All Democrats Boycott JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable, Because They're the Party of Looters and Shooters; Nick Shirley's Right-Hand Man Says That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x) In Past Few Years Panel of Hawiian Appeals Court Judges Ignores Supreme Court Rulings and Invalidates Alabama's 7-0 Gerrymander, Claiming "Muh Racism"Trans "Woman" Exposes "Pre-Op Privates" In YWCA Changing Room<br>Seattle Is Now a Full Mad Max Highway-Gang Warzone Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey Honor the Heroes Who Gave Their Lives for Our Country By... Celebrating an Obese Drug Addict and Thug Whose Heart Finally Attacked Him and Is the Real Hero Here The Morning Rant: The GOPe Must Be DestroyedMid-Morning Art ThreadThe Morning Report — 5/ 26/26Daily Tech No News 26 May 2026Monday Overnight Open Thread (5/25/26)Memorial Day CafeA Memorial Day tribute to a fallen comrade – “Arnie Nakkerud, You Are Not Forgotten”Urban Runs Open ThreadNerds' Open ThreadAction Hero Family Matters Open ThreadRescue Cuties Open ThreadTHE MORNING RANT: Student Loan Defaults and the 40-Year-Old, First-Time Home OwnerMid-Morning Art ThreadThe Morning Report — 5/ 25/26Daily Tech News 25 May 2026Sunday Overnight Open Thread

All Democrats Boycott JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable, Because They're the Party of Looters and Shooters; Nick Shirley's Right-Hand Man Says That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x) In Past Few Years

A reminder from last week: the Trump Administration charged 15 Minnesota Men for pillaging $90 million from American citizens.

The Justice Department today announced the Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 15 defendants, including owners of child care centers and various Medicaid providers, for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes involving over $90 million in intended loss, including the two largest Medicaid fraud cases ever charged in the District and first-of-their kind charges involving additional Medicaid programs. The Justice Department also announced a major investment in combatting Medicaid fraud through a significant expansion of the Division's Health Care Fraud Section, allocating funding to permit the hiring of 15 new Trial Attorney positions to combat Medicaid fraud across the United States.
"Today, we are holding scammers accountable who ripped off the American taxpayer and harmed those deserving legitimate assistance from these programs," said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. "These alleged con artists stole taxpayer dollars while providing substandard care for children and abandoning at least one Medicaid recipient as they passed away. The DOJ Fraud Division, along with the White House's Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, will dismantle illegal schemes from coast-to-coast, just as they did today in Minnesota. This is just the tip of the iceberg."
"Driven by data showing a significant increase in Medicaid fraud across the country, the 15 additional prosecutors will serve as a force multiplier for our existing Strike Forces to combat this critical new threat," said Assistant Attorney General Colin M. McDonald of the Justice Department's Fraud Division. "The Fraud Division is committed to supercharging the Health Care Fraud Strike Force program with the resources it needs to tackle the pervasive fraud in the health care industry and protect the vulnerable beneficiaries of these programs, including children and those suffering from chronic ailments."

A big source of fraud consists of paying off corrupt, criminal parents to take their children to a corrupt doctor to get a fake autism diagnosis. Then they get fraudulent benefits, and scammers bilk the taxpayers out of huge sums of money providing non-services to non-autistic children.

"Today's arrests mark the largest autism fraud bust in American history," said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Under the leadership of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, this Administration is carrying out the most aggressive anti-fraud effort in modern American history. These criminals exploited vulnerable children, stole taxpayer dollars, and diverted critical autism care and resources away from families who truly need support, and we will continue rooting out fraud to protect children and restore integrity to America's public health programs."
...
Autism Fraud
In the largest Medicaid autism fraud case ever charged by the Department, two defendants were charged in connection with an approximately $46.6 million scheme to defraud the Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) program, a publicly funded Minnesota Health Care Program that offers medically necessary services to people under the age of 21 with autism spectrum disorder. In 2017, Minnesota became one of the first states to offer Medicaid coverage for EIDBI services. EIDBI claims skyrocketed from over $600,000 in 2018 to over $400 million by 2025.

Alexa tells me that $400 million is over 67,000 percent of $600,000. Or 670,000 times $600,000.

As alleged, the defendants paid kickbacks to parents who brought their children to autism centers, diagnosed children with autism regardless of medical necessity, and billed for autism services that were not actually provided, depriving children who did need assistance of needed care.
...
Integrated Community Supports Fraud
In the first criminal prosecution involving fraud in Minnesota's Integrated Community Supports (ICS) program, one defendant was charged with a $1.4 million scheme to bill for services that were not provided as represented. ICS is a Minnesota Medicaid benefit designed to fill a gap in the service continuum between a person living in their own home and more restrictive settings such as group homes and assisted living. ICS was designed to help people live more independently in the community--as opposed to an institutionalized setting--with daily one-on-one help with health, safety, and household tasks so that qualifying individuals can live in the community. The defendant in the prosecution announced today submitted claims for vulnerable recipients who required 24-hour care, one of whom was found deceased a day after being billed for services he did not receive.
After paying out a total of approximately $4.2 million when the ICS program began in 2021, the cost has grown to more than $183 million in 2025. In all, claims data shows that the Medicaid system has paid out more than $460 million for ICS services since 2021.
...
"Medicaid dollars are meant to support vulnerable Americans--not bankroll luxury cars and real estate empires for fraudulent providers who exploit people with disabilities," said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. "These prosecutions put Medicaid fraudsters on notice--the gravy train is over. We will cut you off, shut you down, and lock you up. They also send a clear message to the patients who depend on Medicaid and the taxpayers who fund it--this administration has your back."

Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.

🚨 NOW: EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT state Attorney General has REFUSED to show up for JD Vance's anti-fraud roundtable at the White House

Republicans showed up, but Vance specifically sent out an olive branch and invited Dems.

THEY SAID NO.

They're pro-fraud.

Nearly 2 dozen… pic.twitter.com/vmuugjFLX7
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) May 26, 2026

Nick Shirley's right-hand guy says that autism payments have gone up 4,700 percent more than they were just a few years ago.

I found they went up 67,000 percent. Maybe we're looking at different numbers.

But 4,700 percent is pretty high too -- or so a Racist might think.

🚨 JUST IN: NORTH CAROLINA has just reported a *47,000% THOUSAND PERCENT* increase in autism billings, Nick Shirley's right-hand man David Hoch reveals

The fraud is literally EVERYWHERE.

"Now we see in North Carolina, the story came out today that they've had a 47,000% increase… pic.twitter.com/VMIr2VCslw
— War Correspondent (@warDaniel47) May 26, 2026

And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.

“Minnesota watched a Somali man walk FREE after a jury CONVICTED him of stealing $7.2 million in taxpayer money.”

The jury called the evidence overwhelming.
The judge overturned the verdict anyway.

If a unanimous conviction can be thrown out, justice is DEAD. pic.twitter.com/D8S8SRyTFw
— MatrixMysteries (@MatrixMysteries) May 24, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:35 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470,000x)

I know we don't like math here but...47,000% is 470x...unless you mean it REALLY means it was up much, much higher...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (ynpvh)

2 Otters called

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

3 Read contenr

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (ItWcy)

4 They're all in on it.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (FpHTM)

5 I NOODed...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (ynpvh)

6 Fraudtism.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (Ot/FD)

7 The Dems literally don’t care about a rational society, do they? Like at all. This is bizarre.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (OoFl2)

8
Now do transgender "care" ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (iFTx/)

9 Wasn't that the meme with the Somalian? 'Now I am the autism'?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

10
*polite cough*

470x

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (HdYcL)

11 Ummm, Bulg we might need you to start tutoring here

.

100% = 1x
47000% = 470x

Now, I know we don't do Math here, so I won't be commenting on Ace's headline...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (tOcjL)

12 Fraudtism.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (Ot/FD)

Eh, looting the provinces during your term goes back to the Romans.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

13 10
*polite cough*

470x
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:38 PM (HdYcL)

Great Math minds must think alike...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (tOcjL)

14 Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.
==
You mean to start with Tim Walz right? Right?
*honking goose meme*

Posted by: I gotta get me summa dat sweet sweet govt cash at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (anL5R)

15
Fraudistantism

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (HdYcL)

16 Can we get another woman in the gutter guard ad? The current one makes me wait four seconds before I can rejoin the horde.

Posted by: CTHillary, dead but dreaming at May 26, 2026 03:39 PM (Vpqw1)

17 When Somalis are involved, it is important to remember that Inbreeding and Autism are two distinct problems. Not one.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (JEwe/)

18 Only Somali criminals would be dumb enough to commit such blatant fraud; thank goodness there were Dems in power who could look the other way!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (cWLG3)

19 Fraudilicious Fraudidelica.

The George Clinton Parliament of Fraud.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (FpHTM)

20 17 When Somalis are involved, it is important to remember that Inbreeding and Autism are two distinct problems. Not one.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (JEwe/)

Well, that was a result of World War Eleven...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (ynpvh)

21
Women in the gutter? Is that what we've come to?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (HdYcL)

22 The autism thing is interesting to me as a parent with a child who actually has autism. There is a huge trend with AWFLs who need their children to be part of a “marginalized” group, as well as with teenagers. J’s daughter now claims to have autism. She very much does not have autism. I guess I should be grateful she didn’t jump on the trans bandwagon.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (OoFl2)

23 >>Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.

We should reclaim their water before that last step.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (JEwe/)

24 Me, the arithmetic karen.
That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x- not 470,000x)

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (fPL4c)

25 Cut things off, denaturalize, deport.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (cS1cw)

26 Democrats are pro everything anti American. There is no hiding it.

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (YwEeS)

27 OT, but we got some unexpectedly good news - apparently Mr. TiFW forgot to give our accountant the receipts from the pre-payments we made to the IRS last year, so we are getting a tidy little sum refunded to us.

I joked that it should just about pay for my recent NYC trip.

He was not amused.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (SRRAx)

28
Embalm, cremate, bury at sea. Take no chances.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (HdYcL)

29 Saw an ad for the governor's race this morning. The candidate said "Medicaid is for Iowans, not illegals." It's interesting to see how "far-right" our candidates are getting here.

Posted by: pookysgirl's children aren't wandering in the corn... yet at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (Wt5PA)

30
I know we don't like math here but...47,000% is 470x...unless you mean it REALLY means it was up much, much higher...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)
===
OOOOOOO check out the huge throbbing brain on Einstein everybody!!!!

Posted by: Swoon at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (anL5R)

31 24 Me, the arithmetic karen.
That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x- not 470,000x)

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (fPL4c)

You are the...4th or 5th person to point that out...
then again, folks read the comments only slightly better than the content...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)

33 So, how much of the $7.2M did the Somali deadbeat pay the judge? Should probably know her price before we drag her ass into jail.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (DwqWV)

34 28
Embalm, cremate, bury at sea. Take no chances.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (HdYcL)

I'm still advocating for the Auger method.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (FpHTM)

35 Running away before questioning?

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (Ia/+0)

36 "In all, claims data shows that the Medicaid system has paid out more than $460 million for ICS services since 2021."

Every single dollar of increase in "healthcare" since Covid has been stolen. Every. Single. Dollar.

This is why the left, the government, and even most companies fought so hard to shut everything down and realign basically the entire social contract.

Yes, it was partially about fascism and forcing the government's boot up your butthole. But it way also about exponentially increasing the opportunities for theft, graft, and generally scumbaggery.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (iFTx/)

37 32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)

No one would expect that.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (DwqWV)

38 32 Hire 15 Spanish Inquisitors

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (2GVsD)

Nobody would see THAT coming!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (ynpvh)

39 There's already a serious, normal, and perfectly valid term for this.

"Community Organizing".

All the ugly murals and chanting nonsense while you shit up a public thoroughfare is simply a distraction from the real main event: Organized Theft of Public Wealth.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (Ot/FD)

40 Alexa tells me that $400 million is over 67,000 percent of $600,000.
......

Did you ask her what she was wearing?

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (UjdFS)

41 Math is hard

Posted by: Teen Talk Barbie at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (3uBP9)

42 40 Alexa tells me that $400 million is over 67,000 percent of $600,000.
......

Did you ask her what she was wearing?

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (UjdFS)

Alexa and Siri...Rule 34...something, something...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (ynpvh)

43 As usual nothing but questions and little to contribute.

So SD really did no redistrict even with the special session?

And - no federal follow-up or separate charges that can be brought against the thief rescued by the odious idiot "judge" in MN?

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (U/Byj)

44 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

45 31 24 Me, the arithmetic karen.
That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x- not 470,000x)

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (fPL4c)

You are the...4th or 5th person to point that out...
then again, folks read the comments only slightly better than the content...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

And Ace reads them even less...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (tOcjL)

46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

48 47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

It's fundament.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (ynpvh)

49 A process with a product. Math lures you into the truth. Now put down the pipe.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (YlWIZ)

50 47 Learing is hard.

Reaing is fundamental.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (Zz0t1)

Heh.

"REEEEE!"

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (Ot/FD)

51 This is MN. Where are the fucking wood chippers?

Posted by: Pudinhead at May 26, 2026 03:45 PM (1D2Ie)

52 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/

This reminds me, I need to schedule the window washers. Thanks, Garrett!

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (OoFl2)

53
The "N" in learning is silent.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)

54 I’m not tutoring math. Just verbal (reading and writing).

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (77rzZ)

55 You are the...4th or 5th person to point that out...
then again, folks read the comments only slightly better than the content...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:42 PM (ynpvh)

When I opened the post, there were no (0, zero) comments. Took a few seconds to post.

Sorry if I ruined your day. You're a worse karen than I am.

Posted by: Evil Incarnate at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (fPL4c)

56 Did you ask her what she was wearing?

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 03:43 PM (UjdFS)

That's how you get boiler rooms to hang up.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (YlWIZ)

57 That the left is not outraged tells you that they support this.

Their biggest problem is the discovery, not the theft.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (N1tpc)

58 Wow, Somalis with autism.

"So Abdul, if your pirate ship gets a hold of $1 million in cargo, how much cargo do you have."

"About 100 dollars."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (qwx/I)

59 The Biden Junta doubled the federal budget.

All of that money was stolen.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 03:47 PM (sKqQm)

60 The "N" in learning is silent.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)
-----
Right next to the silent "q".

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (gnNyN)

61 Does money cure autism?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (A5RD0)

62 46 Spent my morning maxxed out on a 20 foot extension ladder, cleaning the walls and windows in the living room.

I hate that chore in particular.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:44 PM (JEwe/)

Wouldn't it just be easier to get crappy glasses so you couldn't see that far?

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (DwqWV)

63 Joe Biden elected President and Autism Went Up 47,000%

Coincidence?

I think not.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (/lPRQ)

64 54 I’m not tutoring math. Just verbal (reading and writing).
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (77rzZ)

Even more fun, then! Ignore my Math fun on the previous page, and bring a riddle or joke (of the dad joke level) instead...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (tOcjL)

65 Said this multiple times, but Shirley or any other citizen with receipts should be filing qui tam actions to personally pursue the fraudsters. Most of them are probably judgment proof, but there have to be some with assets.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)

66 43 - The state is appealing the judge's decision. That'll take a while though.

Posted by: Gaff at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (EqzMw)

67 61 Does money cure autism?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (A5RD0)

======

Needs more study.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (46HP8)

68 "Abdul, do you know what 312 times 123 is?"

"Give me a million dollars."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (qwx/I)

69 We love ace because he's sexy not because his math skills.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (3uBP9)

70 The focus should not be on the Somalians and other foreigners who are among us looting, murdering, and pillaging, but upon those who have opened the city gates to the enemy.

Traitor are much worse.

Posted by: Minuteman at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (47/pr)

71 1. I am not sure if Ace's percent to multiple conversions are a joke. I will assume they are as this is not a smart math blog.

2. There is a clip of him talking about the translator grift (him = Nick Shirley's sidekick, who is actually pretty smart guy and not just a sidekick)

He says they all show up to Dr, or wherever and demand a translator. Even if born in USA. Translator gets $100 / hr., 8 hr. minimum. They also get transportation to and from. So another $1000 billed the state everytime one of these fucks does anything as it is all paid for by the state.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (8aPNd)

72 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

73 There is a metric a$$ ton of federal and state money in the autism scam, that's why every other kid has been "diagnosed" with autism. That diagnoses starts $$$$ flowing to that child's doctors and the pharmaceutical companies even though the vast majority are perfectly fine and aren't autistic in the traditional sense.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (0N4FZ)

74 69 We love ace because he's sexy not because his math skills.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:49 PM (3uBP9)

Not sure about sexy, but he does have a potty mouth.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (DwqWV)

75 I mean, how do Somalis get autism?

Do they even get vaccinated?

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (qwx/I)

76 Mech figure on Rinkya with handling fees is $60. Same one on eBay, only listing is for $150.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (2GVsD)

77 OK, then.

Arrest the DEM public officials and state Cabinet heads in charge.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (u82oZ)

78 61 Does money cure autism?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 26, 2026 03

No but treatment is very helpful, and the behaviorist I used was very expensive. I didn’t consider fraud…silly me.

But the crap thing about this is it will narrow the ability for those who do actually need it to get it, and while Dems are over there not wanting to imprison their voting blocks, they are hurting children. Go them.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (OoFl2)

79 ""Imprison, then denaturalize and deport.""

And then a nice game of Pinochet Skeet.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (snZF9)

80
Autism is the ADD of ADHD.

It's money shuffling game.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (IifOV)

81 From the previous thread:

113 Why are they “Cultural” Marxists? How are they different from a Marxist? I probably don’t want to know, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (w3KHJ)

The Frankfurt School found that the Western working class, being literate and enfranchised, were not open to the "class struggle" message of Marxism. They really liked the prosperity that they already had in market economies, and had way too much to lose for a world revolution.

Socialism was always a confidence scheme that really only worked on unlettered serfs. So, research grifters invented Critical Theory, and replaced the old Trotskyite scam patter with the rhetoric of Gay Race Communism -- basically doing gain of function on a mind virus that propagates to this day.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (Sy6m/)

82 65 Said this multiple times, but Shirley or any other citizen with receipts should be filing qui tam actions to personally pursue the fraudsters. Most of them are probably judgment proof, but there have to be some with assets.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 03:48 PM (XvL8K)
------

Hard to get money out of them when they have probably already sent it all back to Somalia in a briefcase.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (oqH4h)

83 60 The "N" in learning is silent.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:46 PM (IifOV)

I was told that the "N" on Nebraska's football helmet stood for "nowledge."

Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (qwx/I)

84 And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.
=====

Tell me again about the third branch, separation of powers, checks and balances, yada yada yada.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:51 PM (RIvkX)

85 Gaff - first, mean to say "SC" about the redistricting not happening, not "SD". Not about AL case at all.

TJM gave a humorous reply in last thread which I don't get.

Just being lazy and axing others for info I could find my own self.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (U/Byj)

86 Sit down and don't drink anything when reading this:

Raw Story: It's not Vance. It's not Rubio. GOP pollster reveals who MAGA voters actually want in 2028. Republican pollster Sarah Longwell says there is a name coming up repeatedly in her focus groups when voters are asked who they want to lead the country next — and it is not JD Vance, Marco Rubio, or any of the conventional 2028 frontrunners.

It's Candace Owens.

"I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina, in a February 2025 focus group conducted by Longwell for The Bulwark.

Owens has emerged as one of the most frequently mentioned non-politicians when participants are asked about potential future presidents — a phenomenon that cuts across age groups and even across traditional partisan lines.

The trend was underscored recently when Hunter Biden appeared on Owens's podcast, a pairing Longwell describes as "the melding of two of the internet's main characters." While many found the appearance shocking, Longwell says it fit a pattern she has been observing for years: Owens's appeal is no longer confined to the MAGA base.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (JCZqz)

87 73 There is a metric a$$ ton of federal and state money in the autism scam, that's why every other kid has been "diagnosed" with autism. That diagnoses starts $$$$ flowing to that child's doctors and the pharmaceutical companies even though the vast majority are perfectly fine and aren't autistic in the traditional sense.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (0N4FZ)

((((((On the spectrum)))))

Posted by: Cuthbert the Witless at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (4wvco)

88 The only positive thing I can say about this is that after deliberately and unanimously deciding the individual was guilty, to have the judge ( whom I'm guessing was a Democrat) overturn the would make me ( if I were a registered Democrat ) change my party registration as soon as as possible. Somalis obviously get favored treatment.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (XiPmc)

89 71 1. I am not sure if Ace's percent to multiple conversions are a joke. I will assume they are as this is not a smart math blog.

2. There is a clip of him talking about the translator grift (him = Nick Shirley's sidekick, who is actually pretty smart guy and not just a sidekick)

He says they all show up to Dr, or wherever and demand a translator. Even if born in USA. Translator gets $100 / hr., 8 hr. minimum. They also get transportation to and from. So another $1000 billed the state everytime one of these fucks does anything as it is all paid for by the state.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (8aPNd)

In this day and age, translator thing should be gone and Google Translate employed for effectively free...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (tOcjL)

90 This is the sort of thing that starts to make regular Americans start questioning the need to pay taxes.

If ALL of our tax money is being stolen to pay for these imbecilic invaders' benefits, then WHY SHOULD ANY OF US PAY TAXES?

WE are the ones who are being looted, not the federal government.

Unfortunately, if we even *think* about withholding so much as a nickel from Uncle Sam, WE are the ones who will be penalized, not those who steal our nickels in the first place.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (gnNyN)

91 Democrats Boycott JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable, Because They're the Party of Looters and Shooters; Nick Shriley's Right-Hand Man Says That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470,000x) In Past Few Years
—Disinformation Expert Ace

Is 'Disinformation" not in the signature?
Lighten up, Francis.

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (YlWIZ)

92 Candy Ovens?

These are the same Reddit people who supported Massie correct?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (2GVsD)

93 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!
Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

Really? It hasn't been mentioned all day. Nope we've all been talking about Japanese collectibles and quoting Airplane! So it has been a pretty run of the mill day.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:53 PM (zZu0s)

94 Why does Medicaid pay for translators? Is this not the USA?

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (DwqWV)

95 "I think Candace Owens is great. I would vote for her in a minute," said Mycal, a Biden-to-Trump voter from North Carolina,

Well there's your problem, you're sampling Democrats.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (vJrRc)

96 72 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (lZILf)

=======

1. The day isn't over. He could still make an election day post in the evening.

2. Ace doesn't live in Texas.

3. Start your own blog.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (46HP8)

97
There is simply no way these parasites will go legit. They are NOT going to make an honest living or honest investments. Todd Blanche noted this at his press conference.

The only solution is to prosecute, imprison, denaturalize, and deport. And for that we can reverse those insane percentages of fraud -- maybe .047% will actually see the inside of a court.

We'll be chasing these criminals for generations, and it's going to get harder as more of them are natural-born citizens.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (WuNAB)

98 No mention that the Senate Run-off is today, in Texas??!! Cornyn is GOPe - Why no mention of the vote today?!

Posted by: CloseTheFed at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM

Because the vast majority of us here in Texas have already voted during early voting. I doubt there will be 50 people going through the voting line here in fannin county today.

We will know tonight but ever poll and all of the political betting markets are giving paxton a significant lead.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (0N4FZ)

99 And don't forget this: After a jury unanimously and quickly (four hours of deliberation) a Somali fraudster for stealing $7.2 million, a leftwing Karen judge decided to overturn the jury's verdict and set him free.
----
That judge should now be on the hook for $7.2 million, plus interest and penalties...

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (gnNyN)

100 @46 garrett-thanks for reminding me. The cobwebs in my place looks like I left up Halloween decorations. "Don't kill the daddy-longleg spiders!" people say. I'm going to squash them not because they're spiders but because they make such a damn mess. I clean the cobwebs admire my work thinking I got them all then later on light from a window exposes a bunch of spots I missed.
Sorry but them bastards don't kill enough insects to justify the mess they make.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 03:54 PM (IlL6s)

Panel of Hawiian Appeals Court Judges Ignores Supreme Court Rulings and Invalidates Alabama's 7-0 Gerrymander, Claiming "Muh Racism"

The Supreme Court did not forbid all judicial scrutiny of gerrymandered districts. However, it made it very clear that only real, demonstrable racism was cause to intervene in a state's legislative maps, and that Democrat Party bullshit about "dilution of minority voting power" wasn't enough. "Republicans are trying to reduce Democrat congressional power and that's racist, in a way, if you think about it" wasn't enough.

An appeals court decided they're The Real Judges Here and ignored the Supreme Court ruling, citing the precedent of Muh Racism v. Muh Midterms.

Alabama Republicans sought to use a previously blocked 2023 congressional map following the Supreme Court's recent ruling curbing the use of race in the drawing of electoral districts that helped minority communities increase their representation in Congress. Under that map, Republicans were slated to gain one electoral seat by erasing a Black-majority seat held by Democrats in the southeastern part of the state.
However, the three-judge panel said Republicans must continue to use a map that has two majority-Black districts where Democrats hold significant advantages.
"Ultimately, we cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based discrimination," the federal judges wrote. "We again cannot understand the 2023 Plan as anything other than intentionally discriminatory."

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said he would appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
"Know this: In my mind, it is not a matter of whether we win this case, only when," Marshall said.

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (NcvvS)

2 Ha, and SPONGE!

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (NcvvS)

3 And SC RINO's stopped their new map so Clyburn keeps his seat

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (crd+F)

4 Hola

Posted by: Thanatopsis at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (LdBR/)

5 They will just try to keep it in court until the election passes.

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (YwEeS)

6 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (Zz0t1)

7 Time to ignore this court and...oh who am I fooling, the AL GOP is as useless as a bead curtain replacing an outer hatch on a submarine.

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (OUMaO)

8 Willowed:
I saw an argument last night that the event no one wants allows the manufacturers to get around the regulations. Meaning they have to have an ev offering, it doesn't matter how hideous it looks.

And as Kindl said last night: It looks like a bulky gaming mouse with no buttons on the side.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (zZu0s)

9 3 And SC RINO's stopped their new map so Clyburn keeps his seat
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (crd+F)

You have to imagine Graham weighed in for SC. He's to SC like Mitch was to KY...

Aka, Graham probably personally wanted to protect Clyburn this cycle.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (tOcjL)

10 It really has become a judicial insurrection.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (NcvvS)

11
Judges now just make things up and pretend not to know things.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (VWtfl)

12 Alabama should have drawn a new map.

Then any lawsuit would have gone to a new panel of judges and had better chances of being dismissed.

Alabama should have drawn the 7-0 map.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (46HP8)

13
Off to strike a blow for democracy.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:29 PM (HdYcL)

14 "we know it's illegal, but it'll run out the clock"

Typical leftist.. use the laws until and unless it works against you.

Then just ignore the law altogether while smiling and scrawling tranny slogans on your ammunition

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 02:29 PM (61TgR)

15 Oh, also the Ferrari ev is not a quarter of a million, iianm, it is $640k. So two thirds.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)

16 As noted, this is Thomas' assigned circuit.

Thomas who, in his concurrence, said the majority didn't go far enough and the whole VRA should be declared unconstitutional.

I'm sure he'll let the stand ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:30 PM (73/SM)

17 Willowed and three thread too late, if anyone wants to see Floyd and Chauvin size comparison

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/
status/2059107527606800786

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:30 PM (8aPNd)

18 Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said the state would “immediately appeal” the decision to the Supreme Court.

===

They know that the Supreme court will overrule. But gotta get that cash , you know...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (GD0B3)

19 16 As noted, this is Thomas' assigned circuit.

Thomas who, in his concurrence, said the majority didn't go far enough and the whole VRA should be declared unconstitutional.

I'm sure he'll let the stand ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:30 PM (73/SM)

======

The appeal is to SCOTUS as a whole, of course.

But, because all victories are actually defeats, it means that SCOTUS will take the opportunity to undo Callais and make all states have only Democrat representatives.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (46HP8)

20 I would not be surprised if the judges cited the dissent as authority for their ruling.

Because, why not.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (73/SM)

21 OT Righteous Anger

https://youtube.com/shorts/BtZFstyTZlU

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (qx7Zg)

22 WTH is happening to the country I grew up in?

Crazy town everywhere.

And you can bet that were the situation reversed, Dems would be madder than wet hens right about now....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:31 PM (SRRAx)

23 WhiteManBad

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 02:32 PM (Cqx++)

24 We've got a real problem with the runaway judiciary.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:32 PM (jehhT)

25 Nothing will happen.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (Zz0t1)

26 This us just a stall tactic to see if they can push this past whatever the cutoff is, get one last bite at the apple in '26, and regroup afterward.

We'll if the SC indulges them here, or twists the knife.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (BI5O2)

27 just a "grab the headlines" FUD plus "let's try to delay as much as possible" type thing

whatever

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (j+aD2)

28 Two judges were nominated by Trump. One was nominated by Reagan, but elevated to his current position by Clinton.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (hpwtA)

29 It's Alabama for heaven's sake... I imagine Dems are few and far between.. MA has 0 Republican Congressmen and a whole lot more Republicans registered I imagine

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:34 PM (crd+F)

30 And this is because Doug Jones was an Alabama senator for two years and Dirty Dick Shelby did not block those two blue federal district court judges via a blue slip. GOP under McConnell waved them through.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:36 PM (E4rtv)

31 The appeal is to SCOTUS as a whole, of course.

But, because all victories are actually defeats, it means that SCOTUS will take the opportunity to undo Callais and make all states have only Democrat representatives.
---
That's right, it is.

The SCOTUS that already told these judges "this ruling is shit. Re-do it and this time, try to follow our precedent."

So, changing just the date, and resubmitting the same ruling ought to work.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (73/SM)

32
Holy Cow!!!

The market is insane today!

It wants you to know that it loves you very much.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (iJfKG)

33 Oh, also the Ferrari ev is not a quarter of a million, iianm, it is $640k. So two thirds.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:29 PM (zZu0s)
_____

$640k to start. Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base.

The Ferrari car configurator is below. Figure every time you push a button or click a box, the price goes up.

https://tinyurl.com/5b84sr6p

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)

34 th!

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (ikSmX)

35 33 The Ferrari car configurator is below. Figure every time you push a button or click a box, the price goes up.

https://tinyurl.com/5b84sr6p

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)

=======

"It costs me how much to take off the thing I just put on?"

"Well, we have to disassemble the whole thing to take it out."

"But it's just a web page..."

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:38 PM (46HP8)

36 And in the end, this will get overturned... but nothing will happen to the Judges, not of any consequence.

This is like the supposedly 'Independent Agencies' in the administration. There are not supposed to be independent parts of the Federal Government... they belong to one of the three branches, period.

But there is no mechanism whereby the Supreme Court can actually Fire a Judge, or demote a Judge, for ignoring them. Congress should have, long ago, created such a mechanism, but they gave up creating rules for the Courts in the early 1900s.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 02:39 PM (mP0Kj)

37 I vote that Justice Thomas shows up at the appeals court personally to smack the whole panel, like my favorite SKS cartoon:

https://tinyurl.com/ch29kzfw

Posted by: pookysgirl can dream at May 26, 2026 02:39 PM (Wt5PA)

38 Is the Supreme Court actually Supreme if another court can say "Nuh-uh"?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 02:40 PM (FpHTM)

39 The Republicans in the Senate should get rid of the Blue Slip because the next Dem run Congress will do so.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (hpwtA)

40 $640k to start. Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive.

Doors? Extra.
Steering wheel? Oooo, that'll cost ya.
Tires? That's a bundle, pal.
Brakes? Tack on an extra 90K, and you'll need our $199.99/month brake functionality subscription service.

Posted by: It all started with SaaS at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (TbWk/)

41 36 This is like the supposedly 'Independent Agencies' in the administration. There are not supposed to be independent parts of the Federal Government... they belong to one of the three branches, period.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 02:39 PM (mP0Kj)

======

Well, in that regard, the first few months of Trump's second term was all awash in stories of Trump just...firing lots of people in the executive.

It's still going on, even. We have the smallest federal employment in raw numbers since the 60s.

The comparison between the administrative state and the judiciary isn't really strong. The administrative state could always have been fired. No executive would do it, though. The judiciary, though, is protected from termination except through Congress and impeachment (or statute eliminating districts, which is technically possible), and impeachment is a joke. It's a problem

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (46HP8)

42 Got a text earlier from Cornyn's campaign.

It's just too bad that he kept voting against Texas so many times since Obama was elected. And that he kept Murkowski in Alaska after she got beaten in her primary all those years ago (yeah - we're the "Elephant" party for a reason, Johnny Boy - us old-timers have LOOOOOONG memories).

Maybe it was a bid by the higher ups in the Senate GOPe to let him vote that way because his seat was supposedly "safe", but you would think that after the high-profile scalps that upstart Republican voters have claimed over the last couple of decades that they would have been keeping an eye out for him.

I'm sure that if Paxton pulls this off that Cornyn will go scorched earth on us the next few months. Might even toss some $$$ Talerico's way, just to be petty.

Screw him.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (SRRAx)

43 The Ferrari car configurator is below. Figure every time you push a button or click a box, the price goes up.

https://tinyurl.com/5b84sr6p

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:37 PM (iFTx/)

=======

"It costs me how much to take off the thing I just put on?"

"Well, we have to disassemble the whole thing to take it out."

"But it's just a web page..."
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:38 PM (46HP

____________

Costs double to remove an option already selected on the webpage ....

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (iFTx/)

44 39 The Republicans in the Senate should get rid of the Blue Slip because the next Dem run Congress will do so.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (hpwtA)

=======

That's a question for Senator Grassley of Iowa.

He defends it and maintains it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:42 PM (46HP8)

45 If msrp on that Ferrari is 640k you can bet at the dealer it'll be 750-900k. The new Corvette ZO6's and ZR1 are like that. People brag about how inexpensive you can get super/hypercar performance with the Vette.........until you get to the dealership and shit yourself when you see the100-200k dealership markups.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (IlL6s)

46 42
I'm sure that if Paxton pulls this off that Cornyn will go scorched earth on us the next few months. Might even toss some $$$ Talerico's way, just to be petty.

Screw him.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (SRRAx)

=====

He's said he'd support Paxton in the case he lost. He said it like three days ago.

We'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (46HP8)

47 I don't understand how a state Appeals Court can overrule a Supreme Court ruling. I guess it's all based on political "feelings".

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (wZvvl)

48 you guys are cracking me up with the Ferrari stuff...🤣

Posted by: lin-duh at May 26, 2026 02:44 PM (cDvOu)

49 Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base.

Any time I use the Porsche configurator, this happens to me as well. And I generally only select the performance options!

Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 02:44 PM (X+NGn)

50 49 Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base..

Ferrari electric car ? Aren't they a little late to the "party"?

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:46 PM (crd+F)

51
We joke about Hawaiian judges ruling on the scourge of Alabama "racism", but try being a haole on Oahu. If you're obviously a tourist, it's not so bad, as long as your cash holds out. But if you actually LIVE there?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (y9nCu)

52 Any time I use the Porsche configurator, this happens to me as well. And I generally only select the performance options!
Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 02:44 PM (X+NGn)

Kind of sad when just looking at a car costs you a couple grand.

'Dont look Marion! Dont open your eyes!'
-Indiana Jones, Ferrari scholar

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (zZu0s)

53 Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base.

Any time I use the Porsche configurator, this happens to me as well. And I generally only select the performance options!
Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 02:44 PM (X+NGn)
_______

Porsche is actually much more reasonable, in part because there are relatively limited options/configurations. For true exotics, you can pretty much choose the color you want for each swatch of color in the car, plus you have 10x more options for exotic materials like carbon fiber.

Porsche at least has the option prices on its configurator. Ferrari, Lambo, Aston, Bentley, Rollie, etc do NOT.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (iFTx/)

54 IMHO the judges know they are wrong.

They want to get smacked down by the SC to say: we're not racist. The SC did it. Please vote for us.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (ItWcy)

55 I like how it's framed that SC Republicans "defy Trump."

And, you know, not their own voters.

Who they're counting on forgetting that defiance.

Because, when you count all their votes, they're 99% conservative.

Why are you stupids so bothered by a tiny, little 1%?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:48 PM (73/SM)

56 49 Ferrari is notorious for making every desirable color, configuration, and option outrageously expensive. It's rare to find a car that isn't optioned up to at least 30% higher than the base price. Many are 40-50% higher than base..

--------------------

I wonder what it costs to put an engine in it?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:48 PM (8aPNd)

57 46 42
I'm sure that if Paxton pulls this off that Cornyn will go scorched earth on us the next few months. Might even toss some $$$ Talerico's way, just to be petty.

Screw him.

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:41 PM (SRRAx)

=====

He's said he'd support Paxton in the case he lost. He said it like three days ago.

We'll see.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (46HP

Yeah, he said that about Miller in Alaska, too.

Anyone seen how "Senator" Miller (R-AK) voted on the last couple of bills?

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 02:48 PM (SRRAx)

58 54 IMHO the judges know they are wrong.

They want to get smacked down by the SC to say: we're not racist. The SC did it. Please vote for us.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (ItWcy)

======

Federal district court judges, no elections apply.

However, there's always the tryouts for rising in the judiciary under a Democrat administration.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:49 PM (46HP8)

59 We joke about Hawaiian judges ruling on the scourge of Alabama "racism", but try being a haole on Oahu. If you're obviously a tourist, it's not so bad, as long as your cash holds out. But if you actually LIVE there?

Obama said they were racist to him when he lived there.

And in this case I'd believe it.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (sKqQm)

60 We joke about Hawaiian judges ruling on the scourge of Alabama "racism", but try being a haole on Oahu. If you're obviously a tourist, it's not so bad, as long as your cash holds out. But if you actually LIVE there?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (y9nCu)
_____

There are almost no natives left in Hawaii. Maybe 6-8% of the population. The biggest demo is ... Japanese. I was in Oahu last week and that aligns with my experience. There are more black tourists there than natives.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)

61 Ferrari was pissed off that Cadillac's Celestiq EV at about $360K to start was grabbing all the headlines.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (jehhT)

62 12 Alabama should have drawn a new map.

Then any lawsuit would have gone to a new panel of judges and had better chances of being dismissed.

Alabama should have drawn the 7-0 map.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (46HP

The problem with this is it turns a few red to leans red. There is risk.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (OoFl2)

63 You’re not my manager, SCOTUS!!

Posted by: Federal District Court at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (AaEou)

64 The only way to stop Racism is with More Racism.

I mean, duh.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 02:51 PM (w3KHJ)

65 Yet another problem caused by Congress.

The lower courts can tie up SCOTUS forever by repeatedly issuing orders that violate SCOTUS orders.

SCOTUS has no power to stop them from wasting SCOTUS's time.

Only Congress can stop it, and Congress does not want it to stop.

Posted by: Tar Bae at May 26, 2026 02:51 PM (uf7ys)

66 something I don't think the market has worked out yet -- a lot of Ferrari's high end appeal is rarity and future value because it is rare.

But how desirable would a 20 year old EV ever be? The batteries would be dead and irreplaceable. And you can't just drive it once a year to shows because it would need new batteries every time.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (8aPNd)

67 Defendants should have walked into court with their dicks out.

Because that kind of thing sways liberals.

Here’s my filing

*thud*

Posted by: Federal District Court at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (AaEou)

68 Commassar Judges strike again

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (Ia/+0)

69 62
The problem with this is it turns a few red to leans red. There is risk.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (OoFl2)

========

https://x.com/erickson_68/status/
2054955587184566695

This map is solid red through and through, with the most Democrat leaning district being R+24.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (46HP8)

70 Can't we give Hawaii to the japs?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (Kt19C)

71 Federal district court judges, no elections apply.

However, there's always the tryouts for rising in the judiciary under a Democrat administration.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

TY.

Perhaps it's country club members they want to impress.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (ItWcy)

72 70 Can't we give Hawaii to the japs?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (Kt1

Wish we could

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (crd+F)

73 65 Yet another problem caused by Congress.

The lower courts can tie up SCOTUS forever by repeatedly issuing orders that violate SCOTUS orders.

SCOTUS has no power to stop them from wasting SCOTUS's time.

Only Congress can stop it, and Congress does not want it to stop.

Posted by: Tar Bae at May 26, 2026 02:51 PM (uf7ys)

=======

This genuinely wasn't a major problem until Trump.

These sorts of injunctions and interferences barely happened in the first 230 years of the republic. Obama's picks are what created these problems.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (46HP8)

74 65 Yet another problem caused by Congress.

The lower courts can tie up SCOTUS forever by repeatedly issuing orders that violate SCOTUS orders.

SCOTUS has no power to stop them from wasting SCOTUS's time.

Only Congress can stop it, and Congress does not want it to stop.
Posted by: Tar Bae

Yes, Scotus does have the power. They used in in desegregation days. Summary reversal.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (E4rtv)

75 It is possible to arrest judges you know. Just saying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (RIvkX)

76 They just did this because they think they can time out the new map and prevent it from being used this year. They know their decision is going to be overturned on appeal.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 02:54 PM (0N4FZ)

77 So the court here is ruling that it is racial discrimination to not discriminate on race even though the supreme court said to stop discriminating on race?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:54 PM (sKqQm)

78 51
We joke about Hawaiian judges ruling on the scourge of Alabama "racism", but try being a haole on Oahu. If you're obviously a tourist, it's not so bad, as long as your cash holds out. But if you actually LIVE there?
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:47 PM (y9nCu)

When I was stationed on Oahu in the late 80's, I had a Native Hawaiian on my Paint Ball Team. Family owned a ranch on North Shore.

Invited me to a 'Locals' bar... and when I walked in alone, it was like the stranger walked into the Old West bar... place went silent... until my friend spotted me, walked up and greeted me... then everything was AOK.

And weirdly enough, I went to that bar a few times after that, and never had a problem.

It's tribal, but if one of the tribe vouches for you... you're OK.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (mP0Kj)

79 something I don't think the market has worked out yet -- a lot of Ferrari's high end appeal is rarity and future value because it is rare.

But how desirable would a 20 year old EV ever be? The batteries would be dead and irreplaceable. And you can't just drive it once a year to shows because it would need new batteries every time.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:52 PM (8aPNd)
_______

Their last supercar, the SF90, has cratered in resale value. Their stock price took a big hit the moment the Luce was revealed (spy photos suggested a much better looking car). Stock is down 32% in the last 12 months, at a time when the market is otherwise rocking like Dokken.

Meanwhile, competitive cars from Lambo are going for well over list price, with resale value on used cars also above original list.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (iFTx/)

80 Maybe blue hair alone would do the trick to sway a Commissar Judge

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (Ia/+0)

81 Reality is RACISSSSTT!!!!

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (ynpvh)

82 However, there's always the tryouts for rising in the judiciary under a Democrat administration.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:49 PM (46HP

=====

The Party rewards loyal soldiers.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (RIvkX)

83 Thunderstorm here supposedly to 300pm. Vote like the wind, good people!

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (LHPAg)

84 47 I don't understand how a state Appeals Court can overrule a Supreme Court ruling. I guess it's all based on political "feelings".
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

It wasn't. Under the Voting Rights Act, three judge panels hear cases on voting redistricting. On remand, the case goes back to the same three judge panel that ordered a 5-2 Democrat split because Obama judges. In this case, two district court judges and one circuit judge.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (E4rtv)

85 And the libs on the supreme can drag their feet writing their descent.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (IifOV)

86 82 However, there's always the tryouts for rising in the judiciary under a Democrat administration.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:49 PM (46HP
=====

The Party rewards loyal soldiers.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 02:55 PM (RIvkX)

======

How else is a talentless hack of a judge supposed to go from district court to appeals court?

Good judicial judgment? That's so boomer.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (46HP8)

87 75 It is possible to arrest judges you know. Just saying.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 02:53 PM (RIvkX)

Yes, but will the judge recuse himself from adjudicating on his case?...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (ynpvh)

88 75 It is possible to arrest judges you know. Just saying.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

----------------

I would think a good attorney could make the case that any decision by that court is political, and tainted. Can you change venue to another district?

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (8aPNd)

89 I thought Hawaii would be great for camping on the beach. How cool is that?

Then, I discovered you don’t really want to do that. Homeless en-campments.

I really think due to their location, the Hawaiian Islands aren’t getting their fair share of the “newcomers” and vibrant, diverse “refugees”. and illegal aliens, unlawful combatant and golly knows what all, compared to the rest of the U.S.A.

Start dropping hundreds or thousands off every day. Aloha!

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 02:57 PM (w3KHJ)

90 This map is solid red through and through, with the most Democrat leaning district being R+24.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026

I will find it. Toby also explained it really well when this all started, too. If he is around.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:57 PM (OoFl2)

91 76 They just did this because they think they can time out the new map and prevent it from being used this year. They know their decision is going to be overturned on appeal.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 02:54 PM (0N4FZ)

This, pure politics to create chaos in the election.

Primary votes are already being cast.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 26, 2026 02:57 PM (mP0Kj)

92 85 And the libs on the supreme can drag their feet writing their descent.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 02:56 PM (IifOV)

=======

There will be a one page, probably unanimous, order by Friday.

This is following precedent and process. It's not a new reading on the statute.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (46HP8)

93 until you get to the dealership and shit yourself when you see the100-200k dealership markups.
Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 02:43 PM (IlL6s)
------

Anyone that pays an advertised dealer markup is a retard.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (oqH4h)

94 CA managed to "redistrict "without a problem stealing 4/5 Republican seats

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (crd+F)

95 The Cultural Marxists I read have taken over most law schools.
The Constitution is ignored and Marxism is taught to even the case's

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (Ia/+0)

96 90 This map is solid red through and through, with the most Democrat leaning district being R+24.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026

I will find it. Toby also explained it really well when this all started, too. If he is around.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:57 PM (OoFl2)

=======

Well, I provided a link.

It's a map AL could use if they chose, showing that it's actually really easy to draw unanimous GOP congressional setups in deep red states.

Dummymanders happen with much larger numbers of congressional districts or much narrower margins of victory.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (46HP8)

97 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

98 CA managed to "redistrict "without a problem stealing 4/5 Republican seats
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (crd+F)

Thats different!
-also, deep 60% dem, 100% dem rep NE

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (zZu0s)

99 94 CA managed to "redistrict "without a problem stealing 4/5 Republican seats

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (crd+F)

The People's Republik of Kalifornia has politicians, prosecutors, and judges all on the same playbook.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (ynpvh)

100 "It would be racially discriminatory to redraw the racially discriminatory districts..."

Posted by: burrrton at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (kah0Z)

101 97 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Who's doing the tutoring?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (ynpvh)

102 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Godspeed, sir.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (Zz0t1)

103 There will be a one page, probably unanimous, order by Friday.

This is following precedent and process. It's not a new reading on the statute.
---
I liked the one where Sotomayor, IIRC, was like, "look, I voted with the dissent but the ruling is final and you have to follow it whether you like it or not."

Seems that message wasn't heard ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (73/SM)

104
The People's Republik of Kalifornia has politicians, prosecutors, and judges all on the same playbook.
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (ynpvh)

Yup... I'm now in a District that includes Central Valley... And I'm basically Coastal...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 03:02 PM (crd+F)

105 99
The People's Republik of Kalifornia has politicians, prosecutors, and judges all on the same playbook.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (ynpvh)

=======

One of the funnier little sub narratives is that CA and VA put the question to their voters which makes their redistricting more valid than TX which did not.

Why did CA and VA have to put it to voters?

Because both CA and VA established processes to make redistricting "non-partisan" and by a separate body...recently, where the original process was just to have things done by the legislatures.

So, both states had to ask their voters to undo the systems that they had recently set up in order to redraw.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:02 PM (46HP8)

106 Laws and court decisions are merely suggestions, you know.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (Zz0t1)

107 103 I liked the one where Sotomayor, IIRC, was like, "look, I voted with the dissent but the ruling is final and you have to follow it whether you like it or not."

Seems that message wasn't heard ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 03:01 PM (73/SM)

========

There's informed pessimism, and then there's just not knowing how SCOTUS works at all.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (46HP8)

108 Ps. Tuscaloosa and Birmingham are not solid red.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (GMx4K)

109
There are almost no natives left in Hawaii. Maybe 6-8% of the population. The biggest demo is ... Japanese. I was in Oahu last week and that aligns with my experience. There are more black tourists there than natives.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)

Interesting. I haven't been back to Oahu since the mid-80s. When I was growing up there in the 70s, the Hawaiians were everywhere, and hated everyone. Ilima Jr High School in Ewa Beach was run by the Hawaiians with an iron fist, and if you weren't Hawaiian, you'd have to hide out near the office or library to avoid being beaten to a pulp or thrown off of a second story balcony.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (y9nCu)

110 108 Ps. Tuscaloosa and Birmingham are not solid red.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (GMx4K)

=======

That's, of course, not how a district would be drawn.

The districts would split up and dilute the votes from both metros with the rural areas that would dwarf them.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:04 PM (46HP8)

111 Bulg you will be fine

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (Ia/+0)

112 Not an appellate court. A District Court sitting as a three-judge panel, as is usually the case when a Constitutional question is presented.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (wGerL)

113 Why are they “Cultural” Marxists? How are they different from a Marxist? I probably don’t want to know, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (w3KHJ)

114 101 Jim, I’ll be the tutor. Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

115 Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Of course, Bulg, but I think you'll do fine. You know the material and my sense is you like helping people .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (BmO5t)

116 97 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Class or 1-on-1? Set lesson or kid prompted?

Thoughts your way.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:06 PM (tOcjL)

117 don't toot too much

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 03:06 PM (ZxPkt)

118 So the USSC refused to hear Florida's case about Cali commies waging war on them and murdering their drivers. The is tacit approval of not so civil war. How else do you settle this? With the cowards in the court saying "not us"

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:06 PM (3uBP9)

119 I have a bunch of things that use rechargeable batteries, and they are all worthless after a few years. I now take them apart and you can replace the batteries, but it is never easy -- a keyboard, hair clipper, toothbrush,....

I would not mind seeing something that calls for all battery powered products sold to consumers have to be replaceable. Not just phones (EU is doing that,) and not just replaceable, but standardized -- how many form factors do they need? My toothbrush uses 1/2AAA (2x) LiNH and my project later will be to add another tube next to it to hold 2x AAA batteries since I can not find 1/2 AAA at decent price and non-chinese brand.

But seriously, a $100 toothbrush should not need to be replaced in 3 years because the batteries died. same with cars.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (8aPNd)

120
And Ro Khanna wants to put 4 more supreme court justices like Ketanji Jumanji Brown with more "street experience".

Insanity.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (IifOV)

121 114 101 Jim, I’ll be the tutor. Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

I'm sure you'll do just fine.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (ynpvh)

122 120
And Ro Khanna wants to put 4 more supreme court justices like Ketanji Jumanji Brown with more "street experience".

Insanity.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (IifOV)

=======

File the legislation today, Ro.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (46HP8)

123 Can Florida forbid Cali trucks now? I bet the worthless blackrobed politburo would suddenly decide it requires their "ruling" then.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (3uBP9)

124 97 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

If it's at the vet, be wary.

Posted by: J. Frank Parnell at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (0bjKf)

125 120
And Ro Khanna wants to put 4 more supreme court justices like Ketanji Jumanji Brown with more "street experience".

Insanity.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 03:07 PM (IifOV)

$20, same as in town.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (ynpvh)

126 >>All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.

I have seen some Online Tutorial Vids.

Best advice I can give you is to Hydrate.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (JEwe/)

127 113 Why are they “Cultural” Marxists? How are they different from a Marxist? I probably don’t want to know, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (w3KHJ)

Marxist: All history is a history of class struggles.

Cultural Marxist: all history is a history of racial struggles/feminist struggles/ABCDEFG+ struggles.

Same oppresser but different oppressed.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (wGerL)

128 Why are they “Cultural” Marxists? How are they different from a Marxist? I probably don’t want to know, but it seems to be a distinction without a difference./i]

Older marxism was focused nominally on increasing everyone's standard of life by using "scientific socialism" to increase production and with a fair distribution of goods.

Cultural Marxism doesn't care much about human prosperity, even in the nominal sense of older Marxism, it is all about grievance between victim and oppressor groups that will never end

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (sKqQm)

129 Bulg you will be fine

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (Ia/+0)

Just think of all the students naked or something.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

130 There are almost no natives left in Hawaii. Maybe 6-8% of the population. The biggest demo is ... Japanese. I was in Oahu last week and that aligns with my experience. There are more black tourists there than natives.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:50 PM (iFTx/)

Interesting. I haven't been back to Oahu since the mid-80s. When I was growing up there in the 70s, the Hawaiians were everywhere, and hated everyone. Ilima Jr High School in Ewa Beach was run by the Hawaiians with an iron fist, and if you weren't Hawaiian, you'd have to hide out near the office or library to avoid being beaten to a pulp or thrown off of a second story balcony.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 03:03 PM (y9nCu)
_____

Most of the signs are in English and Japanese now. It's like being in Tokyo. The remaining natives mostly work the manual-labor jobs.

It's sad. The state has been colonized by the Japanese, and to a lesser extent Koreans and Filipinos.

I went to a luau one night. I swear at least half the female performers doing the traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dances were ... hot Filipinas.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

131 Jim, I’ll be the tutor. Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

Just remember to crash out and start hitting them every time they get a wrong answer.

Posted by: Effective pedagogy at May 26, 2026 03:09 PM (TbWk/)

132 116 1-on-1. Don’t know the subject yet.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:09 PM (77rzZ)

133 Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

Too bad you couldn't get a gig at a Learing Center. I hear teaching THERE is EASY.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)

134 Bulg, first, crush their spirit.

Next, mock their creativity.

Oh, wait. Sorry, I thought you were teaching government school.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (RIvkX)

135 132 116 1-on-1. Don’t know the subject yet.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:09 PM (77rzZ)

Wut? I'm sure they know which subjects you have experience with, right?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (ynpvh)

136
That's, of course, not how a district would be drawn.

The districts would split up and dilute the votes from both metros with the rural areas that would dwarf them.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:04 PM (46HP

I am aware. And am trying to get you some concise maps from Al.com that show exactly how votes went, but apparently it takes us 5 news articles to get to a point. lol.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (OoFl2)

137 129 Bulg you will be fine

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (Ia/+0)

Just think of all the students naked or something.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (Zz0t1)

Might be illegal.

Posted by: Or at least pervy at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (TbWk/)

138 They're taking me to get tutored!

Posted by: Happy Far Side dog at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (3uBP9)

139 BTW one important thing about cultural marxism is that it reveals more about the people adhering to it then it describes the real world.

Specifically, cultural marxists believe the whole world is about oppressors and the oppressed and they want to BECOME the oppressors.

This is why it works so well for them - they built an ideology which claims the only reason they aren't rich, powerful, and oppressing others is...oppression, and the answer is...use any method possible to steal from and oppress those oppressors.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (sKqQm)

140 133 Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

Too bad you couldn't get a gig at a Learing Center. I hear teaching THERE is EASY.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (Zz0t1)

There teechin' da chiluns their iz gud.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (ynpvh)

141 Bulg

You got this. But just in case, prayers ascending.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (u82oZ)

142 I find it hard to believe the administration didn't see the judicial coup coming or have any plan other than to let things play out and hope for the best. It's not that these sort of rulings won't get overturned, it's that it gives the left more time to fuck things up before they either have to stop (and we hope things are returned to normal) or it becomes too late to rectify the situation as originally intended.

It obviously partisan.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (jehhT)

143 >>They're taking me to get tutored!
Posted by: Happy Far Side dog at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (3uBP9)

This is well done, right here.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (JEwe/)

144 I really think due to their location, the Hawaiian Islands aren’t getting their fair share of the “newcomers” and vibrant, diverse “refugees”. and illegal aliens, unlawful combatant and golly knows what all, compared to the rest of the U.S.A.

Start dropping hundreds or thousands off every day. Aloha!
Posted by: Common Tater

You think the Chinese and Japanese that run the place would allow that? They tolerate the left in Hawaii because it helps keep the haole in his place, but they have limits. "Newcomers" not welcome.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 03:12 PM (Enz0M)

145 143 >>They're taking me to get tutored!
Posted by: Happy Far Side dog at May 26, 2026 03:10 PM (3uBP9)

This is well done, right here.

Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (JEwe/)

Dog balls. Dog Bawls.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:12 PM (ynpvh)

146 It's sad. The state has been colonized by the Japanese, and to a lesser extent Koreans and Filipinos.

Posted by: Elric The Blade a
----------
You should see Fiji -- or any place with high Indian migration.

They take over the land and have no qualms about turning the natives into serfs. Same in Canada, I think.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 03:12 PM (8aPNd)

147 Bulg you will be fine

Posted by: Skip

Just think of all the students naked or something.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

You've seen my fat ass. I'm in his class.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 03:13 PM (MTg2D)

148 Can Florida forbid Cali trucks now? I bet the worthless blackrobed politburo would suddenly decide it requires their "ruling" then.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM

Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another. However the fed could jump in and pull every single cdl that was issued to an illegal but that will take time and california will fight that all the way to scotus.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 03:13 PM (0N4FZ)

149 Mrs. F, her mother, and her sister went to lunch st a Chinese place. I had to tell her to be sure to order more than one dish. Those three would share out a cracker.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (RIvkX)

150 142 I find it hard to believe the administration didn't see the judicial coup coming or have any plan other than to let things play out and hope for the best. It's not that these sort of rulings won't get overturned, it's that it gives the left more time to fuck things up before they either have to stop (and we hope things are returned to normal) or it becomes too late to rectify the situation as originally intended.

It obviously partisan.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 03:11 PM (jehhT)

========

The only way out is through.

El Salvador got out by having massive majorities in its Congress agree to impeach a shit ton of judges. Trump doesn't have that.

So, he either acts like a president and goes slowly but surely, which he is doing with a strong legal team at DOJ, or he becomes an actual dictator, which is not in his bones. He'll always be a reformer, not a conqueror.

However, the additions to the judiciary, the precedents his legal team is setting by playing the legal game, and the changes in the GOP itself will ensure that these long-term changes can actually remain in place past his presidency.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (46HP8)

151 In serious advice, since it's the 1st time and 1-on-1, take a little time to get to know the kid and their interests. First step to getting a kid to learn something is to get them to listen to you. Next step is to get them to care.

Now, since this is a paid center (and I'm assuming the parent is paying), you probably have a kid told to care...but just in case.

And always have one fun thing to do or break stuff up with...just in case...fun Math scenario (like how big is 8 trillion people or what are the odds you can get a perfect bracket in March Madness)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (tOcjL)

152 Feels a lot like a stall to assure that no changes occur while the current president is in office. These applelate justices KNOW they are wrong here. But, that doesn't mean they can't stretch it out by showing willful ignorance.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (dIske)

153 Thanks for all the good wishes, everyone.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:15 PM (77rzZ)

154 Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another. However the fed could jump in and pull every single cdl that was issued to an illegal but that will take time and california will fight that all the way to scotus.
Posted by: Mister Scott

Foes Florida have Weigh stations at every entry point? Could have a Fed DOT TDY to those weigh stations and pull every driver over. Snag the illegals.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 03:15 PM (MTg2D)

155 Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (RIvkX)

Is that because the family doesn't eat much or they're just gracious in sharing?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 03:16 PM (BmO5t)

156 Jim, I’ll be the tutor. Huntington Learning Center.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:05 PM (77rzZ)

Well, start with Western Civ, and then move on to American Civics....

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:16 PM (DwqWV)

157 Maybe the Hawaiian-Alabaman panel think the Supreme Court will reverse themselves?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 03:16 PM (cWLG3)

158 155 Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (RIvkX)

Is that because the family doesn't eat much or they're just gracious in sharing?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 03:16 PM (BmO5t

Or they're cheap...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (crd+F)

159 Speaking of racism, how's Brandon Johnson doing in Chicago?

Chiraq: 39 people shot, 5 cops seriously injured at black teen “takeovers” during Memorial Day weekend

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (ndZc7)

160
You've seen my fat ass. I'm in his class.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 03:13 PM (MTg2D)

Well, he does bring up the ottoman painting quite often.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (Zz0t1)

161 154 Foes Florida have Weigh stations at every entry point? Could have a Fed DOT TDY to those weigh stations and pull every driver over. Snag the illegals.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 03:15 PM (MTg2D)

========

It's my understanding that this is happening and has been happening for the last year. DHS resources working with state law enforcement (who have 287(g) agreements) to identify illegals and legal immigrants with bad CDLs.

Pretty much anything we can think of within the law, Trump's administration is doing and has been doing or advancing towards doing since day 1.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (46HP8)

162 @93 ballistic-there's a lot of retards and schiesty dealerships. I had to search every dealership on the North American continent to purchase a used 20-22 Shelby GT 500 that was open to negotiating the price because I had cash on hand. You really can't get them to budge. I'm blown away by how much new vehicles are nowadays. I run with groups of people with Lambos, Ferraris, McLarens, etc and they pay these insane prices.......then modify the damn car because kids in 70k Mustang GT's with superchargers smoke them. Not a good look when you're taking your hot new hoe out for dinner in your new Ferrari and some knucklehead kid walks your ass in a Mustang.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (IlL6s)

163 You think the Chinese and Japanese that run the place would allow that? They tolerate the left in Hawaii because it helps keep the haole in his place, but they have limits. "Newcomers" not welcome.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 03:12 PM (Enz0M)

Sadly, Hawaii would be far better off right now if the Japanese actually ran it.

It's government is still run by corrupt Hawaiian nativist nepots.

Posted by: Sjg at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (i8HNq)

164 149 Mrs. F, her mother, and her sister went to lunch st a Chinese place. I had to tell her to be sure to order more than one dish. Those three would share out a cracker.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 03:14 PM (RIvkX)

Chinese is for family style and bringing teen boys. I admit we order a dish per person at my favorite restaurant, and the girls eat 1/2 of one...and the boys eat 1 1/2 of one...so it all works out (our Chinese plate has a great lazy susan on a circular table). Means you can also order a Crispy Beef and not feel awful after from so much fry b/c you can order and eat a nonfried dish, too...yes, I love Crispy Beef, but can't have more than a few bites...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (tOcjL)

165
Blow for democracy duly struck. Voted for Paxton and Middleton. Middleton will be a disappointment right off the bat, while Chip Roy will puff and snort and then be a disappointment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (HdYcL)

166 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

167 Commassar Judges hoping the Marxists take control and overthrow the Supreme Court with another 1/2 dozen Marxist Judges. Then there overrule will be stayed

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:19 PM (Ia/+0)

168 Or they're cheap...
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (crd+F)

DH says his brother is so tight he farts diamonds.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (DwqWV)

169 Mandani a recreation of Marx

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)

170 166 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

If he were a communist with any balls at all, he would just shoot the folks who can't find a place and bury them in Central Park.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:21 PM (DwqWV)

171 If the federal judges can ignore the SCOTUS then we can all ignore the federal court judges.

Buy. Ammo.

It comes ever faster.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 03:21 PM (xvV+O)

172
Mandani a recreation of Marx

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)

___________

More like a recreation of Béla Kun.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:22 PM (HdYcL)

173 Blow for democracy duly struck. Voted for Paxton and Middleton. Middleton will be a disappointment right off the bat, while Chip Roy will puff and snort and then be a disappointment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (HdYcL)/i]

I went Roy. That was truly picking between suck and blow, I think. That race is going to be the interesting one.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:22 PM (Zz0t1)

174 172
Mandani a recreation of Marx

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:20 PM (Ia/+0)

___________

More like a recreation of Béla Kun.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:22 PM (HdYcL)
_________________________

I'm going to go with Corky Sherwood.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (dIske)

175 166 Mamdani is solving the housing shortage.

Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

And by "tenants", he means some random mosque in Pakistan...

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (FpHTM)

176 162 @93 ballistic-there's a lot of retards and schiesty dealerships.
Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 03:17 PM (IlL6s)
-------

Oh trust me, I know. It's just the sheer audacity of some dipwad franchisee having the stones to put a $100k markup on a car that's already north of six figures. I would hate myself for paying it even if the money wasn't an object for me, knowing that said dipwad is just going to buy a new boat because I was dumb enough to hand him a hundred grand for no reason.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (oqH4h)

177 But you see, its not wrong to discriminate against whitey.

Posted by: Justice Learned Handy at May 26, 2026 03:23 PM (anL5R)

178 Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another
———-

That’s how everything became so fucked up in the first place. Follow the Rules. Dot all those i’s and cross all those t’s.

It’s way past time to think outside the box, that’s for sure.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (w3KHJ)

179 Blow for democracy duly struck. Voted for Paxton and Middleton. Middleton will be a disappointment right off the bat, while Chip Roy will puff and snort and then be a disappointment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (HdYcL)

I voted for Cornyn, who is clearly the future of the republican party.

Just kidding. I voted for Paxton last week.

I also voted for Middleton with near-complete indifference. Ultimately, Roy's TV spots were off-putting enough to persuade me to vote against him. "I'm Chipper Roy, and I'm so Texan I store a ripe jalapeno in my ass at all times so I have an always emergency snack!"

Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (cl15i)

180 https://tinyurl.com/4ww3mx9u

Moose (s) out front shoulda told ya.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (DwqWV)

181
I went Roy.

___________

You made a big mistake. So did I.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)

182 I have seen some Online Tutorial Vids.

Best advice I can give you is to Hydrate.
Posted by: garrett at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (JEwe/)

Heh.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (zZu0s)

183 Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

It should start getting sporty when government starts taking property from it's owner.

Sorry you chose this, NYC. You'll be enjoying it shortly.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (Zz0t1)

184 181
I went Roy.

___________

You made a big mistake. So did I.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)

======

You can make up for it by going to Los Angeles and voting in their primary. They won't card you, or anything.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (46HP8)

185 I went to a luau one night. I swear at least half the female performers doing the traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dances were ... hot Filipinas.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 03:08 PM (iFTx/)

I don't see the problem here, Blade.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (1Ff7Z)

186 In more terrifying news, I find my account with Rinkya in Japan is still in existence and I can log in.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2GVsD)

187 "I'm Chipper Roy, and I'm so Texan I store a ripe jalapeno in my ass at all times so I have an always emergency snack!"
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (cl15i)

Never saw any ads for either one of them, so I threw a dart at the wall.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)

188
Foes Florida have Weigh stations at every entry point? Could have a Fed DOT TDY to those weigh stations and pull every driver over. Snag the illegals.
Posted by: rickb223

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

I thought this was being done, but the test wasn't licenses; it's literacy. Questions test understanding of road signs and such.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (WuNAB)

189 Alabama should issue a warrant for these judges. Then go get them and throw them in jail.

But but but you can't do that!

Watch us you weasel bitches!

Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (8XBuM)

190 I also voted for Middleton with near-complete indifference. Ultimately, Roy's TV spots were off-putting enough to persuade me to vote against him. "I'm Chipper Roy, and I'm so Texan I store a ripe jalapeno in my ass at all times so I have an always emergency snack!"
Posted by: bear with asymmetrical balls at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (cl15i)
------

Same here. Chip Roy's advertising and PR team should be flung into the sun.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (oqH4h)

191 Whole bunch of these Justice Cnuts forgetting the moral of the original story of the King with that name.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Ot/FD)

192
But but but you can't do that!

Watch us you weasel bitches!
Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (8XBuM)

Don't insult Weasel like that! He's a good dude.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

193 Never saw any ads for either one of them, so I threw a dart at the wall.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (Zz0t1)

I really want one choice on each ballot to be: You both suck donkey balls.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (DwqWV)

194 Understand that undermining the courts is key to subverting the country.

When you don’t have a justice system that’s fair, people start to ignore it.

Trump is trying to adhere to the process, in order to save it.

The enemy knows this and is trying on one level to run out the clock on his presidency.

These rogue courts have done significant damage to trust in the justice system. A weak chief justice on SCOTUS has helped them by being largely indifferent to their actions.

But overall, Trump and his allies have won a great deal of the cases with few exceptions.

This was always going to be a war of attrition.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (zfkPG)

195 tcn hear your weather is finally getting a little better, talked to my aunt yesterday

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

196 Asset Forfeiture baby!

Arrest the “drivers”, confiscate the tractor. Sell the trailer and contents at auction.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (w3KHJ)

197 186 In more terrifying news, I find my account with Rinkya in Japan is still in existence and I can log in.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2GVsD)
--
I had never heard of that website before, looks cool! Change your password!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (cWLG3)

198 It would be more amusing if the ruling were from actual Hawaiian judges. The pineapple or poi Mafia.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (Gqar8)

199
I really want one choice on each ballot to be: You both suck donkey balls.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (DwqWV)

At least it would be truth.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

200 186 In more terrifying news, I find my account with Rinkya in Japan is still in existence and I can log in.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:25 PM (2GVsD)

'Investment Grade Japanese Collectibles.'

No, Anna! Take off the Ring!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (zZu0s)

201 Don't insult Weasel like that! He's a good dude.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

Weasel is not a weasel bitch. I think he has made that pretty darned clear.

No wobbly shit.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (DwqWV)

202
Like to see what Mandami's legal justification for seizing properties is. And where he's going to get the money to compensate the owners. Or isn't that part of it?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (HdYcL)

203 But but but you can't do that!

Watch us you weasel bitches!
Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 03:26 PM (8XBuM)

Don't insult Weasel like that! He's a good dude.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Zz0t1)

And his bitches, too!

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (Ot/FD)

204 Good news, none of the billing or shipping address info has been changed. And my spend limit is still $250.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (2GVsD)

205 195 tcn hear your weather is finally getting a little better, talked to my aunt yesterday
Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (Ia/+0)

Beautifully sunny yesterday and today, but still below 60 degrees for the highs. Can't plant the beans or corn until it gets above 60.

Weird Spring here, but summer is certainly looking up.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (DwqWV)

206 All, I would appreciate some prayers. I have my first tutoring session tonight from 6 to 7, and I’m pretty nervous about it. Thanks.
Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Bulg, remember. Don't spike the student like a football when the get it right!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (qx7Zg)

207 Unfortunately they can't do that. Interstate commerce clause case law prevents one state from doing that to another
———-
That’s how everything became so fucked up in the first place. Follow the Rules. Dot all those i’s and cross all those t’s.

It’s way past time to think outside the box, that’s for sure.
Posted by: Common Tater
_________

Unfortunately, there is nothing outside the box of the commerce clause.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (XvL8K)

208 And his bitches, too!
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:29 PM (Ot/FD)

I think FunsizeJoe is a male.

Unless you mean WeaselWoman.

*slowly edges out of MOA range...*

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (zZu0s)

209 I really want one choice on each ballot to be: You both suck donkey balls.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:27 PM (DwqWV)

At least it would be truth.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:28 PM (Zz0t1)

I've floated the idea before of making "none of the above" a formal choice, and if that choice wins, the position goes vacant.

If your district's political machine is so broken you can't find at least one candidate that doesn't piss off the majority of the electorate, then your district doesn't get to infect the rest of the body politic with it's Best Loser.

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)

210 "Supreme" Court? Yeah, well we're the Mega-Galactic Court of Infinity! So there!

Posted by: Hawaiian judges at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)

211 206 Bulg, remember. Don't spike the student like a football when the get it right!
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (qx7Zg)

Or do. The little shit probably has it coming.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (FpHTM)

212 Good news, none of the billing or shipping address info has been changed. And my spend limit is still $250.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (2GVsD)

'But through you it will wield a power too terrible to imagine!'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:32 PM (zZu0s)

213 >> Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 03:00 PM (77rzZ)

Prayers out. Never quit. Never falter. Jesus is with you

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 03:32 PM (zfkPG)

214 210 "Supreme" Court? Yeah, well we're the Mega-Galactic Court of Infinity! So there!
Posted by: Hawaiian judges at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)
---
Ludicrous Court!

Posted by: Dark Helmet, Esq. at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (cWLG3)

215 You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

216 Good luck, we're all counting on you.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (zZu0s)

217 Good luck Bulg, we are counting on you!

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (2GVsD)

218 Bulg remember, Never Give Up, Never Surrender!!!

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Gqar8)

219 215 You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.
Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

They'll all Somalian?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (FpHTM)

220 Jinx!

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (2GVsD)

221 So did SC legislature really not do the new map, even though the special session required to get the $$$ stuff done only requires/required majority votes not super-majority on the districting stuff?

If so, wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (U/Byj)

222 Get out there and give it all you've got! And win just one for the Zipper!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)

223 If your district's political machine is so broken you can't find at least one candidate that doesn't piss off the majority of the electorate, then your district doesn't get to infect the rest of the body politic with it's Best Loser.
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 26, 2026 03:31 PM (Ot/FD)

We in Nevada have a "none of these candidates" option on a lot of races. I've never seen it win so I don't know what happens.

Posted by: Reforger at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (gbGyB)

224
215 You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

======

Their lack of enthusiasm is being noted:

https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

Early ballot collection is 12% less Democrat than it was in 2022. 11% more Republican than 2022. Same % of Indies as 2022.

Newsom won the 2022 jungle primary with 55% of the vote. Democrats currently have 54% of returned ballots in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (46HP8)

225 The democrats ignore constitutional law, they ignore or destroy every element of basic decent society, they try to murder our elected government officials. What shall we do? It's been going on for decades and boy it sure is frustrating. Let's sit around and talk about it some more. Maybe WE aren't listening. Sure hope elections help THIS time!

Posted by: Red at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (hyQrc)

226 Get out there and give it all you've got! And win just one for the Zipper!
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (zZu0s)

You knew George Zip?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

227 221 So did SC legislature really not do the new map, even though the special session required to get the $$$ stuff done only requires/required majority votes not super-majority on the districting stuff?

If so, wow.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:34 PM (U/Byj)

======

"Those poor early voters."
-SC senators, apparently

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (46HP8)

228 Nood, Dems for fraud

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

229 The 3 Card Monte voting is a scam

Don't know if it would work but don't vote for their candidates at all, vote for 1 only

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Ia/+0)

230
You think you guys have it bad. California Dem primary voters have the choice of seven literal retards for governor. Not one of the De candidartes has an IQ over 70.
Posted by: zombie

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

What's the problem? That's an embarrassment of riches!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (WuNAB)

231 NOOD CROOKED DEMS

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (ynpvh)

232 You knew George Zip?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 03:35 PM (Zz0t1)

'I don't know where I'll be then, doc' he said. 'But I bet I won't smell too good.'

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (zZu0s)

233 Well, we got some unexpectedly good news - apparently Mr. TiFW forgot to give our accountant the receipts from the pre-payments we made to the IRS last year, so we are getting a tidy little sum refunded to us.

I joked that it should just about pay for my recent NYC trip.

He was not amused.....

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (SRRAx)

234 228 Nood, Dems for fraud
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:36 PM (Sy6m/)

--

YAY!!!

Posted by: Dems for Fraud at May 26, 2026 03:37 PM (cWLG3)

235 181
I went Roy.

___________

You made a big mistake. So did I.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 03:24 PM (HdYcL)
President Trump made his endorsements. Chip Roy was not one of them.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (LHPAg)

236 The "war of attrition/stay within the system/hey we're winning some stuff" approach is understandable, but I fear does not take account of the underlying reality.

Which is that the "other side/Dems/'liberals'/progressives", despite their variations, essentially are now totalitarian bots without standards or a shred of the mindset that made a society more/less based on rule of law possible (a rarity in human history).

Not to mention the more fundamental issue of the constitutional collapse in which the judiciary wields legislative and executive power (usurps) without consequence, which long long predates the current day. Congress has long since surrendered, current administration is appeasing when it comes to this stuff. From the very first lawless ridiculous order from the district in WA in the first weeks of the first term ("Muslim ban").

Repudiating in cases where a court is completely out of line, including by their own rules (many examples ongoing) *is* preserving, or rather attempting to restore, the constitutional system. But it requires weathering a few weeks of (typical) unhinged hysteria. Which the Legal Cult simply cannot stomach.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 03:40 PM (U/Byj)

237 I went to a luau one night. I swear at least half the female performers doing the traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian dances were ... hot Filipinas
____

Coconut bras? Or more....traditional?

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 03:41 PM (Enz0M)

238
Mamdani touts plan to remove property owners and transfer ownership to tenants
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 03:18 PM (ndZc7)

I'm pretty sure that Pasternak didn't write Doctor Zhivago as an instruction manual.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 03:50 PM (y9nCu)

Trans "Woman" Exposes "Pre-Op Privates" In YWCA Changing Room
Seattle Is Now a Full Mad Max Highway-Gang Warzone

The trans " " " woman " " " didn't just expose his "pre-op privates" -- known throughout history by non-insane people as "dick and balls" -- he "flaunted" them, because like many perverts invading women's intimate spaces, he's a pervert and exhibitionist and voyeur.

YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates in female locker room

A trans woman named Sammy has been banned from flaunting her pre-op privates at a YMCA in liberal San Francisco after a sustained freak out by gym goers, the Daily Mail has learned.
The Stonestown Family YMCA has posted new rules preventing the sort of behavior that got Sammy in trouble, prohibiting excessive nudity in the women's locker room.
Sammy, who's stood firm for two years despite horrifying women and children, hasn't been seen since the new rules went into effect.
'Nudity should be discreet, limited, and brief,' reads the new flier hanging in the changing room, headlined 'NEW YMCA LOCKER ROOMS GUIDELINES 2026'.
'Nudity is permitted only while actively showering. Members are expected to put clothing on or be covered during use of the space outside of showering.'
...
Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member who was one of Sammy's most vocal critics, told the Daily Mail that the new rules seem specifically written for Sammy, who has been accused of violating each one of them.
Pete said she's happy Sammy's gone, but she and many other members are wondering about a new policy that seems impractical.
...

She means it's unenforceable. She seems to be implying, but is too socially terrified to say out loud, that maybe male perverts should be banned from the women's locker rooms entirely.

Sammy had been a regular at the gym since 2024,< > prompting a series of confrontations by standing around naked in front of the mirror, blow-drying her hair while bent over.
Menacing stares would ensue, as Sammy would allegedly argue back, calling people not just 'intolerant' but also 'drunk'.
...
YMCA officials, however, defended Sammy's use of the women's locker room, citing her 'civil rights'. This only inflamed outrage from other members who felt uncomfortable seeing a husky trans woman with male genitalia and 'slowly growing breasts' roaming around in front of women and children.
'I've seen that man more than most of my boyfriends,' Pete told the Daily Mail last year.

At the Berkeley YMCA, member Elizabeth Kenney recalled seeing Sammy 'harassing' an elderly member who'd asked her to 'cover up.'
'If you don't like the way I look, then you've got a sexual problem with yourself,' Sammy allegedly told the senior.
'Get away from her, leave her alone,' Kenney recalled telling Sammy. 'You're a man, you'd don't belong here.'

Hashtag #Accurate.

...
One group member named Anne, who attends the Stonestown Y, filed a police report in late March, accusing Sammy of harassment. She described a time Sammy, after blowing drying her hair naked, walked up 'very close' to her, turned around and creepily used a handheld mirror to stare back at her.

'He used it as if it were a rear view mirror to look at me behind himself,' Anne wrote in the report. 'His eyes caught mine in the mirror and I froze.'
Anne described another time she allegedly 'paraded' around in front of two young children.
Elizabeth, 23, told the Daily Mail about another time she was 'repulsed and angry' to see Sammy 'blow drying his entire naked body, including his penis, posed in front of all of the other women.'
The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'
They also now require that children aged five and older be accompanied by their parent or guardian while using changing rooms for the opposite sex.

So the rule limits the freedom of children who are using the correct locker room, while the aggressive, menacing male pervert gets to flap his dick around.

...
'The transgender people ruined everything for women,' Pete told the Daily Mail. 'They ruined sports, ruined the locker room, they upset me.
'We've been very happy since he's been gone, but I don't know if he's going to come back and cover up, or fight against it,' she continued. 'Hopefully he just went to Seattle.'

YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates in female locker room https://t.co/H2JI3RKH5m
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) May 25, 2026

The "hopefully he just went to Seattle" line reminds me of what Spencer Pratt just said about the criminal and drug-addicted homeless in LA: When he cracks down on open-air drug markets and taking over public spaces for drug-den shantytowns, most of the criminal drug addicts will just move to the even-more basket-case city of Seattle.

NEW: Spencer Pratt fires back at reporter after he was asked about his plan for the homeless, says they will all end up in Seattle.

Reporter: "What are your plans for the over 40,000 homeless in Los Angeles?"

Pratt: "Well, they're not homeless, they're drug addicts... These… pic.twitter.com/rLaxyvKF0a
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 25, 2026

Update: From @ComradeArthur: Seattle is now Thunderdome.

🚨THEY VOTED FOR IT: Seattle residents are forced to build DIY barricades to protect themselves from roving gangs shooting up their neighborhoods after defunding their police, harboring dangerous illegal aliens and electing radical Leftist @MayorofSeattle Katie Wilson. pic.twitter.com/kUjAoFAUOO
— Dapper Detective (@Dapper_Det) May 25, 2026

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:25 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Zz0t1)

2 1

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Ia/+0)

3 You will suck the tranny cock and LIKE IT!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (Zz0t1)

4 "None of this ever happened. We never said anything in support of this. Why do you make fun of pronouns? It's not even a joke."
-like, 1/4 of Democrats by this point, their numbers growing daily

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (46HP8)

5 The Village People weep.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (jehhT)

6 The "hopefully he just went to Seattle" line reminds me of what Spencer Pratt just said about the criminal and drug-addicted homeless in LA: When he cracks down on open-air drug markets and taking over public spaces for drug-den shantytowns, most of the criminal drug addicts will just move to the even-more basket-case city of Seattle.

======

"The concept of incentives is just a creation of the white racialist patriarchy controlled by theocratic fascist nationalist."
-someone, surely

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (46HP8)

7 Oh good, the community note finally got enough ratings.

Posted by: Ann at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (SHHm+)

8
YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed ~~pre-op privates~~ his cock in female locker room

We're an incredibly damaged society.......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (Zz0t1)

9 There doesn't even need an OP planned in order for it to be "pre-op privates"

Posted by: Axeman at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (ikSmX)

10 A woman who had been a member of Planet Fitness for ten years got her membership cancelled because she expressed feeling uncomfortable that a man was in the women's dressing room.

Instead of addressing her concerns they forged her signature and cancelled her membership while still charging for a month.

The dude in question it has been revealed has a long history of police recorded sexual deviancy.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:28 PM (2GVsD)

11 I have circumcision and a vasectomy, so I have post-op privates I guess.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:29 PM (Wq24h)

12 IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE PRE OP PRIVATES MEANS HIS DICK!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLESBERGER at May 26, 2026 01:29 PM (u73oe)

13 What do the historians think? Has there ever been a culture or civilization that came back or recovered from the homosexual/transvestite/sex pervert insanity? I can’t think of any, though I’m no historian. It’s a sign of depravity and decline, weakness and surrender

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype)

14 "You've got a sexual problem".

Why does every troon, especially the ones who started hormones after 40, think they're hot and that everyone wants to fvck them?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (iXqHn)

15 Free needle exchanges only does one thing, attract more addicts.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (2GVsD)

16 'The transgender people ruined everything for women,' Pete told the Daily Mail

Oh, hey, finally a case where a feminist is correct to say "men ruined everything for women"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (vJrRc)

17 Another case about swinging dicks.

Posted by: Judge VanDredd, er, VanDyke at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (TbWk/)

18 I saw Pre Op Privates open for Hole back in 2005.

Posted by: AOC at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (wjYQ9)

19 16 'The transgender people ruined everything for women,' Pete told the Daily Mail

Oh, hey, finally a case where a feminist is correct to say "men ruined everything for women"

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (vJrRc)

======

She gonna lead a protest to make August National male only again, or are sex-specific spaces still only a woman thing?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:31 PM (46HP8)

20 "We've paid 24 Billion dollars to house these 40,000 people"--Spencer Pratt

I hate to throw math on a mathophobic blog, but that's $600K per homeless person...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (ynpvh)

21 "The Stonestown Family YMCA has posted new rules preventing the sort of behavior that got Sammy in trouble, prohibiting excessive nudity in the women's locker room."
++++
Ok, just how much nudity qualifies as "excessive" nudity?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (2Ez/1)

22 >Sammy, who's stood firm for two years despite horrifying women and children, hasn't been seen since the new rules went into effect.

That's a nice touch.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (rJ48h)

23 Anyone caught using the term "pre-op privates" should be kicked in the 'pre-op nuts.'

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (Zz0t1)

24 She gonna lead a protest to make August National male only again, or are sex-specific spaces still only a woman thing?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Baby steps. Make sure all the locker rooms are single-sex first.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (vJrRc)

25 The tweet I saw said he does this for hours a day, every day. This is not "showering," this is harassment and some sick sexual kink.

Ace, you really should post that lineup image of Chauvin and Floyd side by side. It is crazy how they hid the fact that Floyd makes Chauvin look like a child in comparison.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (8aPNd)

26 Did You Know?

YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

27 The people protecting perverts who like to harass women in female spaces are also perverts when they demand that we tolerate being mistreated like that.

Buncha perverts.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (FMtrg)

28 Men make the best women.

Posted by: Stuff Chris Plante sez at May 26, 2026 01:33 PM (2Ez/1)

29 I only see Twitter/X posts from here and Insty, but "Readers added context" is the best thing they ever did to the platform.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:33 PM (vTZFs)

30 Sammy was flaunting his male patriarchy before oppressed and disempowered women.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:33 PM (2GVsD)

31 I love how the press wants to pretend that these autogynophiles have any intention of going through the dickectomy surgery.

They have to pretend to be naïve, because to do otherwise would reveal how evil they are.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (N1tpc)

32 Tolerance is a vice

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (xcxpd)

33 >>YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
_____

Kind of like public libraries, public schools, etc., etc.

Posted by: Frasier Crane at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (bNf8H)

34 Just curious. Does this qualify him for a Section 8 discharge?

Posted by: Max Kilinger at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (2Ez/1)

35 26 Did You Know?

YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

Then it became a gay hookup spot.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)

36 The most amusing thing about this story is that the pic of the filthy pervert shows him alone, outside, wearing ... a mask. These people are just straight-up mentally ill.

I'm looking forward to the time when they all do what they've been tormenting us with -- killing themselves -- and just get on with it. Kill yourself. The world will be better off without you.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (iFTx/)

37 31 I love how the press wants to pretend that these autogynophiles have any intention of going through the dickectomy surgery.

They have to pretend to be naïve, because to do otherwise would reveal how evil they are.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:34 PM (N1tpc)

Most of them are too fat to get it to begin with.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (iXqHn)

38 12 IT’S FUNNY BECAUSE PRE OP PRIVATES MEANS HIS DICK!

Posted by: BEN ROETHLESBERGER at May 26, 2026 01:29 PM (u73oe)

I was looking for a few good women for the military during my tenure as President.

Posted by: Barky Sotero at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (ynpvh)

39 Gotta be tough being a pre-op tranny and having all those women staring at you. Why not give them their own spaces?

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (wGerL)

40 YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.
------

See also: The Boy Scouts

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (XeU6L)

41 Did You Know?

YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

Then it became a gay hookup spot.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)
________

"We made a song about that! And it was a big hit. Suckers."

-- Village People

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)

42 It's fun to stay at the Y.M.C.A.
They have everything for young trans to enjoy
Your boys can hang out with all the girls

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (wVcYX)

43 He's a she who loves cock so he can't get enough of his own so he must stay naked and stare at it.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Zz0t1)

44 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Wq24h)

45 The only way this story could be improved is if the crazy person's birth name was Richard, because he's acting like a Dick.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (qx7Zg)

46 YMCA stands for “Young Men’s Christian Association”. They probably don’t want you to know that, and they used to be an absolutely outstanding organization 80 to 100 years ago. You know, when it was run by decent people.

They have lost their way, bigtime.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (l+ype)

Then it became a gay hookup spot.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (xcxpd)

Those damn Village People!

Posted by: Especially that leather guy. Not subtle at all! at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (TbWk/)

47
Meanwhile in Canuckistan, a doctor assessed a patient with inflammatory bowel disease and a history of mental health issues for MAID outside a Tim Hortons location and later personally drove the man to a MAID provision location and put him down.

https://tinyurl.com/25rhpceu

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (HdYcL)

48 Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype)

Yes, 4th century Rome was a big comeback in the morals department.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (wGerL)

49 IT'S MA'AM!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (Zz0t1)

50
If a pre-op dick & balls casts a shadow, it gets 6 more months of winter.

Posted by: Ground Hog at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (IifOV)

51 Try to enter a women's restroom while my 4 yr old granddaughter is in there and I will identify as the tooth fairy and hand you your teeth.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (MTg2D)

52
Most of those "guys" are such losers even a $20 whore wouldn't touch them.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (3ek7K)

53 "We made a song about that! And it was a big hit. Suckers."

-- Village People
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM

Phrasing?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (kgE5c)

54 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.
Posted by: gp
-----

Probably will have to be shipped back to Italy for any service of any kind.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (XeU6L)

55 47
Meanwhile in Canuckistan, a doctor assessed a patient with inflammatory bowel disease and a history of mental health issues for MAID outside a Tim Hortons location and later personally drove the man to a MAID provision location and put him down.

https://tinyurl.com/25rhpceu

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (HdYcL)

They said if I voted for Trump there'd be handmaidens, but instead Canada got MAIDs...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (ynpvh)

56 I like that the left is forcing their most loyal supporters to "suck tranny dick" to prove they are not transphobes.

Look, if the tranny rapes you, at least you can still get an abortion if she gets you pregnant.

That's what you voted for--embrace it.

Don't look to me to save you, I'm too busy laughing at you.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (73/SM)

57 Bad Oman on the horizon:

https://tinyurl.com/mwrs7dm2

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (Y+4g7)

58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

59 Canucks are f3cked - willowed

334 Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick
____

You feel sick? We're here to help!
-MAID

There is also a story circulating on X where a Canadian citizen is being told by some super polite Canadian cops that a psychologist that he never met informed the cops that the citizen is "certified". I don't know what that means exactly, but apparently it includes police forcinh the citizen to go get psychological testing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (Enz0M)

60 58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

=======

YOU'RE NOT MY SUPERVISOR!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (46HP8)

61 The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'

hmm that sounds racist

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (j+aD2)

62 Insert Nice Dick jokes here

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (/+uur)

63 YMCA - Yeeting My Cock Around

Posted by: How far we have fallen at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (TbWk/)

64 what if
(spitballin' here)

the next dude that invades the ladies' locker room, just have the real women cut of his johnson, toss it in a wastebasket and say 'NOW you can come in'

I kid, of course
that would be wrong

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (ZxPkt)

65 58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

The problem is with cars, so all cars should be banned...
( /sarc for those who don't get it )

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (ynpvh)

66 Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member...

Narrator: Nobody wanted to see his 59-year-old member.

Posted by: Stu Podaso at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (mJi0Y)

67 Most of them are too fat to get it to begin with.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (iXqHn)

The media or the trannies?

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (N1tpc)

68 They said if I voted for Trump there'd be handmaidens, but instead Canada got MAIDs...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM

Everybody ought to have a maid.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (kgE5c)

69 "We made a song about that! And it was a big hit. Suckers."

-- Village People
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:36 PM (iFTx/)

In the Navy?

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (/+uur)

70 when I was a kid I saw The Meaning of Life in the movie theater with my dad

thought the "live organ donor" thing was funny and then he said oh it's super funny because all organ donors have to be alive

and that's when I knew I'd never ever check that particular box!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (j+aD2)

71 Bad Oman on the horizon
------

ISWYDT

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (XeU6L)

72 >>They have lost their way, bigtime.

Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

73
70 when I was a kid I saw The Meaning of Life in the movie theater with my dad

thought the "live organ donor" thing was funny and then he said oh it's super funny because all organ donors have to be alive

and that's when I knew I'd never ever check that particular box!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (j+aD2)

====

Ah, Eric Idle's time to shine in that movie and it's...about how life is completely meaningless.

Eric Idle just rubs me the wrong way.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (46HP8)

74 The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'

Taint fair!

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (MTg2D)

75 It's things like this that are causing TX and other states to go purple. A free people must be free.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (ZwdAr)

76 67 The media or the trannies?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (N1tpc)

The troons. They can't get the surgery unless they're in fairly good shape.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (iXqHn)

77 Try to enter a women's restroom while my 4 yr old granddaughter is in there and I will identify as the tooth fairy and hand you your teeth.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (MTg2D)
-

What? No nickel, you grinch???

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (Y+4g7)

78
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (VWtfl)

79

The bluest sky you've ever seen, in Seattle.
And the hills the greenest green, in Seattle.
Like a beautiful child
Growing up, free and wild.
Full of hopes and full of fears,
Full of laughter, full of tears,
Full of dreams to last a year
In Seattle.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (Cqx++)

80 Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member...

Narrator: Nobody wanted to see his 59-year-old member.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (mJi0Y)

Hilarious.

Also, can you believe that THIS is the world we live in?

That we are forced to talk about a guy waving his privates in women's faces because the government actively encourages this action.

We used to be a serious civilization. Then we decided that all the icky "God-stuff" was just oppression.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (N1tpc)

81 78
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (VWtfl)

Not having Blue State Governments sue them.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (iXqHn)

82 Don't look, Ethel!

But it was too late.

Posted by: Ray Stevens at May 26, 2026 01:44 PM (wVcYX)

83 58 see update! Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhoods, to stop drive-by shootings.

Posted by: confused ace doesn't know basic words at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (1wjle)

Finally, the common-sense car restrictions we've all been waiting for

Posted by: Polka will never die at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (9Rl/+)

84 Blow dry Sammy's penis with a sledgehammer. It will also make it easier to transition

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (hpwtA)

85 Every tranny in women's sports is a 'pre-op'.

I say call their bluff and allow them to participate with requirement that they be fully transitioned. No franks and beans. I'd wager the trans in female sports problem would immediately go away.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (z1MVF)

86 I love the thought of the bums all leaving LA for Seattle or Portland

the running of the bums

hobo migration

"oh look dear! all the bums are heading out of the city on their way to Burlington! it must be spring!"

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (j+aD2)

87 78
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

Who pays more? That is the question.
-Lawyers

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (Enz0M)

88 66 Susan Pete, a 59-year-old member...

Narrator: Nobody wanted to see his 59-year-old member.
Posted by: Stu Podaso at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (mJi0Y)

Susan wasn't the troon.

The troon was going by the name "Sammy".

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (iXqHn)

89 74 The new rules include an order that members 'use hair dryers for drying head hair only.'

Taint fair

Stay out the bushes

Posted by: Rev Jesse James Jr. at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (HcoTw)

90 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.
Posted by: gp
-----

Probably will have to be shipped back to Italy for any service of any kind.
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:39 PM (XeU6L)
______

Ferrari will be lucky to sell even 100 of these piles of shit. There was zero interest in this car before anyone saw how terrible it looked. It's a $700k exotic that looks like a Chinese robotaxi.

Lamborghini was smart enough to shitcan its "Lanzador" EV because there was no interest in it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (iFTx/)

91 I mean, who doesn't want a good helicopter show when recovering from an aggressive workout?

Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (Zz0t1)

92 The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM

The customers might not sue them. The activist left will definitely sue them.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 01:46 PM (kgE5c)

93 Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

That's the case for a LOT of organizations.

But they are plenty of effeminate men willing to destroy an organization, too. (See: Boy Scouts of America (Former))

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:46 PM (N1tpc)

94 Finally, the common-sense car restrictions we've all been waiting for

speaking of crazy car things some guy in Fairmount/Art Museum area got his car stolen while he was home and he has a permitted gun so he ran out shooting

unfortunately he didn't hit the thieves. I'm hearing he shot 30 times and hit (his own) car one time. lol he was probably not too experienced at shooting.

he has the car but it's full of holes! hopefully the thieves learned a lesson anyway.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (j+aD2)

95 85 Every tranny in women's sports is a 'pre-op'.

I say call their bluff and allow them to participate with requirement that they be fully transitioned. No franks and beans. I'd wager the trans in female sports problem would immediately go away.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM (z1MVF)

It would, because they'd have to spend all their time dilating and bleeding. The wound closes up without constant dilation (sticking objects into it to make sure it doesn't close up and heal).

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (iXqHn)

96 Seattle residents are now putting up barricades to keep cars out of their neighborhood
———-

They will get arrested. It’s sort or comical, in a twisted sense. They’ll expend limited resources to go after people for doing what they are paid to do, but are no longer allowed to.

They’ll need to brush up on how to put together a duty roster for 24 hour guard duty. FRSS (handheld radios). But don’t you dare do anything. You gotta call the Cops.

Now what? The Cops ain’t gonna show up. Or maybe after 5 hours. Or maybe they’ll arrest you, instead of the crooks.

Now what?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (l+ype)

97 sorry I meant he hit his car 30 times and the robbers' car one time. they escaped.

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:47 PM (j+aD2)

98 The Planet Fitness nearest me closed sometime earlier this year.

Boo-Hoo!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (wVcYX)

99 What's that line 'he hasn't been seen since the policy went into affect.' What does that mean? Is there going to be a smell coming from a locker and they're going to find him in about 6 weeks?

Posted by: Nelly at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (6+ehB)

100 Listen to that update post on the baricades in Seattle.
What a bunch of fags.

Listen to what they say, and think about all the Lefty protests and blockages and vandalism, and apply it to the hippies trying to justify what they are doing. And they almost seem to understand the solution is to lock people up, but I don't think they will ever get there. I say give them fines for blocking the native culture and send them to reeducation camps.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (8aPNd)

101 The media or the trannies?
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (N1tpc)

The troons. They can't get the surgery unless they're in fairly good shape.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (iXqHn)

Yes, was joke because media is also nothing but flabby men.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (N1tpc)

102 Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

Happens just about everywhere. Personal aggression, cattiness, blame-shifting, bitchiness and generally being insufferable somehow became substitutes for leadership qualities. Being a vicious, combative asshole doesn't make you suitable for management, but yet here we are.

Posted by: Gradually, then all at once at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (TbWk/)

103 I mean, who doesn't want a good helicopter show when recovering from an aggressive workout?
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM

Especially when things are looking up!

