)

49 Oh right - work goves. Essential. As I tell people setting up their targets - most dangerous thing at our range are the staples in the cardboard target backers, only thing I have actually seen draw blood.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 07:35 PM (2jLYo)

50 Work *gloves*, obviously.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 07:36 PM (2jLYo)

51 Zip ties.

Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 07:36 PM (LHPAg)

52 One piece of advice--never use your range bag for traveling, especially on airlines. Have a separate distinct range bag.

The nitrates from gunpowder can be flagged at airports doing swab tests plus you might have a loose round etc. in it that you missed.

Nylon bags/backpacks/etc are too cheap to risk dual use.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 07:36 PM (E4rtv)

53 I have two pairs of shooting glasses, ear muffs and custom ear plugs, loader for 9mm,extra batteries for sights, cloth for eyewear and sights,eye patch, I bought this mag holder thst holds a dozen mags. It is kind of long and flat so keeps my targets from getting messed up in the trolley. And a bottle of water. And guns and ammo. I used to carry tools but I shoot with Blaster and Ed and Hrothgar.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 07:37 PM (kJmSS)

54 Spawn has State Competition next Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. She's shooting 9 disciplines. It's the most she's shot, includes 2 she's never shot before in a competition, 1911 and center fire iron. The range the team shoots at is shut down next week so no more practice before the competition.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 19, 2026 07:37 PM (VCgbV)

55 Have to give that first member of the dive/medical a medal for not yacking from the smell after opening the hatch.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 07:37 PM (/lPRQ)

56 Earlier this week I went to pick up my Yankee Hill Machine Co R9 suppressor. I had done my Form 3 to Form 4 certification Friday. It was complete Monday and I was able to go pick it up.

While waiting to process - you still have to do a 4473 after all the other paperwork - I saw in the display case a Sig P226 XFive High Polish Reserve. It was mesmerizing. I could not take my eyes off of it.

Remember this was the shop that I felt like was kind of rude? There were 2 guys behind the counter this time, one the rude guy and one I presume to be the owner. Owner saw me looking and said its a P226. I asked is that an XFive? Rude guy says "Its a P226." Owner says yes its an XFive. Reserve.

I said I have 2 P226s one with West German rollmark and a new Legion. Owner says "you need another one." Take it out of the case - rude starts to catch on, now they are trying to sell it. SO - beautiful gun. The trigger was amazing (told me to dry fire it in the store!) Pics and videos do not do it justice.

If it were only not $3000....

He told me to take it out of the case. Try the trigger he says.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 07:38 PM (NlEaG)

57 Funnel.

You should probably have one.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at April 19, 2026 07:38 PM (AkEZC)

58 Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 19, 2026 07:37 PM (VCgbV)
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Good luck to her!

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 07:39 PM (PVV5z)

59 OK, have to do it.

“One 45 caliber pistol, 2 boxes of ammo’nition, 100 dollars in gold, 100 dollars in rubles, one miniature combined russki phrase book and Bible, tranquilizer pills, pep pills, sleepin’ pills …..”

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 07:39 PM (2jLYo)

60 If I ever suffer a GSW at the range, I certainly want rhomboid or Grateful to be on location!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot
**********
That's nice. I'm still waiting to hear an update about those shaky hands....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 07:40 PM (IQ6Gq)

61 54 Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 19, 2026 07:37 PM

Best of luck to her. Will be pulling for her!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:40 PM (QrtBZ)

62 52 One piece of advice--never use your range bag for traveling, especially on airlines. Have a separate distinct range bag.

The nitrates from gunpowder can be flagged at airports doing swab tests plus you might have a loose round etc. in it that you missed.

Nylon bags/backpacks/etc are too cheap to risk dual use.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 07:36 PM


My kids would occasionally borrow my good backpack without authorization. When I couldn't find it before flying, I would dump my range backpack into a tub, and then fly with that backpack.

I suspect I was lucky that it never got swabbed!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:40 PM (HlyYF)

63 Oh and a pen and little notepad. And a Boy Scout multi tool.

Digging deep, several spent and live rounds and a travel pack of Kleenex.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 19, 2026 07:40 PM (A5RD0)

64 Currently sitting in my "possible purchase" wishlist is the MAC 3-gun 21" Benelli knockoff, the Woox Superleggera Tikka stock, a CZ Shadow 2 Carry, and a thermal optic to be named later.

Posted by: irright at April 19, 2026 07:42 PM (unUgu)

65 Our range bag is the backpack we use for racing events. Targets, markers, (range has staplers), ammo, eye and ear protection, first aid items (yes, the range has them, but that takes precious time in an emergency), pad. Gubs are in their own case.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 07:42 PM (IQ6Gq)

66 The range the team shoots at is shut down next week so no more practice before the competition.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 19, 2026 07:37 PM


At her level, I would hate for her skills to get rusty!

Can you go to a different range? Or even ask Rancher Bob for permission? (I can't remember how far away you are from him.)

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:43 PM (HlyYF)

67 Kinda surprised I never had luggage check issues the years I was traveling in/out of a place with lots of residue just about everywhere. As whig says don’t air travel with range bags if possible.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 07:44 PM (2jLYo)

68 Weasel, for those w/ suppressors for their pistols, what about an oven mitt or some other heat protection for your hands when removing (or retightening) warm suppressors? Otherwise, you might have to wait for quite a while to let a warm suppressor cool down enough to not burn your hands and fingers.
Posted by: Ed L
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I have a mitt from the Silencer Shop they were giving away at a table set up at a show. I don't own a suppressor...yet.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 19, 2026 07:44 PM (VCgbV)

69 My range bag is an old school basic tool box with the hinged lid on top, lift out tray with pretty much everything Weasel mentioned (plus three mag loaders and batteries) and the bottom carries ammo of the day. Easily carry a box of ammo (that's a case for city folks). The (pre-loaded) mags and handguns go into the other bag. Another bag carries eyes and ears which I put before leaving the car.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 07:45 PM (/lPRQ)

70 They loaded the 'sicles on a truck, says Broderick!

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 07:45 PM (UmLOA)

71 Range report
So, last week I spent a lot of time online looking at this new Walther pro Acro. Ed reminded me that I didn't like the Walther grip but it was a long time ago and this one looked great. Well, it turned out that the range had a bunch of new Walthers for sale and I got to handle them and you know what, Ed was right. I don't like the grips. I did not like the Acro sight in comparison to Hollosun.
Bullet dodged.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 07:45 PM (kJmSS)

72 It is strange that one of the first things I am planning on buying when I retire is a suppressor.

Not a house, or new funiture or TV, a suppressor. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:45 PM (QrtBZ)

73 Zip ties.
Posted by: Eromero
*********
Excellent suggestion. I've been meaning to add those, and they just never make it. Adding them now. Thank you.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 07:47 PM (IQ6Gq)

74 My kids would occasionally borrow my good backpack without authorization. When I couldn't find it before flying, I would dump my range backpack into a tub, and then fly with that backpack.

I suspect I was lucky that it never got swabbed!
Posted by: Pillage Idiot

Depending, it can also be an issue if your shoes or clothes that you travel on board with have recently taken a trip to the gun range.

Floors of gun ranges are loaded with nitrate remnants and shooting leaves gsr (gun shot residue) all over clothes, jackets, etc that have not been laundered. They used to also use dogs (dunno about now) to sniff out explosives and they can signal the presence of nitrates as well.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 07:47 PM (E4rtv)

75 Well that was weird - not sure how that line got out of place.

Anyway, the can. The YHM R9 is fairly small and light. It is Stainless Steel not an exotic titanium or anything but its not heavy. It is inexpensive - I paid $509 plus tax - but that is a function of how it is accessorized - if comes with 5x29 thread and no adapters. Perfect for a PCC. Piston and other adapters are a little more pricy than other models, so depends on your use case whether price works out for you.