Posted by: Atomic Dog Boy at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (wwyF0)

104 Yes, was joke because media is also nothing but flabby men.

good joke!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 01:49 PM (j+aD2)

105 It's things like this that are causing TX and other states to go purple. A free people must be free.

Somehow, you've gone from:

Freak in Seattle thrown out of YMCA -> ??? -> Free people not being free -> ??? -> Texas going purple

I confess that I don't follow your train of thought here.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:49 PM (vTZFs)

106 100 Listen to that update post on the baricades in Seattle.
What a bunch of fags.

Listen to what they say, and think about all the Lefty protests and blockages and vandalism, and apply it to the hippies trying to justify what they are doing. And they almost seem to understand the solution is to lock people up, but I don't think they will ever get there. I say give them fines for blocking the native culture and send them to reeducation camps.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM (8aPNd)

=======

I say that Trump should send in the National Guard to tear down the blockades and protect the pimps and gangsters on the streets from the racism of the Seattle racist residents of racism.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (46HP8)

107 >>But they are plenty of effeminate men willing to destroy an organization, too. (See: Boy Scouts of America (Former))

Yep. At the middle-management levels of large nonprofits, the pay is decent but not large. Becomes the habitat of upper-middle-class married women who want relatively light responsibility, a decent paycheck, and status that goes with those.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (NcvvS)

108 Think of the tragic loss to society if this predator killed himself 'cause not enough people accepted him?

I'll bet he will cure cancer and old age!

Soon as these liberal women suck his dick.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (73/SM)

109 Yes, was joke because media is also nothing but flabby men.
Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 01:48 PM

Well, except for me, of course.

Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (0sNs1)

110 Can S/H/It grind its hips to make the pre-op privates spin like a propeller?

That's real talent. Might get it a pass. 🤪

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (jehhT)

111

Cockandballs, Cockandballs

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (NtVYv)

112 I mean, who doesn't want a good helicopter show when recovering from an aggressive workout?
Posted by: Pete Buttigieg at May 26, 2026 01:45 PM

Available for select engagements.

Posted by: Danny D at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (wVcYX)

113 WHAT is wrong with Texas?

@DavidJHarrisJr
·
1h
🚨Breaking: Fort Worth ISD has named Shayma Alzubi as the new principal of Western Hills High School.

She has a public record of defending Sharia law, flying the Palestinian flag, strongly supporting BLM, and backing mass illegal immigration.

includes obesity bonus
https://tinyurl.com/24rfc2u6

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (ZxPkt)

114
Frankandbeans

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM (NtVYv)

115 My mistake reading the headline. SF, not Seattle. Toe-may-toe, tah-mah-toe.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (vTZFs)

116 He'd f*ck him.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (Zz0t1)

117 We prefer the term "twig and berries" on our side of the pond.

Posted by: Chelmsworth Harrington Smythe IV at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (0sNs1)

118 Hes not a woman

Posted by: Miguel cervantes at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (bXbFr)

119
Worked for a YMCA, long ago. They lost their way when women got into leadership positions - the epitome of AWFLs.
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 01:42 PM (NcvvS)

_________

With all respect to Fen and those like her, any denomination that lets women become ministers is doomed. Even in my own neck of the woods, there shouldn't be female readers, or extraordinary ministers, or (shudder) altar girls.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (HdYcL)

120 The city should go and tear down those barriers as racist walls.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (cuc66)

121 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (hpwtA)

122 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my underwear even when no one else is home.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (8aPNd)

123 GASSSSSSS

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (Kt19C)

124 120 The city should go and tear down those barriers as racist walls.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (cuc66)

======

Seize the houses and give them to the pimps and gangsters for social justice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (46HP8)

125
Cut it off, Cut it off
What are we going to do?
We're gonna
Cut it off, Cut it off
Cut it all off.

And girls, what are we going to do?
We're gonna
Cut 'em off, Cut 'em off
Cut 'em all off
Cut 'em all off.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (ZwdAr)

126 320 Why did Larry Summers resign? Why is Prince Andrew no longer a royal? There I just made a 2-person Epstein list.
Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (wGerL)

1. Not for paying for sex with Jeffrey Epstein's women.
2. Also not for paying for sex with Jeffrey Epstein's women.

Jeffrey Epstein was a horndog, schmoozer, and dealmaker. He procured women through Ghislaine Maxwell for his own use, and kept them around as eye candy/party favors for the guests that he wanted to butter up. He was a client, not a pimp.

The Complete Jeffrey Epstein Sex-For-Money Client List, Unredacted
1. Jeffrey Epstein

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (Sy6m/)

127 Lock up the crooks, not the toothpaste, would go a long way to making our lives better.

Lock up the crazies would be excellent as well. This just gets more and more insane as “we” let them get away with everything, including rape, looting, murder. We don’t have to live like this

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (l+ype)

128 Willowed: 2027 Ferrari Luce has 1035 HP, yet the wheelbase is tiny. Thing will handle like a roller skate, would be my guess. This portends some spectacular casualties eventually.
Posted by: gp

should be called: The Superghey

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (NtVYv)

129 KJB isn't a biologist so don't ask her what to do about perverts.

Posted by: torabora at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (KtOUo)

130 No one wants an electric hot rod

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (NtVYv)

131 Posted by: Paul at May 26, 2026 01:54 PM (59BGO)

You DICK!!!

Posted by: Jeff Spicoli at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (Zz0t1)

132 The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
---
Several hundred thousand well-funded, perpetually online activists.
Who will not just get him fired but will list his home address.
And every person he knows.
And hunt him to every new employment.
Forever.

And if he stands up for that one women who complained?
10 times more women will attack him for being a transphobe.

Terrorism works.

You women made this mess--stew in the shit.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (73/SM)

133 122 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
--

So, it's more comfortable going into the kitchen in your underwear when everyone is home?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM (ZwdAr)

134 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:53 PM (8aPNd)

Don't cook bacon that way

Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:56 PM (NtVYv)

135 127 Lock up the crooks, not the toothpaste, would go a long way to making our lives better.

Lock up the crazies would be excellent as well. This just gets more and more insane as “we” let them get away with everything, including rape, looting, murder. We don’t have to live like this
Posted by: Common Tater

--------------

Hang a couple of the people responsible would work too.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:56 PM (8aPNd)

136 It's funny how Democrats spent over a hundred million dollars pushing the VA redistricting (which they barely won, and then lost because they did it illegally) and to remove 3 SCOGA jurists (and failed), all while CA Democrats are running double digits behind in terms of returning ballots compared to 4 years ago.

I mean, special elections and primaries aren't predictive.

Still, it's curious how there seems to be no energy to their electoral efforts anymore. Just...lost of money flying around.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:56 PM (46HP8)

137 121 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (hpwtA)

No, they won't.

Nobody will do anything without a guarantee that they never see a minute in prison.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (iXqHn)

138 LOL Ferrari 1035hp/4900lb Gay Ass Toaster car will see nothing but my taillights just like it’s gay cousin the Tesla Plaid

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (5LUfU)

139 No one wants an electric hot rod
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere on Ventura Highway at May 26, 2026 01:55 PM

Now hold on just a minute.

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (Wnv9h)

140 includes obesity bonus
https://tinyurl.com/24rfc2u6
Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 01:51 PM
++++

Gross tonnage.

Posted by: Maritime humor at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (2Ez/1)

141 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52

Rooftop Koreans FTW

Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (y9ksN)

142 137 121 How long until a city being overrun by criminals trades barricades for snipers? Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice. Elect a gibbering nitwit like Wilson as mayor, don't police and the normies will take matters into their own hands
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:52 PM (hpwtA)

======

Accelerationism does not happen.

People just leave, and things get worse.

Detroit still sucks despite it getting so bad that people will surely vote out the crooks in the farking 60s.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (46HP8)

143 No one wants an electric hot rod

The Tesla Roadster was pretty cool looking. I guess if I had $640K to piss away and already had a barn full of Ferraris, I might deign to look at one for sh*ts and giggles.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (vTZFs)

144 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

145 Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice.
———

What do you expect? Police departments, justice systems are a recent blip in thousands of years of human history.

The “social compact” or however you want to put it, meant the community agreed to stand down, put the ropes away, in lieu of a professional cadre of duly sworn law enforcement. The Rule of Law. Instead of hanging miscreants, we outsourced, as a society, law and law enforcement.

But our system has been hijacked by the crooks, corrupted officials, imposters, posers, and incompetents. Saboteurs.

Now what? We’re paying enormous amounts of money for all this stuff. Staggering sums of money.

For what?

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 02:00 PM (l+ype)

146 Maybe OCP could fix the Seattle policing problem.

They just need the perfect candidate for a new program...

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:00 PM (46HP8)

147 13 What do the historians think? Has there ever been a culture or civilization that came back or recovered from the homosexual/transvestite/sex pervert insanity? I can’t think of any, though I’m no historian. It’s a sign of depravity and decline, weakness and surrender
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype)

The US is a big place. The majority do not put up with this. Federalist governments can be a bitch sometimes.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 26, 2026 02:00 PM (oWKLA)

148 Alabama redistricting blocked by federal court.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (L7qN0)

149 We have a job at a YMCA and had to do a background check with fingerprints to work there

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Ia/+0)

150 Still, it's curious how there seems to be no energy to their electoral efforts anymore. Just...lost of money flying around.
---
The Law of Diminishing Returns doesn't apply to politics.
The more money you spend, the more votes you get.

That's why Trump lost the Hillary, Biden and Kamala.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (73/SM)

151
The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 26, 2026 01:43 PM (VWtfl)

It's not just the trannys either. Most gyms I've been in, when you're in the locker room changing or getting ready to shower, older men will ignore all the open lockers to pick an open locker next to you. More than once, I've had to stop and growl at them to move over to the other side of the locker room, which is full of empty spaces. Even if I were flamingly ghey, that'd annoy the shit out of me.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (y9nCu)

152 Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

Should'a started that way.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (Zz0t1)

153 148 Alabama redistricting blocked by federal court.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (L7qN0)

=======

And already appealed to SCOTUS (it's Thomas' circuit) who will vacate the ruling by the end of the week.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (46HP8)

154 YMCA locker dude kinda looks like the 'angel' in There Must Be An Angel Playing With My Heart by the Eurythmics, but freakier/creepier.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (LHPAg)

155 Of course such a person would wear a mask.

Posted by: PG at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (1aX52)

156 Look at me showering! Watch me blow dry my penis! Look at my new breasts! Look at me! I know you want me.

Posted by: Sammy the Salami at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (UjdFS)

157 Texas isn’t going purple. It’s getting more red. Look at the population outflow from blue areas and get back to me.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (L7qN0)

158
Detroit still sucks despite it getting so bad that people will surely vote out the crooks in the farking 60s.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:58 PM (46HP

____________

I said it yesterday. There are lots of people who don't give a damn about filth, crime, crappy schools, garbage all around, decaying streets, etc. Plus a lot of "migrants" feel at home in those conditions. They're all happy as long as the state and federal smoosh keeps rolling in.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (HdYcL)

159 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

I don't loiter in women's locker rooms, let alone with my dick hanging out, so this affects me not at all.

Posted by: Plus it's over ten miles away at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (TbWk/)

160 157 Texas isn’t going purple. It’s getting more red. Look at the population outflow from blue areas and get back to me.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:02 PM (L7qN0)

=====

People point to an election that was pretty close 8 years ago as evidence.

Nothing since, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (46HP8)

161 The US is a big place. The majority do not put up with this. Federalist governments can be a bitch sometimes.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons
---

It used to be neighborhoods that one avoided
now, it's states.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (ZwdAr)

162 Well, except for me, of course.
Posted by: Brian "Sex Machine" Stelter at May 26, 2026 01:50 PM (0sNs1)

Mr Steal-Your-Girl.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (zZu0s)

163 I hope so. I know almost zero about the courts. I only know the federal court said it was racist. lol.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (L7qN0)

164 161 It used to be neighborhoods that one avoided
now, it's states.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (ZwdAr)

=======

"You're telling me!"
-Mrs. Newsom, who took her kids on a safari of the South to see the racisms

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (46HP8)

165 > No one wants an electric hot rod
---------
Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)

166 13 What do the historians think? Has there ever been a culture or civilization that came back or recovered from the homosexual/transvestite/sex pervert insanity? I can’t think of any, though I’m no historian. It’s a sign of depravity and decline, weakness and surrender
Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:30 PM (l+ype

The Roman’s and the Greeks were pretty awful on this space. Child sex slaves and everything.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (Wmg4n)

167 I lived though the feralization of our cities in the 70s. (I was very young, but very aware as safe neighborhoods turned to chaos)

A lot of people lost a lot of home equity in that period. I saw grand mansions turned into slum apartments and then abandoned.

So the suburbanization was a reaction to that. All the culdesacs and maze like developments were a form of battlement.

You travel around the world, and wonder why the US can't have nice cities with everything convenient and mass transit, etc. and if you don't know the history of the urban decay, it seems like a choice. It was a necessity. Our next phase is South Africa where they have patrolled enclaves.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (8aPNd)

168 I used to care about these women subjected to mentally ill perverts. But, I was wrong. I failed to include reality into my position. The REALITY is that Leftists will always invoke their "tolerance" and "progressivism" on others carte blanche....but the minute this nonsense invades their own personal space they whine, complain, plead, and pull out that all important "victim card."

Now, I don't care, and I get a disturbing yet valid entertainment factor out of watching all of these instances unfold. I find myself hoping it escalates out of any possible control. Leftists are toddlers. You can warn them all you like about some negative possibility, and they still stick their fingers in the socket.

No righteous indignation here. Just popcorn.

Posted by: Orson at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (dIske)

169 Literally Seattle is that close to devolving into vigilante justice.
---
The city will devote unlimited resources and manpower to hunt down and prosecute any vigilantes.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, is a greater threat to a government than a people who do not need them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (73/SM)

170 It's not just the trannys either. Most gyms I've been in, when you're in the locker room changing or getting ready to shower, older men will ignore all the open lockers to pick an open locker next to you. More than once, I've had to stop and growl at them to move over to the other side of the locker room, which is full of empty spaces. Even if I were flamingly ghey, that'd annoy the shit out of me.
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:01 PM (y9nCu)

It's gross, and weird. Mostly gross. Fuck's sake, wear a towel.

Posted by: Floppy wieners and everything else at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (TbWk/)

171 Texas was touted as going more blue during the Bush years. That’s because those assholes were becoming more moderate and pushing the margins of people who were on the edge. It’s since reversed. Even with the in migration it’s become more red.

But you keep plucking that chicken. Democrats.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (L7qN0)

172 Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade
----
I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (5j5IE)

173 Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)

Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)

174 169 The city will devote unlimited resources and manpower to hunt down and prosecute any vigilantes.

Nothing, and I mean nothing, is a greater threat to a government than a people who do not need them.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:05 PM (73/SM)

=======

People say this, and I absolutely don't believe it.

A dead gangbanger found in an alley does not incite a manhunt for the killer in places like this.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (46HP8)

175 Should'a started that way.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Nobody who lives in a civilized society starts with the nuclear option.

Even if it might prevent problems from becoming wide-spread.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (vJrRc)

176 Tired of the troons..

Cement shoes

Next

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 02:07 PM (61TgR)

177 I guess I'm pre op myself. Sick freaking perverted pos we used to beat the crap out of these aholes.

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 26, 2026 02:07 PM (9oXdx)

178 The management of gyms that allow this -- what's in it for them? They're quite dedicated to having their customers harassed by aggressive perverts. What's so compelling about maintaining this?
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug

It is funny because this is what gyms are all about and always have been.

Posted by: Operator Error at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (elcLR)

179 Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)

Miatas and mini-coopers.

Posted by: The Subarus are for lesbians at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (TbWk/)

180
Most gyms I've been in, when you're in the locker room changing or getting ready to shower, older men will ignore all the open lockers to pick an open locker next to you.

__________

There is one (1) person I'm willing to be naked near.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (HdYcL)

181 I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.
Posted by: buddhaha

Stopping the bleeding? how merciful of you.

Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (vJrRc)

182
I said it yesterday. There are lots of people who don't give a damn about filth, crime, crappy schools, garbage all around, decaying streets, etc. Plus a lot of "migrants" feel at home in those conditions. They're all happy as long as the state and federal smoosh keeps rolling in.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:03 PM (HdYcL)

New Yawkers whined like little bitches when Giuliani cleaned up Times Square because it "Disneyfied" the city.

As for the illegal aliens, even the worst American slum is swankier and richer than some S American favelas.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (y9nCu)

183 Honestly you almost have to laugh at the problem blue state women have made for themselves.

The answer is easy - only biological women in women's lockerrooms/bathrooms etc.

But "transwomen are women!" so...they can't say that.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (sKqQm)

184 So the suburbanization was a reaction to that. All the culdesacs and maze like developments were a form of battlement.
----
I wonder how many people even notice this?

While the "vibrant" neighborhoods are all still in a grid.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (73/SM)

185 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my WIFE'S underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (UjdFS)

186 >> There is one (1) person I'm willing to be naked near.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:08 PM (HdYcL)

The dog?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (L7qN0)

187 There are many neighborhoods, now, with their own private security augmenting the cops.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (ZwdAr)

188 185 I feel weird going into the kitchen in my WIFE'S underwear even when no one else is home.
Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus)
Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:09 PM (UjdFS)

Weird and not pretty? How strange.

Posted by: Y'all are perverts at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (TbWk/)

189 I said it yesterday. There are lots of people who don't give a damn about filth, crime, crappy schools, garbage all around, decaying streets, etc.

If you ever discuss politics with a lefty FSA member you find this out quickly.

Take any issue they claim to care about and boil it down. What you get them to is "the leftwing candidate will give me more money, so if that means crime, drugs, whatever, I DO NOT CARE"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (sKqQm)

190 I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.
Posted by: buddhaha
Stopping the bleeding? how merciful of you.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

BZZZT
Problem solved.

Posted by: Lightsaber at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (w9Wax)

191
The dog?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (L7qN0)

_________

Hell, no.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (HdYcL)

192 Democrats largely spend all their time in another man’s ass. Given that, do you really think they care about filth?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (L7qN0)

193
Nobody who lives in a civilized society starts with the nuclear option.

Even if it might prevent problems from becoming wide-spread.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (vJrRc)

I think men swinging their junk in the women's locker room warrants nuking.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (Zz0t1)

194 191
The dog?

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 02:10 PM (L7qN0)

_________

Hell, no.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 02:11 PM (HdYcL)

*sniff sniff sniff*
SNAUSAGE!!!!

Posted by: The Big Dummy at May 26, 2026 02:12 PM (TbWk/)

195 Steak and Beans Baby, Steak and Beans!!!!!!

Posted by: WARREN at May 26, 2026 02:12 PM (3idXb)

196 Just seeing on local news that the South Carolina Senate has refused to take up redrawing of House district maps. Those good old GOP boys sure are fighters for us! *spit*

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (HUGV3)

197 Vienna sausage and walnuts

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (UjdFS)

198 190 I'll hand them the scapel.and the hot iron.
Posted by: buddhaha
Stopping the bleeding? how merciful of you.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

BZZZT
Problem solved.
Posted by: Lightsaber
-----------------
Kitchen shears.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (8aPNd)

199 196 Just seeing on local news that the South Carolina Senate has refused to take up redrawing of House district maps. Those good old GOP boys sure are fighters for us! *spit*

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (HUGV3)

======

Seems to be the case.

Well, SC voters, be ready to vote against some state senators in 2028 primary season.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (46HP8)

200 Should'a started that way.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Nobody who lives in a civilized society starts with the nuclear option.

Even if it might prevent problems from becoming wide-spread.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

Maybe they should. One or two for 60 years of peace...

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (MTg2D)

201 Move from your state to SC!

We’re more conservative and Republican than where you’re from!

Except, we’re lying.

Posted by: SC Senate Republicans at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (L7qN0)

202 Vienna sausage and walnuts
Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 02:13 PM (UjdFS)

Vienna sausage and boiled peanuts.

Posted by: A/K/A white trash charcuterie at May 26, 2026 02:14 PM (TbWk/)

203 Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.

EU regulators.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 02:15 PM (vTZFs)

204 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade at May 26, 2026 01:59 PM (vJrRc)

Been planned already (The Ice Pirates

)

https://youtu.be/_L_mpYYfZgE

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 02:16 PM (qx7Zg)

205 text I just got:

"Ken Paxton is a Godless sinner who ignores Jesus's command to "not commit adultery." Do not trust this wicked man! Vote Cornyn!"

What in the Pakistani Call Center bullshit is that?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (73/SM)

206 And why is everyone misquoting Warren from Something about Mary?

It's "Franks and beans"

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (8aPNd)

207 Why does every troon, especially the ones who started hormones after 40, think they're hot and that everyone wants to fvck them?
Posted by: XTC

Because no one wanted to before and this was suppose to change that.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (ItWcy)

208 You get what you tolerate.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 02:19 PM (2Ez/1)

209 ]i\
"Ken Paxton is a Godless sinner who ignores Jesus's command to "not commit adultery." Do not trust this wicked man! Vote Cornyn!"

What in the Pakistani Call Center bullshit is that?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (73/SM)

I got a flyer the other day telling me that a vote for Paxton was a vote for Democrats.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:19 PM (Zz0t1)

210 "82 Don't look, Ethel!

But it was too late."

She'd done been pre-op'ed.

Posted by: tsj017 at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (xqi/r)

211 Blow dryers are still a thing? For your bushy scrotal pubic hair? Ever hear of trannyscaping?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (D1E+2)

212 Seems to be the case.

Well, SC voters, be ready to vote against some state senators in 2028 primary season.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
========
They can't get us all is not particularly a smart reelection strategy for old shitty GOPe senators.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)

213 205 text I just got:

"Ken Paxton is a Godless sinner who ignores Jesus's command to "not commit adultery." Do not trust this wicked man! Vote Cornyn!"

What in the Pakistani Call Center bullshit is that?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice
-----------

Vote Cornyn, let his starfish be your guide.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (ZwdAr)

214 You women made this mess--stew in the shit.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

Okay. As long as you don't suddenly act shocked and horrified when the women's solution turns out to be amateur surgery on the spot.
Posted by: FeatherBlade

Why would we be horrified?
We're shocked you haven't done it already.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (MTg2D)

215
Vote Cornyn, let his starfish be your guide.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (ZwdAr)

It works for Hope Solo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

216 212 They can't get us all is not particularly a smart reelection strategy for old shitty GOPe senators.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (E4rtv)

========

"Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (46HP8)

217 Today in the goofiest house on the block: Our neighbor is having her very-dead ash tree taken down, and Lil Pooky is laying in his crib, trying to imitate the chainsaw noise instead of napping. Also, Wee Pooky is very wiggly, according to his ultrasound.

Posted by: pookysgirl has an active household at May 26, 2026 02:21 PM (Wt5PA)

218 208 You get what you tolerate.

You live, you learn

Posted by: Alannis more or less at May 26, 2026 02:21 PM (HcoTw)

219 Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)

Designed by homos for homos. Homos don't normally drive Ferraris. Not sure who they thought their target audience was here.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:06 PM (Zz0t1)
______

There is a red one. This car was in development for so long that it entirely missed the EV fad. If people remember, it wasn't that long ago that many governments -- including the entire EU -- were going to outright ban gasoline-powered cars.

The Luce is the product of that paranoid insanity where everyone was high on crack. Then everyone woke up the next morning with a yuge hangover to find themselves laying in bed next to a pig. No, not an ugly person, but an actual farm hog.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 02:21 PM (iFTx/)

220 No one wants an electric hot rod
Posted by: Hatari Somewhere
-----
Really?
https://nedra.com/class_rules.html

Posted by: buddhaha at May 26, 2026 02:22 PM (5j5IE)

221 196 Just seeing on local news that the South Carolina Senate has refused to take up redrawing of House district maps. Those good old GOP boys sure are fighters for us! *spit*
Posted by: Lady in Black
=======
The rather stupid thing is that they think by voting for it twice and then voting it down using the early voting in elections already started excuse is going to fly.

On the other hand, useful to simply have a bunch of these types flushed from the party. It isn't as if there weren't a fair number of House GOP members wanting in the wings to become state senators or anything.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:22 PM (E4rtv)

222 Why does every troon, especially the ones who started hormones after 40, think they're hot and that everyone wants to fvck them?
Posted by: XTC

Because no one wanted to before and this was suppose to change that.
Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 02:17 PM (ItWcy)

Among many other things. But instead of treating a multitude of psychiatric problems (gender dysphoria almost never presents without multiple psychiatric comorbidities) as psychiatric problems, all medical research and established treatment modalities get shoved aside in favor of wrong-sex hormones, chemical castration, and mutilation. This isn't medicine it's Mengelism.

Posted by: Get a lap band, you fat 72 pound pig! at May 26, 2026 02:23 PM (TbWk/)

223 Today in the goofiest house on the block: Our neighbor is having her very-dead ash tree taken down, and Lil Pooky is laying in his crib,

trying to imitate the chainsaw noise instead of napping.

No
Pro tip: no more beans before bed.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 02:23 PM (MTg2D)

224 It works for Hope Solo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

Iirc, it wasn't even that attractive of an ass.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

225 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
--
"just because they waited 5 years to vote out Cassidy doesn't mean anything."
-people who watched voters remember in LA

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (73/SM)

226 You sound tired Little Big Nurse. Why don't you come in my teepee, and rest on soft furs?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (wBaIH)

227
Iirc, it wasn't even that attractive of an ass.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

I mean, she was 'athletic,' so I guess it's in someone's wheelhouse.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (Zz0t1)

228 225 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
--
"just because they waited 5 years to vote out Cassidy doesn't mean anything."
-people who watched voters remember in LA

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (73/SM)

========

"Trump will ignore us."
-people who saw Trump not ignoring people

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (46HP8)

229 224 It works for Hope Solo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 02:20 PM (Zz0t1)

Iirc, it wasn't even that attractive of an ass.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:24 PM (zZu0s)

Especially considering she was a professional athlete.

Posted by: How standards have fallen at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (TbWk/)

230 Nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (NcvvS)

231 it wasn't that long ago that many governments -- including the entire EU -- were going to outright ban gasoline-powered cars.

As I foretold in the epic Moving Pictures track: Red Barchetta

Posted by: Neil Elwood Peart at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (HcoTw)

232 OK, in these situations, the women need to select one of their own, and agree that the next time the pervert comes in to swing around his wedding tackle, all of them except her will leave the locker room, and then she will come onto him, and then hack his cock off. No cameras in there. Just say he attacked. Everyone will believe her.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 02:25 PM (BI5O2)

233 I saw an argument last night that the event no one wants allows the manufacturers to get around the regulations. Meaning they have to have an ev offering, it doesn't matter how hideous it looks.

And as Kindl said last night: It looks like a bulky gaming mouse with no buttons on the side.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (zZu0s)

234 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
I think the stupid excuses these weasels will make for this betrayal vote to voters over the next two years is guaranteed to piss off their voters even more. More even if the GOP does not hold the House and two years are wasted in idiotic impeachments.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (E4rtv)

235 Damn, was looking for a orange/red 1/4 Million EV sports car

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (Ia/+0)

236 What needs to be done is a locker room full of women, stiletto heels, and swarm the perv. No selfies before or after, and clam up. If he bleeds out -- too bad.

Derringers are too noisy.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (u82oZ)

237 >>>sustained freak out by gym goers,

If there is not current, on-going kicks in the jimmy, then "sustained" is used improperly here.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (dK+Kv)

238 "Trump will ignore us."
-people who saw Trump not ignoring people
---
"What's important is, voters know I voted with Trump 99% of the time."
- John Cornyn

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (73/SM)

239 OK, I found the tweet I keep talking about. Look at this image everyone. (It is not actual, but representative.)

Floyd and Chauvin side by side.

https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/2059107527606800786

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (8aPNd)

240 234 "Voters won't remember."
-people who watched voters remember in Indiana
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
I think the stupid excuses these weasels will make for this betrayal vote to voters over the next two years is guaranteed to piss off their voters even more. More even if the GOP does not hold the House and two years are wasted in idiotic impeachments.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 02:26 PM (E4rtv)

=====

Their only hope is Lindsay Graham saving them, and Lindsay Graham is honestly Trump's little bitch at this point.

Graham is more likely to come up with alternatives for Trump than to defend these guys.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (46HP8)

241 238 "Trump will ignore us."
-people who saw Trump not ignoring people
---
"What's important is, voters know I voted with Trump 99% of the time."
- John Cornyn

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (73/SM)

=====

That 1% is important when it's the one bill Trump wants passed in 2026.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 02:27 PM (46HP8)

242 235 Damn, was looking for a orange/red 1/4 Million EV sports car

i can get my hands on some rustoleum and a mildly used tesla...

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (v3pYe)

243 Margins just skullfucked someone.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 26, 2026 02:28 PM (zZu0s)

244
Ferrari's already getting cooked for their EV "sports car." Purists are having none of it.

It's not even red.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 02:04 PM (jehhT)

When it comes to Ferraris, you have to ask yourself, would Thomas Magnum drive this in public?

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 02:33 PM (y9nCu)

245 >A trans woman

I believe the preferred terms are now "tranny" (informal usage) and "man with mental illness" (the choice for more formal contexts).

Preferred by whom?

Anyone who isn't a jabbering fucktard.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 02:59 PM (IG3/x)

246 Oh come on!
Civil rights of a transgender? Where is the common sense?
Civil rights includes social gender norms. Anyone who imposes their flamboyant physical behavior upon another gender is not civil. Let's cut the crap and return to civil behavior. The female gender in general do not want perves in their athletic bathhouse subjecting them to a of frontage.

Posted by: John at May 26, 2026 03:21 PM (0DsdP)

247 That Community Note is going down in history!

Posted by: Mutnodjmet at May 26, 2026 03:52 PM (duHLz)

Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey Honor the Heroes Who Gave Their Lives for Our Country By... Celebrating an Obese Drug Addict and Thug Whose Heart Finally Attacked Him and Is the Real Hero Here

Of course. They're aggressive enemies of everything traditional, wholesome, good, and true.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey received pushback Monday over a social media post remembering George Floyd, whose Memorial Day death six years ago triggered nationwide protests and riots, as well as calls to defund law enforcement agencies.
"Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago," Frey wrote on X. "That moment changed our city forever."
In subsequent posts, Frey wrote that the death of Floyd forced the city to "confront painful truths about race, policing, inequity, and trust -- and demanded hard conversations and accountability. Since Floyd's murder, our city has been challenged not just to say we've changed, but to prove it."
"We are committed to honoring this place both as a memorial with global significance and as a neighborhood where people live, work, gather, and heal," Frey added.
...
Floyd died from cardiopulmonary arrest complicating law enforcement subdual, restraint, and neck compression after being pinned to the ground by officers outside a convenience store where he allegedly tried to pass a counterfeit $20 bill.
...
Frey's post immediately received criticism given that Monday was also Memorial Day.
"Newsflash: Today is Memorial Day, not George Floyd Day. Show our fallen heroes and their families some freaking respect," wrote State Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla. "You're a complete disgrace to America, @MayorFrey."
Others noted that Floyd's death triggered destructive riots across the country where stores and buildings were looted and burned.
"It changed your city, state and my country for the worse. Rioters on your side killed people and did billions in economic damage. And for what? Defunding police policies that have led to more people being killed," reporter Andy Ngo replied to Frey.
While the official autopsy ruled the death a homicide caused by police restraint, the medical examiner's report also noted that the amount of fentanyl in Floyd's system and his recent use of methamphetamine were contributing factors.
"At first I thought this had to be a parody," Tomi Lahren wrote on X. "I thought no way this fruity ass mayor was possibly honoring George Floyd on Memorial Day... But here it is."
"Today we remember the veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our freedoms. Not drug addicts who overdosed," Townhall.com columnist Dustin Grage wrote.

Only after being vigorously criticized as an anti-American foreign agent did Frey put up a ~~half~~ zero-hearted mention of the honored dead of war:

In a separate post, Frey honored veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice, saying: "We owe them -- and the families who carry their memory forward -- our deepest gratitude."

It forced Minneapolis to confront painful truths about race, policing, inequity, and trust — and demanded hard conversations and accountability.

Since Floyd’s murder, our city has been challenged not just to say we’ve changed, but to prove it.
— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) May 25, 2026

Jacob Frey, the mayor of Minneapolis, is the definition of PEAK WOKE.

Not only did he sob at the casket of the criminal George Floyd, but here he again—on MEMORIAL DAY of all days, the day we set apart to remember and honor our US soldiers who have sacrificed their lives for our… https://t.co/WFxt9m0QtE pic.twitter.com/xF413hEkjm
— 🇺🇸 Jake Hilton 🇮🇱 (@TheDemSlayer) May 25, 2026

Tampon Tim attended a George Floyd celebration while ditching an event for Memorial Day

Just when you think this freak can’t go any lower pic.twitter.com/VSULhsemP4
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) May 26, 2026

Hello everyone! Hope you enjoyed your long weekend.

I did nothing, alas. I am a zombie when I don't get at least seven hours of good sleep and I didn't get good sleep all through the weekend.

How about you?

I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:14 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Clouds roll by, as I look to the sky.
And then the feeling comes, it comes on again.
You know desire burns like a fire, fire of sin.
Oh, will I ever learn?

You're the only one I could call my own.
But then the shadows fall and I'm gone again.

Blade's a hunter
Searching for FIRSTS,
On these lonely streets again.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (iFTx/)

2 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (tjClK)

3 LMMFAO!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (tjClK)

4 Open channel D

Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (gYnrv)

5 Strike 1

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (/+uur)

6 HTML tags.

HOW DO DEY WERK!??!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (tjClK)

7 test

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (/+uur)

8 Chuy.....you're our only hope.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

9 Okay, strike that.

Posted by: WisRich at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (G0vdT)

10 Let this post be stricken from the record.

Oh, wait.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (jehhT)

11 NOOD has been lum'd, but I wasn't the first to do so.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

12 I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

=====

I'm mostly looking forward to the interdimensional adventures.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (46HP8)

13 George got his six years sober chip yesterday.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (/+uur)

14 Nooded, and hoping the mass strikethrough is fixed soon.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

15 So let it be stricken, so let it be done.

Posted by: WisRich at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (G0vdT)

16 Ah, good.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (NcvvS)

17 George got his six years sober chip yesterday.
Posted by: r hennigantx

His condition is stable.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (MTg2D)

18 The left tells me talking about iryna zarutska on ANY day is "divisive".

Yet they'll trot out George Floyd on Memorial day.

A thug that died due to his own drug overdose

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (sKqQm)

19 At KNOP: "Scottsbluff NE police respond to gunfire at convenience store after dog accidentally shoots person with a shotgun"

When questioned, dog explained "Bitch set me up."

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Wq24h)

20 Are you the Crow Whisperer, Ace?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Gqar8)

21 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (NcvvS)

22 Why isn't Timpon in jail?

If an average CEO had as much fraud in his company as MN has in its state government the CEO, CFO, and a much of VPs and directors would be in prison already

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:19 PM (sKqQm)

23 22 Why isn't Timpon in jail?

If an average CEO had as much fraud in his company as MN has in its state government the CEO, CFO, and a much of VPs and directors would be in prison already

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:19 PM (sKqQm)

=====

Because Sarbanes-Oxley applies to corporations not governments.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (46HP8)

24 Democrats: Shitting on the USA since 1840!

Posted by: Tex Lovera at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (wtvvX)

25 I will say Timpon and Frey are still better then Platner - who is accusing Chris Kyle of war crimes and inflating his kill count as a sniper.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)

26 I honestly can't be surprised.

They hate America, so OF COURSE, they will only reference our (not their) honored dead when forced to for public relations reasons.

Posted by: Formerly Virginian at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (N1tpc)

27 HTML tags.

HOW DO DEY WERK!??!

Like Congress apparently. Sporadically, when they feel like it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (vTZFs)

28 At KNOP: "Scottsbluff NE police respond to gunfire at convenience store after dog accidentally shoots person with a shotgun"

When questioned, dog explained "Bitch set me up."

Who's a good boy? It ain't me, that's for sure. I'm an OG.

Posted by: The Dog at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (Riz8t)

29 You know what goes well with a high carb diet? Human eyeballs. Soooooooon . . . .

Posted by: The Fat Crows at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (anL5R)

30 *fistbump*
Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (NcvvS)

Backatcha.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (tjClK)

31

Minnesota is fucked up.

I thought Faggot Walz was Mr Macho, a Rambo type who works with his hands, can change his oil, mow his lawn, do yard work, a real man's man. Joe Military they called him, top of his class, A number One military man.

They have to keep that voter base happy, if thats even possible.

When is Renee Good day, or Alex Pretti day?

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (och2J)

32 When was the last time a sitting politician sent to jail?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Gqar8)

33 Fck Saint Felon of fentanyl and all the true believers.

Posted by: huerfano at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (VJX5o)

34 Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey Honor the Heroes...

C'mon, lefties. We can only make them so ridiculous. Catch on, already!

Posted by: The Scriptwriters at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (g/iaZ)

35 31 When is Renee Good day, or Alex Pretti day?

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (och2J)

=====

They died for literally nothing.

The left doesn't care about them anymore.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (46HP8)

36 Frey and Walz look like a pair of chomos.

Posted by: Hide Your Children at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (2SPXX)

37 Corrupt Governor Tim Walz and Foreign Mayor Jacob Frey ...

-----------

You left out the adjective "Murder, Rape, and Massive Fraud Unindicted Co-Conspirators" ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (OLFlC)

38 So any more on the guy that attacked the white house over the weekend?

The FNM story line was "he thought he was Jesus" which...uh he's supposed to have a sword not a gun, but anyway, why do I suspect there is a discord server full of other lefties that were telling him to do it...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (sKqQm)

39 Floyd died because of Chauvin to the same extent that E. Jean Carroll was raped by Trump.

Fictitious bullshit, thru and thru.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:22 PM (wVcYX)

40 They died for literally nothing.

The left doesn't care about them anymore.

They left has thousands of these types and have no problem using them, even if it doesn't net them much. Because hey, you never know who your next Horst Wessel/Matthew Sheppard/George Floyd will be...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)

41 cat food, ace, try dry cat kibble.

Yesterday was frustrating because I could not replicate the failure on my washing machine while I had it out in the yard, so I did several loads of laundry and then took the cabinet off, took the rust off with naval jelly and a scraper, and repainted it. As an afterthought I scrubbed the dribbles of laundry soap off the front and it looks good.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)

42 When was the last time a sitting politician sent to jail?

You mean by their campaign staff, in order to talk to their constituents?

Posted by: The DNC at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (EJWxb)

43 Tampon Tim attended a George Floyd celebration while ditching an event for Memorial Day

-----------

[The Headlines Write Themselves:]

"Blood Bleeds for Blood."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (OLFlC)

44 40 They left has thousands of these types and have no problem using them, even if it doesn't net them much. Because hey, you never know who your next Horst Wessel/Matthew Sheppard/George Floyd will be...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (sKqQm)

======

No black woman is putting herself in the line of fire for Mexican illegals.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (46HP8)

45 They died for literally nothing.

The left doesn't care about them anymore.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
========
But, ironically the right will keep their memory alive by memes and jokes. And so it goes.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (E4rtv)

46 I see that Iran is claiming that it downed a US Drone. I didn't know Kamala was flying her broom over Iran.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (qx7Zg)

47 Floyd died because of Chauvin to the same extent that E. Jean Carroll was raped by Trump.

If Chauvin had taken Floyd to a detox unit he might have lived, though:

Chauvin had no idea that Floyd was that high
Floyd was refusing to get in the cop car anyway

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)

48 It’s been so rainy this weekend. Saijo is losing his little puppy mind.

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (Dd38x)

49 46 I see that Iran is claiming that it downed a US Drone. I didn't know Kamala was flying her broom over Iran.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (qx7Zg)

======

"America lost a drone. This is the worst loss for America since Vietnam."
-like, half of the online right, for some reason

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (46HP8)

50 How does a dog fire a gun?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (77rzZ)

51 "cat food, ace, try dry cat kibble."

Have you tried hard-boiled eggs yet? Crows crave em. You don't need to shell them. They fly up, plunge their beak into them, fly off with impaled ovum.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (Wq24h)

52 Floyd wasn't murdered. The case against Chauvin was as rigged as a trial could be.

Floyd had over 3 times the amount of Fentanyl humans can have in his system. The coroner was paid off. Chauvin wasn't on Floyd's neck. He was on his back/shoulder areas. This was proven over and over and over.

Floyd couldn't breathe because he was overdosing on Fentanyl. Period.

They tore the country down because a worthless criminal overdosed.

F*ck them all.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (tjClK)

53 No black woman is putting herself in the line of fire for Mexican illegals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
======
I would not care to be between Stacey Abrams and a buffet.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)

54 How does a dog fire a gun?

By pulling the trigger?

Posted by: Some Pedant at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (sKqQm)

55 And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

------------

You could name the two fattest crows Hansel and Gretel.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (OLFlC)

56 Democrats are just not American. Period. End of conversation.

Democrats are domestic enemies. Period. End of conversation.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (xvV+O)

57 53 No black woman is putting herself in the line of fire for Mexican illegals.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
======
I would not care to be between Stacey Abrams and a buffet.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (E4rtv)

======

Well, I did not specify that it could be between her and an all you can eat Mexican feast, set up by illegal help paid $2 an hour. That's true.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (46HP8)

58 How does a dog fire a gun?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (77rzZ)

Ruffly?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (dK+Kv)

59 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

The victim was only lightly wounded, so I would say "inaccurately."

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (Wq24h)

60

"In a separate post, Frey honored veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice, saying: "We owe them -- and the families who carry their memory forward -- our deepest gratitude.""

Did he say "Just the black ones though, and the gays."

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (och2J)

61
If Chauvin had taken Floyd to a detox unit he might have lived, though:

Chauvin had no idea that Floyd was that high
Floyd was refusing to get in the cop car anyway
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)

Floyd was going to die regardless. The worst thing Chauvin did was take him back out of the car.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (tjClK)

62 If misguided ppl want to celebrate Floyd, fine. Do it any day except Memorial Day.

Posted by: forest at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (uMoZG)

63 How does a dog fire a gun?

By pulling the trigger?

Posted by: Some Pedant at May 26, 2026 12:25 PM (sKqQm)

-------------

I would have went with "hair trigger."

* missed it by --><-- this much *

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (OLFlC)

64 The View: News or Crap?

The FCC’s Media Bureau released Public Notice DA 26-517 on May 22, opening a public comment period on a petition filed by Disney-owned KTRK-TV Houston and parent company ABC asking the Commission to classify The View as a “bona fide news interview program.”

Comments are due June 22, 2026. Reply comments are due July 6.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (qx7Zg)

65 Hi Ace! Had a great weekend! just the daughter home but we had fun

finally went to see Project Hail Mary in theaters! WOW

amaze amaze amaze

all the Floyd stuff yesterday was terrible. but the video message SPENCER PRATT OF ALL PEOPLE put up about Memorial Day made up for it. That guy is ... something.

also the little thing on X where a widow asked for a view of her husband's grave at Arlington... and she got way more than just that

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (j+aD2)

66 When was the last time a sitting politician sent to jail?
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (Gqar

Rod Blagojevich, but he made the mistake of pissing off Obama.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (rbvCR)

67 This is great. It excites me.

It shows that the Democraps are so comically desperate, so out of ideas, and so politically stupid and tone-deaf that they decide to celebrate a major American holiday centered on remembering fallen soldiers, by ... resorting to resurrecting a long-dead deadbeat junkie cannibal.

These people are not human. They are retarded aliens in skin suits who don't understand anything about anything. I love it. More, please.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (iFTx/)

68 46 I see that Iran is claiming that it downed a US Drone. I didn't know Kamala was flying her broom over Iran.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
------
It is why drones are literally there for instead of risking pilots. Let's see the Iranians parade around the wreckage and prop up bits at a press conference.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (E4rtv)

69

"They tore the country down because a worthless criminal overdosed."

They had other motives and were just waiting to roll their plays out.

Posted by: Rev Dr E Buzz PhD Esq at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (och2J)

70 If misguided ppl want to celebrate Floyd, fine. Do it any day except Memorial Day.

Posted by: forest at May 26, 2026 12:26 PM (uMoZG)

------------

So close to Juneteenth? REALLY???

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (OLFlC)

71
I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

Ace with his crows is planning on becoming the American version of Odin, but-

he'll have to remove one eye with a corkscrew first, so-

don't hold your breath.

Wait if Ace is Odin, does that make garrett Frigg?

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (iJfKG)

72 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

How do they load them? I'd buy that for a dollar.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (Wq24h)

73 Revert MN to territory status.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (T6aVk)

74 20 Are you the Crow Whisperer, Ace?
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (Gqar

Here, Funboy.

Posted by: Eric Draven at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (TbWk/)

75 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

The victim was only lightly wounded, so I would say "inaccurately."

In fairness he didn't get much time at the shooting range.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (sKqQm)

76 The same people that tell us Trump putting gold on everything is low-class trashy ...

Are the same people who affected a religious wailing and sobbing over the golden idol of a life-long petty criminal.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (73/SM)

77 Ace is dating Sheryl Crow??

What? Oh...

Never mind.

Posted by: Emily Litella, who maybe needs LensCrafters at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (U/s6V)

78 How does a dog fire a gun?
>>>
Take a breath, let half out, gently squeeze the trigger?

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:27 PM (wVcYX)

79 "America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "

Posted by: AI Walter Cronkite at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)

80 If Chauvin had taken Floyd to a detox unit he might have lived, though:

Chauvin had no idea that Floyd was that high
Floyd was refusing to get in the cop car anyway
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (sKqQm)

Floyd had done the exact same thing during an arrest, short of dying, a month before.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (rbvCR)

81 "They tore the country down because a worthless criminal overdosed."

They had other motives and were just waiting to roll their plays out.

Yep. The original BLM "martyrs" didn't get much traction remember. Mostly because they were odious people.

With Floyd though the FNM just rushed a bunch of bullshit to the public before most people knew who he was - and yes this is the Matthew Sheppard play

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (sKqQm)

82 I don’t believe most people are surprised that Democrats despise the military and veterans. They’ve spent years trying to subvert the military and weaken our country.

I spent the day remembering a lot of people. One in particular who was KIA 7 years ago. His wife and two beautiful children are growing up without their dad, who was always first to the fight. A man larger than life itself, always with a joke and that wry smile of his to lighten the mood. He is missed. Dearly.

There are thousands of stories like his. Real Americans who loved their country and their brothers enough to give up their lives for them.

Never quit. Never stop remembering.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (hcEyG)

83 That Fox "News" account is just a tiny bit less fictitious and ridiculous than mainstream "news". The medical examiner's report *is* reality, it was the actual medical analysis. The "official" autopsy was nonsense, Soviet-style fiction worthy of Vishinsky during the Great Terror. The human garbage Floyd said "I can't breathe" while still in the back of the cruiser. No airway damage. Chauvin followed, properly, standard procedure as in the training manual and used throughout the US.

A book is coming out on the lynching of Chauvin, which was as shocking as anything out of America's past including the racially motivated judicial malpractice of the pre-civil rights era south. A partial taste of the jaw-dropping outrage is found in the video "The Fall of Minneapolis".

The only official malpractice, possibly, was whatever the hell happened to the paramedic response from the nearby fire station, which was very late. But even then Floyd - having multiples of fatal concentrations of two forms of fentanyl in him - may have been a goner.

The whole incident allowed the ridiculous cretins of MN, and tragically much of the country beyond, to show their pathetic a** to the world.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (U/Byj)

84 This!!

George got his six years sober chip yesterday.

Posted by: r hennigantx

Posted by: Sherpa_K2 at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (GL+EM)

85 I will never understand why anyone with even one drop of black genetics would celebrate Fentanyl George.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:30 PM (FpHTM)

86 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

87 Minnesota is beyond helping themselves. The pustule of illegal aliens that overwhelm and manipulate the vote will continue control. Only massive deportations and a clean and fair vote will recover MN.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (ZwdAr)

88 86 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

======

"Hopefully" is an odd word choice.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (46HP8)

89 If a crow shot somebody, no f'n way would it be an "accident." Keep firearms away from corvids.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Wq24h)

90 Grey?

Frey.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

91 One of the dumbest calumnies of Chauvin the FNM went with is that he was rayciss.

The guy had married a Laotian woman and adopted her son.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm)

92 You know what goes well with a high carb diet? Human eyeballs. Soooooooon . . . .
Posted by: The Fat Crows

First they give your eyes Crow's Feet...

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (w9Wax)

93 85 I will never understand why anyone with even one drop of black genetics would celebrate Fentanyl George.
Posted by: XTC

Or anyone in general.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (99eI0)

94 87 Minnesota is beyond helping themselves. The pustule of illegal aliens that overwhelm and manipulate the vote will continue control. Only massive deportations and a clean and fair vote will recover MN.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (ZwdAr)

======

Well, deportations have picked up since the deaths of Goode and Pretti, those doing financial fraud through government programs are being arrested, charged, and even convicted, and the federal government is on a denaturalization push in response to legal immigrants doing fraud.

All while DOJ Civil Rights Division has a hard-on for cleaning up voter rolls and SCOTUS very well may make it illegal to count ballots after election day.

So, we'll see.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (46HP8)

95 Okay you got me TJM

There probably are such Polaroids.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (2GVsD)

96 If someone was writing a tv script and wanted to make the politicians as loathsome as possible by doing something like this, the show runners would say it’s too over the top. But these jizz stains did exactly that

Posted by: UGAdawg at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (4MsaP)

97 59 "How does a dog fire a gun?"

The victim was only lightly wounded, so I would say "inaccurately."
Posted by: gp
=====
Handguns should be kept holstered and long arms cased and unloaded during transport to prevent that sort of accident.

In a majority of states, having a loaded long arm is illegal during transporting them even with a permit. About 11 states, it is legal even without a permit, and two states require a permit to make it legal.

Law was designed to prevent poaching and night time festivities plus accident prevention.

Fair number of states have holster laws too for handguns as again, it is a safety issue to tuck it in your waistband, etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (E4rtv)

98 Wherever George Floyd is today he probably is saying 'I made a lot of bad decisions, among them was attempting to pass counterfeit money, which happened on a day when I was high as hell.'

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (LHPAg)

99 Chauvin will rot and likely die in prison. And there's nothing to be done about it. The Democrats would love to do that to us.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (Gqar8)

100 It shows that the Democraps are so comically desperate, so out of ideas, and so politically stupid and tone-deaf that they decide to celebrate a major American holiday centered on remembering fallen soldiers, by ... resorting to resurrecting a long-dead deadbeat junkie cannibal.
——

No, don’t be fooled they know exactly what they are doing. These incidents are specifically intended to divide and increase the chaos, raise the temperature, incite riots. Never forget that.

They are not interested in making things better for everybody, they want to burn the whole thing down. This is how you do that.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (lf5tB)

101 93 Or anyone in general.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 12:32 PM (99eI0)

Sure, but there are higher expectations for anyone else.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (FpHTM)

102
How does a dog fire a gun?

Peanut butter on the trigger.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (iJfKG)

103

Democrats Forced to Delete Their Disgusting Memorial Day Post

https://t.ly/i3fZi

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:33 PM (Cqx++)

104 Little known fact...

Crime is still down around the areas St. George of Enlarged Heart used to hang out.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Sco7b)

105 91 One of the dumbest calumnies of Chauvin the FNM went with is that he was rayciss.

The guy had married a Laotian woman and adopted her son.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (sKqQm)

=====

I maintain to this day that Chauvin was most likely a die-hard progressive, flaunting his progressivism in an effort to climb the ladder within the Minneapolis police department.

It's why his social media was scrubbed.

So, the machine he had whole-heartedly supported for years...chose to eat him because he was inconvenient.

If and when Chauvin gets a retrial and even a potential release, he's going to make BLM-aligned white politicians look like the KKK.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (46HP8)

106 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (rJ48h)

107 Oh, Canada!

A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID 🤯

I honestly thought this headline was fake, but it’s real

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick

https://tinyurl.com/mps67vhj

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)

108 I would not care to be between Stacey Abrams and a buffet.
-----

As always, mention of Abrams triggers the Patrick O'Brian quote:

"the most unromantic beast that ever urged her squat bulk across the face of the protesting earth".

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 12:35 PM (XeU6L)

109 86 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (2GVsD)

Gentlemen take Polaroids.

Posted by: Japan at May 26, 2026 12:35 PM (T6aVk)

110 Lower your expectations as to what Democrats will do.

As in lowered into the depths of hell.

You will never be surprised or outraged by what they do again.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 12:35 PM (hcEyG)

111 104 Little known fact...

Crime is still down around the areas St. George of Enlarged Heart used to hang out.

Posted by: Stateless - He ain't heavy, he's my dog at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Sco7b)

======

The crime levels of 2020-2022 were very abnormally high.

And yes, crime has generally decreased since.

Mostly because blue enclaves stopped defunding police after a couple years of massively increased crime rates.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (46HP8)

112 "America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "

Posted by: AI Walter Cronkite at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)

------------

"We are mired in a stalewait."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (OLFlC)

113 We get too fat we can't fly.

Posted by: The crows at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (2Ez/1)

114 How about the DNC putting up a Memorial Day post of photos of the soldiers killed during this Iran war?

Basically, see these who Trump killed.

And only deleting it after blowback?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (73/SM)

115 107: Canada endorses murder so they can get their own hospital bed.

All the more reason to get government the fuck out of medical care.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (T6aVk)

116 It's a quagmire.

Posted by: The media we USED to listen to at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (2Ez/1)

117 Hopefully there are Polaroids out there of Wallz and Grey in bed together.

TOO OLD

Posted by: Pedo Tim Walz at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (sKqQm)

118 Iran hacked and landed a Reaper (I think it was a Reaper) intact during Obama's reign of stupidity.
Where was the lefts outrage then?

Posted by: Reforger at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (gbGyB)

119 Ace- I have a mating pair of Ravens nearby. They fly the same path each morning and evening. I trap pocket gophers in my yard and place them feet up in the middle of a dirt access road behind my house. They fly by every morning and check for the free breakfast. They are quite big!

Posted by: DBCooper at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (3oMnW)

120 In other news

FanimeCon 2026 will be forever known as Foot Juice Con.

The NorCal anime convention gained notoriety this weekend as people were lining up to buy cups of juice scooped out of coolers in which the feet of female cosplayers had swished in.

No word if the cosplayers had washed their feet before dipping their toes in the juice.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (2GVsD)

121 " I like Big Crows and I cannot lie"

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (Gqar8)

122 Fuck these fucking faggots.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (oqH4h)

123 114 How about the DNC putting up a Memorial Day post of photos of the soldiers killed during this Iran war?

they did that??!?!

wow.

scum bums

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (j+aD2)

124 114 How about the DNC putting up a Memorial Day post of photos of the soldiers killed during this Iran war?

Basically, see these who Trump killed.

And only deleting it after blowback?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:36 PM (73/SM)

=======

Also, proportion of D's turning in ballots so far in the CA governor primary are down...double digits compared to 4 years ago.

https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

This is not a party that's feeling healthy and leading towards victory.

I just see...sickness.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:37 PM (46HP8)

125 I am sure Ace will celebrate the latest Disney failure today, as the Mandalrian movie records the lowest Star Wars opening ever.

But, don't worry!, says Disney: we can sell dolls and stuffed Grogus, and make up the losses.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (ytIvj)

126 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?

I don't get it.

Posted by: Every politician ever at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (vTZFs)

127 Well, I did not specify that it could be between her and an all you can eat Mexican feast, set up by illegal help paid $2 an hour. That's true.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
======
Oh, very well played m'lord.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (E4rtv)

128 126 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?

I don't get it.

Posted by: Every politician ever at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (vTZFs)

=====

hey

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (46HP8)

129 That Alberta-for-Minnesota trade is looking better and better, isn't it?

Posted by: Citizen Cake at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (CwhoI)

130 I will never understand why anyone with even one drop of black genetics would celebrate Fentanyl George.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:30 PM (FpHTM)
_______

Normal, productive black people do not. He's celebrated by the race-hustlers making bank off his death, the rando leeches, the black criminal underclass, and -- especially -- AWFuLs and related pasty-white pustules on the ass of the country.

But normal black people? Nah, they are too busy enjoying their lives to worry about some feral criminal junkie.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (iFTx/)

131 All the more reason to get government the fuck out of medical care.

If the patient pays for his healthcare the service providers and incentivized to give him the best care he is willing to pay for.

If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (sKqQm)

132 I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.
-

Four and twenty black birds baked in a pie?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (LgsNJ)

133 Oh you want entertainment news huh?

It seems the BBC can't find anyone willing to play the Doctor for their upcoming Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (2GVsD)

134 106 Does Jacob Frey believe the bullshit he spews?
Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (rJ48h)

He does, but that's not why he says it. He sits around thinking of the most out of touch lefty thing he can say. It's a weird flex these people do, like pretending not to know what Easter is. It's a pathetic way to marginalize normal people and their holidays like Memorial Day. Douchy behavior.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (wGerL)

135 120 In other news

FanimeCon 2026 will be forever known as Foot Juice Con.

The NorCal anime convention gained notoriety this weekend as people were lining up to buy cups of juice scooped out of coolers in which the feet of female cosplayers had swished in.

No word if the cosplayers had washed their feet before dipping their toes in the juice.
Posted by: Anna Puma
====
Reminds me of the classic Lucy bit where she is trampling the grapes from harvest at a winery.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

136 A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID 🤯

I honestly thought this headline was fake, but it’s real

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick

https://tinyurl.com/mps67vhj
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:34 PM (Riz8t)
=====================
Story says they actually had to murder him twice, as the first drug didn't kill him.

Lesson One: Do not go to Canada. And Two: Never eat at a Tim Hortens.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (ytIvj)

137 A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID

------------

Similar to Califzuela wanting to co-locate several Planned ~~Parenthood~~ Abortion Clinics on high school campuses across the state, wouldn't it be more efficient to simply co-locate MAID Facilities at every Tim Hortons?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (OLFlC)

138 Why are you trying to fatten up the crows, Ace? Planning to serve them for TG instead of turkey?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (dx3rC)

139 _U.S. forces carried out strikes overnight on May 25–26, 2026, that the U.S. hit Iranian targets and sank multiple small Iranian boats...
_U.S. forces, striking missile launch sites and Iranian boats attempting to place mines,
_CentCom said the boats were laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz,

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (ZwdAr)

140 The leftists in particular have made law enforcement generally an impossible vocation. This has profound implications for morale, retention, and recruitment. I’m no bootlicker, either.

This has been one of their longstanding objectives. Cops in many jurisdictions are now at best, tourists in blue. Or at worst …

This is what they want. No cop is going to put their ass on the line for public safety when some queer mayor will throw them to the wolves first chance they get if anything goes sideways

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (lf5tB)

141 FanimeCon 2026 will be forever known as Foot Juice Con.

The NorCal anime convention gained notoriety this weekend as people were lining up to buy cups of juice scooped out of coolers in which the feet of female cosplayers had swished in.

That's TERRIBLE

Where did you say this was happening again? The exact street address so I know not to go there.

Posted by: Rex Ryan at May 26, 2026 12:41 PM (sKqQm)

142 a counterfeit $20 bill.
.....

Big time criminal mastermind.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 12:42 PM (UjdFS)

143 Personally, I don’t trust that Horton fellow.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:42 PM (77rzZ)

144 If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:38 PM (sKqQm)

We just kicked old people out of the country.

Posted by: German Democratic Republic at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (T6aVk)

145 Yesterday was frustrating because I could not replicate the failure on my washing machine while I had it out in the yard, so I did several loads of laundry and then took the cabinet off, took the rust off with naval jelly and a scraper, and repainted it. As an afterthought I scrubbed the dribbles of laundry soap off the front and it looks good.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:23 PM (rbvCR)

I'm picturing an anime, possibly Ghibli, where the Spirit of the Device just wants to be in nature. Your washing machine inspires other machine spirits, one thing leads to another, and by the end everyone in your town is reduced to visiting their appliances at shrines in the woods when they want a cold drink, hot meal, or clean sock.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (Sy6m/)

146 This has been one of their longstanding objectives. Cops in many jurisdictions are now at best, tourists in blue. Or at worst …

The contrast with red states is interesting - remember when FL tried to arrest the cop that just waited outside during the Parkland shooting?

In a blue state they'd give a guy like that a promotion...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (sKqQm)

147 Normal, productive black people do not. He's celebrated by the race-hustlers making bank off his death, the rando leeches, the black criminal underclass, and -- especially -- AWFuLs and related pasty-white pustules on the ass of the country.
---
See also those defending the "ghetto" graduation videos.

Have you seen those?
Just ... smh.

"why are you attacking people for celebrating their accomplishments?"

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (73/SM)

148 144 We just kicked old people out of the country.

Posted by: German Democratic Republic at May 26, 2026 12:43 PM (T6aVk)

=======

Syria formally announced that they refuse to take back 700,000 Syrian refugees from Germany.

Who are probably working in factories and keeping Germany an industrial powerhouse in Europe.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (46HP8)

149 A man in his 40s with inflammatory bowel disease, was assessed outside a Tim Hortons, offered MAID, AND driven by the DR to the assisted suicide facility, and killed by MAID 🤯

I honestly thought this headline was fake, but it’s real

Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick

https://tinyurl.com/mps67vhj
===
This isn't medical care, its a backpage Fetish that has been legalized. Canada, what a miserable mess your govt is. Pull you heads out, or you'll wind up like GBr.

Posted by: Your govt hates you and wants you dead. So it turns you over to the death fetishists at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (anL5R)

150 Minnesota is such a garbage State.

I recommend a "Reverse Witch Test" for Minnesotans.

When someone says "ooh, a ding dang doo, I'm a Minnesooootan," toss him in a lake, to see if he immediately inverts and sinks because his head is full of cement. If not, he's not a real Minnesotan.

What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

That's my working theory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:44 PM (BI5O2)

151 > America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "
-----------
24 Reapers
4 F-15's
1 A-10
1 E3-G AWACS

All lost to enemy fire. There are others, like the 2 KC-135's that crashed into each other and a pair of Trident drones that had mechanical issues.

And all of the aircraft originally part of the rescue effort for that F-15E backseater were destroyed by US forces.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

152
Syria formally announced that they refuse to take back 700,000 Syrian refugees from Germany.

Who are probably working in factories and keeping Germany an industrial powerhouse in Europe.

Has anyone every told you that you have a very dry sense of humor?

Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

153 89 If a crow shot somebody, no f'n way would it be an "accident." Keep firearms away from corvids.
Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:31 PM (Wq24h)

Especially a murder of crows.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (T6aVk)

154 SciVo

To fuel your anime machine nightmares

https://youtu.be/7oGxbCc0Xq8

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (2GVsD)

155 Reminds me of the classic Lucy bit where she is trampling the grapes from harvest at a winery.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:40 PM (E4rtv)

------------

Never saw the Broadway musical "Stomp" -- but that classic scene would have been ripe for parodying.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (OLFlC)

156 I will say Timpon and Frey are still better then Platner - who is accusing Chris Kyle of war crimes and inflating his kill count as a sniper.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:20 PM (sKqQm)

Did Jesse put him up to it?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (1Ff7Z)

157 Good afternoon Ace. Take a good 15 minute power nap. You'll feel better.
Frey is correct . Since Floyd was killed, Minneapolis has left Somalis steal billions. They city is not the same

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (hpwtA)

158 151 > America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "
-----------
24 Reapers
4 F-15's
1 A-10
1 E3-G AWACS

All lost to enemy fire. There are others, like the 2 KC-135's that crashed into each other and a pair of Trident drones that had mechanical issues.

And all of the aircraft originally part of the rescue effort for that F-15E backseater were destroyed by US forces.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (jehhT)

=======

This is obviously the worst defeat in American armed forces history and proof positive that Iran has completely embarrassed and defeated the American empire and tyrant Trump.

Real wars are won without losing a single piece of equipment.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (46HP8)

159 Watchin Frey sob his crocodile tears at Floyd's coffin still ranks as one of the most sickening political displays I've ever witnessed.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (IXblq)

160 What Jacob Frey lacks in Walz corruption, he makes up for in complete pandering to the black/foreigner community.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (IifOV)

161 People.
Against.
Goodness.
and
Normalcy.

P.A.G.A.N. PAGAN.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

162 I saw a video from a Canuck woman. She mentioned when trying to get a therapist for depression they told her there was a 6 month wait BUT the wait for MAID was only 2 weeks...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

163 152 Has anyone every told you that you have a very dry sense of humor?

Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

======

I don't get it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (46HP8)

164
But normal black people? Nah, they are too busy enjoying their lives to worry about some feral criminal junkie.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
---

Normal black people have a hard row to hoe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ZwdAr)

165 I don’t understand the counterfeit bill thing. Did Floyd know it was counterfeit? Doesn’t seem like he was that perceptive, even when sober. You can be arrested for passing a counterfeit even if you’re unaware that it’s fake?

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (77rzZ)

166 Truly despicable was Floyd's funeral procession in Houston with gold colored casket and carriage drawn by white horses thru closed-off streets.

Then-Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo led the procession on foot at the head of the cortege.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (wVcYX)

167 Mostly because blue enclaves stopped defunding police after a couple years of massively increased crime rates.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=====
Deportations. Most blue areas have substantial non-reported crimes--you can see this via the NCVS. The percent of unreported crimes, particularly property crimes is skyrocketing. Plus, quite a few jurisdictions have basically stopped all illegal drug enforcement. So while crime has declined somewhat after Floyd, urban areas, not so much.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (E4rtv)

168 Almost every part of an attractive woman > her feet

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (sKqQm)

169 America lost a drone." "The war cannot be won. It is time for the politicians to admit it and end it before more lives are lost. "
Posted by: AI Walter Cronkite at May 26, 2026 12:28 PM (anL5R)

It was a suicide drone. This is what self-hate will do to a drone.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (g8Ew8)

170 It really is a neat trick that the donks were able to turn the death of POS criminal scumbag at the hands of a democrat operative police officer, in a democrat controlled city, with a democrat controlled black police commissioner in a democrat controlled state, into a problem for the GOP and the country writ large.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (XV/Pl)

171 Normal black people have a hard row to hoe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ZwdAr)

Not really. They go and live among the whites and never look back.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (BI5O2)

172 “No give backs”, eh?

These countries need to learn they don’t have any choice. The “refugee” programs have been queered and weaponized to great effect.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (lf5tB)

173 Has anyone every told you that you have a very dry sense of humor?

Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

Oh. Wow. We are reddit famous.

And ace cannot even make a crow friend.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)

174 Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (sKqQm)

These people are absolute ghouls.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (dx3rC)

175 As with many states, the problem with Minnesota is Minneapolis, the city-state dominating the state.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (Q+gd/)

176 169 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (Wq24h)

177 Some neck wounds are more important than others. The Left in America

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (rgnea)

178 A huge portion of this county has a very authoritarian mindset and will support the police in any situation. If you see videos of blatant police misconduct, half the comments will be in support of the police, often blatantly lying about the facts.

Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.

The country widely condemned the George Floyd killing and there were historic protests. Defund the police was a horrible slogan/idea that made people get off the train.

I still think about it every day. I’ll never forget when I was on Twitter, and I saw the video and a person who was recording it from their screen skipped straight to the part where he just died, and everyone is panicking and screaming at the cop while the cop was on his knee on his neck

Six years later and it just feels like this day is gaining more meaning as time goes on.

Not really. It's becoming a niche holiday on Reddit, which is perhaps the most fitting, pathet remembrance of all.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (JCZqz)

179 171 Not really. They go and live among the whites and never look back.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (BI5O2)

Doesn't stop Kiwi Farms from calling them all "Low-IQ [non-human primate] [N-word]s", though.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM)

180 167 Deportations. Most blue areas have substantial non-reported crimes--you can see this via the NCVS. The percent of unreported crimes, particularly property crimes is skyrocketing. Plus, quite a few jurisdictions have basically stopped all illegal drug enforcement. So while crime has declined somewhat after Floyd, urban areas, not so much.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM (E4rtv)

======

The decrease from the 2020-2022 high was because of blue enclaves reversing the defund police craze.

The dramatic decreases over the last year+ have been because of deportations and combination efforts by the DOJ with local police to get violent criminals off the streets (most notably in DC and Memphis).

The best decreases have happened because of local cooperation with federal resources (hence the rise in 287(g) program enrollment from over 1800 police jurisdictions across the US).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (46HP8)

181 I see Aetius is stealing my bit about PAGAN

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (2GVsD)

182 We have lost hardware in the Iranian affair. Obviously all is lost. We need to cut a deal ASAP with the mullahs, and pay them reparations for the damage we've caused. Then we can go back to business as usual. Or, Peace in Our Time is another way of putting it.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (Gqar8)

183 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

That's my working theory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Next door to Wisconsin, the cradle of American Socialism.

Next question?

Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (OUMaO)

184 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.

See this is one of the things that amaze me. You could certainly say not all leftists wanted to abolish the police. But to just run with "nobody" is a bad face lie.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (sKqQm)

185 173 Right now there is some reddit forum where they have someone that posts our comments from here and a bunch of them will argue, "See even these stupid rightwingers know immigrants are good for your economy!"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:45 PM (sKqQm)

Oh. Wow. We are reddit famous.

And ace cannot even make a crow friend.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:48 PM (bss/y)

======

I assumed 18-1 was speaking hypothetically.

Otherwise he would have shared a link.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (46HP8)

186 159 Watchin Frey sob his crocodile tears at Floyd's coffin still ranks as one of the most sickening political displays I've ever witnessed.
Posted by: Halfhand
=====
Carnies with serious drug problems have a better sense of morality and standards than most politicians. That is part of our problem. Remember Bubba Clinton pretending to be sorry when press asked him about Ron Brown's death in an airplane crash? Then yucking it up almost immediately afterwards when he thought he was off camera. This is who they are.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (E4rtv)

187 You know who got rich from George Floyd? The SPLC.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (x2htD)

188 Remember:
FBI agents are currently suing to get their jobs back because they say they were unfairly fired for kneeling to BLM protestors.

Kneeling--because of race--for a criminal to other criminals committing a crime.

Those are the people who want the power to enforce laws.
Who want back in power.
To enforce laws against you.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (73/SM)

189 You can be arrested for passing a counterfeit even if you’re unaware that it’s fake?
———

The clerk does not return the note to you, when it is determined to be counterfeit.

That’s when he got belligerent and subsequently arrested. He wanted the fake note back, so he could try to pass it somewhere else.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (lf5tB)

190 178 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (JCZqz)

=======

$5 says this person has a long history of saying "abolish the police" unironically and supportively from 2020 to 2022.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (46HP8)

191 I spent the day remembering a lot of people. One in particular who was KIA 7 years ago. His wife and two beautiful children are growing up without their dad, who was always first to the fight. A man larger than life itself, always with a joke and that wry smile of his to lighten the mood. He is missed. Dearly.

There are thousands of stories like his. Real Americans who loved their country and their brothers enough to give up their lives for them.

Never quit. Never stop remembering.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 12:29 PM (hcEyG)

This weekend, I drove quite some distance to introduce my kiddos to the parents of a buddy of mine who was KIA. It was a wonderful experience and really drove into my kids that being killed in action is a very real outcome and impacts very real people living very real lives.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (Kdi1r)

192 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

-----------

Inbreeding with some covert genetic experimentation thrown in?

Old & Busted: "Minnesota Fats."
New Hotness: "Minnesota Vats."

OUT: "Minnesota Nice."
IN: "Minnesota Splice."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:51 PM (OLFlC)

193 A huge portion of this county has a very authoritarian mindset

So you live in Minneapolis?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:52 PM (2GVsD)

194
Jacob Frey reminds me of one of those simping, cowardly characters in a 80's action movie.

Posted by: YIKES! at May 26, 2026 12:52 PM (OgWfa)

195 181 I see Aetius is stealing my bit about PAGAN
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (2GVsD)

Hey. Hey. Hey. We are both stealing from Dragnet.

That movie gets better. Like a fine wine.

I have it on DVD somewhere.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:52 PM (bss/y)

196 I assumed 18-1 was speaking hypothetically.

Otherwise he would have shared a link.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (46HP

You could advertise it in your next ewetub video.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (bss/y)

197 If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.

Sarah Palin is waiting for her apology.

Waiting...

Waiting...

Still waiting...

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (vTZFs)

198 A huge portion of this county has a very authoritarian mindset and will support the police in any situation

There is a large number of people whose notion of what is right and wrong is based on whatever the law says is right and wrong.

Libertarians often don't seem to understand this. Leftists definitely get it which is why they want leftwing draconian laws. Yes, yes you get to imprison conservatives and they do like that, but you also convince a bunch of LIVs that leftwing beliefs are correct because "they are the law after all"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)

199 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun.
=======================
"Reallocation of funding" = Defund the Police = Abolish Police

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (ytIvj)

200 > This is obviously the worst defeat in American armed forces history and proof positive that Iran has completely embarrassed and defeated the American empire and tyrant Trump.

Real wars are won without losing a single piece of equipment.
----------
The interesting number is the 24 Reapers lost. The rest is "business as usual."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (jehhT)

201 Just when you forgot MN exists.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (wBaIH)

202 "America lost a drone. This is the worst loss for America since Vietnam."
-like, half of the online right, for some reason
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:24 PM (46HP

Does seem like a awful lot of panicans have shown up here. I hoping the panic right back to where they came from.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (HIzgC)

203 Literally nobody wanted to “abolish the police”. We (Dems) wanted ~~a reallocation of their funding so they received proper training and had more tools to handle different situations that do not always include an officer showing up with a gun~~ social workers instead.

------------

Fixed for Hypocritic Accuracy.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (OLFlC)

204 https://x.com/TonerousHyus/status/
2059292931786207468

In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

9%.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Interesting factoid.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (46HP8)

205 There is a large number of people whose notion of what is right and wrong is based on whatever the law says is right and wrong.

Libertarians often don't seem to understand this. Leftists definitely get it which is why they want leftwing draconian laws. Yes, yes you get to imprison conservatives and they do like that, but you also convince a bunch of LIVs that leftwing beliefs are correct because "they are the law after all"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (sKqQm)

The entire problem is most people are Lawful Neutral. It is flawed, but the Lawful->Chaotic, Good-> Evil scale really does fit a lot of people.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (bss/y)

206 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?
---
When a people with an average 75 IQ are swindling you either:
1) you're in on it, or
2) they're smarter than you

Neither is a good look for MN.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:54 PM (73/SM)

207 $5 says this person has a long history of saying "abolish the police" unironically and supportively from 2020 to 2022.

Stephen King has a series of tweets in 2024 claiming only a right wing conspiracy theory nut would believe there was a Epstein client list...and then in 2025 he went on a tear accusing Trump and a bunch of Republicans of being on the Epstein client list

Being a leftist means every resets every single day...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

208 202 Does seem like a awful lot of panicans have shown up here. I hoping the panic right back to where they came from.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (HIzgC)

=========

"I THOUGHT TRUMP SAID AMERICA HAD AIR SUPREMACY! HUH? DID YOUR ORANGE GOD LIE TO YOU? WE WOULDN'T HAVE LOST ANYTHING IF WE HAD AIR SUPREMACY!"
-someone be masturbatin'

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (46HP8)

209 Open channel D
Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026

***
"Channel D is unavailable. Will Case Officer McDonald do?"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (wzUl9)

210 $5 says this person has a long history of saying "abolish the police" unironically and supportively from 2020 to 2022.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I’m gonna need at least 10-1 on that or no bet.

Posted by: Kratwurst at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (rsxHF)

211 Does seem like a awful lot of panicans have shown up here. I hoping the panic right back to where they came from.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (HIzgC)

There is some of that, but there also seems to be a lot of ... lack of direction? being pointed out.

We can't see the gameplan (whatever it is) and so we start worrying if there is one aside from 'Show up, see what happens.' Thank you, Napoleon.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (bss/y)

212 Doesn't stop Kiwi Farms from calling them all "Low-IQ [non-human primate] [N-word]s", though.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM

One of the nice things about being white, is that we don’t feel any social pressure to defend our low-IQ nonhuman primates... we have the luxury of being able to say "I think that guy might be a Kiwi Farms retard. Bait a trap with McCormick vodka and gold spray paint to keep him out of the neighborhood, just in case."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)

213 But normal black people? Nah, they are too busy enjoying their lives to worry about some feral criminal junkie.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
---

Normal black people have a hard row to hoe.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:46 PM (ZwdAr)
_________

Not really. The smart ones make a clean break from the hood-rat mentality, stop obsessing over race, and go live in affluent (white) areas where they can have a happy life and not have to worry about being shot in a drive-by.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (iFTx/)

214 168 Almost every part of an attractive woman > her feet

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:47 PM
++++++

You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (2Ez/1)

215 The plan is to 'abolish' the police and replace them with political paramilitary.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 12:57 PM (Q+gd/)

216 If the government pays for healthcare it is incentivized to cut costs, and when someone hits a point in their health when they won't generate as much in taxes as they cost to keep alive government is incentivized to kill them.

Sarah Palin is waiting for her apology.

Waiting...

Waiting...

Still waiting...

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:53 PM (vTZFs)

--------------

Hunter Biden's 2028 POTUS Platform will be centered around a kinder, gentler MAID, inspired by L.A. Mayor Karen "Free Teeth" Bass.

Instead of Death Panels, The Feral Gubmint will provide free Meth Panels.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:57 PM (OLFlC)

217 There is a large number of people whose notion of what is right and wrong is based on whatever the law says is right and wrong.
--
See also abortion.

It's kinda crazy how pro abortion folks measure it from "it's legal."
So that makes it moral.

And these would be the same people who will get incandescent angry over the immorality of slavery.

Which used to be legal the whole world wide for almost all of human history ....

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:58 PM (73/SM)

218 Who you calling' a row ho?

Posted by: La'Tonya at May 26, 2026 12:58 PM (2Ez/1)

219 Instead of Death Panels, The Feral Gubmint will provide free Meth Panels.

Every now and then there is a story about some state having trouble sourcing drugs for capital punishment and honestly it makes me laugh.

Don't you guys have a bunch of meth, heroin, and coke you need to get rid of? Or hell just give the convict a few clot shots straight to the heart...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (sKqQm)

220 Did the 'Murph Challenge', named after a KIA Navy SEAL -- it was his personal workout.

1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run

Dunno if it's the best way to honor the day, but it kinda feels right.

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (JcF+m)

221 183 What is even wrong with that place? Did the original Scandi immigrants of the northern Midwest strike a handshake agreement to abandon unfit babies and expose them to Minnesota's harsh elements, but then the sturdiest retards survived and bred?

That's my working theory.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Next door to Wisconsin, the cradle of American Socialism.

Next question?
Posted by: Brother Tim (102mm/W59), Keeper of the Tim Continuum at May 26, 2026 12:50 PM (OUMaO)

The Iron Range libs are dying out. Republicans almost won up there in 2024 and will win in 2028. But Minneapolis has attracted lots of crazies, and the S'mores vote as a block vote.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (wGerL)

222 The plan is to 'abolish' the police and replace them with political paramilitary.

Posted by: davidt at May 26, 2026 12:57 PM (Q+gd/)

-------------

* DogEater's Desired & Militarized Federal Police Force has entered the chat *

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:59 PM (OLFlC)

223 209 Open channel D
Posted by: Open Channel D at May 26, 2026
***
"Channel D is unavailable. Will Case Officer McDonald do?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

I WANT THE D!!!!

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (JCZqz)

224 The video of Jacob Frey dancing in his skinny jeans to Somali community music is......a great way to kickstart a vomit.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (IifOV)

225 200 pullups? You go, guy!

Posted by: AOC at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (x2htD)

226 Speaking of swindles, aka thievery, in the classical sense.

If you have cool LEGO sets or other stuff, do not go to Bricks and MiniFigs to try and sell them.

A Raleigh NC store tried to steal a rare $1,000 C3PO mini-fig and when busted merely claimed he forgot about it and that it was also a fake.

They will lowball you, quoting only 12% to 25% of value for an item.

In Salem, OR their store was selling a large, sealed collection of Star Wars LEGOS who's estimated value was $200k. Instead of giving the remaining collection back when the store changed ownership, they tried to steal it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:00 PM (2GVsD)

227 In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

9%.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Were they similarly overrepresented in the Republican primary or have they just noped out of the game altogether?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:01 PM (vTZFs)

228 The plan is to 'abolish' the police and replace them with political paramilitary.
——-

Bingo! They don’t want to abolish the Police, that would actually be an improvement, at least in certain locales.

They want to control law enforcement just as you say.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 26, 2026 01:01 PM (lf5tB)

229 Doesn't stop Kiwi Farms from calling them all "Low-IQ [non-human primate] [N-word]s", though.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:49 PM (FpHTM

One of the nice things about being white, is that we don’t feel any social pressure to defend our low-IQ nonhuman primates... we have the luxury of being able to say "I think that guy might be a Kiwi Farms retard. Bait a trap with McCormick vodka and gold spray paint to keep him out of the neighborhood, just in case."
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:56 PM (BI5O2)
_____

I think a good portion of Kiwi Farms is just toxic scumbags looking to scream about something -- and foreign bots -- and being assholes for the sake of being assholes. None of these scumbags speaks for me.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (iFTx/)

230 220 Did the 'Murph Challenge', named after a KIA Navy SEAL -- it was his personal workout.

1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run

Dunno if it's the best way to honor the day, but it kinda feels right.
Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts

I see guys do that occasionally with their body armor on, or weighted vests. Madness.

Posted by: Military Moron at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (JCZqz)

231 "There is some of that, but there also seems to be a lot of ... lack of direction? being pointed out."

So you want all the info? Even if it puts lives in danger?What you call "lack of direction, I call opsec. I would prefer to keep it that way.

Direction? Hasn't that always been irgc doesn't get to play with nukes? Are you sure your dissatisfaction isn't just a reflection of the price on the gas pump?

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (HIzgC)

232 For some time, CNN has been using photos of Trump in some public appearance when he is blinking and claiming he fell asleep or is ill. Now the WH X account is hitting back with photos of CNN hosts and guest caught blinking on air and claiming they are asleep or ill.

Childish? Of course, its social media. But it's great to have a team that fights back over everything instead of passively letting the hits pile up.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (viF8m)

233 Stephen King has a series of tweets in 2024 claiming only a right wing conspiracy theory nut would believe there was a Epstein client list...and then in 2025 he went on a tear accusing Trump and a bunch of Republicans of being on the Epstein client list
--
The "Epstein List" is a plaintiff lawyer fabrication.
It was created out of whole cloth by the lawyers for the whores.
To shake even more money out of the operation.
By claiming there is this secret list of high-profile men who committed heinous crimes, they can keep the publicity train running.

Belief in the "Epstein List" at this point is an IQ test.
Or a loyalty test, if you're a Dem.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (73/SM)

234 220 Did the 'Murph Challenge', named after a KIA Navy SEAL -- it was his personal workout.

1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run

Ah, one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's warmups.

Posted by: The MSM at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (U/s6V)

235 227 In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

9%.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Were they similarly overrepresented in the Republican primary or have they just noped out of the game altogether?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:01 PM (vTZFs)

======

Overrepresented. Roughly 50%.

The white male vote is becoming a bloc in certain states.

And blacks are having a worse baby bust than white conservatives (who are at replacement generally in the US).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (46HP8)

236 Frey is even more stupid than Katie Wilson, and that's saying something.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:03 PM (6ZvBu)

237 233 The "Epstein List" is a plaintiff lawyer fabrication.
It was created out of whole cloth by the lawyers for the whores.
To shake even more money out of the operation.
By claiming there is this secret list of high-profile men who committed heinous crimes, they can keep the publicity train running.

Belief in the "Epstein List" at this point is an IQ test.
Or a loyalty test, if you're a Dem.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (73/SM)

=======

This is apparently all true.

There were documents under seal in the FL case, and after already getting paid by the Epstein estate and Deutsche bank, the women who had brought the suit started talking about the hidden client list in those sealed documents.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:03 PM (46HP8)

238 If it wasn't for hate, Stephen King would have died ten years ago.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:03 PM (2GVsD)

239 Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Not sure as I haven't done serious crime research since about 2016-20 regarding firearm crime. Some is probably defunding but you have a number of other variables in the mix like the massive unrest set up by teh Dems for political reasons. Democrats and leftists are definitely causal variable on crime policy affecting crime rates but sometimes it gets difficult to pull apart just how to attribute each variable. Defunding, not requiring bail, informal leniency in charging by police and court, changing laws, diversion laws, immigrants, drug related crime, etc. etc.

And then you get into societal factors---pretty clear from James Q Wilson that criminals are quick to pick up on cues that a permissive environment to cause mayhem exists.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (E4rtv)

240 "Channel D is unavailable. Will Case Officer McDonald do?"
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (wzUl9)

You've been hacked, Wolfus!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

241 I've been on T-Mobile fiber now for about 8 months. Had my very first extended outage last nite, at least six hours. Other than that, no problems, and pleased with the service overall. Plus, fiber is better for the diet than cable is.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (Wq24h)

242 227 In the Georgia primary last week, only 9% of those casting ballots in the Democrat primary were white men.

White men make up roughly 24% of the population of Georgia.

Were they similarly overrepresented in the Republican primary or have they just noped out of the game altogether?
Posted by: Oddbob

It's not our place to decide who represents the party...it's time for us to step back and let others lead. We'll vote for whomever our better pick in the general, though!!!!

Posted by: Cucked white liberal men at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (JCZqz)

243 1 mile run
100 pull-ups
200 push-ups
300 air squats
1 mile run
-----
When I was in hospice care I'd do that every day before breakfast.

Posted by: Jimmuh at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (2Ez/1)

244 238 If it wasn't for hate, Stephen King would have died ten years ago.
Posted by: Anna Puma
====
Creatively, his best days are well behind him now.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (E4rtv)

245 How you like them apples, Fake Tapper.

https://tinyurl.com/t522yp68

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (viF8m)

246 Ah, one of Ruth Bader Ginsburg's warmups.
Posted by: The MSM at May 26, 2026 01:02 PM (U/s6V)

Congratulations! Your post won today's Internet!

Posted by: Not Enough Lampposts at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (JcF+m)

247 Being a leftist means every resets every single day...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 12:55 PM (sKqQm)

------------

I think it was the great Thomas Sowell who once wrote -- decades ago -- that "most liberals believe history began in 1965."

That definitely needs to be updated to "15 seconds ago" ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (OLFlC)

248 And now the New Jersey Governor is out protesting an ICE facility in her state. These people love to show their ass.

Posted by: Case at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (8XBuM)

249 My daughter picked out a Lego set for us to build. This onecwas Leo Messi, kicking a goal for Argentina.

Soccer is so gay that even the Lego set is super gay. It's hard to make a mini-fig look like he's about to run through the goalpost and sodomize someone, but they pulled it off.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (BI5O2)

250 @226

>>If you have cool LEGO sets or other stuff, do not go to Bricks and MiniFigs to try and sell them.

If you have anything of value to sell, know what's it's worth, do not sell it to any large scale buyer, try to sell it privately or at an auction.

The only person who you have a shot at giving you the true value of what something is worth is another collector.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (XV/Pl)

251 242 It's not our place to decide who represents the party...it's time for us to step back and let others lead. We'll vote for whomever our better pick in the general, though!!!!

Posted by: Cucked white liberal men at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (JCZqz)

=======

Progressive men don't have kids, and they're constantly internalizing the message that they are the worst thing on the planet.

They're a dying breed.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM (46HP8)

252 T-Mobile fiber.

- Gentle
- Safe
- Effective

Posted by: Jimmuh at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (2Ez/1)

253 Massie says he's going to read the names on the floor before he leaves Congress.

I'm really debating placing a bet on Polymarket that he will not.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (73/SM)

254 And blacks are having a worse baby bust than white conservatives (who are at replacement generally in the US).

You're welcome.

Posted by: Zombie Margaret Sanger at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (vTZFs)

255 The "Epstein List" is a plaintiff lawyer fabrication.
It was created out of whole cloth by the lawyers for the whores.
To shake even more money out of the operation.
By claiming there is this secret list of high-profile men who committed heinous crimes, they can keep the publicity train running.

--------------------------

Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (m0Lve)

256 And blacks are having a worse baby bust than white conservatives (who are at replacement generally in the US).
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Goooood.....all is going according to plan....

Posted by: The Specter of Planned Parenthood's racist roots at May 26, 2026 01:06 PM (JCZqz)

257 The Babylon Bee has several ideas for Stephen Colbert's new job. My personal favorite is

Knight at Medieval Times: He may not be that qualified, but everyone would love to see him get whacked with a mace a few times.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (qx7Zg)

258 _________

Not really. The smart ones make a clean break from the hood-rat mentality, stop obsessing over race, and go live in affluent (white) areas where they can have a happy life and not have to worry about being shot in a drive-by.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
---

Is this from assumption or personal knowledge?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (ZwdAr)

259 "run pull-ups push-ups air squats run"

Dreadful gym class memories come flooding back.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (Wq24h)

260 It's hard to make a mini-fig look like he's about to run through the goalpost and sodomize someone, but they pulled it off.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 01:05 PM

LOL!

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (IifOV)

261 Step 1. Announce reading of the whole list.
Step 2. Commit suicide just before the reading.
Step 3. Candy Ovens and T'uquar Quran claim the Jews killed Massie
Step. 4 $$$$

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (2GVsD)

262 Creatively, his best days are well behind him now.
-------------------------
Creatively, it was the cocaine

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (m0Lve)

263 How you like them apples, Fake Tapper.

-----------

I always thought (per the movie "Good Will Hunting") that it was said & written with the Southie accent "Dem Apples" ... which, it just occurred to me, has a double meaning.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (OLFlC)

264 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. Good for him.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (RHGPo)

265 244 238 If it wasn't for hate, Stephen King would have died ten years ago.
Posted by: Anna Puma
====
Creatively, his best days are well behind him now.
Posted by: whig

I always found his graphic descriptions of underage sexual activity particularly, uh, satisfying...

Posted by: Joe Biden at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (JCZqz)

266 Legos?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:09 PM (6ZvBu)

267 "They're aggressive enemies of everything traditional, wholesome, good, and true."

every day, in every way, whenever they open their mouths .

this cannot be overemphasized.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 01:09 PM (VyBeY)

268 241 I've been on T-Mobile fiber now for about 8 months. Had my very first extended outage last nite, at least six hours. Other than that, no problems, and pleased with the service overall. Plus, fiber is better for the diet than cable is.
Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:04 PM (Wq24h)

Billy Bob Thornton smiles.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 01:10 PM (Gqar8)

269 264 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. Good for him.
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 01:08 PM (RHGPo)

-----------

He's also in personal best territory in the category "not beatin' on his bitch"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:10 PM (6ZvBu)

270 Knight at Medieval Times: He may not be that qualified, but everyone would love to see him get whacked with a mace a few times.

I watched videos by a couple of guys that have a sword fighting school - not just rapier/fencing like the Olympics

Someone asked them why in HEMA (the fighting org for their sport) that people don't grapple and I was amused that the answer was its too dangerous - if you literally fall on your sword you could get hurt.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 01:10 PM (sKqQm)

271 Lego my Eggo!

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (77rzZ)

272 Stephen King. Good Lord, is that old Lesbian still alive?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (Gqar8)

273 Comments are due June 22, 2026.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

Operation Barbarossa day.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (W5mpo)

274 Good afternoon Ace and everyone
Home early

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (/yoSu)

275 Ace's strategy with the crows must be to turn them into couch potatoes so they stick around.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (cWLG3)

276 Not really. The smart ones make a clean break from the hood-rat mentality, stop obsessing over race, and go live in affluent (white) areas where they can have a happy life and not have to worry about being shot in a drive-by.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
---

Is this from assumption or personal knowledge?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:07 PM (ZwdAr)
______

Both. I have homes in two affluent areas. I do affluent things like exotic cars and travel. There are always blacks there and they are happy and enjoying life. They aren't the bitter, angry race-obsessed blacks the media likes to fawn over.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (iFTx/)

277 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. Good for him.
Posted by: SMOD
.......

I'm sure he's never felt better.

Posted by: wth at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (UjdFS)

278 Eliminating cable from the diet has the added cost advantage of recycling. Why eat the cable when scrappers pay good money for it? Use the proceeds to eat Taco Bell instead.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (Wq24h)

279 Massie is threatening to read the Epstein list on the House floor. Just like he threatened last year, and next year and during his run in 28

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (hpwtA)

280 satan's little whores!!

Posted by: SOMEASSHOLESTOLEMYPEN at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (vgXYo)

281 Both. I have homes in two affluent areas. I do affluent things like exotic cars and travel. There are always blacks there and they are happy and enjoying life. They aren't the bitter, angry race-obsessed blacks the media likes to fawn over.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (iFTx/)

Elric is MooMoo?!?!?!??!

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (Kdi1r)

282 The community misses George Floyd's strong pimp hand.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (6ZvBu)

283 Important public notice for TRex and any other dinosaurs reading this post....

https://tinyurl.com/48jzrzab+

This comment brought to you by dog lovers.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 01:13 PM (qx7Zg)

284 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
---
yeah, they were issued 1099s or W2s for their services.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (73/SM)

285 As said yesterday
You can't H8 Marxists enough

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (Ia/+0)

286 Washington Nearsider

Have you seen the 1/32 Red Pill F-4B/N Phantom II kit?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (2GVsD)

287 Morning Ace, and daywalkers! Frey and Walz are both worthless pieces of shit.

The Peon roof is all but finished! Just a few random ridge cap pieces, and random tabs blown off that need to be replaced. I will probably go up there after seven, when the Sun is lower is the western sky. It was nice and cool this morning, got a little warm at ten o'clock, when we knocked off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (8zz6B)

288 284 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
---
yeah, they were issued 1099s or W2s for their services.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (73/SM)

======

All of age. All willingly entering into employment with Epstein to essentially be yacht girls.

If we're going to go on a crusade to attack every powerful person who pays of-age girls to have sex, well, that's certainly something to spend all out political capitol on post-Clinton.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (46HP8)

289 Massie is threatening to read the Epstein list on the House floor. Just like he threatened last year, and next year and during his run in 28
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (hpwtA)

MAGA Conservative, right there.

There's nothing against Trump in the Epstein files, but hey, you keep f*cking that f*cking chicken, asshole.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:16 PM (Zz0t1)

290 233 Belief in the "Epstein List" at this point is an IQ test.
Or a loyalty test, if you're a Dem.

what about the second list hidden in the grassy knoll?

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 01:16 PM (v3pYe)

291 And now the New Jersey Governor is out protesting an ICE facility in her state. These people love to show their ass.
Posted by: Case
------

Installation of Bers as Governor would straighten things out in just a couple of weeks.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 26, 2026 01:16 PM (XeU6L)

292 Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:12 PM (hpwtA)

Was he on some kind of committee that dealt with Epstein or else why would he have such a list? And what wouldn't he have read it before this?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (dx3rC)

293 Massie is threatening to read the Epstein list on the House floor. Just like he threatened last year, and next year and during his run in 28
--
LOL

I'm mad I didn't think of this.

Of course he's going to campaign for the next 2 years on "send me back to Congress so this time I can read the Epstein List. I promise."

And he'll rake in thousands for it from the bottomless supply of Stupidity.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (73/SM)

294 what about the second list hidden in the grassy knoll?

Massie's green bean casserole recipe?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (2GVsD)

295 They love inverting things, making evil look good, good look evil.

So motherhood is terrible (literal slavery!), but killing babies before they're born is amazingly good.

Criminals should be protected and allowed their freedom, but disarm and prosecute victims and those who try to defend themselves.

America is an evil place, but Cuba is good.

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (ynpvh)

296 293 Of course he's going to campaign for the next 2 years on "send me back to Congress so this time I can read the Epstein List. I promise."

And he'll rake in thousands for it from the bottomless supply of Stupidity.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (73/SM)

=====

JP Sears is going to spend all his X and Youtube money on Massie until he's living in a cardboard box.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (46HP8)

297 These people are still obsessing over George Floyd? So cringe. So yesterday. They're like that kid in Seventh Grade who still listens to KISS when everyone else had already moved on to Metallica.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (Av6i5)

298 Bers for governor?

His campaign will have a killer theme song.

Just imagine if he teams up with Baby Metal.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (2GVsD)

299 294 what about the second list hidden in the grassy knoll?

Massie's green bean casserole recipe?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:17 PM (2GVsD)

He probably puts peas and carrots in his chili...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ynpvh)

300 ______

Both. I have homes in two affluent areas. I do affluent things like exotic cars and travel. There are always blacks there and they are happy and enjoying life. They aren't the bitter, angry race-obsessed blacks the media likes to fawn over.
Posted by: Elric The Blade
---

Should have said it another way. It is a hard row to hoe moving from common black culture into middle class America. And, you reference upper class America not middle class where there is skepticism and resistance because of DEI push.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ZwdAr)

301 297 These people are still obsessing over George Floyd? So cringe. So yesterday. They're like that kid in Seventh Grade who still listens to KISS when everyone else had already moved on to Metallica.

Posted by: zombie at May 26, 2026 01:18 PM (Av6i5)

========

Always fear that Democrats can't get the 2008 black turnout back.

With their most loyal black voters (Civil Rights era) dying, it's just going to get worse.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (46HP8)

302 Ferrari has unveiled its first full EV.

It is famously designed by the dudes who designed the iPhone ... and it looks like it. I can't stop laughing.

https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2

(link goes to Car and Driver)

Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (wBRco)

303 "272 Stephen King. Good Lord, is that old Lesbian still alive?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 01:11 PM (Gqar

"

We disclaim any responsibility, and mildly resent the implication!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Posted by: Older Lesbians of the Western Hemisphere at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (VyBeY)

304 JP Sears is going to spend all his X and Youtube money on Massie until he's living in a cardboard box.
---
Don't forget Rich Barris handing out $10k to all those who dared bet against Massie winning.

[BLOCKED]

LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (73/SM)

305 This is all just a huge distraction from the Epstien list!!

Posted by: Reforger at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (gbGyB)

306 216 Instead of Death Panels, The Feral Gubmint will provide free Meth Panels.

i was under the impression it would be called "soma".

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (v3pYe)

307 @292 Fen, I think he's alleging he's been in contact with ladies who Epstein trafficked. Whatever I think he's full of crap

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (hpwtA)

308 302 Ferrari has unveiled its first full EV.

It is famously designed by the dudes who designed the iPhone ... and it looks like it. I can't stop laughing.

https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2

(link goes to Car and Driver)

Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (wBRco)

The Luce. Why not call it the Flambé?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (ynpvh)

309 12 I did get to hang out with my crows a little. They're really big birds. And I'm fattening them up with a high carb diet.

=====

I'm mostly looking forward to the interdimensional adventures.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (46HP

I didn't look, did anyone get the Rick and Morty reference?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (dmDsy)

310 Someone (posobiec?) posted a drawing of the two standing side by side. Floyd was fucking 6'4" monster and Chauvin was 5'9" midget.

Posted by: bob (moron inbobnitus) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (8aPNd)

311 304 Don't forget Rich Barris handing out $10k to all those who dared bet against Massie winning.

[BLOCKED]

LOL

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:20 PM (73/SM)

======

I believe that was Barnes.

The other half of the dimwitted duo.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (46HP8)

312
https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2

(link goes to Car and Driver)
Posted by: far cry at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (wBRco)

"It looks different."

No, it looks like shit. It looks like something from the video game "Little Big Planet."

Ferrari should sue the designers for fraud. They stole the money they were paid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (Zz0t1)

313 He probably puts peas and carrots in his chili...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ynpvh)

My son had some Indian dish from a local vegan restaurant with peas and carrots . It may have been among the spiciest things I've ever had and I like fairly spicy food . I don't think they've moderated food for most American tastes yet, but it's ok. They seem to have a huge Indian clientele and may not need Americans.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (dx3rC)

314 309 I'm mostly looking forward to the interdimensional adventures.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (46HP

I didn't look, did anyone get the Rick and Morty reference?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (dmDsy)

=======

No one brought it up.

But, later season. I'm not surprised.

Still funny af, though.

I was laughing hysterically twice while watching episode 1 of season 9 yesterday.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (46HP8)

315 Ferrari is making the vehicles for Tron 4?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:23 PM (2GVsD)

316 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
---
yeah, they were issued 1099s or W2s for their services.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 01:14 PM (73/SM)

======

All of age. All willingly entering into employment with Epstein to essentially be yacht girls.

If we're going to go on a crusade to attack every powerful person who pays of-age girls to have sex, well, that's certainly something to spend all out political capitol on post-Clinton.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:15 PM (46HP

_________

Look at all the "accusers" at all the press conferences. They are very vague not only when the the alleged incidents happened, but also how old they were at the time. And nobody ever presses them on that critical fact. They almost all look middle-aged now, which would put them comfortably above legal consenting age at the time.

They are also very vague as to how many times they went back to the island or on junkets with Epstein generally.

Know the op when you see it.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 01:23 PM (iFTx/)

317 312 Link sez 1035 HP. Is that a lot? Sounds like a lot.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:23 PM (Wq24h)

318 That's the cuckiest cucking cuck I've ever seen cucks cuck.

Posted by: logprof at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (jo6FO)

319 Massie reads the Epstein list bet he names DJT but not mentioned he was one who tossed Epstein out of the club

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (Ia/+0)

320 Why did Larry Summers resign? Why is Prince Andrew no longer a royal? There I just made a 2-person Epstein list.

Posted by: Ted Torgerson at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (wGerL)

321 Interdimensional adventures?

There are a couple mice in clear balls that would like a word with you.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (2GVsD)

322 Ferrari should sue the designers for fraud. They stole the money they were paid.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 01:21 PM (Zz0t1)

this, hundreds of times over!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (VyBeY)

323 313 He probably puts peas and carrots in his chili...
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:19 PM (ynpvh)

My son had some Indian dish from a local vegan restaurant with peas and carrots . It may have been among the spiciest things I've ever had and I like fairly spicy food . I don't think they've moderated food for most American tastes yet, but it's ok. They seem to have a huge Indian clientele and may not need Americans.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (dx3rC)

I like Indian food. It's just a touch spicier than I like, but I still eat it with gusto...naan with various curries and bhindi masala...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (ynpvh)

324 Someone was using those girls. I cannot believe there is no record anywhere of who they were.
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo
=======
Cash and drugs aren't that traceable. And any vague reference to massage services, etc. in the books if such were kept on those matters.

And the issue is many of those named plaintiffs that got money from Epstein's estate were also traffickers. That is how new girls got hooked up--they were recruited by other girls.

Want to know how his operation worked, read up the released depositions from Giuffre's lawsuit against Andrew and the Palm Beach investigations by the state. Will help correct a lot of the media and political hoopla about the guy.

We know very little about what went on at the NM ranch and supposedly that is being investigated by NM authorities. A bit more about Virgin Islands but still a lot less than about his operations in Palm Beach. Giuffre sheds some light about NYC operations and the Virgin Islands in her lawsuit depositions and others.

And supposedly Sarah Kellen, who was one of Ghislaine's lieutenants gave three new names last week to house investigators. Two French dudes and someone else not particularly notable

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (E4rtv)

325 nood

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:25 PM (Wq24h)

326 THE BOSS HAS A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (Ia/+0)

327 A writer by the name of Michael Tracey has been tracking some of the Epstein accusers. I don't know how credible he is but some of the women and claims they make are nuts. David Boies is representing a lot of them

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (hpwtA)

328 What absolutely shitty time to be alive back then.

Witnessing the "lock down" floyd rioting while good and decent people cowered in fear. Watched society go right in the shitter. willingly

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 01:26 PM (61TgR)

329 Voting against Big John Cornholio was truly one of the most satisfying votes of my life. Ken Paxton won my vote while Cornholio repeatedly slapped my face with his votes. May Cornholio suffer a long and painful illness.

Posted by: Bonecrusher at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (JNTt1)

330 328 Concur. 2020 was the year America went completely bugfuck insane. Had to experience it to believe it.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (Wq24h)

331 324 And supposedly Sarah Kellen, who was one of Ghislaine's lieutenants gave three new names last week to house investigators. Two French dudes and someone else not particularly notable

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 01:24 PM (E4rtv)

Ex-Wife of former NASCAR driver Brian Vickers.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 01:27 PM (iXqHn)

332 No, it looks like shit. It looks like something from the video game "Little Big Planet."

TBF, compared to other EVs, it looks pretty good. Compared to other Ferraris, it looks laughable. Compared to other $640K cars, it looks... well, I just don't have a word for it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 01:28 PM (vTZFs)

333
Ferrari has unveiled its first full EV.
It is famously designed by the dudes who designed the iPhone ... and it looks like it. I can't stop laughing.
https://tinyurl.com/mpsszee2
(link goes to Car and Driver)
Posted by: far cry
-----
The Luce. Why not call it the Flambé?
Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

You forgot the 'surprese'
- Mr. Went & Mr. Kidd, Diamonds Are Forever

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 26, 2026 01:32 PM (PnEh/)

334 Welcome to Canada 🇨🇦 I feel sick
____

You feel sick? We're here to help!
-MAID

There is also a story circulating on X where a Canadian citizen is being told by some super polite Canadian cops that a psychologist that he never met informed the cops that the citizen is "certified". I don't know what that means exactly, but apparently it includes police forcinh the citizen to go get psychological testing.

Posted by: Chuck Martel at May 26, 2026 01:37 PM (Enz0M)

335 Still funny af, though.

I was laughing hysterically twice while watching episode 1 of season 9 yesterday.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (46HP

Oh, shit, that dropped? (Damn, I sound cool!)

Hulu?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

336 335 Still funny af, though.

I was laughing hysterically twice while watching episode 1 of season 9 yesterday.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:22 PM (46HP

Oh, shit, that dropped? (Damn, I sound cool!)

Hulu?

Posted by: SSBN 656 (G) at May 26, 2026 01:38 PM (dmDsy)

======

Adult Swim app.

Should be on HBOMax sometime mid-June, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 01:40 PM (46HP8)

337 Perfect
Walz dancing on Floyd's grave.

They're insane.

Posted by: torabora at May 26, 2026 01:57 PM (KtOUo)

The Morning Rant: The GOPe Must Be Destroyed

The Republican primary for United States Senator in Texas is a snapshot of the tension between the entrenched interests of the corporate branch of the Republican Party, and a younger, aggressive, and unabashedly MAGA-adjacent conservative wing. The corporate Republican party (GOPe) has been the only game in town for many years, and their complacency in the face of the progressive onslaught on traditional America has created the existential issues we face today.

John Cornyn is a star of GOPe policies and attitudes, and his bristling antipathy toward President Trump should be enough for the good voters of Texas to boot him to the curb.

The idea of collegiality within the Senate is an antiquated idea that is used as a tool by the Democrat Party to undermine the Republican majority, yet Cornyn stubbornly insists upon a world-view that simply does not exist. The acquisition of power is the only driving force behind Democrat behavior, but Cornyn pretends that the traditions of the Senate are still powerful. Whether he believes it is secondary to his tepid support for the President's policies, and his embrace of some of the talking points of the progressive forces acting against the President.

"Insurrection?" No, Senator Cornyn. It wasn't an insurrection, and nobody was charged with it, so stop parroting your buddies across the aisle. And the filibuster is a marvelous tool to protect Democrat interests and subvert the will of the American people with respect to voting in America, yet you support it?

Begone with you! And let us discard your supporters for good measure. You know, like conservative stalwart Hugh Hewitt! Or the fine, upstanding Senator Thune! Or the United States Chamber of Commerce!

Support for President Trump and his policies should be axiomatic for the Republicans in the United States Senate. That there is a group of senators who are actively antagonistic is an affront to the concept of a political party and the obvious idea that the president is the leader of the party. These effete and out of touch senators have an inflated sense of their own importance, and if the people of Texas slap down Cornyn today, it will be a powerful message to the others.

So...you Texans out there...vote early...vote often!

[Crossposted at CutJibNewsletter and X/Twitter]. If you folks who are on X/Twitter would follow us it would be much appreciated!

Posted by: CBD at 11:00 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (tjClK)

2 SPONGE!!!

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (kgE5c)

3 Good thing there's no content to keep me from my appointed FIRST.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (tjClK)

4 Oy!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (X8xt3)

5 Nailin' it, Sponge.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (kgE5c)

6 Nailin' it, Sponge.
Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (kgE5c)

*fistbump*

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (tjClK)

7 And I know all of the songs about Texas

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 11:02 AM (Kt19C)

8 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

9 > The acquisition of power is the only driving force behind Democrat behavior, but Cornyn pretends that the traditions of the Senate are still powerful.
---------
I think, in Cornyn's case, it's the acquisition of money that's the only driving force. His behavior is almost a clone of McConnell... which isn't surprising.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (jehhT)

10 It's a safe bet that if someone has been in the Senate or the House for many years, they have no allegiance to their constituents or the party. They are in it for themselves and their pals and donors, and that can include Democrats. "Barn sour"

It is a rare Republican who sticks to the values* they had when they arrived in DC.

*Assuming they had good values to begin with

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (X8xt3)

11 The "AGFUND" fat rich ranchers in TX want to keep their slave pipeline so are endorsing Cornyn. According to comments belowdecks.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (E6ouU)

12 their complacency in the face of the progressive onslaught on traditional America has created the existential issues we face today.

You do your job and we'll do ours.

Posted by: GOPe, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the DNC at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (g/iaZ)

13 Voted early. Voted Paxton.

I want my elected representatives to understand that we don't want them to reach across the aisle. We want them to decimate the other side to the point of pulp. We can't negotiate with them anymore. They are the enemy. They must be defeated. They can never rule again.

Period.

Leave. No. Doubt.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:04 AM (tjClK)

14 Paxton got impeached by Dade Phelan. The drunken bum who got kicked off the Speaker's chair.
With all the horseshit thrown at Paxton there's got to be a pony somewhere!

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (E6ouU)

15 Support for President Trump and his policies should be axiomatic for the Republicans in the United States Senate. That there is a group of senators who are actively antagonistic is an affront to the concept of a political party and the obvious idea that the president is the leader of the party. These effete and out of touch senators have an inflated sense of their own importance

I'm a Senator, and I can handle things! I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart and I want respect!

Posted by: Senator Fredo Cornyn at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

16 8 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

He was a great AG.. I kind of wish he had stayed there....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (crd+F)

17 The "AGFUND" fat rich ranchers in TX want to keep their slave pipeline so are endorsing Cornyn. According to comments belowdecks.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (E6ouU)

Yes. Disappointing. VERY disappointing.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tjClK)

18 8 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

19 The truth if many GOP senators are democrats. Look at their conservative scores for proof.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (xvV+O)

20 The Feds just indicted the son of the former Chairman of the Texas GOP on charges of being an "unregistered" Chinese agent.

There you go, it doesn't get any more uniparty than that.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (5ZDo1)

21 Paxton got impeached by Dade Phelan. The drunken bum who got kicked off the Speaker's chair.
With all the horseshit thrown at Paxton there's got to be a pony somewhere!
Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (E6ouU)

He was impeached. At the trial, the FBI was called to the stand to clarify their investigation.

"Did you find any evidence?"

"No."

It was the most embarrassing thing to happen to Texas since George P. Bush.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (tjClK)

22 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

23 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)
====================
I disagree: very few (if any) prominent Republicans were willing to challenge the Bushies. Paxton is.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (5ZDo1)

24 I just wish we had a candidate other than Paxton.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (z1MVF)

Why?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (tjClK)

25 But reaching across the aisle is how you "get things done."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (Cqx++)

26 21 He was impeached. At the trial, the FBI was called to the stand to clarify their investigation.

"Did you find any evidence?"

"No."

It was the most embarrassing thing to happen to Texas since George P. Bush.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (tjClK)

======

History shows that failed impeachments make the impeached party more powerful politically. It shores up their side and convinces the middle that the party in question didn't do nuthin'.

But this is supposed to not be true for Paxton for reasons.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (46HP8)

27 I have pretty much come around to equating the Democrat party with the Nazi party, or if you prefer, the Communist party ( a distinction without a difference as far as I’m concerned). Granted that my assessment is correct, how far should we be willing to go in order to keep them out of power in the future?

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (Gqar8)

28 22 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

It does per ballotpedia.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (tOcjL)

29 25 But reaching across the aisle is how you "get things done."

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (Cqx++)

======

*jerking motion*
-the ACA

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:08 AM (46HP8)

30 From FindLaw

"Texas Election Code - ELEC § 162.015. Restrictions on Candidacy in General Election by Candidate or Voter in Primary
Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A person who voted at a primary election or who was a candidate for nomination in a primary is ineligible for a place on the ballot for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as:

(1) an independent candidate for an office for which a candidate was nominated in the primary; or

(2) the nominee of a political party other than the party holding the primary in which the person voted or was a candidate.

(b) A person who was a candidate for nomination in a primary election is ineligible for a place on the list of write-in candidates for the succeeding general election for state and county officers as a write-in candidate for the office sought by that candidate in the primary."

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (tOcjL)

31 If the GOPe goes away, our industry will be devastated.

Posted by: Big Bowtie at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (zZSxi)

32 10 It's a safe bet that if someone has been in the Senate or the House for many years, they have no allegiance to their constituents or the party. They are in it for themselves and their pals and donors, and that can include Democrats. "Barn sour"

It is a rare Republican who sticks to the values* they had when they arrived in DC.

*Assuming they had good values to begin with
Posted by: Lizzy
========
Well said. Each term their care about voters declines while their donors and benefactors get more and more attention.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (E4rtv)

33 BTW, Tom Massie just filed to run for Congress again in 2028. As a Republican, funnily enough.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (5ZDo1)

34 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

There is.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (tjClK)

35 22 I hope there is a sore loser law in Texas. Because I see this ass running independent to put the donk in his seat.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (xvV+O)

====

Only two states don't have sore loser laws (or combinations of laws like ballot filing deadlines that make it impossible), NY and CT.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (46HP8)

36 "effete and out of touch senators"

Never heard of such in all of 250 years of American history. What a way to characterize our noble ~~tyrants~~ leaders.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and a good day to you at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (0poB+)

37 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:06 AM (tjClK)

Whistling past the graveyard but I understand. You really shouldn't focus on the bad things that were proven about the candidate you support. It only provides ammunition to the Left.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (z1MVF)

38 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

https://tinyurl.com/yv8c9pya

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (ndZc7)

39 I voted for Paxton in March and voted for Paxton when the polls opened last week. I did my part.

May the sun set on Cornyn’s political career as surely as the sun will literally set this evening.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (T6aVk)

40 It does per ballotpedia.
Posted by: Nova Local
——

Thanks had no idea where to look that up.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (xvV+O)

41 I think one problem with the GOPe is that the leadership has an 1826 mentality about the Senate. That's been a lasting attribute of the Republican party for as long as I've been alive too; the whole comity and reaching out to the Democrats. In my lifetime that's all I can remember about the Republicans whereas the Democrats have gone absolutely batshit crazy left. I'm sure the GOPe sees that.

That they're not willing or able to change their stance on the left even when it's staring them right in the face is telling.

They're comfortable where they are; bagging millions for doing nothing.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (jehhT)

42 The senate is first and primarily an exclusive club.

It is not a deliberative, legislative, and political body.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (46HP8)

43 I voted already, glad cause rain expected tween now and 700pm. Not than rain would stop a conservative voter.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:11 AM (LHPAg)

44 May the sun set on Cornyn’s political career as surely as the sun will literally set this evening.

Posted by: Cow Demon

What a nice poetic way to put it. Me, I prefer "let's flush this turd".

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

45 44 May the sun set on Cornyn’s political career as surely as the sun will literally set this evening.

Posted by: Cow Demon

What a nice poetic way to put it. Me, I prefer "let's flush this turd".
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

Fuck this guy anyway.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

46 Or fuck this guy in particular.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (bss/y)

47 I might like Cornyn if he were from a left leaning state where a lukewarm moderate is the best we could hope for (as frustrating as she is, Olympia Snowe is probably as far right as the voters in Maine will tolerate) but he's from Texas- you could find better just grabbing a random customer at pretty much any honky tonk or barbeque joint in the state.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (CvBUs)

48 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

So he should have been removed from office in 2023. He wasn’t. He should have been defeated for AG by P but Paxton won 68-32.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (T6aVk)

49 my two favorite things about this race:

1) Cornyn is throwing out every nasty, dirty smear he can find; he knows how to fight, he just won't against Democrats.
Just like all GOPe.

2) the GOPe are all out in force pushing the FUD that Paxton will lose to, or only barely beat, Talarico.
Based on polls.
The same polls that have Talarico beating Cornyn as well.
And all that ignores Paxton's crushing state-wide victory after--AFTER--the impeachment they so oft cite as proof of his weakness.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (73/SM)

50 I'd encourage all TX males to make sure their male friends, neighbors, family, etc have voted today. Again, Paxton struggles with the female vote, so he's gonna need a tidal wave of men to show today, on an off election, to take out an incumbent. So, bring 3 men to the polls each...and see it happen...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (tOcjL)

51 But Hugh Hewitt worked in the Reagan administration, which makes him totes conservative!!1!

Posted by: Curly Shuffle at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (5yDGQ)

52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (z1MVF)

53 46 Or fuck this guy in particular.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (bss/y)
Wish was some way we could get our money back.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

54 13 years in Texas and I never cast a single vote for Cornyn. Something about him rubbed me the wrong way from the start. I'd hit the button for all Republican then scroll back to his race and change my vote to anyone that wasn't him, usually a Libertarian.

Come on Texas, send this potato head packing. I only regret not being able to participate.

Posted by: DangerGirl at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (cYsU8)

55 Crushing debt, rampant sexual perversions, grifting, bribes, homosexuality, kick backs and sodomy.

It's what we do!

Posted by: Congress Of The United States at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (2SPXX)

56 42 The senate is first and primarily an exclusive club.

It is not a deliberative, legislative, and political body.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:10 AM (46HP

The simple fact of giving them a six year tenure as opposed to every other elected politician gives a huge leg up to being in office for perpetuity.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (Gqar8)

57 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...

Easy to say, but who? Give me an actual name of someone in TX who has anywhere near the support and name recognition to do what Paxton is doing.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (vTZFs)

58 History shows that failed impeachments make the impeached party more powerful politically. It shores up their side and convinces the middle that the party in question didn't do nuthin'.

But this is supposed to not be true for Paxton for reasons.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

Pretty much.
Jeff Davis (not THAT Jeff Davis), who ran and became governor of Arkansas--known as the Wild Ass from the Ozarks. Impeached and then acquitted. He then won a US Senate seat.

Impeachment won an undeserved rep from the Nixon years but generally as the Brits found out, it is fairly worthless as a tool for removal of politicians or even high judges. The politics get in the way.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (E4rtv)

59 49 The same polls that have Talarico beating Cornyn as well.
And all that ignores Paxton's crushing state-wide victory after--AFTER--the impeachment they so oft cite as proof of his weakness.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (73/SM)

====

I think Paxton's impeachment process broke the normal mold for how AGs are viewed by electorates.

They're normally just no-names with party affiliation. However, Paxton's journey drove up his name recognition to senator levels which made him capable of actually fighting Cornyn from a similar political height.

And that process proved that TX Republicans...like him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (46HP8)

60 All my ex(senator)s live in Texas.

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (w9Wax)

61 Whistling past the graveyard but I understand. You really shouldn't focus on the bad things that were proven about the candidate you support. It only provides ammunition to the Left.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:09 AM (z1MVF)

He's getting divorced. I don't care. Trump was a womanizer. I don't care.

Hanging personal relationships with the opposite sex around candidates necks after Bill Clinton is f*cking rich.

The impeachment against Paxton was such an incredible load of shit, it failed immediately. They had ZERO evidence he did what they accused him of. Zero.

I see what Paxton did in his time as AG. He doesn't cater to special interests. He caters to the State of Texas and fights to protect it. He sued the O'Biden administration more than any other AG. He fights. He supports Trump.

I'm good with that.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (tjClK)

62 I early-voted for Paxton last week.

Posted by: Gref at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (5rh/l)

63 Republicans worry the Cornyn-Paxton fight is tearing their party apart

Politico: ‘The vitriol is going to be real’: Republicans brace for fallout from brutal Texas Senate runoff. If Attorney General Ken Paxton defeats Sen. John Cornyn, it will set up a costly general election marked by GOP infighting.

As recent results have shown, Trump's endorsement will likely push Paxton to the top. The GOP primaries wants yes men for Trump, not actual conservatives or people who respect democracy to our constitution.

This can backfire hard on Trump, though, if Talarico beats Paxton. Because it's the most clear case of MAGA getting rejected in the polls and that to in a state that Republicans haven't lost state-wide in over 30 years.

Texas has been solidly red and Paxton still has a decent shot. If Talarico wins, it will be by a very slim margin. If Paxton wins, Trump gets another loyalist extremist in power, and the US continues its lurch towards Christian nationalist extremism.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

64 52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (z1MVF)

Pro gun control
As soon as it was safe to do so, demanded Trump be defenestrated by the GOP
(But yet he voted with Trump 99% of the time per his propaganda)
Says a wall between the U.S. and Mexico from sea to shining sea is ridiculous, so he’s good with open borders

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (T6aVk)

65 Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (tjClK)

It ain't the divorce .

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (z1MVF)

66 I really can't say anything... I have Adam Schiff as my Senator....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (crd+F)

67 Wish was some way we could get our money back.
Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (LHPAg)

I would just like to tape Thunes eyes open and show him some images until he passed the SAVE act.

*types* *deletes* Murkowski.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

68 56
The simple fact of giving them a six year tenure as opposed to every other elected politician gives a huge leg up to being in office for perpetuity.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (Gqar

=====

Fun factoid:

Before the Civil War, the average length of tenure for a senator was 4 years.

No state popularly elected senators, and state legislatures constantly called senators back and made them not senators anymore. It was stopped because of corruption in the process and generalized movements towards popular elections in a host of states.

I do suspect the old system was better, though.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (46HP8)

69 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?

Well, for one thing, his head is the size of a ham. And not one of those little boneless ones, no, it's the size of a very large hog's ham.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (Riz8t)

70 66 I really can't say anything... I have Adam Schiff as my Senator....
Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (crd+F)

Not all heroes wear capes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

71 Every GOPe Thurston Howell III Republican interview/ad should be AI-morphed into a bedroom scene with the GOPe guy sitting in the cuck chair with some Chad is banging his wife in the background blurred out.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (Q69fq)

72 America's favorite new game show, Name That Gender!

https://tinyurl.com/m9m67cyj

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (ndZc7)

73 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:14 AM (z1MVF)

He sided with Democrats on Trump impeachment. He was against the border wall. He was against Trump's 3rd campaign. He sucks.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tjClK)

74 63 This can backfire hard on Trump, though, if Talarico beats Paxton. Because it's the most clear case of MAGA getting rejected in the polls and that to in a state that Republicans haven't lost state-wide in over 30 years.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

=====

It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP8)

75 He's getting divorced. I don't care. Trump was a womanizer. I don't care.

Hanging personal relationships with the opposite sex around candidates necks after Bill Clinton is f*cking rich.

The impeachment against Paxton was such an incredible load of shit, it failed immediately. They had ZERO evidence he did what they accused him of. Zero.

I see what Paxton did in his time as AG. He doesn't cater to special interests. He caters to the State of Texas and fights to protect it. He sued the O'Biden administration more than any other AG. He fights. He supports Trump.

I'm good with that.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:15 AM (tjClK)

Massie probably lost b/c of his outed relationships and old women's refusal to vote him. See Massie winning the under 65s, but getting torched with the over 65s...particularly on the female side.

It matters to old women - you need to overcome that with the male vote today.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (tOcjL)

76 Let them leave voluntarily. They'll take fewer votes with them and have less donors.

Posted by: DaveA at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (FhXTo)

77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

78 52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes

His red flag stupidity plus the debt ceiling increase for Biden throughout his term are merely the most recent reach around across the aisle bipartisanship. He was awful as GOP campaign chair leading to massive Democrat gains, First steps act , etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (E4rtv)

79
He sided with Democrats on Trump impeachment. He was against the border wall. He was against Trump's 3rd campaign. He sucks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tjClK)

Hopefully he's gonna have a lot of spare time to contemplate those choses...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (crd+F)

80 ~~Republicans~~ The GOPe and Dems (birm) worry[/b[ the Cornyn-Paxton fight is ~~tearing their party apart~~ ending their gravy train

FIFY

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (Riz8t)

81 74 63 This can backfire hard on Trump, though, if Talarico beats Paxton. Because it's the most clear case of MAGA getting rejected in the polls and that to in a state that Republicans haven't lost state-wide in over 30 years.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)

=====

It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

82 81 I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

======

I fully believe Talarico's polls.

He won't get better than 44%.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (46HP8)

83 2) the GOPe are all out in force pushing the FUD that Paxton will lose to, or only barely beat, Talarico.
Based on polls.
The same polls that have Talarico beating Cornyn as well.
And all that ignores Paxton's crushing state-wide victory after--AFTER--the impeachment they so oft cite as proof of his weakness.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:13 AM (73/SM)

A PAC that supports Paxton - I forget its name - came out with a super-cut ad of Talarico at his woke best. They are already working at framing the opponent.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (T6aVk)

84 He sided with Democrats on Trump impeachment. He was against the border wall. He was against Trump's 3rd campaign. He sucks.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:18 AM (tjClK)

Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.

Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

85 Congrats to Sponge

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (xcxpd)

86 OT: MMMmmm. Italian Wedding Soup.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

87 Once you see the Senate as THE most exclusive country club in the world, the behavior of Senators makes sense, in a way.

Getting elected, and re-elected, to the Senate IS THE GOAL. The Country and the People can go hang.

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ZxPkt)

88
It ain't the divorce .
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:17 AM (z1MVF)

What, then?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (tjClK)

89 Push. Polls. We all should be aware of them by now.

Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Gqar8)

90 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

What’s that they say about the price of liberty? : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (T6aVk)

91 74 It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

BLOO TEXJIS 5-EVA!!!

(/sarcasm)

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (FpHTM)

92 Ro Khanna knows how to fix the SCOTUS.

https://tinyurl.com/mr22mu73

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ndZc7)

93 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (xcxpd)

94 Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

He was against Trump running again.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (tjClK)

95 91 BLOO TEXJIS 5-EVA!!!

(/sarcasm)

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (FpHTM)

=====

"In 2018, it was pretty close."

It's the extent of the hope, and it completely acts like the great migration that started in 2020 that drove states like TX and FL hard to the right just didn't happen.

Seriously, it'd be like putting money into the MA senate race because Scott Brown won that special election that one time.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (46HP8)

96 islam > communism > The Senate of the United States

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:22 AM (ZxPkt)

97 "But unlike the "severely conservative" Cornyn, Paxton CANNOT BEAT Talafreako in the Texas General Election! REEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"

/Hugh Hewitt and his Fellow Butt-Boys' Sweet Tears

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (OLFlC)

98 "Sharrell Shaw made a post to her X page asking for anyone at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Memorial Day to visit the grave of her husband Staff Sergeant Alan Wayne Shaw."

I'm not ashamed to admit it. I got a little choked up reading all the responses on her X post from people at Arlington who complied with her request, posting pics or videos.

https://tinyurl.com/2d53hf4y

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (J4Dwc)

99 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.

Not really. There is a clear direction to the purges, and the GOPe is well aware of it. It's just the stupider, older, more arrogant ones who haven't the wit to trim their lefty sails in a time when being on the wrong side is no longer tolerated. See Cornyn, John.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

100
Getting elected, and re-elected, to the Senate IS THE GOAL. The Country and the People can go hang.
Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (ZxPkt)

Congratulations. Every politician’s job is to get elected. Every politician’s second job is to get re-elected. Whatever is number three is far behind. (H/t, Dr Sowell)

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (T6aVk)

101 86 OT: MMMmmm. Italian Wedding Soup.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (bss/y)

Endorsed.
Also Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (xcxpd)

102 The general thought of many Texans is it’s simply time for Cornyn to move on. That’s it.

It’s not “tearing the party apart”. It’s not really controversial. It’s politics.

Paxton has done a lot to move the Republican Parties objectives towards reality. Nobody doubts he’s going to fight and vote for the agenda, whole cloth.

I’m hearing a lot more people voting for Paxton, so I don’t think this will even be that close.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (vhFJq)

103 101 Also Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (xcxpd)

=======

*nods sagaciously*

Big Night.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (46HP8)

104 89 Push. Polls. We all should be aware of them by now.
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Gqar

Are Push polls like boobs? No matter how many we see, we keep wanting to give every set more consideration than they are perhaps due?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (bss/y)

105 82 81 I like that they assume that Talarico will win.
I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)
======
I fully believe Talarico's polls.
He won't get better than 44%.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I couldn't believe Wendy Davis and Beto lost...everyone loved them! The polls said they'd win!!!

I cried.

Posted by: Retards at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (JCZqz)

106 Massie probably lost b/c of his outed relationships and old women's refusal to vote him. See Massie winning the under 65s, but getting torched with the over 65s...particularly on the female side.

It matters to old women - you need to overcome that with the male vote today.
Posted by: Nova Local
=========
That infographic floating around is NOT an exit poll on the Galrein Massie race, merely a poll which requires people to answer a text message to an online portal or be directed to a human surveyor (aka interactive). So selection bias is present. Total sample size was about 400-450 which means the cross tabs on age would have something like 50-100 making any statistical inference from that sample size invalid.

Baris got hooked up with that 'interactive' BigPollData outfit and that is one of the reasons his polling has sucked recently. Unproven methodology used more for media comment than any serious analysis.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (E4rtv)

107 102 Consider this Talerico quote: “The fact that people who say they love America also say they love Jesus is a great stain on Christianity.”

Oh yeah Texas is gonna vote for that guy. Right.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (QDJ2U)

====

Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP8)

108
Ro Khanna knows how to fix the SCOTUS.

Rodent Khanna can go fook himself

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (s9VOe)

109 I think Paxton will beat Talarico.

The one thing that gives me pause is this, and it applies to any of Talarico's opponents: I'm like 99% sure Talarico is either possessed by a demon, or a demon himself. There are few endorsements more powerful than Satan's. When he gets behind a guy, that guy has a real hoof up in the race.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (BI5O2)

110 There will be zero Dems NOT voting for Talarico because of what he said. Dems keep the eye on the prize, winning is al that matters. But unfortunately there is a contingent of Reps who run to their fainting couches over stupid shit that has nothing to do with policy and might just not vote for Paxton.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (nwGCR)

111 Dems vs RINOs:

I'd rather have rattles on my poisonous snakes.

A fake majority in Congress is like having a tranny girlfriend. You're only fooling yourself.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (Q69fq)

112 52 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes

Cornyn is a squish. I think Thune's recent snit about all-things Trump is to get whatever revenge he can for losing his buddy Cornyn. Thune and Cornyn know Paxton will win today.

Posted by: Gref at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (5rh/l)

113 103 101 Also Scenes from an Italian Restaurant

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (xcxpd)

=======

*nods sagaciously*

Big Night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (46HP

That's a really fun movie

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (xcxpd)

114 104 89 Push. Polls. We all should be aware of them by now.
Posted by: tubal at May 26, 2026 11:21 AM (Gqar

Are Push polls like boobs? No matter how many we see, we keep wanting to give every set more consideration than they are perhaps due?
Posted by: Aetius451AD
=======
Throw in online betting markets on election outcomes too until it becomes obvious who the winner will be.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (E4rtv)

115 Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

He wanted to dump Trump at the first opportunity in 2020. In 2021 he said, in not so many words, Trump was old news and the GOP needed to move on.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (T6aVk)

116 islam > communism > scum > The Senate of the United States

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (OLFlC)

117 113 Big Night.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (46HP

That's a really fun movie

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (xcxpd)

======

Makes me hungry.

That and Tapopo, quality double-feature.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:25 AM (46HP8)

118 93 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

It's just like killing terrorists, which is why you shouldn't do it!!!

Posted by: Retards at May 26, 2026 11:26 AM (JCZqz)

119
Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP

Yeah, campaigning against meat in the world's foremost cattle culture is a bad look. Might as well run against sodomy in California.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:26 AM (BI5O2)

120 119
Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP

But it plays well in Austin

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (crd+F)

121 Damn bigot!

Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)

122 120 119
Honestly, him in a mask talking about banning meat is probably going to do more to hurt him.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (46HP

But it plays well in Austin

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (crd+F)

======

Fortunately, Texas isn't built in a way where Texas and Dallas can dominate the state's politics.

And yes, it's all because Talarico represented part of Austin in the state legislature. He was playing to his base, and now he's just got a host of clips out there that will paint him as a weird Austin pervert to the rest of the state.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (46HP8)

123 If Paxton wins, Trump gets another loyalist extremist in power, and the US continues its lurch towards Christian nationalist extremism.
Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 11:16 AM (JCZqz)
The democommies preach that but they don't believe it. They just want their minion supporter voters to believe that. I don't care if somebody considers me a Christian Nationalist, specially as I answer to Christ and consider myself an American.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (LHPAg)

124 123 The democommies preach that but they don't believe it. They just want their minion supporter voters to believe that. I don't care if somebody considers me a Christian Nationalist, specially as I answer to Christ and consider myself an American.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (LHPAg)

======

They should flee America like the Jews fled Germany in 1933.

Trump is like Hitler, but less reasonable.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (46HP8)

125 118 93 77 Getting rid of RINOs is playing wack a mole. You get rid of one? Another one pops up. It’s a never ending battle.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (nwGCR)

Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Yeah absolutely get rid of them when you can. Just saying it’s never a one and done.

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (nwGCR)

126 New members of the House and Senate get a few days indoctrination by current members. I always thought how it would be to listen to what goes on. Probably like the old beat cop training a new guy. Here's where you can get a free meal, here's where you can take a nap mid shift, here's where they always buy those bogus policemen's ball tickets, here's where you get on the pad, here's where you get an envelope on Friday...

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (gm9Sb)

127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (IifOV)

128
MUNKEY

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (y9nCu)

129 The thing I dislike the most about Cornyn is that even if he eventually votes the right way, which he often does not, he has to do his little Hamlet turn: "I'm a wise Senator considering all the relevant variables, and while I'll support my party on this, I would have chosen different priorities or done it better, or both."

The correct positions on most issues really aren't that hard to determine if your priority is getting things done instead of upping your spotlight time. That's Cornyn.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (Riz8t)

130 all in all, it seems that Massie didn't really do much for his state, while making huge waves and lots of shouting that accomplished nothing but piss everyone off.

The woke-left wants nothing but to destroy the dem party so they can combat the right more effectively. The woke-right wants to destroy the GOP so they can combat the left more effectively.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (rbvCR)

131 It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I think Talarico is a worse candidate than Beto. Beto had a veneer of being somewhat regular. Talarico is simply weird like Platner. I don't think the Democrat consultants know what normal straight white males are like because it is obvious that the Democrats are trying these on to make a play. They discarded a state female governor, Mills, in Maine, and got rid of the minority sassy black female in Crockett. Mills might have won, Crockett would have still probably lost but is more 'normal' than Talarico.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

132 Senator John Cornyn did not support either of Donald Trump's impeachments. He voted to acquit Trump during his first impeachment trial in 2020 and voted in favor of dismissing the second impeachment trial as unconstitutional in 2021.
Posted by: polynikes at May 26, 2026 11:20 AM (z1MVF)

And Cornyn would not support the SAVE Act, even when Paxton offered to step aside in the primary if he did!

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (T6aVk)

133 The majority of people who are poled say that it hurts and is unpleasant.

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (ZxPkt)

134 127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (IifOV)

=======

Democrats haven't won a statewide race since the 80s.

Not even in 2018 when the Republican Party was literally tearing itself apart because the establishment was actively saying that the standard bearer of the party was a Russian puppet (allegedly).

Not even in 2008 with the rise of Obama.

Weird gnome who wants to ban meat Talarico isn't going to break that pattern.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (46HP8)

135
Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)

Scottish boy for PM!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (tjClK)

136 I early voted against Cornhole in early voting.
I agree that Talarico is backed by satan. He is one to watch out for...

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (EneHm)

137 [A movie just waiting to be made:]

"My Big Fat Italian Wedding."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (OLFlC)

138 To nerd out a little bit:
I read this amusing comment somewhere and it stuck with me.

"If Austin had been the city suspended above the Earf, I would have lobbied hard for the Avengers to let that fucker fall and then go out for beers with Ultron."

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (Q69fq)

139 131 It's a good thing that Talarico is completely normal and hasn't said crazy shit before.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:19 AM (46HP

I like that they assume that Talarico will win.

I hate polls, but even they have to realize they are unreliable.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

I think Talarico is a worse candidate than Beto. Beto had a veneer of being somewhat regular. Talarico is simply weird like Platner. I don't think the Democrat consultants know what normal straight white males are like because it is obvious that the Democrats are trying these on to make a play. They discarded a state female governor, Mills, in Maine, and got rid of the minority sassy black female in Crockett. Mills might have won, Crockett would have still probably lost but is more 'normal' than Talarico.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

Mills would have won. Maybe she wasn't controllable, so she had to go.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:32 AM (tOcjL)

140 I dunno. It seems like a lot of the people holding Cornyn’s to his past, are the same people who forgave JD Vance.

Like I said, it’s just time for Cornyn to move on. As it should be for a lot of the older GOP stalwarts who have been there for ages.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (vhFJq)

141 The democommies preach that but they don't believe it. They just want their minion supporter voters to believe that. I don't care if somebody considers me a Christian Nationalist, specially as I answer to Christ and consider myself an American.
Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:28 AM (LHPAg)

Actually, the drools on Reddit ARE the minions just repeating the catechism. That is how it propagates. Hate has no home here. Safer. Apart. 2 weeks to slow the spread. Get your booster.

Covid really is a big part of the subsequent insanity. It is like the fear people have of disease gave them a toe hold in people's psyches and the demons climbed in.

Case in Point: BTH. He was a solid commenter. On any issue for years he was as normative a 'ron as you could ask for. Covid comes around and it's like... the fear was bait and it opened him up to the influence.

Psychology is weird. A similar thing happened with Ukraine. It was like candy for people who had massive nostalgia for the cold war.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (bss/y)

142 Voted this morning. Paxson should win. The issue Texas has is that maybe 10% to 20% of the population votes in primaries, runoffs, and off year elections at least in my county. The mayor of the closest town to me, (I live in unincorporated area so cannot vote in the city elections), won the runoff vote with a total of 10% of the population of the city voting. I am not sure if its apathy or laziness. I vote in every election as does my wife. For the life of me, we do not understand why people don't vote. It took us a total of 15 minutes (including drive time) to vote this morning.

Posted by: TheITGuy2 at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (v9ncW)

143 131 I think Talarico is a worse candidate than Beto. Beto had a veneer of being somewhat regular. Talarico is simply weird like Platner. I don't think the Democrat consultants know what normal straight white males are like because it is obvious that the Democrats are trying these on to make a play. They discarded a state female governor, Mills, in Maine, and got rid of the minority sassy black female in Crockett. Mills might have won, Crockett would have still probably lost but is more 'normal' than Talarico.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (E4rtv)

======

Beto was good looking (allegedly). Talarico looks like a fucking retarded gnome. That's the main difference. I mean...we knew ahead of the election that Beto fed his wife cat shit. He had no air of normal. He had an air of Hispanic, at best.

And Mills would have lost hard, just like the last no-name who lost against Collins (yeah...Mills is governor, but she's a million years old and no one likes her).

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (46HP8)

144 Anyone involved in cattle was never going to vote for him to begin with.

The question is will squishy centrist/independent types be turned off from things like banning meat comments. Hopefully, yes. Your average centrist person does love a good burger after all. Comes down to will they hate Trump more than their love of a good burger? 😀

Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (nwGCR)

145 105 I couldn't believe Wendy Davis and Beto lost...everyone loved them! The polls said they'd win!!!

I cried.
Posted by: Retards at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (JCZqz)

I still remember seeing a car in a parking lot covered from top to bottom in Wendy Davis stickers (and a couple of Hillary! stickers too).

I do not live anywhere close to Texas.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (FpHTM)

146 It seems impeachment and legal charges are now a strategic tool in politics, used to attack unpopular/flawed candidates and force them to keep running for office in order to insulate themselves from lawfare.

Is this how democracy is supposed to look?

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 26, 2026 11:33 AM (wBaIH)

147 Yeah but you gotta do it. Otherwise you get moles everywhere. Just like with Trump's first term.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Yeah absolutely get rid of them when you can. Just saying it’s never a one and done.
Posted by: Heroq at May 26, 2026 11:29 AM (nwGCR)

It could be done in a single fatal blow.

All Trump needs to do is #WalkAway and announce a new, cuckless Party that can be a political home for America's disenfranchised - effectively every Republican and about a third of Democrats.

I would recommend directly after midterms.

Let the GOP scramble to ingratiate themselves to this mighty juggernaut before '28, then reject them anyway. But string them along first.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (BI5O2)

148 I'm not sure MAGA is GOP at all. MAGA is about as close to a "third party" as we're likely to ever see.

Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (iFTx/)

149 There is no way Talarico will win in Texas. You can take that to the bank.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (vhFJq)

150 >New members of the House and Senate get a few days indoctrination by current members. I always thought how it would be to listen to what goes on.
-----

I imagine they get detailed voting instructions, as well as being told what happens if you rock the boat

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (ZxPkt)

151 127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.
Posted by: Frank Barone
========
Talk radio died after Rush did. Most of the remainder are hucksters to sell ads for their corporate management (often Salem Communications nowadays).

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (E4rtv)

152 Another thing I hope dies it's deserved death today is the "perfect candidate" fake conservatives.

You know, the ones out there all full of righteous indignation of how they could never vote for Paxton because he cheated on his wife.
All the fake high morality of "he didn't honor his vows" blah, blah, blah.

Just ... GFYS with David French holding your hand.

Every man has committed the same sin in their heart--which the Bible counts the same and P in V.
It says it right there, in that verse.
No need to add the sin of lying about it on top of that.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (73/SM)

153 Talarico thinks Jesus was trans...........

OWT......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (tjClK)

154 127 Listening to talk radio this morning, and they think Talarico really has a chance due to Paxton having so much baggage. I hate Cornyn, but I'd have even more for a shitbag like Talarico to take a foothold in Texas.
Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 11:30 AM (IifOV)

Talarico insisting Texans eat less meat is going to play well in a state regarded for barbecue and the largest beef producer of all the fifty states. Oh wait, no it won’t.

I’m not voting for someone I would like to have a beer with. I’m not voting for a saint. I’m voting for who will represent this state and its vest interests in DC for six years. The end.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:35 AM (T6aVk)

155 I dunno. It seems like a lot of the people holding Cornyn’s to his past, are the same people who forgave JD Vance.

Like I said, it’s just time for Cornyn to move on. As it should be for a lot of the older GOP stalwarts who have been there for ages.

Fair point, but there is real value in the occasional defenestration pour encourager les autres.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:35 AM (Riz8t)

156 68 No state popularly elected senators, and state legislatures constantly called senators back and made them not senators anymore. It was stopped because of corruption in the process and generalized movements towards popular elections in a host of states.

I do suspect the old system was better, though.

well, you know the old saying: the grass is always greener over the septic tank.

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 11:36 AM (v3pYe)

157 During Wray's testimony before the Senate after J6, Cornyn urged Wray to go as hard on J6 insurrectionists as he could. J6 was such an obvious setup that you either have to be incredibly stupid or on the other side to do something like that.

There are other things I don't like about Cornyn including the Save Act and his opposition to 2A but his taking the other side on J6 against what should be his own people was enough for me.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 11:36 AM (viF8m)

158 109 I think Paxton will beat Talarico.

The one thing that gives me pause is this, and it applies to any of Talarico's opponents: I'm like 99% sure Talarico is either possessed by a demon, or a demon himself. There are few endorsements more powerful than Satan's. When he gets behind a guy, that guy has a real hoof up in the race.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:24 AM (BI5O2)
Amen, brother.

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 11:36 AM (LHPAg)

159 It could be done in a single fatal blow.

All Trump needs to do is #WalkAway and announce a new, cuckless Party that can be a political home for America's disenfranchised - effectively every Republican and about a third of Democrats.

I would recommend directly after midterms.

Let the GOP scramble to ingratiate themselves to this mighty juggernaut before '28, then reject them anyway. But string them along first.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (BI5O2)

Third parties are doomed to fail and you’d know that if you read me.

Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (T6aVk)

160 >> Fair point, but there is real value in the occasional defenestration pour encourager les autres.

I think it’s also more a matter of the GOP trending younger in order to have people more aligned with contemporary ideologies and ways.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (vhFJq)

161 Oil-Rich Province of Alberta Preparing to Vote on Leaving Canada

-
Well, don't let this influence you.

Canada says African immigrant doesn’t have to pay fine for smearing poop in teen girl’s face because he’s unemployed

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)

162 Weird gnome who wants to ban meat Talarico isn't going to break that pattern.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (46HP

--

Talarico (you want to see this):

https://tinyurl.com/yk7xeumb

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (ZwdAr)

163 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:27 AM (ndZc7)

Scottish boy for PM!!!
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:31 AM (tjClK)

---------------

Somebody introduce Scottish boy to Scottish girl:

https://tinyurl.com/2p7v8juf

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (OLFlC)

164 Cornyn comparing J6 to September 11, 2001 should give people pause.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (T6aVk)

165 Talarico, Bob's Big Boy wants his haircut back.

As much as Texas is morphing into a purple state with all the blue locusts moving in, I don't think that clown is going to win. But the cheat can't be ruled out.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (Q69fq)

166 Thx CBD
The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty. Their good friends across the aisle as re being replaced by Marxist lunatics and the Republicans incoming aren't GOPe but most likely Trumpers. So wake up GOPe

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (hpwtA)

167 165 Talarico, Bob's Big Boy wants his haircut back.

As much as Texas is morphing into a purple state with all the blue locusts moving in, I don't think that clown is going to win. But the cheat can't be ruled out.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (Q69fq)

======

The state has gotten more Republican over the last decade, not more Democrat.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (46HP8)

168 The only reason Cornyn is still around is because the Texas GOPe have always made sure that he never had a serious primary rival. This year he does, and it shows.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (bufu1)

169 I think, in Cornyn's case, it's the acquisition of money that's the only driving force. His behavior is almost a clone of McConnell... which isn't surprising.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (jehhT)

Cornyn was a first-generation statewide GOP officeholder. He's a not quite Democrat. When a state flips from one party to the other, that's what it takes to get elected. Then inertia keeps them there. For a while. Hopefully, that while is up.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 11:39 AM (ExV1e)

170 I started to watch a new documentary on History last night. World War II with Tom Hanks (who I've heard is dying from Kuru from eating human flesh. Plus AIDS). I turned it off before the opening credits were done because it was produced by Jon Meachum. Nope. Nope.

If I can't believe a word out of his mouth when he pontificates on current affairs, how can I believe a thing he says about something that happened 80 years ago.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 11:39 AM (l26NL)

171 148 I'm not sure MAGA is GOP at all. MAGA is about as close to a "third party" as we're likely to ever see.
Posted by: Elric The Blade

Duverget's law is pretty much solid. In a first past the post single member district setup, you will have two dominant parties. If you have proportional representation, then you will have 3 or more depending on the cutoff for representation.

People forget that Trump ran briefly for president back in 2000 under the rump Perot party machinery left and figured out third party was a ticket to nowhere. So he did a hostile takeover of the GOP. Flirted with third party again after 2020 but decided instead to try to fix up the old GOP party rather than being out of power like what happened in the UK in 2024 elections to the Tories.

Same thing happened in the 80's with the Progressive Conservative Party. Collapse and new parties came to the fore eventually. Same with the Whig party which spawned the GOP party from its northern wing.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:39 AM (E4rtv)

172 The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty. Their good friends across the aisle as re being replaced by Marxist lunatics and the Republicans incoming aren't GOPe but most likely Trumpers. So wake up GOPe

NO!!!!

Posted by: The GOPe at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

173 148 I'm not sure MAGA is GOP at all. MAGA is about as close to a "third party" as we're likely to ever see.
Posted by: Elric The Blade at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (iFTx/)

This is probably right. I am trying to think of a good parallel and the closest I can think of when we are talking about the GOP is ... the Republicans who assassinated Caesar. They were people of influence, but they completely ignored the support Caesar got and how he connected to the people. The people did not like the system. Caesar represented a break from that system. The Republicans completely misread this and believed that if Caesar could be eliminated, many would support them and yearn for a restoration of the traditional oligarchy. They truly believed everyone hated Caesar as much as they did, but they were so separated from daily life that they had no concept of what popular opinion even was. They operated though as if their opinion was shared by everyone.

It did not work out so well.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (bss/y)

174 Fuck Cornhole.

The 2022 Cornyn-Biden Gun Control Package
In 2022, Cornyn teamed up with President Joe Biden and Senator Chris Murphy to pass S.2938 — the largest federal gun control package in over 30 years.

Cornyn’s bill didn’t just tinker around the edges. It funded and expanded “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation across the country, using $750 million in taxpayer dollars to bankroll laws that allow the government to seize firearms without due process.
It empowered Biden’s ATF to crack down on private gun sales by redefining what it means to be a “gun dealer” — something the National Association for Gun Rights warned Cornyn about repeatedly.
It created a lifetime gun ban for many young Americans through a new federal registration scheme, and it introduced a brand-new gun ban targeting anyone who has had a “bad date,” opening the door to disarmament based on vague, unsubstantiated accusations.

https://tinyurl.com/ykwjbw4z

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (MTg2D)

175 Third parties are doomed to fail and you’d know that if you read me.
Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (T6aVk)

Where do you think the GOP came from in the first place, Mr. History?

They can be destroyed and replaced, just as the Whigs were.

Notwithstanding your GOP loyalism, their *own history* shows it can be done. You're not good at reading yourself, it seems.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (BI5O2)

176 Why would we need a 3rd Party when we are so close to taking over the Republican Party?

It's not just the left that can target an institution, gut it and wear the suit. Insurgents have turned the Democrat Party into a radical, marxist party. We can turn the Republican Party into an American First party and we are well on our way to doing it.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (viF8m)

177 Canada says African immigrant doesn’t have to pay fine for smearing poop in teen girl’s face because he’s unemployed

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (ndZc7)

------------

Next you'll be telling me that they're letting` unemployed (or even employed "migrants") get away with literal murder -- especially if their victims are "white oppressors."

Wait, wut?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (OLFlC)

178 168 The only reason Cornyn is still around is because the Texas GOPe have always made sure that he never had a serious primary rival. This year he does, and it shows.

Posted by: LCMS Rulz! at May 26, 2026 11:38 AM (bufu1)

======

Hell, Cornyn outspent Paxton $100 million to $15 million in the primary, and Cornyn only got 42%.

Funding wasn't the issue.

Name recognition was the real issue. People know the alternate this time to some degree, it gets harder to define him. He's not some state rep from San Antonio that no one's heard of before and Cornyn can drop some ads on calling him radical. Cornyn dropped tons of ads on Paxton calling him radical and unfit, and it didn't work because...name recognition prevented the attacks from hitting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (46HP8)

179 A lot of people, at least the cogent, honest ones not poisoned by their politics, realize that Texas is a great place for a reason. So they’re a little hesitant to bring their old politics into it.

This place has a way of doing that to you. If you open your heart, it changes your soul.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (vhFJq)

180 Snake handlers be crazy, yo!

Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ

https://tinyurl.com/mnvx8tb6

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (ndZc7)

181 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

I point out that a fuckload of state legislature assholes lost their jobs over the Paxton impeachment, Three supreme court justices lost theirs as well. If Paxton can't beat Cornyn, no one else would.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 11:41 AM (ExV1e)

182 It created a lifetime gun ban for many young Americans through a new federal registration scheme, and it introduced a brand-new gun ban targeting anyone who has had a “bad date,” opening the door to disarmament based on vague, unsubstantiated accusations.

https://tinyurl.com/ykwjbw4z
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (MTg2D)

"Conservative."

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:42 AM (tjClK)

183 172 The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty. Their good friends across the aisle as re being replaced by Marxist lunatics and the Republicans incoming aren't GOPe but most likely Trumpers. So wake up GOPe

NO!!!!
Posted by: The GOPe at May 26, 2026 11:40 AM (Riz8t)

Yeah. This. They believe that they can outlast him, that he is an anomaly instead of a representation of popular sentiment. Get rid of him, and it is back to business as usual.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

184 156 68 No state popularly elected senators, and state legislatures constantly called senators back and made them not senators anymore. It was stopped because of corruption in the process and generalized movements towards popular elections in a host of states.

I do suspect the old system was better, though.

well, you know the old saying: the grass is always greener over the septic tank.
Posted by: anachronda
==========
There was no recall when Senators were selected by state legislatures but there were vacant seats when the two houses of the legislature fought over it and considerable corruption where wealthy candidates bought their senate seats by bribes.

Recall went out with the Articles of Confederation as did states paying their representatives to Congress.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (E4rtv)

185 Democrats haven't won a statewide race since the 80s.
--
Technically.

But W beat Ann Richards in 1994.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (73/SM)

186 >Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ
******

It's just a flesh wound!

Posted by: The Black Knight at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)

187 Cornyn’s bill didn’t just tinker around the edges. It funded and expanded “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation across the country, using $750 million in taxpayer dollars to bankroll laws that allow the government to seize firearms without due process.

-----------

Where's Eyepatch McCain when you need him?

Oh, nevermind ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (OLFlC)

188 Why would we need a 3rd Party when we are so close to taking over the Republican Party?

It seems obvious, doesn't it. No, the change isn't going to be complete overnight, but it's clearly well along and accelerating. Quick, let's do something stupid!

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (Riz8t)

189 1854-1860. Six years from the foundation of the Party, to taking the White House.

Crack a book. You'll see it in there.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2)

190 183 Yeah. This. They believe that they can outlast him, that he is an anomaly instead of a representation of popular sentiment. Get rid of him, and it is back to business as usual.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:42 AM (bss/y)

=======

A president is temporary. The Senate is forever.

However, by helping him lose in 2020, they just extended Trump's kingmaking of the lower rungs of the party extend by another 4 years, and the latter 8 years of his 12 year reign over the party just got more anti-GOPe than before.

https://x.com/derzum_/status/
2058609208287789558

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:44 AM (46HP8)

191
Where's Eyepatch McCain when you need him?

Oh, nevermind ...
Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (OLFlC)

"Face without an eye...."

- - - - - Lyrics in Billy Idol's Trashcan

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:45 AM (tjClK)

192 186 >Viral vid shows RFK removing pair of snakes from Dr. Oz's patio, taking bites to the hand like a champ
******

It's just a flesh wound!
Posted by: The Black Knight at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (2Ez/1)

I wanna know what he did with them after...funny he grabbed them, and not Dr. Oz (some of the jokes on the video are pretty funny, too)...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:45 AM (tOcjL)

193 Timely post. I just voted in the Texas Primary Runoff, with all the other senior citizens.

The Republican side of the voting center was doing brisk business. The Democrat side, tumbleweeds were a-rollin' thru.

Yet another satisfying vote for Paxton, Middleton, and French. Cornyn can go jump in a lake.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (wVcYX)

194 Pooooor George! He can't hep it. He wuz barn with a silvuh spoon in his mouth!

Posted by: Old Lady Richards at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (2Ez/1)

195 167.

You'd think it would help.

Same as Idaho. But they bring their blue state Stockholm squishiness with them. Since 2010, the "Republican" locusts have voted for every new tax on the ballot and we now have a communist mayor in Boise.

They are systematically rebuilding Los Angeles around us. The wine moms with the US flags on their brand new King Ranch F250's are still voting for "the Children" and making their simps so the same.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (meoWV)

196 In 2033 Cornyn will be 81, as of Groundhog Day that year.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (T6aVk)

197 In 2033 Cornyn will be 81, as of Groundhog Day that year.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:46 AM (T6aVk)

He'll just simply be the best Cornyn ever.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (tjClK)

198 Something. something, remove all doubt.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (cS1cw)

199 They can be destroyed and replaced, just as the Whigs were.

Notwithstanding your GOP loyalism, their *own history* shows it can be done. You're not good at reading yourself, it seems.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Your post is misleading. The Whigs destroyed themselves by 1852 which left a vacuum. Same thing happened with the Federalists but that simply left the Democrats in full charge from 1816-1828-1830. The Democrats split over Jackson which is where the Whigs came in by 1832 and challenging Van Buren for the presidency by 1836, winning in 1840.

In a first past the post system, third parties rarely thrive unless one of the major parties implodes which gives the third party the needed candidates, experience and machinery to win.

Same in UK. The Liberals imploded over WWI with the Tories the major beneficiary. That lasted until Labour picked up the scraps left and pushed the Liberals into third party status (and irrelevancy) until just recently. Now the Tories imploded leading to Reform and Restore while the Labour party is imploding leading to Greens and Liberal Democrats.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)

200 189 1854-1860. Six years from the foundation of the Party, to taking the White House.

Crack a book. You'll see it in there.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (BI5O2)

One example from a rather extreme circumstance.

Read me harder. Much harder. The Populists in the 1890s. Perot’s party in the 1990s.

Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:49 AM (T6aVk)

201
There is no way Talarico will win in Texas. You can take that to the bank.
Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 11:34 AM (vhFJq)

The Donk commie cocksuckers are a lot like the British Army brass during WWI, obsessed with the idea of smashing the German lines at their strongest point. Point being to achieve not only a victory on the battlefield, but to also achieve a moral victory. Ridiculous, but that's what you get when you put donkeys in command of lions, to coin a phrase.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:49 AM (y9nCu)

202 First in line to vote at my location today. Saw a purple haired 60+ woman working the polls. Was unsurprised that she was manning the Democrat side.

Paxton reminds me of Tom Delay, who had to resign because of the “serious allegations” against him. Two years later, the investigation is dropped. Oops. Nevermind. But the damage is done.

The most common complaint I hear against Paxton is “but the investigation and impeachment”. I point to the outcome and say, so what.

It comes down to which side is more motivated. The folks who are pro Cornyn or the folks who are anyone but that GOPe squish. The fact that Paxton is actually good is a nice bonus.

Posted by: Theyjustwriteitoff at May 26, 2026 11:49 AM (sUTO1)

203 >The GOPe still hasn't figured out that after Trump there is no returning to the good old days of the uniparty.
----

I think they are just trying to outlast him. Once Trump's out of office, they can turn the music back on and tap the next keg.

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (ZxPkt)

204 What votes or legislation did Cornyn do that people here hate him so much?
Posted by: polynikes

Let us assume that Cornyn's every vote has been picture perfect. Still, he wasn't able to persuade his good friends to bring the SAVE Act to a vote, despite the fact that Paxton said he'd drop out if it were passed.

But, putting everything else aside, he's been in the Senate for 24 years. It's time to go.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (ExV1e)

205 Spencer Pratt is pressure washing campaign signs into dirty LA sidewalks.

OOOoooOOoOOoah

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (rbvCR)

206 196 In 2033 Cornyn will be 81, as of Groundhog Day that year.
Posted by: Cow Demon
###
Whippersnapper.

Posted by: Strom Thurmond at May 26, 2026 11:50 AM (2Ez/1)

207 Yeah. This. They believe that they can outlast him, that he is an anomaly instead of a representation of popular sentiment. Get rid of him, and it is back to business as usual
---
Every senator thinks he should be President.

It really is amazing how fossils like Thune think his few hundred thousand votes back home is more valuable and predictive of the national mood than the 80 million votes that Trump received.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (73/SM)

208 Ok, now the desktop is doing the verification all the time at Insty.

Not a great plan, Glenn.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (bss/y)

209 185 Democrats haven't won a statewide race since the 80s.
--
Technically.

But W beat Ann Richards in 1994.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:43 AM (73/SM)

Dan Morales won in 1994 as did Bob Bullock.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (T6aVk)

210 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

211 159 Third parties are doomed to fail and you’d know that if you read me.
Posted by: History at May 26, 2026 11:37 AM (T6aVk)

Sure, but it would still be satisfying for DJT to shove a six foot auger up their asses and let it drill.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (FpHTM)

212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?

Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

213 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
-----
Somebody introduce Scottish boy to Scottish girl:
https://tinyurl.com/2p7v8juf

And go long on blue face paint.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

214 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

Nuke them.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (tjClK)

215 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

--------------

"If at first you don't succeed ... fail, fail again!"

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (OLFlC)

216 Paxton, warts and all. I cannot spare this man, he fights.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (wVcYX)

217 It really is amazing how fossils like Thune think his few hundred thousand votes back home is more valuable and predictive of the national mood than the 80 million votes that Trump received.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (73/SM)

I really do think this is why the Mitch's Bitches are against the SAVE act. It might affect their primary control. We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

218 "But we didn't get elected just to push these issues! The media will hate us!"

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (99eI0)

219 Ok, now the desktop is doing the verification all the time at Insty.

Not a great plan, Glenn.
Posted by: Aetius451AD

It's a pain in the a$$.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (lJ0H4)

220 213 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque
-----
Somebody introduce Scottish boy to Scottish girl:
https://tinyurl.com/2p7v8juf

And go long on blue face paint.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

I'm surprised that they weren't all forced to take the Shahada.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (FpHTM)

221 Pooooor George! He can't hep it. He wuz barn with a silvuh spoon in his mouth!
Posted by: Old Lady Richards

Foot, not spoon Old Lady Richards, you coked out hag.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (l26NL)

222 210 Good news, everyone!

UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (ndZc7)

Again, not a vaccine then.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

223 Spencer Pratt is pressure washing campaign signs into dirty LA sidewalks.

Well, if anything can get Bass to clean the rest of the sidewalks, that'd be it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (vTZFs)

224 Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:48 AM (E4rtv)

Two things, here:

1.) They didn't destroy themselves in 1852. That was the culmination. The Free Soilers and Know Nothings had been ravaging their flanks for a decade by the time the GOP just came out on top of the melee, because they could appeal to a broader voting base.

2.) The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

225 There is no more media.

Posted by: It's just us at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (2Ez/1)

226
Name recognition was the real issue. People know the alternate this time to some degree, it gets harder to define him. He's not some state rep from San Antonio that no one's heard of before and Cornyn can drop some ads on calling him radical. Cornyn dropped tons of ads on Paxton calling him radical and unfit, and it didn't work because...name recognition prevented the attacks from hitting.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
======
Yep. Texas is a big media state with expensive media markets in Houston and DFW. Ironically, by their stupid attempt to impeach Paxton, GOPe raised his profile as the anti-Bush and anti-Texas establishment candidate far more than ads could do.

And Paxton played it very smart by framing that he would drop out after placing second in the primary if the Senate and Cornyn would just pass the House Save Act sitting in front of them. They didn't so he now had a fresh burst of good pr.

GOPe are bad politicians over the long run because they cannot dislodge the donor tits and the big corporate and oligarch donors always want to keep the influence peddling racket going. Same for their rancid campaign consultants--never positive ads, but always negative hit ads.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:55 AM (E4rtv)

227 There is no more media.
Posted by: It's just us at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (2Ez/1)

There is no media only Zuul.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:55 AM (tjClK)

228 Paxton is Cornyn's best hope...almost anyone else, and he would have been a certain goner...
Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (tOcjL)

Which is why I wasn't a fan of Wesley Hunt's run - at all. He had no chance, and his numbers were even worse than Cornyn's, which puts paid to the notion that anyone else would have beaten Cornyn. Paxton was the proven quantity that would stand up to Bush, Inc. and the die-hard MAGAns know that.

I think that Hunt was put up to the run by the Bushies as a spoiler to save Cornyn past the first stage, but I can be convinced otherwise. I'm not a Texan.

Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (0CU3H)

229 Scottish boy goes viral for refusing to bow to Allah during Scout trip to Islamic mosque

Darn it. I can't see the article until I get home. But that being said, I hope nothing happens to him.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (99eI0)

230 And go long on blue face paint.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 11:52 AM (vTZFs)

-----------

A meme I posted on Election Day (2020 and subsequently) 2024:

https://tinyurl.com/c8u7upps

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (OLFlC)

231 217
I really do think this is why the Mitch's Bitches are against the SAVE act. It might affect their primary control. We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

=======

All it would take is 4 GOP senators opposing it for it to fail. 49 in favor, 51 against.

It could be 20. It could be all 53.

But all it takes is 4.

And I can come up with 4 no problem who would be opposed to it just out of spite.

I tend to be on Thune's side (the OBBB passage bought a lot of good will with me), so I think it's less he's trying to sabotage it (he should have killed it last year if that was his goal, take it off the board and not an issue for primaries anymore) and more than he literally can't get the votes.

I don't think there's much majority leader can threaten his caucus with individually. Incumbency counts for a whole lot in re-elections, and they all have large individual war chests.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (46HP8)

232 212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

Sadly I think he has that seat until he assumes room temperature and is removed from the Senate feet first. He’ll be like McCain in that regard.its all Lindsey has and he knows he cannot go any higher.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (T6aVk)

233 I dunno. It seems like a lot of the people holding Cornyn’s to his past, are the same people who forgave JD Vance.

Vance apologized for his comments and openly supported Trump: "I was wrong about him. I didn’t think he was going to be a good president, Dana, and I was very, very proud to be proven wrong. It’s one of the reasons why I’m working so hard to get him elected."

I'm not sure what all Cornyn has said, but has he clearly said he was wrong and taken down previous negative comments?

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (JCZqz)

234 168 The only reason Cornyn is still around is because the Texas GOPe have always made sure that he never had a serious primary rival. This year he does, and it shows.
Posted by: LCMS Rulz!
---

BINGO!

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (ZwdAr)

235 I really do think this is why the Mitch's Bitches are against the SAVE act. It might affect their primary control. We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.
---
Why Kemp need Doocy to win in GA:

Drop the vote fraud investigation (that will take me down) or he will take a dive in the Senate race and--again--hand the seat to the Dems.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (73/SM)

236
We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

But Daddy gave me this Senate seat. It's mine, mine, mine!

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (y9nCu)

237 211 Sure, but it would still be satisfying for DJT to shove a six foot auger up their asses and let it drill.

hmmm. auger. *takes notes*

Posted by: vlad the impaler at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (v3pYe)

238 212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

Lynch's team says it's Lynch. With 7 candidates, the goal is to force a runoff (Graham was in the 40s in the last poll, with neither of the 6 all that close...but Graham was not 50%)...

None of the primary opponents are, or have been, politicians, I don't think.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (tOcjL)

239 The original Mel Gibson 2020 meme:

https://tinyurl.com/mr4693s4

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (OLFlC)

240 The GOPe is responsible for just as much horse shit as the Dems. Sometimes I think it's worse because the GOPe ALWAYfuck over the voters who put them there.

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (61TgR)

241 212 CBD, please give us a take on the South Carolina primary on June 9. Who's the best bet to take down Lindsey?
Posted by: Miley, okravangelist at May 26, 2026 11:51 AM (w6EFb)

======

Graham is never, ever in danger.

He owns the SC political machine, and he controls who is going to be his opposition.

He's also played the Trump era really well politically because, again, people are aghast to learn this, but Graham is a really good politician.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:58 AM (46HP8)

242 2.) The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 11:54 AM (BI5O2)

We don’t know that.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (T6aVk)

243 And God Damn GWB to hell

That squirmy little fuck

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (61TgR)

244 208 Ok, now the desktop is doing the verification all the time at Insty.

Not a great plan, Glenn.

ah, c'mon. it's not like cloudflare ever goes down. it's rock-solid!

Posted by: anachronda at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (v3pYe)

245 I have voted against Paxton twice already this year Brother Monkey

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (/+uur)

246 We KNOW that is why Murk hates it. She has pulled out every dirty trick in the book to maintain her death grip on her seat.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (bss/y)

But Daddy gave me this Senate seat. It's mine, mine, mine!
Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 11:57 AM (y9nCu)

------------

Old & Busted: Nepot Babies.
New Hotness: Nepot Great-Great Grandmas.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (OLFlC)

247 1.) They didn't destroy themselves in 1852. That was the culmination. The Free Soilers and Know Nothings had been ravaging their flanks for a decade by the time the GOP just came out on top of the melee, because they could appeal to a broader voting base.

2.) The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice
======
Not really. The Know Nothings did not do well in elections nor did the Free Soilers. It was the Compromise of 1850 that did them in along with Zachary Taylor dying in office and giving us former Democrat Millard Fillmore. The first Whig president similarly died in office and gave us the former Democrat John Tyler.

The collapse of the Southern wing of the Whig party happened after the Compromise of 1850 leaving those to become a rump faction in the Democrat party dominated by the Fire-eaters. Without the Southern wing, the Northern wing no longer had to cater to slave interests and move toward more hostility over slavery and its spread into the territories. The politics of the 1850's is complicated regarding minor parties but yes, I am well familiar with it.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (E4rtv)

248 If the SAVE act were to pass how many sitting Republicans would be at risk from a legit primary challenger?

I'm betting it's in the double digits.

That's why the GOP isn't interested in the SAVE act.

The fact that a boatload of Democrats would also likely see a primary challenger, perhaps a Republican, isn't even on their radar.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

249 >>UK Scientists Rush to Use COVID Shot Technology to Develop an Ebola Vaccine

The U.S. is screening airline passengers returning from Ebola-risk African countries. Screenings being conducted at D.C. Dulles, Atlanta Hartsfield and Houston Bush.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (J4Dwc)

250 At least Candylorian and the P3do Puppet bombed. So there is some good news.

Posted by: sifty boones at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (meoWV)

251 The Internet Erupts in Laughter as Disney Files FCC Petition That “The View” Is a “Bona Fide News” Program

Disney has filed a petition with the FCC asking the agency to declare that The View is exempt from the statutory equal opportunities requirements that would otherwise apply to broadcast shows.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (ndZc7)

252 And God Damn GWB to hell

That squirmy little fuck

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 11:59 AM (61TgR)

Old & Busted: Nepot Babies.
New Hotness: Nepot Great-Great Grandsons.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (OLFlC)

253 I think that Hunt was put up to the run by the Bushies as a spoiler to save Cornyn past the first stage, but I can be convinced otherwise. I'm not a Texan.
Posted by: Darrell Harris at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (0CU3H)

I agree with you POV. Since Hunt isn't running for re-election to TX-38, I wonder what he's planning for his next move.

BTW, the open seat in TX-38 sparked a very nasty Primary and Primary Runoff battle. Have been flooded with mailers and text messages / phone calls. They is spending huge dollars fighting each other. Same ol' same ol' GOPe M.O. - fight the most vicious and hardest against other "Conservatives" and dial it back to a friendly General election campaign.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (wVcYX)

254 248 If the SAVE act were to pass how many sitting Republicans would be at risk from a legit primary challenger?

I'm betting it's in the double digits.

That's why the GOP isn't interested in the SAVE act.

The fact that a boatload of Democrats would also likely see a primary challenger, perhaps a Republican, isn't even on their radar.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

======

Honestly, the control of primaries isn't about counting ballots, it's about ballot access.

It's about in-state controls of money and paperwork to thin out potential challengers to incumbents.

I think they oppose it because they just hate us. I think it's really that simple.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (46HP8)

255 He's also played the Trump era really well politically because, again, people are aghast to learn this, but Graham is a really good politician.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films

He's like 81 years old, a bachelor, no offspring, and he went to Disney's Magic Kingdom alone and even bought a princess glowie thing. Wow. Why have we never learned about a "long time companion"?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (l26NL)

256 Afternoon, All.

Posted by: Bulg at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (77rzZ)

257 All it would take is 4 GOP senators opposing it for it to fail. 49 in favor, 51 against.

Refusing to bring it to a vote has - almost - the same effect as voting no. The only difference is that you don't have proof of which assholes would stab you in the back.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (ExV1e)

258 I'm not sure what all Cornyn has said, but has he clearly said he was wrong and taken down previous negative comments?

No, but he did say:

“So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way, but sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than, perhaps, we can fully appreciate about the midterms,” he added. “And this is going to be critical to his last two years in office.”

Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)

259 255 He's like 81 years old, a bachelor, no offspring, and he went to Disney's Magic Kingdom alone and even bought a princess glowie thing. Wow. Why have we never learned about a "long time companion"?

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (l26NL)

======

He also has one of the best constituent services offices in the nation, visits regularly with the VA in the state, and keeps his mouth shut when things don't go his way.

Genuinely, he's good at politics.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:03 PM (46HP8)

260 When the GOPe tried to throw Paxton out with Impeachment I knew who was the Right Choice

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 12:03 PM (/+uur)

261 He's like 81 years old, a bachelor, no offspring, and he went to Disney's Magic Kingdom alone and even bought a princess glowie thing. Wow. Why have we never learned about a "long time companion"?

Oh My!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, closeted homosexual at May 26, 2026 12:04 PM (2SPXX)

262 I was thinking, what state GOP isn't infested with Democrat ticks pretending to be Republicans?

Maybe FL and AL?

But man, TX and GA are anemic from the blood loss.
And the tick are pissed they're getting removed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:04 PM (73/SM)

263 I saw Houston Bush open for The Reverend Horton Heat at Club Lingerie in '90.

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:04 PM (OLFlC)

264 Both VPs of the Whig parties were in fact Democrats and thus acted as such when they took over the office which enraged Whig supporters.

Something like if Trump had died or being impeached out of office and Pence became president. I suspect a fate just like the Tories have went through recently would occur.

For third parties to win--they have to have enough skilled politicians and they have to enough concentrated support to gain seats--in the case of Single Member majoritarian districts, geographic concentration. It is far easier if you have a pool of former politicians to draw upon and popular sympathies--it still took a fractured 12 years for the Whigs to be supplanted by the new GOP party which was at its core, the rump Northern Whig party. Not too many Know Nothings or Free Soilers ended up in office and former Whig House member Abraham Lincoln became the first GOP president.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:05 PM (E4rtv)

265 258 I'm not sure what all Cornyn has said, but has he clearly said he was wrong and taken down previous negative comments?

No, but he did say:

“So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way, but sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than, perhaps, we can fully appreciate about the midterms,” he added. “And this is going to be critical to his last two years in office.”

Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.
Posted

The only good coryn is an unemployed one

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 26, 2026 12:05 PM (risv5)

266 257 All it would take is 4 GOP senators opposing it for it to fail. 49 in favor, 51 against.

Refusing to bring it to a vote has - almost - the same effect as voting no. The only difference is that you don't have proof of which assholes would stab you in the back.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (ExV1e)

======

Thune is leading the caucus that has to try to come together to pass legislation.

He has a balance of needs, part of which is protecting his own control so he can get things done. (What things? Like the DHS funding they were supposed to do before they went to fake recess, but he had to break because 20 GOPers threw a fucking fit because of the sue and settle with the 1/6ers.)

Exposing his senators to a failed vote while failing to deliver for the most powerful member of his party would hamper his ability to actually lead. If he can't break Mitch's arm to get him to vote (or Tillis or Murk or Curtis or whomever), then the effort might not be worth it from his perspective.

Or, he's just been dragging this process along for nearly 18 months because he's just trying to undermine Trump. I dunno.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (46HP8)

267 Vote for the phag!

It's important!

Posted by: Texas Democrats at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (qGDil)

268 On the warpath!

Report: 2028 Democrat Hopefuls Court Elizabeth Warren as Progressives Gain Influence

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (ndZc7)

269 > I think they oppose it because they just hate us. I think it's really that simple.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:01 PM (46HP

---------
No doubt that's part of it. But I think there's more than a few GOPe who'd lose their primary if the ballot counting wasn't rigged in their favor.

They're in the easiest, cushiest job with mad bennies. They ain't giving that up without a fight.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (jehhT)

270 268 On the warpath!

Report: 2028 Democrat Hopefuls Court Elizabeth Warren as Progressives Gain Influence

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (ndZc7)

======

Warren hasn't spoken favorably about Platner in Maine in weeks.

She's been silent on him, apparently.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (46HP8)

271 Hopefully Tin Lizzie will lead the Democrat Party off the cliff.

With Bernie she can do it.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (2GVsD)

272 The GOP is just as destroyed. They can't win elections without Trump at the top of ticket because their brand is RUINED.
------
We don’t know that.

I will say what I said the day after the 2004 general election: the Rs need to be aggressively building and promoting their bench. They didn't then and we got Obama more-or-less by default. At least this time we have viable choices in Vance and Rubio.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 12:08 PM (vTZFs)

273 269 No doubt that's part of it. But I think there's more than a few GOPe who'd lose their primary if the ballot counting wasn't rigged in their favor.

They're in the easiest, cushiest job with mad bennies. They ain't giving that up without a fight.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (jehhT)

=======

99% of incumbents in the senate win their primary elections by 50% or more. It's not fake ballots doing that. It's incumbency and lack of knowledge/enthusiasm for the given alternative.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:08 PM (46HP8)

274
I did my part last week to make sure that-

Corny gets popped!

... and then coated with butter and Parmesan (pronounced Par-mee-seean) cheese.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:09 PM (iJfKG)

275 Something like if Trump had died or being impeached out of office and Pence became president.

-----------

Dear God in Heaven ... this is the stuff of nightmares.

/And I imagined that nothing could be worse than The AutoPen Empire nightmare ...

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:10 PM (OLFlC)

276
... and then coated with butter and Parmesan (pronounced Par-mee-seean) cheese.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:09 PM (iJfKG)

POK eeee staaaahn.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:10 PM (tjClK)

277 Republicans will learn the same lesson Whigs did: if you ignore the wishes of most of your voters, they will split off, and push your shit in, once and for all.

You can't just keep ramming it down their throats over and over again - "vote for us so we can keep knuckling under for the Democrats, because if you don't, then who would knuckle under to them?! Some third party or two or three, hahaha" is not an attitude fit for the survival of an opposition Party.

And make no mistake about it - the Democrats are the Party of American government, and have been since Thomas Jefferson.

All other Parties have been opposition Parties, and that will persist into the foreseeable future.

Once they stop fighting tooth and nail- they have to go. It's literally their only reason to exist.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 12:10 PM (BI5O2)

278 Cornyn has a history (in Senate Leadership role) of directing campaign funds away from Tea Party candidates and MAGA candidates, protecting the McConnell clan and power structure.

Also in voting Democrat legislation out of committee (not using the filibuster) for a full vote in a Dem-controlled Senate and then symbolically voting against it in a failed opposition.

(Spits)

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (wVcYX)

279

MUNCIE, Ind. — A fired Ball State administrator will receive $225,000 in a settlement after she was terminated for making a Facebook post about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The ACLU of Indiana announced Tuesday, May 26 that it had reached a settlement in its First Amendment lawsuit against Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns.

https://t.ly/X6YTj

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (Cqx++)

280 I still can't get over Bernie Sanders campaigning for Platner, and Platner complaining about Sacred Cow Senators that have been in office forever....while Bernie is standing next to him.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (IifOV)

281 Search Assist
Feature Description
_Target Group Individuals accused of having a "bad date."
_Disarmament Basis Allows for the seizure of firearms based on unsubstantiated claims.
_Due Process Concerns Critics argue that the law undermines the principle of due process, as it permits action without substantial evidence.
_Potential for Misuse The vague nature of the accusations could lead to wrongful disarmament and abuse of the law.

Implications

This legislation has sparked debate about the balance between public safety and individual rights. The potential for misuse raises alarms among civil liberties advocates, who worry that such laws could lead to unjust consequences for individuals based on subjective claims.

gunrights.org

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (ZwdAr)

282
Warren hasn't spoken favorably about Platner in Maine in weeks.

She's been silent on him, apparently.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:07 PM (46HP

He jacked off in her famous Indian Crab Dip.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (iJfKG)

283 262 I was thinking, what state GOP isn't infested with Democrat ticks pretending to be Republicans?

Maybe FL and AL?

But man, TX and GA are anemic from the blood loss.
And the tick are pissed they're getting removed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

It is a class thing. Southern Republican parties grew from the suburban areas, not from the rural. So the corporate upper class whites ran the parties while the fading allegiances of the white middle and lower classes to teh Democrat party began to erode from the Presidential level first, then representatives in some districts, then senators, governors, etc. So in the South, you have populist candidates fighting with the corporate class GOPe. And that corporate class with its donors keeps moving left on social issues like guns, abortion, government spending, race, etc. The populists would have been Democrats even twenty years ago on the state level but have now moved into direct political competition with the Country Club type GOP. In the South, the Democrat party is now a rump of blacks/awfls in urban and inner suburbs, college towns, and the dwindling population of the rural Black Belt .

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (E4rtv)

284 280 I still can't get over Bernie Sanders campaigning for Platner, and Platner complaining about Sacred Cow Senators that have been in office forever....while Bernie is standing next to him.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:11 PM (IifOV)

======

The "they've been in office too long" argument is always, always, always selective.

Every single time.

It's stupid and I ignore it.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (46HP8)

285 The best bet of taking down Miss Lindsey is some jilted Twink Rentboy taking his revenge in blood.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (FpHTM)

286 >“So, I’ll continue to vote in that same way, but sometimes the president needs a little help when, particularly, we’re dealing with the midterms here, where I think there’s a lot more anxiety than, perhaps, we can fully appreciate about the midterms,” he added. “And this is going to be critical to his last two years in office.”
-----

anybody here speak Political Gibberish?

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)

287 Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:02 PM (Riz8t)

you have to admit this is a general attitude at all levels. Trump is a genius when he does what is expected or wanted, and a political failure who needs "gentle guidance and persuasion" when he doesn't. Because then he is a fool and fools need correction.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (rbvCR)

288 [Speaking of the latest #FakeNews on Vance:]

"Reports indicate that Vice President JD Vance is considering abandoning his 2028 presidential run following the resignation of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, which has left him as the "lone non-interventionist" in the Trump cabinet.

Sources tell The Daily Mail that Vance feels increasingly isolated and is weighing whether to sit out the 2028 cycle to avoid carrying the political weight of the Iran war into a primary, with some allies suggesting he could re-emerge in 2032 or 2036."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (OLFlC)

289 anybody here speak Political Gibberish?
Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (ZxPkt)

Politicians have this unique ability, akin to Mongolian Throat-Singing, to speak from both sides of their mouths at all times when making policy statements.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (rbvCR)

290 Galactic Overlord Troll Status:

Trump announces he identifies as female and is running in 2028 as his first female term.

The left either accepts it or admits identifying as a female is bullshit.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (MTg2D)

291 288 [Speaking of the latest #FakeNews on Vance:]

"Reports indicate that Vice President JD Vance is considering abandoning his 2028 presidential run following the resignation of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard, which has left him as the "lone non-interventionist" in the Trump cabinet.

Sources tell The Daily Mail that Vance feels increasingly isolated and is weighing whether to sit out the 2028 cycle to avoid carrying the political weight of the Iran war into a primary, with some allies suggesting he could re-emerge in 2032 or 2036."

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:13 PM (OLFlC)

======

The source is a lone "WH insider" which could mean...like...a reporter who gets into the briefing room.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (46HP8)

292 Greatness! Spot on in every way.

Posted by: Happy at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (iiHzL)

293 I'm surprised that they weren't all forced to take the Shahada.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 11:53 AM (FpHTM)
That would have come next. Godless heathens,

Posted by: Eromero at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (LHPAg)

294 Also, Jewish politicians campaigning with the guy with the Nazi Tattoo is the chefs Kiss of irony.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 12:14 PM (IifOV)

295 Ah yes, the wise old man guiding the upstart ingenue. BIOYA.
Posted

The only good coryn is an unemployed one
Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian
======
They confuse fat headed sanctimony and love for the status quo for strategic thinking. The Senate is where good conservative legislation goes to die because the these sort of senators.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (E4rtv)

296
The source is a lone "WH insider" which could mean...like...a reporter who gets into the briefing room.

It's the guy with the mop who they call when someone hurls.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (Riz8t)

297
I don't think there's much majority leader can threaten his caucus with individually. Incumbency counts for a whole lot in re-elections, and they all have large individual war chests.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:56 AM (46HP

Committee leadership positions, although that's a kind of scorched earth thing that the GOPe doesn't like to do amongst its own.

Posted by: IllTemperedCur at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (y9nCu)

298 Nood, with formatting failure.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 12:15 PM (NcvvS)

299 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (tjClK)

300 The best bet of taking down Miss Lindsey is some jilted Twink Rentboy taking his revenge in blood.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (FpHTM)

Oh! So violent!

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, closeted homosexual at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (2SPXX)

301 The best bet of taking down Miss Lindsey is some jilted Twink Rentboy taking his revenge in blood.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 12:12 PM (FpHTM)

------------

Where's Paul Pelosi's man-hammer when you need him?

/and did he actually use Nancy's gavel?

Posted by: ShainS at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (OLFlC)

302 anybody here speak Political Gibberish?
Posted by: Don Black

Translation, I will vote as I damn well please unless the donors want to vote another way. Then I will please them. Screw the voters and the President and what they want, unless the President is a Democrat. Then I will reach across the aisle to give them a hand.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 12:16 PM (E4rtv)

303 296
The source is a lone "WH insider" which could mean...like...a reporter who gets into the briefing room.

It's the guy with the mop who they call when someone hurls.
Posted by: Archimedes

I trust Scruffy the janitor over Jake Tapper any day.

Posted by: Admiral Ackbar at May 26, 2026 12:17 PM (JCZqz)

304 Most of those in doubt of Paxton are not aware of all the facts and circumstances surrounding the political assaults on him. Texas congress actually changed the laws regarding prosecutions because of Travis County's flagrant misuse.

They Tried to Impeach Rick Perry for Enforcing the Law.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:18 PM (ZwdAr)

305 If the SAVE act were to pass how many sitting Republicans would be at risk from a legit primary challenger?

I'm betting it's in the double digits.

That's why the GOP isn't interested in the SAVE act.

The fact that a boatload of Democrats would also likely see a primary challenger, perhaps a Republican, isn't even on their radar.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 12:00 PM (jehhT)

This is probably the correct answer.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 26, 2026 12:19 PM (g8Ew8)

306 Sources tell The Daily Mail that Vance feels increasingly isolated and is weighing whether to sit out the 2028 cycle to avoid carrying the political weight of the Iran war into a primary, with some allies suggesting he could re-emerge in 2032 or 2036."
---
Will this be before or after Massie reads the Epstein List on the floor of the House and totally brings down the entire Republican Party?

Anyone who believes this stupid shit probably has to stay inside during rainstorms to avoid downing, mouth agape staring at the wonder of water from the sky.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)

307 Paxton for the win. My vote was a much for Paxton as it was against the grifter puppet Cornyn and his masters.

Posted by: Chunk at May 26, 2026 01:09 PM (9U6Wl)

308 I did my part.

Posted by: Cybersmythe at May 26, 2026 01:35 PM (bXODF)

309 Just voted Paxton

Posted by: Army Mom at May 26, 2026 01:41 PM (7MHQz)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

That Gentleman
Andrew Wyeth

Here is a good example of the difference between seeing a painting in person, and seeing it on a phone or computer screen. In person, this is a wonderful and evocative painting, with subtlety and depth. On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.

FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 yow!

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (R11M+)

2 Nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (NcvvS)

3
It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (HdYcL)

4 Is it brighter in person?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

5 Wish there was just a little more light.

Posted by: She Hobbit (out and about in Middle Earth) at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (9ghpU)

6 Shoes belong on the floor, my dude.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (jehhT)

7 FIRST!!!!!

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (tjClK)

8 Scissors hung up on the board.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (bss/y)

9 i'll bet those scissors are not chinese.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (R11M+)

10 Cobbler?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (bss/y)

11 classic wool and flannel, which is also wool, unless it's flannelette.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

12 Scissors on the wall......barber or tailor?

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (tjClK)

13 My farts are more artistic

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (Kt19C)

14 That was from my "I'm Really Hungover and Can't Stand Light or Bright Colors" Period

Posted by: Andrew Wyeth at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (t6mj2)

15 hints of linoleum wainscotting, but i doubt it.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:33 AM (R11M+)

16 And how can this be. He looks reasonably healthy and content. I'm told that black people have been oppressed and enslaved for thousands of years. No way he can look that good.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (tjClK)

17 "Scissors on the wall"

You have my interest.

Posted by: Jodie Foster at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (t6mj2)

18 The thing that always gets me about Wyeth is that he was painting a female neighbor for years. Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.

His wife who was still alive offered she had no idea.

"Hey honey I'm going over to paint our hot German neighbor again. Yeah I'm just gonna have her lay in a field or something in front of a barn fully dressed and not at all naked ok? No you can't come. That would ruin my artistic focus!"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (sKqQm)

19 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Yeah, we still have to pay attention to the 30.06, 30.07 and 51% signs posted at entrances......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (tjClK)

20 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

How was that notice transmitted to you?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (MTg2D)

21 The scissors on the wall were angry that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (2Ez/1)

22 From Wyeth's time immediately after reading Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying"

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (rDiMt)

23
Shoes need polishing.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (HdYcL)

24 i could get that sky blue paint off of the chair with a scotchbrite.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (R11M+)

25 It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM

"And suddenly, I knew Pittsburgh."

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (kgE5c)

26 "Scissors on the wall"

You have my interest.

Posted by: Jodie Foster at May 26, 2026 09:34 AM (t6mj2)

ISWYDT

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (tjClK)

27 That Guy >>> That Gentleman

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (BgZgJ)

28 Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

My understanding (Legal disclaimer) is that it's legal but the facility posting that sign is responsible for security.

And lordie that painting looks dark. I'll believe you when you say it's better in person.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (99eI0)

29 Is it brighter in person?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

30 Wakes up
Scratches
Looks around
Dang. This dude in the painting looks old enough for Geezer Golf. I wonder if he has a few bucks in his pocket?
Goes looking for coffee.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (2WIwB)

31 Yeah, we still have to pay attention to the 30.06, 30.07 and 51% signs posted at entrances......
Posted by: Sponge

Only two I concern myself with is .06 & .07.

There's no mixed drink worth losing my chl over, and if there isn't then there's no reason for me to be inside a bar.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (MTg2D)

32 20 corn sealed means corn sealed.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (R11M+)

33 Moody!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)

34 Water wheel, nice creek, some trees,nukular glow from cabin window, smoke rising from chim-o-lee, good art is simple. This is not good art.
Posted by: Thomas Kinkade

Vault 7?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (MTg2D)

35 At least the gentleman isn't sitting on an ottoman.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (2WIwB)

36
Only two I concern myself with is .06 & .07.

There's no mixed drink worth losing my chl over, and if there isn't then there's no reason for me to be inside a bar.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (MTg2D)

Valid way to go about things......

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:38 AM (tjClK)

37 35 Moody!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (X8xt3)

======

I'm not sure what they'd rate this as, but probably higher than junk.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (46HP8)

38 How was that notice transmitted to you?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:35 AM (MTg2D)

On the front door. But it is owned by the city of Dallas, so that complicates it. I don't think the prohibition is legal, but it isn't something that I would care to push as a non-resident.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (iERP6)

39 Looks like someone put gramps in time out

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:39 AM (sKqQm)

40 Looks like That Gentleman is all setup for a night of TV watching.

But there's no TV.

Posted by: No Name Today at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (8mulE)

41 We're going to need to increase the anti-depressants.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (0nHVk)

42 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (FpHTM)

43 he appears to have gitd nail polish on his thumb, just like lorena the mexican whore.

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (R11M+)

44 42 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (FpHTM)

======

100 souls before the mast.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:40 AM (46HP8)

45 This is cutting edge.

Posted by: Oh, no... at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (2Ez/1)

46 ‘In person, this is a wonderful and evocative painting, with subtlety and depth. On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.’

True with most art. Especially because most of the originals are yuge works that take up most — if not more — of a wall. I didn’t realize how big these paintings really were until I started going to museums. ‘Birth of Venus’ is like 10 feet wide!

Ironically, only the Mona Lisa is underwhelming in person. The most famous painting in all of human history is small, dull, and … crap. I have no idea how it got to be so famous.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (BgZgJ)

47 >>>>>It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania
*********
It's always sunny in Philadelphia.

Posted by: Cosda at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (aykDQ)

48 Maine is a beautiful place for about 5 months out of the year and a dark, dreary depressing place for another 5 months.

I would imagine Wyeth would have some serious down phases in his life.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

49 He's got a deal for you, and all it will cost you is one human soul.

Will it be yours, or shall it be your firstborn's?

That's an easy decision to make

Posted by: Gavin Newsom's father at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (sKqQm)

50 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

51 When you're really pissed about something... that's what it looks like.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (jehhT)

52 The painting is dark, yet.... The solitude of the man sitting by himself speaks to me. With the little bit of light shining in from behind makes me think it is evening time. I often look for a place to retreat to for solitude in the evening. No phone, tv, noise, nothing. And this is why this painting speaks to me.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (N39Ws)

53 FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...
-------

It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (oqH4h)

54 Rock and paper just out of frame.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 26, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

55
The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

__________

Oh, groan. Thanks for nothing. Now I'm reminded that Houston will soon be overrun with Eurotrash sneering at us for not appreciating soccer. Now I just want to go into hibernation.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (HdYcL)

56 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

I'm surprised it's not a green dildo.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (tjClK)

57 David Puddy, just staring at a wall. That's right.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (XvL8K)

58 The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons! Whether that prohibition is legal is a different question...

TBH its likely not you are going to say a Chipoltes and have to worry about your fellow customers...

Posted by: Gavin Newsom's father at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (sKqQm)

59 Very dark . Would only hang in an all white broom
Always liked Wyeth
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (hpwtA)

60 56 The world cup soccer trophy looks like a baby's arm holding an apple.
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 26, 2026 09:42 AM (Kt19C)

I'm surprised it's not a green dildo.
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 09:45 AM (tjClK)
——-

‘We trademarked that shit’

— WNBA

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (BgZgJ)

61 45 This is cutting edge.
Posted by: Oh, no... at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM
-----

But I’m afraid it ain’t gonna cut it.

Posted by: Groan... at May 26, 2026 09:46 AM (2Ez/1)

62 That Girl!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

63 29 Is it brighter in person?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (bss/y)

Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo

Posted by: No Name Today at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (8mulE)

64
Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

___________

So, just as dreary.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (HdYcL)

65 Artist added the scissors just for the shear fun of it.

Posted by: Auuughhh... at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

66 It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:43 AM (oqH4h)

Yes, but it isn't private property. it is owned by the city.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iERP6)

67 Artist added the scissors just for the shear fun of it.
Posted by: Auuughhh... at May 26, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

Cut it out Horde. 100 comments and such.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 09:50 AM (2WIwB)

68 It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

It's why Punxatawney Phil only bothers checking once a year.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:52 AM (g/iaZ)

69 Very nice painting. I like it.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 26, 2026 09:52 AM (hwjV+)

70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

71 Not as much "bright," as texture and depth.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:36 AM (iERP6)

So 'yes' for what I meant by bright.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (bss/y)

72 On a screen? It's nice, but not nearly as powerful.

On a screen, my first question is, when was the time of death? He looks rather cadaverous.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (g/iaZ)

73 Wyeth didn't cut corners with this one.

Posted by: Make it stop at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

74 70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

Looks like he is doing the Bruce Willis special.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)

75 If you say so.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (EI0rs)

76 Guy is waiting to get a haircut and the magazine selection sucks.On a positive note they throw in a shoe shine while you wait...

Posted by: steevy at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (YwEeS)

77 Looks like the lighting in modern H'wood films, as if they are trying to conceal something.

Still: atmospheric indeed.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

78 On a screen, my first question is, when was the time of death? He looks rather cadaverous.
Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (g/iaZ)

Low sugar diet and not many seed oils.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (bss/y)

79 Nice. Looks like he's about to get ready to play Kick the Can.

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rgnea)

80 79 Nice. Looks like he's about to get ready to play Kick the Can.

Posted by: Rex B at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (rgnea)

=====

Redrum.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 09:55 AM (46HP8)

81 I like this one. Could be a barber, shoes off, just taking a load off his feet for the first time that day.

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 26, 2026 09:56 AM (kgE5c)

82 dark
looks like a guy sitting in a chair
that's all I got
no hang

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (ZxPkt)

83 This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo
Posted by: No Name Today

Good find. That grabs you.

Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (g/iaZ)

84 Scissors on the wall......barber or tailor?
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026

***
I was about to ask the same thing. But the shoes on the table or desk suggest shoe repair.

I imagine this to be dusk of a fall evening, when his shop (whether tailor, barber, or cobbler) is closed. He's a widower; no real reason to go home yet. So he sits and remembers how Flora would laugh at a joke, and that wonderful musky perfume she used to wear even at church. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 09:58 AM (wzUl9)

85 Yes, but it isn't private property. it is owned by the city.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 09:49 AM (iERP6)
------

Doesn't matter. It's Dallas so it's run by leftoids and it's legal in TX. The city of Austin is assuredly no better lol.

Posted by: ballistic at May 26, 2026 09:58 AM (oqH4h)

86 Reminds me of Fargo but with less killing.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (E31IE)

87 @84 And Scranton's finest!

Posted by: Sleepy Joe at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (EI0rs)

88 If this is really a barber shop then where's the obligatory RIDGID Tools calendar and complimentary male gaze fodder?

Posted by: I gotta ask at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (2Ez/1)

89 83 This version looks more textured.
https://shorturl.at/b2eOo
Posted by: No Name Today

Good find. That grabs you.
Posted by: t-bird at May 26, 2026 09:57 AM (g/iaZ)

Yeah, that's good.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (bss/y)

90 86 Reminds me of Fargo but with less killing.

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (E31IE)

======

And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP8)

91 Very American

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (E31IE)

92 It's Texas. Private property owners are allowed to do as they wish with firearms and you're allowed to call them a bunch of smelly hippie turds and take your business elsewhere.
Posted by: ballistic

Owned by the city of Dallas. Makes it public.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:02 AM (MTg2D)

93 I went to a gun show and an art thread broke out.

Posted by: Is it just me? at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

94 93 I went to a gun show and an art thread broke out.

Posted by: Is it just me? at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (2Ez/1)

=======

*flexes*

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (46HP8)

95 Alternate title:

"Will Smith Spent His Last Days Staring At The Corner Where He Was Sure That He'd Left His Favorite Shoes"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (iJfKG)

96 Some guns are works of art

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:05 AM (sKqQm)

97 City of Dallas is trying to use 46.03 (government buildings) as the code to deny CC at the museum.

Provided here is a complete list of statutory Texas concealed carry restrictions - locations where you may NOT carry concealed (or open) within Texas. We encourage you to review the classified list below if you have the time.

Schools: Public and private K-12 schools, colleges, and universities
Government Buildings: Courthouses, government offices, polling places
Airports: Secured areas
Recreational Locations: Racetracks, amusement parks
Sporting Events: High school, collegiate, and professional sports
Medical Facilities: Hospitals, mental health facilities, nursing homes
Liquor-licensed Businesses: Establishments with 51% or more income from alcohol sales
Private Property: Where owners have prohibited firearms via signage or verbal notice

https://tinyurl.com/yut5kfhh

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:06 AM (MTg2D)

98 Yeah, I guess it's just me.

Posted by: Thanks. Got it. at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

99 "The thing that always gets me about Wyeth is that he was painting a female neighbor for years. Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair."

That was at the end of his career, proving once again that there is no fool like an old fool. The paintings of the neighbor, called the "Helga" paintings, look like copies or parodies of his earlier, superb paintings of the Kuerner and Olsen families. It was a sad end to the career of a outstanding artist.

Posted by: Nemo at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (4RPgu)

100 Doesn't matter. It's Dallas so it's run by leftoids and it's legal in TX. The city of Austin is assuredly no better lol.

It does matter. TX law has fairly strict preemption provisions where firearms are concerned. It's possible that some city-owned venues are exempt. I have no idea if the Dallas art museum is one of them. Since I am no longer* a TX resident, I don't care enough to email TSRA or the AG's office to ask.

* or more optimisically, "not currently"

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (vTZFs)

101 Fiery but emaciated Latina, Nina Maia, sings at restaurant. Restaurant takes pity on her, feeds her:
youtube.com/watch?v=r4oxrwiW1GM

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (Wq24h)

102 Alternate Title:

"Helga Didn't Age Well"

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:08 AM (iJfKG)

103 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.
_____________

I'm guessing those two things go together quite a bit.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 26, 2026 10:10 AM (XvL8K)

104 Jihadwatch is reporting on marches through Madrid against Pedro Sánchez, their premier, who is a crook himself but sure has a lot to say about those money grubbing joooz.
Tommy Robinson is calling him Dirty Sánchez.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:11 AM (E6ouU)

105 Is that a paintbrush or are you just happy to see me?

Posted by: Helga at May 26, 2026 10:12 AM (E6ouU)

106 PSA:

Any vets in the Baltimore area are invited to Jimmy's Famous Seafood for a free buffet lunch plus a free beer today, 5/26, from 12-3pm.

https://tinyurl.com/w8br8jxp

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (3ImbR)

107 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.
_____________
I'm guessing those two things go together quite a bit.

"It's my wife! Quick, take your clothes off!"
--- just the punchline

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (vTZFs)

108 Dude is disappointed that the barber refused to serve him because he has no hair to cut!

Posted by: stu-mick-o-sucks at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (w9Wax)

109 Later it came out he was painting her nude and having an affair.

I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:13 AM (sKqQm)

110 Hmm … "FYI: The Dallas Museum of Art does not allow concealed carry of weapons!" … ? No problemo. Open carry is the way to go, then.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 26, 2026 10:15 AM (ayRl+)

111 Happy Primary Day, TX rhino hunters.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:16 AM (E6ouU)

112 I saw a thread where someone argued that making someone pay for college because you did is the same as making someone else get molested because you were.

And...the fascinating thing about this line of thought is that it ignores college facilities/labor costs money. There isn't a bill for college because someone is doing something bad to you, there is a bill for college because you are using goods and services from others, and you shouldn't be able to force others to do labor on your behalf.

If we were to come up with a better analogy, making a new college student pay for college after you paid for your own is liking making that new college student cook his dinner instead of being forced to cook both his and your own.

Not that college prices shouldn't come down - prices could easily be halved across the board with no loss in the already questionable quality with a few common sense reforms

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:17 AM (sKqQm)

113 https://x.com/WinWithJMC/status/
2059214005114142850

So, in 2022, Newsom won the jungle primary for governor with 55% of the vote (second place was GOP Brian Dahle with about 18% of the vote, the general saw Newsom win 59% vs. 41%).

As of the comparable date 4 years ago to yesterday, Democrats had returned 54% of total ballots.

As of yesterday, Democrats have returned...42% of ballots.

I mean...this is CA, land of ballot harvesting now. But...that's a real sign that Democrats real enthused, huh?

I wouldn't make any real predictions off of this but it is...interesting.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (46HP8)

114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

115 I bet some of the depth would come from how the painting was lit in the museum and what the ambient lighting was like.

I made it big. I have a dark desktop background. And I turned off the room lights. It helps a bit.

I bet the museum would do something like that. A good light flooding the canvas but the ambient lighting dimmed.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 10:21 AM (3uBP9)

116 Fox reported on the Putzkommandant's Kylekommentary five days ago.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:22 AM (E6ouU)

117 >- he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.

Posted by: 18-1
----

I would think civilians aiding and abetting the enemy would be fair game
but I'm not a grained sniper, so YMMV

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (ZxPkt)

118 I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

119 I wasn't aware Arabs had noncombatants.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (BI5O2)

120 118 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

======

"Sure, hun. You can stay in the house while the maid is working."
-Maria Shriver

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (46HP8)

121 "grained sniper"

Finer grained == smaller groups.

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (Wq24h)

122 It was a sad end to the career of a outstanding artist.

Posted by: Nemo at May 26, 2026 10:07 AM (4RPgu)

Take a look at "Daydream" and tell me that is a sad ending.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (iERP6)

123 Remember when the FNM accused Trump of saying US troops were idiots for joining up?

How is Platner's comments not way, way worse.

Every few days a Dem candidate gives us a sound clip that should devastate their election efforts overall - remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

124 If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
-----
"Unseemly Critter Descending a Staircase."

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (BI5O2)

125 I knew a guy who was an amateur photographer and yes he took pictures of female semi-nudes and yes he was married.

Said his wife was ok with it which...I don't think most wives would be because of examples like Wyeth/Helga here.

I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
Posted by: Archimedes

Most artists wouldn't be ok with it.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (MTg2D)

126 90 And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP

A man can only be judged by the quality of his kills.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FpHTM)

127 126 90 And yet...there's far more killing here.

Why do you think he's so tired?
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:00 AM (46HP

A man can only be judged by the quality of his kills.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (FpHTM)

======

*slow nod*
-Jason Vorhees

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (46HP8)

128 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

She said Zionists, so not just Jews. The whole Moron Horde would be in happy camp.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:26 AM (E6ouU)

129 If Rosa De Lauro started nudes modeling, any serious society would immediately outlaw photography and representative art.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)

130 74 70 First of all...does the Dallas Museum have a metal detector?

Second of all...I do like his haircut.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (xcxpd)

Looks like he is doing the Bruce Willis special.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 26, 2026 09:54 AM (bss/y)

Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

131 Every few days a Dem candidate gives us a sound clip that should devastate their election efforts overall - remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

Now, now... I believe that they wanted to send Zionists to concentration camps. Jews who advocate for the destruction of Israel are just fine whereas gentiles who believe it should exist as a Jewish homeland would be packed up as well.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (ExV1e)

132 130 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

======

*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (46HP8)

133 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?

Per Insty, Act Blue has cut off her funding, presumably not for antisemitism but for being stupid enough to say it out loud.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (vTZFs)

134 Maine is a beautiful place for about 5 months out of the year and a dark, dreary depressing place for another 5 months.

I would imagine Wyeth would have some serious down phases in his life.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:41 AM (sKqQm)

One particular place in Maine is absolutely magical to me. This year will be the 60th consecutive year a group of men in my family has gone to the same island in the same lake to fish and drink booze for a week. No electricity. No plumbing. No women.

This year, I'm bringing my son - the first of the fourth generation to make the trip.

When the time comes, my ashes will be spread on the island and in the water.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (Kdi1r)

135 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

======

*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!

Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

136 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.
Posted by: Archimedes

Most artists wouldn't be ok with it.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:25 AM (MTg2D)

Rodin would probably go with it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (ExV1e)

137 >>> I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

This has been a lefty slander for a while now. He is pretty much just parroting every commie/reddit stupid thing now.

I think the idea is the only money men left want the absolute destruction and subjugation of the country and the commies are going all in on supporting everything. The commies always go all in. If they lose it doesn't matter because the winners are always an amenable happy lot that will try hard to get along, and many are worthless naive cucks that don't want to be in control anyway, but if they win they can just exterminate us all.

It is always win - win for the left

Posted by: banana Dream at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (3uBP9)

138 114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

139 135 Bruce walked so bald men like me can run.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:28 AM (xcxpd)

======

*glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!
Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

I didn't say he was the first!

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

140 *glares*
-Telly Savalas

Oh, FFS!
Posted by: Yul Brynner at May 26, 2026 10:30 AM (Riz8t)

====
Young people. Amirite?

Posted by: Curly at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (RIvkX)

141 On topic of "TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo", @HenMazzig is reporting that ActBlue is disallowing her campaign donations. IT'S THE JEWS
She'll have to earn her money the old fashioned way. And Galindo knows what that means.

Posted by: gKWVE, sex therapist at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (E6ouU)

142 I guess the Illinois concealed carry laws must have changed some. The stores used to have 'no firearms' signs. Now they have 'no open carry' signs. Can anybody put me some f'n knowledge what changed?

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (Wq24h)

143 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)
======

WITHOUT EVIDENCE!

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (RIvkX)

144 'trained'

bad case of Fatfinger

Posted by: Don Black at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (ZxPkt)

145 Willowed: boomers in the python

They were always going to have an outsized impact due to their sheer numbers.

But as they get/got older, they remained in their homes like every older generation before them.

Not selling has some impact. But not building due to regulatory BS IMHO far exceeds not building.

If you buy a lot in the middle of nowhere in LA county, you must have access to potable water. An actual well. A large tank will not be permitted and thus you cannot build a house.

Regulatory and NINBY is a choice.

Posted by: Steve_in_SoCal at May 26, 2026 10:33 AM (ItWcy)

146 HR Giger might want to paid a De Lauro nude, but it'd probably give him nightmares.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:34 AM (E6ouU)

147 138 114 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM (sKqQm)

He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 26, 2026 10:31 AM (xcxpd)

======

Apparently, it's Democrats leaking this stuff right now. The primary isn't actually over and there's another guy still in the running hoping to derail him.

There's reportedly stuff that's a lot worse in the waiting. Once the nomination is official, Collins' camp and the RNC should be unloading. (What could it be? I expect some weird sex tape where he's Sieg Heiling or something.)

I'm reminded of the 2020 AR Senate election where Cotton dropped a huge oppo dump on his Democrat opponent, Josh Mahony, the day after the filing deadline. Mahony dropped out right afterwards.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (46HP8)

148 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

149 148 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

Don't want to lose their cash cow...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:36 AM (crd+F)

150 remember the TX candidate who wants to send Jews to concentration camps?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (sKqQm)

She said Zionists, so not just Jews. The whole Moron Horde would be in happy camp.
Posted by: gKWVE

I'm her huckleberry. Whenever she's ready to try.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:36 AM (MTg2D)

151 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

It's worse than disappointing, it's a self-inflicted, stupid wound. Cornyn is going down, and everyone knows it. There is no enthusiasm for him other than among the corrupt special interests, and that ain't gonna do it this time.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)

152 expect some weird sex tape where he's Sieg Heiling or something.

Now let's not get too hasty, my dear chap. Keep it on the track.

Posted by: Max Mosley at May 26, 2026 10:38 AM (E6ouU)

153 CBD, if the museum is city-owned, no. If privately owned, it can hang a 30.05, 30.06, 30.07 sign.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:38 AM (T6aVk)

154 151 I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........

It's worse than disappointing, it's a self-inflicted, stupid wound. Cornyn is going down, and everyone knows it. There is no enthusiasm for him other than among the corrupt special interests, and that ain't gonna do it this time.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:37 AM (Riz8t)

Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

155 Wife, who chose to not vote in the Republican primary, is headed out to vote in the run-off (yes, you can do that) because she very much wants Cornyn gone and there's a judge run-off she feels strongly about.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (ExV1e)

156 Dogs Playing Poker is bright, not as dark as this. Just sayin…

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:40 AM (T6aVk)

157 154 Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

=======

"The Farm Bureau endorsed Cornyn? Well, I guess I'll just change my vote!"
-like, 10% of the Republican primary electorate

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:40 AM (46HP8)

158 Whoa! I knew Andrew Wyeth could be subtle but this painting takes it to another level. The comfortable posture, the dim light, the man's head held straight as he looks forward, the hand sitting still in his lap, all point to a relaxed, contemplative atmosphere. (He should be smoking a pipe, says the pipe smoking art critic.) No idea what, if anything, the scissors on the wall represent except, perhaps, he cares for his few belongings.

Part of Wyeth's power is how he draws in the viewers attention and almost forces them to think about the scene, what it could mean to the artist and what it means to the viewer. Looking at his paintings is a process. It is rather literary in the way good writing draws in the reader and appeals to their own experiences. LOTR may be one of the best examples of that.

Posted by: JTB at May 26, 2026 10:41 AM (yTvNw)

159 157 154 Eh, they are endorsing The Devil They Know. I’m with Archimedes, Cornyn is going down regardless.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 10:39 AM (T6aVk)

Cornyn is bad but he's not the worst of them.. Murkowski is the one I want to see gone....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:41 AM (crd+F)

160 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

-
It's not just a lie. It's a Biden lie.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (ndZc7)

161 On topic of "TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo", @HenMazzig is reporting that ActBlue is disallowing her campaign donations. IT'S THE JEWS
She'll have to earn her money the old fashioned way. And Galindo knows what that means.
Posted by: gKWVE, sex therapist at May 26, 2026 10:32 AM (E6ouU)

Word is that Kamala Harris flew in for an Emergency Meeting with Maureen Galindo to teach her an olde-fashioned, quick, easy, and 100% Successful Method of gaining political support and funds.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

162 I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"

Like carrots in the top drawer and potatoes in the bottom?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (RIvkX)

163 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Is he on crack?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 26, 2026 10:43 AM (E6ouU)

164 Stockhausen dance music for spazzes:
youtube.com/watch?v=u6sDQ1ReHy4

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (Wq24h)

165 129 If Rosa De Lauro started nudes modeling, any serious society would immediately outlaw photography and representative art.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:27 AM (BI5O2)

We're gonna be rich!!!

Posted by: Brain Bleach Warehouse at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (brIJB)

166 120 118 I suppose it depends on the model. If Rose De Lauro took up nude modeling, most wives would probably be okay with it.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 26, 2026 10:23 AM (Riz8t)

======

"Sure, hun. You can stay in the house while the maid is working."
-Maria Shriver
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:24 AM (46HP

"I'm just going to put a load in the dishwasher"
-Arnold

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (N39Ws)

167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

I mean, "corn" is right there in his name what can you do?

Posted by: Ken paxCotton at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (3uBP9)

168 166 Ha!

Posted by: gp at May 26, 2026 10:47 AM (Wq24h)

169
HR Giger might want to paid a De Lauro nude, but it'd probably give him nightmares.
Posted by: gKWVE

Count on it!

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (Cqx++)

170 Word is that Kamala Harris flew in for an Emergency Meeting with Maureen Galindo to teach her an olde-fashioned, quick, easy, and 100% Successful Method of gaining political support and funds.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 26, 2026 10:42 AM (iJfKG)

So when people say that Maureen Galindo sucks as a candidate, they aren't wrong?

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (N39Ws)

171 I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"

Like carrots in the top drawer and potatoes in the bottom?
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I had to look it up.

Our Mission:
Texas Farm Bureau’s mission is to be the Voice of Texas Agriculture.

We are Texas Farm Bureau. Over 500,000 member-families strong.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 10:48 AM (MTg2D)

172 I see Graham Platner D/NAZI is in the news again - he accused American Sniper Chris Kyle inflated his kill count by murdering civilians.
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 10:19 AM

Someone please ask him about Skull Blumenthal

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:50 AM (E31IE)

173
It's a New Yorker cartoon

"I think I'm going to kill myself"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:50 AM (s9VOe)

174 That Gentleman, 1960
Andrew Wyeth

That Gentleman is a celebrated 1960 tempera painting by American realist Andrew Wyeth. It is a poignant, quiet portrait of his longtime neighbor and friend, Tom Clark.Key details about the piece include:

The Subject: Clark was an elderly African American man living in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Wyeth deeply admired him, stating, "His voice is gentle, his wit is keen, and his wisdom enormous."

The Meaning: The unique title comes from Clark's own polite habit of referring to everyday inanimate objects or insects as "that gentleman."

Current Location: The painting is housed at the Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) in Texas, where it remains one of their most beloved American works.

When the painting first went on display in Dallas, the public was so enamored with it that visitors left change in a collection box to help the museum buy it. Touched by the gesture, Wyeth donated a rare preparatory study to the museum as a thank-you.
--
That Gentleman was painted using a very old technique called egg tempera. Andrew Wyeth preferred this method because it allowed him to paint with incredible detail and build up rich texture.
--
Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (NFX2v)

175 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.

And ignores the 10X demon of adverse incentives:
Government

If we truly want to fix ... everything--it starts with reducing the size, scope and reach of government at every level.
Nothing will be fixed until we fix that.

Everyone wants someone else's ox gored first.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

176 If the farm bureau came out in support today, id say thats a weak and very late endorsement Kind of weird

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (E31IE)

177 176 If the farm bureau came out in support today, id say thats a weak and very late endorsement Kind of weird

Posted by: LASue at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (E31IE)

=====

Cornyn was up all night servicing the entire board of directors to get it!

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:52 AM (46HP8)

178
Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Ornate or plain frame?

Matted or unmatted?

Behind glass or no?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:52 AM (s9VOe)

179 > I wonder what is a "farm bureau?"
----------
In my case, the insurance agency for the house and vehicles.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 10:53 AM (jehhT)

180 There are things worse than Nazism.

In an interview with CNN on Monday, Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) says he finds Graham Platner's tattoo disqualifying and hopes Maine voters agree with him
Auchincloss: “I find that tattoo and his commentary about it to be personally disqualifying. I hope Maine voters agree with me.

-
Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat.
Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

181 Wyeth’s use of light is always incredible. The artist “Once, while I was doing a painting of a Negro called Tom Clark-it was called That Gentleman [above|-Halloween came along. I shaved every bit of hair off my head. I was absolutely bald. Then I put alizarin crimson all over my whole head and then took brown ink and rubbed it over very transparently and the red came through. I tipped my eyes with adhesive tape, enlarged my nostrils a little and I actually looked like Tom Clark. I was becoming a part of my painting, really.”

Posted by: Piper at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (pZEOD)

182 3
It's dark. It's depressing. It's Pennsylvania.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

🤣 You've probably made my day.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (NFX2v)

183
I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer

Don't forget that Yeb!'s spawn, George P, was the elected Texas Commissioner of Agriculture.

This is a Bushie move.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (s9VOe)

184 167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 10:35 AM (tjClK)

I guess they want to keep the devil they know... Or they believe the polls that Cornyn has a better chance of beating Talerico...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (crd+F)

185 167 >>> I was incredibly disappointed to see that Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND is endorsing John Cornyn...........
Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer
======
Probably because insurance is their real moneymaker and a lot of the big farmers want open borders for cheap labor.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:55 AM (E4rtv)

186 180 Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress
@saikatc
Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat.
Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 10:54 AM (ndZc7)

======

White progressives Platner and Talarico losing in November is going to inflame so many intraparty fights, it's going to be hilarious.

Black caucus is already pissed about Talarico beating Crockett. Moderates are going to be furious with the hard left when Platner loses.

And then the presidential primary starts.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:55 AM (46HP8)

187 I had to look up when this painting was done. 1960. I though it looked like 1930's depression era.

Posted by: Frank Barone at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (IifOV)

188 I like that the Dems are currently arguing:

We must accept this Nazi and vote for him or the people we are always calling Nazis will win.

Supporting a Nazi to defeat the Nazis is a very Nazi thing to do.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (73/SM)

189 188 I like that the Dems are currently arguing:

We must accept this Nazi and vote for him or the people we are always calling Nazis will win.

Supporting a Nazi to defeat the Nazis is a very Nazi thing to do.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (73/SM)

======

Against Susan freakin' Collins.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46HP8)

190 And then the presidential primary starts.

Yep. *sigh* We never get a break any more, do we?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 10:57 AM (vTZFs)

191 Cornyn is bad but he's not the worst of them.. Murkowski is the one I want to see gone....
Posted by: It's me donna

Her term ends in 2028. The other Alaskan senator, Sullivan, is up this year. I think there is another vote on whether to keep the ridiculous ranked order voting this year as well. If that is gone, then Murcow has a tougher fight for reelection.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:57 AM (E4rtv)

192 That's what I like about Democrats.

"Oh, yeah? See, this sad fuckin' cuck is whining about our guy being a Nazi. It's not as if he's a Republican or something. Destroy this cuck."

We need that attitude on the populist Right. Reach across the aisle, and draw back a stump.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (BI5O2)

193 >>Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel

Hunter Biden has never been responsible for anything Hunter Biden has done.

OF COURSE he as framed by Israel, he was also unfairly demonized by Trump, duped by his business partners into doing all kinds of shady and traitorous stuff, wronged by his ex wife and that stripper, had his money stolen by whores and grifters, and. . . .

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (X8xt3)

194 Against Susan freakin' Collins.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46H

And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (crd+F)

195 192 We need that attitude on the populist Right. Reach across the aisle, and draw back a stump.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (BI5O2)

=======

Well, it's happening.

Cornyn and Massie are a couple of recent examples.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP8)

196 194 Against Susan freakin' Collins.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:56 AM (46H

And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (crd+F)

=====

She lost every poll in 2020 before winning by 8.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP8)

197 And then the presidential primary starts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=========
Well, the invisible primary anyway starts after November elections where hopefuls and hopeless candidates flock to early primary states and try to raise funds enough to show they are serious contenders instead of grifters.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (E4rtv)

198 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

I agree with you. I'll add that an additional stupid thing is that boomers are a continuously diminishing finite resource. All this scapegoating will need to be redirected, and soon.

Gen X, we few, are already in the crosshairs. Don't think so? Spend any time online around these types, they are already switching to Gen X as being the cause of all their ills. And there is already an insufficient quantity of Gen X and we make a bad target because we don't GAF, kind of enjoy it, already went through worse shit.

But, we'll be gone and they'll be left pointing fingers at each other.

Posted by: Ken paxCotton at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (3uBP9)

199
She lost every poll in 2020 before winning by 8.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (46HP

I know..

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (crd+F)

200 >>And the "polls" have her losing to him...

Oh, so if they steal the election it won't seem odd!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (X8xt3)

201
The modern Wyeths lived in a geographical oddity -- no paints that were not dull and depressing earth tones ever crossed the threshold of their studios.

Scientists are still trying to to understand why that was the case.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (s9VOe)

202 197 And then the presidential primary starts.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison
=========
Well, the invisible primary anyway starts after November elections where hopefuls and hopeless candidates flock to early primary states and try to raise funds enough to show they are serious contenders instead of grifters.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 10:59 AM (E4rtv)

======

Mostly, I'm concerned with the rhetorical fights that start within the leftist commentariat as they try to prop up and tear down preferred candidates.

Fresh wounds from loses in "key races" of the midterms will do wonders for the tenor of that conversation.

Posted by: TheJamesMadison, discovering British horror with Hammer Films at May 26, 2026 11:00 AM (46HP8)

203 NOODlum.

Posted by: Sponge - F*ck Cancer at May 26, 2026 11:01 AM (tjClK)

204 Hunter Biden has never been responsible for anything Hunter Biden has done.

OF COURSE he as framed by Israel, he was also unfairly demonized by Trump, duped by his business partners into doing all kinds of shady and traitorous stuff, wronged by his ex wife and that stripper, had his money stolen by whores and grifters, and. . . .
Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 10:58 AM (X8xt3)

It was me. ME. ME! I made him do it all, and I'm proud!!!

Posted by: Navy Joan Biden at May 26, 2026 11:01 AM (brIJB)

205 He's not the first to accuse him. Shawn Ryan had a guy on who was saying the same thing.

I think it's just bitchy spec ops guys being bitchy.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards

Shawn Ryan is not someone anyone should really admire. Self admitted CIA spook in Latin America that got into drug dealing and all kinds of crap in Latin America selling to tourists. You can find out how screwed up he was in an interview by one of his buddies online.

I trust the dude about as far as I could throw him which is almost nothing.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (E4rtv)

206 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

https://tinyurl.com/yv8c9pya

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (ndZc7)

207
Mostly, I'm concerned with the rhetorical fights that start within the leftist commentariat as they try to prop up and tear down preferred candidates.

Fresh wounds from loses in "key races" of the midterms will do wonders for the tenor of that conversation.
Posted by: TheJamesMadison

I dunno. I think the internal conflict in a party is overrated as an electoral factor. It might affect a few races but presidential, it is rare like Goldwater in 1964 or the reverse with McGovern in 1972.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:05 AM (E4rtv)

208 198 The stupidest thing about Boomer hate is that it blames them for rationally responding to incentives.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 10:51 AM (73/SM)

I agree with you. I'll add that an additional stupid thing is that boomers are a continuously diminishing finite resource. All this scapegoating will need to be redirected, and soon.

Gen X, we few, are already in the crosshairs. Don't think so? Spend any time online around these types, they are already switching to Gen X as being the cause of all their ills. And there is already an insufficient quantity of Gen X and we make a bad target because we don't GAF, kind of enjoy it, already went through worse shit.

But, we'll be gone and they'll be left pointing fingers at each other.
Posted by: Ken paxCotton
=====
Everybody Wants to Rule the World.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (E4rtv)

209 Will daddy come visit me on Father's Day this year mommy?

Posted by: Navy Joan at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (2Ez/1)

210 106 i specialize in siberian dwarf hamsters... am i good?

Posted by: cmeat at May 26, 2026 11:07 AM (R11M+)

211 Against Susan freakin' Collins, She-Wolf of the SS.

Posted by: Way, Way Downriver at May 26, 2026 11:23 AM (zdLoL)

The Morning Report — 5/ 26/26

Good morning kids. And so it seems as if it's the same old shit vis a vis the situation with Iran. On the one hand we had President Trump and team confident of an imminent resolution and conclusion of hostilities. And yet:

Fresh strikes on southern Iran were launched by U.S. military forces early Tuesday morning targeting Iranian missile sites and vessels attempting to lay anti-shipping mines in the contested Strait of Hormuz.
The targeted strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” but the military was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for the U.S. military’s Central Command, said in a statement as reported by AP. Following the strikes, the BBC reports U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal was still possible and pointed to talks on Tuesday between Iran’s top negotiator and foreign minister and Qatar’s prime minister.
“We’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters during an official visit to India.

Well, first we have the President insisting that Iran turn over all of it's enriched Uranium, but considering the Mullah du jour along with the IRGC are still in charge and are still the same dark age Armageddon-seeking Shiites they've always been, if they turn over a moldy hunk of Halvah that would be a miracle in and of itself. But the President went on to push for a number of Muslim states to join the Abraham Accords.

Mentioning Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan, President Trump suggested that it should be “mandatory” for countries involved in the Iran negotiations to endorse the Abraham Accords, a series of U.S.-brokered agreements designed to normalize trade and diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states.
Writing on Truth Social, he said that “it should be mandatory that all of these Countries, at a minimum, simultaneously sign onto the Abraham Accords.”
According to President Trump, refusal to join the accord would be seen as a sign of “bad intention” on the part of these states. “It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit. If they don’t, they should not be part of this Deal in that it shows bad intention,” he continued.

I admire, respect and appreciate Donald Trump in the Oval Office, but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history, or else he made this precondition knowing full well it would be a non-starter so that he can lay the blame off while military operations to topple the regime could continue. Even if any or all of those countries signed onto the accords, it wouldn't be worth the paper they're printed on, as is demonstrated by Israel's relations with Egypt and Jordan that are frosty at best, and useless insofar as the October 7th Gaza blitzkrieg and terror attacks in the West Bank have shown

The ayatollah and leading mullahs live in the holy city of Qom. It’s also the location of the most important madrassas (religious training colleges), and many venerable holy sites.
As Iran’s Islamic headquarters, Qom must be a major target for destruction because it houses the religious leaders who are Iran’s center of gravity. Iran can only be defeated by their destruction at a sufficient level that they can no longer effectively control Iran’s population. Yes, this is bloody, brutal and necessary.
It is also the only way to defeat religious fanatics that use terrorism and deceit as their world conquest tactics of choice.
It’s also the only way we can neutralize Shia Iran’s lying promises.
Unfortunately, Western fantasies of fair play probably prohibit President Trump from doing the necessary killing.

In other words, as I and others have been saying all along, this is, or should be a war against Islam. Islam is at war with the world and unless and until we and the rest of the civilized world recognize this, sooner or later we and the civilized world will be subsumed into a new and permanent dark age. And this is not just the Shiites but the Sunnis as well.

Elsewhere, there's the threat from abroad and just as evil and pernicious a threat from within.

This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago. I remember it well. In the lead-up to the Bicentennial, red, white, and blue was everywhere.
Every brewery and soft drink manufacturer had special edition bicentennial cans. Parades were ubiquitous, with seemingly every third person dressed up as Uncle Sam.
Today? Nothing. For example, Starbucks, which always has a coffee blend or merchandise collection for every holiday occasion ,has ... something called a 'Miffy' collection for the summer. America 250?
Nothing.
Even shortly after coming out of a war which we did not win in 1975, there was far more unity in the nation in 1976 than there is in 2026.

Gee, I wonder why? No, not really!

The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts's top teachers' union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a "fascist oligarchy," objected to national borders as a "construct of colonizers," and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as "genocidal."

Massachusetts, where, 250 years on, the shot heard round the world is a myth, or worse. If you wonder why multiple assassination attempts can happen and be cheered on, this is why.

Have a great day,

AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!

The targeted strikes were done “to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces,” but the military was “using restraint during the ongoing ceasefire,” Capt. Tim Hawkins, the spokesman for the U.S. military’s Central Command, said in a statement as reported by AP.
U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes on Iran Hitting Missile Sites, Minelaying Vessels
“I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side,” Trump wrote.
Rubio Reveals What’s Stalling Iran Agreement.
“It should start with the immediate signing by Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and everybody else should follow suit.”
Trump Demands Key Arab, Muslim Nations Join Abraham Accords as Part of Iran Deal
‘We’re structuring this in such a way where they make commitments on the enriched stockpile, but they don’t get a dime unless they deliver on their commitments,’ the senior official stated.
White House: Iran Gets Nothing Unless It Gets Rid Of Its Nuclear Stockpile
Trump’s comments followed a report Saturday from the New York Times citing two U.S. officials who said Iran had broadly agreed to surrender its near-weapons-grade uranium stockpile.
Trump: Iran’s Enriched Uranium Will Be Turned Over to U.S. or Destroyed (if we get a chunk of moldy Halvah that'll be it - jjs)
A great America requires great courage and tough decisions.
Gotta go for Iran’s jugular
CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
“Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago. That moment changed our city forever.”
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Honors George Floyd, Mentions Memorial Day Only After Breitbart Inquiry
The “Headquarters” X account, which I think was previously associated with Kamala Harris’s campaign, claimed that Trump fell asleep during the Memorial Day service.
Democrats Weaponize Fallen Heroes to Attack Trump on Memorial Day
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
Gov. Hochul told Congress "we cooperate with ICE in criminal cases." She lied.
NY Bans Local Governments From Holding Illegal Alien Criminals for Federal Authorities
According to police, Mondragon is one of three teens linked to 12 shootings across Austin. The other two are 16 and 15 years old and thus their identities have not been made public.
Illegal Alien Accused of Shooting at Random Homes, Firefighters, Vehicles Across Austin, Texas
His promise highlights the rising concern among middle-class voters that they and their children are being sidelined by local use of the federal government’s various visa-worker programs. Merrick is pledging to support Donald Trump’s immigration policy and to oppose doling out more H-1B work visas for migrants who are hoping to take jobs from Oklahomans.
Migrant Work Visas: Oklahoma GOP Gov. Candidate Jake Merrick Slams H-1Bs
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Renewed scrutiny follows mosque after deadly shooting.
The Islamic Center of San Diego’s Jihadist Legacy
It turns out breaking the shackles of the West doesn't always go so well.
They Kicked America Out. Now They’re Being Hunted By Jihadists
Without condemning Islam, of course.
UN Condemns Islam
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
Before its rebrand, the 'TrackAIPAC' account promoted fundraising, phone banking, and campaign events for Warren
Israel-Hating ‘TrackAIPAC’ Attack Account Used To Be Elizabeth Warren-Boosting ‘California for Warren,’ Raising Money for Her Presidential Bid
For nine days, the parents of 14-year-old “Esti” have pleaded publicly for her safe return. Now someone is tearing down the posters that might help bring her home.
Posters for Missing Toronto Jewish Teen Torn Down as Search Intensifies
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Her best buds at the Los Angeles Times claim that crime is down and any crime voters may be concerned about is all in their heads.
Pathetic: The specter of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and her allies defending her record

* * * * *
The pope entitled his first papal encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity: On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence). At over 42,000 words in English across an introduction, five chapters and a conclusion, it represents the Church’s most extensive response to the effects of generative artificial intelligence — popularized by ChatGPT’s November 2022 release — and other contemporary technologies on human civilization and interpersonal relationships.
Pope Leo (the Lip) Issues Sweeping Teaching On Upholding Human Worth In A World Embracing Artificial Intelligence
“The GUARD Act is an example of the benefits of American federalism.”
The Emerging AI Policy Consensus
“I don’t even know why the scientists make them.”
The ‘Terminators’ are already here — sort of
America cannot win the AI race by handing the future to woke monopolists using “safety” rhetoric to rig markets, crush competition, and protect power.
Anthropic and the Rise of Woke AI
Swiss billionaire Hansjörg Wyss is a top donor to US groups pushing for a data center moratorium, having contributed nearly $14 million
Foreign Donors Fuel US Data Center Opposition, Records Show
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
It will be interesting to see how the Chevron sign campaign works out for the company, on this busy Memorial Day weekend.
Chevron Launches New Sign Campaign Targeting Sacramento as California Gas Prices Hit New Highs
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
Incoming Massachusetts Teachers Association vice president Deb Gesualdo is a member of the union's progressive caucus, as is its new president, Matt Bach
Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’
Race simply cannot be used as a criterion in admissions decisions no matter how high applicants’ scores are.
DOJ: By Its Own Admission, Yale Med School Illegally Discriminates Against White, Asian Applicants
DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY, INSANITY
The 119th Congress has taken roughly 16 breaks from Capitol Hill thus far despite a record-long shutdown and a war with Iran.
Here Are All The Times Congressional Lawmakers Gave Themselves A Vacation In Past Year
POLITICS
With Election Day just over five months away, the 2026 midterm election cycle has already seen a wide range of stunning upsets at the ballot box.
The 10 Biggest Election Upsets Of 2026 — So Far
Democratic Socialist candidate Janeese Lewis George, 38, has emerged as the frontrunner in the city’s mayoral primary race.
Uh Oh: DC May Be Poised to Elect a Mamdani of Its Own(what have they had since forever?! - jjs)
Americans see through the smokescreen, and rendered their verdict in November 2024
Basic disconnect between Democrats, common sense, and truth.
Larry Elder; Simply demonizing Trump as a "fascist" might just not cut it.
Gavin Newsom Has a Kamala Harris Problem
BIDEN CRIME FAMILY REVELATIONS
What else is left?
Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Federal investigators served subpoenas to Piker and Code Pink’s Medea Benjamin as part of a probe into the “Nuestra America Convoy,” according to Fox News. The convoy consisted of a group of North American and European activists who traveled to Havana in March, purportedly to offer humanitarian aid and protest President Donald Trump’s blockade of the island.
Hasan Piker Admits Treasury Subpoena Over Cuba Trip ‘Not Great’
“It doesn’t matter if rapes f***ing happened on 7 October."
Jewish Groups Call on UK to Ban Entry of Hasan Piker
ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS, HEZBOLLAH . . . AND LEFTISTS. . . AND HISTORY
Yahya Sinwar's successor and one of the chief architects of October 7.
IDF Kills Head of Hamas Military Wing Izz al-Deen al-Haddad
Victor Davis Hanson: Israel is condemned for surviving a massacre while regimes guilty of actual ethnic cleansing and mass slaughter escape outrage and scrutiny.
Spare Us the Selective Outrage
Bizarre rape allegations turn into ‘human rights’ campaign.
Hamas-Linked CAIR Turns Graphic
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
“I did it all for the children.”
Josef Mengele, Auschwitz-Birkenau and “Gender Affirming Care”
The longer Pennsylvania waits, the more children will be placed on a “transgender” path they cannot reverse, and the more taxpayer dollars will be spent funding it.
The cost of doing nothing
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
“Happy Memorial Day to all, including the Dumocrats, who disrespect our Military and all of the tremendous success that it has had over the last year,” Trump wrote in his Monday morning Memorial Day message on Truth Social. “God Bless those that have made the ultimate sacrifice. I love you all! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
President Trump Remembers Those Who Made the ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’; Issues Scathing Rebuke to ‘Dumocrats’ in Memorial Day Message
This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago.
The 250th celebration seems more muted and less buoyant than the 1976 bicentennial
HITHER & YON
Christian Toto: Sacha Baron Cohen's latest comedy serves up dated gender-flip gimmick
Liberal Film Critics Torch Woke ‘Ladies First’

ALSO: The Morning Report cross-posts at CutJibNewsletter.com usually within an hour or so of posting here, if you want to continue the conversation all day.

And. . . PODCASTING NEWS: the Podcast feeds have been fixed so you can now listen to them on the RSS feed as well as Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and of course directly at the CutJibNewsletter site. We also post a version on our Rumble channel within 12-24 hours of going live at the above.

Also, do follow us on X (Twitter): @CutJibNews

And my X (Twitter) account at: @therealJJSefton

and on Instagram: @Cutjibnewsletter

TIP JAR : Your support helps keep the lights on and is truly appreciated. Note: We are on Stripe, not PayPal.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 07:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Morning, all!

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0)

2 “ Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”

Hebrews 11.1

Posted by: Marcus T at May 26, 2026 07:32 AM (6eubQ)

3 Good morning again dear horde and happy birthday JJ

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (RIvkX)

4 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (u82oZ)

5 At this point there are probably three or four factions left in control in iran and none of them are talking to each other.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:33 AM (0N4FZ)

6 “We’ll see if we can make progress. I think it’s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it’ll take a few days,” Rubio told reporters during an official visit to India.
=====

Shorter: please punch me in the face.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:34 AM (RIvkX)

7 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (ExV1e)

8 Not sure why we had to call this morning's strikes "defensive strikes" - better to call them "Iran was dicking with us" strikes...

Still not enthusiastic with our current actions this month over there...right now, we're still in spin our wheels mode, looking for the way out to save face and save American interest as much as possible...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (tOcjL)

9 The newly elected vice president of Massachusetts's top teachers' union is a longtime left-wing activist who has denounced the United States as a "fascist oligarchy," objected to national borders as a "construct of colonizers," and pushed resolutions condemning Israel as "genocidal."
=====

Not my countryman.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:36 AM (RIvkX)

10 “I did it all for the children.”

I now look forward to the lovers of child butchering come out in favor of Mengele as they tell us he was one of the good ones.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:36 AM (99eI0)

11 Someone in our area doesn't like the Muslim sympathizer running for Congress, since a number of his signs have torn down and replaced with the woman who's behind him in second place.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:37 AM (looXz)

12 To celebrate George Floyd day I got wasted and died.

Posted by: guy who got wasted and died at May 26, 2026 07:39 AM (vFG9F)

13 but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history... "

I'm afraid those who truly understand the nature of Islam are relegated to the margins of polite society. No "deal" is possible with these people. Trump has met his Achilles Heel. He can always go back to Plan A: wipe them out. But I just don't see it.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (t+TFX)

14 Mentioning Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey, and Pakistan, President Trump suggested that it should be “mandatory” for countries involved in the Iran negotiations to endorse the Abraham Accords, a series of U.S.-brokered agreements designed to normalize trade and diplomatic relations between Israel and Arab states.
-

That was quick!

https://tinyurl.com/3edaxhd6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (LgsNJ)

15 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (tOcjL)

16 Regarding Trump’s comments about the Abraham accords - our “good friend” Pakistan, who we’ve allowed to get involved in negotiations (out of desperation?) has already told Trump to go piss up a rope.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 26, 2026 07:38 AM (QDJ2U)
=====
I think I see the problem.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (RIvkX)

17 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (jehhT)

18 Willowed from Pixy's:

And now a message from the Cardboardtollah:

"...In different parts of Iran and the world, and after these blessed days, death to America and death to Israel will be the common slogan of the Islamic nation and the oppressed of the world, especially the youth. The future belongs to the Islamic nation and the new Islamic civilization..."

Read the whole thing:

https://tinyurl.com/ec9kwxfj

Philistines upon you, President Trump (and everyone else)!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM (LgsNJ)

19 Posters for Missing Toronto Jewish Teen Torn Down as Search Intensifies

--

I simply cannot wrap my mind around the evil sickness that dwells in a so-called human that hates Jews so much, they would do such a thing. It's beyond abhorrent. It's beyond description.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (qBdHI)

20 12 Regarding Trump’s comments about the Abraham accords - our “good friend” Pakistan, who we’ve allowed to get involved in negotiations (out of desperation?) has already told Trump to go piss up a rope.
Posted by: Tom Servo
======
Pakistan has a gimp collar on it by the Gulf States that fund them. If the Gulf States tell Pakistan to obey, they will. Whether it becomes all performative art or not, time will tell.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (E4rtv)

21 14 but with all due respect demanding this is either demonstrative of complete obliviousness to the nature of Islam and the last 1500 years of history... "

I'm afraid those who truly understand the nature of Islam are relegated to the margins of polite society. No "deal" is possible with these people. Trump has met his Achilles Heel. He can always go back to Plan A: wipe them out. But I just don't see it.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:40 AM (t+TFX)

Trump just won't do that...maybe it's b/c he feels he was saved by God in his assassination attempt, but he will not wipe out the country or harm the civilians...and everyone knows it...and has planned accordingly...

And thus we're at my door 3 option from what, almost 3 months ago now - just declare we're done and leave after kicking the can somewhat...

B/c having Iran gives its enriched uranium to Russia (the weekend plan) is just like Iran still having it...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:43 AM (tOcjL)

22 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM

That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

23 A strange, sick business, this anti-Semitism. It's always puzzled as much as appalled me.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (t+TFX)

24 23 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM

That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

Yup...and he said he's planning to raise more still...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:46 AM (tOcjL)

25 And the hard fact is that we are NOT going to invade Iran to make the world safe from Islam and we are not going to reform Islam from without or within by invasion. We can possibly keep Iran from getting nukes, although Pakistani Muslims has already breached that by stealing tech from the West and sharing with Chicoms and Norks.

The best we can do is like communism, let them do what they are going to do in their countries and we keep them out of ours by forcible expulsion if need be. And keep our powder dry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)

26 Well, the long twelve week slog begins.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 07:48 AM (1Ff7Z)

27 > Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...
----------
Rumors are he's going to attempt a run for the White House.

Rumors. He'll have to move to another district if he's serious about running for a House seat again.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 07:49 AM (jehhT)

28 Pour on the coal!

Nobody is getting the AI advantage unless you ramp that up for generating capacity.

I guess you could deploy some more solar panels and wind mills.

We have the coal. And Al Gore weeps.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:51 AM (D1E+2)

29 Qom would be my choice of B-52 strikes to destroy the entire city like Dresden in 1945.
Old school.

Rinse and repeat until the place no longer exists.

Posted by: Operation Linebacker 3 at May 26, 2026 07:51 AM (2SPXX)

30 TRUMP! TRUMP!! TRUMP!!! ooohhh he makes me so mad that I just have to stomp my foot and pound a fist into a palm!!! ohhh he better do what i want, when i want, how i want or i'll roll my sleeves up!! That'll show him!!

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

31 Meet the New Leader of Massachusetts’s Top Teachers’ Union, a DSA Member Who Says the US Is ‘Fascist,’ Borders Are for ‘Colonizers,’ and Israel Is ‘Genocidal’

--

They got that out of their tiresome Communist Handbook of Buzz Words that they repeat like a dog going back to its vomit.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 07:53 AM (qBdHI)

32 25 23 PS - Massie filed to run in KY in 2028, so he could keep grafting long term...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 07:41 AM

That means he gets to keep all of that sweet campaign cash that he still has left.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 26, 2026 07:45 AM (0N4FZ)

Yup...and he said he's planning to raise more still...
Posted by: Nova Local
==
All federal money can be moved to another federal campaign committee like a presidential one. That being said, three years is a long time in politics and my guess is Massie's act without office will be about as consequential as MTGs or even Justin Amash if you remember him.

In politics, a second act after a defeat is rare. It eventually becomes a joke (but creates a living sometimes) if that pol keeps running for offices and losing. Harold Stassen anyone? Jesse Ventura?

Hard enough to restart a political career after even a successful term leaving on your own terms. Much harder to do after losing in fairly decisive fashion. Which is why William Weld became a Libertarian candidate for VP in 2016. Simply a paid gig to soak up the idiot 'true' principle vote.

That is probably what Massie is aiming for.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:54 AM (E4rtv)

33 US Senator pepper-sprayed by ICE outside immigration detention center: ‘It’s just burning’. Senator Andy Kim was filmed having his eyes washed out with a bottle of water...outside of Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey

people are being imprisoned for their skin colour or country of their heritage, not taken into account how long they've been contributing to American society and paying their fair share. Ice agents have proven they do not serve the American public, guns for hire let loose to fragment society and terrorize the good people so they can live in fear. Simply put,by definition they are terrorists.

All ICE personnel should be arrested.] I don’t give a flying fuck if they were a janitor. Arrest them all and conduct an investigation from the top down.

The stories leaking out are horrific. These are concentration camps, and it is mirroring the concentration camps of Germany. They did not start as death camps, either- they were used for labor, until they had too many people to hide the abuses

Same senator that was cleaning up the Capitol at midnight after January 6th. This dude is a stand up guy

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 07:54 AM (ycI94)

34 Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

35 The best we can do is like communism, let them do what they are going to do in their countries and we keep them out of ours by forcible expulsion if need be. And keep our powder dry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:47 AM (E4rtv)
-

Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.

There is no other way.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

36 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.

There is no other way.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

Islam isn't a religion - it's a political system.

That's an entirely different conversation, though, and one this nation is not prepared to have.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 07:56 AM (Kdi1r)

37 I see Paul the troll's name, squint my eyes and see nothing of what he posts.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:57 AM (7RYym)

38 "Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel"

That's nothing. The Jews blew my trash can over last night.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (vFG9F)

39 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

We're not even close to that. They're expertly manipulating the system to build a beachhead that becomes harder each day to slow much less reverse.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (t+TFX)

40 not taken into account how long they've been contributing to American society and paying their fair share

Legal immigrants contribute more and pay more. Now run along and try to define what "fair share" means while the grownups talk.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (99eI0)

41 Islam isn't a religion - it's a political system.

That's an entirely different conversation, though, and one this nation is not prepared to have.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 07:56 AM (Kdi1r)
-

1. Semantics. Call it what you want. Same thing.

2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

42 Morning JJ and the Horde!! Big night in Texas. Any predictions?

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (YCxFk)

43 Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

OR and this is a big or, I could let POTUS handle this in his own way and own time and let my heart not be worried.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (HIzgC)

44 I want to point out that having Trump in the White House, with good subordinates, is so much better than another stolen election.

We have Obama insulting Trump at the WHCD to thank, and Biden for giving Trump time to focus on what needs to be done.

It can look dire, but American can prevail.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (u82oZ)

45 We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

It involves NGO’s, fraudulent protest groups, Marxists, socialists, members of Congress and other enemies all united under one cause- to destroy the country.

It has been proven with evidence many times. Data Republican has exposed it many times. Kevin O’Leary just did it with the phony data center opposition.

It has infected all of our institutions including the media, government, companies, schools and financial system. It has poisoned our democratic processes, especially our elections.

It has one aim- to destroy the American Republic.

Don’t let it. Wake up. Do your part. Get educated. Fight back where you can.

Posted by: That Guy at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (Lp05i)

46 Hunter Biden Claims He Was Framed by Israel
-

Only the best for $500,000 works of art!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (LgsNJ)

47 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Horde.

Posted by: Inogame at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (53oGX)

48 35 Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:52 AM (HIzgC)

Or, you could offer an exit strategy on Iran. I think all anyone is asking for is a plan that coheres with the original intention of the war which we started.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (t+TFX)

Right now, dealing now, we will only get the appearance of a deal that adheres to our nuclear enrichment goals - new rumor is Iran will give it to China, who obviously would also just give it back in 6 months...Trump wants it destroyed by us or in a Euro facility, but we will probably take face saving over effective and agree to China (who is at least not Russia b/c the optics of Russia who is still at war with Ukraine might be a touch too much).

You can't bat 1000%...and you have to strikeout sometime. Might be the 1st strikeout here...b/c I don't think Trump is going to go back all in with force to change where all parties are...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (tOcjL)

49 Good morning, news kids and kidlets!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 08:00 AM (wzUl9)

50 2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

I think this is the most accurate and honest read of the situation, and I share your fears.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider: Gotterdammerung at May 26, 2026 08:01 AM (Kdi1r)

51 I see Paul the troll's name, squint my eyes and see nothing of what he posts.

--

Oh, but you're missing his insight! He's right there in the Situation Room with Trump and team and knows all the intricacies and inner-workings of what's going on in Washington! He's just that darned smart.

/s

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:01 AM (qBdHI)

52 Democrats won't be satisfied until they've installed an Islamic president. It'll be someone ruthless enough to carry out their fevered dreams. Dreams the Democrats and Islam share.

There's so much overlap in the ideology between the two that they might as well be the same.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (jehhT)

53 Sometimes US Reps can get their seats back in the next cycle, when they lose to the opposing party. But when you lose in a primary, its over. Massie will grift and run for Prez trying to get revenge on GOP as a indy spoiler. MSM will say he will take 5% of the vote, and then he will get .05 on election day

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (YCxFk)

54 Morning all

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (MTg2D)

55 52. It would be a dream for far right rural gun happy dudes too

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:03 AM (YCxFk)

56 Democrats won't be satisfied until they've installed a second Islamic president.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:02 AM (jehhT)
-

FIFY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:04 AM (LgsNJ)

57 Unless Iran resumes pumping, its oil wells will fail. Capping them will lessen the damage, but will take them off line for many months.

Is this true? I've seen this in alternative sources but not in MSM. If true, it would explain what Trump is up to.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:04 AM (dtajH)

58 Morn' all...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:05 AM (crd+F)

59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

60 Good morning Horde thx JJ for your report.
Reading the article about the missing Jewish girl in Toronto, I was struck by the "foul play or anti semitism are not suspected" . I hope that's correct but why wouldn't it be a suspicion give the world wide anti Semitic surge? The authorities may be whistling past the graveyard

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (hpwtA)

61 There's a new DEI car in town:

https://tinyurl.com/3wbf2cpm

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (LgsNJ)

62 Dreams the Democrats and Islam share.

And then the Democrats will be heard screaming "But we're on your side!" as the throat slitting begins.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (99eI0)

63 59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (RIvkX)

And now he's been gerrymandered out of it

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:06 AM (crd+F)

64 Did Issa lose in Primary?

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

65 64 Did Issa lose in Primary?
Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

I believe he decided not to run since his district was "changed"

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:08 AM (crd+F)

66 OR and this is a big or, I could let POTUS handle this in his own way and own time and let my heart not be worried.
Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 07:59 AM (HIzgC)

Very true. I think most of us want to see this resolved to the satisfaction of our objectives. Many of us also realize that "dealing" with Islam, at least in anything but their completely broken and incapacitated state, is a fool's errand. The code of lying to infidels is explicitly built into their theology.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:08 AM (t+TFX)

67 Waiting:

https://tinyurl.com/8upd6vth

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (LgsNJ)

68 Really? Come out to my part of the country. Go to a store and there is America 250 themed items all over the place. Yeah, Starbucks isn’t doing anything along those lines, but so what? Look elsewhere and you will see a bit of excitement out there.

There is July 4th merch out on display even earlier this year as well.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (T6aVk)

69 A question for folks that are true hardliners.

How many Americans are you willing to sacrifice to 'deal' with 1 billion plus Muslims? How much treasure? Bombing, unless you are truly aiming at genocidal levels of violence such as using nukes to target population centers, is always going to be limited in effect to destroying targets but not regimes. WWII proved that as have other examples.

Absent those options, that leaves negotiations and taking out weaponry to keep the Gulf open and neighbors relatively safe from ballistic missiles and drones. Containment like with the Soviet Union is about the best we can do. Same with Chicoms, Russia, etc. None of Iran's neighbors want them with nukes nor missiles now--so we do our best to keep that denied to Iranians. And to do that, we need allies in that area for bases.

There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world. Anyone running on such a platform would lose by large amounts. If you notice, Trump is doing the opposite--he is trying to fix the Western hemisphere from external influence so what goes on across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans does not spill over here. Same with Missile Defense for US.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:09 AM (E4rtv)

70 Well any freedom loving Iranians are all fucked that's for sure. We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys. Iran will go back to pursuing nukes, sponsor terror and genocide the rest of their opposition in the country. Back to normal. We need to get out of the area concentrate on lowering energy prices, improve our economy. Enough jerking off on foreign adventures since we haven't the stomach for boots on the ground. We'll just absorb islamist attacks here in the states and try to enjoy whatever freedoms we have left. Tired of the fucking Middle East. Maybe Israel will nuke some of them and rid us of the cocksuckers.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:10 AM (IlL6s)

71 >>We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

>>There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

Which is why the targeting of Piker and Benjamin is a much bigger story than the media will say.

That's the CCP.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:10 AM (viF8m)

72 64 Did Issa lose in Primary?
Posted by: Jonah
-------
He retired. His aide is running for the Newsom redistricted seat.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:11 AM (E4rtv)

73 Reading the article about the missing Jewish girl in Toronto, I was struck by the "foul play or anti semitism are not suspected" .

--

The face that her missing posters are getting pulled down belies that fact.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:11 AM (qBdHI)

74 I suspect that Surfer Girl Tulsi has been behind many of the 'surprise' reveals that have been driving recent news cycles. The NSA hoovers up everything on the internet, you see. But with oceans of data, how do you connect the dots? That's where AI comes in, and what Musk was doing at the start -- bringing in a few whiz kids to jump start.

Tulsi's promised to create Holy Shit Headlines in the next few weeks. The revelations will tie to RICO cases across the land.

Let us pray!

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (dtajH)

75 >> >>We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country.

>>There is a very real fight demonstrably funded by foreign interests and staffed by subversives with views antithetical to our country and constitution.

Which is why the targeting of Piker and Benjamin is a much bigger story than the media will say.

That's the CCP.
-----------
One would hope this is something Trump "discussed" with Xi the other week. I mean, if we see it the administration must surely be aware of it too.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (jehhT)

76 "69 A question for folks that are true hardliners.

There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world. Anyone running on such a platform would lose by large amounts. If you notice, Trump is doing the opposite--he is trying to fix the Western hemisphere from external influence so what goes on across the Pacific and Atlantic oceans does not spill over here. Same with Missile Defense for US.
Posted by whig"

This, 1000%.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:12 AM (tOcjL)

77 There is NO popular will in the US to fight WWIII to fix the Muslim world.

And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

78 "We are at war and most people don’t realize it. It isn’t in Iran, it’s right here in our country."

Indeed. And that includes the war against Islam RIGHT HERE.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:14 AM (t+TFX)

79 rickb223

Respectfully disagree. In the EU and UK, sure. Not here.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (u82oZ)

80 39 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:55 AM (LgsNJ)

We're not even close to that. They're expertly manipulating the system to build a beachhead that becomes harder each day to slow much less reverse.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (t+TFX)

Therein lies my issue. There is still 1A. How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?

I don’t have an easy answer. Neither do you.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (T6aVk)

81 >>One would hope this is something Trump "discussed" with Xi the other week. I mean, if we see it the administration must surely be aware of it too.

The timing makes it seem he must have. He's not shy about talking about the fentanyl issue or other forms of attack by China.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (viF8m)

82 The new Netflix comedy, released with little fanfare last week, finds him playing a chauvinist who bonks his head and wakes up in a world where women rule.

They remaid What Women Want with a black lady that can hear men think.

hahhahaha

It may be the most unfunny film ever maid.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (/+uur)

83 Trump is not at war with Islam. He's at war with Shiite Iran, and he's got the Sunnis on his side.

Posted by: Ignoramus at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (dtajH)

84 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

85 The totalitarian regime in Iran must be removed or it will continue to present an existential threat. Deal or no deal. By any means necessary. Period.

Qom and Khorramshar should have already been flattened weeks ago.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (RIvkX)

86 The oil in Iran does put it at risk, if they shut down the wells. They can backfill with water.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (7T8ei)

87 It may be the most unfunny film ever maid.
Posted by: r hennigantx

A Canadian movie?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

88 59 Darell Issa lost his seat in congress but was then re-elected.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

I said rare, not impossible. Bill Clinton came back too as governor. Losing and then rewinning an office, usually requires humility that you screwed the pooch and upset voters enough to kick you out of office. Most politicians are vainglorious and believe the little people cheated them, unfairly slimed them, etc. and so fail again until it becomes a grift.

Massie already has rejected why he lost blaming it on outsiders, AIPAC, etc. instead of realizing it was his own damn fault. He lost because voters in his district were tired of his shtick of being the only "honest and principled" man in DC. He spent his time preening for the national stage rather than representing his voters and got bounced for it.

No more, no less. All those kudos from randos on the internet were in fact worthless dross if he wanted to keep his seat. And he picked a fight purposefully because he thought his own voters were bigots like he was and hated Trump like he did. So he got a well funded challenger that got more votes than he did.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (E4rtv)

89
And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

We were supposed to be an evil Muslim state in 2010.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (T6aVk)

90 Indeed. And that includes the war against Islam RIGHT HERE.

--

And Islam is seemingly growing in numbers and political influence in an alarming, frightening manner here in our country. I don't know where they're all coming from. It's like seeing cockroaches climbing out of the walls in every nook and cranny now. They're everywhere. Populating in all states, and running for office. It leaves me extremely uneasy where we're headed. JMO.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)

91 A Canadian movie?
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:17 AM (u82oZ)

Now, Taraji P. Henson will be helping usher in a new and improved era for the beloved genre with her next project: a reboot of Nancy Myers’s popular 2000 comedy What Women Want. The new take on the film won’t exactly adhere to its original formula though, where star Mel Gibson finds himself able to read the minds of women around him like Helen Hunt and Marisa Tomei.

This time it will be told from the perspective of a woman played by Henson, Variety reports, who will suddenly be able to eavesdrop on the thoughts of men around her.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (/+uur)

92 If a young scout in Scotland can refuse to bow to Allah at a Muslim temple, then there are surely scouts here and older people who will not bow. I won't be here, but I don't think we'll be a Muslim country in 40 years.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (L2PcB)

93 84 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....
Posted by: Lady in Black

And that his attacker was a True Star Wars fan possibly inspired by Shithead Mark Hamill's posts on social media about Trump's impending death.

Stray voltage dog whistles for violence from the execrable and awful Hollywood leftist dimwits.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (E4rtv)

94 > I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries.
----------
And yet the majority on the right still don't acknowledge the civil war is hot. The body count on the right is increasing while the left goes about its business of killing us with impunity.

Been going on for decades like this.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:21 AM (jehhT)

95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

96 95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

AMF John Wayne McCornholeyn

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (/+uur)

97 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood

Early voted on Friday.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (MTg2D)

98 And that's why we will be a muslim state in 40 years.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:13 AM (MTg2D)

We were supposed to be an evil Muslim state in 2010.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:19 AM (T6aVk)
-

Lobster/frog in stovetop pot syndrome.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (LgsNJ)

99 @89 Cow Demon-I don't care who said what we're supposed to be in 2010. So they predicted wrong. Can you take a look around and say that Islam hasn't made some significant inroads with the help of the left in this country? Or are these Pali supporters terrorizing Jewish kids, shooting up nightclubs and running down people at parades a figment of my imagination?

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (IlL6s)

100 Lady in Black

I use the analogy for the defense of South Korea from a North Korean invasion in 1950.

We had no plans or forces to defend South Korea. Once the NOKs invaded, we changed everything.
South Korea today is a prosperous ally.

Likewise, outside of failing urban hell holes, the country is mostly united. Not the Dem and Rino leaders. The people. With a lot of firepower, and some thoughts on the future.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (u82oZ)

101 I've read that the Trump House guy has died from his injuries. Attacked and beaten for being a Trump supporter. Let's suppose some punk beat and murdered a homeowner who decked out his place into an Obama House. I wonder if there'd be any blood-curdling, mushroom cloud stories blanketing the airwaves 24/7 on the "news" networks over the violent right wing.....
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:16 AM (qBdHI)

There was also an incident recently in Chicagoland where a mailman attacked a home health care nurse coming out of her patients home, which was decorated with Trump signs. That was also a "local news" story.

Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (y9ksN)

102 It's also, National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. 🫐

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (NpAcC)

103 70 Well any freedom loving Iranians are all fucked that's for sure. We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys. Iran will go back to pursuing nukes, sponsor terror and genocide the rest of their opposition in the country. Back to normal. We need to get out of the area concentrate on lowering energy prices, improve our economy. Enough jerking off on foreign adventures since we haven't the stomach for boots on the ground. We'll just absorb islamist attacks here in the states and try to enjoy whatever freedoms we have left. Tired of the fucking Middle East. Maybe Israel will nuke some of them and rid us of the cocksuckers.

Yeah, JROD, the enemy will just let us do our thing and not run any interference. It’s not like The Enemy Gets A Vote or anything. You find it very deeply upsetting, but the President has to do ALL THOSE THINGS. He is the top diplomat and the CinC. As much as you want America to be like Hoxha’s Albania, it CAN’T be. If this were handled the right way in Nov 79 we wouldn’t be here, but it wasn’t so here we are. Like much else.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (T6aVk)

104 The muslim savages are filling a void left when Americans began chasing the hedonistic lifestyle of adult children and forgot how we became and remain a country. If every muslim was wearing a swastika, the hue and cry to ban them would be deafening.

Posted by: Himmler Loved Muslims at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (2SPXX)

105 YMCA in liberal city finally cracks down with new rules after trans woman exposed pre-op privates in female locker room

AKA a dick

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (/+uur)

106 There was also an incident recently in Chicagoland where a mailman attacked a home health care nurse coming out of her patients home, which was decorated with Trump signs. That was also a "local news" story.
Posted by: Josephistan at May 26, 2026 08:25 AM (y9ksN)

That nurse was in a home with no health for which to care, probably.: )

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (T6aVk)

107 There is still 1A. How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?
I don’t have an easy answer. Neither do you.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:15 AM (T6aVk)

Islam is not a religion but a totalitarian theology and not covered by the 1A. This is the argument -- or narrative -- we need to make and support. Gad Saad makes this case in his recent bestseller. Hitchens made the same case. Politicians are always the last on the courage train.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (t+TFX)

108 85 The totalitarian regime in Iran must be removed or it will continue to present an existential threat. Deal or no deal. By any means necessary. Period.

Qom and Khorramshar should have already been flattened weeks ago.
Posted by: San Franpsycho
=======
And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

As I said, we can do genocidal levels of violence but blowing up Qom doesn't help us because the IRGC uses religion as a figleaf. They run the Iranian state and don't give a flip about what the mullahs say or want. That went with Khameini.

So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)

109 95 It's Primary Runoff Day In Texas! 🤠
Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:23 AM (NpAcC)

The sun sets here, at what, 8:30 pm or so?

Just as, with any luck, the sun will set on John Cornyn’s political career. I did my part.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:30 AM (T6aVk)

110 86 The oil in Iran does put it at risk, if they shut down the wells. They can backfill with water.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
======
AOP expressed some doubts about that instance. It may be that we don't know one way or another.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:30 AM (E4rtv)

111 Anyone who says any variation of "Democrats just want what they think is best for America" is the enemy.

No, they do not want what is best for America.
Obama shredded the last of that lie:

They want what is best for them.

And that is power.
They'd rather rule over ashes if they can't have power.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:31 AM (73/SM)

112 And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

As I said, we can do genocidal levels of violence but blowing up Qom doesn't help us because the IRGC uses religion as a figleaf. They run the Iranian state and don't give a flip about what the mullahs say or want. That went with Khameini.

So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)

We’ve done what we could. Besides, if the Iranians take care of business and install a regime that works for them, and it is organic to Iran, no one will be able to claim that it is an American puppet government…well, the attempt will be made anyway but it will be a claim harder to make.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 08:32 AM (T6aVk)

113 So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:29 AM (E4rtv)
=====

Not disagreeing in total but I heard a lot of that in April 1975.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

114 whig

The US is doing whack a mole. We find a good target, then neutralize that target.

The lack of a broad strike package means we inflict damage on the IRCG without making the DEMS go crazier in their support for Iran. We can repeat this low level of combat for a while.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:33 AM (u82oZ)

115 Early voted on Friday.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 08:24 AM (MTg2D)
*******
I voted on Friday too!

Posted by: redridinghood at May 26, 2026 08:36 AM (NpAcC)

116 Talarico: They’re going to call me a radical leftist.

Also Talarico: Trans abortions, God is non-binary, six genders, no prisons.

1. Male
2. Female
3. Deluded
4. Deceived
5. Duped
6. Retarded

1. Male
2. Female
3. Transmale
4. Transfemale
5. TransAm
6. Transformers

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:36 AM (RHGPo)

117 let's go Texas! get rid of your Corn(yn) - those buggers are really hard to get rid of

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:37 AM (j+aD2)

118 playoff hockey is killing me. another OT game with a late-ish start

no way I can watch the game tonite it starts at 9pm!!! which is sad bc the Villains vs the Avs has been fun so far

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:37 AM (j+aD2)

119 Clinton and Issa did not lose in their own parties primary. That was my point with Massie

Posted by: Jonah at May 26, 2026 08:38 AM (YCxFk)

120 And Islam is seemingly growing in numbers and political influence in an alarming, frightening manner here in our country. I don't know where they're all coming from. It's like seeing cockroaches climbing out of the walls in every nook and cranny now. They're everywhere. Populating in all states, and running for office. It leaves me extremely uneasy where we're headed. JMO.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:20 AM (qBdHI)
~~~~~

You're 100% correct. Similar to, but on a much larger scale, the Plantations of Ireland where Englishmen were given land and economic advantage in Ireland in an effort to replace the Irish people. It worked to a degree--see Northern Ireland.

Not surprisingly, we can thank democrats for the situation we're in now. The Immigration Act of 1965 repealed the National Origins Act which kept the Western European character of the country. Instead, European immigration would be limited, and those from Asia and Africa would be favored.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:38 AM (3ImbR)

121 islam is a totalitarian ideology functioning under the guise of being a religion. Once you realize that, it all makes sense.

It sits side-by-side with Marxism, communism and every other failed oppressive, undemocratic ideology.

It’s why they are currently one leg of the authoritarian stool trying to take over and destroy our country. It’s right there in the muslim manifesto, should you care to read it.

They will lie, cheat, steal, subjugate, destroy, murder, coerce and cause mayhem to gain it. They’ve already thrown in with the worst our world has to offer, to bring about their evil vision.

It has nothing compatible with our constitution, values and social principles of our society. It’s why they have reflexively moved to coercion and undermining our institutions to try and embed their cult into our countries fabric. It’s what they’ve done across the world from the time they created their cult, whole cloth.

Posted by: Vengeance at May 26, 2026 08:39 AM (l/5rX)

122 good morning and hope you all enjoyed the long weekend!

some more good news - that AL sheriff who wouldn't support immigration enforcement got voted out!

Posted by: Black Orchid (j+aD2) at May 26, 2026 08:39 AM (j+aD2)

123 99% of the Data Center pushback is FAKE from CCP.

https://x.com/MichaelARothman/status/
2059070555714990507

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 26, 2026 08:40 AM (/+uur)

124 >> And how pray tell. The people of Iran have to be the ones to do it, no one else is willing to spend the blood and treasure to fix the mullahs if the people there won't do it themselves.

This is the reality of the situation. Anyone advocating for total war with Iran including installing a regime of our choice is asking for a full, boots on the ground war in Iran. Not only is there zero desire for that in the US it would pretty much guarantee and wipe out in Novemeber and we would hand Congress to Democrats.

Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran despite the fact he did take out several layers of leadership. Getting rid of the enriched uranium and preventing more development of a nuke program was the key issue. And uniting Muslim countries in the region in an economic alliance while putting Iran in the gimp chair with them overseeing it with their interests at stake seems a smart move.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:40 AM (viF8m)

125 Congratulations to George Floyd on six years drug free. A lot of addicts relapse, but I honestly don't think he will relapse. Good for him.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:42 AM (RHGPo)

126 LOL. Any Iranians that are left that had any intentions of toppling the regime are dead. If they arent they will be soon. They're fucked.
We don't need to play whack a mole. Just carpet bomb Qom or whatever the fuck the shithole is called. We can bring all our troops staged over in the gulf to fight Islamists on college campuses or throw ICE badges on them. If we don't have the stomach for "boots on the ground" in that capacity then put them to work repairing pot holes in roads.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (IlL6s)

127 They remaid What Women Want with a black lady that can hear men think.

Given that the standard feminist/Hollywood trope is that men only ever think about sex, what will be the point after the first three minutes? Will she engage with men to show them that living in a BIPOC matriarchy will solve all of the world's woes?

Stupid.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (ExV1e)

128 Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran
=====

True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

129 "So ultimately, it rests with the Iranian people to rise up and throw their asses out, not us."

This has been the stated goal by not only the POTUS but the Shah also. It has been since the beginning. How close any uprising is pure speculation, and I have made my opinion of speculation know already.

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:44 AM (HIzgC)

130 Los Angeles firefighters have broken ranks to tear into Mayor Karen Bass over the disastrous state of the department across the city. Officers revealed to the California Post they are trapped in marathon shifts, missing paychecks and going through hell while its budget flatlines despite rising risks of wildfires. They warned response times are climbing and emergency callouts are exploding but City Hall was refusing to pump in desperately needed cash.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:44 AM (RHGPo)

131 Getting a very bad feeling that all we've done is put bigger lunatics in charge with a huge new motive for revenge.

Yay

Posted by: melodicmetal at May 26, 2026 08:45 AM (61TgR)

132 >>>How do I reconcile this with the fact that while not all evil Muslims are terrorists, all of the terrorists have been evik Muslims?
~~~~~

Where are all these good muslims condemning the actions of their terrorist brethren?

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:45 AM (3ImbR)

133 Not disagreeing in total but I heard a lot of that in April 1975.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Big difference between bombing the shit out of invading North Vietnamese regular military units from somewhere like Clark Field in the PI (Viet Cong was finished by Tet) and sending arms to a friendly regime which we were treaty bound to do versus invading a country where we have no prepositioned assets. Oranges and apples.

We can bomb Iran until the cows come home but at some point, you actually strengthen a bad regime rather than weaken it. Bombing can take out a military column moving in to invade but it doesn't result in regime change at the street level.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (E4rtv)

134 Islam is not a religion but a totalitarian theology and not covered by the 1A. This is the argument -- or narrative -- we need to make and support. Gad Saad makes this case in his recent bestseller. Hitchens made the same case. Politicians are always the last on the courage train.
Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:27 AM (t+TFX)

Sadly, in 21st century America, you'd have an easier time getting the population to agree that Judaism is not a religion than that same thing with Islam.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)

135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

136 Constitutional amendment required to ban freedom of religion for anything Islamic.
There is no other way.
--
Nope, that will never pass.

What we can do is pass a regulation that denies tax-exempt status to any entity that directly (or indirectly via inaction against members) fines, punishes or otherwise penalizes anyone who leaves (unless it was specifically agreed-upon at entry).

Extend this to the entity and any entity they support financially or in-kind.

islam cannot survive it it's punishment for apostasy is removed.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (73/SM)

137 128 Regime change was never one of Trump's stated goals in Iran
=====

True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:43 AM (RIvkX)

Technically, with the assassination strike, he fully changed the regime...it's just the new folks were the same as the old folks...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (tOcjL)

138 Will Robinson

Crown Prince of Iran. Not Shah.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (u82oZ)

139 I think Trump's trying to get the gulf states into the Abraham Accords as something of a united front against Iran/IRGC. Having them acknowledge Israel, while Iran refuses to, eliminates (on paper) a source of friction in the region.

It also (again, on paper) pits Iran against everyone else in the region every time they act out. Which is pretty much what we're seeing now. This "deal" Trump's trying to close will formalize all that. That's diplomacy.

Over there ----> is the ongoing kinetic action. I'd agree that more kinetic action is needed to cement the diplomatic piece as the IRGC seems to need its collective ass handed to them... pronto.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (jehhT)

140 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

In 1974, New York Times humorist Russell Baker identified a “pig in the python” working its way through the economy: the bulge of 76 million Baby Boomers squeezing through America’s economic system, distorting everything they passed through. When Boomers flooded the labor market in the 1970s, they created a competitive squeeze that never fully released — leaving the generations behind them without the wage rebound economists had predicted. When they bought homes, prices soared. When they took the top jobs in business, culture, and civic life, they held them — and held them, and held them.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RHGPo)

141 Iranians on social media tugged on my heart strings for a minute. That's passed. At least being vaporized/killed by our bombs will be better than having your head chopped off, tortured burned alive, watching you wife/children being raped or whatever barbaric shit these people will be subjected to. Putting them out of their misery seems a whole hell of a lot more humane than what theyre goin to face.

Posted by: JROD at May 26, 2026 08:48 AM (IlL6s)

142 135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (RIvkX)

I did say you can't bat 1000% all the time...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (tOcjL)

143 But again, it's not an ascendant islam I fear, it's the declining of Christianity.

A robust, confident and faithful Christianity has nothing to fear from islam.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (73/SM)

144 41 1. Semantics. Call it what you want. Same thing.

2. I'm afraid for what it will take to getting to being prepared. By then it will probably be too late.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 07:58 AM (LgsNJ)

It's a Death Cult, and the moneyed movers and shakers of the world (WEF, Soros Family, Davos Attendees, etc.) mean for them to kill us.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (FpHTM)

145 >>True. It was a brightly lit clearly understood yet unstated goal.

But it was always discussed with the idea the Iranian people would have to play a major role in any sort of regime change. To date that hasn't happened. Maybe they don't have the weapons or we have told them to hang tight but there has been very little evidence they can or will do what is necessary.

That's why I like the idea of uniting the rest of the region in an economic alliance. Let them put some boots on the ground if it's necessary. We've spent decades doing that and here we are.

Let's put Iran in a box, take their nukes, put someone else in charge of dealing with those assholes and get back to focusing on our own neighborhood.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (viF8m)

146 Anything and everything about the "Iran agreement" is fake and ghey. You cannot make deals with terrorists. You think you make it on your terms and it always ends up on theirs. There isn't a single deal made with terrorists that stands. They all have been shattered one way or another by the terrorists. Give up the fantasy, PDJT and Co.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (GD0B3)

147 islam cannot survive it it's punishment for apostasy is removed.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:47 AM (73/SM)
=====

Neither will the Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (RIvkX)

148 NY Dems running for House want fed funding for ‘Drag Story Hour’ as city, state spends $700K

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (RHGPo)

149 The whole Iran situation is f***ing ridiculous, the longer we keep dicking around the better chance the donks take control of the house and senate.

There is pretty much no bigger Trump simp than me, perhaps Jack Straw, I'm tired of this nonsense.

Gas is 4.50 a gallon and I've paid upwards of 5.79 for it when I had no other choice.

If they are not going to do what is necessary to topple the regime, then get the f*** out.

Quite frankly, it's embarrassing.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)

150 There is also a possibility that these fake and ghey negotiations are a delaying tactic, America 250, World Cup, etc.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (GD0B3)

151 134 Sadly, in 21st century America, you'd have an easier time getting the population to agree that Judaism is not a religion than that same thing with Islam.
Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 08:46 AM (ExV1e)

A population that accepts that Islam is a race, when it absolutely is not.

It just fools idiots into thinking it is because most of its adherents take on an Arabic name.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (FpHTM)

152 New Jersey Governor as to the chaos outside ICE detention center where hundreds of migrants are on hunger strike as protesters storm facility and senator is pepper-sprayed

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

153 Sonny Rollins, Tenor Sax Legend and Colossus of Jazz, Dies at 95

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

154 146 Anything and everything about the "Iran agreement" is fake and ghey. You cannot make deals with terrorists. You think you make it on your terms and it always ends up on theirs. There isn't a single deal made with terrorists that stands. They all have been shattered one way or another by the terrorists. Give up the fantasy, PDJT and Co.
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:49 AM (GD0B3)

On the plus side every time Trump says we have a deal the IRGC who are actually in charge , blow a fuse sowing conflict between the sides... I'm thinking that's the plan....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (crd+F)

155 Uh-oh! You got "him" started.

Time to back up and fade into the bushes lest the anger catch!

Posted by: Will Robinson at May 26, 2026 08:52 AM (HIzgC)

156 131 Getting a very bad feeling that all we've done is put bigger lunatics in charge with a huge new motive for revenge.

Yay
Posted by: melodicmetal
--------
Not really. Iran was within weeks of a nuke with 80 percent or so enrichment. And they obviously had missiles being developed to do put warheads on them. That would have risked a nuclear war rather than a conventional one as Israel would be destroyed essentially with three nukes, Saudi Arabia, mebbe a couple in oil fields, Kuwait, one, Bahrain, one, and so on. A crazed Iran with a dozen nukes on missiles could have reshaped the entire Middle East quickly in seconds.

Wars are fought at strategic as well as tactical. Strategically, the US is far stronger in position than we were prior. Israel is in stronger position that they were prior to 10/7. Even the Gulf States took the best that Iran could offer and rode it out with minimal damage. The strategic loser is Iran.

On tactical matters, it varies depending on the issue--Iran is rebuilding missile and drone stores, but they try to mine, bombed, they try to launch missiles, bombed, etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (E4rtv)

157 I expect great things from the new Fed Chair. It was a huge win to get him in there. The Fed policy matters, and its impact on economy is huge. That drunkard Powell did his best to ruin Trump's economic wins.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (GD0B3)

158 152 New Jersey Governor as to the chaos outside ICE detention center where hundreds of migrants are on hunger strike as protesters storm facility and senator is pepper-sprayed
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

If only we could deport them as soon as they are picked up... Most of them have multiple removal orders...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (crd+F)

159 120 - of which the illustrious Teddy Kennedy spearheaded.

Posted by: Jaimo at May 26, 2026 08:53 AM (BCuCF)

160 I can't find the article that describes this. Iranian oil is low grade. You don't pull it out, it has to be pushed out. That puts it at risk if the well is shut down. It's not true of all their wells but it puts a significant number at risk. If they are shut down, some wells can't be recovered.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 08:55 AM (7T8ei)

161 On the plus side every time Trump says we have a deal the IRGC who are actually in charge , blow a fuse sowing conflict between the sides... I'm thinking that's the plan....
Posted by: It's me donna
=======
And that is about what we can do absent invading while waiting for the regime to crumble within. Containment just like with the Soviet Union.

Long term, it will help if the Gulf states simply build pipelines to avoid the Persian Gulf trap and that other sources of oil come back online as we wake up from the stupid net zero bullshit.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:55 AM (E4rtv)

162 Kevin O'Leary:

We uncovered something far bigger than I ever expected. After seeing coordinated false attacks against the Utah data center project, we brought in an advanced data science team to trace where the content was coming from and the results were shocking. What we found led back to organized networks, political activist groups, and funding trails tied to massive international entities. We dug through IRS 990 filings, tracked IP data from around the world, and uncovered what appears to be a coordinated campaign targeting energy and data center projects across multiple regions.

I shared 90 pages of evidence with federal law enforcement and raised concerns directly with contacts at the White House. This isn’t speculation. The filings, funding records, dates, and connections are documented. There’s a coordinated PR war happening around energy infrastructure and data centers, and we’re not going to ignore it.

... most folks would be happier if they managed to put these data centers away from most people. The consume power and water and generate lots of noise (and pollution). Unfortunely, they only generate any decent number of jobs while they are being constructed.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:55 AM (RHGPo)

163 We just postured, bloodied Irans nose, kicked China in the nuts. Got some cool clips of blowing shit up and took out a few bad guys.

But, but....that's not what the experts on Reddot say!!

China is coming out of this in a stronger position at our expense. We don't control Venezuela either and Iran is in a stronger position than we are. We look like absolute fools. We do NOT look more respected by the rest of the world.

Iran has outmanoeuvred the US by surviving long enough to drag them into what their President campaigned against, distancing them from their traditional allies and causing economic pain. The US isn't winning.

we are not remotely winning this war. While we have done considerable damage and while our ability to wage this war has been reduced mostly by shortages of anti-drone weapons and by political will, Iran continues to have a choke hold on the most important shipping choke point in the world. The result will be an Iran that is richer and stronger than it was before the war. It will extract tolls on shipping and have the funds to rebuild it's military and to fund global proxy forces.

Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (JCZqz)

164 159 120 - of which the illustrious Teddy Kennedy spearheaded.

--

He knew the ruination of America through that act would never affect Kennebunkport.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (qBdHI)

165 Neither will the Jehovah's Witnesses or Scientologists.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Don't recall JW types being under death threats for leaving. I think the worst that happens is they shun you.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (99eI0)

166 150 There is also a possibility that these fake and ghey negotiations are a delaying tactic, America 250, World Cup, etc.
Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (GD0B3)

Yes, Iran has known delay was its victory path for awhile...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (tOcjL)

167 On X, I saw some significant discussion about why do we not see vigilantism.
Men could end these criminal predations very quickly.
Protect these women and children who are the most vulnerable.
Criminals just ... disappearing. No trial. No witnesses. No leads.

Why is it not happening?

Speculation:
Because every man who would also knows there are women in his life that will report him, turn him in.
"Vigilante justice is wrong," "violence is not the answer," warped morals, suicidal empathy and all that.

Why is Iryna, Laken, and the thousands of other women and children being raped and murdered by career criminals not causing national outrage?

Because the other women, liberal women, the majority of women ... care more for the criminals.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (73/SM)

168 There’s a coordinated PR war happening around energy infrastructure and data centers, and we’re not going to ignore it.

==

And that is news to them ?

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)

169 I see the left's response to why they didn't want Iryna Zarutska talked about in the media, and why it is ok to deface murals to her, is that she is "devisive"

Which is hilarious considering they used George Floyd to burn down cities and tarn anyone they didn't like as racist.

And of course he died due to his own stupidity and was a horrible person. Zarutska just made the mistake of getting on public transit in America in a blighted area.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (sKqQm)

170 >>>of which the illustrious Teddy Kennedy spearheaded.
~~~~~

Yep, and that fat toad never stopped crowing about it.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (3ImbR)

171 You can't listen to the left and get work done...

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 08:58 AM (GD0B3)

172 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (vTZFs)

173 Sleepless in Seattle: Residents Forced to Take Crimefighting Into Their Own Hands As Police Do Nothing

Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)

174 160 I can't find the article that describes this. Iranian oil is low grade. You don't pull it out, it has to be pushed out. That puts it at risk if the well is shut down. It's not true of all their wells but it puts a significant number at risk. If they are shut down, some wells can't be recovered.
Posted by: Notsothoreau
=======
AOP is a geologist and pretty much knows the tech literature. So I put this in the category as we don't know. Same as the assessments that it would take decades to bring Kuwait back online after the Gulf War I. It took months.

I think the basis is the idea that salt water can infiltrate wells if not kept pumping continuously--especially old wells which many of the Iranian wells date back decades. Iran's main oil belt is the lowlands adjacent to the Persian Gulf and those are the wells I think are in question.

But, unless one is a petroleum engineer specializing in such, probably not something a layman can make a decent assessment as to what is correct in specific cases.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (E4rtv)

175 The conflict with Islam recalls the old Fram oil filter ad: "Pay me now, or pay me later." If we wish to survive as anything resembling Western civilization, a confrontation with Islam is inevitable. Accept this fact and fight incrementally and with less trauma now, or face the final, brutal reality of another crusades.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (t+TFX)

176 Don't recall JW types being under death threats for leaving. I think the worst that happens is they shun you.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:57 AM (99eI0)
=====

Yes. Not physical death, social death.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RIvkX)

177 Because the other women, liberal women, the majority of women ... care more for the criminals.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

As Hoe Math said on Twitter, a lot of women have the mindset of kindergarten teachers. Violence is nothing more than "children are being naughty" and they have to step in with gentle correction and make us all play nicely.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (99eI0)

178 Speculation:
Because every man who would also knows there are women in his life that will report him, turn him in.
"Vigilante justice is wrong," "violence is not the answer," warped morals, suicidal empathy and all that.

I have a different take.

The police in blue areas that catch a mere fraction of murderers will catch 100% of vigilantes. These people will be punished severely, unlike the occasional criminal blue state cops bring in, and the media will endlessly call the vigilante racist and use it as a political wedge against right leaning pols.

This is why anti-abortion violence ended - because this same story played out, while every sort of left wing terrorism you can imagine has grown in severity and commonality in the same time

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:00 AM (sKqQm)

179 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

Median welfare payment (TANF) across all 50 states, not counting WIC, SNAP, Section 8 and all other help is $28,500 yearly.

Median Social Security payment is $15,576 yearly.
(Age 62)

If $28,500 is good enough for welfare queens who have never worked, it good enough for seniors who have worked all their lives.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (MTg2D)

180 Former Laker Kyle Kuzma drops $36K bet on Spencer Pratt becoming LA’s next mayor

---

Former Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss appears to support The Hills alum Spencer Pratt as the next mayor of L.A.

Buss, 64, donated the maximum amount, $1,800, to Pratt’s mayoral campaign, according to a contribution report viewed by Us Weekly on Thursday, April 30. Us has reached out to Buss for comment.

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (RHGPo)

181 173 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob
=======
Polling shows Paxton increasing his lead, more mixed on AG race. The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday. What that means is up for question.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (E4rtv)

182 JJ, there is another Massachusetts, amazingly enough. One where my five year old grandson sings the Star Spangled Banner and holds the colors up, along with both his team and their opponents, before town T-Ball games. Where every Patriots Day, they hold a parade.

The crazy wine moms run Massachusetts politics, to be sure, and make the schools start confusing little kids about gender in kindergarten. But there are families struggling to avoid state education too.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (/VF+8)

183 Speculation:
Because every man who would also knows there are women in his life that will report him, turn him in.
"Vigilante justice is wrong," "violence is not the answer," warped morals, suicidal empathy and all that.

"If you make justice impossible you make vigilantism inevitable"

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (MTg2D)

184 New Jersey Governor as to the chaos outside ICE detention center where hundreds of migrants are on hunger strike as protesters storm facility and senator is pepper-sprayed

Helping enemy combatants against a US government response is textbook treason.

Hang a few of these people, starting with the local Dem pols, and these problems end.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (sKqQm)

185 182 173 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob
=======
Polling shows Paxton increasing his lead, more mixed on AG race. The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday. What that means is up for question.
Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (E4rtv)

Depends on the gender that showed up in both areas...men have to turn out if they want to flip this...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (tOcjL)

186 182 173 Predictions for TX? I'm guessing Paxton by 3. Roy by 5 just on name recognition.
Posted by: Oddbob

I say Paxton by 5 and Roy loses...

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 09:02 AM (crd+F)

187 It doesn't matter what the quality of Iranian oil is or how much or little they supply, it's about instability and risk.

Right now there is tremendous instability and tremendous risk, that's how the market perceives it and that's how it's priced.

Until the instability and risk go away, prices will be high.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 09:03 AM (XV/Pl)

188 Violence is nothing more than "children are being naughty" and they have to step in with gentle correction and make us all play nicely.
Posted by: NR Pax

My girls, sir, they didn't care for the Overlook at first. One of them actually stole a pack of matches, and tried to burn it down. But I 'corrected' them, sir. And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I 'corrected' her.

Posted by: Delbert Grady at May 26, 2026 09:03 AM (JCZqz)

189 MA politically is controlled by organized crime and Boston.

Once you get 60m away from the city you get some normalcy, but there is still a lot of insanity for the burbs/rural areas.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:03 AM (sKqQm)

190 149

...
If they are not going to do what is necessary to topple the regime, then get the f*** out.

Quite frankly, it's embarrassing.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)
-----
Yeah, I hear you. If the IRGC is still in control of the country and access to the strait after all this "diplomacy" he will have accomplished nothing, and inflicted decades more pain on the Iranians who wanted a free-er society. They Iranians were just caught tried to lay new mines in the strait!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:04 AM (cWLG3)

191 >Sonny Rollins, Tenor Sax Legend and Colossus of Jazz, Dies at 95
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:51 AM (RHGPo)

Listening to The Bridge.

Posted by: mr tmz at May 26, 2026 09:04 AM (rJ48h)

192 Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals.
Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 08:59 AM (RHGPo)
==================
OK, that's one semi-solution. It's hard to keep the bad guys out of your homes, walls or no walls.

The other approach is Don't Elect Democrats.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (/VF+8)

193 . They Iranians were just caught tried to lay new mines in the strait!
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:04 AM (cWLG3)

Didn't go over so well for them....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (crd+F)

194 The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday.
--

Good grief...I just don't understand people.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (qBdHI)

195 Can't type with bandaged thumb, sawy!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (cWLG3)

196 The other approach is Don't Elect Democrats.

I suspect if you were to see the vote tallies of only eligible citizens you'd find in many of our deep blue cities that the population has voted GOP, or least not Dem, for years...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)

197 Seattle residents are now building WALLS on their blocks to keep out criminals.
Posted by: SMOD

OK, that's one semi-solution. It's hard to keep the bad guys out of your homes, walls or no walls.

The other approach is Don't Elect Democrats.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

Third approach: don't defund the police.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:06 AM (MTg2D)

198 >>>The police in blue areas that catch a mere fraction of murderers will catch 100% of vigilantes. These people will be punished severely, unlike the occasional criminal blue state cops bring in, and the media will endlessly call the vigilante racist and use it as a political wedge against right leaning pols.
~~~~~

True. And this is why I believe January 6 is the reason there have been no calls for a march on Washington in response to Congress's inaction on the Save America Act.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (3ImbR)

199 I say Paxton by 5 and Roy loses...

I don't have a big preference between Roy and Middleton. They're both squishy. I just think more LOFOs will check the name they hear on the news. I'll be more than happy to admit my error about Paxton's margin in the ONT.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (vTZFs)

200 Watching Senator Johnson on Bartiromo's show. He is saying that the cover ups which occurred in the COVID vaccines are about to break open. The adverse effects where known but covered up. Doubt there will be prosecutions, but a lot of lawsuits incoming

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (hpwtA)

201 I suspect if you were to see the vote tallies of only eligible citizens you'd find in many of our deep blue cities that the population has voted GOP, or least not Dem, for years...
Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:06 AM (sKqQm)
====================
Some one should mention this to that pool-boy POS John Thune

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:08 AM (/VF+8)

202 Happy Monday, all!!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:09 AM (X8xt3)

203 True. And this is why I believe January 6 is the reason there have been no calls for a march on Washington in response to Congress's inaction on the Save America Act.
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

And why Lefties routinely flood and disrupt State legislatures when they're especially unhappy about something.

Posted by: Moron Analyst at May 26, 2026 09:09 AM (JCZqz)

204 Doubt there will be prosecutions, but a lot of lawsuits incoming
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:07 AM (hpwtA)
=================
Lawsuits? Against whom? The vaccine makers were guaranteed no adverse liability by the Congress.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:09 AM (/VF+8)

205 Encouraged to see that the Trump admin is taking some action against Code Pink and Hasan Piker re: trip to Cuba.

THIS IS WHAT I VOTED FOR!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (X8xt3)

206 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

Median Social Security payment is $15,576 yearly.
(Age 62)

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (MTg2D)

And if we sell our house, great I clear maybe 200k. Then what? Houses sell for more than that where I live. Sorry, not moving.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (1Ff7Z)

207 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

WE HAVE FOUND A FIFTH OLD!!!!

Posted by: YOUR CULTURAL REVOLUTIONARY CHILDREN at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (rbvCR)

208 194 The question though is turnout--turnout was down in some very pro Paxton areas but higher in more Cornyn supporter areas as of yesterday.
--

Good grief...I just don't understand people.
Posted by: Lady in Black at May 26, 2026 09:05 AM (qBdHI)

Old people and women vote...thus old women are the biggest turnout in off-elections. Paxton has been known to struggle with women voters...so men need to show up. That's really all there is to know about the run off. I said last month this was gonna be a "will men turn out" run off. Hopefully, today they do.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 26, 2026 09:10 AM (tOcjL)

209 I can't recall who said this but, almost none of the prognosticators and predictionists are pointing this out:

There is a significant difference between the in-power party midterm losses from the 1st midterm to the 2nd midterm.

And all of the "everyone knows" "history shows" folks never point out that almost all of that data they cite from is:
1) based almost entirely on 1st term midterm losses, and
2) occurred in a far, far less gerrymandered country; where they've now highly-precise computer models that protect seats even in wave elections.

Yet all of them are a) treating this as Trump's 1st term and b) modeling where 40+ House seats are in play every midterm.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 09:11 AM (73/SM)

210
The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

___________

Boomer hate always sounds silly.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:11 AM (HdYcL)

211 135 If the regime remains in place, they win. They may have been set back, their nuclear ambitions delayed, their capabilities degraded, but they win.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

And that choice is not up to us but the Iranian people. If we were talking about the Soviet Union in the 70's and 80's, why shouldn't we have invaded them to free Eastern Europe for example. It is because even if the war did not go nuclear, we risked massive casualties for an uncertain chance of success. Air wars are easy for us to use to deny enemies certain tools, not so armies that have to fight and hold ground over time to win.

We invaded places like Iraq or Afghanistan and yet those places immediately reverted back to cultural norms just with other guys in charge.

So, we are not going to invade period--not going to happen in our political system. That leaves containment whether by blockades, action when the Iranians try to exercise power over the Gulf, dig out the nuke dust, rebuild missile factories, etc. and it is easiest to do that if we have the united support of the other Gulf states because of logistics necessary for extended naval presence and bases for refueling, rest, and rearming.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:11 AM (E4rtv)

212 The pig in the python: Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

Not a boomer, but that's not the problem.

The problem is the government flooded the country with immigrants, illegals, and H1Bs.