I put it on an Extar EP-9. With subsonic 147 grain rounds it was really quiet - we were at the range with ear pro on so can't say how quiet, but shooting next to a 9mm pistol you could really hear the difference.

EP9 is blowback and it is gassy with the can. sra blaster was gassed out in 3 rounds. Made her eyes tear up. I shot a mag of 10 rounds and it made me cough afterward. So there is that. also, in use case consideration.

We put the can on Ed L's MP5K. Nicer experience from the roller delay. And quiet like a pellet gun. Yes, still with ear pro. But all you heard was pfff.


Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 07:48 PM (NlEaG)

76 Late, but well-fed.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 07:48 PM (iB8Z+)

77 Just noticed that the dice team had worked on the water before - the hatch key has a nice bright yellow float attached. Not sure if they picked that up at Bass Pro but it sucks dropping your key(s) in the water. I know some boaters that have the float on their truck keys because loosing those keys also sucks when out fishing.
Another thing, I didn't notice or look for, is if everything else is dummy corded.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 07:48 PM (/lPRQ)

78 I used to carry tools but I shoot with Blaster and Ed and Hrothgar.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 07:37 PM (kJmSS)

I don't carry any tools but a Leatherman. Anything that requires tools is most likely to end my range day with that weapon.

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 07:49 PM (UmLOA)

79 Not a house, or new funiture or TV, a suppressor. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:45 PM


But of course.

Everyone wants to retire to a quieter life!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:50 PM (HlyYF)

80 Awhile back I had a revelation. Pistol range bags are relatively inexpensive and I can buy one for each of the magazine systems I own. Now they are neatly lined up in a row, with big hanger tags on them that say things like "1911 45" and "P365." I have a separate bag for things like tools, band aids, spare eye and ear protection, etc.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy


That would be nice.
But first need to get a walk-in gun room...

... as soon as one of these kids moves out.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 07:51 PM (/lPRQ)

81 I never take my range bag when I fly. I just take the essentials (eye and hearing), reloader, Kestrel and range finder. And I throw those in a backpack loaded into my checked luggage.

Magazines and ammo will be in the Pelican case with the firearms.

Of course when I drive I am taking the range bag.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:51 PM (QrtBZ)

82 76 Late, but well-fed.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 07:48 PM


That is why The Food Thread comes before The Gun Thread!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:52 PM (HlyYF)

83 And ammo report: I went to retail stores looking for 147 grain 9mm. Nunzo. One shop said that and 300 blackout are all sold out - I guess lots of people are getting suppressors now.

I went to Cabelas and the 9mm shelf had LOTS of empty spots. I guess people figure Spanberger means what she says.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 07:52 PM (NlEaG)

84 Spawn has State Competition next Friday, Saturday, & Sunday. She's shooting 9 disciplines. It's the most she's shot, includes 2 she's never shot before in a competition, 1911 and center fire iron. The range the team shoots at is shut down next week so no more practice before the competition.
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 19, 2026 07:37 PM (VCgbV)

Good luck to the Spawn next weekend!

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 07:53 PM (BCwQW)

85 79 Everyone wants to retire to a quieter life!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 07:50 PM

LOL LOL LOL good one!!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:53 PM (QrtBZ)

86 73 Zip ties.
Posted by: Eromero
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Excellent suggestion. I've been meaning to add those, and they just never make it. Adding them now. Thank you.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 07:47 PM (IQ6Gq)
I was actually going with cuffs, but some folk are anxious-like.

Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 07:54 PM (LHPAg)

87 What do you mean, “a” range bag?
I have a range trunk.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 07:54 PM (iB8Z+)

88 Late, but well-fed.
Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 07:48 PM


We had you listed as "missing, presumed fed."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:55 PM (Wnv9h)

89 It is strange that one of the first things I am planning on buying when I retire is a suppressor.

Not a house, or new funiture or TV, a suppressor. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:45 PM


That will be one of my first purchases in NH.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:57 PM (Wnv9h)

90 I shot my Cz-82 that I picked up for $200 on Fri. Good little gun. Makarov is just fun to say. Makarov.
Too bad how much it costs.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 19, 2026 07:57 PM (P4bJX)

91 We put the can on Ed L's MP5K. Nicer experience from the roller delay. And quiet like a pellet gun. Yes, still with ear pro. But all you heard was pfff.


Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 07:48 PM (NlEaG)

And that's why I'll argue that when it comes to suppressed PCC/SMGs, the MP5 platform is one of, if not the best, platforms for a suppressor.

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 07:58 PM (BCwQW)

92 I went to Cabelas and the 9mm shelf had LOTS of empty spots. I guess people figure Spanberger means what she says.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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She does. She means to use VA as the poster child CA could never be. I am so tired of living in poster child states. Thank goodness we break ground within 6 weeks for Fortress Rex in the free state of TN. Will be domiciled there within 10 months. But of course we will return for the NoVA MoMes.....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 07:58 PM (IQ6Gq)

93 Supressors are great. Cleaning suippressors is awful.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 19, 2026 07:58 PM (P4bJX)

94 Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 07:25 PM (BCwQW)
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A glove is a good idea in that circumstance. Or an old gas soaked rag.
Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 07:27 PM


Damn, Ed...what did you do to piss off Weasel san?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:59 PM (Wnv9h)

95 After discarding the Walther idea and with how much I liked the little Kimber that Sra Blaster carries, she suggested I test my G48 by shooting each gun at the same target and see which one was more accurate. Hit the target just fine with both. Now thinking I should get a holster for the Glock and see if it is a comfortable carry. The G43x which is the cc model has a slightly shorter barrel but that is the only difference.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 07:59 PM (kJmSS)

96 they can signal the presence of nitrates as well.
Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 07:47 PM (E4rtv)

I've mentioned before that I think traveling with firearms can mitigate that. They don't swab your checked bag the normal way (scanner, now, I think) because it's got guns and ammo in it. And they might tag your boarding pass, as well (for the carry-on check).

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 07:59 PM (UmLOA)

97 What do you mean, “a” range bag?
I have a range trunk.
Posted by: RI Red
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I read that as a range truck!

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 07:59 PM (IQ6Gq)

98 89 That will be one of my first purchases in NH.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:57 PM

Any idea of the time frame for that? And maybe you should think of joining RI Red's range too. Just sayin ;-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:01 PM (QrtBZ)

99 88 Late, but well-fed.
Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 07:48 PM

We had you listed as "missing, presumed fed."
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:55 PM (Wnv9h)

Yup. Mrs. Red and DILIT went down to communist CT looking at houses. I spent volunteer work party at the range yesterday digging up ricochet and lawn mower blade hazards.
Today I made a split pea, ham and carrot soup to go with their steak tip, asparagus and steamed yellow potatoes.
The marital capital account, plus my belly, is full.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 08:02 PM (iB8Z+)

100 And here is the latest on Virginia gun laws. In short: it gets worse.

Everyone expected Spanberger to sign the 2 big bad bills - the assault firearms ban (if you watch a lot of video commentators, they say "assault weapons" but the bill uses the term assault firearms.) and the assault firearms carry bill.

Virginia allows the governor to return bills with amendments and she did. And the amendments added a detachable magazine capacity of over 15 rounds a feature that made an assault firearm.

This really muddies things. Because what does that mean capacity? if you have a 10 round mag in the pistol is it an assault firearm if it COULD have a 17 rounder? It makes practically every centerfire semi-auto an assault firearm. M14's which are usually okay - an assault firearm. Or is it only if it has a >15 round mag? Hard to say. Spanberger also expanded the defined areas "open to the public" that you cannot carry an assault firearm. So it is basically everywhere - which is what open to the public meant, but now it is more explict. Sigh.

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Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:02 PM (NlEaG)

101 Now thinking I should get a holster for the Glock and see if it is a comfortable carry. The G43x which is the cc model has a slightly shorter barrel but that is the only difference.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 07:59 PM (kJmSS)
You forget you have it until you need it. It carries very well.

Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 08:02 PM (LHPAg)

102 It is strange that one of the first things I am planning on buying when I retire is a suppressor.

Not a house, or new funiture or TV, a suppressor. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:45 PM (QrtBZ)

Get a reproduction DeLisle carbine and you get a new (rebuilt) rifle and integral suppressor all in one.

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:03 PM (BCwQW)

103 Still debateing picking up an SP5L. They are heavily disounted and it seems pointless to have 16" barrel for 9mm. But, I think I can have some fun with it. Put a scope on it and be a 9mm sniper!

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 19, 2026 08:03 PM (P4bJX)

104 91 We put the can on Ed L's MP5K. Nicer experience from the roller delay. And quiet like a pellet gun. Yes, still with ear pro. But all you heard was pfff.

that was a dream to shoot. Quiet, no kick. Part of an outstanding range day.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 08:03 PM (kJmSS)

105 The 43X iod getting 15rd metal mags soon.

Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 19, 2026 08:04 PM (P4bJX)

106 What do you mean, “a” range bag?
I have a range trunk.
Posted by: RI Red
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I read that as a range truck!
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 07:59 PM (IQ6Gq)

I’m embarrassed. Some of my range buddies have range trucks.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 08:04 PM (iB8Z+)

107 99 Today I made a split pea, ham and carrot soup to go with their steak tip, asparagus and steamed yellow potatoes.
The marital capital account, plus my belly, is full.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 08:02 PM

That sounds yummy! Now time to relax and comment on the thread.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:06 PM (QrtBZ)

108 ear protection as well as eye protection.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 19, 2026 08:07 PM (YBtcQ)

109 Still debateing picking up an SP5L. They are heavily disounted and it seems pointless to have 16" barrel for 9mm. But, I think I can have some fun with it. Put a scope on it and be a 9mm sniper!
Posted by: sniffybigtoe at April 19, 2026 08:03 PM (P4bJX)

HK SP5s are rated to fire +p and +p+ 9mm. The longer barrel will allow those rounds to build up to their theoretical max velocity. In theory, this increases range

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:08 PM (BCwQW)

110 Continued - VA law:

I have a hopeful theory Spanberger is doing some Dem failure theater - making the bill tougher but knowing it probably won't pass the legislature, and it dies. See, I tried?

Alternatively - she used this to kick the can down the road - if she had signed it - or not vetoed it and allowed it to become law, that would have occurred April 16, and on the 21st we have a vote (well, the last day of 45 day voting season) on redistricting/gerrymandering whatever. If the gun laws haven't become law, then maybe people are less motivated to go vote against it. This unfortunately seems valid. The legislature can essentially ignore the amendments and send back the original bill which Spanberger no doubt signs. Or they vote to include them, and send it back, and Spanberger signs.

This is not good. Also, Grateful - when typing VA it is really easy to type CA instead. I guess not all that much difference.

This hastens our decampment to Florida.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:08 PM (NlEaG)

111 102 Get a reproduction DeLisle carbine and you get a new (rebuilt) rifle and integral suppressor all in one.

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:03 PM

Strictly looking for just my Tikka. Of course I am also looking to put a suppressor on my 1911. Just need to get a threaded barrel for that. And of course move out of NY where such things are illegal. The suppressors that is, not the barrel. ;-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:09 PM (QrtBZ)

112 Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 07:08 PM (QrtBZ)
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Yep. Eye and hearing protection. Forgot to mention that! Thx
Posted by: Weasel

Just a min late!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 19, 2026 08:09 PM (YBtcQ)

113 Red, you are not leaving your castle for CT, are you?

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 08:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

114 RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 07:57 PM

Any idea of the time frame for that? And maybe you should think of joining RI Red's range too. Just sayin ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:01 PM (QrtBZ)

We have many out of state members. NH is only about 2 hrs south to north.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 08:10 PM (iB8Z+)

115 ear protection as well as eye protection.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 19, 2026 08:07 PM (YBtcQ)
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Yep. Thanks. Forgot to list those! Also PI mentioned up there somewhere that he has a few pin punches. Same.

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 08:10 PM (MLVQO)

116 Eromero, was thinking about you today. I have decided I am a Glock girl. No matter how long it has been between range dates, I pick up anyone of my Glocks and hit the target. I am glad I spent the extra to get the holosun because that green dot comes right up and I acquire the target. But I shoot the old G48 without a sight just as well. The white dot sight is perfect.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 08:11 PM (kJmSS)

117 I'm glad we're established in Texas, the sensible part of Texas.

Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 08:11 PM (LHPAg)

118 The YHM R9 is also rated for .308 as long as the barrel is > 16 inches. Have a couple of those. Will have to try it out.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:11 PM (NlEaG)

119 106 I’m embarrassed. Some of my range buddies have range trucks.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 08:04 PM

Don't be. Originally when the plan was to move to Texas after retirement, I was looking at getting a nice Ford F150 and having all sorts of goodies riding in the back.
Now the plan is Florida and just a nicer SUV than what I have.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:12 PM (QrtBZ)

120 In my Range bag:

Alcohol wipes, to clean carbon off of the optic

Extra foam ear plugs

Screwdrivers and Torx drivers to match all of my optics and iron sights, for adjustments

Squib rod and little hammer. I've only needed this once, and it was for someone else at the range, but I don't want to be without it if I need it.

Little plastic tray, for dumping a box of ammo into for quicker reloading of mags

Red Sharpie, for marking targets -- which gun, which ammo, distance, so I can go home and catalog my sins

Brass bag with mesh bottom to let the dirt and dust out.

Posted by: Splunge at April 19, 2026 08:12 PM (InqhU)

121 This hastens our decampment to Florida.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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I hear you loud and clear.......

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 08:12 PM (IQ6Gq)

122 114 We have many out of state members. NH is only about 2 hrs south to north.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 08:10 PM

Red, I am toying with becoming a member. The price is very reasonable. Just have to set aside a weekend for the orientation if I decide to go through. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:14 PM (QrtBZ)

123 115 Also PI mentioned up there somewhere that he has a few pin punches. Same.

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 08:10 PM

*raises hand sheepishly*

Uhh, what would they be used for?

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:15 PM (QrtBZ)

124 116 Eromero, was thinking about you today. I have decided I am a Glock girl. No matter how long it has been between range dates, I pick up anyone of my Glocks and hit the target. I am glad I spent the extra to get the holosun because that green dot comes right up and I acquire the target. But I shoot the old G48 without a sight just as well. The white dot sight is perfect.
Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 08:11 PM (kJmSS)
I do put real (not Glock) sights on all my Glocks. Only pistol with a red dot is a FNX 45 Tactical but that thing is not a carry piece by any means.

Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 08:15 PM (LHPAg)

125 Weasel, I am grateful for all of those exhortations to buy ammo. I did, and now I am contentedly riding out the shortages.

Posted by: Splunge at April 19, 2026 08:16 PM (InqhU)

126 Red, you are not leaving your castle for CT, are you?
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 08:10 PM (IQ6Gq)

No f’ing way. DILIT works remotely right now but is being “encouraged” to come back to CT as she climbs the ladder. Jr. is 30 on, 30 off to Cali as a Merchant Marine officer, but is likely to come back east as their family planning progresses.
I’ve already told him about all the things in his safe he can’t take.
F’ing communist state.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 08:16 PM (iB8Z+)

127 Can only have 10 rds in MD. Glock is now selling the G48 and the G43x with 15 rd mags standard. I was wondering if these new mags will fit the older models? I can own 15 rd mags, I just can't buy them in MD. Nutty but true.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 08:16 PM (kJmSS)

128 120 Posted by: Splunge at April 19, 2026 08:12 PM

I like the idea of alcohol wipes for the optics. Will make a note to get some of those.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:17 PM (QrtBZ)

129 Strictly looking for just my Tikka. Of course I am also looking to put a suppressor on my 1911. Just need to get a threaded barrel for that. And of course move out of NY where such things are illegal. The suppressors that is, not the barrel. ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:09 PM (QrtBZ)

Don't forget to include a booster/piston with your purchase. All pistols using the classic Browning tilt barrel design will need one (Glock, Sig, H&K, more) because the barrel moves during the recoil action of the slide.