Get rid of them and housing costs drop and job openings increase.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:12 AM (sKqQm)

213 Moron Analyst

The Emperor's final response to the Nika Riots gave the Eastern Roman Empire 800 more years of life.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 09:12 AM (u82oZ)

214 >>>Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire
~~~~~

The only way we Boomers can make the youngsters happy is to JUST DIE ALREADY!!!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (3ImbR)

215 As long as Law Enforcement's pensions rely on following the orders of Blue City Mayors, they have no incentive to do what's right.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (FpHTM)

216 Yawn. With all due respect...Dude thinks he is the only one that "sees" islam.

Posted by: connected and litigious at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (cS1cw)

217 The purpose of the Cultural Revolution was to shift blame for shortages, and failures of central planning, collectivism and the Great Leap Forward by blaming it on entrenched corruption and old thinking that constrained the new culture from success.

Instead of, you know, the failures of central planning, and corruption.

Posted by: YOUR CULTURAL REVOLUTIONARY CHILDREN at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (rbvCR)

218 Corruption is a good thing to rail against in a authoritarian kleptocracy.

Why?

Because the people can see the corruption.

So then the leader can choose underlings he wants to get rid of and blame their very real corruption even though it is no different then what he himself is doing.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:15 AM (sKqQm)

219 >>Encouraged to see that the Trump admin is taking some action against Code Pink and Hasan Piker re: trip to Cuba.

>>THIS IS WHAT I VOTED FOR!

Piker knows who the real target is, he was talking about it on his podcast. Clips have been reposted on X.

They are going after the source of financing for these anti-American groups and the name Piker gave is of course Neville Roy Singham.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:16 AM (viF8m)

220
The only way we Boomers can make the youngsters happy is to JUST DIE ALREADY!!!

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 26, 2026 09:13 AM (3ImbR)

____________

Basically, that's what's desired. Well, it'll be in God's good time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:16 AM (HdYcL)

221 The pope entitled his first papal encyclical Magnifica Humanitas (“Magnificent Humanity: On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence). At over 42,000 words in English across an introduction, five chapters and a conclusion, it represents the Church’s most extensive response to the effects of generative artificial intelligence
======================
You often hear pundits talking about China versus USA in AI development, but I wondered: What if the competition is a smokescreen, and the various AI's are not competing, but instead cooperating with each other, while the people running China and America only think there is a competition.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:17 AM (7YAXG)

222 @219 Singham is based in Shanghai. He's definitely a Chinese asset. I doubt the CCP will turn him over to the US

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 26, 2026 09:19 AM (hpwtA)

223 Overall I find the generational analysis blaming boomers or millenials for all our problems to be deeply flawed.

I know right and leftwing members of both generations. They problem isn't the generation but who they voted for.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:20 AM (sKqQm)

224 >>@219 Singham is based in Shanghai. He's definitely a Chinese asset. I doubt the CCP will turn him over to the US

Seems unlikely. Also seems unlikely that Trump didn't mention this to Xi when he was in China a couple weeks ago.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:20 AM (viF8m)

225 China is asshoe. In case we forget.

Posted by: runner at May 26, 2026 09:20 AM (GD0B3)

226 And gas is $3.88 a gallon here for regular.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (7T8ei)

227 Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire
~~~~~

The only way we Boomers can make the youngsters happy is to JUST DIE ALREADY!!!
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

Even if I died or retired, youngsters aren't getting my house/land or taking my job.
1. They can't afford it.
2. They wouldn't do what is necessary to keep it.
3. See #1.

LOL.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (MTg2D)

228 226 And gas is $3.88 a gallon here for regular.
Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (7T8ei)

$5.89 here in good old NorCal..

Posted by: It's me donna at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (crd+F)

229 > They are going after the source of financing for these anti-American groups and the name Piker gave is of course Neville Roy Singham.
-----------
He's one. He should have been snatched last year.

There are others. Soros and his ilk should have been liquidated on the day after Trump assumed office the second time. Had the administration done that, a lot of the ensuing heartache would likely not have happened.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (jehhT)

230 >>Why is Iryna, Laken, and the thousands of other women and children being raped and murdered by career criminals not causing national outrage?
- - - -
Because we saw what happened to Daniel Penny and others who have stepped in to protect.

We have an acute understanding that one side can commit crazy crimes, protest with riots, etc. and escape
justice, while those who pray outside abortion clinics, peacefully protest (see Tea Party), etc. and prosecuted beyond what is normal and reasonable.
For now, it's not worth the risk.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (X8xt3)

231 If $28,500 is good enough for welfare queens who have never worked, it good enough for seniors who have worked all their lives.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:01 AM (MTg2D)

Seniors aren't guaranteed to vote Democrat, Comrade.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (ExV1e)

232 You often hear pundits talking about China versus USA in AI development, but I wondered: What if the competition is a smokescreen, and the various AI's are not competing, but instead cooperating with each other, while the people running China and America only think there is a competition.

New conspiracy theory I ran across recently:

The US has super intelligent AI and the reason the government is making so many changes is both because they are getting this new intel, and they seek to maximize America's position before China/Russia/Europe also get their own equivalent.

This is a bit more realistic then many conspiracy theories, but working with AI myself I don't think its possible.

AI can do a lot of interesting things, but what we are seeing with America's change in focus is because of Trump and his leadership team not AI...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:23 AM (sKqQm)

233 227 Even if I died or retired, youngsters aren't getting my house/land or taking my job.
1. They can't afford it.
2. They wouldn't do what is necessary to keep it.
3. See #1.

LOL.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 26, 2026 09:21 AM (MTg2D)

Not a boomer, but I do agree that parents have every right to tell their offspring "Fvck Off, You Get Nothing! Earn your own shit!"

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:23 AM (FpHTM)

234 AFAIK, at no time in American history has one cohort so thoroughly demonized their parents. Every generation sucks, and there are certainly always subcultures who love to shit on the past.

But it's just an article of faith among my millennial peers that boomers suck and are to blame for every problem.

This is for several reasons, but the basic thing is the same basic thing that all their many, many, many petty bigotries stem from: they are hidebound, rigidly intolerant, and most of one of us are utterly convinced he is morally superior to every human who ever breathed.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (BI5O2)

235 The police in blue areas that catch a mere fraction of murderers will catch 100% of vigilantes. These people will be punished severely, unlike the occasional criminal blue state cops bring in, and the media will endlessly call the vigilante racist and use it as a political wedge against right leaning pols.
---
Saw a YouTube vid of a guy reporting on the illegal street camping, street walkers prostitution and open drug use in Oakland.
Lady taping cardboard on her window, not the first time it's been broken. Or stolen.
And how the crime is so bad, they just regularly dredge the pond to pull the dumped bodies.

Came back to his car to find ... a parking ticket.

That is your blue city priorities.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (73/SM)

236 If those wishing for boomers to die so they could get all our stuff would show equal passion for getting rid of millions of illegals which is much easier to accomplish than generational genocide they would be in a much better place.

Housing prices would come down. So would food and other staples. Even more jobs would be available. Life would be much better for them.

But better to blame the people who worked all their lives and built a life legally. I have zero sympathy.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (viF8m)

237 >>They are going after the source of financing for these anti-American groups and the name Piker gave is of course Neville Roy Singham.

For those who watch Piker, he seems unsettled?

I am loving all of this. No more cozy trips to Cuba (and Venezuela) where they strategize a revolution within the US. This has been going on for many years (see Karen Bass' frequent training trips to Cuba when she was 18+).

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:25 AM (X8xt3)

238 MA politically is controlled by organized crime and Boston.

But you repeat yourself.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 26, 2026 09:25 AM (ExV1e)

239 For now, it's not worth the risk.

The way the justice system works it is especially dangerous for right leaning people as well.

Imagine you are a professional leftwing activist and you actually do get arrested. No leftwing group will bat an eye at hiring you in the future. Hell many supposedly a-political corporations will hire you to.

Now imagine you are a right leaning individual with a corporate job or a small business. Get convinced of a crime and you will never work in your field again...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:25 AM (sKqQm)

240
before China/Russia/Europe also get their own equivalent.

___________

China? Perhaps. Russia? It would be clunky and malevolent. Europe? Never.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:26 AM (HdYcL)

241 My parents have dutiful sons. But, I wouldn't blame most boomers if they had an attorney liquidate all their assets, cash it out, and burn the pile of currency in front of their kids.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:26 AM (BI5O2)

242 This is for several reasons, but the basic thing is the same basic thing that all their many, many, many petty bigotries stem from: they are hidebound, rigidly intolerant, and most of one of us are utterly convinced he is morally superior to every human who ever breathed.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (BI5O2)
===============
Sounds like everyone emulates judges.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 09:27 AM (kkJCD)

243 Came back to his car to find ... a parking ticket.

That is your blue city priorities.

Joe Normie will pay his ticket without much hassle and feed the government funding machine.

Arresting Joe Drug Dealer might get you shot as a cop, give you endless paperwork, accused of being racist, and does NOT fund your department.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 26, 2026 09:27 AM (sKqQm)

244 Know any conservative lawyers?. Legal Insurrection is hiring :

https://tinyurl.com/mwaz8cm6

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 09:28 AM (rZCVI)

245
My inheritance amounted to $750. I harbor no resentment.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 AM (HdYcL)

246 234 This is for several reasons, but the basic thing is the same basic thing that all their many, many, many petty bigotries stem from: they are hidebound, rigidly intolerant, and most of one of us are utterly convinced he is morally superior to every human who ever breathed.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 09:24 AM (BI5O2)

That, and the millennials were really the first generation to have a much looser dress code while in school (eg : able to dye their hair Danger Hair colors), but had their parents forbidding them from taking advantage of it, and were also bitter about their parents making them go to [insert religious institution here] (though they weren't the first generation to complain about that, I'm sure).

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:29 AM (FpHTM)

247 190 149

...

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 26, 2026 08:50 AM (XV/Pl)
-----

Posted by: Chairman LMAO
---------
Neither of you have laid out a clear plan how to do that. And there were similar historical arguments after WWII about the Soviet Union, in Korea about whether to invade China to finish off the Commie threat, North Vietnam, and so on. Israel has had its own issues with Gaza and the West Bank as well as S. Lebanon.
-------
Containment is not the sexy beast that unconditional surrender is but that ignores the vast toll and cost of achieving that unconditional surrender. Something on the order of killing 30-50 percent of military aged males and massive collateral damage to women and children.

And the number of US troops dead, killed, or wounded plus more money that we don't have.

If either of you have a cunning plan to fix Iran without massive casualties and cost, how about telling us that as we have a fair number of people here that just might pass that on to their friends on active duty.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:29 AM (E4rtv)

248 >>Came back to his car to find ... a parking ticket.

That is your blue city priorities.

VDH detailed this wo well with a column called "Two Californias."
It is almost as if the more California regulates, the more it does not regulate. Its public employees prefer to go after misdemeanors in the upscale areas to justify our expensive oversight industry, while ignoring the felonies in the downtrodden areas, which are becoming feral and beyond the ability of any inspector to do anything but feel irrelevant. But in the regulators’ defense, where would one get the money to redo an ad hoc trailer park with a spider web of illegal bare wires?

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (X8xt3)

249 . But I 'corrected' them, sir. And when my wife tried to prevent me from doing my duty, I 'corrected' her.

Yep. It took a moment but I got the reference.

Baby boomers are strangling the economy they built by refusing to move or retire

And us Gen X folks are getting shit from the youngsters because we're not moving out of our homes as well. Saw that out in San Jose; friends bought a house in the mid 90s and there are complaints about people like them.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (99eI0)

250 Art nood.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 26, 2026 09:30 AM (NcvvS)

251 245
My inheritance amounted to $750. I harbor no resentment.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 09:28 AM (HdYcL)

While I do think that my father is a bit of a hypocrite for letting it be known he's leaving me nothing (except his funeral expenses), since HIS father left him quite a lot, and also subsidized his entire life, I still acknowledge it as his right, and will never bitch at him about it.

Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (FpHTM)

252 VDH wrote that in 2010, based on his observations that immigrants were essentially living outside of the state's laws and various business, building regulations.
It's only gotten worse and more widespread (now in most big cities) in the last 15 years.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 26, 2026 09:32 AM (X8xt3)

253 He's one. He should have been snatched last year.

There are others. Soros and his ilk should have been liquidated on the day after Trump assumed office the second time. Had the administration done that, a lot of the ensuing heartache would likely not have happened.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Singham lives in Shanghai and doesn't come back to the US for obvious reasons. We are not going to do a snatch job in Shanghai for obvious reasons. I think what the administration is doing is using Fincen to take down their networks for moving money after you start getting convictions by plea bargains. Have to do it that way because federal judges appointed by Dems and a few rancid GOPe types are thwarting every attempt to use the legal system to stomp on the left's violence industry.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 09:37 AM (E4rtv)

254 While I do think that my father is a bit of a hypocrite for letting it be known he's leaving me nothing (except his funeral expenses), since HIS father left him quite a lot, and also subsidized his entire life, I still acknowledge it as his right, and will never bitch at him about it.
Posted by: XTC at May 26, 2026 09:31 AM (FpHTM)

You're a big spirit.

Posted by: Ordinary American at May 26, 2026 09:47 AM (t+TFX)

255 ...as a spiritual advisor to the hijackers while he was an imam at the nearby al-Ribat Mosque.

If Kermit were a Muzzie he'd go there...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 09:53 AM (ynpvh)

256 If Kermit were a Muzzie he'd go there...

Never happen.

Posted by: Miss P. at May 26, 2026 09:59 AM (vTZFs)

257 I have grout the same, where are the parades, where are the city and housing decorations?

We put out flags for Memorial Day in my neighborhood, but we always do

Posted by: Gonzotx at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (nGraA)

258 Why does everyone just assume that Trump is ignorant of the fact that you can't make a deal with commies nor muzzies? Or even doubt that he knows... something? I guess we all gotta make some noise.

Posted by: Mike Porter at May 26, 2026 10:29 AM (I55Xh)

259 Good morning, all, and thanks, J.J.

Deb Gesualdo, former president of Malden Education Association. Malden, MA demographics: relatively young, highly educated community, a large foreign-born population, and an urban-suburban mix of renters and homeowners. Median household income, $100,000+; median home value, $631,000+

Deb when running for vice president of Massachusetts's Teachers Association ("A diverse union of education workers"): In part, "My name is Deb Gesualdo, and I am a K-8 music educator in Malden. I began my career as an Education Support Professional, so my union perspective comes from work often undervalued, feminized and invisible.

For Matt Bach and me, labor justice and social justice are inseparable. Economic justice, racial justice, gender justice and LGBTQIA+ liberation are connected struggles. When working people organize across these differences, we build power to transform our workplaces, schools and communities." (He's a dilly in his own right.)

Teachers' associations/unions are ever more visibly coming out for "Social Justice Unionism" as seen most in the most

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

260 densely populated US states such as NJ, RI, MA, CT, MD, DE, NY, PA, and OH, and in the city of Chicago, IL of course.

Schools claim to have structurally upgraded in three main areas since COVID-19: digital infrastructure, personalized learning, and mental health support, but overall student academic performance has continued to lag, with national test scores in math and reading sitting below where they were a decade ago.

So we're not getting what we pay increasing higher taxes for? Oh, that's right, much goes to pensions and benefits. Got it.
---
"This Memorial Day, as we approach our 250th anniversary of being a nation, feels and looks much different than it did 50 years ago."

Ain't it the truth? Here's Philly, The Birthplace of America:

Running this year from June 19 to July 4, 2026, the massive, citywide festival showcases America’s birthplace and commemorates both Juneteenth and the Fourth of July as holidays that together create a more complete picture of freedom and liberty in our nation.

What?!! It seems that historically-focused celebrations and programs that tie directly back to the founding documents are quite few and very far between.

Continued -

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:44 AM (NFX2v)

261 Juneteenth is celebrated with a week-long series of events featuring parades, music festivals, etc., and even some "local culture" burlesque & drag.

And as if the weeks around Independence Day haven't been weird & confusing enough in Philly, added to the routine 16 days of 'celebration' will be something more: "After Wawa Welcome America festivities conclude, the One Philly Unity Concert for America on July Fourth celebrates in style with free performances on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway by some of music’s biggest names — Christina Aguilera, Jill Scott, The Roots, Will Smith and more — plus a dazzling fireworks display over the Philadelphia Museum of Art."

(Well, the dazzling fireworks display is nice but often the accompanying music is oddly off given the most historical day and vs. such displays in cities like Boston, MA.)

Philadelphia will also host 6 matches for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Lincoln Financial Field (aka Philadelphia Stadium), including a marquee Round of 16 knockout game (FIFA World Cup Match 89), taking place on 4th of July.

Alas, it seems much more as the region celebrating the end of Independence as we've known it. 😟 All, imo.

Good day 🤗

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 26, 2026 10:45 AM (NFX2v)

262 A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said Kim personally called Secretary Markwayne Mullin, and that he was allowed in the facility to conduct his congressional oversight responsibilities. However, the spokesperson criticized Sherrill over the appearance at the detention center.

"Governor Sherrill’s visit to Delaney Hall is nothing more than a political stunt on Memorial Day when visitation is currently suspended due to riots outside the facility," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital. "Yesterday, approximately 125 agitators surrounded Delaney Hall Detention Facility, many carrying anti-ICE signs and Antifa flags. They formed a human chain around entrances to the facility and set up barricades, blocking all entries and exits."

Posted by: SMOD at May 26, 2026 11:03 AM (RHGPo)

Daily Tech No News 26 May 2026

Top Story

AMD's Zen 7 CPU is on its way with up to 16 cores per chiplet and 224MB of cache (including 3D V-cache), on TSMC's 1.4nm process. (WCCFTech)

In 2028.

Unless it isn't, in which case it's not.

Like Zen 6, which will arrive in servers this year, the desktop version is expected to remain on the existing AM5 platform, making for easy upgrades.

Tech News

Does anyone actually like JavaScript library React? (JSX.LOL)

No.
That new Chinese GPU I made fun of recently for delivering a fraction of the performance of Nvidia's RTX 4060 (or as other tests have shown, of the even older RTX 3060) has booked 30,000 pre-orders worth around $15 million in two days. (Tom's Hardware)

I guess there's an untapped market for pain.
If you are running Ghost CMS the best time to upgrade was February 19. (Bleeping Computer)

The second best time is now. If your site still exists.

Musical Interlude

Disclaimer: Cargo space? No, car go road.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:33 AM (gsBYv)

2 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:33 AM (Ia/+0)

3 You know who else is fighting fires at work?

https://tinyurl.com/48u8vf3a

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:35 AM (gsBYv)

4 There was news. Nobody read it, went straight to making comments about it, and ended up calling each other names.

Carry on.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 04:36 AM (+tTgN)

5 And now a message from the Cardboardtollah:

"...In different parts of Iran and the world, and after these blessed days, death to America and death to Israel will be the common slogan of the Islamic nation and the oppressed of the world, especially the youth. The future belongs to the Islamic nation and the new Islamic civilization..."

Read the whole thing:

https://tinyurl.com/ec9kwxfj

Philistines upon you, President Trump (and everyone else)!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:39 AM (gsBYv)

6 w00t

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:39 AM (6wpGE)

7 >>>I haven't had a chance to read the news yet, much less write it.

You could just make up the news! That's what the MSM does!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:41 AM (6wpGE)

8 Should be a nice weather week in eastern part of the country

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:49 AM (Ia/+0)

9 tech:

Aelfred The Great
@aelfred_D
11h
“How are you all doing?”

“Well, I switched to a game with sword-based combat instead of gun-based combat so I keep finding myself hitting a button to try to reload my sword”

“No…no I meant like how’s your mom and your wife and”

“Oh. They’re good!”

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:50 AM (6wpGE)

10 I tried to look up songs about firefighting, but either foreigners or AI (or foreigners using AI) have compiled lists where they seriously fail to comprehend even the most obvious metaphors for salacious womanizing, domestic strife, or international conflict.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:54 AM (Sy6m/)

11 3 You know who else is fighting fires at work?

https://tinyurl.com/48u8vf3a
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:35 AM (gsBYv)

google translation:

It's terribly hot in India. To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

According to them, it works, lol.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:57 AM (6wpGE)

12
You know who else is fighting fires at work?

https://tinyurl.com/48u8vf3a

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Where's the gaggle of onlookers, each equipped with a hand held personal fan, to help out? Sad!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 04:58 AM (s9VOe)

13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)

14 There's tech news now, at the top of the thread!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)

15 Little Foggy now
Have a great day horde

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 05:02 AM (Ia/+0)

16 NEWS!!!

Researchers have built a quantum battery prototype that if scaled up to a functional size would only have to be charged every few years in under a minute by lasers that are not in contact with the battery. The EV communists immediately declared fossil fuel engines are so dead and started keying Teslas. It should be noted that the battery prototype is only able to hold a charge for a few billionths of a second which did nothing to tamp proclamations that this is a game changer.

https://tinyurl.com/2u9bk8vc

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 05:02 AM (+tTgN)

17 13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)

Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

18 Disclaimer: Cargo space? No, car go road.

Why is cargo sent by ship, but shipment is sent by vehicle/car?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (ynpvh)

19 17 13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)

Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

How does Optimus Prime fell about being sprayed down by hoses when he oveheats?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 05:05 AM (ynpvh)

20 17 13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)

Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

Oh, I see.
oops

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:05 AM (6wpGE)

21
quantum battery

Schroedinger's cat insisted upon these -- for its quantum earbuds, of course.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:06 AM (s9VOe)

22 Speaking of BOING! I keep getting this ads for "The world has BOING three zillion ( or whatever) times. You haven't BOINGED once. Don't you want to BOING? If I don't know what it is, why would I want to do it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:07 AM (7RYym)

23 Disclaimer: Cargo space? No, car go road.

Cargo shorts.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:07 AM (6wpGE)

24
How does Optimus Prime feel about being sprayed down by hoses when he overheats?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Optimus Prime does pron?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:08 AM (s9VOe)

25 "went straight to making comments about it, and ended up calling each other names."

You clearly didn't just arrive at ASHQ. 😉

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:09 AM (ix8EF)

26 24
How does Optimus Prime feel about being sprayed down by hoses when he overheats?

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia)

Optimus Prime does pron?

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:08 AM (s9VOe)

Hey, Rule 34...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 05:09 AM (ynpvh)

27 22 Speaking of BOING! I keep getting this ads for "The world has BOING three zillion ( or whatever) times. You haven't BOINGED once. Don't you want to BOING? If I don't know what it is, why would I want to do it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:07 AM (7RYym)

My grandmother saved a postcard from the 1910s, in which a young man tells a woman, "Do you like Kipling", to which the girl replies, "I don't know; I've never Kippled."...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 26, 2026 05:10 AM (ynpvh)

28 google translate:

sjsj (Spanish)

=

LOL

Segun ellos funciona sjsj
According to them, it works, lol.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:11 AM (6wpGE)

29
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 26, 2026 05:13 AM (AMvSw)

30 I tried to look up songs about firefighting, but either foreigners or AI (or foreigners using AI) have compiled lists where they seriously fail to comprehend even the most obvious metaphors for salacious womanizing, domestic strife, or international conflict. Posted by: SciVo

Firebreak Line
Steve Earl and the Dukes
https://youtu.be/81QQEblc8HQ

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 05:13 AM (glnUu)

31 Disclaimer: Cargo space? No, car go road.

Rejoinder: Car go space:
https://tinyurl.com/bch7jata

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 26, 2026 05:21 AM (O7YUW)

32 Verse from today's "Upper Room" devotional:

Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. - Psalm 42:5 (NIV)

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:21 AM (rZCVI)

33 FenelonSpoke, to find out about Boing, click on Biden's Dog's sig.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at May 26, 2026 05:21 AM (EcHpA)

34 Comedian Steve Harvey and skit on funny church signs:

https://tinyurl.com/5n8s7bz7

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:24 AM (rZCVI)

35 We had a transformer that size blow up once. It took out all of the windows in a skyscraper hotel two blocks down. If you catch a lungful of that shit, you're probably dead.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 05:27 AM (D1E+2)

36 I find it outrageous that the NHL is allowing a Canadian team to make it to the Stanley cup semifinals. This cannot stand.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 05:32 AM (+tTgN)

37
FenelonSpoke, to find out about Boing, click on Biden's Dog's sig.

Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey

it's been hilarious when out Portuguese Water Dogs found the springed door stops at our house. It became an exercise in idiot's delight for them to bat them around over and over. One even turned it into a call for its water dish to be refilled.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:33 AM (s9VOe)

38 Hi guys, is there a solution to the popup ads which take over my iPad here?
I left for a while, figured it would get sorted but no.

Posted by: UnkleSteve at May 26, 2026 05:33 AM (4mWNA)

39 If I don't know what it is, why would I want to do it?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:07 AM (7RYym)

You only live once.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 05:37 AM (LgsNJ)

40 Hi guys, is there a solution to the popup ads which take over my iPad here?
I left for a while, figured it would get sorted but no.
Posted by: UnkleSteve

I use Adblock Plus and I don't get any ads at all.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 05:37 AM (lJ0H4)

41 Tho is the bird I saw yesterday when the weather cleared:

https://tinyurl.com/ssfpujt8

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:38 AM (rZCVI)

42 Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 05:37 AM (LgsNJ)

I'm appreciative of your writing talent, but tech news would be wasted on me.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:40 AM (rZCVI)

43
This is the bird I saw yesterday when the weather cleared:

Catch four and twenty of them. Bake them in a pie. Delish!

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:42 AM (s9VOe)

44 This not "tho"

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:42 AM (rZCVI)

45 Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:42 AM (s9VOe)

I'm too slow to catch any of them.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 05:45 AM (rZCVI)

46 33 to find out about Boing, click on Biden's Dog's sig
Posted by: Button-Pushing-Monkey at May 26, 2026 05:21 AM (EcHpA)

I clicked on Biden's Dog's sig.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:46 AM (6wpGE)

47 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 26, 2026 05:48 AM (wrsGP)

48
Sing a song of sixpence,
A pocket full of rye,
Four and twenty blackbirds
Baked in a pie.

When the pie was opened
The birds began to sing—
Wasn't that a dainty dish
To set before the king?

The king was in the counting-house
Counting out his money,
The queen was in the parlor
Eating bread and honey,

The maid was in the garden
Hanging out the clothes.
Along came a blackbird
And pecked her on her nose.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:48 AM (s9VOe)

49 Gee, I wonder why the Demoncraps deleted this:

https://tinyurl.com/ysjvv82r

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 05:49 AM (LgsNJ)

50 20 17 13 >>>To prevent the transformers from overheating, they're spraying them with water hoses. They also put in a fan.

Can't hurt, can it?
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:59 AM (6wpGE)

Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together.
Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 05:04 AM (Sy6m/)

Oh, I see.
oops
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:05 AM (6wpGE)

But, wait! Take away the water hoses, o.k. Now, having the fan can't hurt, can it?

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:51 AM (6wpGE)

51 The illegal aliens being held at Delaney Hall in Newark New Jersey are staging a hunger in labor strike. The illegals are claiming that they have been served beans and salad with worms inside, of being placed in crowded rooms without air conditioning and having their immigration cases ignored by federal judges. Some have been there for a year.

Oh no. Oddly, the illegals never seem to figure out all this could have been avoided by not breaking into the country illegally.

Meanwhile outside, Antifa shock troops are causing a full-blown riot that is being attended by the Governor and other New Jersey politicians. One of them is demanding that Antifa be allowed to inspect all vehicles entering and leaving the facility.

Absolute genius solution. Color me shocked that it hasn't been rolled out nationally.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 05:55 AM (+tTgN)

52 Gee, I wonder why the Demoncraps deleted this:

https://tinyurl.com/ysjvv82r

Posted by: Biden's Dog
---------------------

Didn't need to click on link to know reference. Saw it more than I cared to yesterday.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 26, 2026 05:58 AM (wrsGP)

53
"I've Got Sixpence" - Mitch Miller and the Gang

https://youtu.be/4mE64VikuTc?si=ls8pChV34mA91L9B

Medley with "I've Been Working on the Railroad" and "That's Where My Money Goes"

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 05:59 AM (s9VOe)

54 It was pelting down rain yesterday. The cute, fit woman in her 20's and wearing shorts and a tee shirt didn't seem dissuaded from her run, but we old folks didn't feel like walking very far. We did smell the lovely wild roses, which was nice.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:00 AM (rZCVI)

55
Good morning, Hordians. Up, dressed, morning prayers said, dogs taken care of, coffee prepared. Now sitting in the Command Center of Schloss Hadrian.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:01 AM (HdYcL)

56 Steve on @GamersNexus does a video on "The Collapse of Personal Computing". Sad, hurting a lot of people in business.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 26, 2026 06:02 AM (JbymY)

57 38 Hi guys, is there a solution to the popup ads which take over my iPad here?
I left for a while, figured it would get sorted but no.
Posted by: UnkleSteve at May 26, 2026 05:33 AM (4mWNA)

Try to click "Comments" ASAP.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:03 AM (6wpGE)

58
*tips hat respectfully*

Mornin', Miz Fen. I hopes I sees you well on this fine day.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:04 AM (HdYcL)

59 Greetings and good morning, one and all. Other than going to class on Saturday and the Red Cross on Sunday, I was pretty much housebound. The wife had several performances and we were getting several dogs for babysitting.

And now I'm back at work.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:05 AM (99eI0)

60 Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:05 AM (99eI0

What kind of performances does your wife do?

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:07 AM (PFs9e)

61 Hadrian,
Does The Big Dummy have any competitions this week?

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:07 AM (lJ0H4)

62 Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:04 AM (HdYcL)

Good morning to you , Hadrian, and to all here . I am just tired . Not a good night of sleeping.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:08 AM (PFs9e)

63 60 What kind of performances does your wife do?
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Primarily, she conducts a local community band. They do various big band numbers and for events like this, more military related numbers. Two shows on Sunday and one on Monday.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:08 AM (99eI0)

64 Evening and morning to all the late toilers and early risers, on a warm (read: hot) Tiu's Day in May -- the last one, if I read my calendar aright. No rain in the offing this morning, so I have no excuse not to go work out. Aside from the usual laziness . . . which I have to kick myself out of.

Aside from that: The furry thugs are well. Also today I hope to hear from my realtor about a video tour of this new house listing I mentioned yesterday. It's so nice-looking I can't imagine it will last long. If it's as nice as it appears, I'm going to tell him, "Put in my offer now!"

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:09 AM (wzUl9)

65 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:10 AM (u82oZ)

66 Good luck, Wolfus. And if there is someone competing with you, contact us and we'll handle things. -:-)

(Note to my handlers: Just kidding!)

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:11 AM (99eI0)

67 65 killjoy leftists
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:10 AM (u82oZ)

killjoy
noun
a person who deliberately spoils the enjoyment of others through resentful or overly sober behavior

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:13 AM (6wpGE)

68 "Also today I hope to hear from my realtor about a video tour of this new house..."

Where? Plus some specs please.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:14 AM (+tTgN)

69 65 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:10 AM (u82oZ)

Will do.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:14 AM (6wpGE)

70 Last night I dreamed about my late red tabby cat Arizona. He and I were living in an apartment not far from where I used to work. For some reason the front window cranked down like that in a car, and at one point when I'd left it down, AZ leaped out and down toward a sort of rocky gutter near the street. I zipped out and scooped him up, but suddenly he was sick: He had lost four of his fourteen pounds, his muzzle was lengthening like a collie dog's, and his head fur was turning blue. Of course he struggled about going into the carrier to the vet -- and Miss Linda had brought over several kittens for some ungodly reason, who had to be evicted from one carrier before I could put AZ in the other.

Then I woke up with Stirling next to me.

Cats. Huh.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)

71 Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026

That's great!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:15 AM (rZCVI)

72 57 38 Hi guys, is there a solution to the popup ads which take over my iPad here?
I left for a while, figured it would get sorted but no.
Posted by: UnkleSteve at May 26, 2026 05:33 AM (4mWNA)

Try to click "Comments" ASAP.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:03 AM (6wpGE)
--------------------
IOS running on an iPad does not stop them? I am a little surprised, since my iPhone blocks them. Using Brave with Ad Blocker protects my laptop from this as well.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:17 AM (du1Vq)

73 Then I woke up with Stirling next to me.

Cats. Huh.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Any sensations of being violated, like from aliens? You can't be too sure anymore.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (+tTgN)

74
Does The Big Dummy have any competitions this week?
Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:07 AM (lJ0H4)

Yes, he's in Oklahoma City for shows starting today and lasting through Sunday. Then he leaves us to go back to Ohio for the month of June. There are no good shows here that month, Her Majesty has an AKC Delegate meeting and a judging assignment in Albuquerque and I'm going out of town myself for a few days.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (HdYcL)

75 71: She loves the work despite the problems in riding herd on these people.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (99eI0)

76 "Her Majesty has an AKC Delegate meeting and a judging assignment in Albuquerque..."

I didn't know she was an expert on pitbulls.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:20 AM (+tTgN)

77 "Also today I hope to hear from my realtor about a video tour of this new house..."

Where? Plus some specs please.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026

***
Terre Haute, IN, a good piece away from the river. It's a bungalow, small porch, 3BR-1bath, 2-car garage, partly-finished basement, with all the appliances to come with it. All it *appears* to need from me is to have carpet removed from the hardwood floors (though they might need refinishing) and repaint two walls in the dining room. It checks all my boxes, including the price. Property tax is low, Progressive's estimate for insurance is not bad.

We need to see if it has central A/C and gas heat, and of course the inspection will tell me if there are any deeper issues.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:21 AM (wzUl9)

78
Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Step away from the catnip...

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 06:21 AM (s9VOe)

79 Any sensations of being violated, like from aliens? You can't be too sure anymore.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026

***
Arizona appeared to be turning into an alien, that was for sure.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:22 AM (wzUl9)

80 Good morning! We got a serious amount of rain yesterday with a LOT of lightning and wind. And the temps took a 20 degree dip. Still pretty cool this morning, in fact. Supposed to have storms all week.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 26, 2026 06:22 AM (3Ope8)

81
She loves the work despite the problems in riding herd on these people.
Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (99eI0)

Years ago, I vowed never to take on any job that required volunteers showing up. I was chief ring steward for the Houston KC show and got just enough people to cover all the rings. Three days before the show, six people - three of whom I absolutely had to have - told me they couldn't make it.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:23 AM (HdYcL)

82 Cats. Huh.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:15 AM (wzUl9)
----
Mine have a tendency to make a mess right after I've cleaned up their last mess.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026 06:23 AM (gnNyN)

83 "It's aliens."

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:23 AM (6wpGE)

84 83 "It's aliens."
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:23 AM (6wpGE)

--

*fistbump*

Posted by: Giorgio Tsoukalos at May 26, 2026 06:25 AM (brIJB)

85
I didn't know she was an expert on pitbulls.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:20 AM (+tTgN)

No. She's there to judge the Turquoise Trail Borzoi Club specialty. The all-breed club was supposed to give her the assignment for her other breeds but managed to "forget".

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:25 AM (HdYcL)

86 Thanks to Pixy for reminding is of the Boomtown Rats, and Bob Geldof, who went on to greater fame for Live Aid. I'd forgotten that little bit of 70's history.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:25 AM (//n4s)

87 Mine have a tendency to make a mess right after I've cleaned up their last mess.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026

***
The Feline Pine stuff is working well for them in the litter box, and for me. Walmart used to sell 40-lb. bags for $12, but now all I see is 20-lb. bags for the same price. Someone here mentioned that the same kind of wood pellets can be had at Tractor Supply for much less. I need to call them and ask.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:26 AM (wzUl9)

88
Mine have a tendency to make a mess right after I've cleaned up their last mess.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 26, 2026

When we had cats, ours specialized in yacking up a hairball at 2:00 AM exactly along the route from the bed to the bathroom.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (HdYcL)

89 "Yes, he's in Oklahoma City for shows starting today and lasting through Sunday."

Well, we wish him the best of luck.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (lJ0H4)

90 Any sensations of being violated, like from aliens? You can't be too sure anymore.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:18 AM (+tTgN)
------------------
Someone should let Nick Kristoff know anout this possibility. He could write a follow up to his NY Slimes career-ender from a week ago.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (//n4s)

91 88 When we had cats, ours specialized in yacking up a hairball at 2:00 AM exactly along the route from the bed to the bathroom.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (HdYcL)

Good kitties!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:29 AM (6wpGE)

92 Hadrian, as a homebody, your family travel schedule is very triggering.

SWIDT? Who says I'm not down with the kids version of English?!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:31 AM (//n4s)

93 90 Nick Kristoff ... his NY Slimes career-ender
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (//n4s)

I wish.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:34 AM (6wpGE)

94 @17/SciVo: "Of course not! Water and electricity famously play super well together."

Raise that water stream up a bit higher Jagmeet. Be sure to cool the whole transformer, especially those connectors at the top. Become the arc flash object lesson for the rest of the class.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 26, 2026 06:37 AM (O7YUW)

95
Hadrian, as a homebody, your family travel schedule is very triggering.

It's Her Majesty's travel schedule. I scarcely leave the house nowadays. On the other hand, she's been away for over 90 days so far this year.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:38 AM (HdYcL)

96 Revelatory headline at CNBC, reporting that foreign workers are having a much more difficult time getting permission to work here, with CNBC concluding "the American Dream Is Collapsing."

Maybe for Indian software engineers it is, CNBC, but not for the Americans whose jobs the Indians were going to take, at least when Autopen was running things.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:39 AM (acx3c)

97
Someone should let Nick Kristoff know anout this possibility. He could write a follow up to his NY Slimes career-ender from a week ago.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:28 AM (//n4s)

Nick Kristof went to Harvard. So you know he's shmart. Harvards have a Higher Truth than that of the common clay.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:39 AM (HdYcL)

98 Terre Haute versus Las Cruces. Population density and age roughly the same. The TH household income is about 75% of LC well. The median house value is about 50% less in TH. Crime stats look roughly the same which you're a bit high. My experience here in LC Is most of that occurs in very specific areas which can be easily avoided.

In other words, it's kind of a downscale area that offers potentially great value, gets you out of the swamp and into your own home. What's there not to like? Sounds like a complete upgrade.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:40 AM (+tTgN)

99 Nick Kristof went to Harvard. So you know he's shmart. Harvards have a Higher Truth than that of the common clay.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:39 AM (HdYcL)

--

*fistbump*

Posted by: David Hogg at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (brIJB)

100 100

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (6wpGE)

101 I had a part in yesterday's local Memorial Day ceremony at the Kansas Veteran's Cemetery.

I was given a carnation along with a few others, and during Roll Call of the veterans buried in the cemetery since last Memorial Day, I walked from the shelter to the American flag pole, and placed my flower circling the flag pole with the other flowers.
I think I was chosen because I wore a ball cap from my second ship.

Democrat Governor Laura Kelly was a no show today. She was listed in advertising the event, but the program did not have her listed.

I was with one of the widows I walk with. We met two recent widows there, and I did my best to comfort them.

Overall, a respectful time, with lots of reflection on fate to go with the ceremonies.

The Army personal I saw looked like fit, focused warriors, so that was good to see. A change from the Biden years.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

102 Traveling a lot is a young man's game. I used to love it; now I hate it perhaps more than anything else. It all just starts looking the same, eventually, and the one thing every place except one has in common is that it isn't home.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (BI5O2)

103 G'mornin' everyone!

hi-ho, off to the state parks!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (VyBeY)

104 Does anyone actually like JavaScript library React? (JSX.LOL)

React is fine. It's the companion application-state manager Redux that should die in a fire.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (IXblq)

105 Traveling a lot is a young man's game. I used to love it; now I hate it perhaps more than anything else. It all just starts looking the same, eventually, and the one thing every place except one has in common is that it isn't home. Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice

Exactly. If you seen one Hooters you've seen them all.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:43 AM (+tTgN)

106 Exactly. If you seen one Hooters you've seen them all.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:43 AM (+tTgN)

----

Correction: You *want* to see them all.

Posted by: Ron White at May 26, 2026 06:43 AM (brIJB)

107 mornin yall. Here's a bit of news from the DM:

"A beloved Louisiana city could be fully submerged in seawater as early as this century, and experts warn residents they may need to pack up and leave now.

New Orleans sits mostly below sea level and is no stranger to the threat of rising oceans. "

AS EARLY AS THIS CENTURY! GET OUT NOW, WOLFUS!

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:44 AM (vFG9F)

108
A beloved Louisiana city

Beloved by people who don't have to live there.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (HdYcL)

109 97 Nick Kristof went to Harvard.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:39 AM (HdYcL)

Wikipedia:

He attended Harvard College, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (6wpGE)

110 Hadrian, it sounds like your role is akin to the Mr. Universe (Firefly/Serenity character) of the Borzoi world, I guess, staying at home and monitoring all the communication in the Dog Show galaxy.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (CORHs)

111 He attended Harvard College, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.

So he's into Greek. That explains a dog story.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:46 AM (+tTgN)

112 Hi pixy,
when I click "continue reading", it goes to

https://ace.mu.nu/#passage-ads

which cannot be clicked out of.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 26, 2026 06:46 AM (6U1c2)

113 "Experts say coastal Louisiana could see sea levels rise by 10 to 23 feet, destroying the wetlands that shield the city from hurricanes and pushing the shoreline inland by up to 62 miles."

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:47 AM (vFG9F)

114 Some cob or another, I think CBD, mentioned that he thinks people like Kristof believe their own bullshit.

Maybe to some extent, but I'm pretty sure that extent is proximal to "these Jews are siccing specially trained rape dogs on the precious brown peepo." That's a joke. It's patently obvious febrile nonsense.

There is no way he believed that. It's just that Israel is a designated NPC hate object, and his job is to give the NPCs something juicy for their hatefeeds. Bullshit atrocity propaganda is a mainstay of yellow journalism, and today's journalism is as yellow as it gets.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 06:48 AM (BI5O2)

115 "Experts predicted this by diving into Louisiana's geological past - one scientist discovered evidence of an ancient coastline 30 miles north of New Orleans from 125,000 years ago."

Wow. I wonder what caused climate change 125,000 years ago.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 06:48 AM (vFG9F)

116 99 *fistbump*
Posted by: David Hogg at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (brIJB)

Wikipedia:

Harvard College ... He enrolled there in the fall of 2019, and graduated in May 2023.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:48 AM (6wpGE)

117 @112
Do not click "continue reading". Click on "comments" to avoid the ad.

Posted by: Tuna at May 26, 2026 06:49 AM (lJ0H4)

118 n other words, it's kind of a downscale area that offers potentially great value, gets you out of the swamp and into your own home. What's there not to like? Sounds like a complete upgrade.
Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026

***
Exactamundo!!!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 26, 2026 06:49 AM (wzUl9)

119 He attended Harvard College, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate.
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (6wpGE)
-----------------
Another kid whose brain was fried at Harvard? Or was it the Times itself that wrecked him? Now he's just another Nazi twit.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:49 AM (CORHs)

120 Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 06:41 AM (u82oZ)

I'm glad it was a meaningful day for you and others.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:50 AM (Nx5jP)

121
staying at home and monitoring all the communication in the Dog Show galaxy.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:45 AM (CORHs)

I take care of the dogs at home, handle the show entries, maintain the spreadsheets, fill out RV and grooming space reservations, order medicines, ferry dogs to the vet and wash dog laundry. Otherwise, it's peaceful enough.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:50 AM (HdYcL)

122 I read every morning and never comment, but you got me with The Boomtown Rats. My friends never understood why I liked them so much.

Posted by: Harry A at May 26, 2026 06:51 AM (SXn5K)

123
The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)

124 In other show dog news, my last remaining show dog took her needed major in Kalamazoo to earn AKC Champion status.

That was the objective, as a tribute to my late wife who started showing her before falling ill. I am no longer chasing points. She is retired.

I'm done with paying entry and handler fees. Yay!

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 06:54 AM (J4Dwc)

125 123
The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)

--

I KNEW the AKC was controlled by the Jooos!

Posted by: Candace Owens at May 26, 2026 06:54 AM (brIJB)

126 Exactamundo!!!
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

These downscale towns that are less favored can make for great places to live. Las Cruces sounds kind of similar in a lot of ways and it's proven to be totally livable. The seeker to all the statistics they get everybody's hair on fire is they don't apply uniformly to these downscale towns. The secret is finding that sweet spot where where you can pick off a so solid home in an area that's remarkably not all that down scale.
Hope The virtual walkthrough works out. It's time for you to get on with this project.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 26, 2026 06:55 AM (glnUu)

127 Are things related to computer systems/ products frequently named "Zen" to give people a peaceful, meditative attitude about buying the product or because they are developed by the Chinese?

Sorry if that was a silly question.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 06:56 AM (Nx5jP)

128 There is no way he believed that. It's just that Israel is a designated NPC hate object, and his job is to give the NPCs something juicy for their hatefeeds. Bullshit atrocity propaganda is a mainstay of yellow journalism, and today's journalism is as yellow as it gets.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 26, 2026 06:48 AM (BI5O2)
-----------
Question his sincerity all you want (people believe all sorts of nonsense these days) but his objective is undeniably to excite the next pogrom. Evil goals are all that matters, it seems to me, not what exactly he says to pull it off.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 06:57 AM (di6Sl)

129 122 I read every morning and never comment, but you got me with The Boomtown Rats. My friends never understood why I liked them so much.
Posted by: Harry A at May 26, 2026 06:51 AM (SXn5K)

That got me to watch the video!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 06:57 AM (6wpGE)

130 I like React...

Maybe if you don't, you just need to Git Gud, Nerd!

Posted by: Joe D at May 26, 2026 06:57 AM (c4h6A)

131
I'm done with paying entry and handler fees. Yay!

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 06:54 AM (J4Dwc)

____________

Congratulations on your girl finishing and regaining a good chunk of your money.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:58 AM (HdYcL)

132 Wolfus - sounds like you have potential winner. FWIW, I'd have contract written that permits you to do an on-site inspection before you commit to any serious investment.

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 26, 2026 06:59 AM (3Ope8)

133 123 The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)

Would be cool if the AKC chimed in on "rape dogs."

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 07:00 AM (6wpGE)

134 133 123 The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 26, 2026 06:52 AM (HdYcL)

Would be cool if the AKC chimed in on "rape dogs."
Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 07:00 AM (6wpGE)

Googling that is NSFW.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 07:03 AM (6wpGE)

135 Wow. I wonder what caused climate change 125,000 years ago.
Posted by: fd

Trump with a time machine and an Israeli weather control satellite.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:04 AM (99eI0)

136 Wow. I wonder what caused climate change 125,000 years ago.
Posted by: fd
---------------
If not Trump and his Jewish masters, aliens.

Posted by: T'uqtar al-Carlson at May 26, 2026 07:07 AM (r7+k8)

137 Woman saves ram stuck in mud. I think that is one strong woman:

https://tinyurl.com/4kwtz8c5

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:09 AM (ZeH0U)

138 I bet AOC can't even do two pullups.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:10 AM (vFG9F)

139 Looks like the Iranians are down two more boats and a missile site. FAFO.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 07:10 AM (J4Dwc)

140 I used to get my Ram stuck in the mud a lot. One time I had to leave it in the swamp for a week until I could get enough help to dig it out.

Posted by: fd at May 26, 2026 07:11 AM (vFG9F)

141 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 26, 2026 07:14 AM (2Ez/1)

142 One hour sober,
What kind of dogs were you showing?

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 07:16 AM (Za1vu)

143 Good morning morons

'Is Tehran burning?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 26, 2026 07:16 AM (RIvkX)

144 The Southside Pope weighed in on AI in his first encyclical. Worth the discussion certainly, but AI has taken on a life of its own.

The encyclical addresses AI's impact on labor, warfare, and children, as well as the need for new ethical frameworks.

Posted by: T'uqtar al-Carlson at May 26, 2026 07:16 AM (gMz7B)

145 127 Are things related to computer systems/ products frequently named "Zen" to give people a peaceful, meditative attitude about buying the product or because they are developed by the Chinese?

Sorry if that was a silly question.
Posted by: FenelonSpoke

Both Intel and AMD have named their cpus many different things over time. For awhile, Intel named their process id for a family of processors after lakes, cities, etc. Intel uses well, Intel for its CPU branding with its different processor levels being something like i3, i5, i7, i9 (which used to indicate the number of cores, but now is mainly a performance guide where higher has more cores for the processor).

AMD replaced the old name of Bulldozer with Zen as their CPU overbranding name (about the same time Lisa Su became CEO of AMD).

And each cpu has its own codename for the mfg process and then a number designator, AMD used famous artists for awhile and now is using descriptors like Granite Ridge family, Kracken Point, etc.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:17 AM (E4rtv)

146 Oops. Filthy sock change.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 26, 2026 07:17 AM (gMz7B)

147 Worth the discussion certainly, but AI has taken on a life of its own.

That leads to a random thought of mine. Say we do get to the point that machines with actual intelligence are developed. Can they have souls? Can they make moral choices without it being hard coded into them?

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:18 AM (99eI0)

148 134 133 123 The Israeli Rape Dog will be recognized by the AKC effective June 1, 2026 and eligible for competition.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
====
Would that be the Imaginary Fake group for judging?

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:18 AM (E4rtv)

149 Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:17 AM (E4rtv)

Thanks for the info.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:18 AM (looXz)

150 Wolfus,
Good luck with your relocation project.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:21 AM (E4rtv)

151 What kind of dogs were you showing?
Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 07:16 AM (Za1vu)

Bullmastiff

Posted by: one hour sober at May 26, 2026 07:21 AM (J4Dwc)

152 Neat article I came across and wanted to share before JJ appears: There are a whole bunch of schools in the US that are using the "Classical Education" approach. Kids are learning Greek, Latin, cursive writing and other things that were just normal schooling in this country. Hopefully it continues to take off.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:23 AM (99eI0)

153 Bullmastiff
Posted by: one hour sober
---
Well, that was not a small endeavor!!

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 26, 2026 07:26 AM (EneHm)

154 >>>I bet AOC can't even do two pullups.

Posted by: fd

>AOC can't even do two pullups on her aging mammaries. She's getting long in the tooth, and packing more rice and beans into that big juicy booty.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 07:28 AM (D1E+2)

155 Rev. Wishbone

AOC is following the path of her hero, Pelosi. Power and sag.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 26, 2026 07:29 AM (u82oZ)

156 Posted by: FenelonSpoke
=====
The names are picked so that the tech press and advertising people can distinguish the new hot processors from the old ones from the previous generation of chips. About the same as the car business used to be with different GM models with different trim levels that shared some parts but not others so you could get market differentiation (and a higher price).

It has gotten so bad on naming with market differentiation on processors that you have all these subvariants for niche markets because once the basic logic circuits are created, then you can basically use them like legos to build different processors for different tasks.

I keep up with it somewhat because I build a new computer every three years or so using the latest tech from 2-3 years prior to keep the costs down. AI has buggered up that thoroughly by inverting the better, faster, AND cheaper rule as chips firms join in on the AI goldrush mentality.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:31 AM (E4rtv)

157 JJ is up.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 26, 2026 07:31 AM (99eI0)

158 I wouldn't call A O-C "aging" ( she's 36) except in respect to the fact we are all aging unless we're dead . She is just a stupid and malevolent woman and the new "Raula" Castroof the US who will get promoted by the media.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 26, 2026 07:34 AM (looXz)

159 152 Neat article I came across and wanted to share before JJ appears: There are a whole bunch of schools in the US that are using the "Classical Education" approach. Kids are learning Greek, Latin, cursive writing and other things that were just normal schooling in this country. Hopefully it continues to take off.
Posted by: NR Pax
======
Depends on the teachers and curriculum plus students and parents.

Right now, I am not sure that anyone really knows where education as a field is heading because society no longer values education for itself; but rather view it as a credential. And that now carries throughout the k-12 all the way through colleges to the PhD and terminal professional degree level.

And false notions promoted by society on achievements of students and the role of teachers doesn't help.

Posted by: whig at May 26, 2026 07:35 AM (E4rtv)

Monday Overnight Open Thread (5/25/26)

["It's All Down Hill" - 12" x 12" acrylic - Mis. Hum.]

*****

The Quote of The Day

"In most industries, swords just don't make any damn sense. In this particular one, it actually does." James Jacobs

*****

*****

It's Wisconsin humor, lighten up.

*****

The question is how was your Monday? Pretty darn good compared to this!

*****

As yours truly ages finely like a fine bottle of wine. I'm so happy to have The Fabulous at my side.

The warning signs have been there for decades. Back in 1983, American author Barbara Ehrenreich wrote a powerful book — The Hearts of Men: American Dreams and the Flight from Commitment — arguing that a male revolt was underway. Since the 1950s, she suggested, men had begun rebelling against the breadwinner ethic, inspired by Playboy culture, the counterculture and a desire for personal freedom. They were rejecting the cultural ideology that had shamed them into tying the knot and becoming a good provider, lest they be seen as immature, irresponsible and less than a real man.
Ehrenreich understood that marriage was the mechanism by which society harnessed male productivity. Remove the shame and the yoke comes off.
Forty years on, the yoke has disappeared. In April 2026, the American male labour force participation rate hit its lowest level since records began in the 1940s, according to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics. One in three American men — roughly 33% — were not working or actively looking for work. The overall male participation rate for men aged 16 and over stood at just 67%, down from 73.5% two decades ago and from 87% in the postwar years when Ehrenreich’s story begins.
The trend is not confined to America. Similar declines — though less dramatic than in the United States — have occurred in the UK, Australia and Canada.
The marriage collapse runs in lockstep with the workforce data. According to US Census Bureau data, married-couple households made up 71% of all US households in 1970; today it’s just 47%. As University of Virginia sociologist Brad Wilcox documents in his 2024 book Get Married, the marriage rate has fallen 65% in the last half century.

*****

Is it the ink that sets them off? Are my bionic knees the culprits? Is it the long hair and Duck Dynasty beard? Or is it the rotisserie chicken that grabs their attention?

TSA Says You Can Carry a Rotisserie Chicken in Your Carry-On: 'As Many as You Can Fit'
Exploring the TSA's quirky security rules that allow rotisserie chickens but restrict protein shakes.

*****

If you don't know anyone or have a relative with Parkinson's Disease you are quite fortunate. Tonight's Feel Good Story of The Day.

Breakthrough Parkinson’s Drug Targets Disease at Its Genetic Roots

*****

The ONT Musical Interlude & Flight Delay Emporium

&&&&&

*****

I wonder if the dog's name is Murphy? Genius Award Winner.

Shortly after noon on Saturday, officers with the Scottsbluff Police Department responded to Short Stop, located at 2002 Avenue I, after receiving a report that an individual had been shot by a BB gun. While officers were en route, updated information indicated that the incident involved a shotgun.
Upon arrival, officers located a truck with an attached camper. The passenger side door panel of the vehicle had sustained damage consistent with a shotgun blast.
Through the preliminary investigation, officers determined that the owner of the truck had pulled into the convenience store to purchase merchandise. While the passenger of the truck was standing near the front passenger side door, a dog in the back seat moved from one side of the vehicle to the other. During that movement, the dog triggered a shotgun that had a live shell in the chamber, causing the firearm to discharge.

*****

Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Case Examples.

Notice: Posted with permission by the Ace Media Empire & AceCorp, LLC. The ONT is solely powered by tanned and rested hamsters. None of the little rodents were injured in the production of this masterpiece.

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at 09:40 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 First?

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (w6EFb)

2 MisHum, did your curiosity get the better of you at the gas pump?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (kpS4V)

3
You know it's a slow night when I get first.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (w6EFb)

4 It feels early but vey good!

Thanks for kicking off the ONT MisHum!

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:49 PM (oyck1)

5 Good Evening Mis Hum.
Always great to see your paintings on the ONT.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (+iIfu)

6 Mis Hum your painting feels like Middle Earth

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (eZ5tL)

7
Good evening, all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (n7rxJ)

8 Top Five?
It's a holiday, I guess.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:51 PM (+iIfu)

9 That last one is aa Darwin warning for sure.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (oyck1)

10 Evening Hordemates!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (2WIwB)

11 Since it is Memorial Day I'll be sipping on a wee dram of Devil's Brigade whiskey.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (+iIfu)

12 9 That last one is aa Darwin warning for sure.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM (oyck1)
----

Or maybe Zoolander.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 09:55 PM (kpS4V)

13 married-couple households made up 71% of all US households in 1970; today it’s just 47%.
-
I wonder if the divorce rate has changed?

Posted by: Methos at May 25, 2026 09:57 PM (vSvIl)

14 Really thought the Mystery Click would be New Found Glory's "It's All Downhill From Here."

Posted by: pookysgirl only remembers the chorus at May 25, 2026 09:59 PM (Wt5PA)

15 Sorry I'm late, I ran out of tissues.

https://youtu.be/n0lEnp7Bef0

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 10:00 PM (CvBUs)

16 Good evening Horde. Thanks MisHum!

Posted by: TRex - chicken transporter dino at May 25, 2026 10:01 PM (cCn4/)

17 Evening all. Remembering better men than I tonight. I miss them.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 10:01 PM (aJQbY)

18 @Eric_Schmitt

"On this Memorial Day please take 3 minutes out of your day and listen to this letter from Maj. Sullivan Ballou to his wife as the Civil War broke out.

It’s powerful.

You won’t regret it."

x.com/eric_schmitt/status/
2058910198434013586

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (DoBxX)

19
Thank you MisHum.

Beautiful painting.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (3ek7K)

20 Dolomites?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (u/oMr)

21 Lots of greenery. Is Obama hiding back there somewhere?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:02 PM (1Ff7Z)

22 Did someone here recommend the show Widow's Bay on appletv?
Thanks to whomever did - I am loving the quirky comedy horror mystery

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 10:04 PM (DoBxX)

23
Well! At least the ONT is better run than the Café!

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:04 PM (HdYcL)

24 Tonight's ONT has been brought to you by Case Examples.

Inserting in both places is okay, then?

Posted by: Paul, Sid, and/or Raimondo at May 25, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)

25

Ace was probably spending time with crows and didn't notice, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:06 PM (3ek7K)

26 Evenin'

First World Problems!!

I've been getting ready for my golf/fishing vacation to western PA tomorrow and I can't find my range finder I use for golf. It was an Amazon Chinese made cheapie range finder but I liked it. I'm a bit annoyed. I'll have to go back to guessing and hoping for the best. Oh well, I'll endeavor to percervere.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 10:07 PM (sAmhv)

27 When I eat the dessicant pack in a sack of beef jerky, I like to follow it up with a gas-pump-nozzle-up-my-ass chaser.

Now some "experts" are telling me that neither of these is a good idea?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 10:08 PM (u/oMr)

28 I noticed listening to old time radio programs, Divorce was sometimes part of the plot line.

Generally, your spouse had to give you permission to get a divorce. Or put another way, both parties had to agree. And apparently there was some sort of sketchy workaround, called a “Mexican divorce”, maybe they had a different take on it in Mexico.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (Boo5w)

29
Ehrenreich understood that marriage was the mechanism by which society harnessed male productivity. Remove the shame and the yoke comes off.

___________

Benjamin Spock, the Playboy Philosophy, the Counterculture, the New Left, the Spirit of Vatican II. All catastrophic.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (HdYcL)

30 Room temperature rotisserie chicken in a carry on is not the healthiest thing to be eating during a long flight.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (y171U)

31 Geepers! Snipers all over the place.

Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (DuLyh)

32
Experts or influencers. Which is worse?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)

33 Once again...nicely done HUM!
It's always good to see you.
I hope you and your lovely lady are enjoying wonderful retirement.
We all miss you though❣💕
Thanks for being here!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 25, 2026 10:10 PM (uTEOj)

34 Evenin’, All.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:10 PM (77rzZ)

35 Well! At least the ONT is better run than the Café!
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh

I dunno, seems less centered.

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (ZVgZ4)

36 Love the acrylic - Mis. Hum.

Looks like some Western peaks there.

Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (rdeQO)

37
Sorry, left one out: The Pill.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (HdYcL)

38
Experts or influencers. Which is worse?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (3ek7K)

__________

Yes

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:11 PM (HdYcL)

39 Great painting up top - for some reason it reminds me of Mt. Index in Washington.

Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (Mf3Q1)

40 27 When I eat the dessicant pack in a sack of beef jerky, I like to follow it up with a gas-pump-nozzle-up-my-ass chaser.

Now some "experts" are telling me that neither of these is a good idea?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 10:08 PM (u/oMr)

No need to let the "experts" run your life. They just want to keep all the really fun stuff for themselves.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (CvBUs)

41 That's the first time I've heard Berens perform without his affected accent. He's still funny.

Posted by: lurk at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (h0JFh)

42 Generally, your spouse had to give you permission to get a divorce. Or put another way, both parties had to agree. And apparently there was some sort of sketchy workaround, called a “Mexican divorce”, maybe they had a different take on it in Mexico.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (Boo5w)

For years Reno NV was famous for no fault divorces. You could hock your ring right down the block from the courthouse too.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (gbGyB)

43 Experts or influencers. Which is worse?

Posted by: four seasons

Yes?

Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (aJQbY)

44 How did Dr. Spock (as opposed to Mr. Spock) do damage?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ZVgZ4)

45 Evenin’, Hadrian. How art thou?

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

46 Yeah, the Pill did more damage than all the rest!

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:14 PM (ZVgZ4)

47 The ONT Musical Interlude & Flight Delay Emporium

Bonus track.

https://youtu.be/6MN0V4Te94k

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:14 PM (VHUov)

48
How art thou?

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (77rzZ)

___________

Puttered around today. Did some dusting and cleaning. Gave Dutchess a bath. Scrubbed down her pen. And you?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (HdYcL)

49 Wait. Is the war back on? We attacked one of Iran's islands by Hormuz?

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

50
Hadrian is great. He had a bath today.

Oh that was one of his dogs.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (3ek7K)

51 Marriage was decidedly not some sort of patriarchal enslavement plot. It serves a function in society in the hopes of a stable community, among other things. It both intends to prevent females of the species from being left alone and unaided to raise children, and males from being forced to provide for children that aren’t theirs. Notice that both are a huge problem now, and “the state” is now Daddy Provider, meaning the taxpayer is on the hook for all the dysfunction that results.

The family of course is the basic building block of civilization, so it should he no surprise that it has been targeted for destruction by the usual suspects.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (Boo5w)

52 The sexual revolution, in both of its manifestations (the pill, and the requirement that chicks work) was a complete disaster.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:16 PM (77rzZ)

53 Room temperature rotisserie chicken in a carry on is not the healthiest thing to be eating during a long flight.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (y171U)

It's roasted (sterilized), and animal protein is fairly safe for a few hours. I don't think it is awful...nothing like bringing a package of gas station sushi.

Or a sliced lamb sandwich with homemade mayo. (Ask me how I know).

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 10:17 PM (iERP6)

54
Hadrian is great. He had a bath today.

___________

*sniffs armpit*

I'm good for another week.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (HdYcL)

55 So, on the principle of reciprocity, Nevada decided how Divorce works in the 49 other states? That doesn’t seem right, somehow. Maybe, if you got married in Nevada. I guess.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)

56 I have joked about bringing a rotisserie chicken on a plane to eat - plastic clam shell container and all. God bless you for having done it!

Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:19 PM (clfdg)

57 48 Hadrian, I am scheduled to have my first student tomorrow evening, from 6-7. I’m nervous as all get out about it.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:19 PM (77rzZ)

58
Hadrian,

We have strict water restrictions here. Appreciate if you'll take a shower for us.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:19 PM (3ek7K)

59
I have a magnet that says "the most affectionate creature on earth is a wet dog"

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (3ek7K)

60 "I'll take Swords for $400."

Not really Sean Connery.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (Jr+re)

61 6 Mis Hum your painting feels like Middle Earth

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 09:50 PM (eZ5tL)

The Dimholt.

Posted by: davidt at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (Q+gd/)

62 55 So, on the principle of reciprocity, Nevada decided how Divorce works in the 49 other states? That doesn’t seem right, somehow. Maybe, if you got married in Nevada. I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)

Pretty much.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (gbGyB)

63 Evening, MisHum, and ONT Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (8zz6B)

64 So, on the principle of reciprocity, Nevada decided how Divorce works in the 49 other states? That doesn’t seem right, somehow. Maybe, if you got married in Nevada. I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)

Once you become a resident of a state, that state has the right to determine their own rules and regs for things like that. Whether other states recognized it, I never looked into it.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

65 I post this, as I do every Memorial Day, because it is all that I can do. I do not forget, and I will not forget. It will require a few posts.

Other people probably have longer lists, but this is mine. Friends, comrades-in-arms. Requiescat in pace guys, I think about you often.
-------------

ROBERT NELSON MORDEN
PFC - E2 - Marine Corps - Regular

Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Dec 19, 1967
Casualty was on Feb 8, 1968
In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
---------

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:21 PM (XeU6L)

66 LLOYD WHITFIELD MOORE
HN - E3 - Navy - Regular

Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jan 15, 1968
Casualty was on Feb 25, 1968
In QUANG TRI, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered
--------------------------

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (XeU6L)

67 AOP, will you be home for the secession vote?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Jr+re)

68 CRAIG PHILIP AVERILL
CPL - E4 - Army - Regular
101st Airborne Division

Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Jun 12, 1967
Casualty was on Mar 26, 1968
In THUA THIEN, SOUTH VIETNAM
Hostile, died of wounds, GROUND CASUALTY
MULTIPLE FRAGMENTATION WOUNDS
Body was recovered
---------------------

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (XeU6L)

69 The question is how was your Monday? Pretty darn good compared to this!

I have so many questions. So I asked Grok to compress them for me:

"WHY?!?"

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (VHUov)

70 GLENN BRANSON HAINES JR
PFC - E3 - Army - Selective Service
18th Eng Bde

Length of service 0 years
His tour began on Nov 26, 1968
Casualty was on Mar 6, 1969
In , SOUTH VIETNAM
Non-Hostile, died of illness/injury, GROUND CASUALTY
ACCIDENTAL SELF-DESTRUCTION
Body was recovered
--------------------------

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)

71 JOE WOFFORD EUBANKS
CAPT - O3 - Army - Regular
1st AVN BDE

His tour began on Nov 13, 1971
Casualty was on Jun 2, 1972
In PLEIKU, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, HELICOPTER - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was recovered
-----------

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)

72 From last thread:
>> There is a little known reinforced underground concrete bunker at the 39A launch site or thereabouts. In theory the astronauts could have unassed the spacecraft in an emergency via a zip line and taken refuge there. They had survival supplies and such inside.

There were actually two different things. The zip line or slidewire system was added later. The first system installed from the beginning was the so-called "Rubber Room". This was a massive bunker under the pad designed to handle the full explosion of a Saturn V on the pad. Access was via a high speed elevator, into a long slide that led to a padded rubber landing pad which then led to a massive blast door to get inside the bunker.

The slidewire basket system was added later, being setup and tested somewhere around Apollo 9. That became the preferred on, although the rubber room was still available.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (w6EFb)

73 magnet that says "the most affectionate creature on earth is a wet dog"

I can top that

Posted by: a dog that just rolled in deer poo at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (gKWVE)

74 RICHARD MICHAEL CAMPBELL
SGT - E5 - Army - Selective Service
9th Infantry Division

Length of service 1 years
His tour began on Apr 2, 1968
Casualty was on May 7, 1968
In GIA DINH, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
DROWNED, SUFFOCATED
Body was recovered

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (XeU6L)

75 vmom, 18:

My sister wrote an arrangement of Ashokan Farewell which includes a cello part for my mother's funeral. The piece always makes me think about how articulate people can be about their family relationships with some thought.

Though Sullivan Ballou's letter is extraordinary.

Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (rdeQO)

76 Though Sullivan Ballou's letter is extraordinary.
Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 10:23 PM (rdeQO)

Beats most writers today.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:24 PM (1Ff7Z)

77 Sometimes I wonder...
MisHum used to engage. I guess now it's just something the guy's gotta do....
Oh well. I hope you at least get one of those tokens at the Club.
Of course, maybe you don't GAF...
Anyway, catch a big one🤪🐟!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 25, 2026 10:25 PM (uTEOj)

78 I can see myself walking down that path! Thank you, MisHum!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:26 PM (OoFl2)

79 One in three American men — roughly 33% — were not working or actively looking for work.

A non-trivial amount of that is the fact that if you're white, male, and a US citizen you probably aren't getting any bites on your resume unless you say on it that you're gay. Insty had a thing earlier that 2/3rds of Silicon Valley jobs are held by foreigners, mostly Indian and Chi-Com.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 10:27 PM (tUj8P)

80 Thanks for the dandy Monday Night ONT, Mis Hum!

Another great artwork up top. You have a definite style to your painting, and it's lovely.

Nice to know I can tote a rotisserie chicken on board an aircraft. They will confiscate my yogurt parfait however, because it could be explosives garnished with blueberries and granola (yeah, right!).

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 25, 2026 10:27 PM (D/6p1)

81 Although we honor our war dead, surely this was a greater sacrifice for our country*

https://tinyurl.com/3xm84ysa

*Not

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:27 PM (1Ff7Z)

82
So, on the principle of reciprocity, Nevada decided how Divorce works in the 49 other states? That doesn’t seem right, somehow. Maybe, if you got married in Nevada. I guess.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:18 PM (Boo5w)

______________

I had thought that back then there was some residency requirement in Nevada to get a divorce. At fiirst it was six months, then three months, then six weeks.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:28 PM (HdYcL)

83 I see MisHum captured the Purple Mountain Majesties quite nicely. Too high for the Fruited Plain, though.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:29 PM (qx7Zg)

84 What is the law at Instapundit? Not to complain about another overlinked Driscoll post full of boring crap. Are we not MEN?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:29 PM (gKWVE)

85 "It's All Down Hill"

.....Until It's Up-Mountain In A Few Miles.

You've got a talent, MisHum. I'd have a hard time aping Rothko.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:30 PM (VHUov)

86
I have a magnet with a witchy looking woman leaning on a broom.

She says Do I look like I give a rats ass?

I'm thinking about having cards made that say that to hand out to assholes.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:31 PM (3ek7K)

87 Wishing for a pleasant, albeit solemn Memorial Day Monday.

My father used to display his father's flag on today & Veteran's day...

But my father has since passed. Eldest inherited the flag & prefers to keep it a tri-fold keepsake box.

Posted by: Adriane the Monday Critic on Monday . . . at May 25, 2026 10:32 PM (3ZUWJ)

88 Remembering 2LT William D White USCMR E CO, 2 BN, 7th Marines. KIA while fighting the enemy at "Outpost Vegas," South Korea on March 29, 1953. Born Teaneck, New Jersey, hometown Englewood, New Jersey.

Dad always talked about LT White. White and a visiting Major were KIA during a Chinese heavy mortar or artillery barrage. Dad went to render aid but there were very little remains of either.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:32 PM (DuLyh)

89 Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:29 PM (gKWVE)
--------
He's intolerable. But he is the only one there who links to Ace, so I give him limited kudos. It may have been one of his links that first led me here 15+ years ago.

Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:32 PM (6THca)

90 Ehrenreich was full of it. It's not men rejecting the role of men. It's women rejecting the role of men.

Just another haggard old boomer feminist who fucked up the world and then blamed the world for haggard old boomer feminist fuckups.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 25, 2026 10:33 PM (BI5O2)

91 Good evening morons И спасибо mh

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:33 PM (RIvkX)

92 A non-trivial amount of that is the fact that if you're white, male, and a US citizen you probably aren't getting any bites on your resume unless you say on it that you're gay. Insty had a thing earlier that 2/3rds of Silicon Valley jobs are held by foreigners, mostly Indian and Chi-Com.
Posted by: Ian S.

And if you're in the other 1/3rd, you work 24 hours a day to make up for the poor efforts of that 2/3rds, and have no time for marriage or kids. If you're lucky, you get the Elon Musk harem route.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 10:34 PM (VHUov)

93 That's lovely, Mis Hum. Quite a change in your style. I like the new MisHum.

Posted by: creeper at May 25, 2026 10:34 PM (80oeU)

94 Thank you Mike Hammer. I have been reading the posts on X of the names of our lost. I won’t forget, even if I never knew their names.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:34 PM (OoFl2)

95
I read Insty, but it's now pretty bad among Reynolds, Driscoll and Green. As for their commenters, they make us look like a Louis XV salon.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:35 PM (HdYcL)

96 It’s a crazy world at the gas station.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 10:35 PM (LHPAg)

97 SGT Albert Medas USMC KIA

(from my Dad's notebooks)

Sgt. Medas was wounded during the Vegas-Carson-Reno outpost battles at the end of March, 1953. I was also wounded during those actions and was evacuated to Yokuska Naval Hosp. During my recovery I saw Medas being wheeled through my ward. I hollered at him but he gave no response. He had suffered a grave head wound and had stroke-like symptoms. He did not recognize me. The orderly came over and asked if I knew him and I told him yes, he was in my outfit. The next day a nurse came to interview me concerning the Sgt. She told me he had lost his tags and ID during the battle or evacuation and arrived at the hospital listed as "unknown" as he could not identify himself.
Medas was one mean, tough Marine.

He never left the hospital. Medas DOW in September 1953.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:39 PM (DuLyh)

98 "It's a crazy world at the gas station."

As I keep trying to say, maybe it wasn't such a great idea to destroy so much of the oil industry in the 20-teens; the oilfield in Louisiana was wrecked and what was left got buried by covid.

Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain at May 25, 2026 10:40 PM (03Dwc)

99
What is the law at Instapundit? Not to complain about another overlinked Driscoll post full of boring crap. Are we not MEN?
Posted by: gKWVE

Do not walk on all fours.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)

100 Yep. So yeah. Thanks Hum....
I give up on Mondays.
Nice pic. I miss your engagement, though. You're probably not even here...
Don't put yourself out. Go be retired. Much love to you and the Fabulous. ❣❣

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 25, 2026 10:41 PM (uTEOj)

101 The 87 Regular or the 93 Hi-Test enema?

Decisions, decisions . . . .

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2026 10:41 PM (wVcYX)

102 Grrrrr! Just ripped the flag when trying to roll it up.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)

103 Thank you Mike Hammer may their memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:42 PM (RIvkX)

104 Hi Horde! Thanks MisHum!

I almost never read the comments at Insty. No value add.

Posted by: Iris at May 25, 2026 10:45 PM (bOJ2I)

105 I had thought that back then there was some residency requirement in Nevada to get a divorce. At first it was six months, then three months, then six weeks.
——-

And finally, six minutes, playing the slots

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:45 PM (vEz2K)

106 How did Dr. Spock (as opposed to Mr. Spock) do damage?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ZVgZ4)
=====

Popularized "permissive parenting"

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:47 PM (RIvkX)

107 Saw Steppenwolf when they were playing for much smaller crowds, this one a little venue called The Wild Goose near Chicago. Good times.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 10:47 PM (L9EgK)

108 And finally, six minutes, playing the slots
Posted by: Common Tater

Some would say 'playing the slots' is what led to this outcome.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:48 PM (DuLyh)

109 102 Grrrrr! Just ripped the flag when trying to roll it up.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:42 PM (1Ff7Z)

---------

Bring it to me with two gin and tonics.

Posted by: Old Lady from This Morning's Art Thread at May 25, 2026 10:48 PM (6/7Fs)

110
The good news: my Astros win 9-0 on a combined no-hitter

The bad news: the Knicks are now in the finals

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:48 PM (HdYcL)

111 Do not walk on all fours.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 10:40 PM (Cqx++)

I was reminded of this when awaiting Cloudflare's decision of whether I was human or not.
And whether it mattered.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (gKWVE)

112 Yeah, the Pill did more damage than all the rest!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:14 PM (ZVgZ4)

What, Bayer aspirin?

(From 2012....That look on Andrea Mitchell's face when Santorum supporter Foster Friess said in an interview " back in my day we used Bayer aspirin for a contraceptive. The gals put it between their knees and it wasn't that costly.") Of course he was joking but the reaction was awesome.

Posted by: Rex B at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (rgnea)

113 Thank you Tonypete may their memory be a blessing/

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (RIvkX)

114 I would opt for the rotisserie Cornish game hen. You can load your carry-on with more of them if you know how to pack them in.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)

115 'stros at 23-31 have some work to do, but on the plus side, they're in AL West where everyone else sucks.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:51 PM (gKWVE)

116 I heard of a homeless guy that boofed ethanol gas for an instant drunk, so that warning sticker is warranted -- not that it would have stopped him.

Posted by: DinsdalePiranha at May 25, 2026 10:51 PM (yFfLy)

117 I would opt for the rotisserie Cornish game hen. You can load your carry-on with more of them if you know how to pack them in.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)

I wonder how many you could sell on a flight, because it would likely be better than airplane food.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:52 PM (qx7Zg)

118 The sexual revolution, in both of its manifestations (the pill, and the requirement that chicks work) was a complete disaster.
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 10:16 PM (77rzZ)

------

And shady, divorce, lawyers are happy to dine on the Leftovers of a failed marriage.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 10:52 PM (L9EgK)

119 One of the most memorable things in my life was visiting the Vietnam War Memorial with my Dad. We did tracing of his friends' names. That was a redpilling moment.

PFC CHARLES CROCKETT HOWZE
PFC LINDSAY CLINTON TURNER

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 10:52 PM (Xdfhw)

120 For barrel scrapers, the Angels and the Rockies are duking it out 20-34 each. Kind of like lingerie mud wrestling where the contestants are Whoopi Goldberg and Natalie Maines.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:53 PM (gKWVE)

121
Heaven forbid you have meat on a plane.

The vegans would be screaming and the plane would be diverted.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)

122 I knew a feller who lived by a Rez. He said he would find piles of cans in the woods of Lysol, with a hole punched in the side. Huffing Lysol to get high. Liquor stores would be closed on Sundays, and a pickup truck full of Injuns would descend upon a gas station and buy up all the brake fluid on the rack. Alcoholism is bad stuff.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (vEz2K)

123 [I arrive in hell]
Demon: We will punish you for your gluttony!

Me: Awesome! I'm a glutton for punishment.

Demon: ...*quietly into walkie-talkie* can I get a supervisor over here?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:55 PM (qx7Zg)

124 Heaven forbid you have meat on a plane.

The vegans would be screaming and the plane would be diverted.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (3ek7K)

If they don't like it, they can get out and push the airliner so it arrives sooner.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:56 PM (qx7Zg)

125 I dunno if I accept that the root causes of declining birth rates in the U.S. are so clear and simple.

Birth rates heve fallen off a cliff in EVERY First World and Second World (Russia) country, not just here & in Western Europe. I doubt that the Pill and the Playboy Philosophy have much to do with the declining birth rates in Japan (which is having a virtual going-out-of-business sale), or China.

I think economics has been a major factor. A rising standard of living ALWAYS results in a decline in the birth rate. Conversely, birth rates remain extraordinarily high in the worst Third World sewers. The more godawful the place(Republic of the Congo), the higher the birth rate.

Yes... I know that having lots of babies is the only Social Security there is in Ethiopia.

What I'm saying is, I think it's glib and simplistic to blame it all on Hugh Hefner.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 10:56 PM (RCjYY)

126 How did Dr. Spock (as opposed to Mr. Spock) do damage?
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (ZVgZ4)
=====

Popularized "permissive parenting"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 10:47 PM

------

I'll wager a lot of Moms in the 50s used Spock's book as a means of keeping Dads from being strict with the kids -- too the children's detriment

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (L9EgK)

127 The sexual revolution …. was a complete disaster.
———

Depends on what your objective was. It was a smashing success looked at from a “let’s destabilize society and introduce chaos and anarchy”

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (vEz2K)

128 ""TSA Says You Can Carry a Rotisserie Chicken in Your Carry-On: 'As Many as You Can Fit'
Exploring the TSA's quirky security rules that allow rotisserie chickens but restrict protein shakes.""

A leftover from when mayor pete was transportation secretary. He went prancing through an airplane while singing-

Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens.
Sticking my dick in rotisserie chickens

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)

129 Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:54 PM (vEz2K)

I could cut back on the booze. But huffin' febreze is a whole new level of sad trombone

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (Xdfhw)

130 divorce attorneys!! My ex went to "counseling" without me. He "counselor" suggested divorce and recommended an attorney. Her son. Nasty business.

Posted by: free tibet at May 25, 2026 10:58 PM (iNp3L)

131 I was on another site when an ad for a electric bike popped up. On clearance. From Temu.

What could possibly go wrong?

(The trumpets sound a "wah-wah-wah!" in the background.)

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 25, 2026 10:58 PM (aMrr2)

132 Thank you Mis Hum for content.

Greetings Horde!

Bad Monday guy looks like he has a late model RAM pickup. If he has the fancy-schmancy tail lights that's an $800 part to replace.

Wasn't today once known as Remembrance Day? Or am I thinking of Veterans day?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:00 PM (QGaXH)

133 I was reminded of this when awaiting Cloudflare's decision of whether I was human or not.
And whether it mattered.
Posted by: gKWVE

When I get that I usually just close the window and forget about it.
If it is the first time I hit that site ever it probably means I am not a bot that hits it a hundred times (+) a day. Simple test. Ef em if that cannot figure that much out.
In reality they are probably doing a deep dive into my browsing patterns to tailer the ads and click bait just for me.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 11:01 PM (/lPRQ)

134 And finally, six minutes, playing the slots
Posted by: Common Tater

Some would say 'playing the slots' is what led to this outcome.
Posted by: Tonypete

* golf clap *

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:01 PM (VHUov)

135 AOP, will you be home for the secession vote?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 10:22 PM (Jr+re)

I plan to be.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:02 PM (8zz6B)

136
People (well, let's face it, women) see therapists to affirm their own feelings and victimhood. Because therapists know if they said, "Face it, you're immature and have the personal insight of a toddler," they'd be fired immediately.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:03 PM (HdYcL)

137 28 I noticed listening to old time radio programs, Divorce was sometimes part of the plot line.

Generally, your spouse had to give you permission to get a divorce. Or put another way, both parties had to agree. And apparently there was some sort of sketchy workaround, called a “Mexican divorce”, maybe they had a different take on it in Mexico.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:09 PM (Boo5w)

I think if you wanted a divorce and the spouse objected you had to go to Reno (I guess or Nevada in general) where the law allowed it after a residency period, if my interpretation of 1950's movies and TV is correct.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:04 PM (QGaXH)

138 I plan to be.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:02 PM (8zz6B)

Just gather a few like minded Albertans and publish a document. It's worked before.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 11:04 PM (1Ff7Z)

139 ARiK, the British do/did Remembrance Day. With the poppies and such. It's probably Allahu Ackbar/ Durka Durka Jihad Day by now.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:05 PM (Xdfhw)

140 AOP, will you be home for the secession vote?
------
I plan to be.

I presume it's more a statement of sentiment kind of thing and not actually legally binding on any part of the government?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 11:05 PM (vTZFs)

141 Beats most writers today.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:24 PM (1Ff7Z)

My father was a civil war buff, and he collected letters from soldiers written to folks back home . I read quite a few, and was struck by how even the privates and sergeants expressed their thoughts far more cogently and eloquently than most college graduates today can dream of doing.

It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)

142 I would opt for the rotisserie Cornish game hen. You can load your carry-on with more of them if you know how to pack them in.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)
+++
I wonder how many you could sell on a flight, because it would likely be better than airplane food.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf
===
I always look forward to when the chicharrones guy and his enormous bundle of fresh fried pork skins would make his way down the aisle to my row. Like a visit from Santa.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 11:07 PM (/lPRQ)

143 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)

LOL, U R Rite!

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 11:07 PM (1Ff7Z)

144 I presume it's more a statement of sentiment kind of thing and not actually legally binding on any part of the government?

--------

A binding vote to secede usually requires gunplay.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (6/7Fs)

145 Alberta is relearning the truth of all socialist/leftist states - you can vote your way in, but you gotta shoot your way out.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (QDJ2U)

146 My ex went to "counseling" without me. He "counselor" suggested divorce and recommended an attorney. Her son. Nasty business.

As has been often observed, probably most famously by Al Bundy, nobody wants to stop women from being happy like other women.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (xlvhb)

147 A leftover from when mayor pete was transportation secretary. He went prancing through an airplane while singing-

Raindrops on roses, and whiskers on kittens.
Sticking my dick in rotisserie chickens
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (snZF9)

Hah!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (8zz6B)

148 I'll wager a lot of Moms in the 50s used Spock's book as a means of keeping Dads from being strict with the kids -- to the children's detriment
Posted by: JM

What, the edition without the Vulcan nerve pinch?

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (W5mpo)

149 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)

Oh no, you di-int.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:09 PM (Xdfhw)

150
As has been often observed, probably most famously by Al Bundy, nobody wants to stop women from being happy like other women.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (xlvhb)

____________

The leading cause of divorce is a woman's friends.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:10 PM (HdYcL)

151 I'll wager a lot of Moms in the 50s used Spock's book as a means of keeping Dads from being strict with the kids

My mom had the book. If that Dad-aim was hers, she failed miserably, at least with me. I think I developed callouses on my posterior from spankings AND I deserved each of them!
Dad and I hung out together on weekends, to my delight.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:11 PM (Jr+re)

152 MisHum, your painting appears to be done on a sheet of Masonite. Am I right? I understand it is a popular medium for artists.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:11 PM (8zz6B)

153 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:06 PM (QDJ2U)
====

You can read cursive?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

154 Depends on what your objective was. It was a smashing success looked at from a “let’s destabilize society and introduce chaos and anarchy”
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:57 PM (vEz2K)

My objectives were pretty clear.

Posted by: Here for the hippy pussy sign guy at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (gbGyB)

155 Adlai Stevenson was once asked if he thought being divorced (back in the '50s) would cost him votes?

He famously replied, "No... not if I get the votes of everyone who is divorced... and everyone who wishes they were divorced."

This is long forgotten, but in addition to "I Like Ike!", people generally liked Adlai too.

When was the last time we had an election for President where everybody liked both candidates? I think you'd have to go back to the '50s.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RCjYY)

156 Thanks for the ONT.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (bss/y)

157 Bad Monday guy looks like he has a late model RAM pickup. If he has the fancy-schmancy tail lights that's an $800 part to replace.
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan

I'm thinking the impact with the neighbor's house is probably more than $800.

With the toolbox blocking the camera, I originally thought he might have made it back in and hit the brakes, but he's rolling on the sidewalk at the end; he got caught in the tow strap.

....unless you meant headlights and not taillights.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)

158 You can read cursive?

Two grandkids in Chicago, of all places, public schools. Aged 8 and 10. Both are learning cursive writing. Their mother is happy.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:13 PM (Jr+re)

159 The Quebecois tried to separate in the 70s but, well, French, so....that's how that went.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:14 PM (RIvkX)

160 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Make Americans Eloquent Again

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 11:14 PM (eZ5tL)

161 Thanks for the ONT, MisHum! Hope you got Holiday Pay!

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 11:15 PM (rdVOm)

162 I presume it's more a statement of sentiment kind of thing and not actually legally binding on any part of the government?

--------

A binding vote to secede usually requires gunplay.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 11:08 PM (6/7Fs)

If the referendum passes, it would require the Alberta government to enter into negotiations with Ottawa aimed at a peaceful secession. Since there is zero chance of Ottawa bargaining in good faith, ultimately it will come down to a unilateral declaration of independence.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:15 PM (8zz6B)

163
Two grandkids in Chicago, of all places, public schools. Aged 8 and 10. Both are learning cursive writing. Their mother is happy.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:13 PM (Jr+re)

____________

Truly loving parents make their children learn copperplate.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (HdYcL)

164 Hi folks. For those interested, Robert the Cat(TM) is still kind of the same, though he is starting to get used to the idea that "me without a shirt" is not the nauseating surface he thought it was. Still hurts, mind you.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (CHHv1)

165 136
People (well, let's face it, women) see therapists to affirm their own feelings and victimhood. Because therapists know if they said, "Face it, you're immature and have the personal insight of a toddler," they'd be fired immediately.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:03 PM (HdYcL)
________________________________

IMO, a worthless profession except in the most extreme circumstances where an indiividual is not functional. Beyond that, "common sense" which doesn't require a license to distribute is sufficient. Incidentally, I believe a significant number of "therapists" are likely more mentally unstable than their client lists. Dated one once who insisted the best way to let off stress was to scream at the top of her lungs when necessary....which she did in the middle of South Street in Philly. First and last date...gave her cab fare and left her right there.

Posted by: Orson at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (dIske)

166 You can read cursive?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (RIvkX)

LOL! I really dont think anyone under 30 knows how to anymore.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (QDJ2U)

167 AOP, is secession allowed in whatever Canada calls their constitution?

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (Jr+re)

168 132 Wasn't today once known as Remembrance Day? Or am I thinking of Veterans day?
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:00 PM (QGaXH)

Decoration Day.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (y171U)

169 Tom Servo I usually use Civil War diaries and letters (from people who mostly didn't go beyond the equivalent of today's 6th grade) to illustrate the dumbing down/death of literacy.

Then's the more recent example (50s/60s) of "we used to teach Latin and Greek in high school, now we teach remedial English in college".

Having guest lectured to and graded papers for a public university upper division class (several times), the word "appalled" barely begins to capture things.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (U/Byj)

170 Ben Had says I have good cursive so I've got that going for me.
/thumbs in suspenders, rocks back on heels

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (RIvkX)

171 It made me realize how dumbed down our entire society has become.
Posted by: Tom Servo

Idiocracy.

Saw some click-bait on ivermectin.
Apparently available OTC for real people in a number of states now. Curious which states I did a Google and found most web pages / articles were on medical industry pages.
About a hundred comments on one page, every one was how stupid people are to take that because COVID and everybody knows that red states that didn't hold the lockdown for two years+ had bodies piling up in the streets... oh, and comparing red states to the move Idiocracy.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (/lPRQ)

172 "In case you thought it was about a three day weekend" reminded me of a great film. It is "Taking Chance", starring Kevin Bacon. It is about a military officer who takes on the job of accompanying the body of a soldier back to his home town. It shows details, such as how the soldier's body is handled and cared for, that you wouldn't think about. Very appropriate for this holiday.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (0Htd1)

173 Whew! I finished yardwork just as daylight dimmed. Then, heard thunder rumbling in the distance.. a breeze and sprinkle of rain.. couple of loud booms and it's over now. Still warm outside.

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 11:18 PM (rdVOm)

174 Joe Besser was the only human to master the Vulcan Pinch.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:19 PM (Cqx++)

175 AOP, is secession allowed in whatever Canada calls their constitution?
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (Jr+re)

I think technically it is, with impossible hoops to be jumped through. Canada's "constitution" was unilaterally imposed by Pierre Trudeau as an Act of Parliament, so as far as I am concerned, it is invalid on its face.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (8zz6B)

176 Then's the more recent example (50s/60s) of "we used to teach Latin and Greek in high school, now we teach remedial English in college"

I'm 29+ but my small town North Dakota high school had German, Spanish, French and Latin. Probably only Spanish today.

Posted by: free tibet at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (iNp3L)

177 Hi folks. For those interested, Robert the Cat(TM) is still kind of the same, though he is starting to get used to the idea that "me without a shirt" is not the nauseating surface he thought it was. Still hurts, mind you.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:16 PM (CHHv1)
No offense or judgment about your shirtlessness. But does Robert like fleecy blankets? Our cat likes making biscuits on my lap. I make her do it through a blanket. She ain't going to town on my bare leg. Ow and no.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (Xdfhw)

178 Also, all these Civil War letters were written in longhand, no type-delete possible.

Most of us have lost the skill, or perhaps never had, of holding a fully expressed thought in our head before writing it down.

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 11:20 PM (eZ5tL)

179 IMO, a worthless profession except in the most extreme circumstances where an indiividual is not functional.

I recall there was a recent study indicating that therapy was exactly as effective as just talking to your friends. Probably even your gray box friends!

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:21 PM (xlvhb)

180 Having guest lectured to and graded papers for a public university upper division class (several times), the word "appalled" barely begins to capture things.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (U/Byj)
=====

At least my senior thesis is better than Michelle Obama's.

Keeping expectations low is a key to success.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 11:22 PM (RIvkX)

181 You know if Trump told people not to stick a gas nozzle up their ass some percentage of leftists would tell us it was actually good for you - a deep carbon cleanse...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)

182 We are DEVO

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Cqx++)

183 Most of us have lost the skill, or perhaps never had, of holding a fully expressed thought in our head before writing it down.

Wrong. I had an excellent English teacher in junior and senior high and a mom who taught me as well. My letters and now my emails are epic! My kids think I use too many words with too many syllables!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Jr+re)

184 I'm 29+ but my small town North Dakota high school had German, Spanish, French and Latin. Probably only Spanish today.
Posted by: free tibet

My small-town MN school only had German and Spanish. I guess they couldn't find a French-speaking hockey coach.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (VHUov)

185 Brevity is the soul of wit.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:24 PM (Cqx++)

186 185 Brevity is the soul of wit.

---------

What's your point?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (6/7Fs)

187 I'm happily married, but I find myself fascinated by all the articles and videos about the sad state of modern dating and marriage. Hoe_math is probably my favorite YouTube channel on the subject. Most men seem to have adopted the Joshua strategy (as in the WOPR computer in "Wargames") - the only way to win is not to play. I didn't get married until my mid-40s and was prepared to die single, but I found a unicorn and locked her down pronto.

Posted by: PabloD at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (K1RVP)

188 Remembrance Day is what the Brits call Veteran's Day, inso far as it's done on November 11th.

But they are honoring the dead, as we do on Memorial Day.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (Vvh2V)

189 During the Articles of Confederation time period after the Revolutionary War (1783-'89), both the northern AND southern states thought secession looked quite appealing.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:25 PM (RCjYY)

190 You know if Trump told people not to stick a gas nozzle up their ass some percentage of leftists would tell us it was actually good for you - a deep carbon cleanse...

The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt, since Newsom signed a law making it illegal to ask for or show ID at a polling place.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (xlvhb)

191 Decoration Day, in the South anyway, is the Saturday before Memorial Day.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (Vvh2V)

192 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Is not.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)

193 "In case you thought it was about a three day weekend" reminded me of a great film. It is "Taking Chance", starring Kevin Bacon. It is about a military officer who takes on the job of accompanying the body of a soldier back to his home town. It shows details, such as how the soldier's body is handled and cared for, that you wouldn't think about. Very appropriate for this holiday.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 25, 2026 11:17 PM (0Htd1)

-----

Absolutely agree. This is very well done

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (2VJPo)

194 You know if Trump told people not to stick a gas nozzle up their ass some percentage of leftists would tell us it was actually good for you - a deep carbon cleanse...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 11:22 PM (sKqQm)

I wish he would tell them that Oxygen is bigly awesome.

Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:27 PM (Xdfhw)

195 Good night, horde! Enjoyed another ONT. Thanks.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (Jr+re)

196 123 [I arrive in hell]
Demon: We will punish you for your gluttony!

Me: Awesome! I'm a glutton for punishment.

Demon: ...*quietly into walkie-talkie* can I get a supervisor over here?
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 10:55 PM (qx7Zg)

You'll be the guy in one of my favorite Far Side cartoons happily pushing a wheelbarrow full of brimstone down in heck, goofy smile on his face, and two demons off to the side, watching, with one saying to the other 'you know, we're just not getting through to that guy'

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)

197
Carolina, 3 - Montreal, 2 in OT

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (HdYcL)

198
The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt, since Newsom signed a law making it illegal to ask for or show ID at a polling place.
Posted by: Ian S.

What happens in LA influences the entire world so everyone should be allowed to vote for LA Mayor.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:29 PM (Cqx++)

199 Hoe_math is probably my favorite YouTube channel on the subject.

I like his stuff, especially when he explains that it's all the fault of Democrats, but he's also at least "and it's the fault of the Joooz that we have Democrats" adjacent. That's mostly in his social media posts though, I haven't seen it in his videos.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:29 PM (xlvhb)

200 Didn't somebody here post a video of a man at a gas station doing something with a gas nozzle that I would not have thought would be anatomically possible?!

There are no other places I hang out in online where I'd be likely to find such a cultural gem.

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:30 PM (Vvh2V)

201 I am off to bed. Good night, everyone!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:31 PM (OoFl2)

202 Bad Monday guy: Most haste, least speed.

Like me shooting.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 11:32 PM (kuQVf)

203 You'll be the guy in one of my favorite Far Side cartoons happily pushing a wheelbarrow full of brimstone down in heck, goofy smile on his face, and two demons off to the side, watching, with one saying to the other 'you know, we're just not getting through to that guy'
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (QGaXH)

Hey, I resemble that too!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (qx7Zg)

204 RIP Sonny Rollins.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (N8ZBc)

205 Secession is frowned on here. They will come and kill everybody and burn your state down to teach you a lesson.
Never interrupt their graft machine.

Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (8XBuM)

206 Time for a late snack and cocktail, and queue up The Devil's Brigade. Almost a tradition hereabouts.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 11:34 PM (D1E+2)

207 Carolina, 3 - Montreal, 2 in OT
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 11:28 PM (HdYcL)

Good. Pith those Froggies.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:34 PM (8zz6B)

208 Maybe Canada's revolution will trigger ours.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (zfQ1S)

209 During Henry VIII's time, educated men would decide at dinner whether to converse in English, Latin or French.

Louis XVI, widely considered an idiot (he wasn't), spoke 3 languages fluently-- and liked to pass away some of his leisure hours by translating the poetry of John Milton into French.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (RCjYY)

210 Ian S, it happened to Ragtime Rev too. He got banned for performing minstrel songs too enthusiastically and blamed (((you know who))) so on his return all he does is nazi shit now.
Bath Salts got nothin' on antisemitism.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (gKWVE)

211 139 ARiK, the British do/did Remembrance Day. With the poppies and such. It's probably Allahu Ackbar/ Durka Durka Jihad Day by now.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at May 25, 2026 11:05 PM (Xdfhw)

BarelyScary I saw your question about camping the other night late after everyone was gone.

We went twice in April - once to a local regional part so we could hook everything up an make sure it all worked right. I tried to clean and sanitize the freshwater tank wit some s*** I bought at Camping World and made a hash of it. Endless suds coming out the faucets! Fortunately everything works ok using city water.

Late April we spent 4 great days at San Clemente State Beach. It's one of the few 'full-hookup' parks in the system. We were there with friends and had a blast!

On a completely different subject, no loud noises from the north. I think the crack in the tank allowed it to vent. Evacuation still in place last I heard.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:37 PM (QGaXH)

212 Mr favorite Far Side - Hell cartoon has the devil escorting a distinguished looking man to an open door, inside are a bunch of goofy looking kids with banjo’s. He says “Here’s your room, Maestro.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:37 PM (QDJ2U)

213 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:24 PM (Cqx++)

Yup.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 11:38 PM (2WIwB)

214
What happens in LA influences the entire world so everyone should be allowed to vote for LA Mayor.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

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

There's no such thing as an illegal person.

They are more Californian than you will ever be.

The undocumented have rights.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 11:39 PM (n7rxJ)

215 There are no other places I hang out in online where I'd be likely to find such a cultural gem.

Truly. I mean, the HQ is why far too many of us know about Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP).

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:40 PM (xlvhb)

216 212

That IS funny.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:40 PM (RCjYY)

217 by: Case at May 25, 2026 11:33 PM (8XBuM

A fellow Georgian, I assume?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 25, 2026 11:40 PM (Vvh2V)

218 Worked with a guy who was famous in the facility for once having attempted to "ease the hammer down on his 30-30 with one hand" while it was tucked between the transmission hump and the passenger seat while he was driving back from a stand during deer season and shot his transmission.
The truck had to be towed back into town.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 11:41 PM (rbvCR)

219 @177 No worries, my shirtlessness rivals "The Blob" except I don't absorb protoplasm all that well. If you've read Brian Aldiss' story "Visiting Amoeba" I can't do that.

And yeah, he prefers a blanket or a shirt, but sometimes it's just too hot. He seems to be learning that not everything has to be perfect if he wants to be petted. And he wants to be petted more than he hates human flesh (other than biting and slashing).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:41 PM (CHHv1)

220 209 During Henry VIII's time, educated men would decide at dinner whether to converse in English, Latin or French.

Louis XVI, widely considered an idiot (he wasn't), spoke 3 languages fluently-- and liked to pass away some of his leisure hours by translating the poetry of John Milton into French.
Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:36 PM (RCjYY)

My favorite quote from Frederick the Great: “I speak French to my lovers; Polish to my servants; and German to my dogs.”

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:41 PM (QDJ2U)

221 Sunny Rollins. RIP. 95 is not a bad time.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 11:42 PM (CHHv1)

222 157
....unless you meant headlights and not taillights.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)

No, tail lights.
Head lights are probably $$$ too!

Gone are the days of a $2 headlight you could replace yourself in 15 minutes....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:42 PM (QGaXH)

223 "Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP)."

He died? If they buried him at sea, they'd have to deflate him first, or cruelly let him float.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:43 PM (N8ZBc)

224 Mr favorite Far Side - Hell cartoon has the devil escorting a distinguished looking man to an open door, inside are a bunch of goofy looking kids with banjo’s. He says “Here’s your room, Maestro.”
Posted by: Tom Servo

It was a theme. The two-panel FarSide of "welcome to heaven, here's your harp," and "welcome to hell, here's your accordion" was pretty good, too.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:44 PM (VHUov)

225 "Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP)."

He used helium once, and it made a high goofy pitch when he peed.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:45 PM (N8ZBc)

226 He died? If they buried him at sea, they'd have to deflate him first, or cruelly let him float.
Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:43 PM (N8ZBc)

I think zombie said he inflated it with saline, so he would have fruitral buoyancy.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:46 PM (8zz6B)

227 224

That is pretty good.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:46 PM (RCjYY)

228 "Welcome to hell, here are your bagpipes" would also work.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (RCjYY)

229 183 Most of us have lost the skill, or perhaps never had, of holding a fully expressed thought in our head before writing it down.

Wrong. I had an excellent English teacher in junior and senior high and a mom who taught me as well. My letters and now my emails are epic! My kids think I use too many words with too many syllables!
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 25, 2026 11:23 PM (Jr+re)

I spent most of 6th and 7th grades in the principals office in a Catholic School hence my grasp of grammar and punctuation is tentative at best.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (QGaXH)

230 "I think zombie said he inflated it with saline"

Wouldn't that be an infused scrotum, rather than inflated? Irrigated? I'd fill mine with mercury, give them some heft.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (N8ZBc)

231 There are no other places I hang out in online where I'd be likely to find such a cultural gem.

Truly. I mean, the HQ is why far too many of us know about Scrotum Inflation Man (RIP).
Posted by: Ian S.

He died? If they buried him at sea, they'd have to deflate him first, or cruelly let him float.
Posted by: gp

Sometimes I hate what my brain remembers, but I think he did that with saline, so it'd be neutrally buoyant.

Posted by: some drink to remember, mikeski drinks to forget at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (VHUov)

232 226 231

So, it's not just me.

Posted by: mikeski sympathizes at May 25, 2026 11:49 PM (VHUov)

233 I think this is how I got my sense of humor...

https://youtube.com/shorts/fF7GuNCCHdg

As least my siblings think it fits.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 11:49 PM (qx7Zg)

234 Ohmigod, I’d forgotten the story so I searched for scrotal inflation man.
Mistake.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:50 PM (QDJ2U)

235 A friend in high school had the drain somehow plugged up, had to have surgery on the scrotum. Awkward, especially for a teenager

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 11:50 PM (F50AR)

236 My ex-wife messaged me today, reminiscing about old dead friends. We divorced in 1973, in Texas. It cost me $250.00, half the money and equity on the house, the china and silver. She kept her car and I kept mine, plus everything else. Took about 5 minutes in court. Civilized place Texas

Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 25, 2026 11:51 PM (nKUQu)

237 Well, sleepiness is overtaking me. Time for bed. 0600 comes pretty early. Temperature here is down to about 82, with a stiff NW breeze. Very pleasant outside right now.

Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 11:52 PM (8zz6B)

238
Sleep well AOP

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 11:52 PM (3ek7K)

239 Trump emailed his playlist to Abbas Araghchi.
At the top of the list was...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOxHsuV83KA

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:53 PM (zfQ1S)

240 "0600 comes pretty early." Copy that!

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:53 PM (N8ZBc)

241 236

I got the car,
She got the palace.
Goin' through the Big D,
and don't mean Dallas!

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:54 PM (RCjYY)

242
Almost 10 here. No fireworks thank goodness.

The asshole neighbors have restrained themselves.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 11:55 PM (3ek7K)

243 Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:53 PM (zfQ1S)

LOL. Trump is still a troll master

Posted by: PaleRider at May 25, 2026 11:56 PM (AOl+5)

244 221 Sunny Rollins. RIP. 95 is not a bad time.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm
---

And they say heroin kills.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 11:57 PM (zfQ1S)

245 "No fireworks thank goodness."

I hate them. They're the most jejeune of all spectacles; juice ain't worth the squeeze. Pets could do without them too.

Posted by: gp at May 25, 2026 11:58 PM (N8ZBc)

246 So many people outside Texas have no clue why Cornyn is so unpopular in his own state. Someone on X said “Abbott isn’t always conservative either, why don’t they hate him just as much?”

My explanation: Here’s the difference between Abbott and Cornyn - even though we sometimes disagree with Abbott, he talks to people in Texas and at least remembers that Texas exists. Cornyn doesn’t.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 11:58 PM (QDJ2U)

247
"Welcome to hell, here are your bagpipes" would also work.
Posted by: mnw

It's a long way to the bottom if you wanna rock and roll.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:59 PM (Cqx++)

248 Sonny Rollins, Michael Caine, 'Alfie'

www.youtube.com/watch?v=33JbaBpHic8

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:00 AM (zfQ1S)

249
gp,

We live on a deadend street. The only exit is going passed the aholes houses. We have a severe drought, strict water restrictions.

If they start a fire we are fucked.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:01 AM (3ek7K)

250 That last one is aa Darwin warning for sure.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 25, 2026 09:53 PM

Someone was pumping ethyl.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 12:02 AM (2WIwB)

251 Cornyn has been on the wrong side of everything for TX and the US. He is a wholly owned agent for the GOPe and can do no better.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:04 AM (zfQ1S)

252
Someone was pumping ethyl.

Friedrich Merz

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:04 AM (Cqx++)

253 That last one is aa Darwin warning for sure.
Posted by: AZ deplorable moron

Someone was pumping ethyl.
Posted by: Diogenes

That Ethyl's a kinky gal.

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 12:05 AM (VHUov)

254 39 Great painting up top - for some reason it reminds me of Mt. Index in Washington.
Posted by: 496 at May 25, 2026 10:12 PM (Mf3Q1)

You're right. It does.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 12:07 AM (2WIwB)

255 Hello, Horde! 😊💕

Finally getting over the cold and the chemo reaction - have been down for about a week between the two...

In happier news, my chemo appears to be working - my cancer markers keep going down! I will know more in a couple of weeks, after my next CT Scan 🙏🙏🙏

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (SRRAx)

256 Someone was pumping ethyl.
Posted by: Diogenes

That Ethyl's a kinky gal.

She used to be, now she's just cold. https://youtu.be/JwFE9tkq4KM

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (+9wcF)

257 Mickey Mouse: "Minnie is fuckin' goofy."

"You never told me Minnie was nuts before, Mickey."

Mickey: "I didn't say she was nuts. I said she was fuckin' Goofy."

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (RCjYY)

258
Lol

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:09 AM (3ek7K)

259 Lurking jazz fan -- as others have noted above, the great tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins has passed at age 95. I did not know that he had also played on several tracks of the Rolling Stones LP, "Tattoo You" much later, as noted on the rollingstone.com obituary report.

Another sad report of a sax player passing in the same time frame, Dick Parry in the UK, friend of guitarist David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, who played on classic recordings of "Money" and "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". Reported on the website Variety.com.

Posted by: gdgm+ at May 26, 2026 12:09 AM (C5GSe)

260 I found that I couldn't replicate the failure on my washing machine, so after running a couple of loads in the back yard attached to the garden hose, I took the cabinet off and scrubbed the rusty spots off with naval jelly and a scraper, and repainted the mostly bare metal with rattlecan low gloss white. It will stay in the back yard, drying and curing, waiting for the new drain hose.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 26, 2026 12:10 AM (rbvCR)

261 TIFW,
Good news!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 26, 2026 12:12 AM (2WIwB)

262 I agree, TiFW.

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 12:14 AM (RCjYY)

263 Happy for you, TiFW!

Prayers continue...

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:15 AM (rdVOm)

264 Youngsters graduating high school can't read or write but they can pidgin English text on phones. So, that's something!

Useful Pidgin English phrases for beginners include I no sabi (I don't understand), I wan chop (I want to eat), and how you dey? (How are you doing today?).

Posted by: 13times at May 26, 2026 12:15 AM (LR2XU)

265 In happier news, my chemo appears to be working - my cancer markers keep going down! I will know more in a couple of weeks, after my next CT Scan 🙏🙏🙏
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth

Hooray! I'll (we'll) keep praying!

Posted by: mikeski at May 26, 2026 12:15 AM (VHUov)

266 Posted by: Paul, Sid, and/or Raimondo at May 25, 2026 10:06 PM (VHUov)

hahahaha nick

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:18 AM (6wpGE)

267 Happy Memorial Day Horde, just a wee bit late, it is after midnight here.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 12:22 AM (0nHVk)

268 Launch in the morning.

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 17-37
SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - Space Affairs Live
Launch Date: May 26, 2026
Launch Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT (1400 UTC, 16:00 CEST)

https://youtu.be/tVbDgGznY5s

Posted by: Joyenz at May 26, 2026 12:23 AM (2F0/Y)

269 Fourseasons, we sometimes have water restrictions here. Not currently, afaik, but even so-- when it's hot and dry especially around Independence Day-- I keep the hoses hooked up, laid out and ready to douse any fire within reach.

At that point, EFF the restrictions. I'll accept the consequences. If the irrigation water got shut off, I'd hook hose up to an indoor faucet instead.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:23 AM (rdVOm)

270 Hi, Debby!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:24 AM (rdVOm)

271 I can't believe you linked that Cracker song. I played that just tonight.

Notbody, nobody does mystery links like you. I miss

You are sorely misseed, friend.

Posted by: Happy at May 26, 2026 12:26 AM (QZkUY)

272 The Navy vet who beat the elderly Trump supporter in San Diego to death was...wait for it... a faggot.

Posted by: pawn at May 26, 2026 12:26 AM (+rSJz)

273
What a surprise pawn

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:28 AM (3ek7K)

274 In happier news, my chemo appears to be working - my cancer markers keep going down! I will know more in a couple of weeks, after my next CT Scan 🙏🙏🙏
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (SRRAx)

Will you get your cat scan from Piper, Wolfus Aureus(sp?), Perfesser Squirrel, or Beckoning Chasm?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 26, 2026 12:28 AM (qx7Zg)

275 Kerry Sheron.

Look it up.

Say his name.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 12:29 AM (skLNB)

276 U.S. attorney in Miami supervising the probe of Obama-Biden era government... indictments against Cuban ... Raul Castro and ...Nicolas Maduro.

[And] for trying to steal a sealed, classified report from Jack Smith’s investigation of President Donald Trump ...charges against former Assistant U.S. Attorney Carmen Mercedes Lineberger carry more than 20 years in prison,

and put on notice the current and former FBI agents, intelligence community spies and prosecutors whose conduct is currently being examined by a grand jury in Fort Pierce, Fla.
---

Yeee Haw

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:31 AM (zfQ1S)

277
I saw we blew up some missle sites in Iran.

Not enough though

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:31 AM (3ek7K)

278 185 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:24 PM (Cqx++)

So?

Posted by: Brief at May 26, 2026 12:32 AM (TbWk/)

279 Cats. Are they the worst or are they working to a plan. Hang on, have to pet the cat because he's rubbing against my leg. That's what that means, right?

OW

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 12:32 AM (CHHv1)

280
Beckoning,
You should write a book about Robert, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:33 AM (3ek7K)

281 Nytol

Posted by: mnw at May 26, 2026 12:34 AM (RCjYY)

282 Whew! I finished yardwork just as daylight dimmed. Then, heard thunder rumbling in the distance.. a breeze and sprinkle of rain.. couple of loud booms and it's over now. Still warm outside.

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 11:18 PM (rdVOm)

Damn, you're the perpetual yard work lady. lol

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:39 AM (snZF9)

283 ... a faggot.

Huh. His wife didn't mention that.

Posted by: lurk at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (h0JFh)

284 Politico Europe. "Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk suffered a major setback yesterday as voters in Kraków overwhelmingly backed a right-wing campaign to remove liberal Mayor Aleksander Miszalski — a result that could inspire similar efforts elsewhere in Poland."

It's hard for Politico to keep lies on the straight and narrow. They've been selling Tusk as right wing when he's really just a Bill Kristol / Anne Applebaum neocon liberal-progressive.

Posted by: 13times at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (LR2XU)

285 It's a long way to the bottom if you wanna rock and roll.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 11:59 PM (Cqx++)

Man, no shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (snZF9)

286 97 SGT Albert Medas USMC KIA

(from my Dad's notebooks)

Medas DOW in September 1953.
Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 10:39 PM (DuLyh)

Great story, Tonypete. Thank you.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:40 AM (6wpGE)

287 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler beat 69 year old Kerry Sheron (male) veteran, to death because he decorated his home with MAGA paraphernalia.

Escondido, California

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:41 AM (zfQ1S)

288 Hi JQ! I have been reading upthread and I am happy to see that Horde prayer is doing its' good thing for Teresa.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 12:42 AM (0nHVk)

289 Sorry wrong guy apparently. Need to turn in my internet detective badge. odd name for a match.

Posted by: pawn at May 26, 2026 12:43 AM (+rSJz)

290 He certainly set off my gaydar.

Posted by: pawn at May 26, 2026 12:44 AM (+rSJz)

291 32-year-old Thomas Caleb Butler beat 69 year old Kerry Sheron (male) veteran, to death because he decorated his home with MAGA paraphernalia.

Escondido, California

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:41 AM (zfQ1S)

Sounds like ol' Thomas needs to be executed by staring into a 105 howitzer. Call Woah Fat, he got experience with this shit.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:44 AM (snZF9)

292 Damn, you're the perpetual yard work lady. lol
Posted by: Berserker

Yeah. I wasn't able to keep up with it all, when hubby was home & sick... Now scrambling to catch up!

In my mind, I've been referring to the place as "Hell's Half-Acre" but really need to pick a different nickname for it. I do love it. It's just *a lot of work* for one person.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)

293
pawn,

We get stuff wrong sometimes.

No probation for you, lol.

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:45 AM (3ek7K)

294 In happier news, my chemo appears to be working - my cancer markers keep going down! I will know more in a couple of weeks, after my next CT Scan 🙏🙏🙏

Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at May 26, 2026 12:08 AM (SRRAx)

very cool!

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:46 AM (snZF9)

295 An engineer gets sent to Canada to do some training.

When he returns, his boss asks him how he liked Toronto.

Engineer: "What a shithole. Nothing there but whores and hockey players."

Boss: "My wife is from Toronto."

Engineer: "Err... what position did she play?"

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 12:48 AM (IG3/x)

296
The Navy vet who beat the elderly Trump supporter in San Diego to death was...wait for it... a faggot.
Posted by: pawn

Does he have his own jet airplane?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 26, 2026 12:49 AM (Cqx++)

297 Lol

Posted by: four seasons at May 26, 2026 12:49 AM (3ek7K)

298 Yeah. I wasn't able to keep up with it all, when hubby was home & sick... Now scrambling to catch up!

In my mind, I've been referring to the place as "Hell's Half-Acre" but really need to pick a different nickname for it. I do love it. It's just *a lot of work* for one person.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:45 AM (rdVOm)

I'm on 2 acres, about 1 acre clear in the center. I'm flanked by the haunted forest. I would love to have it cleared.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 12:50 AM (snZF9)

299 They've been selling Tusk as right wing when he's really just a Bill Kristol / Anne Applebaum neocon liberal-progressive.
Posted by: 13times
---

He opened the doors for Poland adopting the EU currency and other EU crap.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:50 AM (zfQ1S)

300 I'm on 2 acres, about 1 acre clear in the center. I'm flanked by the haunted forest. I would love to have it cleared.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads
---

Forest is good neighbor, make nice buffer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:51 AM (zfQ1S)

301 Life is one massive disappointment after another. And now, with AI, it's going to be constant. And inescapable.

At least before you knew it meant something. Now...?

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 12:53 AM (CHHv1)

302 > Useful Pidgin English phrases for beginners include I no sabi (I don't understand)

More advanced: Kerosene lamp b'long Jesus Christ (the moon).

Kerosene lamp b'long Jesus Christ bugger-up (an eclipse)

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 12:55 AM (IG3/x)

303 192 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Is not.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)

Is.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:56 AM (6wpGE)

304 I'm on 2 acres, about 1 acre clear in the center. I'm flanked by the haunted forest. I would love to have it cleared.
Posted by: Berserker

That's a lot of work!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:56 AM (rdVOm)

305 > The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt

LOL!

Pratt says he's going to send all of LA's homeless people to Seattle, "where the mayor will welcome them".

This seems unfair. Portland deserves a share, too.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 26, 2026 12:58 AM (IG3/x)

306 Forest is good neighbor, make nice buffer.
Posted by: Braenyard

Yes, Bers. Consider this!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 12:58 AM (rdVOm)

307 >>>In my mind, I've been referring to the place as "Hell's Half-Acre" but really need to pick a different nickname for it. I do love it. It's just *a lot of work* for one person.

Posted by: JQ
---

I keep trying to figure out a way to functionally mount the weed eater from the body of the lawn tractor without dimensionally increasing its width.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:58 AM (zfQ1S)

308 I keep trying to figure out a way to functionally mount the weed eater from the body of the lawn tractor without dimensionally increasing its width.
Posted by: Braenyard

LOL!

Just get a walk-behind trimmer. It's easy to maneuver and you don't have to *carry* it.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:01 AM (rdVOm)

309 Think I'm going to the metal recycling yard to see if they have a disk. Put it on a yoke and pull it between the concrete curb and the yard.
That would make a nice clean cut.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:03 AM (zfQ1S)

310 America 250.

251 years ago today, a British warship sailed into Boston Harbor carrying three generals who were about to lose the American colonies for the British Empire.

The ship was HMS Cerberus. (the three headed dog that guards the gates of Hades.)

An anonymous local wit, classically educated enough to catch the joke, wrote a couplet that went viral in 1775 the way a meme goes viral now. Hand copied. Read aloud in coffeehouses. Passed in letters from Boston to Philadelphia to Charleston.

-----

Behold the Cerberus the Atlantic plough,
Her precious cargo Burgoyne, Clinton, Howe
Bow, wow, wow.

Posted by: 13times at May 26, 2026 01:03 AM (LR2XU)

311 Brevity is the soul of wit.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Is not.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 11:26 PM (VHUov)

Is.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 12:56 AM (6wpGE)

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 26, 2026 01:05 AM (dK+Kv)

312
Heh, just saw that a certain vexatious podcaster with big nostrils thinks Elon is likely an alien or a alien-human hybrid.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 26, 2026 01:10 AM (w6EFb)

313 Just passing by in order to say
Hope y'all had a good Memorial Day.

Son had to work. Daughter and her hub were going to grill, but they decided they weren't up to it. Which was just as well, as MiladyJo and I weren't really feeling up to going over there tonight.

So Milady and I had cheeseburgers, potato salad, and corn on the cob. Very weekend picniccy.

Then we finished watching a movie we'd started last night. Thirty-two years late, I finally watched Stargate. It was… all that I expected and less. But punched that number on my card.

Then I had the fine surprise of another tooth falling apart. Just great. At least it happened before a work day instead of last Friday evening as would be the usual tooth or car failure schedule. This after I just got a crown put on last week. I'm tired of falling apart.

Here's something appropriate for the current time here in Central Saving Zone.
https://youtu.be/C3vNFuzTTng

G'nite, y'all.💤

Posted by: mindful webworker - comments consumed, brain befogged, at May 26, 2026 01:11 AM (0poB+)

314 Forest is good neighbor, make nice buffer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 12:51 AM (zfQ1S)

This is true, but I do need some cleared on one side to do a pole barn, or metal building, which I desperately need. I wouldn't clear it all.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 01:13 AM (snZF9)

315
Looks like Pixy got a nice bolide fireworks show a few days ago:

t.ly/z0Mri

What's funny is the guy on the driving range who didn't even notice the big fireball explode over his head.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 26, 2026 01:15 AM (w6EFb)

316 Heh, just saw that a certain vexatious podcaster with big nostrils thinks Elon is likely an alien or a alien-human hybrid.
Posted by: publius

Wow. Cray cray!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

317 280
Beckoning,
You should write a book about Robert, lol.

Pretty sure HP Lovecraft cornered the market on eldritch horrors. But maybe, who knows--

OW

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:18 AM (CHHv1)

318 Put a nice screened in porch on you outbuilding Bers and clear an area for a nice firepit. You could go on vacation in your backyard.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 01:19 AM (0nHVk)

319 316 Heh, just saw that a certain vexatious podcaster with big nostrils thinks Elon is likely an alien or a alien-human hybrid.
Posted by: publius
--

She should be careful, those hybrids are dangerous.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:22 AM (zfQ1S)

320 301 Life is one massive disappointment after another. And now, with AI, it's going to be constant. And inescapable.

At least before you knew it meant something. Now...?
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 12:53 AM (CHHv1)

Living up to your nick, there!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 01:22 AM (6wpGE)

321 Heh, just saw that a certain vexatious podcaster with big nostrils thinks Elon is likely an alien or a alien-human hybrid.
Posted by: publius

Wow. Cray cray!
Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:15 AM (rdVOm)

It certainly is. We Lizard People, of the Hollow Earth, are homegrown. No aliens need apply.

Posted by: The True Rulers of Earth at May 26, 2026 01:23 AM (aMrr2)

322 The left is currently melting down over people posting online that they're going to drive to LA to vote for Spencer Pratt, since Newsom signed a law making it illegal to ask for or show ID at a polling place

_-_

Sure did see a ton of Illinois license plates here back when they turned Colorado.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at May 26, 2026 01:26 AM (2gJPm)

323 #320 - yes, I am the shiny thing that tempts one into the inescapable abyss.

But I do it would AI.

Some day, that will be an impressive accomplishment. Or not.

OW

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:28 AM (CHHv1)

324 "Without AI" Stupid brain

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:29 AM (CHHv1)

325 Put a nice screened in porch on you outbuilding Bers and clear an area for a nice firepit. You could go on vacation in your backyard.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 01:19 AM (0nHVk)

Trust me, I thought about it, lol.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 01:33 AM (snZF9)

326 AI cannot plausibly replace any job anywhere. Complete and total bullshit. Anything that can be handled with AI will just put more pressure on existing workers to be more productive. Layoffs attributed to AI are likely for a completely different reason.

Posted by: Don in SoCo at May 26, 2026 01:36 AM (2gJPm)

327 I really like Mis Hum's painting. Maybe it's the color palette, but for some reason it reminds me of a Yes album cover, perhaps "50 Live" or "From a Page." Very cool.

Posted by: Pennsyltucky at May 26, 2026 01:36 AM (8ILPt)

328 My silly old Cat didn't want to stay indoors during the thunderstorm. He's out there, somewhere, probably ~~sleeping in the weeds out back of the barn~~ reclining in the tall grass of the Serengeti.

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:36 AM (rdVOm)

329 This is the first I've heard:

Sprinter Press Agency@SprinterPress - 5h

What happened in chronological order:

Tonight, the US entered the Strait of Hormuz to attack IRGC fast boats, and Iranian air defense responded by shooting down MQ-9 drones.

Two of these drones were shot down by the IRGC, and one by the regular army's air defense system.

The shooting down of these drones in less than 20 minutes caused confusion and disorganization in the US, and an inability to locate the air defense position, so they attacked several points on the islands of Qeshm and Jask.

The US attacked Iranian boats again

The IRGC retaliated tonight against US naval vessels with anti-ship missiles.

This also explains why Trump posted an AI-generated image

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:39 AM (zfQ1S)

330 JQ - one cannot comprehend cats without like, courses in Zen and stuff. Or watching Beavis and Butthead a lot. Something along those lines.

I like MisHum's paintings as well. They're lovely.

Good night, all.

OW

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 26, 2026 01:42 AM (CHHv1)

331 @SprinterPress - 5h

Fox News has given additional details on what CENTCOM spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins said moments ago:

2 Iranian boats were caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a senior senior US official told Fox. The US military eliminated both IRGC vessels and also struck at a SAM (surface to air missile) site in Bandar Abbas that was targeting US warplanes.

“These were defensive strikes.” They do not indicate ceasefire is over, according to two well placed sources

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:43 AM (zfQ1S)

332 'Night, BC & Robert!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:44 AM (rdVOm)

333 >>>"It's All Down Hill"

Depends on your perspective!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 01:48 AM (6wpGE)

334 Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif rejects joining any agreement involving Israel, saying it clashes with Pakistan’s “fundamental ideologies.”
---

There go the Abraham Accords. It's all going to blow up sooner or later.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:48 AM (zfQ1S)

335 >>>reclining in the tall grass of the Serengeti.
Posted by: JQ
--

He's a hunter.
No vermin around your house.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:50 AM (zfQ1S)

336 He's a hunter.
No vermin around your house.

Posted by: Braenyard

Been a while since he left any "presents" on the doormat, LOL. But also, been a while since he wanted "breakfast" from me in the morning!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 01:53 AM (rdVOm)

337 In a development straight out of science fiction, a Connecticut-based startup called Bexorg is using technology to maintain functioning human brains outside the body for extended periods.

These disembodied organs, sourced from recently deceased donors, are being employed to test experimental drugs aimed at neurodegenerative diseases.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:54 AM (zfQ1S)

338
“These were defensive strikes.” They do not indicate ceasefire is over, according to two well placed sources
Posted by: Braenyard

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

This is Newspeak to me. How do "strikes" and "ceasefire" exist at the same time?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 01:56 AM (n7rxJ)

339 This is Newspeak to me. How do "strikes" and "ceasefire" exist at the same time?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 26, 2026 01:56 AM (n7rxJ)
-

Just ask Lebanon!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:01 AM (XyZGq)

340 >>>It's Wisconsin humor, lighten up.

Liked that!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:03 AM (6wpGE)

341 Nodding off. Time for bed..

Night, horde!

Posted by: JQ at May 26, 2026 02:15 AM (rdVOm)

342 https://youtu.be/dSQ40d8uoOI

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:18 AM (XyZGq)

343 342 https://youtu.be/dSQ40d8uoOI
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:18 AM (XyZGq)

I would prefer covfefe.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:19 AM (6wpGE)

344 If the Perfessor is lurking, new book coming out:

American Scapegoat: How a Corrupt Justice System Sacrificed Derek Chauvin to the Mob, by former federal prosecutor T.J. Harker

https://tinyurl.com/y4z2xw7t

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:20 AM (XyZGq)

345 Night JQ, I am nodding off too. Sweet dreams Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)

346 I would prefer covfefe.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:19 AM (6wpGE)
-

Pour fa vor!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (XyZGq)

347 Pakistan Defense Minister Khawaja Asif rejects joining any agreement involving Israel, saying it clashes with Pakistan’s “fundamental ideologies.”
---

There go the Abraham Accords. It's all going to blow up sooner or later.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 01:48 AM (zfQ1S)

Damn, can't we just burn that whole fucking area of the planet from space already. Its like a tumor on earth's ass.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)

348 Night JQ, I am nodding off too. Sweet dreams Horde.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (0nHVk)
-

https://youtu.be/sWlb57OSBlY

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:23 AM (XyZGq)

349 There go the Abraham Accords. It's all going to blow up sooner or later.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 02:22 AM (snZF9)
-

Never believed in them in the first place. Would have been nice but... Islam.

There are less than a handful of rare exceptions but you don't need the Abraham Accords for those.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:25 AM (XyZGq)

350 Meanwhile, just north of the border, in Toronto:

https://tinyurl.com/4ahjt47w

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:29 AM (XyZGq)

351 Dems deployed to Newark:

https://tinyurl.com/yc423p9m

No one is above the law.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:32 AM (XyZGq)

352 I have come to dread Memorial Day. Pooky only lost Airmen to suicide, not combat. So he's testy all day, starts drinking at the agreed-upon time, drinks light drinks only (also agreed upon), and gors full-blown paranoid/out of it (not delusional, that has a very specific meaning in our house). I managed to get him into bed hours ago, I just want this storm to be over with. He never remembers the stuff he says when he's four sheets to the wind, but I do. It sucks.

Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)

353 pookysgirl, is strong woman.
pookysgirl is good wife.
God bless.

I'm out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 26, 2026 02:43 AM (zfQ1S)

354 Dems deployed to Newark:

https://tinyurl.com/yc423p9m

No one is above the law.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:32 AM (XyZGq)

Another place that needs to be burned from space.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 26, 2026 02:47 AM (snZF9)

355 I hope everyone here agrees we don't need any new graves for the fallen. We have to many now.

Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at May 26, 2026 02:53 AM (onBRz)

356 346 343 342 I would prefer covfefe.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:19 AM (6wpGE)
-

Pour fa vor!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:21 AM (XyZGq)

I would prefer covfefe, pour fa vor.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:57 AM (6wpGE)

357 352 I have come to dread Memorial Day. Pooky only lost Airmen to suicide, not combat. So he's testy all day, starts drinking at the agreed-upon time, drinks light drinks only (also agreed upon), and gors full-blown paranoid/out of it (not delusional, that has a very specific meaning in our house). I managed to get him into bed hours ago, I just want this storm to be over with. He never remembers the stuff he says when he's four sheets to the wind, but I do. It sucks.
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)

Sending you extra packets of strength.

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 02:58 AM (6wpGE)

358 End the ceasefire. Remind the world thru tariffs of the cost of global trade and commerce.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 26, 2026 03:37 AM (D1E+2)

359 It can be time to.get up

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:39 AM (Ia/+0)

360 It sucks.
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)

Sweetheart, all of life is a bargain. You have the tough end of it today, but remember the blessings. Pooky is with you, and that didn't have to happen.

Sending you all the love and good wishes I possibly can. It will get better. God is in charge.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:42 AM (DwqWV)

361 Sadly you have to fight to be free
And with our Marxists it could get ugly fast

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 03:42 AM (Ia/+0)

362
Meanwhile, over at Reason:

A Texas teaching aide was arrested after investigators said she exposed a 7-year-old girl's chest in front of classmates and compared to child to a "porn star." Police said T'Nae Harrell, a special education aide at Legacy Elementary School near Lubbock, made inappropriate comments about the girl's body to another staff member before pulling up the child's shirt. Investigators said several students and school employees witnessed the incident, which classroom security cameras reportedly captured as well. Harrell was fired and charged with with voyeurism involving a child on school property, a felony that carries a prison sentence between six months and two years. A statement from the Frenship Independent School District called the allegation "deeply concerning" and said "additional resources" would be available to "students, parents, and staff."

"Frenship"? Was this school district sending its employees to that Somali-run lerning center in Minneapolis?

Throw the law book at T'Nae, by the way.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 03:44 AM (s9VOe)

363 350 Meanwhile, just north of the border, in Toronto:

https://tinyurl.com/4ahjt47w
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 02:29 AM (XyZGq)

WTF is wrong with people? Somehow a young girl is at fault for... what, exactly? I do hope those assholes never know the pain of being on the wrong side of a bunch of bullies, but, y'know.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 26, 2026 03:46 AM (DwqWV)

364 I was talking to one of my youngest cousins today, and apparently the conventional wisdom now is that there is no point in going to college for the training itself. It's a triple-whammy of hyper expensive tuition/fees, the learning itself you can do on your own, and you can get paid directly for doing things immediately through e.g. the Fiverr freelance marketplace that he showed me.

Post-secondary schooling is literally only for the credential now, and most don't meet a simple cost/benefit analysis. His wife just finished up an online electrical engineering degree, and she didn't have a bachelor's yet, so that opens doors that would be shut otherwise.

But it does make me question assumptions I had about the best way to reinvent myself for a new career. Since I already have a bachelor's (math), instead of going back for another one in something like business information systems, perhaps it would make more sense to go directly for a professional guild like CPA or JD.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:50 AM (Sy6m/)

365 Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 03:50 AM (Sy6m/)
-

You have a bachelors in math?

Where's the ban hammer?!?!?!?!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 03:54 AM (XyZGq)

366
350 Meanwhile, just north of the border, in Toronto:

Those Torontons are a tolerant type, the "best of Canada".

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 03:56 AM (s9VOe)

367
It sucks.
Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget

Oy. I was impressed by the ground rules that the two of you worked out, but that you get left with memories of things said is a cruel burden. Prayers for the two of you.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 26, 2026 04:01 AM (s9VOe)

368 Visited Toronto several times. Last time must have been around 15 years ago.

Like much of the rest of the progressive west, I no longer recognize what is versus what was.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:02 AM (XyZGq)

369 You have a bachelors in math?

Where's the ban hammer?!?!?!?!
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 03:54 AM (XyZGq)

Oh, it gets worse. It's not even my best subject (that would be economics), and I'm not even using it.

I studied math.. just for fun.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:09 AM (Sy6m/)

370 Nevrr put timer on my coffee, so no idea how long it's been percolating

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:13 AM (Ia/+0)

371 'Nevrr' sounds like a Millennial-branded procrastination app, where they don't do things so you don't have to.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:16 AM (Sy6m/)

372 But they haven't been able to get the app out of the design phase, so you still have to do your procrastinating yourself

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:22 AM (Sy6m/)

373 Coffee is ok

Posted by: Skip at May 26, 2026 04:25 AM (Ia/+0)

374 Posted by: pookysgirl wishes she could forget at May 26, 2026 02:34 AM (Wt5PA)

Prayers for you both. It's the living that bear the burden of memory. May He give you strength.

Posted by: SciVo at May 26, 2026 04:27 AM (Sy6m/)

375 Pixy's up! Sorta...

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 04:39 AM (6wpGE)

376 The family of course is the basic building block of civilization, so it should he no surprise that it has been targeted for destruction by the usual suspects.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:15 PM (Boo5w)

The government would love nothing more than to destroy both the family and civil society so you can be utterly dependent on it and it alone. That is why the government is AT WAR with both. This MUST be understood.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 04:55 AM (T6aVk)

377 368 Visited Toronto several times. Last time must have been around 15 years ago.

Like much of the rest of the progressive west, I no longer recognize what is versus what was.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 26, 2026 04:02 AM (XyZGq)

It had massively changed since I first visited 25 years ago and the last time I was there in 2019.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 26, 2026 04:56 AM (T6aVk)

378 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at May 26, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)

379 Hm

Posted by: Misanthropic Humanitarian at May 26, 2026 12:06 PM (risv5)

Memorial Day Cafe

Wengen, Switzerland

A big old 1,400 pound pet cow. She's a co-host on The View. (To steal a Greg Gutfeld joke.)

This lamb has a rock and she's proud of it. She's Rock-Proud.

Rescued baby otter was set free, but always returns to greet his rescuer.

Raising prairie dogs.

Puppy can't believe how cute she is.

Adopting a senior dog who'd already been returned twice. Third time's the charm.

This baby already has a crow friend and I'm still putting out bread and danishes and getting disrespected like an idiot.

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 07:30 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Wengen, Switzerland, lovely photo. 👍

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 07:34 PM (NFX2v)

2 Centered!

Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (aMrr2)

3 Good evening good people.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 07:37 PM (DuLyh)

4 I approve.

Posted by: Wes Anderson at May 25, 2026 07:42 PM (PiwSw)

5 Two things that tug on my heart are little kids and pets. They are joy and make life worth living.

Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 07:48 PM (8XBuM)

6 I might be wrong but I bet the people that own those houses don't have snowblowers.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:53 PM (5P5DO)

7
Andrew McCarthy posted some videos of what happened to his cameras at the Starship launch:

t.ly/xO16G

Those are sacrificial cameras. He's got some cool video of the visible shockwaves around that monster, and the above shows some as well.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 07:56 PM (w6EFb)

8 A baby's laugh, a puppy breath kiss and a kitten doing the spiky Halloween act are a few of my favorite things.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:57 PM (5P5DO)

9 Top photo us beautiful. I wonder how many feet of snow they get in the winter?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (zZu0s)

10 Wengen and surrounding area is excellent. Was a hidden gem until the instagram tourists found it. Still marvelous. Highly recommended.

Posted by: TRex - alpine dino at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (cCn4/)

11 Long time centered.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 25, 2026 08:00 PM (sl73Y)

12 Pouring out a drink for our fallen Heroes.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:00 PM (5P5DO)

13 1 video and its good night

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 08:00 PM (Ia/+0)

14 I feel centered.

Posted by: Mick at May 25, 2026 08:02 PM (HFx9z)

15 Center

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 25, 2026 08:02 PM (VCgbV)

16 lin-duh, or as Spawn would say, center mass.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:03 PM (5P5DO)

17
At the distance of Andrew's cameras there, the shockwaves would have been instantly lethal to anybody standing there. Your organs would be jellified.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)

18 Ben had, lol! True!

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 25, 2026 08:04 PM (VCgbV)

19
Hey, ace. Did you notice that The Figen is gone? I'm guessing Yog will go soon, too. X is banning accounts that prospered mightily by stealing other Xers' content.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 08:05 PM (n7rxJ)

20 Stoats are cute.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:05 PM (zZu0s)

21 senior dog video is beyond adorable, off away into the interstellar spaces of sweetness. thx Ace.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 25, 2026 08:06 PM (VyBeY)

22 This baby already has a crow friend and I'm still putting out bread and danishes and getting disrespected like an idiot.

Maybe the crow can smell your desperation. Women are like that. Maybe spend time with some other birds and she'll come flapping.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:07 PM (zZu0s)

23 Ok, it was 2 videos
Have a good night everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 08:07 PM (Ia/+0)

24 Try leaving the crow some money, or maybe a gift card.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (vFG9F)

25 Centering, by Gerald Kushel Phd

Highly recommended

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (RIvkX)

26 There is a little known reinforced underground concrete bunker at the 39A launch site or thereabouts. In theory the astronauts could have unassed the spacecraft in an emergency via a zip line and taken refuge there. They had survival supplies and such inside. I guess it was supposed to be survivable if the stack blew up, though I wouldn’t want to test that theory.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (2RHvg)

27
I love Ace.

I hope he is having a great day.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 08:09 PM (3ek7K)

28 Saying peace, peace! but there's no peace:
Breaking911/status/ 2059046889907949725
U.S. forces struck missile launch sites and Iranian boats trying to place mines in southern Iran, U.S. military says -FOX
May 25, 2026 · 11:00 PM UTC

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 08:10 PM (gKWVE)

29
You know what's gonna happen, don't you? There's going to be a hundred clever comments about this being centered and then it's going to be fixed and all those comments will look silly. That's why I'm not making any comments about this being centered. No, not a one.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:11 PM (HdYcL)

30 gKWVE, we also killed 5 IRGC commanders hiding in Iraq.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:11 PM (5P5DO)

31 At the distance of Andrew's cameras there, the shockwaves would have been instantly lethal to anybody standing there. Your organs would be jellified.
Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 08:03 PM (w6EFb)
=====

*unrolls scroll of names*

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:11 PM (RIvkX)

32
When Ace retires will this place be Dildo place of something?

Lol

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 08:12 PM (3ek7K)

33 four seasons, CBD and JJ already have their own place.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:13 PM (5P5DO)

34 Puppy can't believe how cute she is.

Dogs aren't "smart" enough to know that their reflection is themselves. She's wondering about the other dog in the puddle.

The "mirror test" generally involves putting a mark on an animal (a paint spot, or something) in a location the animal can't see on its own, but could see in a mirror. If they try to examine or remove the mark when they see it in the mirror, they've "passed" the mirror test.

Some species of: dolphins, chimps, gorillas, orangutans, bonobos, horses(!), crows, magpies, elephants, mice(!), and octopi have passed the test.

Dogs and cats have not.

Separating "intelligence" from "instinct" is hard, though, because some ants can also pass the test.....

Posted by: mirror-universe mikeski at May 25, 2026 08:14 PM (VHUov)

35 Daily Caller:
Natalie Maines, lead Hutt of The Chicks, blasted President Trump in an Instagram post last week, calling him a 'fugly sl*t' while accusing him of using Americans’ “gas money to pay the insurrectionists.”
May 25, 2026 · 5:01 PM UTC

I may have changed a word.

Posted by: gKWVE is holding a thermal detonator at May 25, 2026 08:15 PM (gKWVE)

36
Runoff tomorrow here in Texas. Chip Roy looks like a blowhard who will be indicted for something while Middleton looks like a smarmy GOPe sellout.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:18 PM (HdYcL)

37 Maines is important as a wind on Pluto.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:18 PM (5P5DO)

38 Tomorrow is gonna be free booze and taco night in the Cafe to celebrate the Paxton win.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:22 PM (5P5DO)

39

Separating "intelligence" from "instinct" is hard, though, because some ants can also pass the test.....
Posted by: mirror-universe mikeski at May 25, 2026 08:14 PM (VHUov)
====

Have you heard of the Sally-Ann test?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:27 PM (RIvkX)

40 Anybody have the under/over on the # of dead in NYC tonight b from "celebrations" if the Knicks win tonight? It won't be pleasant

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 08:28 PM (hpwtA)

41 Hello cafe!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (p4NUW)

42 Maines is important as a wind on Pluto.
Posted by: Ben Had

I saw Wind On Pluto open for Mercury Rev at Saturn Birmingham in '21.

https://youtu.be/12_kW1d-VTQ

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (VHUov)

43 Piper, did your day include cake ?

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (5P5DO)

44 Hey everybody I had a great Memorial Day with my family and they let me BBQ again.

Today I BBQ'd Meatloaf and some Carrots

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (38587)

45 Mrs. F. invited some old friends over so Boy F. and I made some pizzas. Pesto Goat cheese. Meatball deep dish. Pepperoni. Mushroom Pepper Onion.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:32 PM (RIvkX)

46 "Dogs aren't "smart" enough to know that their reflection is themselves. She's wondering about the other dog in the puddle."

If the Winged Golden checking herself out in a mirror isn't self aware she in making a good pretense of it.

Posted by: Easy the Elder at May 25, 2026 08:33 PM (NtSIs)

47 43 Piper, did your day include cake ?
Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:29 PM (5P5DO)

I just had a piece of tiramisu delivered from the kitchen! But I also shared a steak and baked potato with my kidlet, so I am kind of stuffed. It would be bad luck not to have a few bites, though, so digesting a little and will eat some.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 08:33 PM (p4NUW)

48 Bulldog runs agility. We'll.

https://youtu.be/1dQRLUDwnYk?
si=D381qXcOyKe4-IhQ

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:40 PM (zZu0s)

49 Funny Police Dogs.

https://youtube.com/shorts/lebC5smRMW0

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 08:40 PM (qx7Zg)

50 If the Winged Golden checking herself out in a mirror isn't self aware she in making a good pretense of it.
Posted by: Easy the Elder

I had forgotten that video. Maybe dogs are getting smarter. The Flynn Effect isn't just for humans.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 08:42 PM (VHUov)

51 Ajax never paid any mind to his reflection. I don't know if he thought it was a dog or knew it was himself, he just looked at himself once and dismissed it. Lacked scent. Not real. Unimportant.

Reef is fascinated by his reflection, by comparison.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:42 PM (zZu0s)

52 ... and some hot dogs

https://youtube.com/shorts/eOzUZBzxahk

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 08:44 PM (qx7Zg)

53 That crow will peck your eye out, kid.

Posted by: Al Hitchcock at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (Q+gd/)

54
When is the primary in CA? Most of the "voters" in LA would rather live in a pile of midden just so long as they get their fraud benefits.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (HdYcL)

55 Oh look, yet another trans contestant on Jeopardy. Is this a push for "visibility" or is it merely a coincidence?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (kpS4V)

56 Jeopardy died with Alex Trabek

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 08:55 PM (2RHvg)

57 Oh look, yet another trans contestant on Jeopardy. Is this a push for "visibility" or is it merely a coincidence?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (kpS4V)

Considering % of population, if there have been more than 1 out of the last 500, it would be too many.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:55 PM (zZu0s)

58 Maine is important!

Posted by: Accomack, currently in Maine at May 25, 2026 08:56 PM (m6Eem)

59 Being Memorial Day, CBD may not be along to set the close tags aright.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 08:56 PM (0sNs1)

60 And still centered

Posted by: Accomack at May 25, 2026 08:56 PM (m6Eem)

61 Helluva drummer!

https://tinyurl.com/4er5438f

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 08:57 PM (ndZc7)

62 Dear Lord, why must all evs be ugly as sin?

Pics of Ferrari EV at Insty. Only $640k.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:58 PM (zZu0s)

63 Being Memorial Day, CBD may not be along to set the close tags aright.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 08:56 PM (0sNs1)

He was in earlier, shaking his head when ace centered the first post, I think.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:58 PM (zZu0s)

64 Remember the Maine!

Posted by: SpeakingOf at May 25, 2026 08:59 PM (6ydKt)

65 And to hell with Spain?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 09:00 PM (zZu0s)

66 Dear Lord, why must all evs be ugly as sin?

Pics of Ferrari EV at Insty. Only $640k.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:58 PM (zZu0s)

It looks like a computer mouse.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 09:02 PM (rbvCR)

67 It looks like a computer mouse.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 09:02 PM (rbvCR)

Thats close.

OK, with an ev you could make whatever you wanted, it is all in the trade offs. Why this?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 09:04 PM (zZu0s)

68 36
Runoff tomorrow here in Texas. Chip Roy looks like a blowhard who will be indicted for something while Middleton looks like a smarmy GOPe sellout.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
---

Well, Paxton did fire Roy. Sometimes looks aren't deceiving.

Search Assist
Mayes Middleton ... State Senator ... He holds a Juris Doctor and a degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin, ... president Middleton Oil Company, managing ranching and farming operations also
ledes
_RuhRo, quietly enabled challenges to Attorney General Ken Paxton.
_manages ranching, cattle, and farming operations in Chambers, Jefferson, Kimble, Liberty, and Webb

Know who else operates in that part of Texas?
Dade Phelan, they might be buddies. But Roy has proved himself a disgusting wind sock. Middleton hasn't.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 09:04 PM (zfQ1S)

69

France’s Justice Minister has called for a sweeping three-year halt to immigration, warning that the country has reached a breaking point after decades of mass migration.

Gérald Darmanin, a senior figure in President Emmanuel Macron’s government and a likely contender in next year’s presidential election, said France no longer has the capacity to properly integrate new arrivals.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 09:06 PM (Cqx++)

70 looks like a blowhard

-
Massie is filing papers to run for a House seat in 2028.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 09:10 PM (ndZc7)

71 Oh look, yet another trans contestant on Jeopardy. Is this a push for "visibility" or is it merely a coincidence?
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 25, 2026 08:49 PM (kpS4V)

My bet, it’s a push. Look at all the “acceptance” of highly unlikely individuals in all the left-biased media (and that’s most of it!).

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 09:10 PM (ZVgZ4)

72 That security check at Insty is getting old. Yes, I'm human so why do I have to verify it twice?

Posted by: Tuna at May 25, 2026 09:12 PM (lJ0H4)

73 Yeah, I do not get it on the home PC, but the phone, yep.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 09:13 PM (zZu0s)

74 *
**
***
****
*****
******

Still centered?

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 09:14 PM (ZVgZ4)

75
Small town here, 2500 population.

I looked something up on the town website today.

Big announcement. We're excited to let you know we have pickleball courts on the grounds of our historic site.

It's taking over the country.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:15 PM (3ek7K)

76 Pickleball, #1 cause of injury to middle aged and older peoples.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 09:17 PM (zfQ1S)

77 Today has been a good day. Fairly quiet at the nursing home, but sunny and warm out, so took hubby outside for beard trim & 'lectric shave. Such a handsome man! We enjoyed the warmth and smelled the roses and held hands.

Came home & mowed the lawn. Cat is snoozing on a patio chair as clouds roll in. Think we'll get some rain, maybe a t-storm this evening. Guess I'd better go 'round yard with the sweeper now...

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 09:20 PM (rdVOm)

78 I think Heidi's grandfather lives in that house.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 09:20 PM (2WIwB)

79 I know that photo...Wengen, above Lauterbrunnen Switzerland. Very magical place, that is becoming far too crowded. If you go, try to stay there so you can experience it after all the buses leave for the day....

Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at May 25, 2026 09:20 PM (cCn4/)

80 Was that a river otter attacking that poor kids?

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 09:21 PM (gbGyB)

81
JQ,

I am happy you had a good day.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:22 PM (3ek7K)

82 Hi, fourseasons! Hope you've had a good day too!

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 09:22 PM (rdVOm)

83 In the year 2026
You know life will be bitch
Everything Trump think do or say
Is a lie the media say

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 09:25 PM (ndZc7)

84
I think Heidi's grandfather lives in that house.
Posted by: Diogenes

He's better not interrupt the football game.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 09:25 PM (Cqx++)

85 Eager and Evans were bitchez.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 09:26 PM (zZu0s)

86 In the year 2026
You know life will be bitch
Everything Trump think do or say
Is a lie the media say
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 09:25 PM (ndZc7)

Nice Zager and Evans reference.

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 09:27 PM (2WIwB)

87 Zigger and Zagger

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 09:27 PM (Cqx++)

88
Good.day. One of our grandsons spent the afternoon with us.

They love when they can visit alone. It gives them a break from the other kids.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:31 PM (3ek7K)

89 Runoff tomorrow here in Texas. Chip Roy looks like a blowhard who will be indicted for something while Middleton looks like a smarmy GOPe sellout.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:18 PM (HdYcL)

Hello from Florence!

Indictments seem to be a Texas right of passage

Posted by: LASue at May 25, 2026 09:33 PM (E31IE)

90 Our local Y members wanted a pool. Management chose a pickleball court. The Y in Pokemoke City has the pool. Memberships are not cross honored.

Posted by: Accomack at May 25, 2026 09:35 PM (tmOJm)

91 77 Today has been a good day. Fairly quiet at the nursing home, but sunny and warm out, so took hubby outside for beard trim & 'lectric shave. Such a handsome man! We enjoyed the warmth and smelled the roses and held hands

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 09:20 PM (rdVOm)

I don’t know why, but this made me tear up a lil bit.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 09:35 PM (OoFl2)

92 A 4-door Ferrari, electric, ugly, topped off with a stupid name.

Posted by: davidt at May 25, 2026 09:35 PM (Q+gd/)

93 And that Nation of the People, and for the People, and by the People shall not Perish.

Never lost a family, or a friend, or a neighbor but I have lost many countrymen and women for people that wish to be free.

I dream of a day when Gold Star Mothers walk on streets of petals and Gold Star sisters and brothers never know sorrow but have 10 brothers, or a hundred brothers.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 09:39 PM (/+uur)

94
Accomack,

A pool would have been the right choice here, but noooo.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:39 PM (3ek7K)

95 Mmm! Sips on Caesar cocktail. How can they make it so good, and sell it so cheap?

Wind picked up here, peeled off an 8-foot strip of tarpaper. Oh, well. I have more.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 09:40 PM (8zz6B)

96 I still wonder why they beat us in COVID.
Why

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 09:41 PM (/+uur)

97 Television programming sucks these days. PC has made much of it impossible to enjoy. But it's been going on for years and will continue. One of the programs I use to watch years ago, Northern Exposure, started out great, I wouldn't miss an episode. It was off beat and funny. I liked the characters. But around the third year they just had to go PC and put a gay couple on because in their minds they were being hip and cool but the new characters brought nothing into the show. Ratings went down. Then they lost the star of the show. Ratings collapsed. A really good TV show gone because they couldn't leave well enough alone. Television broadcast companies don't care about the audience anymore and that's why they suck

Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 09:42 PM (8XBuM)

98 Centered text does really really stink...

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 09:42 PM (y171U)

99 There is a little known reinforced underground concrete bunker at the 39A launch site or thereabouts. In theory the astronauts could have unassed the spacecraft in an emergency via a zip line and taken refuge there. They had survival supplies and such inside. I guess it was supposed to be survivable if the stack blew up, though I wouldn’t want to test that theory.
Posted by: Common Tater

That was featured in one of the Men in Black movies... that or they zip-lined to the Beach House.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 09:42 PM (/lPRQ)

100
12
123
1234
12345

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (gbGyB)

101 97 Television programming sucks these days. PC has made much of it impossible to enjoy. But it's been going on for years and will continue. One of the programs I use to watch years ago, Northern Exposure, started out great, I wouldn't miss an episode. It was off beat and funny. I liked the characters. But around the third year they just had to go PC and put a gay couple on because in their minds they were being hip and cool but the new characters brought nothing into the show. Ratings went down. Then they lost the star of the show. Ratings collapsed. A really good TV show gone because they couldn't leave well enough alone. Television broadcast companies don't care about the audience anymore and that's why they suck
Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 09:42 PM (8XBuM)

Agree 100%. Also Hollywood, books, newspapers, pro sports.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 09:45 PM (y171U)

102 Maines is important as a wind on Pluto.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:18 PM (5P5DO)

Since the scrunts have repudiated the "Dixie" in "Dixie Chicks", does that mean the name "Dixie Chicks" is available for use? Somebody should form a band called "The New Dixie Chicks" featuring hot Southern babes doing patriotic country songs.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 09:47 PM (8zz6B)

103
AOP,

I love reading about your projects. Hubby and I aren't handy.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:47 PM (3ek7K)

104 I already voted early last week.

Posted by: lin-duh in Texas at May 25, 2026 09:49 PM (VCgbV)

105
I'm hoping the ahole neighbors don't shoot off fireworks tonight. Severe drought. Last Independence Day fireworks were banned but they ignored the ban.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:54 PM (3ek7K)

106 AOP,

I love reading about your projects. Hubby and I aren't handy.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:47 PM (3ek7K)

Well, we got more than half the shingles laid. The tarpaper under them will go nowhere. I think I have enough to replace the missing sheet, and the next one, should it get blown off.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 09:55 PM (8zz6B)

107 I like shooting off fireworks, but it would be disrespectful, IMHO, to do it on Memorial Day.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 09:57 PM (8zz6B)

108
AOP,

Yes.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 09:58 PM (3ek7K)

109 Fixed the centered text. It was the parakeet brothers.

Posted by: KT at May 25, 2026 11:15 PM (rdeQO)

A Memorial Day tribute to a fallen comrade – “Arnie Nakkerud, You Are Not Forgotten”

An Ace of Spades reader sent me this touching essay written by her husband this Memorial Day to keep alive the memory of a fellow Army helicopter pilot who did not return from Vietnam.

I was a 20 year-old kid when I first met you at Ft. Wolters, Texas. We were both arriving to the base, young Army helicopter pilot cadets, class of 66-15. You were from Seattle and I was from a little coastal town, Hoquiam, in Washington State. Being from the same state is what we first had in common entering this new world of helicopter pilot training. That first meeting found us together through the checking-in process, being assigned rooms in the same barracks and attending classes together. We ran together when off-duty and also flew together during training.
We voluntarily held back a month after completing Fort Wolters training as our flight class was larger in numbers than Ft. Ruecker could accommodate. After that month of downtime, we arrived together with the class of 66-17 at Ft. Rucker, Alabama to complete our training. Through all of this, we continued as roommates, flying mates and running weekend trips to Panama City in my red 1963 Corvette. Memories of you, my friend, are many, some stories I can tell and some stories I will not tell.
To this day, your presence continues within me as a great friend who had a truly positive impact on my life and times while in the Army helicopter flight program.
You taught me how to be me and to open up and enjoy life. You taught me that in your presence, I was always laughing at your antics and wantings to bend the rules just enough to afforded us getting away with living the colors of life, closer to the edge. How many weekends we danced and drank the nights away on the beaches of Panama City, Florida.
I remember the trip one weekend when we hopped in the Corvette, top down just after being released Saturday morning. We skipped breakfast, threw some clothes in the back, topped off the gas tank and left Ft. Rucker for Panama City. We stopped in a small store for a quart of milk and a bag of Oreo cookies that we shared as our breakfast while driving south down the back roads. The weekend was ahead of us and we owned it!
A few miles down the road and in one of the dry counties, an old Sheriff pulled us over to check the car for alcohol. He found us drinking milk from a quart carton and finishing off a bag of Oreo cookies. We explained to him that we were helicopter flight cadets at Ft. Rucker and were on our way to spend the weekend at Panama City. The sheriff checked our milk carton for alcohol as that would have been the things young guys like us would do. But no. We were indeed telling the truth, milk and cookies.
There were many cars that day pulled off the road and being checked for alcohol. Folks were out of their cars as sheriff deputies checked their vehicles. The sheriff tipped his hat to us for being the "outstanding young men we said we were" and let us leave the line-up to get back on the road.
You and I laughed so hard several miles down the road when you pulled out the 5th of whiskey you had tucked under your seat. To this day, I still laugh about so many of those moments we shared.

The last time I saw you my friend was while placing a photo of you at the "Wall" in Washington DC, 2005. To this day, I weep as I am now.
I do look forward to the day when I do get to see you again. I am hopeful we are afforded the time to sit, talk and catch up on stories. Knowing you as well as I did here, I bet you have stories and stories to tell. You are not now nor never will be forgotten, my friend.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 06:10 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 first

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 06:12 PM (/enuJ)

2 Hello

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at May 25, 2026 06:12 PM (n7rxJ)

3 tooth

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (/enuJ)

4
I'm so thankful I don't have anyone on that wall.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia's Phone at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (n7rxJ)

5 dangitol

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (/enuJ)

6 Just turned in my Guardians game and see the umpires have adopted the English tradition of wearing a poppy. Beautiful for Memorial Day.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 06:16 PM (SxOcO)

7 Willowed:

Medea and Jodie are evil, imo.
Posted by: EveR at May 25, 2026 06:15 PM (wTevN)

Yeah. Communists. They had made her a figurehead and they probably figured she would go along when they went underground. I don't think they ever really got her though. Crazy, but genuine and all commies are fake as fuck.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 06:22 PM (zZu0s)

8 The travaling Vietnam Wall came here a couple years ago
Certainly glad it came here as chance to see real thing won't

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:24 PM (Ia/+0)

9 No, they will not be forgotten. Not even when their statues are torn down a century from now in some paroxysm of stupid. We - those of us who know - will remember you and why you served and how you died. For two and a half centuries, why and how. And we will try to honor you not just by keeping your memory, but by making your sacrifice worthwhile.

Thank you.

Posted by: GWB at May 25, 2026 06:25 PM (kU0PQ)

10 Lost my best friend and college roommate for two years. I was over there at the time so did not make the funeral. Captain Charles F. Thomas IV.

Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:26 PM (zFsEm)

11
8 The travaling Vietnam Wall came here a couple years ago
Certainly glad it came here as chance to see real thing won't
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:24 PM (Ia/+0)

I have been to the real thing. It lays on your heart a long time.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 06:30 PM (p4NUW)

12 10 Lost my best friend and college roommate for two years. I was over there at the time so did not make the funeral. Captain Charles F. Thomas IV.
Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:26

I am so sorry, and so grateful at the same time.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 06:31 PM (p4NUW)

13 Arnie’s patch says he served in MACV, Military Assistance Command Vietnam.

Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:31 PM (zFsEm)

14 The debt paid by America’s fallen is unpayable, but it is not unteachable. It is written in sacrifice, in folded flags, in names etched into stone.
_ZH

Thank you for my freedom.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 06:32 PM (zfQ1S)

15 Powerful essay. Thank you for posting it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 06:33 PM (8zz6B)

16 OT, late for the Nerd's thread earlier.

https://youtube.com/shorts/T3dMxwIRreQ

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 06:35 PM (qx7Zg)

17 >>>I have been to the real thing. It lays on your heart a long time.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 06:30 PM (p4NUW)
*****
"It lays on your heart a long time". I mean this respectfully, how can anyone not love Southern women? Thank you Piper.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 06:39 PM (UPqWP)

18 17 I mean this respectfully, how can anyone not love Southern women? Thank you Piper.
Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25,

I would never feel disrespected by this! Thank you.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 06:43 PM (p4NUW)

19 May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 06:43 PM (RIvkX)

20
British couple spending Memorial Day in America. (It's long, just something to have on while you're doing other things.)

youtube.com/watch?v=zGC4EwTdeQI

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 06:46 PM (n7rxJ)

21 Captain Charles F. Thomas IV.
Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:26 PM (zFsEm)
=====
May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 06:47 PM (RIvkX)

22 Thanks for sharing, Buck, and thank you to the reader who sent it in.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 06:49 PM (CvBUs)

23 In the Cowboystatedaily.com there’s a story about a chopper pilot who claims he received 27 Air Medals, the headline “Green Beret Chopper Pilot”.

I hesitate to question anyone’s service but he was in Viet Nam for a year. I think those guys probably deserved 27 Air Medals, but I dunno.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:49 PM (w3KHJ)

24 Thanks Piper

Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 06:49 PM (zFsEm)

25 WO1 Arnold Olaf Nekkerud

Date of death: 07/31/67. Aircraft commander of UH-1H 66-16529 assigned to the 189th. In transit at night between Oasis and Holloway, helicopter inadvertently entered IFR conditions, and then struck a tree.

He was eight months into his tour in Viet Nam when this accident happened. Just weeks before the crash he had married in Hawaii.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 06:58 PM (2GVsD)

26 God evening! Played hockey with a kid who's dad was shot down in Vietnam. He was listed as MIA but when I went to my oldest boy's wedding we travelled up to DC to see the memorials and I found his name on the wall. Sad and sobering for sure.

Cpl. Donohoe, Cpl. Boudreaux and Capt. Milnes.
*pours one out*
*Hand salute*

Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead at May 25, 2026 06:58 PM (3Ope8)

27 Not even when their statues are torn down a century from now in some paroxysm of stupid

Well, you’re certainly far more optimistic than I am.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:58 PM (w3KHJ)

28 God has special mercy for the men that die in battle.

Have faith.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:00 PM (qFwJc)

29 Pretty sure “Green Beret” teams had no pilots. Perhaps some dedicated to their service perhaps

Posted by: Javems at May 25, 2026 07:01 PM (zFsEm)

30 A.Puma: Thank you for that update on Arnie’s death. I was going to look it up.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at May 25, 2026 07:01 PM (d9Cw3)

31 Not even when their statues are torn down a century from now in some paroxysm of stupid

Well, you’re certainly far more optimistic than I am.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:58 PM (w3KHJ)

I think there will be Americans for a long time who remember. Even after there might no longer be a United States. I believe the flame will be kept alive, no matter how it might flicker.

Posted by: GWB at May 25, 2026 07:02 PM (kU0PQ)

32
Merlin Raye Allen was the son of Alden and Eleanor Allen. He was inducted in the U.S. Marine Corps in late October 1965. He was trained as a radio operator and joined Team Striker of the 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division in early 1967. He was one of five Marines killed after their aircraft was hit by small arms and automatic weapons fire on June 30, 1967 in Thua Thien Province in Vietnam. His remains weee recovered and repatriated in 2018.

Members of the Allen family were friends of my Dad's parents in Wisconsin.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 25, 2026 07:02 PM (s9VOe)

33 Visited the wall with hubby nec, he had a difficult time holding it all together. He lost quite a few friends during his tour in Viet Nam.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 25, 2026 07:04 PM (2NHgQ)

34 In honor of First Sergeant James Howell Sumner.
Panel W26, Line 103.
Maternal grandfather of my wife.
Helicopter crash May 2, 1969 Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam.
He had been in country 38 days.
Someday sir I will look into the other 20 years of service.
I know Silent Drill Team is in there.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 07:04 PM (gbGyB)

35 Legalinsurrection.com
Mayor Jacob Frey honors Saint George Floyd on Memorial day

You can't H8 Communists enough

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:07 PM (Ia/+0)

36
Medal of Honor citation for Fr. (Lt.) Vincent Capodanno (Servant of God)

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Chaplain of the 3d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced), FMF, in connection with operations against enemy forces in Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam, on 4 September 1967. In response to reports that the 2d Platoon of M Company was in danger of being overrun by a massed enemy assaulting force, Lieutenant Capodanno left the relative safety of the Company Command Post and ran through an open area raked with fire, directly to the beleaguered platoon. Disregarding the intense enemy small-arms, automatic-weapons, and mortar fire, he moved about the battlefield administering last rites to the dying and giving medical aid to the wounded... Upon encountering a wounded corpsman in the direct line of fire of an enemy machine gunner positioned approximately fifteen yards away, Lieutenant Capodanno rushed forward in a daring attempt to aid and assist the mortally wounded corpsman. At that instant, only inches from his goal, he was struck down by a burst of machine gun fire.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:10 PM (HdYcL)

37 Buck

You are welcome. Even 'in country'' accidents can kill just as much as enemy fire.

All deserve to be remembered.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 07:12 PM (2GVsD)

38

I think of the families who got the knock on the door.

It's what you dread when there is a war going on.

It is usually quiet here in our small town. Today it is eerily quiet.

There are so many people who get what Today is about.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:13 PM (3ek7K)

39 My golf buddy was a Green Beret Special Forces, airborne guy. He told me story when a Catholic priest was flown in. He gave General Absolution to everyone. He said Mass and gave Holy Communion to everyone. Little did they know it, all those Protestants just became Catholic.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:14 PM (qFwJc)

40 Submarine duty was insanely dangerous during world war two. Army Air corps was not any better, close to 10,000 were killed in training in CONUS. Planes are littered all over the place.

In those days they called the USA “Zone of the Interior” which is kind of cool. I’m pretty sure we had a border in those days as well, and was taken very seriously.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 07:16 PM (w3KHJ)

41 Thank you is such a paltry offering for those that have given such sacrifice . Freedom is never free and our Heroes continue to pay the price but it us that owe the debt.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:17 PM (5P5DO)

42 Jesus paid the price and anyone that joins Him in that price is saved.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:18 PM (qFwJc)

43 Here's a Vietnam draft calculator. You can put in your birthday and see if you would have been called up:

https://tinyurl.com/2e2br885

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:19 PM (3ImbR)

44 Vietnam was over before I was out of school

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:20 PM (Ia/+0)

45 I was born in 1955. There was no lottery for me, My older brother got 199. His friend got 4. Neither were called.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:21 PM (qFwJc)

46
Army Air corps was not any better, close to 10,000 were killed in training in CONUS. Planes are littered all over the place.

_____________

In Guard of Honor by James Gould Cozzens, set at an airbase in Florida, Colonel Ross comes across the recovery of a B-25 that crashed in a swamp. In another episode, several paratroopers drown when a jumpmaster's error leads them to parachute into a deep lake.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:22 PM (HdYcL)

47
He was listed as MIA but when I went to my oldest boy's wedding we travelled up to DC to see the memorials and I found his name on the wall. Sad and sobering for sure.

Cpl. Donohoe, Cpl. Boudreaux and Capt. Milnes.
*pours one out*
*Hand salute*
Posted by: CrotchetyOldJarhead

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

Yes, MIA are deliberately included on the wall.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 07:26 PM (n7rxJ)

48 If you want to search military aircraft losses:

https://www.aviationarchaeology.com/

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 07:27 PM (2GVsD)

49 My cousin John was killed in Vietnam just a few days after his 19th birthday. It took quite a while for his body to come home, and my aunt desperately wanted an open casket. The top half had to be enclosed in glass. They did the best they could, but it was heartbreaking to see.

A year later his 21year-old brother Joe was killed in a car crash. Today is his birthday.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:27 PM (3ImbR)

50 You can't H8 Communists enough
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:07 PM

Sât Công

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 07:29 PM (0sNs1)

51 IrishEi, Condolences to your family. Hope you are well.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:29 PM (5P5DO)

52
IrishEi,

How heartwrenching.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:29 PM (3ek7K)

53 >>>Vietnam was over before I was out of school

>>>I was born in 1955. There was no lottery for me, My older brother got 199. His friend got 4. Neither were called.
~~~~~

Of course, if you were of age at the time of the lottery, you would already know your number! This calculator is just to see what your number would have been if you were of age at the time.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:29 PM (3ImbR)

54 Skip, Ican hate them enough and do.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:30 PM (5P5DO)

55 My uncle and mom's cousin both went to Vietnam and thankfully returned. Both gone now but at least had long lives

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:32 PM (Ia/+0)

56 If you search the USAF accident database with just two criteria: 44 and FL the site will return 1722 records.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 07:33 PM (2GVsD)

57 My last good Vietnam vet buddy past away a couple of months ago. He came back pretty messed up but eventually found God's mercy and forgiveness. He was generous to a fault and could talk your ear off.

Posted by: pawn at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (+rSJz)

58 >>>IrishEi, Condolences to your family. Hope you are well.
~~~~~

Thanks, Ben. I'm doing well. Can't believe this was over 50 years ago, but the memories feel like yesterday.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (3ImbR)

59 Just to see I entered mine and my two kids' dates. My husband already had his own number from back then, high enough not to be drafted. The three of our bdays all had numbers under 15.

Posted by: Lirio100 at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (ky7/T)

60
It disgusts me that history isn't taught in schools today.

Sacrifice? So many people have no idea what that means.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:36 PM (3ek7K)

61 four seasons, sacrifice now means foregoing that second $8 cup of coffee.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:39 PM (5P5DO)

62
You are correct Ben Had.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:40 PM (3ek7K)

63
Here's a Vietnam draft calculator. You can put in your birthday and see if you would have been called up:

https://tinyurl.com/2e2br885
Posted by: IrishEi ?!

I was just about to be. In 1970 after dropping out of college. I had already taken the draft physical examination. So I joined the Navy instead. Ended up on a minesweeper in Cam Ranh Bay and Da Nang.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 07:41 PM (Cqx++)

64 Visited the wall with my wife and our young son in 1992. I found the names of 5 guys I knew, 3 of them friends since Junior High. Just touching their names inscribed on the wall made me well up in tears. I was drafted in Sept 1967, but was assigned to the Signal Corp after basic infantry training. I received orders for 'Nam once, but they were rescinded for some inexplicable reason. I was given the chance to get married, have a son, and grow old. An opportunity none of those whose names are on the wall were given. I am tearing up as I write this.....sorry.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 25, 2026 07:42 PM (5xuJ/)