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:17 PM (BCwQW)

130 No range day here, but I did successfully complete the task of mounting a Gamo 3-8X40 air rifle scope onto my Cooey Model 750 .22 single-shot boltie. Set up a paper target at about 18 yards, and it took my 9 rounds to get the point of aim coincident with the point of impact.

The magpies agree, because they got to eat the gopher that found out yesterday.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 08:17 PM (utfVc)

131 Any idea of the time frame for that? And maybe you should think of joining RI Red's range too. Just sayin ;-)
Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:01 PM


Sadly, no. The inventory of available houses is low. But I will join RI Red's club when I get up there.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 08:18 PM (Wnv9h)

132 Don't forget to include a booster/piston with your purchase. All pistols using the classic Browning tilt barrel design will need one (Glock, Sig, H&K, more) because the barrel moves during the recoil action of the slide.
Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:17 PM


Such a gun without a Nielsen device would be...naked.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 08:19 PM (Wnv9h)

133 I have range bags, gun bags, gun wagon, pop up tents, chairs, and pretty much anything else I can fit in the back of the suburban.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at April 19, 2026 08:20 PM (VCgbV)

134 127 Can only have 10 rds in MD. Glock is now selling the G48 and the G43x with 15 rd mags standard. I was wondering if these new mags will fit the older models? I can own 15 rd mags, I just can't buy them in MD. Nutty but true.

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 08:16 PM

Same in NY. And with NYC my rifle can only hold 5 rounds.
My Tikka came with two 10 round magazines. The gun shop had to send them out to get pinned.
And those magazines cost $100 a piece!!!!!

F'ng NYC

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:21 PM (QrtBZ)

135 Such a gun without a Nielsen device would be...naked.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 08:19 PM (Wnv9h)


I see what you did there.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:21 PM (NlEaG)

136 Depending on the outcome of the VA laws, stuff will have to come off the bottom of the creek here and move to the Free State of Florida. Crossing fingers for Dem failure theater.

Otherwise going to need a bunch of cosmolene bags....

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:23 PM (NlEaG)

137 This hastens our decampment to Florida.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:08 PM (NlEaG)

I'm looking to do the Bravo Oscar thing when I decide to pull the plug on work. Need to start looking at potential landing sites.

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:23 PM (BCwQW)

138 129 Don't forget to include a booster/piston with your purchase. All pistols using the classic Browning tilt barrel design will need one (Glock, Sig, H&K, more) because the barrel moves during the recoil action of the slide.

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:17 PM

I have the Sig Sauer 1911 X and from what I can see the barrel does not tilt up as my P226 does. So that might be a plus.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:24 PM (QrtBZ)

139 Weasel, was your unmention of eye and ear pro a deliberate test of the GT commentariat?

It was, wasn't it?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 19, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)

140 Thingie that goes up > barrel that goes up.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 19, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)

141 I'm looking to do the Bravo Oscar thing when I decide to pull the plug on work. Need to start looking at potential landing sites.
Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:23 PM (BCwQW)


Florida RE prices are coming down from their peaks. If you don't care for the beach you can find a lot of reasonably priced homes in the central part of the state.

The Panhandle is cheaper than the Peninsula, too.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:26 PM (NlEaG)

142 VA governor has already been warned by the Feds that if the gun laws pass, the Feds will challenge in court. In that case, a Court ordered TRO until decision is everyone's best friend.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 08:27 PM (IQ6Gq)

143 Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:15 PM (QrtBZ)
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In the unlikely event I need to drift out a pin. Or as a stabbing tool.

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 08:28 PM (KfiAs)

144 If you hate humidity, don't mind intense dry heat, and love sunshine, Arizona is one of the best states there is for shooting enthusiasts.

Posted by: Splunge at April 19, 2026 08:28 PM (InqhU)

145 141 The Panhandle is cheaper than the Peninsula, too.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:26 PM

I was born in the Panhandle. Who knows, maybe that might be where I end up. :-)

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:29 PM (QrtBZ)

146 USS Spruance has used its 5 inch gun to disable an Iranian cargo ship trying to run our blockade. Marines have boarded the ship and are in control.

Posted by: Archer at April 19, 2026 08:29 PM (wvc0i)

147 Posted by: Splunge at April 19, 2026 08:16 PM (InqhU)
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*fistbump*

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 08:29 PM (KfiAs)

148 I use a Harbor Freight tool bag as a range bag. Very well made, double and triple stitched, heavy duty zipper, and lots of pockets inside and out. I paid well under $20 for it. I have a smaller one,the size of the old GI tool bags, for carrying ammo.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at April 19, 2026 08:30 PM (gm9Sb)

149 Go Navy

Posted by: Archer at April 19, 2026 08:30 PM (wvc0i)

150 Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 19, 2026 08:25 PM (0sNs1)
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Yeah! That's it!

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 08:30 PM (KfiAs)

151 143 In the unlikely event I need to drift out a pin. Or as a stabbing tool.

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 08:28 PM

Gotcha!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:30 PM (QrtBZ)

152 While I understand those of y’all who have decided to relocate due to political reasons……

I’m not going to be bullied out of my home. I love it here. The people and the politics are stupid. But I ove where I live and refuse to be scared away.

Nope. I’m here. Until my boys want my help with grandbabies. Then, and only then, will I leave.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 19, 2026 08:31 PM (A5RD0)

153 142 VA governor has already been warned by the Feds that if the gun laws pass, the Feds will challenge in court. In that case, a Court ordered TRO until decision is everyone's best friend.
Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 08:27 PM (IQ6Gq)


Richmond is Eastern District of Virginia - but it has its own courthouse not Alexandria, so maybe, just maybe there is some chance of reasonableness.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:32 PM (NlEaG)

154 It is time for me to call it a night.

Thank you Weasel. It is always nice to end Sunday chatting with the good folk on this thread.

Everyone have a good night and a great weekend!!

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:32 PM (QrtBZ)

155 Have to give that first member of the dive/medical a medal for not yacking from the smell after opening the hatch.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at April 19, 2026 07:37 PM


Try a penguin rookery sometime.

Posted by: zombie Ernest Shackleton at April 19, 2026 08:33 PM (0sNs1)

156 Peace out, Scoob.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 08:33 PM (Wnv9h)

157 This won't matter to most folks here but there is a serious shortage of good gun flints. For decades I've used black English flints, mostly from Track of the Wolf, and they were excellent. Haven't had them in stock for a long time. Same for the other usual sources. Finally found some French amber flints at Heritage Products. They look good and the one I tried sparked well. I should order some more soon. I can find no specific reason why there is a dearth of English or any flints at the moment.

I have a decent stash of flints, enough for several years of shooting. But this is why I keep my eyes open for deals for expendable supplies like flints, percussion caps and primers, even 22lr ammo. I've seen enough times when these weren't available for a time so I've learned to maintain a sufficient supply when possible.

Just FYI.

Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 08:34 PM (yTvNw)

158 I do need a better range bag.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 08:34 PM (T6aVk)

159 I’m not going to be bullied out of my home. I love it here. The people and the politics are stupid. But I ove where I live and refuse to be scared away.

I get it. Virginia is where I have lived the longest but have never felt it was "home" - I was born in SC.

Florida is where we are going to retire. It's been on plan for the past 6 years. This just moves it up.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:35 PM (NlEaG)

160 I always carry hot sauce in my bag.

Posted by: Hillary at April 19, 2026 08:36 PM (Q+gd/)

161 Just FYI.
Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 08:34 PM (yTvNw)


Noted.

Weasel - perhaps you need to modify the tagline. Buy guns, ammo, and flints. Seriously.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:36 PM (NlEaG)

162 JTB. Please forgive my ignorance as I don't use black powder weapons, but can't one find and use flints from natural outcrops?