65 Just to see I entered mine and my two kids' dates. My husband already had his own number from back then, high enough not to be drafted. The three of our bdays all had numbers under 15.
Posted by: Lirio100 at May 25, 2026 07:35 PM (ky7/T)
~~~~~

Yikes! The lottery system was just plain awful. Sometimes I think we would have been better off leaving the draft as it was, when everyone knew they would serve unless they had some kind of deferment.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:42 PM (3ImbR)

66 History isn't taught in schools, Cultural Marxism is

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:43 PM (Ia/+0)

67 I had two brothers that served during the Viet Nam war. Karl signed up and went in 1968 as a Marine and Butch was drafted into the Army in 1969. Butch was almost three years older than Karl.
Both brothers talked very little of their time in the military. Karl was stationed in Okinawa and he was aware the population hated them being there.
Butch landed at a base in Bien Hoa and ultimately died of complications from Agent Orange just before he turned 75 in 2021. Karl died in 2023 also at 74...I was posting here in the middle of the night in a delusional state of mind as I watched him go.
I never knew a grandfather but my dad's father died in an Army plane that hit Mt. Deception in 1945 about two weeks after Japan surrendered. They had been mapping a path to get fuel to China. About two months before that my dad at 21 was commissioned an ensign in the Navy but he never got a ship. He said the closest he got to the ocean was his mother's house in Kilgore, Tx.

In 2011 I was building a house for my parents on my sister's property in Hunt County, Tx. Standing in line at the Home Depot buying materials for the house, my dad whispered (continued)

Posted by: DanMan at May 25, 2026 07:44 PM (8uzBS)

68 thatcrazyjerseyguy, never be sorry for tears shed in memory of lost friends.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:45 PM (5P5DO)

69
It is okay to tear up.

It is a teary day here and we were blessed we didn't lose anyone.

They are heroes.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:45 PM (3ek7K)

70

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet ‌access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against U.S. and Israel.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 07:46 PM (Cqx++)

71 So many moving stories of heroism and service.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:46 PM (RIvkX)

72 Here's a Vietnam draft calculator. You can put in your birthday and see if you would have been called up:

https://tinyurl.com/2e2br885
Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:19 PM (3ImbR)

I was drafted (thank you Perth Amboy draft board), Sept 1967. There were 53 of us there at 0630 to swear The Oath. Then, to Newark for another physical. Later, we left Newark for our trip to Fort Dix. I will remember my military ID number forever.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 25, 2026 07:48 PM (5xuJ/)

73 Looking at old family wedding pictures of my own folks as well as the many aunts and uncles. In every single picture, the grooms are all in uniform, as well as many of the ushers and best men.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 07:49 PM (3ImbR)

74 Another budby on the wall is Captain John C. Stringer II. Oddly I can touch his name, and the above mentioned, Charlie's name at the same time.

Late I know but got to get John up there.

Posted by: javems at May 25, 2026 07:49 PM (zFsEm)

75 My uncle who had major health issues did havechis last years full paid at the Vet Center. At least they did something right for him

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:50 PM (Ia/+0)

76 If you search the USAF accident database with just two criteria: 44 and FL the site will return 1722 records.
——

It sounds a little morbid, but I wish there was a simple list of Army or military deaths and KIA by chronological date and name. Aviation is relatively small, and I’m sure I knew some of those guys. I don’t know if such a simple list like that exists.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 07:52 PM (2RHvg)

77 "I don't why I get a discount...I didn't do anything" I about fell out and said "daddy, you were there".

Karl died in that house 12 years later.

Butch's grandson just got a 4 year scholarship to Texas A&M's Corp. paid for by the Marine corp.

Posted by: DanMan at May 25, 2026 07:52 PM (8uzBS)

78
I asked Hubby if people shoot off fireworks on Memorial Day.

He said he thinks it isn't appropriate. He spent many years in the Army.

What do yall think?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)

79 I don’t know how true it is, but I read somewhere at some point, maybe in the latter 1960s, they took to having draftees take one step forward.

This was the actual moment of induction. Those who refused to raise their hand and take the oath, were already in violation of a lawful order. Ha!

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 07:56 PM (2RHvg)

80 "What do yall think?

Posted by: four seasons"

No.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 07:57 PM (vFG9F)

81 XH2, whom I shall always refer to as: "number two" (because that is the polite way of saying POS) was in VN, 69-70. PBR. Not the beer.

Anyway, he was no hero. Only joined USN to avoid the draft. Became a junkie. Dishonorably discharged as "unfit for duty" after going AWOL.

Why do I mention this? Because an otherwise intelligent (he was clean when we met) man was effectively kill3d in VN, but continued to 'live' afterward. A zombie. A criminal who would --and did-- steal from his own mother.

It was his addiction and mental problems that ultimately destroyed us and him.

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 07:58 PM (rdVOm)

82 No loud bangs here either

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:58 PM (Ia/+0)

83 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has issued an order to reopen international internet ‌access, Iranian state media reported on Monday, citing an official after a near-90-day blackout in the wake of the war against U.S. and Israel.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 07:46 PM (Cqx++)

Best to assume this is a "Hundred Flowers" fake-out. Or at least that the IRGC will use it as such.
I'm hoping Starlink, which bypasses this stuff, is still active.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 07:58 PM (gKWVE)

84 I asked Hubby if people shoot off fireworks on Memorial Day.

He said he thinks it isn't appropriate. He spent many years in the Army.

What do yall think?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 07:55 PM (3ek7K)

Brother was 82nd Airborne in Iraq. He does not like fireworks.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, I Have Become Comfortably Lame at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (0aYVJ)

85 On 4th hard to tell incoming from out going

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0)

86 4th of Julyis a Friday

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:59 PM (Ia/+0)

87 Cafe is nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 08:00 PM (zZu0s)

88 I remember one of my WWII veteran uncle’s saying offhandedly “I don’t like guns”, tough to argue with his perspective.

Although he always voiced strong approval of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Apparently many ETO veterans were scheduled for redeployment to Japan and this was not a popular decision.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 08:03 PM (2RHvg)

89 Army Air corps was not any better, close to 10,000 were killed in training in CONUS.

I had an Uncle who died on a training flight in Louisiana during WWII. Never had a chance to meet him as I was born in 1957.

Posted by: vin at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (2RP3u)

90 My husband tried to enlist. They rushed through the enlistees as they had a busload of draftees on the way. If you failed one test, that was it. It was at the Oakland Induction Center which had been bombed. They did the hearing test where the construction crew was working. Everyone passed. And there werea couple of guys that were drafted as Marines.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 25, 2026 08:08 PM (7T8ei)

Urban Runs Open Thread

Another urban run, this one in Genoa:

Valparaiso, Chile:

I think I linked this one before. At least I linked a run in this city:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 05:00 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 What in the name of heck is going on here??!!

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 05:01 PM (XV/Pl)

2 second on an afternoon thread? Wow.

Posted by: JohnFNotKerry at May 25, 2026 05:02 PM (Xqite)

3 Willowed:

An aircraft carrier (CVN-81) will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 05:03 PM (2Ez/1)

4 Urban run? Is that anything like the Inner City Trots?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 05:05 PM (6ZvBu)

5 The entire goal of true socialists should be to invent the replicator as it is the only way socialism could ever work. As long as they immediately terminated socialists that attempted to control replicator production and usage, which some of them would try right after invention.

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 05:07 PM (3/XaG)

6 So...
Got up early and hit the golf course.
What have I missed?

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 05:07 PM (2WIwB)

7 So...
Got up early and hit the golf course.
What have I missed?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 05:07 PM (2WIwB)

-----------

Some bunkers, I hope.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 05:09 PM (6ZvBu)

8 Imagine making a run like that, only to find out you came in 23d.

Posted by: mrp at May 25, 2026 05:12 PM (rj6Yv)

9 So...
Got up early and hit the golf course.
What have I missed?
Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 05:07 PM (2WIwB)

-----------

Some bunkers, I hope.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 05:09 PM (6ZvBu)

***

Played Ft Lewis.
The bunkers were like concrete. Avoided them big time!

Posted by: Diogenes at May 25, 2026 05:13 PM (2WIwB)

10 I noodified thems that be below.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 05:13 PM (UPqWP)

11 I could do that, I just don't want to.

Posted by: President Barack H. Obama, Jr., the most accomplished yet modest President in American History at May 25, 2026 05:14 PM (PiwSw)

12 jeebers, no thanks, not for me ...

a little too much like what Churchill said about being shot at and missed.

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 25, 2026 05:16 PM (VyBeY)

13 RE: Battery fails and gauges to help see it coming. (last thread)

Criminy

Autozone, Amazon
4.8A 24W Dual USB Car Charger, Volt Meter Car Battery Monitor with LED Voltage & Amps Display, Cigarette Lighter Adapter, Compati...$11.98

or
Car LED Digital Voltmeter, DC 12V/24V Cigarette Lighter Voltage Meter, Volt Gauge Battery Monitor, Digital Voltage Display for Auto Car Truck
Price, product page$5.54

or
Analogue for permanent mounting
12V Voltmeter Gauge 2" 52mm Volt Voltage Meter Gauge Universal Pointer Voltmeter Car Auto Measure Range 8-16V LED Light Dial Black
Price, product page$9.95
My choice. Or would the digital plug ins be as informative as the analogue?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 05:16 PM (zfQ1S)

14 Parkour with bikes.

Still silly.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)

15 Yikes.

Bet they don't do that in Chicago.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:18 PM (ppzWn)

16 I wonder what the oopses look like on those urban runs?

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:18 PM (3uBP9)

17 Parkour with bikes.

Still silly.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:17 PM (zZu0s)
=====

"Ford v. Ferrari" is free with ads at Amazon Prime.

Posted by: mrp at May 25, 2026 05:19 PM (rj6Yv)

18 It's mostly gravity and timing and a high level of tolerance for potential broken bones.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (3uBP9)

19 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)

20 I wonder what the oopses look like on those urban runs?
Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:18 PM (3uBP9)

Painful.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:21 PM (zZu0s)

21 20 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma
---

All laws should be enforced. If it's not a good law, change it or eliminate it.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 05:22 PM (zfQ1S)

22 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)

Hmmm, it kind of validates them as people worth caring about, more or less.

Piker is scum. But he is pointless scum.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)

23 Please explain the difference between the Red Bull stuff and Running Man. In both cases, we're watching for the possibility that someone will die a gruesome death.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 05:22 PM (Riz8t)

24 It's not the speed it's the impact.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 05:23 PM (zfQ1S)

25 Expensive bikes, blighted urban areas, and the rap music is getting louder?

Pedal to the metal boys.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:24 PM (2GVsD)

26 >>> What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)

It was clearly illegal. They enumerated their illegal acts on camera as evidence. Sounds like a typical setup for a legal challenge, which I guess they think they'll win and set some kind of precedence.

I think the idea is, they do this, the current admin takes us to court, the commies win everything in '28, then the commie court settles and they set precedence.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:25 PM (3uBP9)

27 We did Memorial Day feasting yesterday, so just chilling today. I took some great pics of the Arizona memorial in Pearl Harbor and the wall of remembrance. Very touching and emotional. I emailed them to ace, if anyone is interested.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:25 PM (BgZgJ)

28 Aetius

Piker maybe wishing that Ethan Klein sued him instead.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:25 PM (2GVsD)

29 We have some heavy stormin' on track for tonight so maybe no fireworks. But I'll still get my dog hopped up on goofballs because it helps with thunderstorms too.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:27 PM (3uBP9)

30 We did Memorial Day feasting yesterday, so just chilling today.

Same, except we spend yesterday watching the grands so the parents could get a night's sleep. Got notified this morning that they're running a fever, so that's nice.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 05:28 PM (Riz8t)

31 27 >>> What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)

_____________________________

Personally, I think they both did the US a great service. If the only contact that Cuba has with US citizens is those two, they are going to underestimate the abilities and fortitude of the US on every single level.

Think of it as sending Paulie Shore to the pre-event breakfast of a Weight Lifting Competition.

Posted by: Orson at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (dIske)

32 Medea Benjamin? Sure, if she did the crime she can do the time. But the one I wish they'd get after is her partner, Jodi Evans. She's married to the Chinese spy, Neville Roy Singham. He pays for much social disruption in America, while sitting safely behind the protective arms of the CCP in Shanghai.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (pzoNl)

33 23 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)

Hmmm, it kind of validates them as people worth caring about, more or less.

Piker is scum. But he is pointless scum.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:22 PM (zZu0s)

I disagree on 'pointless'. He has alpha physiognomy. Always target your enemies' alpha males first. Take out the natural leaders, and the ones that are forced to step up will be more likely to crack under pressure, in a failure cascade.

I just popped in to say that I may not be on much, since I'm going to a family get-together. Then again, I may be on my phone, who knows. Ciao!

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (Sy6m/)

34 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:20 PM (2GVsD)
——-

Who? I think Piker is that power-bottom sand maggot. Don’t know who the other scumbag is.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (BgZgJ)

35 >>> It's not the speed it's the impact.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 05:23 PM (zfQ1S)

velocity squared, it's kind of the speed.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (3uBP9)

36 From 1WP yesterday, got tailgate open. Was worried that wascend of that

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)

37 Huck Follywood, if you're here: I flipped back through my paperback copy of Goldfinger. Bond's description of tea as "mud" and "one of the main reasons for the downfall of the British Empire" is in Chapter Five, when M has him doing night duty at headquarters in London.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 05:31 PM (wzUl9)

38 Pixy should a add a script so that every time "Paul" posts, his sig is automatically changed to "Sid, sitting in Mom's basement" and his post converts to random Kumala word salad quotes.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:31 PM (pzoNl)

39 Now I have to reread Goldfinger.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:32 PM (pzoNl)

40 Impressive skills. But……..
I remember the days of Evel Knievel. We would raid construction sites and build our own ramps. Dads would drink beer and offer fatherly advice like “make it bigger”. No helmets or pads and sometimes no shoes. Then someone always had to go first. That sometimes ended up with a nasty injury. We’d all haul ass and deny we knew anything. Our bikes were a bit different and not quite as forgiving. Fun times indeed.

Posted by: Billythesquid at May 25, 2026 05:34 PM (auDTc)

41
Piker maybe wishing that Ethan Klein sued him instead.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 05:25 PM (2GVsD)

Disagree, I bet he is loving this. Dude has an inferiority complex the size of Texas. Why do you think the Roach King bothers him so much? Every clip i have seen of him reinforces how fake he truly is.

As far as being Alpha? Lol. See above.

If he truly was alpha, he would not need to flash wads of cash, always have the most expensive shit and would not be driven crazy by anyone. He's a little bitch.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)

42 Impact varies exponentially with speed. It varies directly with mass and inversely with your deflection. So mass hurts and velocity hurts **2.

But deflection helps! But also, deflecting is often very very painful when you body and bones and squishy parts do the deflectin'. So you would really want something else to handle the majority of the deflecting. And even then it only helps linearly. Kind of hard to offset the **2 for velocity.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:36 PM (3uBP9)

43 Now I have to reread Goldfinger.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026

***
As I recall, it was the first of the JB novels I ever read straight through when I was about eleven. Earlier I'd mostly read the action scenes, like Bond's crawling trip through the tunnel of dangers in Doctor No. But I sat myself down that summer and read GF straight through. I didn't know what a lesbian was, but otherwise I understood and enjoyed it.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 05:37 PM (wzUl9)

44 >>> If he truly was alpha, he would not need to flash wads of cash, always have the most expensive shit and would not be driven crazy by anyone. He's a little bitch.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:35 PM (zZu0s)

Have you seen the photos of him as a fat kid on a horse? He's a fat kid on a horse. He will always be the fat, rich kid, riding a horse.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:40 PM (3uBP9)

45 Cats are so weird.

Somehow, Kaylee and Hexie have swapped places in the feeding order.

Kaylee's now eating Hexie's food and vice versa.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 25, 2026 05:41 PM (gnNyN)

46
What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?

Ignore them. At least publicly.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 05:41 PM (Cqx++)

47 >>> Our bikes were a bit different and not quite as forgiving. Fun times indeed.
Posted by: Billythesquid at May 25, 2026 05:34 PM (auDTc)

I had a huffy with these ridiculous foam pads that I think only marginally kept the bars from splitting me in two when I crashed but offered no real protection.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:43 PM (3uBP9)

48 I saw a thread where someone argued that making someone pay for college because you did is the same as making someone else get molested because you were.

And...the fascinating thing about this line of thought is that it ignores college facilities/labor costs money. There isn't a bill for college because someone is doing something bad to you, there is a bill for college because you are using goods and services from others, and you shouldn't be able to force others to do labor on your behalf.

If we were to come up with a better analogy, making a new college student pay for college after you paid for your own is liking making that new college student cook his dinner instead of being forced to cook both his and your own.

Not that college prices shouldn't come down - prices could easily be halved across the board with no loss in the already questionable quality with a few common sense reforms

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 05:43 PM (sKqQm)

49 >>What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?

I don't think either is the prime target. They are going after the funders. Neville Singham is the I think they are after.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 05:44 PM (viF8m)

50 What is Horde opinion of the Feds going after Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker over their illegal visit to Cuba?

Its a good thing. They broke the letter and spirit of the law.

The right needs to first get used to using the written law against the left, and then start abusing it.

Why? That's the only way we'll ever get back to a fair application of the law instead of the current "two Americas" where leftists and their favorite groups can commit crimes with impunity.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 05:45 PM (sKqQm)

51 Progress! In modern schools, ALL the kindergarteners know what a lesbian is

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 05:45 PM (3/XaG)

52 Medea Benjamin and Hassan Piker went to Cuba to _________ the United States.

Posted by: The Ghost of Gene Rayburn at May 25, 2026 05:45 PM (vFG9F)

53 let the record reflect BMX bikes are the step child of the Schwinn Sting Ray!

Posted by: DanMan at May 25, 2026 05:46 PM (8uzBS)

54 >>> Who? I think Piker is that power-bottom sand maggot. Don’t know who the other scumbag is.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (BgZgJ)

Medea is Code Pink.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 05:46 PM (3uBP9)

55
Pixy should a add a script so that every time "Paul" posts, his sig is automatically changed to "Sid, sitting in Mom's basement" and his post converts to random Kumala word salad quotes.
Posted by: Huck Follywood

And VDH thinks the ewok is cruel. Is there a link where I may subscribe to your newsletter?

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 25, 2026 05:46 PM (Ik+xF)

56 How many top ranked urban downhill bikers are there? 10? And all the rest are pretty much 1/10th as skilled. I guess that applies to all sports.

The helmet cams add an element of claustrophobic distortion. What's the width of the narrowest passage way?

Posted by: 13times at May 25, 2026 05:46 PM (a9h3b)

57
I should be doing things.

But I'm not.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 05:47 PM (HdYcL)

58 Automotive starting battery?

They can fail, while still reading perfect open circuit voltage. They will have normal or near normal juice across the posts. But they choke under the demands of starting, under load. They cannot supply the current. Voltage readings are good but …

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 05:47 PM (w3KHJ)

59 Isn't Medea also buds with MTG?

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 25, 2026 05:48 PM (PiwSw)

60 H7, I will help you not do things.

Posted by: I am the Shadout Mapes, the Housekeeper at May 25, 2026 05:48 PM (PiwSw)

61 I have no idea who Medea is at all. Isnt that the Tyler Perry character?

I am sad I know who Hasan is. I only know of him from watching asmon videos.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:48 PM (zZu0s)

62 Progress! In modern schools, ALL the kindergarteners know what a lesbian is
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026

***
At eleven, I didn't, and I could hardly ask my mother. I wasn't supposed to be reading the Bond books anyway and sneaked them when Mom was asleep.

In my defense, she started me, by handing me the "venomous centipede in Bond's bed" scene from Doctor No to read.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 05:49 PM (wzUl9)

63 Don’t know who the other scumbag is.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:29 PM (BgZgJ)

Founder of Leftist organization "Code Pink" .

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 05:49 PM (BmO5t)

64 18-1, the frustration is, I think, that it's the equivalent of "What do you mean, 40% mandatory tip for self-serve frozen yogurt! And if I don't buy yogurt, you garnish my wages anyway!" That's the "doing something bad to you that far exceeds the mere cost of doing business" that we're seeing these days as I understand it. Like VAT.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 05:49 PM (aJQbY)

65 I saw Power Bottom Sand Maggot open for the Young Turks at... actually I didnt. That show looked and smelled like shit.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)

66
Medea Benjamin's father is a wealthy real estate developer. Ever notice leftists regularly come from well-to-do backgrounds?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (HdYcL)

67 Medea Benjamin's partner at Code Pink is Jodie Evans. Evans is he wife of Neville Singham. He's been funding their anti-American operations for years.

The investigation of Pike and Benjamin is being run by Treasury not DOJ. They are after the money trail.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (viF8m)

68 Medea Benjamin's father is a wealthy real estate developer. Ever notice leftists regularly come from well-to-do backgrounds?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (HdYcL)

The major proponents are almost always wealthy. The thugs may or may not.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:51 PM (zZu0s)

69 > Automotive starting battery?

They can fail, while still reading perfect open circuit voltage. They will have normal or near normal juice across the posts. But they choke under the demands of starting, under load. They cannot supply the current. Voltage readings are good but …
-----------
I had to replace the battery in my wife's 2020 Explorer ST. Two years ago, during winter, it would lose the ability to start the SUV. No grinding, it just would not start and the vehicle would flash all sorts of lights on the dash.

It's an AGM type... "absorbent glass-mat." Prone to this sort of thing when the weather's cold and the battery is "old."

Pricey.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 05:52 PM (jehhT)

70 Hadrian, I think it has to do with living life either without hope (gimmedats) or without strife (redistribute other people's stuff). Either leads to not understanding the value of a good day's work.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 05:52 PM (aJQbY)

71 I like 'Power Bottom Sand Maggot'.

+1 to Elric (dude, I am not going to call you the blade unless I can make some sort of 'dull' joke.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)

72 66 I saw Power Bottom Sand Maggot open for the Young Turks at... actually I didnt. That show looked and smelled like shit.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:50 PM (zZu0s)
——

Smart move. Half the audience ended up with AIDS, leprosy, anal leeches, monkeypox, crabs, flesh-eating bacteria, and/or the Andromeda Strain.

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 05:54 PM (BgZgJ)

73 Did Cindy Sheehan ever disavow Codepink or Medea or Jodie?

Posted by: EveR at May 25, 2026 05:55 PM (wTevN)

74 EveR I doubt that, Leftists do not give up their own

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 05:57 PM (Ia/+0)

75 re: Orbital Drop Vette

Pulling the chute AFTER the 1st bounce is my favorite.

Posted by: DaveA at May 25, 2026 05:59 PM (FhXTo)

76 Did Cindy Sheehan ever disavow Codepink or Medea or Jodie?
Posted by: EveR at May 25, 2026 05:55 PM (wTevN)

She made a statement after Obama won and code pink all of a sudden did not have any issue with drone striking civilians. Something to the effect of 'it's like Casey(her son) died all over again.'

I questioned her methods and who she chose to associate with, but not her grief.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:59 PM (zZu0s)

77 “Batteries die in July, they just don’t keel over till January”

There are some nifty devices called “conductance testers” that do a pretty good job at sniffing out bad batts. A lot of places use them for warranty return testing.

A classic load test, something the drones no longer can do, is still the true test really. I’m always amazed at how much things change they stay the same. Auto shop manuals from the 1920s have all the exact same stuff in them. Modern cars just have a big layer of electronics and sensors and gew-gaws in the mix.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 05:59 PM (w3KHJ)

78 Back in the day, it really wasn't considered even acceptable to discuss variations of sexual preferences with pre-pubescent children as it was basically unnecessary. Any grownup that other grownups were aware of doing that would have faced not fun consequences. Now the teachers are probably given a certification in it.

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 06:00 PM (3/XaG)

79 59 Automotive starting battery?

They can fail, while still reading perfect open circuit voltage. They will have normal or near normal juice across the posts. But they choke under the demands of starting, under load. They cannot supply the current. Voltage readings are good but …
Posted by: Common Tater
---

In the old days the gauge would measure the battery at start and during use. If one watched the gauge at every start a difference in time to reach charge or put under different loads, subtleties/changes in behavior could be noticed.
Today, the gauge may as well not be there.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 06:00 PM (zfQ1S)

80 Just got ballots for the primary. The Democrat candidates have as their taglines "A scientist to save Our Democracy", a "Doctor. Veteran Healthcare, not bombs" ( he's the Muslim) a guy who's " New Generation Fighting MAGA & Extremism" and yet another Democrat
Who's a "fighter against fascism" and a "Progressive champion for working families"
Yaaaaay! Ugggh!

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 06:00 PM (BmO5t)

81 man, i missed the nerds' open thread because i was off watching the sheep detectives.

Posted by: anachronda at May 25, 2026 06:00 PM (qdr3M)

82 72 I like 'Power Bottom Sand Maggot'.

+1 to Elric (dude, I am not going to call you the blade unless I can make some sort of 'dull' joke.)
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:53 PM (zZu0s)
——-

‘Bro, I’m right here for the taking!’

— Zorro, he Gay Blade

Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 06:01 PM (BgZgJ)

83 The evolution of a liberal
Grandfather, I went to war so my son could become a doctor or lawyer
Father, I went to war so my son could become an artist or a poet
Son, I went to college and studied Marx and Mao so I could hate my father and grandfather.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 06:01 PM (5P5DO)

84 79 Back in the day, it really wasn't considered even acceptable to discuss variations of sexual preferences with pre-pubescent children as it was basically unnecessary. Any grownup that other grownups were aware of doing that would have faced not fun consequences. Now the teachers are probably given a certification in it.
Posted by: Azjaeger
---

At a minimum leave town and in many areas a trial and possible conviction.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 06:02 PM (zfQ1S)

85 81: The repulsive David Trone is running for congress over in MD. His commercials cause one's IQ to drop a couple of points. I can't even tell who his opponents are from those dumb commercials, unless Trump is running for his seat too. It's all #BADORANGEMAN!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 06:02 PM (sAmhv)

86 Those RedBull cycling vids are insane... even if they're AI or from a game. *I don't think the first one is "real."

However there are some live ones. And... the gravity racers, gocarts with no engine, that take to some pretty hairy roads or trails are off the hook.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAyiMsA-GEE

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 06:04 PM (jehhT)

87 >>According to the report, many of the organizations involved are linked to wealthy Marxist businessman Neville Roy Singham and his activist network, which investigators say has spent years funding pro-China, pro-Cuba and anti-American activism in the United States.

>>A previous investigation cited in the report alleged Singham directed roughly $278 million into nonprofit organizations promoting pro-communist narratives and organizing street protests after marrying Jodie Evans, Benjamin’s fellow CodePink co-founder, in 2017.

https://tinyurl.com/3udt3vzj

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 06:05 PM (viF8m)

88 Jane Fonda, Bernie Dohrn, the Manson girls, the Weathermen, we could go on all day.

Wealthy people, trust fund babies and heiresses, they have the $$$ to make revolution a hobby. If they get tired of it or get arrested they can go do something else.

It’s one reason “role models” are so dangerous. Kids look up to celebrities and want to emulate them or imitate them but regular people don’t have Fuck You money.

Don’t Try This At Home, Kids

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:05 PM (w3KHJ)

89 The Republicans have boring taglines: "official Republican endorsed Candidate" or "County Republican Organization "There is one guy "America First Always" which is slightly more creative.

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 06:05 PM (BmO5t)

90 Zorro, he Gay Blade
Posted by: Elric the Blade at May 25, 2026 06:01 PM (BgZgJ)

It is free on ewetub. I could not sit through 5 mins.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 06:06 PM (zZu0s)

91 According to wiki, she is still alive and gave an interview in 2017 that she still hated Bush and did not like Trump. Note we did not hear about it because she probably lumped the lightbringer in there too.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 06:09 PM (zZu0s)

92 From 1WP yesterday, got tailgate open. Was worried that wascend of that
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 05:30 PM (Ia/+0)
=====
That's great news

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 06:09 PM (RIvkX)

93
I haven't seen CaliGirl here for a while. She is a daytime commenter.

I pray she is okay.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 06:10 PM (3ek7K)

94 Right, gauges have been useless for 60 years probably.

There are digital voltage gauges that plug into the “cigar lighter” or charging port. These should work pretty well for monitoring system voltage in real time.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 06:11 PM (w3KHJ)

95 >>>The repulsive David Trone is running for congress over in MD.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 06:02 PM (sAmhv)
****
I grew up in MD in the County of Prince George. Three hours west we would be camping in the mountains. Two hours east we were on the ocean. Up to Bal'mer for great food (crabs). How I hate those Dem's that destroyed that state. Hate them.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 06:12 PM (UPqWP)

96 I keep watching movies with horrible endings

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (Ia/+0)

97 >>According to the report, many of the organizations involved are linked to wealthy Marxist businessman Neville Roy Singham and his activist network, which investigators say has spent years funding pro-China, pro-Cuba and anti-American activism in the United States.
-----------
He's been on the radar for years. Why is this shithead still above ground?

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 06:13 PM (jehhT)

98 I should be doing things.

But I'm not.

Give yourself a break. "Things" are overrated.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 06:14 PM (vTZFs)

99 77 She made a statement after Obama won and code pink all of a sudden did not have any issue with drone striking civilians. Something to the effect of 'it's like Casey(her son) died all over again.'

I questioned her methods and who she chose to associate with, but not her grief.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 05:59 PM

Thank you. Her grief was real, I agree. To come to the realization your child’s death was a tool to make money and get votes probably would be akin to reliving his death. Medea and Jodie are evil, imo.

Posted by: EveR at May 25, 2026 06:15 PM (wTevN)

100 >>A previous investigation cited in the report alleged Singham directed roughly $278 million into nonprofit organizations promoting pro-communist narratives and organizing street protests after marrying Jodie Evans, Benjamin’s fellow CodePink co-founder, in 2017.

https://tinyurl.com/3udt3vzj
Posted by: JackStraw
----

He hasn't been hanged and he's still on the street.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 06:15 PM (zfQ1S)

101
Rufus,

I'm old, lol. Glen Burnie and Catonsville. They were nice places decades ago. Who knows what they are now.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 06:16 PM (3ek7K)

102 Boy, the Communists ard rolling in dough

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:18 PM (Ia/+0)

103 Nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 06:18 PM (zZu0s)

104 >>He hasn't been hanged and he's still on the street.

The street he lives on is in Shanghai.

Interesting timing since Trump just got back from China.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 06:19 PM (viF8m)

Nerds' Open Thread

Not sure what this is:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 03:30 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 You rang?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (Kt19C)

2 Nuah

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (xMsrS)

3 Foist on our own petard.

Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (Av6i5)

4 Centered no less

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (xMsrS)

5 152 148 Just got home from hospital with Mrs. MKC. Grandbaby #2 is a beautiful 7lb, 5oz boy! DIL is well and beautiful, son is proud papa, and grandbaby #1 is a proud big sister who gets to spend the night at our house. God is good!!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM
+++++++

Mazel mazel!
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May

Worthy of a repost! A new little life, always the best news!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (pZEOD)

6 All of modern Woke culture is the real-life implementation of "Revenge of the Nerds."

Posted by: zombie at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (Av6i5)

7 Sigh...

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (iERP6)

8 Heavy Metal is an odd movie in which a clear majority of the soundtrack is in just one episode.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (xMsrS)

9 A nerd experience is central to the AOSHQ.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 03:34 PM (kYmoU)

10 Centered.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026 03:34 PM (0N4FZ)

11 Stuck in the middle with you.

Posted by: Tuna at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (lJ0H4)

12 STNG was beyond stupid.

I watched it at the time and even though they had way more budget and better FX then ToS because they never built a reality that makes any sense.

For example, Picard, as a Captain of a ship owns a large vineyard in France. Well...maybe its family money? But...they've gone socialist. And he's away for most of his life...but he still controls some of the most valuable farmland on earth?

And who is maintaining the land? Slaves? Because its socialism right? So if he's gone and they are there its not his...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (sKqQm)

13 Nobody ever mistook Betty Page for a man, although sometimes she could play that role.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (gKWVE)

14 Willowed: I've never been to Terre Haute. Is there much of a town? Don't you require a beignet source nearby, coming from NoLa?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026

***
HF, I've never been to TH either, just Evansville about 90 min. farther south. But I liked what I saw there, and what I see on Gorgle Street view in TH. It has a good 60K people, two Walmarts, a Lowe's, a Planet Fitness, and an Anytime Fitness. If it has those chains, it probably has a lot of other national names.

Beignets? Pffft. I prefer sopaipillas from New Mexico (which, aside from the white puffy sugar, are the same thing). I'm tired to my bones of Da Swamp, and if I suddenly *require* a beignet, there are kits to make them at home.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:36 PM (wzUl9)

15 I thought the Picard family owned the vineyard, not Picard himself. The followup to "Best Of Both Worlds" had Picard go back there

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:37 PM (gKWVE)

16 We need to introduce Revenge of the Nerds to young leftists.

Because when it came out it had a minor leftwing leaning attitude - jocks are bad, nerds and outcasts are good.

Back then movies didn't hit you over the head with politics first and then worry about a plot second like now.

But wow is that movie antipolitically correct by modern standards

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)

17 I thought the Picard family owned the vineyard, not Picard himself. The followup to "Best Of Both Worlds" had Picard go back there

Ok, since they don't have capitalism how does his family own it?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:37 PM (sKqQm)

18 Another movie of that era?

PCU.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (xMsrS)

19 Thats just weird.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (zZu0s)

20 >>>152 148 Just got home from hospital with Mrs. MKC. Grandbaby #2 is a beautiful 7lb, 5oz boy! DIL is well and beautiful, son is proud papa, and grandbaby #1 is a proud big sister who gets to spend the night at our house. God is good!!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM
****
Congratulations MKC. Wishing you and your family good health and much happiness.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (UPqWP)

21 Thank you, Piper, NaCly, QT, Aetius, and any other well-wishers I missed below!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (6lIrI)

22 Love the ST Disco video!

And I've always thought that section of Heavy Metal to be hot. "Taarna," right? The title of that part, and her name?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:39 PM (wzUl9)

23 Sigh...
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (iERP6)

A cob's work is never done.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:40 PM (zZu0s)

24 Thank you, Rufus!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:40 PM (6lIrI)

25 I could watch Jeri Ryan dance all day, but *spoiler alert!* this video also includes shocking Whoopi Goldberg footage. Meaning, she's in it.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:40 PM (rL6wK)

26 PCU.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:38 PM (xMsrS)

Early 90s, but in the same vein as the earlier 80s college movies. Prescient as far as PC and the Champagne Overlord Class.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:41 PM (zZu0s)

27 Season Four TNG backed off Roddenberry's economic foolishness, so property is allowed to exist again. One assumes it always did but Roddenberry was silly.
And then there's DS9 which has an economy on liquid latinum which exists in gold capsules. The gold is post-scarcity. The latinum isn't.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:41 PM (gKWVE)

28 Meaning, she's in it.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:40 PM (rL6wK)

Also Riker in a crushed red velvet onesie.

My eyes.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:42 PM (zZu0s)

29 As for Bettie Page . . . rrowr

Amazing how she could look Girl Next Door and Hot Slutty Girl as called for.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:42 PM (wzUl9)

30 Betty Page di a lot of very naughty stuff, back in the day. She was probably a precursor for some of today’s stuff.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:42 PM (Gqar8)

31 Taarna, the last Tarakian warrior who flies on a pastel yellow pygmy dino-bird that makes Chocobos look beautiful and streamlined.

Besides Den, she also wore the least amount of clothes.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:42 PM (xMsrS)

32 Nuah
Posted by: Anna Puma

What sound does a yawning neko-girl make?

.....

"Wrong Answers About Anime" for $300.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 03:43 PM (VHUov)

33 Beignets? Pffft. I prefer sopaipillas from New Mexico (which, aside from the white puffy sugar, are the same thing). I'm tired to my bones of Da Swamp, and if I suddenly *require* a beignet, there are kits to make them at home.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:36 PM (wzUl9)
===================
Northern New Mexico is some awfully beautiful country, along the Colorado border (and that's very nice too)

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:43 PM (rL6wK)

34 Indonesian junk thats goin' round

Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (YlWIZ)

35 I like how they had a rainbow colored The Traveler space pedo with Wesley.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (3uBP9)

36 Taarna, the last Tarakian warrior who flies on a pastel yellow pygmy dino-bird that makes Chocobos look beautiful and streamlined.

Besides Den, she also wore the least amount of clothes.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026

***
There are probably paintable figure kits, vinyl or resin, of her out there.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (wzUl9)

37 Q Lazzarus did other stuff besides "Goodbye Penis" I mean, Horses. Actually pretty good stuff. Better than Tracy Chapman anyway.
A lot of this has been floated to Youtube recently, and there's a documentary "The Many Lives Of Q Lazzarus".

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (gKWVE)

38 In line with the first video:

https://tinyurl.com/45vt6jxm
Harcourt Fenton Mudd - "Completely Unavoidable" (Star Trek-The Original Series -Parody Music Video)

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:45 PM (u82oZ)

39 The best STNG was when Picard went to Seattle and became an Opera Queen and wanted to land his shuttle craft in Frasier's docking bay #1.

Posted by: Mr. Sulu, Rabid Homosexual at May 25, 2026 03:46 PM (OoF9t)

40 That Wicked AI channel has a lot of good ST music videos. Shatner apparently complained about one of them and had to be edited out.

Posted by: Halfhand at May 25, 2026 03:46 PM (IXblq)

41 For those waiting for the Trump administration to start going after the people funding the Islamist and communists in our midst your wait might be coming to and end.

This should give you a smile.

https://tinyurl.com/3b75yyp9

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 03:47 PM (viF8m)

42 >>> Besides Den, she also wore the least amount of clothes.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026

That being zero clothes when she took a dip into the magical cosmic lake of badassery.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:47 PM (3uBP9)

43 Northern New Mexico is some awfully beautiful country, along the Colorado border (and that's very nice too)
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026

***
It's amazing. In Sept. '97 I drove down from Denver to Taos and was astonished at how New Mexico really begins at the Arkansas River, ca. U.S. 50. South of that line the landscape looks just like NM does south of the CO border.

I visited a little CO town down there, San Luis, which boasts of being the oldest in CO (1857) and has a mission on a hill nearby with a set of bronze sculptures of the Stations of the Cross along the trail winding up the hill.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:47 PM (wzUl9)

44 I'd love to see southern CO and northern NM again.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)

45 shocking Whoopi Goldberg footage.

-
I don't know if this is true but some YT influencer is saying Big Whoop has been suspended from the View for racist comments she made regarding race swapped Helen of Troy.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 03:49 PM (ndZc7)

46 The only problem with the beauty of Colorado and New Mexico is Colorado, and New Mexico.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:49 PM (Gqar8)

47 @Osint613
27m
Russian Foreign Ministry: FM Sergei Lavrov spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and notified him of Moscow's intention to launch large-scale attacks on Kyiv.
---

Knumb Knutz should have taken a lesson from Chechnya, don't attack children at school, it pisses Putin off.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 03:49 PM (zfQ1S)

48 STNG was ok when he was with the POLCE, but his solo stuff is boring.

Posted by: MCHAEL at May 25, 2026 03:49 PM (qUkBO)

49 Sun finally came out

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (qEb4U)

50 I guess at the end the little girl is the new Tarakian.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (3uBP9)

51 The only problem with the beauty of Colorado and New Mexico is Colorado, and New Mexico.
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026

***
By which I guess you mean the human "government" of each and their politics.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (wzUl9)

52
Long late lunch with

Smashburger from the Flattop and Apricot Bourbon Sours.

And assorted sides.

Yum! And enjoyed by all.

Now, I'm slowly losing my battle against a nap.

C'est la vie!

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (iJfKG)

53 49 Sun finally came out
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (qEb4U)

Someone ought to write a song about it.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (Gqar8)

54 The Oreschenik is a truncated ICBM, and it is important to let the concerned neighbors know when one is launching 8 of them so no one overreacts.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 03:51 PM (rbvCR)

55 Time I settled myself on the couch instead of here at my desk. Much more comfortable.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:51 PM (wzUl9)

56 I'd love to see southern CO and northern NM again.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:48 PM (wzUl9)
=============
Me too. Looks like Switzerland, in places.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:51 PM (lfoCS)

57 Indonesian junk thats goin' round
Posted by: Hokey Pokey at May 25, 2026 03:44 PM (YlWIZ)

They were doing Hanta and tried to make a big push. Then I guess that did not have enough juice so they tried to swap to Ebola.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (zZu0s)

58 51 The only problem with the beauty of Colorado and New Mexico is Colorado, and New Mexico.
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026

***
By which I guess you mean the human "government" of each and their politics.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (wzUl9)

Yeah. And their big towns, hives of villainy.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (Gqar8)

59 As for rewatchability, Heavy Metal is not one of those movies.

There is a limit to many times I can watch a movie that goes out of its way to show you the darkness in Humanity that the Lok-nor draws out.

When we witness the birth of a new Tarakian warrior to fight the Lok-nor, all the viewer feels is pity at her unenviable task.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (xMsrS)

60 49 Sun finally came out
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 03:50 PM (qEb4U)

It's a hard knock life

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:53 PM (gKWVE)

61 Great fishing too, if you like fishing.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:53 PM (lfoCS)

62 >>> As for rewatchability, Heavy Metal is not one of those movies.

There is a limit to many times I can watch a movie that goes out of its way to show you the darkness in Humanity that the Lok-nor draws out.

When we witness the birth of a new Tarakian warrior to fight the Lok-nor, all the viewer feels is pity at her unenviable task.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (xMsrS)

That goes for much of the print Mag. It was edgy yes. But soul crushingly so.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:54 PM (3uBP9)

63 59 As for rewatchability, Heavy Metal is not one of those movies.

There is a limit to many times I can watch a movie that goes out of its way to show you the darkness in Humanity that the Lok-nor draws out.

When we witness the birth of a new Tarakian warrior to fight the Lok-nor, all the viewer feels is pity at her unenviable task.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:52 PM (xMsrS)

The movie was spawned by those old magazines, weren’t they?

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:54 PM (Gqar8)

64 The Galaxy Class Girls: Red Shirt Romeo | 80s Pop Music Video:

https://tinyurl.com/3vkmjc5s

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:55 PM (u82oZ)

65 Since I finished a work out, I 'spose a shower might be a good thing, before cocktail hour hits and I go to work shaking up the shaker.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:56 PM (lfoCS)

66 Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds passed away last week. RIP

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 03:57 PM (hpwtA)

67 8 Heavy Metal is an odd movie in which a clear majority of the soundtrack is in just one episode.
Posted by: Anna Puma

I don't recall that. Don Felder's Heavy Metal was used in the scene with the doomed pilots of the B-17. The above scene, Black Sabbath - The Mob Rules was used before the events shown above.

I haven't watched Heavy Metal in years and yet I know which song goes with which scene. Weird. I blame South Park.

Also, BOOBS!!!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 03:59 PM (sAmhv)

68 Went to load the wife's car this morning at 0600 with our contribution of food for the Memorial day motorcycle run at the VFW. Dead battery with no warning. Took the stuff and put it in my truck and went to walmart to find a battery. Commenced to have a The Good, The Bad and The Ugly morning.

The Good: Walmart actually had a battery that matched the size. The auto parts places don't open until 0800 because it's a holiday so that's a win. The battery fit and actually had a charge.

The Bad: The dead battery in the car had about 18 different connections and wires hanging off of it. I should have taken a picture of the layout before I started but I didn't so I had to piece everything back together and figure it out on the fly.

The Ugly: The dead battery was tucked away in a corner with absolutely no way to pick it up out of the battery tray. I had to wedge it up and slide tools under it to actually be able to get a grip on it to pull it out of the car. The replacement battery had a convenient handle on top so you could pick it up. No idea why all car batteries don't have that handle.

It worked and everything is fine now.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026 04:01 PM (0N4FZ)

69 Sort of connected: Gates McFadden, "Beverly Crusher," was born in 1949. She was 38 when she was cast as Beverly in 1987!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:02 PM (wzUl9)

70 Reginald Barclay III has a request
youtu.be/HQxheUjP4nI

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 04:03 PM (gKWVE)

71 147 Rush isn't Rush without Neil Peart. It just...isn't. He wasn't just the best drummer of the latter half of the 20th century, he was the songwriter.

It's like trying to have The Beatles without John Lennon. At least Led Zep had the decency to stop without Bohham.

Whatever this is, it should not be wearing the Rush name.

From.last thread:

I blame this sort of thing on The Who, who arguably weren't The Who anymore after Moon, and certainly after Entwhilsle. I can see it if you are using the name of the band to sell tickets if you are a band where the members aren't famous, and there's nothing wrong with doing all the songs of the band, but anyone who would buy tickets knows the members. Townsend and Daltrey or Geddy and Alex would sell just the same. McCartney and Starr don't have to claim to be The Beatles either

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 04:03 PM (3/XaG)

72 Now I REALLY want to see Betty Page doing Buffalo Bill scene. Because I would.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (xcxpd)

73 65 Since I finished a work out, I 'spose a shower might be a good thing, before cocktail hour hits and I go to work shaking up the shaker.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25

I have not worked out today, which is very off brand for me. I can’t even go for a hike with the official unofficial AOSHQ mascot because it’s monsoon season out there.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (p4NUW)

74 @Osint613
1h
Seven Ebola patients escaped a hospital in Mongbwalu, Congo, after relatives attacked the facility. The third incident of its kind in recent days.
---

Why would they want to 'escape' from the hospital?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (zfQ1S)

75 Note to myself - avoid Africa.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 04:07 PM (Gqar8)

76 For example, Picard, as a Captain of a ship owns a large vineyard in France. Well...maybe its family money? But...they've gone socialist. And he's away for most of his life...but he still controls some of the most valuable farmland on earth?

Don't they just make wine for free in the replicator?

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 04:08 PM (3/XaG)

77 Why would they want to 'escape' from the hospital?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (zfQ1S)

Because in developing countries hospitals are a place you go to die.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 04:08 PM (rbvCR)

78 Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:55 PM (u82oZ)

Why does Captain Jonathan Archer look like Jeff Epstein

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 04:09 PM (gKWVE)

79 . . . I have not worked out today, which is very off brand for me. I can’t even go for a hike with the official unofficial AOSHQ mascot because it’s monsoon season out there.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026

***
Same here, Piper. Rain most of this week. If I'm lucky there will be a window in the early am, around dawn, where it's not raining and I can put in my half-hour or so at the walking trail. (In my case, it's half trotting.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:09 PM (wzUl9)

80 gKWVE

AI Warp Core breach?

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 04:09 PM (u82oZ)

81 For example, Picard, as a Captain of a ship owns a large vineyard in France. Well...maybe its family money? But...they've gone socialist. And he's away for most of his life...but he still controls some of the most valuable farmland on earth?
*
Don't they just make wine for free in the replicator?
Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026

***
It might be like hamburger vs. steak. The replicator can give you Gallo-like wine, but the real thing, a French wine grown from real grapes, is, well, the real thing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:11 PM (wzUl9)

82 Rumor out there says, we're not going to receive the uranium but that China will hold it in safe keeping.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:15 PM (zfQ1S)

83 For example, Picard, as a Captain of a ship owns a large vineyard in France. Well...maybe its family money? But...they've gone socialist. And he's away for most of his life...but he still controls some of the most valuable farmland on earth?

And who is maintaining the land? Slaves? Because its socialism right? So if he's gone and they are there its not his...

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (sKqQm)

It was in his family for generations. Picard joins starfleet, leaves the family business, father takes a dirt nap, and his older brother is left to pick up the slack and run the place. This was all shown in the 4th season, episode 2 "Family". More interesting is in the movie "Generations" Picard finds out his brother and nephew die in some fire at the vineyard and who knows who runs it at that point, maybe his brother's wife.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 04:15 PM (snZF9)

84 Heavy Metal is a movie carried hard by its soundtrack and boobs. For Westerners, this was the first big splashy exposure to adult animation. (Ralph Bakshi was too batshit to really count, though Fritz the Cat did...exist).

So it was a big deal, culturally. It was a regular midnight movie at my college theater, that's where I first saw it with friends.

I like it. Some segments are better than other, I don't like the stoner aliens, but Hanover Fist remains great, so is 'Den of Earth' the Richard Corben story is really faithful to his art and plot.

Tastes vary but I dig it.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 04:15 PM (xcxpd)

85
"That great little movie that was made on a shoestring budget that has become a beloved classic and continues to make tons of money would never be made today," said the Hollywood executive.

I mean, isn't anyone in Hollywood acknowledging that?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:16 PM (n7rxJ)

86 Congratulations MKC

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 04:16 PM (PMi3m)

87 The movie was spawned by those old magazines, weren’t they?
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:54 PM (Gqar

Jah. Metal Hurlot in France, Heavy Metal in the US.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 04:16 PM (xcxpd)

88 Sort of connected: Gates McFadden, "Beverly Crusher," was born in 1949. She was 38 when she was cast as Beverly in 1987!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:02 PM (wzUl9)

I remember. She looked pretty good. If I remeber right only picard was older. He was around 49.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 04:18 PM (snZF9)

89 US takes put 5 IRGC commanders hiding in Iraq.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 04:18 PM (5P5DO)

90 cocktail hour hits and I go to work shaking up the shaker.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:56 PM (lfoCS)

That had better not be a Manhattan in there!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 04:19 PM (iERP6)

91 We wants wisk Presdent Obana a happy mememoteal day. We love you ands miss you
..

Posted by: Mary Clogginstein from Brattleboro, Vt at May 25, 2026 04:20 PM (+nL6B)

92
US takes put 5 IRGC commanders hiding in Iraq.
Posted by: Ben Had

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

Looks like Israel is also striking Hezbollah in Beirut.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:20 PM (n7rxJ)

93 401 Battery replacement.For those of you that are AAA (auto club) members,their battery service is a pretty good deal. I've used it a couple times, about 5% to 10% more than going to the auto parts store. They deliver, install and haul off the old one.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026 04:21 PM (gm9Sb)

94 Yeah. And their big towns, hives of villainy.
Posted by: tubal

* kicks rock *

Posted by: scum at May 25, 2026 04:21 PM (VHUov)

95 Need to have the Corvette dropped from space video from "Heavy Metal" ...

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 25, 2026 04:21 PM (xl8DV)

96 There was a heavy metal sequel in 2000. Not a great movie.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 04:22 PM (3uBP9)

97
I remember. She looked pretty good. If I remeber right only picard was older. He was around 49.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026

***
Stewart said that for the first few months of the show, he didn't even really unpack. He was sure he'd be fired or the show would fail.

They were wise this time around to cast some older actors though, esp. in his case. The commander of a flagship vessel, whether in our wet navy or a spacegoing one, needs to have some years of experience behind him. Kirk was kind of young for that -- more like the commander of a destroyer -- but then I got the impression Starfleet was kind of new-ish itself then.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:22 PM (wzUl9)

98 There was a heavy metal 2000 video game that wasn't terrible though. I think it was a doom or quake mod.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 04:23 PM (3uBP9)

99 Don't they just make wine for free in the replicator?
replicator Jesus!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 04:24 PM (Kt19C)

100 Same here, Piper. Rain most of this week. If I'm lucky there will be a window in the early am, around dawn, where it's not raining and I can put in my half-hour or so at the walking trail. (In my case, it's half trotting.)
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026

If I wasn’t being lazy, I could drive to my own studio and work out. Should I start to get too stir crazy, I will. But I am sure 1 day won’t kill us, it’s back to normal tomorrow at the studio anyway.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 04:25 PM (Wmg4n)

101 Battery replacement.For those of you that are AAA (auto club) members,their battery service is a pretty good deal. I've used it a couple times, about 5% to 10% more than going to the auto parts store. They deliver, install and haul off the old one.
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026

***
I've had it done two or three times. Including during the Sniffle Scare. The driver showed up wearing a face diaper. We got my car started and moved it into shade, and I brought him some water in the 95-degree heat while he worked. I said, "You can take that thing off," and he regretfully shook his head. "Company rules."

Modern cars, at least my Buicks, don't warn you when the battery is getting ready to fail. No hard starts or anything. You walk out one day, push the button, and "click click click."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:26 PM (wzUl9)

102 The heavy metal 2k character was based on Julie Strain who was real life hot. She passed away in '21 possibly as a result of complications from falling off a horse.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 04:26 PM (3uBP9)

103 Don't they just make wine for free in the replicator?
replicator Jesus!
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats

But you have to have the original to replicate.

So I assume Star-Trek-era wineries, breweries, and distilleries just discard 99.9999% of their product. The 0.0001% that's truly new and amazing goes in the replicator library.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 04:27 PM (VHUov)

104 IIRC, all alcohol from the replicator was sythehol- it did not get you drunk. Fucking roddenberry. They miss the point.

It is possible it did not give you a hangover, but I got that it was like an entire galaxy of odouls swigging retards.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:27 PM (zZu0s)

105 "It might be like hamburger vs. steak. The replicator can give you Gallo-like wine, but the real thing, a French wine grown from real grapes, is, well, the real thing."

They cover this in "Family" also - Picard is a year off in recognizing the vintage served at the family dinner - debate with his somewhat-Luddite brother on replicator in the house or not, but Jean-Luc makes the point about replicators "heightening one's appreciation for the genuine article"...or something like that. Doesn't replicate caviar well either (Sins of the Father part 1)

Posted by: MD_Mike at May 25, 2026 04:29 PM (LCVko)

106 IIRC, all alcohol from the replicator was sythehol- it did not get you drunk. Fucking roddenberry. They miss the point.

It is possible it did not give you a hangover, but I got that it was like an entire galaxy of odouls swigging retards.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026

***
You could get the real thing in the lounge, I think. The deal was supposed to be the taste of the wine or other liquid and the social aspect of a cocktail hour, not the alteration of your consciousness.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:30 PM (wzUl9)

107 Meanwhile, the brig rats aboard the starship have been hoarding fruit from their rations, scored some yeast, and are whipping up a batch of "jailhouse rocks".

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026 04:30 PM (gm9Sb)

108 You walk out one day, push the button[\i], and "click click click."
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius,
----------

I think that I see the problem...

Posted by: Barbara Tuchman at May 25, 2026 04:31 PM (XeU6L)

109 Uh oh...damned slashes [/] [\]

Posted by: Barbara Tuchman at May 25, 2026 04:32 PM (XeU6L)

110 Meanwhile, the brig rats aboard the starship have been hoarding fruit from their rations, scored some yeast, and are whipping up a batch of "jailhouse rocks".
Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026

***
Like the torpedo alcohol the crew would siphon off to make "jungle juice" in Navy comedies like Operation Petticoat w/ Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. (I've seen it recently; it's a better film than you'd think from the title.)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:33 PM (wzUl9)

111 Strain was in Guns of El Chupacabra, not a WWII flick I know you are all probably thinking, but a low budget scify flick. The rifftrax is good.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 04:33 PM (3uBP9)

112 Uh oh...damned slashes [/] [\]
Posted by: Barbara Tuchman
------

Well that, and unchanged nics.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 04:33 PM (XeU6L)

113 Took my Vette out for a drive today and here is the video.....

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

Posted by: Jackson K. at May 25, 2026 04:34 PM (xl8DV)

114 Just back from the State Veteran's Cemetery. Missed the service, but put in some time. It is very peaceful.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 04:36 PM (XeU6L)

115 Jeri Ryan would have made a good model for Taarna. Except she probably hadn't been born yet when Heavy Metal was made.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:36 PM (wzUl9)

116 110 A Marine Corps two days before payday favorite back when, Purple Jesus. A gallon of cheap jug wine (or two depending on contributions). A pint of Everclear. A big can of any old fruit juice your buddy at the mess hall donated. Mix well in a clean waste basket. Enjoy. Pray there isn't a PFT scheduled for the following day.

Posted by: bill in arkansas, not gonna comply with nuttin, waiting for the 0300 knock on the door at May 25, 2026 04:37 PM (gm9Sb)

117 Oops; no, Jeri Ryan was born in 1968. She'd have been about 12 when HM was filming.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

118 Oops; no, Jeri Ryan was born in 1968. She'd have been about 12 when HM was filming.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:38 PM (wzUl9)

Yeah, she's an older gal.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:39 PM (zZu0s)

119 You could get a hangover just by looking at Whoopi.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 04:39 PM (D1E+2)

120 Back home again

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 04:40 PM (Ia/+0)

121 Her tits are likely about 10 years younger than Heavy Metal though.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:40 PM (zZu0s)

122 Tastes vary but I dig it.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo

Yea, it's no Oscar winner but I enjoy it. The soundtrack is killer, most of the stories are good, some, very good, and BOOBS!! Harry Canyon had to be the inspiration for Bruce Willis's character in The Fifth Element.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 04:40 PM (sAmhv)

123 Me every year: I’ll just watch one episode of Band of Brothers.

Mmmm hmmm. Just the one.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 25, 2026 04:40 PM (u73oe)

124 Jeri Ryan would have made a good model for Taarna. Except she probably hadn't been born yet when Heavy Metal was made.

Heavy Metal came out in 1981. Jeri Ryan came out in 1968. She would have been in Jr High.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 25, 2026 04:41 PM (+9wcF)

125 Happy birthday, Piper.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 25, 2026 04:41 PM (PMi3m)

126 A young Scottish Boy Scout goes viral for refusing to comply with instructions during an educational visit to a mosque.

The Scottish Beaver Scouts (aged 6–

went on an educational visit to the Stirling Islamic Centre / Stirling Mosque in Scotland.

During the interfaith and cultural educational visit, the young scouts were introduced to the mosque and shown how Muslims pray.

Yet, one of the boys refused, choosing to stand while other children complied

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:41 PM (zfQ1S)

127 Taarna = Sydney Sweeney!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (sAmhv)

128 Operation Petticoat

Holds up a bra with generous cups:
"The Japanese have nothing like this".

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (Kt19C)

129 Harry Canyon had to be the inspiration for Bruce Willis's character in The Fifth Element.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026

***
I thought the two characters -- a driver of a flying taxicab -- were supposed to be the same; that the Fifth Element had been inspired by something in Heavy Metal magazine.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (wzUl9)

130 Taarna = Sydney Sweeney!
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (sAmhv)

Iirc- and it has been a while, the gal in the animation is a lot harder edged face wise than Sweeney. Jericho Ryan IS probably closer. Or Megyn Kelly if she wasn't an idiot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:43 PM (zZu0s)

131 Heavy Metal came out in 1981. Jeri Ryan came out in 1968. She would have been in Jr High.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - Z28.310 at May 25, 2026

***
Perfect for my thirteen-year-old self . . . if I'd been thirteen in 1981, which I wasn't.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:44 PM (wzUl9)

132 Holds up a bra with generous cups:
"The Japanese have nothing like this".
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 04:42 PM (Kt19C)

*group of sailors watch large breasted nurse come on board*

Old Hand: if anybody ever asks what youre fighting for fellahs- there's your answer!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 04:45 PM (zZu0s)

133 If anybody were to do a film of Heinlein's 1982 novel Friday, Sydney S. could maybe do a fine job in the title role.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:45 PM (wzUl9)

134 I have not worked out today, which is very off brand for me. I can’t even go for a hike with the official unofficial AOSHQ mascot because it’s monsoon season out there.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 04:06 PM (p4NUW)
================
Well, Ma'am, at a guess, your professional-level work out and my work out are two very different animals. I'm assuming I clock in at about a third your spirit level these days. But I try!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 04:46 PM (hqaqf)

135 I thought the two characters -- a driver of a flying taxicab -- were supposed to be the same; that the Fifth Element had been inspired by something in Heavy Metal magazine.

I'm too lazy to look it up but I'm pretty sure The Fifth Element writers took the taxi driver, Harry Canyon character, from Heavy Metal in mind.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 04:47 PM (sAmhv)

136 Modern cars, at least my Buicks, don't warn you when the battery is getting ready to fail. No hard starts or anything. You walk out one day, push the button, and "click click click."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:26 PM

Yep that's what happened to us this morning, no warning and just click and everything was dead. After I replaced the battery it took 15-20 minutes for everything to re-initialize. Every single warning light on the dash board was lit until it sorted itself out.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026 04:48 PM (0N4FZ)

137 Two hours to dinner. About time for my pre-dinner snack -- "teatime," if you will.

I'm pretty sure Fleming had Bond say, "I hate tea. It's mud. Furthermore it's the main reason for the downfall of the British Empire." But I can't find which novel or short story that's in. Anybody know offhand?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:50 PM (wzUl9)

138 Another brave fallen soldier of WWII:

https://tinyurl.com/yxdkyrtt

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 04:50 PM (dx3rC)

139 Those trekkie series were mostly lame, but the chicks were mostly hotties. What were they thinking when the put Whoopi in there?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 04:51 PM (D1E+2)

140
Weeb warning. I was today years old when I figured out I could set my VPN to Thailand, and stream the season 2 of Frieren (subtitled) for free with zero adds on ewetoob. Muse Asia channel has a LOT of good animation. Need to rewatch Re Zero from scratch again.

Posted by: BifBewalski at May 25, 2026 04:51 PM (m7PG6)

141 Yep that's what happened to us this morning, no warning and just click and everything was dead. After I replaced the battery it took 15-20 minutes for everything to re-initialize. Every single warning light on the dash board was lit until it sorted itself out.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026

***
The LaCrosse's Driver Info Center gives you instructions after a battery replacement: "Lower and raise driver's front window; lower and raise passenger front window," etc. It doesn't take long. You get it if you disconnect and reconnect the battery, too, which I had to do once to clear a software glitch. (When did it get to be that you had to "reboot" your car?)

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:53 PM (wzUl9)

142
Weeb warning. I was today years old when I figured out I could set my VPN to Thailand, and stream the season 2 of Frieren (subtitled) for free with zero adds on ewetoob. Muse Asia channel has a LOT of good animation. Need to rewatch Re Zero from scratch again.
Posted by: BifBewalski

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

Watch it while you can! Some of those platforms detect your VPN and block you.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:53 PM (n7rxJ)

143 Best thing that came out of Heavy Metal 2000 was the FAKK game, and the best thing about that game was its Quake-derived engine which got us American McGee's Alice.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 04:55 PM (gKWVE)

144 I saw on X that Vance is thinking about abandoning the 2028 election.
Is Trump big mad at him or something??

Posted by: Jmel at May 25, 2026 04:55 PM (3TlS+)

145 Those trekkie series were mostly lame, but the chicks were mostly hotties. What were they thinking when the put Whoopi in there?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026

***
She was supposed to be an older "voice of wisdom," not a hot bartender.

Which reminds me: One of the greatest of all TNGs, "Q Who?" -- which introduces the Borg -- is on Heroes & Icons tomorrow night.

Q to Picard: "The hall is rented; the orchestra engaged. Now it's time to see if you can dance."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:55 PM (wzUl9)

146 I just want to thank Ace for putting up the Not Watching Stephen Colbert sign. I might make the phrase into a lawn sign and see what my libtard neighbors think.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 04:56 PM (lbCXT)

147 Those trekkie series were mostly lame, but the chicks were mostly hotties. What were they thinking when the put Whoopi in there?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 04:51 PM (D1E+2)

I thought it was a warning - if she started looking really hot, you'd had far too much to drink.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 04:56 PM (qx7Zg)

148 136 Modern cars, at least my Buicks, don't warn you when the battery is getting ready to fail. No hard starts or anything. You walk out one day, push the button, and "click click click."

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:26 PM

Yep that's what happened to us this morning, no warning and just click and everything was dead. After I replaced the battery it took 15-20 minutes for everything to re-initialize. Every single warning light on the dash board was lit until it sorted itself out.
Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS)
---

Modern gauges are digital even if they have an analogue appearance. My vehicle anyway.
I think and hope to confirm from resident motorheads that an analogue voltmeter or ammeter would give more relevant information about battery condition.
Thinking the ammeter gives better info about the charging system and the voltmeter more about the battery.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 04:57 PM (zfQ1S)

149 >>>I thought it was a warning - if she started looking really hot, you'd had far too much to drink.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf

>First time I saw Picard was Excalibur. It was all downhill from there.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 04:59 PM (D1E+2)

150 Thinking the ammeter gives better info about the charging system and the voltmeter more about the battery.

Posted by: Braenyard
------

True. Although, plumbing them in might be a hassle.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 04:59 PM (XeU6L)

151
I saw on X that Vance is thinking about abandoning the 2028 election.
Is Trump big mad at him or something??
Posted by: Jmel

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

1 - Usha is having a baby in July. JD will have a very young family and won't be able to achieve work/life balance. Won't be able to give family the time they need/deserve.

2 - Maybe he's reading the writing on the wall, which says "Mar-CO! Mar-CO! Mar-CO!"

Someone told me that #1 above will be used as the excuse for him to bow out for essentially a political reason.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:59 PM (n7rxJ)

152 Thanks, Tankdemon! And willowes thanks to four seasons. Also, Happy Birthday, Piper!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 04:59 PM (6lIrI)

153 I'm pretty sure Fleming had Bond say, "I hate tea. It's mud. Furthermore it's the main reason for the downfall of the British Empire." But I can't find which novel or short story that's in. Anybody know offhand?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 04:50 PM (wzUl9)
======================
Grok says you nailed it. Goldfinger, 1959.

“I don't drink tea. I hate it. It's mud. Moreover, it's one of the main reasons for the downfall of the British Empire. Be a good girl and make me some coffee.”

and a sammich. Pretty sure he added that under his breath.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:00 PM (lbCXT)

154 An aircraft carrier (CVN-81)will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 05:00 PM (2Ez/1)

155 A day-appropriate music video

https://youtu.be/rJO7lJIxG10

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 05:01 PM (qx7Zg)

156 >>I saw on X that Vance is thinking about abandoning the 2028 election.
Is Trump big mad at him or something??

I would take that with a large dose of salt. Even if he were, which I doubt, what would be the point of announcing now?

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 05:02 PM (viF8m)

157 An aircraft carrier (CVN-81)will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 05:00 PM (2Ez/1)
==============
Wow, that sent chills. A singular honor.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:03 PM (lbCXT)

158 Thought week ago or so Marco said he was backing Vance for 2028

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 05:05 PM (Ia/+0)

159
Thought week ago or so Marco said he was backing Vance for 2028
Posted by: Skip

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

Months ago, Marco said that if Vance chooses to run, he will support him and not run against him in a primary.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 05:06 PM (n7rxJ)

160
An aircraft carrier (CVN-81)will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

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

I wondered why it took so long to name a ship after Dorie, and sure enough it's not the first!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 05:08 PM (n7rxJ)

161 Grok says you nailed it. Goldfinger, 1959.

“I don't drink tea. I hate it. It's mud. Moreover, it's one of the main reasons for the downfall of the British Empire. Be a good girl and make me some coffee.”

and a sammich. Pretty sure he added that under his breath.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026

***
Goldfinger! Yes. I thought it was in one of the short stories.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 05:08 PM (wzUl9)

162 cocktail hour hits and I go to work shaking up the shaker.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:56 PM (lfoCS)

That had better not be a Manhattan in there!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at May 25, 2026 04:19 PM (iERP6)
========================
Thought of you on Friday night CBD. We were at Odette's on the river in New Hope and I had one helluva good Manhattan.

Tonight it is tequila cosmo time, which someone I live with can consume in quantity. I hope, anyway.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 05:11 PM (ppzWn)

163 An aircraft carrier (CVN-81)will bear the name of a second class messman who was a Pearl Harbor hero.

His name was Dorie Miller.

OBTW, he had black skin.

https://tinyurl.com/CVN-81

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 05:00 PM

About time.

Posted by: Mister Scott (Formerly GWS) at May 25, 2026 05:11 PM (0N4FZ)

164 Nood.

Posted by: Rufus T. Firefly at May 25, 2026 05:12 PM (UPqWP)

165 Thank you for posting that Nerds talent show. That's actually my 7:15 alarm for work every day. That sound has stayed with me for decades.
Some of you might not be aware, the actor that played Ogre in Revenge of the Nerds, Donald Gibb, passed away earlier this month on the 12th.

Posted by: Nelly at May 25, 2026 07:14 PM (Bm3Co)

166 7 of 9 can assimilate me anytime she wants.

Posted by: No Justice for Iryna, No Peace for Charlotte Government at May 25, 2026 10:49 PM (Wgelp)

167 I like the YouToob video of Betty Page dancing to the band, The Seeds. Been a favorite for years.

Posted by: CapeFear at May 25, 2026 11:48 PM (0pfnO)

Action Hero Family Matters Open Thread

Seaason 2:

The Horror Heroes spin-off:

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 01:55 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Prima Moronus

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (u73oe)

2 Duke hath nooded.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 25, 2026 01:56 PM (NcvvS)

3 Hah, that was macgroober and not MacGyver

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:00 PM (3uBP9)

4 I can't wait for the AI version of these classic TV shows.

Posted by: goatexchange at May 25, 2026 02:01 PM (hyS0X)

5
I never watched Family Matters. I missed all of 1980s tv, I think.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 02:02 PM (n7rxJ)

6 I'm only 29, but I was not watching 'Family Matters' way before a lot of you were not watching it.

Posted by: goatexchange at May 25, 2026 02:04 PM (hyS0X)

7 Re: student loans

Having paid 9.5% interest for 10 years on a rather large amount that was not even deductible, I have ZERO sympathy for student loan debtors. My graduate degree was on scholarship.

No one forced you to borrow money to go to school.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:04 PM (RIvkX)

8 I never watched Family Matters. I missed all of 1980s tv, I think.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 02:02 PM (n7rxJ)

Likewise.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:05 PM (8zz6B)

9 Family Matters -- is that the one with Michael J. Fox playing a Reagan-loving Republican?

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 02:05 PM (J4Dwc)

10 >>I never watched Family Matters. I missed all of 1980s tv, I think.

Same here. Too much else going on most evenings.

Posted by: Nazdar at May 25, 2026 02:07 PM (NcvvS)

11 >>> Family Matters -- is that the one with Michael J. Fox playing a Reagan-loving Republican?
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 02:05 PM (J4Dwc)

No, think Steve Urkel, supposedly a spinoff from Perfect Strangers.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:07 PM (3uBP9)

12 Family Matters -- is that the one with Michael J. Fox playing a Reagan-loving Republican?
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 02:05 PM (J4Dwc)
====

Family Matters was black middle class with weird neighbor kid. Family ties was rich white lib parents and conservative kid. The kid was a caricature but the parents were very very caring.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:08 PM (RIvkX)

13 I never watched Family Matters. Disappoint.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 02:08 PM (LHPAg)

14 I didn't see Larry, Darryl and Darryl.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 02:08 PM (Cqx++)

15 Valerie's Family was the one where they killed off Valerie Harper when she wanted too much money.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:09 PM (RIvkX)

16 You can't trust anything you see these days. AI is mostly a menace. I expect I'll see myself out there somewhere, but I don't care.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 02:09 PM (D1E+2)

17 I didn't watch any of the family sitcoms at the time because they did not have enough cool vehicles, helicopters, sports cars, etc.. going fast and blasting things which was more my scene.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (3uBP9)

18
Gave Dutchess a bath for her vet visit tomorrow. No creepy crawlies but she was very dusty and dirty.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (HdYcL)

19 That's something.

Unemployment soars in Hollywood.

Posted by: DaveA at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (FhXTo)

20 No one forced you to borrow money to go to school.
Posted by: San Franpsycho

Well, no one forced them to get a masters and a doctorate in Liberal Crybaby Studies.

Griggs vs Duke Power forced them to go to school for something. Maybe they should have tried trucking or welding.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (VHUov)

21 5 I never watched Family Matters. I missed all of 1980s tv, I think.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 02:02 PM (n7rxJ)

Ditto. 1990's too.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (y171U)

22 I didn't see Larry, Darryl and Darryl.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 02:08 PM (Cqx++)
====

I actually did watch that regularly and the last episode where they made it a bad dream from the first Bob Newhart Show I just about lost my mind.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:11 PM (RIvkX)

23 You can't trust anything you see these days. AI is mostly a menace. I expect I'll see myself out there somewhere, but I don't care.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone

That's when you know you've Made It. Someone cared enough to try to smear you with AI.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:11 PM (VHUov)

24
Scrubbed her pen down and hosed off the floor mats as well. They, too, were dusty and dirty.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 02:12 PM (HdYcL)

25 This sock is so tight I have to ________ it to get it on.

Posted by: The Ghost of Gene Rayburn at May 25, 2026 02:12 PM (vFG9F)

26 Front page iOS bug is back with a vengeance. Keeps reloading even if you try to stop it.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:13 PM (uAllE)

27 There was a time right after I graduated from college and living alone for the first time I watched a lot of network TV at night. Wednesday night everyone came over to eat and watch "St. Elsewhere." They ended that series as a vision in the mind of the main character's autistic son.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (RIvkX)

28 Family Ties had Michael J Fox. Justine Bateman who became based, Michael Gross who became an action actor in Tremors and Merideth Baxter Birney who became a lesbian

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (hpwtA)

29 iOS = inferior Operating System

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (8zz6B)

30 >>> Front page iOS bug is back with a vengeance. Keeps reloading even if you try to stop it.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:13 PM (uAllE)

I've never had it quit reloading. It's been doing that for over a year. Using Safari helps a bit. But Brave is unusable to read the HQ on iOS.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:15 PM (3uBP9)

31 Family Ties had Michael J Fox. Justine Bateman who became based, Michael Gross who became an action actor in Tremors and Merideth Baxter Birney who became a lesbian
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (hpwtA)

Megadeath Baxter Birney became a heavy metal musician.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:16 PM (8zz6B)

32 >>> Michael Gross who became an action actor in Tremors and Merideth Baxter Birney who became a lesbian
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 02:14 PM (hpwtA)

Gross definitely got a wife upgrade going to Tremors.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:16 PM (3uBP9)

33 I actually succeeded in getting Boy F. to work in the garden with me this morning. He clipped some of the boxwood. He only agrees maybe 1 in 10 times I ask.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:16 PM (RIvkX)

34 But Brave is unusable to read the HQ on iOS.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:15 PM (3uBP9)

Working just fine here, running under Linux Mint.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:17 PM (8zz6B)

35 The kid was a caricature but the parents were very very caring.

And yet, who became the superstar.

And Michael Gross was a strange actor to see in Tremors. Awesome role. Not bad casting, per se, just strange.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:17 PM (kYmoU)

36 I mean, what can you say, that show would be better than 99.9 pct of the crap that's on TV.

Although I hear Spider Noir is PFA, will be binge watching it once all 8 season 1 episodes are available to liberate.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 02:18 PM (XV/Pl)

37 Valerie's Family had Jason Bateman.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:18 PM (RIvkX)

38 80s sitcoms still had laugh tracks, which is now off-putting.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 02:18 PM (XvL8K)

39 And Michael Gross was a strange actor to see in Tremors. Awesome role. Not bad casting, per se, just strange.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:17 PM (kYmoU)
====

Certainly against type but he was great.

Like MTM in Ordinary People.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 02:19 PM (RIvkX)

40 And Michael Gross was a strange actor to see in Tremors. Awesome role. Not bad casting, per se, just strange.

Knowing that he was a flaming lib just made it funnier.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:20 PM (uAllE)

41 I was on my way to check on the crawl space again after all the rain and spotted a yuge snake in that side of the yard. So that is not happening. I think it's a "good" snake but still. Nope.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:20 PM (0SdQT)

42 >>>That's when you know you've Made It. Someone cared enough to try to smear you with AI.

Posted by: mikeski

>If they smear me with Sydney Sweeney or Paige Spiranac, I'm okay with that.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 02:21 PM (D1E+2)

43 >>> Working just fine here, running under Linux Mint.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:17 PM (8zz6B)

Yes, Brave works fine everywhere else. But there is actually no Brave on iOS either, or any browser but Safari, webkit. Apple does not allow any browser backend to be installed on their phone hardware. Brave on iOS is just a skin of Safari webkit and it is not as functional as it is elsewhere. Much more limited, and who knows what apple is doing in the background.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:21 PM (3uBP9)

44 80s sitcoms still had laugh tracks, which is now off-putting.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 02:18 PM (XvL8K)
Yeah, 'this is funny stuff here, you gotta laugh'. I saw a game show live in NYC in 66. It had applause lights. I was barely 18 but remember thinking 'what did they do to get applause?'.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 02:22 PM (LHPAg)

45 Much more limited, and who knows what apple is doing in the background.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:21 PM (3uBP9)

Evil, probably.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:22 PM (8zz6B)

46 I strongly recommend the Autarky app for iOS users, or the equivalent outside of iOS. It allows you to block requests external to the site you’re on. Some of the files being served by the ad server on the AOSHQ look a lot like malicious files.

Then donate to the blog.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:23 PM (kYmoU)

47 Working just fine here, running under Linux Mint.

It's very specific to iOS. Not a problem for macOS. I suspect it's something to do with one of the rotating ads.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:23 PM (uAllE)

48 Knowing that he was a flaming lib just made it funnier.

I didn’t know he was a flaming lib, just that he played one on Family Ties. And yes, it made it funnier. But they really were a great couple in Tremors.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:24 PM (kYmoU)

49 >>> I was on my way to check on the crawl space again after all the rain and spotted a yuge snake in that side of the yard. So that is not happening. I think it's a "good" snake but still. Nope.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:20 PM (0SdQT)

Whenever I had to descend into a crawlspace I had a whole war ritual where I'd don a plastic suit I made then ducktaped all the openings. Just a few air holes. Then I would have my wife stand lookout while I went in. For me it was bugs. Not a fan. I don't like the idea of bugs getting up in my business. That Indiana Jones scene with the bugs? Nope.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:25 PM (3uBP9)

50 It's very specific to iOS. Not a problem for macOS. I suspect it's something to do with one of the rotating ads.
Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:23 PM (uAllE)

I would not put it past Apple to buy an ad from that adserver, and deliberately make the ad screw up iOS, in order to force you away from "the evil MAGA site".

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 02:25 PM (8zz6B)

51 I'd really like to see a crossover of Rockford Files, Three's Company, Love Boat and CHiPs.

Posted by: MAGA_Ken at May 25, 2026 02:27 PM (Vh9CX)

52 They should do a Shitty TV Shows Family Matters Theme Song.

Posted by: Zombie McLean Stevenson at May 25, 2026 02:28 PM (OoF9t)

53 Breaking! Update on my birthday list: I was just handed an Amex and told to buy anything I wanted from the list except the Dior bag. lol.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:28 PM (p4NUW)

54 >>> >If they smear me with Sydney Sweeney or Paige Spiranac, I'm okay with that.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 02:21 PM (D1E+2)

Yes, I'll have those toasted with a schmear of the Sydney Sweeney on the everything and schmear of Paige Spiranac on the plain. To go.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:29 PM (3uBP9)

55 A hymns for the fallen.

[Minneapolis] Mayor Jacob Frey
@MayorFrey
Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago.
That moment changed our city forever.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2026 02:31 PM (lOimf)

56 > Griggs vs Duke Power forced them to go to school for something. Maybe they should have tried trucking or welding.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:10 PM (VHUov)

As I understand it, "job training" schools (truck driving, welding, cosmetology, etc.) actually have some of the highest student loan default rates.

Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at May 25, 2026 02:31 PM (IG3/x)

57 It's very specific to iOS. Not a problem for macOS. I suspect it's something to do with one of the rotating ads.
Posted by: Oddbob

I would not put it past Apple to buy an ad from that adserver, and deliberately make the ad screw up iOS, in order to force you away from "the evil MAGA site".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

It's tedious, but there's a way to interrupt the infinite reloads on iOS (any browser, since they're all safari.)

You have to let the "loading" bar get to 50-90%, then hit the "x" on the address bar to stop loading. That stops the reloading. Hit the "comments" link and then its okay.

It's funny that the auto-reload works even with javascript disabled.

It's also funny that an ad would want to do that, since it will only stop reloading when the ad server sends up some other ad that doesn't do it. So you wrote an ad with special code to..... make sure nobody ever sees your ad? Bangalore's D- team, at your service!

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:31 PM (VHUov)

58 Whenever I had to descend into a crawlspace I had a whole war ritual where I'd don a plastic suit I made then ducktaped all the openings. Just a few air holes. Then I would have my wife stand lookout while I went in. For me it was bugs. Not a fan. I don't like the idea of bugs getting up in my business. That Indiana Jones scene with the bugs? Nope.
Posted by: banana Dream
---
Mine was recently encapsulated (and dehumidifier and sump pump installed) and sealed up for rodent exclusion so I have been brave enough to get in there a couple times. There is still water getting in, which has got to get resolved. I can't be going down there with a 3 gallon shop vac after every rain.

The few times I've been down there I immediately get in the shower afterwards. I don't know how guys work in those space for a living, but I appreciate them very much.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:32 PM (0SdQT)

59 Apropos:

For Rush fans, Rick Beato uploaded his interview of Alex Lifeson.

He had previously released his video with Geddy.

I have a sneaking suspicion he's going to interview Anika as well.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 02:32 PM (XV/Pl)

60 A hymns for the fallen.
[Minneapolis] Mayor Jacob Frey
@MayorFrey
Today, we remember George Floyd, who was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer six years ago.
That moment changed our city forever.
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks

Same comment as the last thread.....

He was a soldier in the only war Frey cares about.
* spits *
Posted by: mikeski

Posted by: mikeski again at May 25, 2026 02:33 PM (VHUov)

61 He had previously released his video with Geddy.

I have a sneaking suspicion he's going to interview Anika as well.
Posted by: Thomas Bender
---
Thanks for the heads up. I really enjoyed the Geddy interview. We've got tickets for a show in Fort Worth next month.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:36 PM (0SdQT)

62 >>> Breaking! Update on my birthday list: I was just handed an Amex and told to buy anything I wanted from the list except the Dior bag. lol.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:28 PM (p4NUW)

Right when my daughter started talking and reasoning well enough and being able to get around for a long duration I took her to the mall to pick out a gift for her mom. Her first Mother's day gift. I think it was around 3yo. We get there and nothing interests her until, she starts bolting for this one store. No idea what it was. Coach. She wouldn't leave, had to get something there. Purses. I got one with ladybugs she loved. Wife still carries it everywhere. $$$$

Chicks man.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:37 PM (3uBP9)

63 Happy birthday Piper!

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:38 PM (0SdQT)

64 OT:

Insty is now doing a bot verify every time I reload the page. Tedious.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

65 I would not put it past Apple to buy an ad from that adserver, and deliberately make the ad screw up iOS, in order to force you away from "the evil MAGA site".
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
---

Little Timmy's always looking out for you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:39 PM (zfQ1S)

66 Mean tweet trigger alert!

Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
The communist [Bernie] is going to spend Memorial Day partying with the Nazi who laughed at dead Americans. I can’t think of anything more on brand for these garbage people.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks at May 25, 2026 02:40 PM (lOimf)

67 Happy birthday Piper!

Just not singing that song. Once at the MoMeet was enough.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 02:41 PM (u82oZ)

68 >>> Mine was recently encapsulated (and dehumidifier and sump pump installed) and sealed up for rodent exclusion so I have been brave enough to get in there a couple times. There is still water getting in, which has got to get resolved. I can't be going down there with a 3 gallon shop vac after every rain.

The few times I've been down there I immediately get in the shower afterwards. I don't know how guys work in those space for a living, but I appreciate them very much.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:32 PM (0SdQT)

A funny story... My last house had a crawl space that was inhabited by cats. You could hear them at night fighting/screwing? And then they had a fight and all moved out. Within a few months we had rodent issues.

I found this out when one night I was alone in the house and heard movement, clanging around in the attic. I set trail cams up there and saw the rats. We had the crawlspace rodent proofed like you.

But the smart things would be for some kind of rent a cat service and get the cats back under the house.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:42 PM (3uBP9)

69 Aetius

Come to AoS for your news, we don't care if you are bot or meat popsicle. Just don't be a troll.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:43 PM (xMsrS)

70 >>>You have to let the "loading" bar get to 50-90%, then hit the "x" on the address bar to stop loading. That stops the reloading. Hit the "comments" link and then its okay.
---

At that point the mouse cursor is immoveable.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:44 PM (zfQ1S)

71 Happy birthday Piper

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 02:46 PM (hpwtA)

72 71 Happy birthday Piper
Posted by: Smell the Glove
--

And get the sundress.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:47 PM (zfQ1S)

73 I liked the horror one. Modern references along with horror classics and some B-grade and cult films from the 70s and 80s like the Pumpkinhead monster.

Posted by: Fun stuff at May 25, 2026 02:47 PM (TbWk/)

74 At that point the mouse cursor is immoveable.
Posted by: Braenyard

.....is it a Mac issue, too? I thought it was only iPhones. So, no mice or cursors. Just a tap.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:47 PM (VHUov)

75 Come to AoS for your news, we don't care if you are bot or meat popsicle. Just don't be a troll.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:43 PM (xMsrS)

It's nice to feel welcome

Posted by: Korben Dallas at May 25, 2026 02:48 PM (3uBP9)

76 Its a very nice hat.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (zZu0s)

77 TV habits have probably completely changed now that it is consumed as the viewer wants rather than by broadcast schedule, but it always seemed to me that you watched the most TV between the age where you could understand more than cartoons and the age where you were mostly out in the evenings during prime time. So generally what was popular when you were 8-18ish and the stuff before that that was shown in afternoon syndication

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (3/XaG)

78 OT:

Insty is now doing a bot verify every time I reload the page. Tedious.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 02:38 PM (zZu0s)

Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever

Posted by: those suck at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (TbWk/)

79 Happy birthday Piper!

Posted by: screaming in digital
Posted by: NaCly Dog
Posted by: Smell the Glove
Posted by: Braenyard

+1! Happy Birthday, Piper!

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (VHUov)

80 I found this out when one night I was alone in the house and heard movement, clanging around in the attic. I set trail cams up there and saw the rats. We had the crawlspace rodent proofed like you.

But the smart things would be for some kind of rent a cat service and get the cats back under the house.
Posted by: banana Dream
---
I heard activity in my attic and a wall last week. It freaked me out. Have had 2 guys out to check, no entry points found, but it's still a bit of a mystery. To be honest I'm waiting for something to start smelling as they indicate there is no way in or out.

I have sort of overcome my fear of the crawl space, but I will never go in the attic. The access point is a tiny rectangle in the top of the hall closet. I am not sure how my pest control tech got up there the other day, but it was a bit of a production.

I have never claimed nor wanted to be a Stronk Independent Womyn. I want brave men to do these things for me and will pay for these Skills.

Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:50 PM (0SdQT)

81 Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever
Posted by: those suck at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM (TbWk/)

No. Only seems to be on mobile and is just 'click this box if youre not a robot'. Which seems limited in efficacy- but what do I know.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 02:51 PM (zZu0s)

82 .....is it a Mac issue, too? I thought it was only iPhones. So, no mice or cursors. Just a tap.

Only iPhone for me and others have reported it with iPads.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:52 PM (arXiW)

83 Piper - Happy Birfday.

Aunt turns 74 today. Nephew turns 21 tomorrow. God help us.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at May 25, 2026 02:53 PM (6XDXn)

84 63 Happy birthday Piper!
Posted by: screaming in digital at May

Thank you!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:53 PM (p4NUW)

85 About TV. I did not have one from 1977 to 2005. I did not watch much after that, as was doing chores to keep my wife happy. When my wife died, one of the first things I did was cut the TV satellite connection.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (u82oZ)

86 Come to AoS for your news, we don't care if you are bot or meat popsicle. Just don't be a troll.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:43 PM

Fe-fi-fobia, why so much trollphobia?

Posted by: Grendel at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (0sNs1)

87 It's worse on my iPhone but the reference was to Linux Mint, Brave browser.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (zfQ1S)

88 Aunt turns 74 today. Nephew turns 21 tomorrow. God help us.

My youngest turned 30 this week. I are old.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (arXiW)

89 What barbarians, not letting you get the Dior bag.

Happy birthday Piper.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (xMsrS)

90 62
Chicks man.
Posted by: banana Dream at

This is adorable.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:54 PM (p4NUW)

91 They ran Midway (Sat night?) on TCM and Ben Mankiewicz did the into, He noted, and showed up on credits that Tom Selleck among other newbies had bit parts. And he noted that Larry Czonka had an uncredited appearance at some point (I forget). It's awesome to see later stars show up in bit roles in early Hollywood films and TV.

Posted by: actually inside the beltway at May 25, 2026 02:55 PM (L1JuH)

92 53 Breaking! Update on my birthday list: I was just handed an Amex and told to buy anything I wanted from the list except the Dior bag. lol.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:28 PM (p4NUW)

This Amex, does it come in a box that says, "Centurion"?

Posted by: Bilwis Devourer of Innocent Souls, I'm starvin' over here at May 25, 2026 02:55 PM (w/O5Q)

93 Piper's birthday!

...i.i.i.
(_____)

Happy Birthday

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 02:55 PM (qEb4U)

94 We have a home that also has a crawlspace underneath. Once the neighbors started having horses and goats and chickens, after maybe 15 years of no issues we started having rodent issues. Nothing would eliminate them, apparently because the greenies made it so nothing truly lethal could be used. A feral cat or two that we see once in a while apparently moved in. It's a good place for them as we have natural coyotes and hawks so most of the outside is dangerous. Haven't heard a rodent since so hope they stick around for a long while

Posted by: Azjaeger at May 25, 2026 02:55 PM (3/XaG)

95 So you wrote an ad with special code to..... make sure nobody ever sees your ad?

Which is why it probably isn’t an ad.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 02:56 PM (kYmoU)

96 >>> I have sort of overcome my fear of the crawl space, but I will never go in the attic. The access point is a tiny rectangle in the top of the hall closet. I am not sure how my pest control tech got up there the other day, but it was a bit of a production.

I have never claimed nor wanted to be a Stronk Independent Womyn. I want brave men to do these things for me and will pay for these Skills.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:50 PM (0SdQT)

Yeah they are apparently evolutionary wonders at being able to crawl up the side of a house, generally through interior openings. They have to generally hunt and get food & water outside. So they go in and out daily. Hunt at night I think, sleep in your house in the day. They are also perfectly happy pooping in your house, just not exactly where they sleep. The exterminators need to identify a path to set traps and that can be hard.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 02:56 PM (3uBP9)

97 59 Apropos:

For Rush fans, Rick Beato uploaded his interview of Alex Lifeson.

He had previously released his video with Geddy.

I have a sneaking suspicion he's going to interview Anika as well.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

I watched some of it. Very interesting. Beato is a good interviewer. I'll be interested in how Rush sounds with the new drummer. We'll see how she does on Tom Sawyer and some of the more complicated songs. She was a drummer for Jeff Beck so complicated song structures shouldn't be an issue.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 02:56 PM (sAmhv)

98 72 71 Happy birthday Piper
Posted by: Smell the Glove
--

And get the sundress.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are

Thank you all for the birthday wishes! And for this, because I get paralysis in these moments, over thinking everything.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 02:57 PM (p4NUW)

99 Erik Estrada got a smidge more that a bit part in Midway.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:58 PM (xMsrS)

100 Oh go suck start a hand grenade troll.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 02:58 PM (sAmhv)

101 Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever
Posted by: those suck at May 25, 2026 02:49 PM
+++++++
This is about us, isn't it?

Posted by: Crosswalks at May 25, 2026 03:02 PM (2Ez/1)

102 Crosswalks

Stairs, chimneys, and busses also.

For a real challenge, post pics where you have to find the C - Cups.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:04 PM (u82oZ)

103 I want brave men to do these things for me and will pay for these Skills.
Posted by: screaming in digital at May 25, 2026 02:50 PM _______

Opening bid is a plate of brownies.

Posted by: Most guys at May 25, 2026 03:04 PM (2Ez/1)

104 Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever
Posted by: those suck

+++++++
This is about us, isn't it?
Posted by: Crosswalks

ISWYDT.

.....

I like the AoS-approved version.

[Idyllic mountain scene]

"Select every square with snipers."

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 03:04 PM (VHUov)

105 For a real challenge, post pics where you have to find the C - Cups.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:04 PM (u82oZ)

That would be a good one. Just an array of boobs. 'Pick out the Cs'. I like it.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (zZu0s)

106 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

107
You know about the cup sizes?

Posted by: Frank Costanza at May 25, 2026 03:06 PM (2Ez/1)

108 Frank Costanza

I need a research project where I see the correlation of age, cup size, and pencil test. Smaller is better is my working hypothesis.

I pity the women with implants that are over 60 years old.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:08 PM (u82oZ)

109 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

I think his moment is ending, finally. He is helping set on fire massive stacks of cash though.

I still find it hard to believe he even had one though. He's charismatic as a block of limburger cheese.

Is this a girl thing?

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:09 PM (zZu0s)

110 @97

>>I'll be interested in how Rush sounds with the new drummer.

I think she's going to do fine.

The bigger problem is going to be Geddy's voice, as he's gotten older he has lost a lot of the power and preciseness of his voice.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 03:09 PM (XV/Pl)

111 Visited my dad's grave today and paid my respects and met one of his Korean War comrades from the 24th Infantry Division. Turns out they attended the same veterans group. Small world.

Posted by: PA Dutchman at May 25, 2026 03:10 PM (h/O4U)

112 The bigger problem is going to be Geddy's voice, as he's gotten older he has lost a lot of the power and preciseness of his voice.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 03:09 PM (XV/Pl)

Well, that cat being tortured is getting old and tired.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:10 PM (zZu0s)

113 Erik Estrada got a smidge more that a bit part in Midway.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 02:58 PM (xMsrS)

ISTR that he got a lot of parts in Spanish language television and film. He also did a Cameo in the Butthole Surfers video Pepper.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 03:10 PM (rbvCR)

114 There's an AI Red Neck Babylon 5 yootoob channel. It's hit / miss depending on what one may find to be funny.

Posted by: 13times at May 25, 2026 03:11 PM (fnZRl)

115 Afternoon, ever'body,

The rain has slacked here, but the USPS guy has either not gotten here yet or has left me zip in the mailbox. Which often happens. It may still rain more, and we have 70% chance of the stuff the next couple of days.

The Longest Day is on Movies!, with None But the Brave (Sinatra, WWII) and Von Ryan's Express (ditto) to follow. The intriguing The Desert Rats with a young Richard Burton, in the days (1953) where he could have made a fine James Bond, is not on until 3 am my time. Grrrr. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:11 PM (wzUl9)

116 "...correlation of age, cup size, and pencil test."

Lifts AND separates.

Posted by: Playtex Cross Your Heart Bra at May 25, 2026 03:13 PM (2Ez/1)

117 @112

>>Well, that cat being tortured is getting old and tired.

You're talking to someone who likes Geddy's voice.

His voice mellowed over the years but he's now in his 70's and has to really exert himself to belt the notes out.

And that's not something 70 years old can do very well.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 03:13 PM (XV/Pl)

118 Please don't tell me it's the grid square where you have to click each frame containing a bicycle or whatever
Posted by: those suck

Robots are now testing our humanity based upon our ability to recognize traffic signals.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 03:14 PM (ndZc7)

119 The rain has slacked here, but the USPS guy has either not gotten here yet or has left me zip in the mailbox… [lists plethora of Memorial Day movies airing today]

ISWYDT.

I hope.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 03:14 PM (kYmoU)

120 Let's got to the videotape:

https://youtu.be/3Hskk9orbjs

Posted by: Boobs! at May 25, 2026 03:15 PM (2Ez/1)

121 A new house popped up on my For Sale listings today, and it checks every single one of my boxes. Naturally I want to remote-view it ASAP, and if it's as good as it looks, I will go ahead and make an offer. Yes; it's all that and a bag of Kingsford charcoal briquets.

Naturally it would pop up on a holiday.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:15 PM (wzUl9)

122 I don't work in the rain.

Posted by: Newman at May 25, 2026 03:16 PM (2Ez/1)

123
It's funny the way genres have emerged on social media. Another one is Europeans who come to America and get shocked by how badly they were lied to by news media and wowed by the quality of life here, including the Americans themselves.

Here's a British couple discovering the diner experience. I didn't know it made some sort of impression abroad, but they were amazed that it exists outside of movies.

youtube.com/watch?v=lTjIXKEI_Qw&t=1455s

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 03:16 PM (n7rxJ)

124 The rain has slacked here, but the USPS guy has either not gotten here yet or has left me zip in the mailbox… [lists plethora of Memorial Day movies airing today]
*
ISWYDT.

I hope.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026

***
Did what? What'd I do?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:16 PM (wzUl9)

125 If you are worried about Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, which you should be, the X account "Give A Shit About Nature" (@giveashitnature) recommends putting up an "owl box". Which I guess means a shelter for owls.
Owls apart from looking cute hunt mice. Mice host the bad kind of tick, not that there are may good kinds.
The only problem I have with owls is their "hoo hoo hoo" nonsense in the middle of the night. Shaddup and catch mice.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:17 PM (gKWVE)

126 Just keep on the lookout for the mailman, Wolfus. He might be there any time. Holidays are so busy.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:17 PM (Gqar8)

127 Nick Freitas told an interesting story. He said he was sitting next to a leftist on a plane and they got to talking about politics. He boiled the conversation down as: we mostly see the same problems, and we both want to solve them. But my take is let's you and I volunteer our time and resources to solve them. You on the other hand want to force people to "help" in the way you think appropriate and you are willing to harm people that dissent from your solution.

Its a fair argument.

I then looked at the comments and of course, of course, the first leftist comment is, "That's just because YOU people don't actually want to help the poor".

And honestly, I don't know whether to argue back, "Yeah because as you can see in inner city Detroit your solution has worked so well" or "You are making his point - the only way people are allowed to solve a problem is your way, and if you aren't forcing them it doesn't count"

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (sKqQm)

128 USPS and Memorial Day?

Your service maybe delayed.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (xMsrS)

129 Speaking of action heros, what's a good recent action movie if I wanted to stream one?

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (3uBP9)

130 106 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

My challenge is to watch a movie without Pedro Pascal

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (gKWVE)

131 Best tick eliminators - chickens, turkeys, Guinea fowl.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (Gqar8)

132 Just keep on the lookout for the mailman, Wolfus. He might be there any time. Holidays are so busy.
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026

***
I'm not really looking for anything. The unexpected IRS refund probably won't show for a while yet, and the investment people say my check for that long-forgotten pension plan won't be cut until 6/1.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:19 PM (wzUl9)

133 130 106 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

My challenge is to watch a movie without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (gKWVE)

Every time I read that name my brain translates it as Pedo Pascal. Weird.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:20 PM (Gqar8)

134 "Pedro Pascal" sounds like a Forties Mexican character actor, or a Warner Bros. LooneyTunes character who does battle with Speedy Gonzalez.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:21 PM (wzUl9)

135 Considering he has kissed Stephen Colbert and tried to derp throat a dildo shaped rainbow light, might as well be PDF Pascal.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:22 PM (xMsrS)

136 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal

For a couple of weeks I found every movie I watched had Sydney Sweeney in them. I wasn't choosing them that way, it just ended up that I or my GF would pick a movie and she was in it. Sweeney's not a bad actress and obviously she's easy on the eyes.

Pascal is all over the place in a similar manner. But...he's not as good of an actor as she is (not that he's the worst either). And its not like he's bringing looks or a big fan base either. I won't turn off a movie if he's in it but...it better be interesting before he shows up (like that movie he is in with Nick Cage).

Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:22 PM (sKqQm)

137 I had a part in today's local Memorial Day ceremony.

I was given a carnation, and during Roll Call of the veterans buried in the cemetery since last Memorial Day, I walked from the shelter to the American flag pole, and placed my flower with the others circling the flag pole with the other flowers.

Democrat Governor Laura Kelly was a no show today. She was listed in advertising the event, but the program did not have her listed.

I was with one of the widows I walk with. We met two recent widows there, and I did my best to comfort them.

Overall, a respectful time, with lots of reflection on fate to go with the ceremonies.

I did note that three participants in US Army uniforms (From 1st Armored Combat Brigade Team of the 1st Infantry Division) did not look as stylish as the US Navy ones. But the soldiers sure looked the part of lean, mean, warriors.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:22 PM (u82oZ)

138 121 A new house popped up on my For Sale listings today, and it checks every single one of my boxes. Naturally I want to remote-view it ASAP, and if it's as good as it looks, I will go ahead and make an offer. Yes; it's all that and a bag of Kingsford charcoal briquets.

Naturally it would pop up on a holiday.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:15 PM (wzUl9)

This is exciting! I didn’t realize you settled on the right area! Fingers crossed.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (p4NUW)

139 130 106 A real real challenge, click the square without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 03:05 PM (xMsrS)

My challenge is to watch a movie without Pedro Pascal
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (gKWVE)

Just watch good movies, problem solved.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (xcxpd)

140 Somebody has been playing with an AI

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (6LVJg)

141 "That's just because YOU people don't actually want to help the poor".

And honestly, I don't know whether to argue back, "Yeah because as you can see in inner city Detroit your solution has worked so well" or "You are making his point - the only way people are allowed to solve a problem is your way, and if you aren't forcing them it doesn't count"
Posted by: 18-1

I'd be willing to donate some hard knocks.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (ndZc7)

142 140 Somebody has been playing with an AI
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:23 PM (6LVJg)

So long as they don’t date

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:24 PM (Gqar8)

143 Heh, Anna. 'Derp throat.'

Follow the ky.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:25 PM (zZu0s)

144 Is The Fall Guy any good? I like Emily.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 03:25 PM (3uBP9)

145
Wolfus,

Make sure you get a home inspection.

New house next door to son's house has a contract. Home inspector found something really wrong.

Crew of people there trying to correct whatever is wrong.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 03:26 PM (3ek7K)

146 145
Wolfus,

Make sure you get a home inspection.

New house next door to son's house has a contract. Home inspector found something really wrong.

Crew of people there trying to correct whatever is wrong.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 03:26 PM (3ek7K)

A crawl space issue.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 03:26 PM (Gqar8)

147 Rush isn't Rush without Neil Peart. It just...isn't. He wasn't just the best drummer of the latter half of the 20th century, he was the songwriter.

It's like trying to have The Beatles without John Lennon. At least Led Zep had the decency to stop without Bohham.

Whatever this is, it should not be wearing the Rush name.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (xcxpd)

148 Just got home from hospital with Mrs. MKC. Grandbaby #2 is a beautiful 7lb, 5oz boy! DIL is well and beautiful, son is proud papa, and grandbaby #1 is a proud big sister who gets to spend the night at our house. God is good!!

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (6lIrI)

149 A new house popped up on my For Sale listings today, and it checks every single one of my boxes. Naturally I want to remote-view it ASAP, and if it's as good as it looks, I will go ahead and make an offer. Yes; it's all that and a bag of Kingsford charcoal briquets. . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026
*
This is exciting! I didn’t realize you settled on the right area! Fingers crossed.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026

***
The houses I'm seeing in Terre Haute appeal to me as much as the Kansas ones did, but have lower taxes and home insurance rates. And I like the TH houses more than the ones I see in Owensboro, KY.

A bungalow this is, 3 BR - 1 bath, with a porch, partial basement, and two-car garage. And it *looks* like all I'd have to arrange is the repainting of two walls (maybe I could do that myself) and replacement of carpet in three rooms. The carpet is *over* hardwood, so maybe the floors would just need to be peeled and refinished.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (wzUl9)

150 Not that anyone cares, but I just noticed oil has dropped all the way down to $90. I guess someone thinks Iran wants a deal.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (8ry+3)

151
We don't know what is wrong. Slab there.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (3ek7K)

152 148 Just got home from hospital with Mrs. MKC. Grandbaby #2 is a beautiful 7lb, 5oz boy! DIL is well and beautiful, son is proud papa, and grandbaby #1 is a proud big sister who gets to spend the night at our house. God is good!!
Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM
+++++++

Mazel mazel!

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 03:29 PM (2Ez/1)

153 Make sure you get a home inspection.

New house next door to son's house has a contract. Home inspector found something really wrong.

Crew of people there trying to correct whatever is wrong.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026

***
I wouldn't buy a *used car* without having it inspected, let alone a house that costs seven times as much!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:29 PM (wzUl9)

154 @Osint613
22s
Netanyahu: "We will increase the blows on Hezbollah."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 03:29 PM (zfQ1S)

155 The houses I'm seeing in Terre Haute appeal to me as much as the Kansas ones did,
======================

I've never been to Terre Haute. Is there much of a town? Don't you require a beignet source nearby, coming from NoLa?

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 03:30 PM (8ry+3)

156 Noodity.

Posted by: Noodist at May 25, 2026 03:30 PM (2Ez/1)

157 Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 03:28 PM (6lIrI)

Congratulations, man. Thats great.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (zZu0s)

158
Congratulations Matthew!

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 03:31 PM (3ek7K)

159 Braenyard

Some people need high kinetic energy shrapnel to get with the program.

Every barbarian that is smoked makes Civilization a tad bit stronger.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (u82oZ)

160 I then looked at the comments and of course, of course, the first leftist comment is, "That's just because YOU people don't actually want to help the poor".

And honestly, I don't know whether to argue back, "Yeah because as you can see in inner city Detroit your solution has worked so well" or "You are making his point - the only way people are allowed to solve a problem is your way, and if you aren't forcing them it doesn't count"
Posted by: 18-1 at May 25, 2026 03:18 PM (sKqQm)

I've seen that video -- it's a good one.

And I've noticed that the lefty "solutions" ALWAYS result in more taxpayer money going into the pockets of the ruling class while the disadvantaged remain terminally disadvantaged. But the lefty intentions were good and that's all that counts.

Posted by: Emmie at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (FMtrg)

161 Matthew Kant Cipher

Grandchildren are true wealth.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 03:32 PM (u82oZ)

162 We don't know what is wrong. Slab there.

Posted by: four seasons

Back in the day, I had a funeral home for a client. You know what cut ups undertakers are. The said their motto was, "You stab 'em. We slab 'em."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 03:33 PM (ndZc7)

163 I've never been to Terre Haute. Is there much of a town? Don't you require a beignet source nearby, coming from NoLa?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026

***
HF, I've never been to TH either, just Evansville about 90 min. farther south. But I liked what I saw there, and what I see on Gorgle Street view in TH. It has a good 60K people, two Walmarts, a Lowe's, a Planet Fitness, and an Anytime Fitness. If it has those chains, it probably has a lot of other national names.

Beignets? Pffft. I prefer sopaipillas from New Mexico (which, aside from the white puffy sugar, are the same thing). I'm tired to my bones of Da Swamp, and if I suddenly *require* a beignet, there are kits to make them at home.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (wzUl9)

164 Precision >>> Preciseness

Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at May 25, 2026 03:58 PM (ZVgZ4)

Rescue Cuties Open Thread

Passchendaele, 1917

Posted by: Disinformation Expert Ace at 12:26 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 How do you bully a donkey?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:26 PM (bss/y)

2 read the content

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:26 PM (73/SM)

3 Good afternoon Ace and everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 12:27 PM (Ia/+0)

4 Heh. Seattle people are erecting street barricades to keep out goons doing drive bys of houses.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:29 PM (bss/y)

5 Seattle people are erecting street barricades to keep out goons doing drive bys of houses.

Drive-by shootings? I know the Latinos kicked the gangstas out of Compton, but I didn't realize they'd gone to Seattle.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:31 PM (QZThv)

6 How do you bully a donkey?

Voter ID.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 25, 2026 12:31 PM (n5tGW)

7
Why are they doing drive bys?

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (3ek7K)

8 All of the other donkeys used to laugh and call him names.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (Cqx++)

9 How do you bully a donkey?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

Kick his ass.

Posted by: Blutarski, Gradually then Suddenly at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (l26NL)

10 I would think in the picture they would be Canadian

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (Ia/+0)

11 Drive-by shootings? I know the Latinos kicked the gangstas out of Compton, but I didn't realize they'd gone to Seattle.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:31 PM (QZThv)

The story is on insty, let me get a link.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)

12 https://tinyurl.com/yc37v427

Aurora Avenue neighbors revolt, blocking off street access after yet another shooting

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:33 PM (bss/y)

13 8 All of the other donkeys used to laugh and call him names.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (Cqx++)

*types* *deletes*

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:34 PM (bss/y)

14 Mid-day cafe?

Posted by: mindful webworker - lurking in the margins at May 25, 2026 12:34 PM (0poB+)

15 What would you prefer.

A Hinny or a Mule?

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (qrzX6)

16 Buying a new car today. Since I'm sick, did all negotiating on text yesterday and today til bottom line agreement. Then, I sent the spouse for testdrive and paperwork with our favorite former minor league ballplayer sales guy. Spouse comes back, picks me up, I sign papers outside at the dealer for 5 minutes (so no one else gets sick) and come home. Spouse should be home with the car in an hour.

This is the way to buy a car from a dealer. I now love this dealer.

Finally replaced the 2nd of the wrecked cars from last fall.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (tOcjL)

17 “For more than three years, many of us have been engaging almost daily with city officials, law enforcement, SDOT, and other local agencies to find both immediate and long-term solutions,” the letter read. “Homes have been hit by gunfire, narrowly missing children. Our military veterans, thinking they’d found a peaceful neighborhood, are now suffering from PTSD.”

Three years huh? What happened back then?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (bss/y)

18 This is the way to buy a car from a dealer. I now love this dealer.

Finally replaced the 2nd of the wrecked cars from last fall.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12

What did you get? Always fun to get a new car!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 12:36 PM (p4NUW)

19 Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (tOcjL)

Carvana

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:36 PM (qrzX6)

20 18 This is the way to buy a car from a dealer. I now love this dealer.

Finally replaced the 2nd of the wrecked cars from last fall.
Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12

What did you get? Always fun to get a new car!
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 12:36 PM (p4NUW)

Another new Suburau Imprezza. 2026 model. Now, it's a sport. Has a few more safety features and bells and whistles than last year's (sunroof - fine - if it's the cheapest on the lot). $27.7K out the door with tax, titles, fees, everything included. I asked for something new at $27K...and we got to that car and that number, which was fine.

It's another perfect car for the spouse and college kid (and the learning to drive 3rd). We don't drive these much, but we do need the 3-5 miles/day.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:40 PM (tOcjL)

21 Three years huh? What happened back then?

Exactly.

And the city councilwoman quoted blames guns of course. Her statement is exactly like the "crowd attacked by car" headlines everyone mocks now.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:40 PM (QZThv)

22 19 Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:35 PM (tOcjL)

Carvana
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:36 PM (qrzX6)

I got burned on used for my last car buy last year and had to walk...I don't buy used now...ever. Too much lying about the condition and damage.

Don't get me started on Hertz's "certified" used car sales in Springfield...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:41 PM (tOcjL)

23 "Attacked by her own mother"

Poor donkey. My sister from another species. At least she got a loving caring family out of it.

Posted by: Guess I'm the real jackass at May 25, 2026 12:43 PM (TbWk/)

24 And the car is sapphire blue which makes the youngest happy b/c we had all "boring" car colors before...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:45 PM (tOcjL)

25 Almost time for grilled burgers.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:45 PM (qrzX6)

26 I have many veterans in my family history, from the Revolution, Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Cold War (me) and more. To all of those who have paid the ultimate price for my freedom, thanks, thanks pal.

Posted by: Archer at May 25, 2026 12:46 PM (wvc0i)

27 26 Almost time for grilled burgers.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:45 PM (qrzX6)

I get to go to work.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

28 For a Benjamin or two, setup an appointment for a good garage to inspect any used car purchase you’re thinking about. These guys will know right away.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 12:47 PM (gzzK/)

29 My kid's barrel racing horse opens stall doors. A notorious escape artist. So they just pasture the horse. Her mom was the same way and probably taught her how to escape.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 12:47 PM (3uBP9)

30 the dead marshes are they

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (gKWVE)

31 Watching the ceremony at Arlington. Hegseth had a nice speech.