Posted by: Archer at April 19, 2026 08:37 PM (wvc0i)

163 Good evening to everyone of the GunHorde and a great thanks to Weasel. Hope everyone is well and have a great week!

Posted by: Coelacanth at April 19, 2026 08:38 PM (DJPFk)

164 I get it. Virginia is where I have lived the longest but have never felt it was "home" - I was born in SC.

Florida is where we are going to retire. It's been on plan for the past 6 years. This just moves it up.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat
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Virginia got us out of CA (which was never home), thank you God
We chose Tennessee as our final home back in 2018 and I'm thrilled it is finally coming to be.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 08:38 PM (IQ6Gq)

165 Only interesting firearm at duty day last week wasn't a firearm - a couple of air rifles. I'd never seen these before. I said to the guy at check-in as he humped his 45 (well it looked like a scuba 45 tank) "so, we're doing some diving today?". Anyway, interesting. The 45-cal rifle was almost loud enough to require hearing protection at my distance.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 08:40 PM (U/Byj)

166 I have a decent stash of flints, enough for several years of shooting. But this is why I keep my eyes open for deals for expendable supplies like flints, percussion caps and primers, even 22lr ammo. I've seen enough times when these weren't available for a time so I've learned to maintain a sufficient supply when possible.

Just FYI.
Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 08:34 PM (yTvNw)

Is there a particular texture or color of flint that is preferred? Speaking as retired geologist, "flint" is just a name given to certain types of nodular chalcedony, which is just microcrystalline quartz. "Agate" is the semi-precious form of the same thing, chosen for clarity and color banding.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 08:40 PM (utfVc)

167 Just bought some ammo. 500 rds of 147 from Bereli

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:44 PM (NlEaG)

168 AOP

What rock did you gift me and where did you find it. I need to wrote this down.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 19, 2026 08:44 PM (A5RD0)

169 Thought I'd have the oldest gun at the range last week, with my 1927 Tula Mosin-Nagant. But one of my crew brought a bunch of his lever rifles, one was an 1892 32WCF. For which he reloads, of course, though I think he said Fiocchi sometimes does runs of that ammo.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 08:45 PM (U/Byj)

170 Range bag contents:

I keep a large bandana in the range bag, for the usage of women at the range who've ignored the advice not to wear low-cut tops.

I've had a couple who insisted it wasn't needed. The first piece of hot brass landing in their decolletage seems to initiate a reconsideration of that, for some reason.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 19, 2026 08:45 PM (0sNs1)

171 146 USS Spruance has used its 5 inch gun to disable an Iranian cargo ship trying to run our blockade. Marines have boarded the ship and are in control.

Posted by: Archer at April 19, 2026 08:29 PM


I should probably keep a couple of Marines in my range bag.

I can think of several occasions where that addition might come in handy!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 08:46 PM (HlyYF)

172 *raises hand sheepishly*

Uhh, what would they be used for?
Posted by: Scuba_Dude
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Primarily for handguns--some disassemble trigger groups etc like a Glock or Sig with one pin punch. Also very useful for AR pattern rifles and quite a few shotguns, rifles, etc.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 08:47 PM (E4rtv)

173 Duncan, depending on the woman in question, I'd think a chivalrous offer to help fish out the brass might be appropriate. Could be wrong.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 08:47 PM (U/Byj)

174 170 Range bag contents:

I keep a large bandana in the range bag, for the usage of women at the range who've ignored the advice not to wear low-cut tops.

I've had a couple who insisted it wasn't needed. The first piece of hot brass landing in their decolletage seems to initiate a reconsideration of that, for some reason.
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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I'm sure you volunteer to tie it around their necks and arrange them.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 08:48 PM (E4rtv)

175 Nice that the Navy has at least one serious gun still on the destroyers. Imagine it was pretty easy to disable that Iranian ship by putting a few rounds into the engineering spaces.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 08:48 PM (U/Byj)

176 The US Navy disabled an Iranian cargo ship with a 5 inch gun.

I guess they were right about the 1911's stopping power.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:49 PM (NlEaG)

177 What rock did you gift me and where did you find it. I need to wrote this down.
Posted by: nurse ratched at April 19, 2026 08:44 PM (A5RD0)

It is a piece of serpentine that I chipped off a large nodule in the margin of a big fault near the Gila River in Arizona. I thought the color and luster of it was much nicer than one typically sees in serpentine.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 08:49 PM (utfVc)

178 Going to go catch up with the latest episode of Monarch Legacy of Monsters.
Still pumped from a great day at the range.
Thanks Weasel
Have a great week all.
🔫🤠💃❤️

Posted by: Sharon(willow's apprentice) at April 19, 2026 08:50 PM (kJmSS)

179 Dinner bell ringing.

Thanks for The Gub Thread, Weasel!

Have a good week, Morons!

Posted by: Pillage Idiot at April 19, 2026 08:50 PM (HlyYF)

180 I thought the color and luster of it was much nicer than one typically sees in serpentine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 08:49 PM (utfVc)


Serpentine!

Serpentine!

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:50 PM (NlEaG)

181 169 Thought I'd have the oldest gun at the range last week, with my 1927 Tula Mosin-Nagant. But one of my crew brought a bunch of his lever rifles, one was an 1892 32WCF. For which he reloads, of course, though I think he said Fiocchi sometimes does runs of that ammo.
Posted by: rhomboid

32-20 is pretty much a reloader only nowadays due to cost and availability plus rifles and handgun ammo in that cartridge should really not be mixed. They used to actually market rifle marked boxes of ammo that should NEVER be used in a handgun despite the bullets and cartridge being identical. Until smokeless powder came, it was not an issue but now it is. You can blow up a handgun with higher pressure rifle marked ammo.

Starline makes the brass but it is come and go for ammo depending on the vagaries of what the Cowboy Shooting afficionados use. It is a sure enough ole Cowboy cartridge.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 08:51 PM (E4rtv)

182 And now you're part of AI learning! Yay AI!

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 19, 2026 08:52 PM (YlWIZ)

183 Just got done cleaning 20 long guns and 2 pistols; mostly wiping them down and running an oiled patch down the bore on stuff I don't shoot frequently. I try to hit them up once a year.

Got to try Boretech Eliminator and Carbon Cleaner on an old K98, though, spent about an hour on it, and also took apart the bolt for what was probably its first daylight since the late 40's. The bore looks fantastic now... was worried it had gotten pitted with corrosive yugo 8mm and the wet climate I had for years. I got about 1200 rounds of 8mm left, but probably will save it for the kids to run through.

Pro tip; regular motor oil fights rust pretty good, just don't shoot semi autos with it as the mist will give you toxic fumes from the additives. But if you want even better corrosion protection use Corrosion-X. It just plain works, even when wiped to where it is dry to the touch... seems to hold up for years if not disturbed and you avoid outright water or condensation.

You gotta preserve these tools for later generations where possible.

Posted by: heya at April 19, 2026 08:53 PM (28ma9)

184 Posted by: Scuba_Dude at April 19, 2026 08:32 PM (QrtBZ)
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Nite Scoob.

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 08:53 PM (PVV5z)

185 Nice that the Navy has at least one serious gun still on the destroyers. Imagine it was pretty easy to disable that Iranian ship by putting a few rounds into the engineering spaces.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 08:48 PM (U/Byj)

Rate of fire is one round every three or four seconds. That's enough steel coming at you to put the hurt on anything that isn't armored. Which is pretty much anything at sea today.

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:53 PM (BCwQW)

186 176 The US Navy disabled an Iranian cargo ship with a 5 inch gun.

I guess they were right about the 1911's stopping power.
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:49 PM (NlEaG

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at April 19, 2026 08:53 PM (YlWIZ)

187 I need to get smarter (much smarter) about AR malfunctions. They're about 95% of the malfunctions at the range, and so far I've let other crew members handle them. Had a really nasty one this past week that took a while to fix. Lovely - couldn't do a ceasefire because the jam had a chambered cartridge.

CA of course has all sorts of idiotic laws about ARs, so the "compliant" ones can have exotic malfunctions.

After I finally get around to building my first AR (have many of the components for two in the garage) I assume I'll have a better intuitive approach to diagnosing problems.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 08:53 PM (U/Byj)

188 Starline makes the brass but it is come and go for ammo depending on the vagaries of what the Cowboy Shooting afficionados use. It is a sure enough ole Cowboy cartridge.
Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 08:51 PM (E4rtv)

Robert Johnson wrote a song about the 32-20, but it might have been something of an allegory...

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 08:54 PM (utfVc)

189 162 ... "Please forgive my ignorance as I don't use black powder weapons, but can't one find and use flints from natural outcrops?"

Some types of flint work better than others. The key is to make a size and shape that meet the frizzen (the part that sparks) appropriately. It is very much a hand craft and takes time to learn. First to hammer out the basic shape, then to refine it to the proper edge. The technique is similar to making a flint arrowhead or spear point.

Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 08:54 PM (yTvNw)

190 Range bags, I have a few. One is setup for rollout, another smaller one is set up for range, and then I have some single firearm and magazine types that are hand carry.

Have my gunsmithing tools for ARs and basic gunsmithing in a separate rollout toolbox.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 08:55 PM (E4rtv)

191 Weasel, it's time for me to call it a night. Thanks for hosting!

Posted by: Ed L at April 19, 2026 08:56 PM (BCwQW)

192 I won’t get people from VA started on state income taxes either.

Posted by: Cow Demon at April 19, 2026 08:59 PM (T6aVk)

193 USS Spruance has used its 5 inch gun to disable an Iranian cargo ship trying to run our blockade. Marines have boarded the ship and are in control.
Posted by: Archer at April 19, 2026 08:29 PM (wvc0i)

Can't carry a 5-incher in VA....

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 08:59 PM (sofQO)

194 Some types of flint work better than others. The key is to make a size and shape that meet the frizzen (the part that sparks) appropriately. It is very much a hand craft and takes time to learn. First to hammer out the basic shape, then to refine it to the proper edge. The technique is similar to making a flint arrowhead or spear point.
Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 08:54 PM (yTvNw)

This might be an extremely dumb question, but I will ask it anyway. Could you embed a ferrocerium lighter flint in a matrix of soft metal and use that in a flintlock? If the frizzen is ribbed or knurled, it ought to give a huge shower of sparks.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 09:00 PM (utfVc)

195 Serpentine!

Serpentine!
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:50 PM


You'll just die tired.

Posted by: The Sniper at April 19, 2026 09:01 PM (0sNs1)

196 Of course things have changed considerably as far as naval gunnery requirements, but a shame we don't have something like the Brooklyn-class "machine gun cruisers" of WWII. The current 5-inch mount as Ed L noted has a high rate of fire, but those old cruisers could put 150 rounds of 6-inch fire per minute on a target. Making any engagement where they got the first shot pretty much a one-punch knock-out engagement.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 09:01 PM (U/Byj)

197 After I finally get around to building my first AR (have many of the components for two in the garage) I assume I'll have a better intuitive approach to diagnosing problems.
Posted by: rhomboid

Worn out or shoddy magazines, poor quality ammo, dirty with a case stuck in the chamber, and wobbly shit like a loose gas key, ruined buffer, or buggered up gas tube. Occasionally you get weirder ones like a cam pin shearing or a popped primer falling into the trigger mechanism.
Also, you get some using 5.56 in a match chambered .223.

The last of it is poor quality build, poor quality parts, and lousy gunsmithing.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 09:02 PM (E4rtv)

198 Late, but well-fed.
Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 07:48 PM


Your disdain for negative entries in your Permanent Record is an inspiration to us all!

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 19, 2026 09:03 PM (0sNs1)

199 Of course things have changed considerably as far as naval gunnery requirements, but a shame we don't have something like the Brooklyn-class "machine gun cruisers" of WWII. The current 5-inch mount as Ed L noted has a high rate of fire, but those old cruisers could put 150 rounds of 6-inch fire per minute on a target. Making any engagement where they got the first shot pretty much a one-punch knock-out engagement.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 09:01 PM (U/Byj)

That would turn a Chinese tanker into a Nerf Tanker, and send it to the bottom right quicksmart.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 09:04 PM (utfVc)

200 198 Late, but well-fed.
Posted by: RI Red
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Same reason for me. But I was making Chicken Marsala with roasted asparagus along with a mixed side salad. Then cleanup. Running late with errands today.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 09:05 PM (E4rtv)

201 Calling it a night, here.

Thanks for another great Gun Thread, Weasel!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at April 19, 2026 09:05 PM (Wnv9h)

202 Have a great week, Ed L and Scuba Dude.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 09:05 PM (E4rtv)

203 No Range Report. Was wash Airplanes and Harleys day. Didn't get done. I did find a .45 Springfield XDM that I had misplaced, so that was nice. Thanks for the Gun Thread Weasel!

Posted by: DBCooper at April 19, 2026 09:05 PM (IzXnX)

204 166 ... "Is there a particular texture or color of flint that is preferred?"

Hi AOP,
I don't know if the color makes a difference. In my experience black and amber work the same. I assume the specific rock used lends itself to knapping better than other types of chalcedony. I do have a flint nodule but haven't tried to make anything from it. I have learned to refresh the sharp edge of a gun flint but, with my less than delicate touch, the result isn't assured.

Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 09:05 PM (yTvNw)

205 Yep whig that covers most of the territory. In this case, the AR was as dry as a Santa Ana day in the east county (where the range is located). Ridiculous. His pump shotgun, ditto. We made him promise that he would go home, clean and lube everything, and see a gunsmith - he said that's exactly what he would do.

He was a very nice guy, just sort of a too-casual gun guy on the technical side. He brought a group of 5 newbies, who were generally very safe, but we still had eyes-on his group almost every minute.

Speaking of dry, they came to the range because BLM just shut down their lands nearby for shooting due to fire hazard (brush moisture content's gotta be very low, surprised they didn't shut down last month). We were thinking how unpleasant it might have been to be near this group on BLM land with no RSOs or range rules.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 09:06 PM (U/Byj)

206 Duncan, depending on the woman in question, I'd think a chivalrous offer to help fish out the brass might be appropriate. Could be wrong.
Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 08:47 PM


Somehow, they've always managed to extract it before I could make that offer.

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I'm sure you volunteer to tie it around their necks and arrange them.
Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 08:48 PM


Why, yes I do. How did you know?

Posted by: Duncanthrax at April 19, 2026 09:06 PM (0sNs1)

207 Major Flex Alert.

DBCooper has a plane to wash. And so many guns he misplaced his XDM.

Be more like DBCooper, everyone.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 09:08 PM (U/Byj)

208 Thanks Rhomboid! And too many Cigars to smoke.

Posted by: DBCooper at April 19, 2026 09:10 PM (IzXnX)

209 Speaking of dry, they came to the range because BLM just shut down their lands nearby for shooting due to fire hazard (brush moisture content's gotta be very low, surprised they didn't shut down last month). We were thinking how unpleasant it might have been to be near this group on BLM land with no RSOs or range rules.
Posted by: rhomboid
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Traditional gas impingement/gas piston ARs like to run wet. It can help if you have stainless,chromed, or nitrided steel carriers but you still need lube to avoid galling between the carrier (steel of some sort) and the receiver (aluminum). Match rifles are always fussy especially with ammo.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 09:14 PM (E4rtv)

210 DBCooper is a gem.

Really. One helluva guy.

Posted by: nurse ratched at April 19, 2026 09:18 PM (A5RD0)

211 Posted by: rhomboid

FWIW, fixing an regular AR rifle at the range is fairly easy as a small packet of parts suitable for a range bag can fix about 95 percent of parts breakages along with using good quality parts in the first place.

A Glock or S&W M&P or Springfield XD, ditto. Then you get into more involved problems requiring a trip home for me. Revolvers in particular, other than a loose screw, are not really fixable in the field for issues like spitting lead, warped crane, timing, bolt, firing pin,etc.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 09:19 PM (E4rtv)

212 Why, yes I do. How did you know?
Posted by: Duncanthrax
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Lucky guess.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 09:19 PM (E4rtv)

213 Serpentine!

Serpentine!
Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 08:50 PM (NlEaG)

You know, if you put a crab or clam house in the middle of your collection, you get:
Serpentine, Shell, Serpentine!

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 09:21 PM (StVbn)

214 Like DB Cooper says, thanks for the gun thread Weasel.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 09:21 PM (E4rtv)

215 194 ... "This might be an extremely dumb question, but I will ask it anyway. Could you embed a ferrocerium lighter flint in a matrix of soft metal and use that in a flintlock? If the frizzen is ribbed or knurled, it ought to give a huge shower of sparks."

AOP, the question isn't dumb at all. Your describing a wheellock, which worked much like a Zippo lighter. They were used in the 1600s but the mechanism was rather fragile and required specific skills to maintain and repair. They were overtaken by the early flintlocks in the 1700s which were easier and cheaper to make and much more robust. Since I shoot traditional style BP guns, I stick to the standard locks of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

In an absolute SHTF situation, I could use a match or burning twig to ignite the powder in he pan, sort of a half-assed matchlock.

Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 09:23 PM (yTvNw)

216 Ja, DThrax. At this point I think the only important review of my Permanent Record will be St. Peter.
As if I will make it.

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 09:23 PM (z1SIt)

217 Weasel,
Thanks for another wonderful thread and especially for the video of the pups. Firearms and adorable make a good match.

Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 09:26 PM (yTvNw)

218 OK, 9:27 thank you time.

Thank you!

Sure do appreciate all y'all being here tonight and hope to see you next Sunday!

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 09:27 PM (PVV5z)

219 Thanks JTB!

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 09:27 PM (PVV5z)

220 On a different note, is tomorrow going to be Bridge & Power Plant Day?

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 09:28 PM (PVV5z)

221 Your describing a wheellock, which worked much like a Zippo lighter. They were used in the 1600s but the mechanism was rather fragile and required specific skills to maintain and repair. They were overtaken by the early flintlocks in the 1700s which were easier and cheaper to make and much more robust. Since I shoot traditional style BP guns, I stick to the standard locks of the 18th and early 19th centuries.

In an absolute SHTF situation, I could use a match or burning twig to ignite the powder in he pan, sort of a half-assed matchlock.
Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 09:23 PM (yTvNw)

Except I believe the wheellocks used flints to shed sparks off the wheel, right? I don't think ferrocerium "flints" for lighters became available until the 20th Century, maybe late 19th at the earliest.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 09:29 PM (utfVc)

222 Thank you!

Sure do appreciate all y'all being here tonight and hope to see you next Sunday!
Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 09:27 PM (PVV5z)

Thank you, Weasel!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 09:29 PM (utfVc)

223 Thanks, Weasel, Horde.
Night.

Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 09:30 PM (StVbn)

224 Night, Weasel. I’ll be glued to the Bombing Damage Assessments tomorrow!

Posted by: RI Red at April 19, 2026 09:30 PM (z1SIt)

225 220 On a different note, is tomorrow going to be Bridge & Power Plant Day?
Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 09:28 PM (PVV5z)


Not for Iran it won't.

Posted by: blaster - Fortis Fortuna Adiuvat at April 19, 2026 09:30 PM (NlEaG)

226 " After I finally get around to building my first AR (have many of the components for two in the garage) I assume I'll have a better intuitive approach to diagnosing problems.
Posted by: rhomboid"

You should not have any issues to troubleshoot with legit components. BCM, Colt, LMT, Daniel Defense, Sionics, for lower parts kits. LMT, Colt, Vltor for buffer tubes. Toolcraft is OEM for a lot of bolts, as is Microbest. Almost anything forged works for receivers, but be aware that PSA machines them differently for cost savings and this can cause weird crap like halves that won't mate, finicky charging handle slots, etc.

There are tools you can get to tweak the gas tube in the upper so it doesn't bind on the carrier key (Michiguns) and jigs (SLR) to dimple gas blocks. Geissele makes a nice gas tube roll pin punch. Very handy. Precision Armament makes a great shim set to time brakes and flash hiders. That's about the only tricky stuff in a normal build. Magpul BEV blocks or MI reaction rods make barreling trivial these days.

I should consider doing a whole writeup, honestly.

Posted by: heya at April 19, 2026 09:31 PM (28ma9)

227 Night, Weasel. I’ll be glued to the Bombing Damage Assessments tomorrow!
Posted by: RI Red
****
Ditto. Thanks Weasel. And God bless and protect our military in potential harm's way.

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at April 19, 2026 09:32 PM (IQ6Gq)

228 Losing a gun would hurt as bad as having it taken.

Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 09:33 PM (LHPAg)

229 Howdy, Weaponistas! I've had dinner in my Salina hotel "suite," enjoyed a short pipe, and called Miss Linda to see how she is doing. And the cats, of course. All three are fine. Apparently, she says, I need to buy a new filter for their water fountain. When she cleaned the current filter, Dagny started using the fountain again. Stirling seems to prefer the water tap at all times.

I'm tired, of course, but glad to be here in one piece.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at April 19, 2026 09:33 PM (+2QQb)

230 Thanks Weasel for all you do!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 19, 2026 09:34 PM (YBtcQ)

231
"Please forgive my ignorance as I don't use black powder weapons, but can't one find and use flints from natural outcrops?"

What did Daniel Boone use?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 19, 2026 09:37 PM (Cqx++)

232 What did Daniel Boone use?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at April 19, 2026 09:37 PM (Cqx++)
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Amazon?

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 09:38 PM (1S3fY)

233 On a different note, is tomorrow going to be Bridge & Power Plant Day?

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 09:28 PM (PVV5z)

It is possible.

Posted by: Antonia at April 19, 2026 09:38 PM (KO+sI)

234 After I finally get around to building my first AR (have many of the components for two in the garage) I assume I'll have a better intuitive approach to diagnosing problems.
Posted by: rhomboid


If you want to save a few $$, don't buy a barrel nut wrench or a castle nut wrench. Hit me at the link in the nic and I'll loan you mine for the cost of return postage. Same offer to any Moron in good standing. You probably should go ahead and buy torque wrenches if you don't already have them just because they're generally useful to have around.

Posted by: Oddbob at April 19, 2026 09:39 PM (vTZFs)

235 221 ... "Except I believe the wheellocks used flints to shed sparks off the wheel, right? I don't think ferrocerium "flints" for lighters became available until the 20th Century, maybe late 19th at the earliest."

I was thinking of the general mechanism, not the materials. I hadn't even heard of ferrocerium until I looked into a fire starting kit and those are modern. I've seen mention of using a ferro rod or piece against a file attached to the frizzen face. Supposedly it worked but the traditional style locks made it difficult to keep the materials in proper alignment. It was all done as a fun experiment, apparently.

Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 09:39 PM (yTvNw)

236 After I finally get around to building my first AR (have many of the components for two in the garage) I assume I'll have a better intuitive approach to diagnosing problems.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 08:53 PM (U/Byj)


It's a hoot!

I built all of my lowers and all but one of my uppers, and I learned a lot about how they function. The problems were trivial and manageable, especially for someone like you who is comfortable with guns, so don't listen to the internet experts who obsess over ridiculously minuscule variations.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 19, 2026 09:40 PM (n9ltV)

237 Losing a gun would hurt as bad as having it taken.
Posted by: Eromero at April 19, 2026 09:33 PM (LHPAg)

This why all Horde watercraft must be equipped with a powerful magnet on a long rope.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 09:40 PM (utfVc)

238 Thanks Weasel Gertie for all you do!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at April 19, 2026 09:34 PM (YBtcQ)


FIFY

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 19, 2026 09:41 PM (n9ltV)

239 Of course have no idea about Bridge & Power Plant Day (for those who celebrate), but I'm kind of enjoying the Fog of Peace that Trump generates around negotiations and the state of play.

I'm fairly serene about prevailing overall, so not inclined to get wrapped around the axle about the constant 180s and contradictions (in public matters).

There are plenty of targets to address of the sort previously visited. Missile launchers and storage, primarily (the turbans have been busily unearthing lots of both), and (my favorite, for reasons) suppressing anti-shipping capability in a systematic fashion beyond what's been done already.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 09:42 PM (U/Byj)

240 I was thinking of the general mechanism, not the materials. I hadn't even heard of ferrocerium until I looked into a fire starting kit and those are modern. I've seen mention of using a ferro rod or piece against a file attached to the frizzen face. Supposedly it worked but the traditional style locks made it difficult to keep the materials in proper alignment. It was all done as a fun experiment, apparently.
Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 09:39 PM (yTvNw)

I actually have a NIB Traditions (IIRC) .50 caliber flintlock stashed away for a rainy day. Maybe I should drag it out and play with it. Have powder and shot, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 09:43 PM (utfVc)

241 Oddbod thanks for the generous offer.

I'm pretty fortunate in having an RSO crew that includes one serious gun nut/expert and one mechanic, pretty sure they have all the "don't buy if you can borrow" tools for AR builds.

Posted by: rhomboid at April 19, 2026 09:44 PM (U/Byj)

242 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at April 19, 2026 09:41 PM (n9ltV)
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Gertie even got a vote as a write-in candidate for city council recently!

Posted by: Weasel at April 19, 2026 09:44 PM (1S3fY)

243 If you want to save a few $$, don't buy a barrel nut wrench or a castle nut wrench. Hit me at the link in the nic and I'll loan you mine for the cost of return postage. Same offer to any Moron in good standing. You probably should go ahead and buy torque wrenches if you don't already have them just because they're generally useful to have around.
Posted by: Oddbob
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I ended up getting a crowsfoot assortment just for tightening AR handguard barrel nuts with torque wrenches. I built quite a few to say FU to Barry Soetero and his causing panic buying by his bloviations and DoJ criminal cronies like Holder, etc.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 09:44 PM (E4rtv)

244 231 ... "What did Daniel Boone use?"

Never heard the question come up. I assumed Boone used prepared flints, which were easily available in the 1700s. Even carrying a good supply on a long trek would be light and not require much space in his pack. There are examples of leather 'flint wallets' from that time designed to hold several and protect the edges

Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 09:46 PM (yTvNw)

245 The stamped steel barrel nut wrenches and castle nut wrenches sold at gun shows are pretty cheap; single-digit $$$ IIRC.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 09:46 PM (utfVc)

246 245 The stamped steel barrel nut wrenches and castle nut wrenches sold at gun shows are pretty cheap; single-digit $$$ IIRC.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

Depends on the tempering. Some of the Chicom steel is just trash. Barrel nuts depend on whether you use the GI plastic handguards which are not floating or whether you use aftermarket Keymod or M-KLok handguards. Those generally come with a proprietary barrel nut which also serves to attach the floating handguard unit.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 09:50 PM (E4rtv)

247 240 ... "I actually have a NIB Traditions (IIRC) .50 caliber flintlock stashed away for a rainy day. Maybe I should drag it out and play with it. Have powder and shot, too."

Hope you get it out to try, especially with warmer weather coming up. Traditions gets knocked a lot but I have several and while they aren't high end, they work just fine. I think you would have fun learning how to load and maintain BP guns.

BTW, flintlocks really need real black powder to function reliably. The substitutes like pyrodex aren't as good although they work just fine for percussion guns.

Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 09:52 PM (yTvNw)

248 Hope you get it out to try, especially with warmer weather coming up. Traditions gets knocked a lot but I have several and while they aren't high end, they work just fine. I think you would have fun learning how to load and maintain BP guns.

BTW, flintlocks really need real black powder to function reliably. The substitutes like pyrodex aren't as good although they work just fine for percussion guns.
Posted by: JTB at April 19, 2026 09:52 PM (yTvNw)

Got into the '70's here today. If it is as nice tomorrow, maybe I will steal some time from working on cars, lay out a blanket on my big outside worktable, and open the box.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at April 19, 2026 09:56 PM (utfVc)

249 Fire Maidens? No wonder Elon wants to go to space.

Posted by: wth at April 19, 2026 10:00 PM (BT3km)

250 ONT live!

Posted by: clarence at April 19, 2026 10:02 PM (9Z/+O)

251
52 One piece of advice--never use your range bag for traveling, especially on airlines. Have a separate distinct range bag.

The nitrates from gunpowder can be flagged at airports doing swab tests plus you might have a loose round etc. in it that you missed.

Nylon bags/backpacks/etc are too cheap to risk dual use.

Posted by: whig at April 19, 2026 07:36 PM

---------

Years ago, some time after 9/11, my wife got pulled aside for "enhanced screening" every single time she flew. They were shifty about it -- wouldn't admit what they were doing, put some little symbol
on her ticket. They would swab her shoes and run the sample on some little compact mass spec. We figured that since she was labelling samples with dinitrotoluene derivatization, the'airpirt security people must have detected DNT at some point. (TNT normally has a few percent DNT in it, and has a vapor pressure a few thousand times greater than TNT itself. DNT is used as a detection marker for TNT.) When she confronted them about the apparent designation and diversions, it stopped.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at April 19, 2026 10:32 PM (VWtfl)

252 193 USS Spruance has used its 5 inch gun to disable an Iranian cargo ship trying to run our blockade. Marines have boarded the ship and are in control.
Posted by: Archer at April 19, 2026 08:29 PM (wvc0i)

Can't carry a 5-incher in VA....
Posted by: GWB at April 19, 2026 08:59 PM (sofQO)

Wanna bet?

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Margaret Cho: Still Not Funny
Iraqi Prisoner Claims He Was Raped... By Woman
Wonkette Announces "Morning Zoo" Format
John Kerry's "Plan" Causes Surrender of Moqtada al-Sadr's Militia
World Muslim Leaders Apologize for Nick Berg's Beheading
Michael Moore Goes on Lunchtime Manhattan Death-Spree
Milestone: Oliver Willis Posts 400th "Fake News Article" Referencing Britney Spears
Liberal Economists Rue a "New Decade of Greed"
Artificial Insouciance: Maureen Dowd's Word Processor Revolts Against Her Numbing Imbecility
Intelligence Officials Eye Blogs for Tips
They Done Found Us Out, Cletus: Intrepid Internet Detective Figures Out Our Master Plan
Shock: Josh Marshall Almost Mentions Sarin Discovery in Iraq
Leather-Clad Biker Freaks Terrorize Australian Town
When Clinton Was President, Torture Was Cool
What Wonkette Means When She Explains What Tina Brown Means
Wonkette's Stand-Up Act
Wankette HQ Gay-Rumors Du Jour
Here's What's Bugging Me: Goose and Slider
My Own Micah Wright Style Confession of Dishonesty
Outraged "Conservatives" React to the FMA
An On-Line Impression of Dennis Miller Having Sex with a Kodiak Bear
The Story the Rightwing Media Refuses to Report!
Our Lunch with David "Glengarry Glen Ross" Mamet
The House of Love: Paul Krugman
A Michael Moore Mystery (TM)
The Dowd-O-Matic!
Liberal Consistency and Other Myths
Kepler's Laws of Liberal Media Bias
John Kerry-- The Splunge! Candidate
"Divisive" Politics & "Attacks on Patriotism" (very long)
The Donkey ("The Raven" parody)
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