Some dude is crooning now with the band and it’s awful.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (A5RD0)

32 And the car is sapphire blue which makes the youngest happy b/c we had all "boring" car colors before...

It's alarmingly difficult to get a new car that isn't Communist Humiliation Monochrome. Same with new/flipped houses.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (QZThv)

33 Afternoon Ace
Passchendaele was a horror . Haig fired something like 1.6 m shells at the Somme, about 2x as many at Passchendaele. The English were advancing and the the rain started.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (hpwtA)

34 Option Package: 23 $1,900.00
Blind Spot Detection w/ Rear Cross-Traffic Alert
Automatic Emergency Steering
Emergency Lane Keep Assist
Power Moonroof
Heated Seats, Wipers, and Exterior Mirrors

Yeah, maybe I'll actually let the kids drive me somewhere with the heated seats

...when it's winter again...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 12:48 PM (tOcjL)

35 Almost time for grilled burgers.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:45 PM (qrzX6)

I get to go to work.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:46 PM (bss/y)

Retirement is all it's made out to be.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:49 PM (qrzX6)

36 JD is up.

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2026 12:49 PM (A5RD0)

37 Rain mostly gone, still no sun out for me

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 12:50 PM (Ia/+0)

38 Retirement is all it's made out to be.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:49 PM (qrzX6)

Eh, double time. I did get yesterday off to go decorate graves, which was the important thing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:50 PM (bss/y)

39 79F here and not a cloud in the sky.

Posted by: Archer at May 25, 2026 12:51 PM (wvc0i)

40 I see the Army has blown past their recruiting targets for the second year in a row. The Democrats must be weeping, because guaranteed most recruits now aren't gonna play along with Mark Kelly's "ignore orders that the DNC hasn't approved" game.

Look for hilariously obviously rigged voting this fall as their next attempt. Just saw that the infamous Maricopa County has illegal windows in their mail-in ballots positioned to allow workers to easily see (D) or (R) and file them accordingly.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:52 PM (QZThv)

41 I'm going to once again assume my role as the neighborhood drug pusher. For dogs. The vet approved hemp pills. There were a few fireworks last night and our little terrier just sits there and trembles like it's the end of the world. So tonight before the festivities begin I'll get her hopped up on the prescribed level of goofballs.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 12:53 PM (3uBP9)

42 DJT is up.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 25, 2026 12:54 PM (u73oe)

43 "A Google Street View image of N. 97th Street and Aurora Avenue N. in Seattle shows a woman walking mostly undressed in front of the Public Storage building during the day."

Well, that was a waste of time.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 12:54 PM (J4Dwc)

44 Look for hilariously obviously rigged voting this fall as their next attempt. Just saw that the infamous Maricopa County has illegal windows in their mail-in ballots positioned to allow workers to easily see (D) or (R) and file them accordingly.
--
I've heard the rumor that the governor ballot in CA is 44 names long.
The top two Dems are position 1 and 2.
The top to Rs are at 42 and 43.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:55 PM (73/SM)

45 The Royal Canadian Air Force is fooked.

The Canadian Min of Def announced May 19th that the Snowbirds will cease operations at the end of the 2026 air show season.

But they promise this is not the end of the Snowbirds as they will be back 'in the 2030s.'

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 12:55 PM (2GVsD)

46 It's alarmingly difficult to get a new car that isn't Communist Humiliation Monochrome. Same with new/flipped houses.
Posted by: Ian S.

My Hyundai Kona is a bright yellow green. I picked the most unGrandma car on the lot. The grandkids love it.

Posted by: Tuna at May 25, 2026 12:56 PM (lJ0H4)

47 House flippers are cultural terrorists, transforming beautiful houses with character into bland white McMansions.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 12:57 PM (2GVsD)

48 The Royal Canadian Air Force is fooked.

The Canadian Min of Def announced May 19th that the Snowbirds will cease operations at the end of the 2026 air show season.

But they promise this is not the end of the Snowbirds as they will be back 'in the 2030s.'
---
Elbows up!

I said, get those elbows up--you goofy grey losers!!

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:57 PM (73/SM)

49 >>> "A Google Street View image of N. 97th Street and Aurora Avenue N. in Seattle shows a woman walking mostly undressed in front of the Public Storage building during the day."

Well, that was a waste of time.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 12:54 PM (J4Dwc)

There's a big difference between all nude and mostly undressed. Mostly undressed is slightly clothed. All nude, well there's only one thing you can do... Watch her jiggle and then toss her loose change!"

Posted by: Miracle Max at May 25, 2026 12:59 PM (3uBP9)

50 Ace will probably have a post on it but The Mongoloadian and Mock Yoda had the lowest box-office opening of any Star Wars movie, this include SoyLo.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 01:00 PM (XV/Pl)

51 House flippers are cultural terrorists, transforming beautiful houses with character into bland white McMansions.
Posted by: Anna Puma
--------

Millennial grey, and darker is the trend here. Drab.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 01:00 PM (XeU6L)

52 Mango and Goop are true loss leaders in the Star Wars franchise.

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

53 Canada is a clown country.

Posted by: Bozo The Clown at May 25, 2026 01:02 PM (OoF9t)

54
These are all YouTubes, but it might get harder to find that cute, heartwarming content on X anymore. X has killed a bunch of those monstro accounts like The Figen and Massimo because their whole business model (they monetized) ripped off other X accounts. Just go get someone else's video on X, crop off the watermark, and repost it and get all the impressions. Mario Nawfal was another one.

A rewarding Memorial Day to you all.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:03 PM (n7rxJ)

55 32 And the car is sapphire blue which makes the youngest happy b/c we had all "boring" car colors before...

It's alarmingly difficult to get a new car that isn't Communist Humiliation Monochrome. Same with new/flipped houses.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:48

My little car is rebel green with red John Cooper Works accents, the seats are tan quilted leather. Just enough, so it isn’t over the top, but fun.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:04 PM (p4NUW)

56 @45 I wonder if Canada will exist in the 2030s

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 01:04 PM (hpwtA)

57 Passchendaele Museum - Battle of Passchendaele

In part, ‘Passchendaele’ was not only an episode in the history of the First World War it became a concept, an international symbol of the great futility of the violence of war in its most horrific form. It was at this location where in 1917 almost 600,000 soldiers perished for a movement of the frontline of only a few kilometers. Passchendaele is also a symbol for many nations, who made their mark here and wanted to establish themselves as a nation after the war."

Dates
Jul 31, 1917 – Nov 10, 1917

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 01:05 PM (NFX2v)

58 Just finished Brian Blessed's book 'Panther in my Kitchen' which is mostly about all the animals he's adopted and fostered of the years....and it's been a lot. He seems to spent most of his money on animals over the years. Which is nice. Actor, amusing character, bully basher and animal lover.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 01:05 PM (xcxpd)

59
Poor donkey. My sister from another species. At least she got a loving caring family out of it.
Posted by: Guess I'm the real jackass

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

No!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:06 PM (n7rxJ)

60 Morning, Ace, and Horde folk. We did our three hours up on the roof. Scattered clouds, and a little breeze, but eventually, the Sun makes the roof surface so hot that working there becomes uncomfortable. But we are better than halfway through laying the shingles. More courses done than remain to be done.

Taking a short cool-down break before I hit the showers.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM (8zz6B)

61 Bake ze cake!

They never stop.

Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM (73/SM)

62 >>My little car is rebel green with red John Cooper Works accents, the seats are tan quilted leather. Just enough, so it isn’t over the top, but fun.

I just sold my late wife's Mini Clubman S after finally getting the title in my name. 2.0L turbo matched to a 6-speed manual transmission. Chili Red. Fun car to drive, but at 6'4" I didn't fit into it very well.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 01:09 PM (J4Dwc)

63 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 01:09 PM (txZoB)

64
How do you bully a donkey?
Posted by: Aetius451AD

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

The other donkeys were the bullies. Animals, sheesh.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:10 PM (n7rxJ)

65 Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:04 PM (p4NUW)

John Cooper Works? You have a Mini? Nice. My wife had a 2012 Cooper S; thing was a joy to drive but the run flat tires were brutal. She probably would have kept it but the our local BMW dealer was not very nice to her after she had an electrical issue so she ended up trading it when the lease was up.
Impreza Sport sounds nice; I've been doing a little reading about them; still have time on my lease for my Legacy but I need a hatch as my senior dog is getting to the age i don't want her jumping out of the back seat to get out.

Posted by: Nelly at May 25, 2026 01:11 PM (6+ehB)

66 They never stop
——-

They won’t be happy till they can force Catholic nuns to abort babies on Halloween at taxpayer expense

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 01:11 PM (txZoB)

67 But they promise this is not the end of the Snowbirds as they will be back 'in the 2030s.'
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 12:55 PM (2GVsD)

With some flippin' turboprop trainer planes.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:12 PM (8zz6B)

68
Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice

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

It never ceases to amaze me that people insist on receiving services from people who don't want to render them. What kind of service does that get you?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:13 PM (n7rxJ)

69 AoP

Article I saw seems to imply the Canadian government will even outsource to a private company IPT for the RCAF.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 01:14 PM (2GVsD)

70 It never ceases to amaze me that people insist on receiving services from people who don't want to render them. What kind of service does that get you?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:13 PM (n7rxJ)

The satisfaction of forcing them to violate their moral conscience. Because you hate them and want them to kill themselves or drive them out of work if they will not comply.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 01:15 PM (bss/y)

71 57 Passchendaele Museum - Battle of Passchendaele

In part, ‘Passchendaele’ was not only an episode in the history of the First World War it became a concept, an international symbol of the great futility of the violence of war in its most horrific form. It was at this location where in 1917 almost 600,000 soldiers perished for a movement of the frontline of only a few kilometers. Passchendaele is also a symbol for many nations, who made their mark here and wanted to establish themselves as a nation after the war."

Dates
Jul 31, 1917 – Nov 10, 1917
Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 01:05 PM (NFX2v)
A soldier's body ca onlly die once, and yet he kept getting shot over and over. A diffrent breed.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 01:16 PM (LHPAg)

72 @68

>>It never ceases to amaze me that people insist on receiving services from people who don't want to render them.

It's not about rendering service, it's about bending the knee and conforming to the left's moral vision.

As has been noted, if the right does not impose it's moral vision, the left will.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 01:16 PM (XV/Pl)

73 56 @45 I wonder if Canada will exist in the 2030s
Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 01:04 PM (hpwtA)
Sure, as part of a caliphate, not much of an existence.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 01:17 PM (LHPAg)

74 @61 Slim Pickens had something to say about Kansas City faggots

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 01:17 PM (hpwtA)

75 61 Bake ze cake!

They never stop.

Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM (73/SM)

Can the couseling be "you need to end this marriage sham?"

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 01:18 PM (tOcjL)

76 It never ceases to amaze me that people insist on receiving services from people who don't want to render them. What kind of service does that get you?
Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:13 PM (n7rxJ)

"You're queer, and your fake "marriage" is breaking up? What did you expect? To live happily ever after? Here's a Glock 17. Go home, shoot your partner, and then put the next round in your own brain. Your troubles will be over. You wanted counselling? You got counselling."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:18 PM (8zz6B)

77 Spend most of GDP on social issues whats left for defense?

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:19 PM (Ia/+0)

78
Lmao AOP

You speak truth.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 01:19 PM (3ek7K)

79 Moving story about a black soldier in the Union army during the Civil War/War between the states:

https://tinyurl.com/4u7yxmab

Posted by: FenelonSpoke at May 25, 2026 01:20 PM (dx3rC)

80 So KC is now run by Cultural Marxists

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)

81 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense
Posted by: Common Tater
_________

What's the alternative? There were no flanks from the North Sea to Switzerland. It was a matter of figuring out how to break a continuous front. The Germans did it first with infiltration tactics and combined arms in 1918, still used to this day.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (XvL8K)

82 Aurora Avenue neighbors revolt, blocking off street access after yet another shooting
Posted by: Aetius451AD
------
That's going to seriously impact some hookers' income.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 01:22 PM (mSL0+)

83 You wanted counselling? You got counselling."

There is iron in your words

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 01:22 PM (Kt19C)

84 So KC is now run by Cultural Marxists

The model for the last 100 years: Democrats win once, install cheating, continue to win.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 01:24 PM (QZThv)

85 81 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense
Posted by: Common Tater
_________

What's the alternative? There were no flanks from the North Sea to Switzerland. It was a matter of figuring out how to break a continuous front. The Germans did it first with infiltration tactics and combined arms in 1918, still used to this day.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (XvL8K)

Defense in depth is a bitch kitty. Killing off hundreds of thousands of men per battle is....not sustainable. It literally killed England and France's manhood. What replaced it was evil and cowardice.

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 01:24 PM (xcxpd)

86 71. A soldier's body ca only die once, and yet he kept getting shot over and over. A different breed.
Posted by: Eromero

👍

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 01:25 PM (NFX2v)

87
I hate that perverted behavior is being pushed on those of us who don't believe in it.

You're queer? Fine, stop trying to normalize it.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 01:26 PM (3ek7K)

88 Can the couseling be "you need to end this marriage sham?"
Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 01:18 PM (tOcjL)

Should be.

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 01:27 PM (kJmLc)

89 What's the alternative? There were no flanks from the North Sea to Switzerland. It was a matter of figuring out how to break a continuous front. The Germans did it first with infiltration tactics and combined arms in 1918, still used to this day.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (XvL8K)

Allies should have figured out a way to attack Berlin with paratroops. Parachutes existed then. They had some big bombers that could carry maybe 20 men in jump seats.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:28 PM (8zz6B)

90 You're queer? Fine, stop trying to normalize it.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 01:26 PM (3ek7K)

That's pretty liberal of you. I'm more of a back in the closet and bold the door type of a person

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 01:28 PM (kJmLc)

91 60 Morning, Ace, and Horde folk. We did our three hours up on the roof. Scattered clouds, and a little breeze, but eventually, the Sun makes the roof surface so hot that working there becomes uncomfortable. But we are better than halfway through laying the shingles. More courses done than remain to be done.

Taking a short cool-down break before I hit the showers.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
-----
We had, believe it or not, rain last night and early morning up here. Those clouds you had were the tail of that. They're predicting t-storms this afternoon.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 01:30 PM (mSL0+)

92 Allies should have figured out a way to attack Berlin with paratroops. Parachutes existed then. They had some big bombers that could carry maybe 20 men in jump seats.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
_______

Bismarck, referring to the tiny size of the British army at his time, said "If the English should land on our soil, I shall have them arrested."

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 01:32 PM (XvL8K)

93 The generals really were that stupid. None of them had studied the American Civil War and thought that frontal attacks on heavily fortified positions was a good thing to do.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 01:36 PM (qFwJc)

94 How do you bully a donkey?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:26 PM

Quite possibly whoever does so is an ass.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 01:37 PM (0sNs1)

95 Idiot Mayor Frey of Minneapolis remembers George Floyd on Memorial Day. Post at Twitchy. Eat more Somali food you asshole

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 01:37 PM (hpwtA)

96 Think after watching Tora Tora Tora should go visit my parents

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:37 PM (Ia/+0)

97
I can't help scrolling through stupid liberal YouTube accounts like Pod Save America and Strict Scrutiny (3 stupid lefty female legal scholars who, naturally, teach at top law schools). Anyway, in the end it's good news because they're all in a state of panic and horror over recent developments.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:39 PM (n7rxJ)

98 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 01:09 PM (txZoB)

Slow to absorb the realities of new battlefield technology, intolerant of change, stilted thinking, and inflexible, top down leadership, from a time when massed formations and charges were the predominant tactic to a time of mechanized warfare including interlocking fields of machine gun fire, precisely targeted artillery using aerial surveillance.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 25, 2026 01:40 PM (Drusy)

99 87
I hate that perverted behavior is being pushed on those of us who don't believe in it.

You're queer? Fine, stop trying to normalize it.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 01:26 PM (3ek7K)

Some of that issue is there is a disordered craving to be repulsive and demand that others be subjected to it. If it's normalized some will be unhappy that they can no longer impose their dysfunctional behavior on the normies and delight in their discomfort. It's almost like some people prove to themselves that they matter by having a visible impact on others and it's easier/more entertaining to have a negative impact than a positive one.

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 25, 2026 01:40 PM (FMtrg)

100 Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM

To be fair, being from Kansas City, you know they don't need interpretive dance counseling.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 01:41 PM (0sNs1)

101 00 Kansas City is arguing it can force Christians marriage counselors to counsel homosexual "married" couples.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 01:07 PM

To be fair, being from Kansas City, you know they don't need interpretive dance counseling.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 01:41 PM (0sNs1)
Doodah.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 01:43 PM (LHPAg)

102 My rescue cutie is not happy about the rain. He doesn’t understand why mama and daddy are here but no one is taking him on an adventure.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:43 PM (p4NUW)

103
There are also tons of a new type of content creator out there: people who barely dress up and do little character sketches. They don't use sets -- just their crummy apartments. This is Killa Kay doing "a black mom helping you with your math homework."

youtube.com/watch?v=cXVVfPlnFU8

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:43 PM (n7rxJ)

104 I re-watched the movie "T-34" yesterday. Don't miss it.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2026 01:44 PM (wVcYX)

105 So KC is now run by Cultural Marxists
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:21 PM (Ia/+0)

A bunch of Kansas City F*ggots!

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (IifvS)

106 I read AEF wasn't in on Passchendaele, there were some USA medical and engineering personnel attached to allied forces in this the 3rd Battle of Ypres 1917.
Truly wicked fighting.

Posted by: torabora at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (KtOUo)

107 Wanted to let everyone know that Inspector was released from the hospital Saturday night. Thank you all for your prayers. I'm sure they helped in the speedy resolution of the sepsis.

Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (lFFaq)

108 Thats great Polliwog.

Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at May 25, 2026 01:46 PM (IifvS)

109 Just finished Brian Blessed's book 'Panther in my Kitchen' which is mostly about all the animals he's adopted and fostered of the years....and it's been a lot. He seems to spent most of his money on animals over the years. Which is nice. Actor, amusing character, bully basher and animal lover.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 25, 2026 01:05 PM (xcxpd)

he is also a pro level mountaineer and believes in Yetis.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 01:47 PM (rbvCR)

110 How do you bully a donkey?

Donkey punch, duh.

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 01:48 PM (Kt19C)

111 What sort of government cunt would invoke Floyd on Memorial Day? No matter how much you hate these MFers, it ain’t enough.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 01:48 PM (txZoB)

112 Wanted to let everyone know that Inspector was released from the hospital Saturday night. Thank you all for your prayers. I'm sure they helped in the speedy resolution of the sepsis.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (lFFaq)

some very welcome good news!

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:50 PM (8zz6B)

113 You got counselling."
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May

AOP! Oh my goodness! This is pretty harsh, lol! How about “we should explore what is missing in you that keeps you unhappy despite all of your supposed gains.”

We both know all roads lead to one place. Can you imagine the better world we would live in if all the empty holes in people’s souls were filled with the love of our Father? The glory he offers to us, despite how broken we are, is a source of peace unlike any other.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:51 PM (pZEOD)

114 112 Wanted to let everyone know that Inspector was released from the hospital Saturday night. Thank you all for your prayers. I'm sure they helped in the speedy resolution of the sepsis.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (lFFaq)

some very welcome good news!
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:50 PM

Seconded!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 01:53 PM (pZEOD)

115 speedy resolution of the sepsis.
Posted by: Polliwog the 'Ette at May 25, 2026 01:45 PM (lFFaq)

Wonderful news. That sepsis goes real bad real fast.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2026 01:53 PM (wVcYX)

116 Were generals really that stupid, or was it some sort of gentleman’s agreement to kill everyone off?? It doesn’t make any sense
Posted by: Common Tater
----
In the Brit Army, the Officer Corp was almost all titled. Many of them, essentially inherited positions. Even disregarding the IQ cost of inbreeding, the lack of competition for command positions is going to produce suboptimal results.
IOW, the Brit General Staff were all upper class twits.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 01:53 PM (mSL0+)

117 Longest Day starting but should get going

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 01:54 PM (Ia/+0)

118 Cory "Sparticus" Booker (D-NJ) says Democrats are 'desperate' for fresh leaders, and pointed to three Democrats who he thinks represent the future of the party –– Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico and Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina and current Senate candidate.

"People are suffering, people are hurting, and they're going to support the leaders, and I'm seeing this in Talarico, in Ossoff, in Cooper in North Carolina, that those leaders are stepping up and saying, 'I don't give a damn about parties. I care about people.' You cannot lead the people if they don't trust you, and that's what's lacking right now with the party apparatus.", said Booker.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (0sNs1)

119 Paschendale, eh

https://youtu.be/Pc_jXFYXmNc

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (6lIrI)

120
What sort of government cunt would invoke Floyd on Memorial Day? No matter how much you hate these MFers, it ain’t enough.
Posted by: Common Tater

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

The kind that wants to stay one step ahead of Omar Fateh. A donkey, basically.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (n7rxJ)

121 Nood

Posted by: Duke Lowell at May 25, 2026 01:55 PM (u73oe)

122 Allies should have figured out a way to attack Berlin with paratroops. Parachutes existed then. They had some big bombers that could carry maybe 20 men in jump seats.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:28 PM (8zz6B)

There was a League of Nations war game that had multiple bushfire wars like the Rif and the Gran Chaco being intervened by the Entente powers under League authority. One of the scenarios involved the US involved against the Paraguayans in a drop in the Gran Chaco, that was spearheaded by a combat drop of a Marine Expeditionary Unit from Zeppelin.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 01:56 PM (rbvCR)

123 I have found something impossible to eat with a beard. Gyros. Impossible. Absolutely disgusting. They could show me eating gyros to teen girls to dissuade them from premarital sex. It's that bad.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 01:57 PM (3uBP9)

124
Cory "Sparticus" Booker (D-NJ) says Democrats are 'desperate' for fresh leaders, and pointed to three Democrats who he thinks represent the future of the party –– Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia, Texas Senate hopeful James Talarico and Roy Cooper, the former governor of North Carolina and current Senate candidate.

Posted by: Duncanthrax

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

Haha, really? I just read that they're converging on Elizabeth Warner for 2028. Keep panicking, Dems!

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:59 PM (n7rxJ)

125 Passchendaele? Odd pic to post on U.S. Memorial Day.

Granted, over 300,000 British, Canadian, and French troops were killed there, which is horrifically tragic. But the US wasn't involved.

Posted by: Gosport at May 25, 2026 02:00 PM (Vh6nj)

126 In the Brit Army, the Officer Corp was almost all titled. Many of them, essentially inherited positions. Even disregarding the IQ cost of inbreeding, the lack of competition for command positions is going to produce suboptimal results.
IOW, the Brit General Staff were all upper class twits.
Posted by: buddhaha
__________

The lions led by donkeys thing is largely a myth. They were doing their best in a completely changed environment. Machine guns and especially quick firing artillery were relatively new. Could they have learned better lessons from the Russo-Japanese and Balkan Wars? Maybe, but we're using the retrospectoscope.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 02:01 PM (XvL8K)

127 But they promise this is not the end of the Snowbirds as they will be back 'in the 2030s.'
Posted by: Anna Puma
-----
Contingency planning. If Alberta actually separates, there's going to be an awful lot of belt tightening required.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 02:01 PM (mSL0+)

128 Idiot Mayor Frey of Minneapolis remembers George Floyd on Memorial Day. Post at Twitchy. Eat more Somali food you asshole
Posted by: Smell the Glove

He was a soldier in the only war Frey cares about.

* spits *

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:07 PM (VHUov)

129 The lions led by donkeys thing is largely a myth. They were doing their best in a completely changed environment. Machine guns and especially quick firing artillery were relatively new. Could they have learned better lessons from the Russo-Japanese and Balkan Wars? Maybe, but we're using the retrospectoscope.
Posted by: Biff Pocoroba
------
There is certainly a degree of myth there, but that doesn't explain much. It takes a certain level of detachment to send men into certain death, but the "detachment" produced by a lifetime of viewing the lower classes as not-quite real people made it possible to send those huge numbers of men for trivial gains. I fault them for not using their own "retrospectoscope". This was late in the war. They saw the result of these tactics in previous battles.They knew what was going to happen, and they did it anyway. Not just stupidity, but callous stupidity.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 02:16 PM (mSL0+)

130 They knew what was going to happen, and they did it anyway. Not just stupidity, but callous stupidity.
Posted by: buddhaha
________

I don't believe that. I think the Brits truly thought the artillery preparation at the Somme would allow them to walk over the German lines. Also - and I haven't looked it up - but I'd be willing to bet that officers suffered higher casualty rates than the enlisted.

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at May 25, 2026 02:22 PM (XvL8K)

131 128 Idiot Mayor Frey of Minneapolis remembers George Floyd on Memorial Day. Post at Twitchy. Eat more Somali food you asshole
Posted by: Smell the Glove

He was a soldier in the only war Frey cares about.

* spits *
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 02:07 PM (VHUov
That’s the way I see it too. And the democommies will use their george floyds up just like WWI numbers.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 02:43 PM (LHPAg)

132 So, the photo at the top…it has two interesting things about it:

1.) It’s a fake, in the sense that it is a composite of two photos, AND

2.) the guy that two those two photos and combined them is none other than Frank Hurley, who was the photographer on Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 Antarctic expedition, the one where the Endurance got trapped in the ice and sank after a year. Hurley took all the photos, and after the ship sank the plates were lugged across the ice and took up boat space because Shackleton had expedition bills to pay when they got back to civilization.

Cheers.

Posted by: Barn bon Mot at May 25, 2026 02:58 PM (R5uxw)

133 #6 Hold all calls, we have a winner.

Posted by: vivi at May 25, 2026 03:35 PM (OFw3k)

134 Defense in depth is a bitch kitty. Killing off hundreds of thousands of men per battle is....not sustainable. It literally killed England and France's manhood. What replaced it was evil and cowardice.
Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards
------

Civilization died in 1914.

Posted by: Barbara Tuchman at May 25, 2026 04:28 PM (XeU6L)

135 132. Posted by: Barn bon Mot

This image is a famous photograph titled The Morning After the First Battle of Passchendaele taken on October 12, 1917, during World War I.
Photographer: The photograph was taken by Frank Hurley, an official Australian war photographer.
Technique: It is a composite image, meaning Hurley combined at least two different negatives—one of the battlefield scene and one of the dramatic sky—to create a more powerful and evocative scene.
Subject: The photo depicts Australian wounded and casualties in the mud near a blockhouse around the site of the Zonnebeke Railway Station in Belgium.
Context: The First Battle of Passchendaele was a costly and failed attempt by British Empire forces to capture the German-held Passchendaele Ridge.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 05:56 PM (NFX2v)

THE MORNING RANT: Student Loan Defaults and the 40-Year-Old, First-Time Home Owner

Millions Of Student Borrowers Are Defaulting: They Are 40 Years Old On Average https://t.co/ie1956fW8c
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) May 12, 2026

Young Americans are saddled with extraordinary amounts of the worst type of debt, student loans, and it is one of the reasons that they are delaying the most-important debt they can take on, specifically mortgage debt.

There are two debt trends that intersect at about the age of 40. This is the average age now of first-time mortgage borrowers, and it is also the average age of those defaulting on their student loans. There is correlation between these two problems. In 1990, the average age of first-time home buyers was under-30.

Home ownership, even with a mortgage payment, builds wealth. Unsecured student loan debt that discourages home ownership impedes wealth-building.

According to the Liberty Street Economics website published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the average age of those defaulting on student loans is now 39-years old. But unlike traditional bankruptcies which relieve the debt burden, student loan debt is never relieved. Its default is subject to garnishment of wages, social security payments, and tax refunds. It also soils the credit rating of those defaulting, making it extremely difficult to ever obtain a mortgage.

There are so many variables at play in this mess, including the suspension of student loan repayments during the Covid panic and President Biden’s campaign promise ”to forgive all undergraduate tuition-related federal student debt from two-and four-year public colleges and universities.”

How to fix the student loan debacle is complicated, but one place to start is to immediately stop fueling the problem. Let’s stop loading up today’s 18-year-olds with crushing debt that enriches bloated colleges, many of which are left-wing indoctrination factories.

If universities had to provide guaranies for the student loans from which flow the tuition and fees the universities collect, they’d necessarily become more interested in limiting their dollar exposure. Even more important, they’d want to ensure that their students are getting degrees that lead to income-producing careers that will make possible repayment of their debt.

If the universities were to choose to start restricting credit-access to incoming students, that would then incentivize cost competition among colleges, and possibly even steer higher-education toward other models than the brick-and-ivy campus. If we’re honest, the traditional university model isn’t even about education, it’s about “the college experience,” making contacts, and obtaining an increasingly irrelevant credential. The actual education can inexpensively be obtained online for most areas of study.

Way too many young adults are starting their working careers with a “mortgage payment” worth of student loan debt, but the beneficiary is the university industrial complex. Student loan debt is destructive. Mortgage loan debt is beneficial. Let’s stop incentivizing the former at the expense of the latter.

*****

Throckmorton’s First Law of Live Music: “If there’s an upright bass in the band, it’s probably going to be good”

Today is Memorial Day, a sacred day in which we honor those who gave their lives in service to our country. There is no need to implore the readers of this blog to remember the purpose of this holiday, because you don’t need reminding. You are already patriots who revere those who made the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of the United States.

My childhood best friend lost an uncle in Vietnam. 59 years later Uncle Jack is still remembered and revered in the family. Jack’s sister, my best friend’s mother, still grieves the loss of her only brother.

Here is Kathy Matea singing a sweet, sad song from the Civil War era titled “The Vacant Chair” about a family’s first Thanksgiving after their beloved Willie was killed in the fighting.

We shall meet but we shall miss him.
There will be one vacant chair.
We shall linger to caress him
While we breathe our evening prayer.
When a year ago we gathered,
Joy was in his mild blue eye.
But the golden cord is severed,
And our hopes in ruin lie.
Chorus:
We shall meet, but we shall miss him.
There will be one vacant chair.
We shall linger to caress him
When we breathe our evening prayer.
At our fireside, sad and lonely,
Often will the bosom swell
At remembrance of the story
How our noble Willie fell.
How he strove to bear our banner
Through the thickest of the fight
And uphold our country’s honor
In the strength of manhood’s might.

[buck.throckmorton at protonmail dot com]

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at 11:00 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 1

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 11:01 AM (Ia/+0)

2 Hey-o!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 11:01 AM (X8xt3)

3 Sad song

Posted by: It's me donna at May 25, 2026 11:01 AM (FtULh)

4 The Marxists promised free education, and the Auto-Pen administration tried to give them that

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 11:02 AM (Ia/+0)

5 I've seen stories on X where student loans are a new source of fraud. Both citizens and foreigners will get the loans, maybe attend a class or two, drop out, disappear. It's just another government program to be raided.

Isn't that awesome!?!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 11:03 AM (X8xt3)

6 Let’s stop loading up today’s 18-year-olds with crushing debt that enriches bloated colleges, many of which are left-wing indoctrination factories.

But then we'd have to lower our tuition!

Posted by: The University Fraud Complex at May 25, 2026 11:04 AM (zw+xd)

7 Often will the bosom swell

Boobs!

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 11:05 AM (Kt19C)

8 Buckles up for another vigorous discussion of whether or not Starbucks and DoorDash are responsible for the failure to launch of yutes today, assuming you still consider 40 to be young, which I do not.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

9 When my apartment burned down in... 2002 or 3, I moved back in with the parents. I wanted to try to get something positive out of all this shit and had about 40k in debt from school. I had a job, which was a plus.

So, I put about half of what I made toward the debt and half toward rebuilding a bank to be able to move out again. I did not just pay it off in one go, but got it paid off by 2007, after moving out again.

Thank you Mom and Dad for always being there for me.

It was actually really satisfying when there was only like .01 on one loan left and the gov said 'let's call it square.' I wanted to write a check for a penny.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:05 AM (bss/y)

10 5 I've seen stories on X where student loans are a new source of fraud. Both citizens and foreigners will get the loans, maybe attend a class or two, drop out, disappear. It's just another government program to be raided.

Isn't that awesome!?!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 11:03

How does that help the fraudsters? The loans go directly to the school.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:05 AM (Wmg4n)

11 Hey, hey, keep your eyes off the endowments. That's OUR money!

Posted by: Uni's at May 25, 2026 11:06 AM (u/66v)

12 Obama's federalization of student loans turned every left-wing university into a Quality Learing Center. The fraud is the entire point, as are the make-work jobs for AWFLs (I saw recently that Yale has more administrators than undergrads, and many other universities are in a similar situation).

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:07 AM (QZThv)

13 8 Buckles up for another vigorous discussion of whether or not Starbucks and DoorDash are responsible for the failure to launch of yutes today, assuming you still consider 40 to be young, which I do not.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:05 AM (Riz8t)

I think the root of it is relationships, to be honest. Getting your shit together so a woman will have you is a lot of the motive force of history.

That is a gigantic mess now.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:07 AM (bss/y)

14 Obama's federalization of student loans turned every left-wing university into a Quality Learing Center. The fraud is the entire point, as are the make-work jobs for AWFLs (I saw recently that Yale has more administrators than undergrads, and many other universities are in a similar situation).

I remember when he first proposed it. I said to my wife "they're just cultivating another group that owes them". I was right.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:08 AM (Riz8t)

15 I've seen stories on X where student loans are a new source of fraud. Both citizens and foreigners will get the loans, maybe attend a class or two, drop out, disappear.

Huh. Attendance is optional at our school!

Posted by: Quality Learing Collige at May 25, 2026 11:08 AM (u/66v)

16 How does that help the fraudsters? The loans go directly to the school.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:05 AM (Wmg4n)

May be different now, but I got money which I then paid to the school. May be different, I dunno. Or depending on the loan.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:08 AM (bss/y)

17 I think the root of it is relationships, to be honest. Getting your shit together so a woman will have you is a lot of the motive force of history.

I couldn't agree more, even if at the time, you weren't consciously thinking that.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

18 So the message is that if you do not own a home at 40, you’re a loser and a failure?

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 25, 2026 11:10 AM (T6aVk)

19 May be different now, but I got money which I then paid to the school. May be different, I dunno. Or depending on the loan.

Yup. My wife knew a guy in grad school who did nothing, but got "loans" which he used to invest in real estate. I very much doubt he ever paid back a penny, or got a degree.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:10 AM (Riz8t)

20 For profit colleges and universities were major contributors to GOP politicians.

Blue state NY officers free tuition to families earning less than $80,000

I go to City University of New York. Tuition is $5000. I get a 7k fedPell Grant and a 3k HESC State grant.CUNY gives me back $5000 per year.
I am over 75yo

Posted by: Paul at May 25, 2026 11:10 AM (httTc)

21 The colleges are predators and the stupid young students their prey.

In the end, the taxpayer will get it in the ass, which they can wipe with the useless diplomas given out.

Posted by: A Sucker Born Every Minute at May 25, 2026 11:10 AM (OoF9t)

22 I couldn't agree more, even if at the time, you weren't consciously thinking that.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:09 AM (Riz8t)

No, but women being choosy about who they mated with meant you had to stand out from the pack. It was a positive thing. The opposite of a perverse incentive.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:11 AM (bss/y)

23 Yeah, they send you off to college, try to gain a little knowledge

But all you want to do is learn how to score

Posted by: Zombie Jimmy Buffett at May 25, 2026 11:11 AM (wVcYX)

24 So the message is that if you do not own a home at 40, you’re a loser and a failure?

No, for some people, it doesn't make sense. The message is that if you default on your obligations, and then expect other people to pay them off, you're a loser.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

25 So the message is that if you do not own a home at 40, you’re a loser and a failure?

And stop posting recipes for poverty meals!

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:12 AM (kYmoU)

26 A major cure would be the full privatization of student loans. Good luck.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 25, 2026 11:12 AM (T6aVk)

27 Even our trolls are olds.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:12 AM (bss/y)

28 10 5 I've seen stories on X where student loans are a new source of fraud. Both citizens and foreigners will get the loans, maybe attend a class or two, drop out, disappear. It's just another government program to be raided.

Isn't that awesome!?!
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 11:03

How does that help the fraudsters? The loans go directly to the school.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:05 AM (Wmg4n)

No, not all loans go right to the schools...and for those that do, some schools are also fake and split the proceeds...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 11:12 AM (tOcjL)

29 Lizzy wouldn't doubt it.
Wouldn't put it past those who plotted to have educaion loans go through government to have it all collapse some day

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 11:12 AM (Ia/+0)

30 16 How does that help the fraudsters? The loans go directly to the school.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:05 AM (Wmg4n)

May be different now, but I got money which I then paid to the school. May be different, I dunno. Or depending on the loan.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:08 AM

With my MBA, the money went directly to the school and if there wasn’t enough, I paid the difference. But maybe different loan programs, like you said.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:12 AM (Wmg4n)

31 Odds paul took the brown acid..

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 11:13 AM (gbGyB)

32 No, but women being choosy about who they mated with meant you had to stand out from the pack. It was a positive thing. The opposite of a perverse incentive.

I'll never forget the first time after college a cute girl I knew in HS suddenly made it very clear that I was, in fact, desirable. It was a bolt out of the blue.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

33 Attn Cow Demon: The message is that if you are the type of person who aspires to home ownership, it’s a shame to start adulthood with a mortgage payment’s worth of student debt, which precludes buying a house.

Posted by: Buck Throckmorton at May 25, 2026 11:13 AM (d9Cw3)

34 My son incurred student debt. Not a "lot" but enough that it took him several years to pay it off while living at home with his mother. He's still there. Not enough left to rent or buy something.

*shrugs*

Choices. Some he made were poor.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 11:13 AM (jehhT)

35 How does that help the fraudsters? The loans go directly to the school.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:05 AM (Wmg4n)

But more importantly - Happy birthday, Piper!

Posted by: Boswell at May 25, 2026 11:13 AM (j10i6)

36 No, for some people, it doesn't make sense. The message is that if you default on your obligations, and then expect other people to pay them off, you're a loser.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:11 AM (Riz8t)

Wholeheartedly agree with that. For me, home ownership does not make sense - yet. But soon!

I never wanted to go through the hassle of owning a home knowing I would have to offload the thing in 3-5 years, I could buy a home for cheap here - good luck selling it in a place no one wants to move to.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 25, 2026 11:14 AM (T6aVk)

37 I'll never forget the first time after college a cute girl I knew in HS suddenly made it very clear that I was, in fact, desirable. It was a bolt out of the blue.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:13 AM (Riz8t)

Yeah. It is jarring. Gal I knew in HS met up with in college and I'm thinking. 'I know you've met me before...'

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:15 AM (bss/y)

38 Q: What's the dumbest thing you've ever done for money?

A: I took out a loan to go to school to get a job to pay off the loan.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 11:15 AM (2Ez/1)

39 Why don’t the schools bear the responsibility of student loans?

Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2026 11:16 AM (A5RD0)

40 34 My son incurred student debt. Not a "lot" but enough that it took him several years to pay it off while living at home with his mother. He's still there. Not enough left to rent or buy something.

*shrugs*

Choices. Some he made were poor.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 11:13 AM (jehhT)

Most current entry level jobs for college grads are not gonna support buying a house in an area. I see nothing wrong with a kid staying home, saving and yet also paying some rent to mom and dad, making sure that when they jump, they jump for good.

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 11:16 AM (tOcjL)

41 31 Odds paul took the brown acid..
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 11:13 AM (gbGyB)

I am thinking pony tail with ZZ top beard. And bald spot.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:16 AM (bss/y)

42 But more importantly - Happy birthday, Piper!
Posted by: Boswell at May 25, 2026

Thank you!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:16 AM (Wmg4n)

43 It's better to default on your mortgage than on your student loans.

25% penalty of the balance added if you default on the student loan.
With no discharge in bankruptcy.

OTOH, if these are real defaults, I hope it grows.
And destroys the student loan cartel.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 11:16 AM (73/SM)

44 Q: What's the dumbest thing you've ever done for money?

A: I took out a loan to go to school to get a job to pay off the loan.

Paid $25 when it's $20 in town.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:16 AM (Riz8t)

45 38 Q: What's the dumbest thing you've ever done for money?

A: I took out a loan to go to school to get a job to pay off the loan.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 11:15 AM (2Ez/1)

Yeah, the smart ones were Military or who took up a trade to be able to pay for school and then found they could make far more money at the trade without picking up the degree.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

46 I went to ROTC. It was fun getting tuition bills for $50. : )

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 25, 2026 11:17 AM (T6aVk)

47 32

Blind girl?

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 11:18 AM (RCjYY)

48 Those of us who did college without loans or paid off our debt are already fucked, lets put that aside. No fixing it.
So, even though it benefits a lot of "studies" type liberal arts majors, I propose a twenty five percent or whatever is needed college endowment tax, to payoff all outstanding student loan debt, and such debt never again be considered.
The fact that this would hurt the Ivies and like private schools most compared to state institutions is just a happy little bonus.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 25, 2026 11:19 AM (sl73Y)

49 My loans went directly to me, which then went to paying tuition.

After graduating, I had enough left over to order a sweet set of custom set of golf clubs from H&B -- PowerBilt Citations.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:19 AM (J4Dwc)

50 Colleges should be nationalized and run by the federal government. Free for anyone to attend, even the illegal aliens. If it's good enough for health insurance, it should be good enough for the colleges, and outlaw private universities and colleges.

Call it CollegeCare or CollegeAid or FreeShit4U U.

Posted by: Another Hit From The Bong at May 25, 2026 11:19 AM (OoF9t)

51 39 Why don’t the schools bear the responsibility of student loans?
Posted by: nurse ratched at May 25, 2026 11:16 AM (A5RD0)

Well, for ANY other loan the burden is carried by the bank and the purchaser (the student.) The banks have found ways through the government to shunt their risk, so the student bears almost all of the risk.

It IS odd to expect the manufacturer (in this case the school) to bear the burden for someone buying their product- but there are a lot of industries that have seemed to move into that type of situation. It is perverse.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

52 In general according to Wallet Hub the states with highest student debt are Red states
The states with lowest student debt are blue states
Rich states vs poor states.

University of Vermont does have the highest tuition for residents.
But
Free tuition for students from families earning less than $100000
Socialism?

Posted by: Paul at May 25, 2026 11:20 AM (httTc)

53 There's always getting a roommate, or subletting. Or is that sort of thing illegal now? (Not even snark, I wouldn't be surprised if there were some bullcrap law on the books in most cities making that kind of arrangement illegal because Racism or Equity or Florpblorp or whatever nonsense they concoct to justify wrecking everything)

Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 25, 2026 11:20 AM (Ot/FD)

54 49 My loans went directly to me, which then went to paying tuition.

After graduating, I had enough left over to order a sweet set of custom set of golf clubs from H&B -- PowerBilt Citations.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:19 AM (J4Dwc)

Forged?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

55 Speaking of acoustic music, I thought this was interesting. Playing an ancient Greek lyre.

https://tinyurl.com/2ywm8kac

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 11:21 AM (ndZc7)

56 Back in the day, when I graduated college I owed less than $3,000. We learned early on to avoid credit card debt.

You want to never be able to buy a house? Student loans, car loans, credit card debt.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 11:22 AM (qFwJc)

57 Watching a bit of BoB, I think, ok pretty sure, for their realistic try, the night march the guys only had the helmet liners.
Rivots on outside are the giveaway

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 11:22 AM (Ia/+0)

58 Speaking of acoustic music, I thought this was interesting. Playing an ancient Greek lyre.

https://tinyurl.com/2ywm8kac

Boring! I've substituted a saxaphone.

Posted by: Christopher Nolan at May 25, 2026 11:23 AM (Riz8t)

59 After graduating, I had enough left over to order a sweet set of custom set of golf clubs from H&B -- PowerBilt Citations.
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:19 AM (J4Dwc)

I personally think more business descisions get made on the golf course than anywhere else. Good investment.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 11:23 AM (gbGyB)

60 As usual, Paul makes a big claim, fails utterly to back it up, (WalletHub? Really?) and runs away.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:25 AM (Riz8t)

61 53 There's always getting a roommate, or subletting. Or is that sort of thing illegal now? (Not even snark, I wouldn't be surprised if there were some bullcrap law on the books in most cities making that kind of arrangement illegal because Racism or Equity or Florpblorp or whatever nonsense they concoct to justify wrecking everything)
Posted by: Warai-otoko at May 25, 2026 11:20 AM (Ot/FD)

Subletting is disallowed in most places...not sure if it's legality or other reasons for the disallowance...

Posted by: Nova Local at May 25, 2026 11:25 AM (tOcjL)

62 Forged?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:20 AM (bss/y)

Yes, with persimmon woods

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:25 AM (J4Dwc)

63 52. Let me take this opportunity to remind people they should not come to poor red states. I will speak specifically of my state- it’s hot garbage here. Raining like crazy, there will no doubt be alligators moving into the puddles just waiting to chomp you. I know a lot of you are sending your kids to SEC schools (Go Dawgs!) but maybe just send them to Vermont where the tuition is paid for by magical college tuition fairies!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:25 AM (p4NUW)

64 I personally think more business descisions get made on the golf course than anywhere else. Good investment.
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 11:23 AM (gbGyB)

This checks out.

Posted by: Al Czervik at May 25, 2026 11:25 AM (wVcYX)

65 LOL. And if your potential customer catches you cheating at golf, you can kiss that contract goodbye.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 11:25 AM (qFwJc)

66 Subletting is disallowed in most places...not sure if it's legality or other reasons for the disallowance...

Most people don't want it in their neighborhood because it attracts the poors and drives down property values. None of the group homes I once lived in were properly maintained.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:26 AM (Riz8t)

67 Yes, with persimmon woods
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:25 AM (J4Dwc)

I almost regret not getting more into golf. It was relaxing and maddening. But I could never hit a forged club for shit. The toys were too expensive.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:27 AM (bss/y)

68 None of the group homes I once lived in were properly maintained.

Correlation or causation? Discuss.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:27 AM (Riz8t)

69 Forged

https://tinyurl.com/2up9ba66

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:27 AM (J4Dwc)

70 69 Forged

https://tinyurl.com/2up9ba66
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:27 AM (J4Dwc)

Forged clubs are pretty.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

71 Shiny.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:29 AM (bss/y)

72 I had some student loans but not much. I worked two jobs during college and that paid rent and most of tuition. Working constantly while trying to finish my degree was difficult but was helped by being a bad student with terrible study habits and poor impulse control. I guess I meant hurt there. However when all was said and done I walked out with about 5K in loans which seemed like a lot at the time but didn't take very long to pay off with my first real job at Boeing.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 11:29 AM (3uBP9)

73 I want a fucking refund. I didn’t default on my student loan. I went back into the military and saved money by living in the barracks and making a $900 payment instead of a $90 payment. I REALLY could use that money now.

When I had to call them directly to get the exact payoff the guy was a little surprised, people don’t pay off their loans decades early, apparently.

Decent, peaceable honorable citizens & Taxpayers are just Chumps. To be fleeced. I hope and pray all these crooks in and out of government die in a fire.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 11:29 AM (NxbtL)

74 Why don’t the schools bear the responsibility of student loans?

When student loans began, they were somewhat reasonable. You didn’t take a loan out from the government, it was from a local bank. I actually talked with the loan guy from the bank. And the amount was not very much. I think all told I ended up with $8,000 in loans, which ends up being about $24,000 in today’s money.

There was no reason for the school to be involved. I took out the loan and I got the money. That amount was quite doable, and was quite doable even though I was just going from odd job to odd job in the nineties figuring out what the hell I was doing.

Over time, schools (and probably students too, I don’t know) learned to game the system. The numbers skyrocketed and at some point, the system went from real loans to fake “loans” that, as far as I can tell, don’t even act as loans. It’s more like indentured servitude to the government.

But we still pretend that it’s the same system of real loans made understanding what the loan meant and that can be paid off in a reasonable time.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:30 AM (kYmoU)

75 If you were to introduce a new test for potential new hires today, you would be exposing yourself to Disparate Impact liability. Even with the full blessing of academia, with published peer-reviewed studies showing the test's demonstrated predictive power for job performance, it would still be at best only a defense to be used in a lawsuit, it would not prevent costly lawsuits in the first place.
But degrees are held to be different, because "tradition". They are, in fact, remarkably terrible predictors of job performance for the vast majority of jobs. They are in no way equitably distributed in terms of race and class. If you invented the university degree today, it would probably be *illegal* to use it as a criterion in hiring.
Part of the recipe for dismantling the student debt trap is to reverse this state of affairs. Let universities show their degree product performance due a given job - otherwise ban its use as a hiring criterion. Reverse our current law on Disparate Impact so employers can create their own skill tests without fear of lawsuits and without needing to beg academia for permission to bypass the latter's credential.

Posted by: DaveL at May 25, 2026 11:31 AM (9w232)

76 But we still pretend that it’s the same system of real loans made understanding what the loan meant and that can be paid off in a reasonable time.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:30 AM (kYmoU)

Huh. Interesting way to look at it. In exchange for one lump payment, the government gets another income stream forever that cannot be released by bankruptcy and if someone pays the min each month, never goes away and is far in excess of the original lump sum.

Yeah, evil.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:32 AM (bss/y)

77 Yeah, the smart ones were Military or who took up a trade to be able to pay for school and then found they could make far more money at the trade without picking up the degree.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:17 AM (bss/y)

Yup. Or if they did go to school, it was to get a degree in a specific skill.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 25, 2026 11:33 AM (g8Ew8)

78 Usually left unstated - the reason student loans are not discharged in bankruptcy is because a huge cottage industry had emerged.

Colleges even offered courses on how to get your law degree and then immediately file for bankruptcy and renege on loan repayment. Congress decided that was not in keeping with the intent of college loan programs.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 11:33 AM (NxbtL)

79 Every once in awhile read how student loans have doubled every few years. No one paying for anything using monopoly money why not charge outrageous fees?

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 11:34 AM (Ia/+0)

80 Well dang. It seems I must now pay for Grok inquiries by signing up for an account.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:34 AM (Riz8t)

81 >>I could never hit a forged club for shit.

I played a lot in college and for a few years afterward -- got good enough to hit forged irons and ballata-covered balls.

Haven't had the same skills for several decades now, but still enjoy playing in an old fogey league.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:35 AM (J4Dwc)

82 I say put the universities on the hook for these loan defaults because fuck 'em.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 11:35 AM (gKWVE)

83 It isn't a college, that part seems to be still in operation, but the high school part of the Valley Forge Military school shutdown after like 97 years due to high costs, insurance. Roughly it cost $50G a year yo send a student there.

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 11:36 AM (Ia/+0)

84 I'm easily frustrated. And golf seems to be the most frustrating sport. It's like basketball except the basket is a quarter mile away and you don't throw the ball you whack at it with a series of sticks. Yeah,... no.

Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 11:36 AM (3uBP9)

85 A degree told employers the candidate had a modicum of smarts, discipline and work ethic.

That is no longer true.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 25, 2026 11:38 AM (wBaIH)

86 …and if someone pays the min each month, never goes away and is far in excess of the original lump sum.

Yes, except that (others here will be more knowledgeable than I) I think the “loan” does go away after a specific period of time if certain conditions are meant, regardless of how much “remains” in the loan.

It gets ”forgiven”, an odd term given the rest of what goes on in the system.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:39 AM (kYmoU)

87 A degree told employers the candidate had a modicum of smarts, discipline and work ethic.

That is no longer true.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 25, 2026 11:38 AM (wBaIH)

Truth.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 25, 2026 11:39 AM (g8Ew8)

88 84 I'm easily frustrated. And golf seems to be the most frustrating sport. It's like basketball except the basket is a quarter mile away and you don't throw the ball you whack at it with a series of sticks. Yeah,... no.
Posted by: banana Dream at May 25, 2026 11:36 AM (3uBP9)

1) Outside.
2) Difficult. You watch someone who's really good and feel like a clumsy buffoon (think Fred Couples.) So it takes effort and body control to get good (barring Daly.)
3) The toys add a level of OCD obsession.
4) You can drink while playing.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:39 AM (bss/y)

89 Thx Buck.
Make the colleges and universities pay half the loans out of their endowments. Then fire half of the administrative staff.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 11:39 AM (hpwtA)

90 And those are the costs for some podunk 4 year school.

The bigs, Notre Dame, Haahvaahhd, Yale, etc. will cost around 400-500k.

It's absurd, completely and utterly absurd.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 11:40 AM (XV/Pl)

91 I took out a small student loan in college mainly to buy car to get me back and forth to school. I paid for my own college but took 6 years. I would go back home and work in the oil refinery during the day and manage a pizza parlor at night for 6 months then go back to college. Rinse and repeat until graduation.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 25, 2026 11:40 AM (IYeV+)

92 A few uears ago there was a published list of colleges that would go under. Plenty of brand names, including Fordham.

Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at May 25, 2026 11:40 AM (wBaIH)

93 A degree told employers the candidate had a modicum of smarts, discipline and work ethic.

That is no longer true.

Now it tells them the candidate has novelty pronouns, wants to free Palestine, and thinks Kamala is super smart.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:40 AM (QZThv)

94 I skipped the whole school thing and went straight to the endless string of bad jobs part.
I am however about 20 months from debt free.
Not because of anything I did. I'm a moron. I gave the wife full financial control some 30 years ago and she's a wizard with money.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 11:42 AM (gbGyB)

95
GI Bill. That's how kids should be paying for college. What Smash & I both used to get our Master's degrees. At the end, I was $5k short, and got a student loan for that amount. Smash's was similar.

Posted by: BifBewalski - at May 25, 2026 11:42 AM (QVmho)

96 Full freight at Fordham will cost you over 400k.

It's ranked around 100.

Crazy.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 11:42 AM (XV/Pl)

97 Go after the endowments.

Colleges and universities are selling a bill of goods, coasting off long histories while now providing a lemon education (like cars, not fit for purpose). Think of all the "Studies" courses, including the ones for actively-living entertainers.

Also, colleges are bearing almost no risk while reaping all the benefits. They get paid whether the student "lears" or not. Whether they graduate or flunk out. Even if the student should never have been accepted because they never graduated highschool at an actual high-school level, regardless of the piece of paper their principal gave.

The colleges get their money. The banks are on the hook. Except no, the banks get their money because the students can never default or go bankrupt.

And the students HAD to get a college degree because that became mandatory on resumes to get a decent job. Because employers couldn't test candidates, because RAAAACISM, so the degree became the replacement test.

Posted by: Another Anon at May 25, 2026 11:43 AM (4h45B)

98 I would go back home and work in the oil refinery during the day and manage a pizza parlor at night for 6 months then go back to college. Rinse and repeat until graduation.

I have a cousin who did the same, but as a trucker. He liked it so much he almost did it full-time after college. Probably a good thing he chose not to given how the trucking industry has been coopted by the illegal alien industry. The ruling class loves their indentured servants and continually find new ways to manufacture them.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:43 AM (kYmoU)

99 Not because of anything I did. I'm a moron. I gave the wife full financial control some 30 years ago and she's a wizard with money.

The fact that you recognize where you don't shine and your partner does, and your resultant willingness to let her be in charge of that aspect suggests strongly that you are NOT a moron.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)

100 Back in the day, you could attend CUNY, pay for it out of your pocket and live on your own in an apartment on minimum f***ing wage.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 11:44 AM (XV/Pl)

101 Boon: I gotta work on my game.

Otter: No, no, no, don't think of it as work. The whole point is just to enjoy yourself.

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2026 11:45 AM (wVcYX)

102 The fact that you recognize where you don't shine and your partner does, and your resultant willingness to let her be in charge of that aspect suggests strongly that you are NOT a moron.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)

Objection! He comments here.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

103 I eschew the concept of debt. Paid my way through college back when it was affordable. We paid for our kids college (UT and A&M) while they went through and the fees started to skyrocket circa 2002 or so, that last year was painful. I can't imagine what it is now. Haven't had any debt of any kind in over 20 years.
Did I mention I hate debt?

Posted by: DanMan at May 25, 2026 11:45 AM (8uzBS)

104 You can view it as idyllic, but in the sense of survival of the species, keeping the women away from harm is the obvious thing to do. One man can impregnate lots of women, but children are generated one woman at a time. Face it guys, we're much more expendable.
---
This argument only makes sense in a polygamous society.

So I guess it's an argument, that, if woman want monogamy and marriage, they'll have to be willing to die in war?
(and I'm not too sure of how many men want a harem, lol)

But, TBH, wars just kill off the surplus men who weren't likely reproducing anyway.
On the other side, the sexual revolution wasn't the hippy boomers, it started long before, when the post-war women had to compete for the good men remaining.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 11:46 AM (73/SM)

105 D'Oh! Another climate change narrative bites the increasingly scarce dust.

Harsh climate scenarios have spent decades painting Earth's likely future landscape as dystopian, dark, barren and forbidding.

Yet, recent physical data argues exactly the opposite. Instead of plunging the planet into chaos, it's becoming eye-catchingly greener - and CO₂ is the key. The formal models predicted a scorched planet, but NASA satellites unleashed a world that is biologically thriving. This silent miracle of global greening isn't some theory, it's the physical reality captured by the orbiting space platforms; MODIS instruments on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites.

https://tinyurl.com/3ycmdcff

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:46 AM (Riz8t)

106 70 69 Forged

https://tinyurl.com/2up9ba66
Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:27 AM (J4Dwc)

Forged clubs are pretty.

especially when they're lovingly drop-forged out of melamine by slave labor.

Posted by: xi the pooh at May 25, 2026 11:46 AM (qdr3M)

107 I went to a decent school, I don’t regret my undergrad or grad degree. I managed my career obsessively and I did well. It’s not impossible, but I do think you need to ensure you are looking at degrees in real subjects and being realistic in salary expectations on the front end. Or even what the salary pays for your chosen field.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:46 AM (p4NUW)

108 I gave the wife full financial control some 30 years ago and she's a wizard with money.

This used to be what was called a “traditional marriage”. Probably related to why something called “home economics” was taught in high schools and was mostly taken by girls.

Then “home economics” went away and instead of half the populating knowing how to run a household, no one did.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:47 AM (kYmoU)

109 But, TBH, wars just kill off the surplus men who weren't likely reproducing anyway.

Your argument presupposes that only losers who can't get women are in the military. I don't agree.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:48 AM (Riz8t)

110 I'd say Animal House, Airplane and Blazing Saddles are the three greatest comedies, and they came out within 6 years of each other.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 11:48 AM (XV/Pl)

111 So in my 44 years since matriculation it appears that the cost of college is not the cost of education, but the cost of rules, regulations, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The administration required to write the rules, enforce the standards, punish the innocent, and reward the lawless is most likely 3X to 4X the cost of teaching.

And that my friends, is in no way, a real education.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 11:48 AM (/+uur)

112 Objection! He comments here.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)

I'm the original moron.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 11:48 AM (gbGyB)

113 The best and simplest way to stop the explosive growth in student debt is to reverse Obama's policy in 2010 that effectively was a government takeover of the student loan program. Some of us warned at the time this would happen but we were ignored because the Lightbringer knew better.

In fact, I believe this was exactly what Obama intended because it was so obvious what would happen. When government started handing out loans to anyone with a pulse and guaranteeing them colleges did exactly what was expected and raised prices. A lot.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 11:50 AM (viF8m)

114 So I guess it's an argument, that, if woman want monogamy and marriage, they'll have to be willing to die in war?
(and I'm not too sure of how many men want a harem, lol)

Is polygamy ideal? Of course not. But when the survival of the species is at stake, it will be accepted.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:50 AM (Riz8t)

115 The administration required to write the rules, enforce the standards, punish the innocent, and reward the lawless is most likely 3X to 4X the cost of teaching.

Yeah. We can laugh at the days when “administration” was made up mostly of faculty forced to do a job they’d never been trained for. But at least they tended to focus on things that involved teaching and it gave them insight into how the administration—which is technically the link between faculty and the real world—worked.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:50 AM (kYmoU)

116 This argument only makes sense in a polygamous society.

So I guess it's an argument, that, if woman want monogamy and marriage, they'll have to be willing to die in war?
(and I'm not too sure of how many men want a harem, lol)

But, TBH, wars just kill off the surplus men who weren't likely reproducing anyway.
On the other side, the sexual revolution wasn't the hippy boomers, it started long before, when the post-war women had to compete for the good men remaining.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 11:46 AM (73/SM)

Maybe in Europe does that hold true. But the American war demographic was very much different. Plenty of men came back to claim the women.

Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at May 25, 2026 11:51 AM (g8Ew8)

117 But when the survival of the species is at stake, it will be accepted.

“The species” is overrated, and destroying Gaia. We’re better off without it.

Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:51 AM (kYmoU)

118 Not because of anything I did. I'm a moron. I gave the wife full financial control some 30 years ago and she's a wizard with money.

same, I recall she wanted a newer car. I figured I could call my state employee credit union on Monday and get a loan. DanMa'am whips out a couple of checkbooks and paid for it on the spot.

Posted by: DanMan at May 25, 2026 11:51 AM (8uzBS)

119 Is polygamy ideal? Of course not. But when the survival of the species is at stake, it will be accepted.

I direct you to a documentary, Doctor Strangelove.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:52 AM (Riz8t)

120
In fact, I believe this was exactly what Obama intended because it was so obvious what would happen. When government started handing out loans to anyone with a pulse and guaranteeing them colleges did exactly what was expected and raised prices. A lot.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 11:50 AM (viF8m)

Because it made it far more lucrative to run the schools (commies) and the schools in turn churn out nasty little ideologues (commies.)

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:52 AM (bss/y)

121 One of my kids is buying their first home, under the age of 40 by a few years, it has taken this long to pay off student loans.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 25, 2026 11:53 AM (0nHVk)

122 “The species” is overrated, and destroying Gaia. We’re better off without it.

That'll be enough out of you, zombie Paul Ehrlich.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:53 AM (Riz8t)

123 I majored in golf and minored in poker, also took enough classes to graduate.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:53 AM (J4Dwc)

124 117 But when the survival of the species is at stake, it will be accepted.

“The species” is overrated, and destroying Gaia. We’re better off without it.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:51 AM (kYmoU)

Which very well may be where you land if your harem includes multiples of me.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:53 AM (p4NUW)

125 Burn coal. It's organic.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 11:54 AM (guBvG)

126 Then “home economics” went away and instead of half the populating knowing how to run a household, no one did.
Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at May 25, 2026 11:47 AM (kYmoU)

My senior year I took home ec as it was outside of the business school and therefore an Elective I needed.
You had to tech a 15 minute lesson to make and A in the class.
I taught a class on house financing. Even the prof loved the class and invited me to teach the class again the next semester (I gave her my slide deck).
It helped me about 10 years later as I bought a house with 2 loans to skip PMI and the savings paid the second personal loan off in about 5 years.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 11:54 AM (/+uur)

127 Because it made it far more lucrative to run the schools (commies) and the schools in turn churn out nasty little ideologues (commies.)

Also schools had become a jobs program for left-wing terrorists like Ayers and Dohrn.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 11:54 AM (QZThv)

128 Kroger?

Nice.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:56 AM (bss/y)

129 >>Because it made it far more lucrative to run the schools (commies) and the schools in turn churn out nasty little ideologues (commies.)

I've seen numerous reports on the ideological leanings of professors in universities and colleges. Most schools always bent a little to the left but now they are almost universally hard left. There are almost zero self-identified conservatives left in many schools.

And we see the results. They are now indoctrination centers for the far left.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 11:56 AM (viF8m)

130 It’s so hard saving for a house. Fucking boomers.

Oh yeah sure I’ll have another $11 latte, add a $9 croissant to that as well please

Anyway as I was saying….

- 27 year old

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 11:56 AM (nwGCR)

131 #128
I'm not here to do your work for you. When you make a claim, include a link, or STFU. This is not a difficult concept. But congrats on actually responding. It's outside your usual MO.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:56 AM (Riz8t)

132 On the Obama loans notice that it is now the standard claim of every (D) candidate to FORGIVE the loans.

The State Takeover was created to make Big Govt a player that can hand out favors for more votes.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 11:57 AM (/+uur)

133 100 Back in the day, you could attend CUNY, pay for it out of your pocket and live on your own in an apartment on minimum f***ing wage.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 11:44 AM (XV/Pl)

Those days are long gone, and a lot of people need to stop pretending they aren't. Our Betters™ made this system what it is now and folks better wake up. And we don't need a half million Chinese to prop up this shit deal that's fucking Americans over, we need these worthless diploma machines to die off to the point they are forced to make college degrees worth something again.

Posted by: Doesn't have a catchy acronym though at May 25, 2026 11:57 AM (TbWk/)

134 On a whim, because I had gelatin and coffee right there, I made coffee jello.
I must say, I probably should have mixed some half-and-half in with it. It is however the most efficient way to get a caffeine buzz if you don't care much about the flavor.

Next time I will try shredding some carrot in.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 11:57 AM (rbvCR)

135 135 On a whim, because I had gelatin and coffee right there, I made coffee jello.
I must say, I probably should have mixed some half-and-half in with it. It is however the most efficient way to get a caffeine buzz if you don't care much about the flavor.

Next time I will try shredding some carrot in.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 11:57 AM (rbvCR)

Huh. Caffeine Jello shots.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:58 AM (bss/y)

136 Your argument presupposes that only losers who can't get women are in the military. I don't agree.
---
Not at all.
When there is a surplus of men, they have to compete for the women.
Joining the army is a good way to up your value.
Fighting in a war is even better. So these young men may agitate for war.
Biological risk-reward; considered worth it even to top reproductive prospects.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 11:59 AM (73/SM)

137 112 Objection! He comments here.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:45 AM (bss/y)
I'm the original moron.
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 11:48 AM (gbGyB)

I mostly lurk but, I thought the hoard was comprised of Morons?

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 11:59 AM (/enuJ)

138 Posted by: Paul at May 25, 2026 11:58 AM (dROkN)

Or illegal immigrants. So, the commies get rich by exploiting the poors. So egalitarian.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:59 AM (bss/y)

139 One of can't even read.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:00 PM (guBvG)

140 Gen X will soon be playing the Role of Emmanuel Goldstein.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:01 PM (Gqar8)

141 Heard a caller to Dave Ramsey once who had just flunked out of medical school and had $250k of medical school loans to pay off.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:01 PM (Cqx++)

142 When there is a surplus of men, they have to compete for the women.
Joining the army is a good way to up your value.
Fighting in a war is even better. So these young men may agitate for war.
Biological risk-reward; considered worth it even to top reproductive prospects.

Unless you're one of those killed in combat. You said exactly that.

But, TBH, wars just kill off the surplus men who weren't likely reproducing anyway.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 12:01 PM (Riz8t)

143 I mostly lurk but, I thought the hoard was comprised of Morons?
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 11:59 AM (/enuJ)

It goes way back to "new comment thingy".
You had to be there.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 12:02 PM (gbGyB)

144 The median (not average) student t loan debt at graduation is $30k. Not $300k like the media would have you believe.

Are there edge cases of $300k? Sure. But that’s just a stupid thing to do. In my state, even with no scholarships or aid, one can get a degree in state tuition, room and board, the works for about $20k a year. Work part time during school, and full time in summer and at worst you’re $40k in debt at graduation. And almost everyone gets some kind of aid/scholarship.

That’s one option. Or you can go to a $70k a year private school and graduate with $250k debt. If you choose tho option well sorry I have no sympathy for you.

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:02 PM (nwGCR)

145 So I guess it's an argument, that, if woman want monogamy and marriage, they'll have to be willing to die in war?
(and I'm not too sure of how many men want a harem, lol)

This only works for Kings and other types of despots who can have them beheaded or imprisoned for disrespect, cheating, fighting, frigidity, etc. Otherwise it would be a neverending cycle of them giving you headaches and them having "headaches."

Posted by: Not appealing to an ordinary guy at May 25, 2026 12:02 PM (TbWk/)

146 Band of Brothers is on AMC. Still great TV

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 12:02 PM (hpwtA)

147 Savings is destroyed by inflation. Stocks is a casino. Bonds are a Ponzi scheme.

"save for the future kids, you can get 3.8% interest and that will set you up just fine because the official inflation rate is 3.8% and you just have to pay the taxes on the interest income"

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 12:02 PM (rbvCR)

148
Gen X will soon be playing the Role of Emmanuel Goldstein.
Posted by: tubal

We boomers will be glad to pass that torch.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:02 PM (Cqx++)

149 143 Heard a caller to Dave Ramsey once who had just flunked out of medical school and had $250k of medical school loans to pay off.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:01 PM (Cqx++)

You're right fucked.
-Mirror Universe Dave Ramsey

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:03 PM (bss/y)

150 The Marxists promised free education, and the Auto-Pen administration tried to give them that
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 11:02 AM (Ia/+0)

The Marxists demanded that the Proles labor to provide them their desires, and the Auto-Pen administration tried to give them that.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 12:03 PM (ExV1e)

151 Gen X will soon be playing the Role of Emmanuel Goldstein.

Gen X gets ignored for everything. I've already seen indications of Goldstein status skipping over to the Millennials.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:03 PM (QZThv)

152 That shot that leaves a scar seems to keep many of them from reaching 50.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:03 PM (guBvG)

153 Back in the day, you could attend CUNY, pay for it out of your pocket and live on your own in an apartment on minimum f***ing wage.
--
An old attorney I knew told me how he attended University of Texas, the only law school in the state at the time IIRC, for ... $25 ... a semester.
Not per class, per semester.

IDK what it is now, but if it's $25k a semester, I'd not be surprised.

I like the ouroboros of colleges producing worthless degrees then hiring those worthless degrees to produce more worthless degrees.
See Yale having more admin than students now.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:03 PM (73/SM)

154 I mostly lurk but, I thought the hoard was comprised of Morons?
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 11:59 AM (/enuJ)

Exactly. quod erat demonstrandum.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:04 PM (bss/y)

155 I went Gault six years ago.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:04 PM (guBvG)

156 On a whim, because I had gelatin and coffee right there, I made coffee jello.
I must say, I probably should have mixed some half-and-half in with it. It is however the most efficient way to get a caffeine buzz if you don't care much about the flavor.

Coffee jelly (basically coffee Jello) is a popular dessert in Japan.

Posted by: Learned from Saiki K. at May 25, 2026 12:04 PM (TbWk/)

157 102 The fact that you recognize where you don't shine and your partner does, and your resultant willingness to let her be in charge of that aspect suggests strongly that you are NOT a moron.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 11:44 AM (Riz8t)

Objection! He comments here.

Double Objection!! Commenting here makes him a Moron

Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 12:05 PM (/enuJ)

158 It’s so hard saving for a house. Fucking boomers.

Oh yeah sure I’ll have another $11 latte, add a $9 croissant to that as well please

Anyway as I was saying….

- 27 year old
Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 11:56 AM (nwGCR)

Now, now.

That parts true but we didn't have Blackrock buying up family homes by the gross and driving up p[rices as they reduce supply, We didn't have the double whammy of both Obama and Biden murdering the economy, we didn't have Biden driving inflation to insane levels, we didn't have rampant uncontrolled gov't funding of open borders and illegal aliens to eat up apartments and homes again reducing supply.

I feel sorry for them however, they do keep voting for Democrats, who murder their economic welfare with insane taxation, which is weird but that's what I see and hear from most young folks of family and house buying age.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 12:05 PM (iJfKG)

159 The yuutes are lumping GenX and boomers together now. Basically anyone older than them (even some millennial) are boomers. When it’s pointed out to them it’s retarded to call a 45 year old a boomer,, they reply with “yeah well they have a boomer mindset”.

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:05 PM (nwGCR)

160 Blaming others for one’s shit circumstances has been a standard practice for forever. I suppose there’s a reason for it to be so prevalent.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:05 PM (Gqar8)

161 Norman: Coordinate!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:05 PM (bss/y)

162 Reminds me of a real Star Trek episode.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:06 PM (guBvG)

163 Blackrock owns less that 1% of homes in the US. More like 0.1%. Can we please stop with that?

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:06 PM (nwGCR)

164 Something completely different:

Gal cosplaying as Velma.

https://tinyurl.com/45pftewk

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:07 PM (bss/y)

165 The big companies manage far more residential realestate than they own.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:07 PM (guBvG)

166 Isn't it Blackstone or something that Blackrock has a controlling interest in?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:08 PM (bss/y)

167 You let 10s of millions of illegals into the country and guess what happens to the price of housing.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 12:08 PM (viF8m)

168 135 On a whim, because I had gelatin and coffee right there, I made coffee jello.
I must say, I probably should have mixed some half-and-half in with it. It is however the most efficient way to get a caffeine buzz if you don't care much about the flavor.

have you considered a suppository?

Posted by: anachronda at May 25, 2026 12:08 PM (qdr3M)

169 Garnish their wages and seize their assets. Anyone who took out loans is responsible for their debt. I'm sick of these grifting brats with their brand new phones and expensive lattes

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:08 PM (kJmLc)

170 I've seen numerous reports on the ideological leanings of professors in universities and colleges. Most schools always bent a little to the left but now they are almost universally hard left. There are almost zero self-identified conservatives left in many schools.
--
There's now a chart that shows how hard left the "blue" jobs are vs. how hard right the "red" jobs are.

And it's not just how much more left the blue ones are, 90% plus with no job similarly skewed on the right, it's that they now don't even include moderates.
Colleges and all the social science jobs have driven out even the moderates, let alone the conservatives.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:09 PM (73/SM)

171 163 Norman: Coordinate!

cartesian coordinate > norman coordinate

Posted by: anachronda at May 25, 2026 12:09 PM (qdr3M)

172 have you considered a suppository?
Posted by: anachronda at May 25, 2026 12:08 PM (qdr3M)

Butt chugging hot black coffee seems like a poor idea.

Unless you are Pete Buttigeg and it's a euphemism.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:09 PM (bss/y)

173 I find it so weird how young people are obsessed with people older than them. When I was in my 20s I had zero views on “old people”. I didn’t care what my boss made either. My focus was on what I made and what I had to do to make more.

The kids have been brainwashed by the left into an us vs them mentality. It’s corrosive.

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:09 PM (nwGCR)

174 Blackrock owns less that 1% of homes in the US. More like 0.1%. Can we please stop with that?
Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:06 PM (nwGCR)

How many of the housing coming on the market is bid up by investment companies looking for safe haven for their money? That is more important that who owns it.

"the price of gold is not based on how much there is or who owns it, the price of gold is based on what people are willing to pay to get more of it"

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 12:09 PM (rbvCR)

175 I love HGTV shows, but I wonder if they have set up a very unrealistic expectation of home buying. My first house was 1200sq feet - 3 beds. 2 baths, kitchen and a very small living room.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 12:10 PM (p4NUW)

176 Bad decisions lead to bad consequences. That’s the part that gets a lot of people to stamping their little feet. Just another variation of “ It’s Not Fair”!

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:10 PM (Gqar8)

177 156 I mostly lurk but, I thought the hoard was comprised of Morons?
Posted by: Admirale's Mate at May 25, 2026 11:59 AM (/enuJ)

Exactly. quod erat demonstrandum.

quod erat is best erat

Posted by: anachronda at May 25, 2026 12:10 PM (qdr3M)

178 Who speaks Elvish?

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:11 PM (guBvG)

179 Exactly. quod erat demonstrandum.

quod erat is best erat
Posted by: anachronda at May 25, 2026 12:10 PM (qdr3M)

Can't get the D without the Q & E!

Posted by: Sandra Fluke at May 25, 2026 12:11 PM (bss/y)

180
Blackrock owns less that 1% of homes in the US. More like 0.1%. Can we please stop with that?
Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:06 PM (nwGCR)

No.

Even if that's true. Blackrock doesn't pull out a huge map and say, "Oh, look we haven't bought 1% of the homes in Frog's Butt, Alabama. Time to get one.'

No, Blackrock buys family homes in high demand areas, which magnifies the problem and the cost factors.

That's one of those meaningless statistics because it doesn't tell the circumstances so it's basically a lie.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 12:11 PM (iJfKG)

181 177 I love HGTV shows, but I wonder if they have set up a very unrealistic expectation of home buying. My first house was 1200sq feet - 3 beds. 2 baths, kitchen and a very small living room.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 12:10 PM (p4NUW)

And as Ace pointed out, brat seem to think they need expensive ingredients and cookware to make simple meals or that simple meals are beneath them.

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:12 PM (kJmLc)

182 Who speaks Elvish?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:11 PM (guBvG)

Elvish hash left the building, man.

Posted by: Uh huh at May 25, 2026 12:12 PM (TbWk/)

183 180 Who speaks Elvish?
Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:11 PM (guBvG)

Go to a Renaissance Faire, or a Comic-con.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:12 PM (Gqar8)

184 How many of the housing coming on the market is bid up by investment companies looking for safe haven for their money? That is more important that who owns it.

—
Much less than you think. The vast majority of “investors” are mom and pop landlords who own a condo or two and rent out. It’s not the big bad evil Wall St investors.

Small Investors (1–5 homes): Account for about 85% of all investor-owned properties.

Mid-Tier Investors (6–10 properties): Make up another 5%.

Institutional Investors (1,000+ homes): Account for only about 2.2% of investor-owned homes,

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:12 PM (nwGCR)

185 My first instinct on these student loans is to say "no duh" to people with a philosophy major or equivalent, but I do find a modicum of sympathy at times for 18 year olds who were sold a bill of goods, go to college and you'll be totally successful. As it turns out, even the learn to code and many STEM students are going to be screwed.

Not to mention plenty of studies that say federal student loans actually increase tuition.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 25, 2026 12:13 PM (n5tGW)

186 It’s so hard saving for a house. Fucking boomers.

Oh yeah sure I’ll have another $11 latte, add a $9 croissant to that as well please

--

Don't forget the $500 iPhones. But I will say, as a mom of a 29-year old, it's very hard to save for a down payment for a mortgage when you're shelling out in the neighborhood of $1100-1500/mo. for a small apartment.

We let Jr. Black move home for a couple years to get him out of that burning money pit of apartment living. He'll likely be able to get a really good down payment on a house in the next few months when he's 30. He'll be in a lot better shape than many in his age bracket. It doesn't hurt that his student loans were paid off. He didn't take out exorbitant loans for a stupid, useless degree. He has a master's in accounting, and both he and Mr. Black and I helped him zero out his college loans.

Posted by: Lady in Black at May 25, 2026 12:13 PM (qBdHI)

187 have you considered a suppository?
Posted by: anachronda at May 25, 2026 12:08 PM (qdr3M)

Just hook it to my veins, man.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 12:13 PM (rbvCR)

188 Millions killed is too overwhelming a statistic.

One vacant chair is heartbreaking.

Posted by: mindful webworker - the star spangled banner still waves at May 25, 2026 12:13 PM (0poB+)

189 169 You let 10s of millions of illegals into the country and guess what happens to the price of housing.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 12:08 PM (viF8m)

Precisely. And let foreigners take a great number of college slots and ore bullshit ensues.

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:14 PM (kJmLc)

190 I feel sorry for them however, they do keep voting for Democrats, who murder their economic welfare with insane taxation, which is weird but that's what I see and hear from most young folks of family and house buying age.
---
Consider that since Reagan's "a choice not a echo" most of the elected Republicans have offered ... the echo, I can see why.
And look at severely conservative conservatives of ... Cassidy, Tillis, Cornyn et al.
They are third and forth reverbs of the echo.

Trump, MAGA and America First are the choice.
yet another reason Republicans hate him.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:14 PM (73/SM)

191 As it turns out, even the learn to code and many STEM students are going to be screwed.

Truth. If companies are smart, they'll start hiring those people who went to college and got real degrees in challenging subjects instead of coasting.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 12:14 PM (Riz8t)

192 Right. They form local monopolies where there is demand. Not everywhere. We have one locally. Buying up things and running others they don't own. You wind up paying big city rent.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:15 PM (guBvG)

193 I am not really comfortable with the “ Conservative” label anymore.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:15 PM (Gqar8)

194 Investors buying that unloved house, prettying it up, and making it a rental or a resale add about 1.5% market value to all houses with 4 or 5 blocks within the next year.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 12:15 PM (/+uur)

195 Go to a Renaissance Faire, or a Comic-con.
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:12 PM (Gqar

Hell no.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 12:16 PM (gbGyB)

196 I love HGTV shows, but I wonder if they have set up a very unrealistic expectation of home buying.

Depends heavily on the specific show. And I applaud those expectations to the extent that it really pisses off the Marxist urbanists who want to cram everyone into a box.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:16 PM (QZThv)

197 Don't forget the $500 iPhone

—

$500? That’s was like 10 years ago.

More like $1500 today.

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:16 PM (nwGCR)

198 188 It’s so hard saving for a house. Fucking boomers.

Oh yeah sure I’ll have another $11 latte, add a $9 croissant to that as well please

We fucking boomers saved to buy homes, decided to forego flashy trips and don't need the latest phones and food. Zillennials deserve their pain

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:16 PM (kJmLc)

199 Not to mention plenty of studies that say federal student loans actually increase tuition.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 25, 2026 12:13 PM (n5tGW)

Now do ethanol and corn.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 12:16 PM (/+uur)

200 My Samsungs are under $50.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:17 PM (guBvG)

201 197 Go to a Renaissance Faire, or a Comic-con.
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:12 PM (Gqar

Hell no.
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 12:16 PM (gbGyB)

Heh. It is an - interesting - anthropological excursion.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:17 PM (Gqar8)

202 Precisely. And let foreigners take a great number of college slots and ore bullshit ensues.

Insty ran a story yesterday on new data showing 2/3rds of Silicon Valley jobs are held by non-citizens.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:17 PM (QZThv)

203 We fucking boomers saved to buy homes, decided to forego flashy trips and don't need the latest phones and food. Zillennials deserve their pain
Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:16 PM (kJmLc)

Don't hate your children, they will be the ones who visit you most in the nursing home.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 12:17 PM (rbvCR)

204 We fucking boomers saved to buy homes, decided to forego flashy trips and don't need the latest phones and food. Zillennials deserve their pain

Y'all didn't slap around the hippies, which led to Obama, which led to the pain.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:18 PM (QZThv)

205 What about furigners paying instate tuition.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:18 PM (guBvG)

206 Insty ran a story yesterday on new data showing 2/3rds of Silicon Valley jobs are held by non-citizens.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:17 PM (QZThv)

Time to cancel all H1-Bs and put a hard limit of foreigners in or universities. NONE of them were built by India, China or eurotrash

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:19 PM (kJmLc)

207 206 We fucking boomers saved to buy homes, decided to forego flashy trips and don't need the latest phones and food. Zillennials deserve their pain

Y'all didn't slap around the hippies, which led to Obama, which led to the pain.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:18 PM (QZThv)

Some WERE the hippies, but Some changed over time. It happens.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:19 PM (Gqar8)

208 $500? That’s was like 10 years ago.

More like $1500 today.
Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:16 PM (nwGCR)

I got a good samsung for... $350 a couple years ago. A53? Did not quite have the camera of the S or as much storage space, but it was $600 cheaper and the specs were remarkably similar to my eye.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:20 PM (bss/y)

209 187 My first instinct on these student loans is to say "no duh" to people with a philosophy major or equivalent, but I do find a modicum of sympathy at times for 18 year olds who were sold a bill of goods, go to college and you'll be totally successful. As it turns out, even the learn to code and many STEM students are going to be screwed.

Not to mention plenty of studies that say federal student loans actually increase tuition.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 25, 2026 12:13 PM (n5tGW)

It's easy to say yeah it's a bunch of stupid entitled kids making stupid decisions, but they're also being gaslit and defrauded. They spend their entire childhoods being indoctrinated by their parents, teachers, employers, the government and broader culture, that they MUST get a degree if they want a good job and have a successful life. So they believe it. They go into debt to get that degree to get a good job and a successful life. Then they discover that it wasn't true. They're slinging Starbucks the same as if they didn't have the degree, except now they have 30,60, 90 thousand dollars in debt that will take a decade or two to pay off and that can't be discharged in bankruptcy.

Posted by: Screwed for doing what they were taught was the right thing at May 25, 2026 12:20 PM (TbWk/)

210 I kinda think, and I don't know how to test this, that if you bought a tract of land and built 1200sqft houses and sold them at $100k (just under $85/foot) you'd go bankrupt 'cause
1) no one would buy them, or
2) no bank would finance them

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)

211 Don't hate your children, they will be the ones who visit you most in the nursing home.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 12:17 PM (rbvCR)

I raised by three to work while in school, refused to contribute to bullshit degrees, and gave them $0.00 for downpayments. The idea was "you stand on your own and if you fall, YOU pick yourself up and pay your way"

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:21 PM (kJmLc)

212 187 My first instinct on these student loans is to say "no duh" to people with a philosophy major or equivalent, but I do find a modicum of sympathy at times for 18 year olds who were sold a bill of goods, go to college and you'll be totally successful. As it turns out, even the learn to code and many STEM students are going to be screwed.

programmer with a philosophy degree here. made it through school without any student debt.

Posted by: anachronda at May 25, 2026 12:22 PM (qdr3M)

213 I manage a couple of late 20-something’s. Both of them are married have kids and own a home. However what they have in common is they don’t live in expensive coastal cities. They live in flyover country.

The meme is nobody can afford a home. What they really mean is nobody in a handful of coastal blue shitholes can afford a home. Yeah kinda tough to afford a home in San Francisco or Seattle. Go to Dallas or Atlanta or Charlotte and you can afford a home.

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:22 PM (nwGCR)

214 New houses are. too big and expensive.

Posted by: Boss Moss at May 25, 2026 12:22 PM (guBvG)

215 We fucking boomers saved to buy homes, decided to forego flashy trips and don't need the latest phones and food. Zillennials deserve their pain
Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:16 PM (kJmLc)

The inflation created by money printing has destroyed most of the reason to save for the future, a penny saved is a penny eaten by inflation and fees.
Inflation diverts the focus from long term to short term economics, if only to make sure the money keeps its worth.
Inflation destroys futures and destroys virtue.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 12:22 PM (rbvCR)

216 >>Frog's Butt, Alabama

Also known as Elberta. Great food at the Roadkill Cafe.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 12:24 PM (J4Dwc)

217 They spend their entire childhoods being indoctrinated by their parents, teachers, employers, the government and broader culture, that they MUST get a degree if they want a good job and have a successful life.
---
College degree became a high-caste marker decoupled from actual income.

One thing the lefties hated Charlie for was saying that a college degree was worthless.
Oh how that made them howl in anger and derision.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:24 PM (73/SM)

218 A lot of people keep their kids weak and dependent by funding them well into adulthood. If you cover their mortgage, they waste their money on bullshit and stay infantile. It's ok if they don't get a fancy vacay and flashy accessories. If you refuse to set limits and enforce them, you create entitled trash.

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:24 PM (kJmLc)

219 A major cure would be the full privatization of student loans. Good luck.
Posted by: Cow Demon at May 25, 2026 11:12 AM (T6aVk)

A full 20 Republican Senators stand ready to vote with the Democrats to prevent this assault on the fundamental structure of the nation. -- Ted Cruz

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 12:25 PM (ExV1e)

220 Open thread Nood.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:25 PM (bss/y)

221 Good friends just built a house not to far from us. He’s 27, good job, she’s 27 good job. No kids. His Dad helped them in the construction, he worked on it all the time in his spare time. It does happen.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 12:25 PM (Gqar8)

222 I first entered the home buying market when the interest was 12%. I also didn't demand my first house be a McMansion in an upper class neighborhood.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:26 PM (qrzX6)

223 It’s not just the phones and lattes. Travel too. They’re obsessed with traveling. Which fine whatever. But you can’t have everything. Wanna see the world? Awesome. But you don’t get to do that at 25 and buy home.

This is the fundamental problem the kids have. They don’t understand tradeoffs.

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:26 PM (nwGCR)

224 Inflation destroys futures and destroys virtue.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 12:22 PM (rbvCR)

In 1980, Inflation was 14.8 percent. I saved and bought a home anyway. sort of a dumb argument

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:27 PM (kJmLc)

225 Saw at a apartment complex was working in very recently, rent was above $3G a month

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 12:27 PM (Ia/+0)

226 191 169 You let 10s of millions of illegals into the country and guess what happens to the price of housing.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 12:08 PM (viF8m)

Precisely. And let foreigners take a great number of college slots and ore bullshit ensues.
Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:14 PM (kJmLc)

Yup. Was just going to mention that.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 25, 2026 12:27 PM (y171U)

227 In 1980, Inflation was 14.8 percent. I saved and bought a home anyway. sort of a dumb argument
Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:27 PM (kJmL

Selfishly I'd like to have 12% CD rates again.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:28 PM (qrzX6)

228 Inflation has always existed. Blaming that for inability to self control is silly.

Posted by: Heroq at May 25, 2026 12:28 PM (nwGCR)

229 I don't know if you could build a 1200 sq ft house with land for $100k. Internet tells me just the house averages $135/sf.

Posted by: Guy Mohawk at May 25, 2026 12:28 PM (n5tGW)

230 One thing the lefties hated Charlie for was saying that a college degree was worthless.
Oh how that made them howl in anger and derision.

He's correct. If you have the skills and can get around the "degree proves you can do the job" gate you'll be fine.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:28 PM (QZThv)

231 212 I kinda think, and I don't know how to test this, that if you bought a tract of land and built 1200sqft houses and sold them at $100k (just under $85/foot) you'd go bankrupt 'cause
1) no one would buy them, or
2) no bank would finance them
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)

3) you can't build a 1200 sqft home for under $100,000.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 12:28 PM (gbGyB)

232 224 I first entered the home buying market when the interest was 12%. I also didn't demand my first house be a McMansion in an upper class neighborhood.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:26 PM (qrzX6)

Yep. And small homes still exist. Brats don't want that. They want a 3500 sq ft home and money for European vacays and they cry like babies when that is not in their reach. LOSERS

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:29 PM (kJmLc)

233 "There are two debt trends that intersect at about the age of 40. This is the average age now of first-time mortgage borrowers, and it is also the average age of those defaulting on their student loans."

So many begin college at 18 & graduate at 22 or 23,
why - if a standard college/university degree - about an entire decade and a half later default?

I know many teachers in PA who got Masters Degrees in Children's Theater, etc. so that they could qualify to teach elementary school and receive a much higher salary, but then dragged their feet paying their student loans.

Here are but a few programs most eventually took advantage of:
Federal Teacher Loan Forgiveness: Offers up to $17,500 in forgiveness for teaching full-time for five consecutive years in a designated low-income school.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF): Forgives the remaining balance on your Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments while working full-time for a qualifying public school.
Perkins Loan Cancellation: Offers up to 100% cancellation for Federal Perkins Loans if you teach at a low-income school or in high-need fields like math, science, or special education.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 12:29 PM (NFX2v)

234 There are similar programs for public service employees, nurses, yada yada.
---
Recently, under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump, the Department of Education created a dual-tier federal loan limit for graduate students based on their degree classification.

Effective July 1, 2026, the new rules eliminate Grad PLUS loans and set two distinct borrowing categories:
Professional Degrees: Capped at $50,000 annually with a $200,000 lifetime limit. Qualifying degrees include Medicine (M.D.), Law (J.D.), Dentistry (D.D.S.), Pharmacy, and Clinical Psychology.

Educational & Graduate Degrees: Capped at $20,500 annually with a $100,000 lifetime limit. This tier includes fields like nursing, education, social work, and general graduate studies.

See Ed dot gov: Myth vs. Fact: The Definition of Professional Degrees, November 24, 2025
---
BTW, many years ago, the Federal government paid the tuition for many graduate programs if a certain GPA was maintained. Ergo, there were more Masters of Public Health than you can imagine for feds working in entirely unrelated fields. Worthless.

(The same can be found through state governments.)

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 12:29 PM (NFX2v)

235 I kinda think, and I don't know how to test this, that if you bought a tract of land and built 1200sqft houses and sold them at $100k (just under $85/foot) you'd go bankrupt 'cause
1) no one would buy them, or
2) no bank would finance them
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 12:21 PM (73/SM)

3) you can't build a 1200 sqft home for under $100,000.
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 12:28 PM (gbGyB

Prefab is the only way.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:29 PM (qrzX6)

236 In 1980, Inflation was 14.8 percent. I saved and bought a home anyway. sort of a dumb argument
Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 12:27 PM (kJmLc)

I will admit that you are right if you go find out what the average wage is for the job you held in 1980 is now, and what the average home price is in an equivalent neighborhood, and then draw up a monthly budget for the sort of family you had then now, with vague pricing for food and for the mortgage, insurance and automobile.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 12:30 PM (rbvCR)

237 Yep. And small homes still exist. Brats don't want that. They want a 3500 sq ft home and money for European vacays and they cry like babies when that is not in their reach. LOSERS

I bought what in hindsight was a retardedly large house in 1997 when I was 24 and interest rates were >8%. Inflation is a very real thing, even if it's worked out well for Boomers.

Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (QZThv)

238 Prefab is the only way.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:29 PM (qrzX6)

I want to do steel. 1500 sqft home with 3000 sqft of shop attached to it.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 12:34 PM (gbGyB)

239 1986, paid 11.5% down, considerably lower from a few years before, for a dump of a single house - a small cottage/cape cod - which needed a ton of work. But it was the only way to get a single home after many years of working and having a family.

A million times I wanted out of the area to something much better, but stuck it out to put kids through catholic grade and high schools (I'm not Catholic), and have a better commute time to & from work. I could run now but everything well beyond this now urbanized area is too big and/or expensive for a retiree. Such is life. 🤷‍♀️

1973 - new house $32,500; average income - $12,965.
1981 - new house $78,220; average income - $21,073.
1989 - new house $120,000; average income - $27,225

Quit whining.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 12:43 PM (NFX2v)

240 BTW, in the Philadelphia region, the vast majority of landlords are "mom-and-pop" operations or individual family investors (1 to 10 units) rather than massive institutional buyers. (Generational wealth HAS been a thing since well before C19.)

(You'd probably find most large cities are very similar in ownership and rentals.)

While individual families control the majority of the market, large corporate buyers have recently increased their presence. Corporate investors own about 8.8% of single-family rentals in Philadelphia, and that has been moving into the collar counties, too.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 12:49 PM (NFX2v)

241 I bought what in hindsight was a retardedly large house in 1997 when I was 24 and interest rates were >8%. Inflation is a very real thing, even if it's worked out well for Boomers.
Posted by: Ian S. at May 25, 2026 12:32 PM (QZThv)

The interest rate in 1980, for us boomers was 13%- and 16% a year later, now it is about 5%
Stop whining

Posted by: night lifted at May 25, 2026 01:24 PM (kJmLc)

242 If colleges were to cut tuition and room/board costs, then how could they pay the administrators? I guess they could cut instructor/professor pay.

J/k. I know there is much bloat in higher ed (as well as K12).

Posted by: Emmie -- be strong and courageous! at May 25, 2026 01:27 PM (FMtrg)

243 Good one, Buck!

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 01:47 PM (6wpGE)

244 220 Open thread Nood.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 12:25 PM (bss/y)

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 01:48 PM (6wpGE)

245 I blame Tony Fauci

Posted by: SMOD at May 25, 2026 03:07 PM (O7XEN)

246 I wonder why there has been no lawsuits against the colleges for issuing degrees that have no chance of recovering the loan amount. Maybe even a class action.

Posted by: Don Borgic at May 26, 2026 07:24 AM (W9ptO)

Mid-Morning Art Thread

Mending The Flag
Norman Rockwell

Posted by: CBD at 09:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 /plants mended flag

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at May 25, 2026 09:32 AM (N5734)

2 Is that legal?

Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

3 Love this

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 09:32 AM (znREB)

4 nice

Posted by: doug at May 25, 2026 09:32 AM (Hy+R4)

5 Superman's mom

Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2026 09:33 AM (ZxPkt)

6 I always found it oddly, but appropriately, disturbing to say --and or wish anyone -- a "Happy Memorial Day."

Nice selection, CBD!

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 09:33 AM (OLFlC)

7 Heavens to Betsy!

Posted by: Pete in Texas at May 25, 2026 09:33 AM (X3i+d)

8 Perfect... A Blessed Memorial Day to you all.....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 25, 2026 09:33 AM (FtULh)

9 It's a grand old flag....

Posted by: man at May 25, 2026 09:33 AM (XuXeR)

10 Get it? Because Betsy Ross

OK, the old lady here isn't Betsy Ross, but you know....

Posted by: Pete in Texas at May 25, 2026 09:35 AM (X3i+d)

11 A lovely painting for Memorial Day. The hat suggests Sewing Lady's husband was a Union officer. This must be set around 1900 if he's still alive, or maybe a little later if she's got the hat out to remind herself of him.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 09:35 AM (wzUl9)

12 Knit one, pearl two...

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 09:35 AM (jehhT)

13 A beautiful sentiment, and a good choice for the day. Thanks CBD.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 09:35 AM (PSpan)

14 Why would it be illegal?

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 09:36 AM (Ia/+0)

15 6 You wish someone a “good” or “blessed” Memorial Day.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

16 Nice touch of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) soldier's hat.

The presence of the hat suggests the seamstress may be a Civil War widow, adding deeper patriotic and memorial significance to the act of mending the flag.

[Per Brave "AI":] "The painting depicts a seamstress mending an American flag on Memorial Day (published May 27, 1922). The hat, propped on a sewing box, serves as a poignant reminder of the Civil War era, as 1922 marked the last time Civil War veterans marched in a presidential parade."

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 09:38 AM (OLFlC)

17 I am playing with ny iphone's vision accessibility settings.
Hover text & hover keyboard might ge useful for this site

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 25, 2026 09:38 AM (znREB)

18 Why would it be illegal?
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026

***
You can *mend* a U.S. flag, I'm sure; certainly you'd want to keep it in good repair. It's allowing it to fall on the ground (I've heard) that is supposed to be a no-no.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 09:38 AM (wzUl9)

19 Grandma was thoughtful that day, my friends.

Posted by: George Costanza at May 25, 2026 09:39 AM (2Ez/1)

20 Norman Rockwell has always been my favorite artist of the 20th century. A wonderful counter to the stupid modern art culture.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the field in Oregon at May 25, 2026 09:39 AM (/UBLm)

21 The number of stars in the flag would be a clue as to the time period of this painting, but we can't see how many there are. There's lots of space between them, though.
Maybe it has 46 stars, and this is set before NM and AZ became states in 1912.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 09:39 AM (wzUl9)

22 would hang!

Posted by: Gref at May 25, 2026 09:41 AM (5rh/l)

23 Good morning, friends!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 09:42 AM (Wmg4n)

24 On The Minature Page couple days ago guy posted a article on the flag from Military. Com, but couldn't find articles there to link it

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 09:43 AM (Ia/+0)

25 You wish someone a “good” or “blessed” Memorial Day.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 09:37 AM (77rzZ)

-------------

Thanks, Bulg.

Those were not among the manners I learned from my single mom ... but will do so going forward.

Although not religious, I spoke 30 minutes with a couple of young female LDS Missionaries a few days ago, and for the first time in my life wished others "A Blessed Day" -- so it's growing on me.

One other thing of note: I have noticed in the past decade people saying to me "I appreciate YOU" -- which is usually from Christians, and throws me for a loop (strikes me as both un-humble and taking into account facts not necessarily in evidence). I have a hard time saying it to others, having ubiquitously said "I appreciate IT" to others when they behave in a kind manner.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 09:43 AM (OLFlC)

26 Excellent choice for today. Thanks, CBD.
Piper, happy birthday to you and JJ.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 25, 2026 09:44 AM (+iIfu)

27 This is sew good.

Posted by: Oh, no... at May 25, 2026 09:44 AM (2Ez/1)

28 Is that legal?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

No. By law, you are required to take all damaged flags to the manufacturer for repairs.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 09:45 AM (1Ff7Z)

29 Love the red, white, and blue flowered circular throw rug.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 09:46 AM (OLFlC)

30 It took me awhile to figure out that the hat was resting on a basket and not on a thirteenth-century tournament helm.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 09:47 AM (gKWVE)

31 I wish our national leadership was as easily mended.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 09:47 AM (RIvkX)

32
Hopelessly bourgeois. Not art.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 09:47 AM (HdYcL)

33 Not to needle anyone, but if this thread turns into another pun contest I'll be bobbin' out the door.

Posted by: PabloD at May 25, 2026 09:48 AM (K1RVP)

34 … Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: Dr_No at May 25, 2026 09:48 AM (ayRl+)

35 27 This is sew good.
Posted by: Oh, no...
******

You're knot kidding.

Posted by: Groan at May 25, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

36 Given the time frame. The woman repairing the flag could also be the "manufacturer".

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 25, 2026 09:48 AM (VCgbV)

37
Can we remove a couple of states and take it back to 48?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 09:48 AM (HdYcL)

38 No need to hem and haw

Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2026 09:49 AM (ZxPkt)

39 You're knot kidding.
Posted by: Groan at May 25, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

Run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 09:49 AM (1Ff7Z)

40 DARN IT!

Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2026 09:49 AM (ZxPkt)

41 I've visited The Betsy Ross House and bought a Betsy Ross flag t-shirt. I'm told this makes me a racist.

Posted by: Delurker at May 25, 2026 09:50 AM (gtcuf)

42 33 Not to needle anyone, but if this thread turns into another pun contest I'll be bobbin' out the door.
Posted by: PabloD
+++++++

I think they're just getting unfurled.

Posted by: Make it stop at May 25, 2026 09:50 AM (2Ez/1)

43 Beautiful art is not didactic.

Posted by: Accomack at May 25, 2026 09:50 AM (6jy2V)

44 Nice touch of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) soldier's hat.

The presence of the hat suggests the seamstress may be a Civil War widow, adding deeper patriotic and memorial significance to the act of mending the flag.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 09:38 AM (OLFlC)
---
My grandmother's neighbor was a very old woman and in her parlor was her father's GAR sword, which I was permitted to handle once.

It's telling that the people most hateful towards US history have so few personal links to it. It's all abstract online manufactured wrath.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 09:51 AM (ZOv7s)

45 My big kitty decided to come visit me in bed to get pets. I have discovered a few mats that I need to take care of. He's not going to like it...

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 25, 2026 09:51 AM (VCgbV)

46 I don't like posting comments on my iPad. All of my clever puns have been stolen. Much quicker on my desktop.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the field in Oregon at May 25, 2026 09:52 AM (/UBLm)

47 One other thing of note: I have noticed in the past decade people saying to me "I appreciate YOU" -- which is usually from Christians, and throws me for a loop (strikes me as both un-humble and taking into account facts not necessarily in evidence). I have a hard time saying it to others, having ubiquitously said "I appreciate IT" to others when they behave in a kind manner.
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 09:43 AM (OLFlC)

In the South, we say appreciate you for a lot of things. It’s multi purpose.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 09:52 AM (OoFl2)

48 It's a thimble of our United Thtates.

Posted by: Delurker at May 25, 2026 09:52 AM (gtcuf)

49 Beautiful art is not didactic.
Posted by: Accomack at May 25, 2026 09:50 AM (6jy2V)

It can be.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 09:52 AM (1Ff7Z)

50 One can legally mend a flag. I like this. Watched my dad mend a flag or two and this is really nice way to be reminded of that. Thanks cbd!

Posted by: Madame Mayhem (uppity wench) at May 25, 2026 09:52 AM (xvXRY)

51 37
Can we remove a couple of states and take it back to 48?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 09:48 AM (HdYcL)

If we're limited to two, I would have once said "California and New York."

NY is still the larger necrotic gaping wound on the thorax of the nation... but Minnesota is so repulsive now that I think it's moved up in the power rankings, simply by virtue of how nasty it is. I would have to go after NY third, at this point.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 25, 2026 09:52 AM (BI5O2)

52 It took me awhile to figure out that the hat was resting on a basket and not on a thirteenth-century tournament helm.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 09:47 AM (gKWVE)
---
We sometimes see what we want to see.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 09:53 AM (ZOv7s)

53 My big kitty decided to come visit me in bed to get pets. I have discovered a few mats that I need to take care of. He's not going to like it...
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 25, 2026

***
Big black Stirling is up here on my desk next to the computer. He's a medium-hair, so mats are unlikely. Little Dagny the Siberian needs to be combed more often than I do it -- she grooms herself, but there are areas she apparently can't reach.

To tie this back into the painting, I suspect Sewing Lady has locked the cats out of the room. They'd be pawing at that flag for sure.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 09:54 AM (wzUl9)

54 39 You're knot kidding.
Posted by: Groan at May 25, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)

Run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes.
________
You're just stringing us along.

Posted by: Rimshot at May 25, 2026 09:54 AM (2Ez/1)

55 In the South, we say appreciate you for a lot of things. It’s multi purpose.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026

***
And then there's "Bless his/her heart," which has another meaning entirely . . .

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

56 You're knot kidding.
Posted by: Groan at May 25, 2026 09:48 AM (2Ez/1)
*
Run it up the flagpole and see if anyone salutes.
________
You're just stringing us along.
Posted by: Rimshot at May 25, 2026

***
Roping in the newbies

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

57 In the South, we say appreciate you for a lot of things. It’s multi purpose.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 09:52 AM
+++++++

Bless your heart.

Posted by: Your grandmother at May 25, 2026 09:56 AM (2Ez/1)

58
This vaguely reminds me of Grandma.

Mostly, in the slight smile and contented look on her face as she concentrated on doing some little chore or cooking.

She was a Gold Star Mother, so Memorial Day was never a happy day but one of remembrance. She would proudly display the little Gold Star Mother banner(?) in the living room window, so it could be seen from the street.

For those not there at the time, our wonderful hippies and anti-wartards often targeted Gold Star Mothers on that day with ridicule and shaming.

Fortunately, Grandma never had any of that.

You never see the Gold Star in the windows of houses these days but at that time it was a fairly common sight.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 09:56 AM (iJfKG)

59 Per Brave "AI":] "The painting depicts a seamstress mending an American flag on Memorial Day (published May 27, 1922). The hat, propped on a sewing box, serves as a poignant reminder of the Civil War era, as 1922 marked the last time Civil War veterans marched in a presidential parade."
Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 09:38 AM (OLFlC)

Presidential parade, yes. I believe the last public gathering of any kind was an anniversary celebration at Gettysburg in 1937, which managed to find 4 veterans (from both sides) still able to participate.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 09:56 AM (ykvlb)

60 The scene is simple: an older lady repairing a flag. That's the first impression. But her expression is serene. The hat indicates a husband or son, possibly lost in war. She is not crushed by the loss but honors the flag he followed and cherishes her memories of the man. Her age shows she didn't give up or despair but carried on a life the sacrifice ensured.

In its understated way the painting speaks of dedication, acceptance, appreciation, and patriotism.

Just dealing with the technical aspects, enlarge the image. The overall impression is soft but realistic. The detail reveals the soft, rather dry, brush work Rockwell used. Part of his talent was choosing the colors and blending them effectively to create an illusion of realism.

Posted by: JTB at May 25, 2026 09:56 AM (yTvNw)

61 There's another Memorial Day in this country, but we're no t supposed to remember that day. Are we?

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 09:57 AM (LHPAg)

62 Necrotic Gaping Wound would be a good name for a rock band.

Posted by: In the spirit of Dave Barry at May 25, 2026 09:58 AM (2Ez/1)

63 Roping in the newbies
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 09:55 AM (wzUl9)

Only on the fly.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 09:58 AM (1Ff7Z)

64 You never see the Gold Star in the windows of houses these days but at that time it was a fairly common sight.
Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 09:56 AM (iJfKG)
---
There were both blue and gold stars visible around here during the GWOT. Yellow ribbon banners as well.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:00 AM (ZOv7s)

65
I think I've seen it said that it was the Spanish-American War that led to a real reconciliation of North and South.

In 1913, Union and Confederate veterans met again at Gettysburg. The boys who 50 years earlier were trying to blow each other to smithereens were now greybeards swapping stories and, no doubt, bottles of the stuff that cheered.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:00 AM (HdYcL)

66 These flag puns are rather...flagrant.

Posted by: Ugh at May 25, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)

67 Mending The Flag
Norman Rockwell

💖

Thanks, CBD.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 10:00 AM (NFX2v)

68 Poignant.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 10:03 AM (bss/y)

69 These flag puns are rather...flagrant.
Posted by: Ugh at May 25, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)

Yeah, I guess I'll stop. Consider this my finial one.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:03 AM (1Ff7Z)

70 Love the detail. The rug, the gold fringe on the flag, the drapes, the flower in the window, her chair.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 10:03 AM (2Ez/1)

71 69 These flag puns are rather...flagrant.
Posted by: Ugh at May 25, 2026 10:00 AM (2Ez/1)

Yeah, I guess I'll stop. Consider this my finial one.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:03 AM (1Ff7Z)
You didn't wave goodbye.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 10:04 AM (LHPAg)

72 I think I've seen it said that it was the Spanish-American War that led to a real reconciliation of North and South.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:00 AM (HdYcL)
---
The degree of hatred has been vastly overstated. The leaders of course set an example, which was in large part because they knew each other before the war, were classmates and wished it had all never happened.

So you see various generals serving as pall-bearers for their opponents.

But the troops fraternized constantly, traded supplies, and while much was made of Chamberlain ordering his troops to salute the Confederates after Appomattox, the respect was real.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:05 AM (ZOv7s)

73
Yeah, I guess I'll stop. Consider this my finial one.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:03 AM
-----
It's been a banner day for puns.

Posted by: It waves at May 25, 2026 10:06 AM (2Ez/1)

74 Is it me or is the corner of the flag touching the rug?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:06 AM (2GVsD)

75 I'm the oldest living veteran in my family. That just feels weird.
I love this painting as I do most of Rockwell's art. He had a gift.
Pretty sure it's a 48 star flag.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:06 AM (gbGyB)

76 It's you.

Posted by: The way I always answer that question at May 25, 2026 10:07 AM (2Ez/1)

77 Very appropriate. Would hang
Thx CBD

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 10:08 AM (hpwtA)

78 Yeah, I guess I'll stop. Consider this my finial one.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:03 AM (1Ff7Z)
You didn't wave goodbye.
Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 10:04 AM (LHPAg)

I didn't want to vex anyone. I'm not a vexillologist.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 10:09 AM (1Ff7Z)

79 As a side note, when Churchill addressed the Civil War in his History of the English Speaking Peoples, he made a particular point that the battles were far fiercer than those in Europe.

He expressed awe (and perhaps a little maternal pride)at units on both sides that regularly fought to the point of annihilation, and he later reflected on this when America entered the war. He did not at all think Americans were soft because he knew what they were capable of doing.

The Germans and Japanese found out the hard way.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:09 AM (ZOv7s)

80 I'd really like to know what became of my bud after AIT, Fort Jackson in '64. A Vermonter by the name of Alden R. Carter. Ask a question, get one of two 'Alden' answers: "Aaaaaaaah-yup!" or "Aaaaaaaaa-nope!". He shipped out and was assigned Americal Division in '64 and I returned to my home unit. We corresponded for about 6 months, then the letters stopped. Alden, if you're still out there, welcome home. I hope you're safe … and remember the weekend in Charlotte, SC. Yeah, good times, huh … ? [R]

(an aside: When we checked our Company bulletin board to see who was going where, at least 93% of us were assigned to "DaNang Air Base, VietNam, South, Republic Of" …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 25, 2026 10:09 AM (ayRl+)

81 Looking at the alignment of the stars in the blue field; yes, it is a 48-star flag.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:09 AM (2GVsD)

82 74 Is it me or is the corner of the flag touching the rug?
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:06 AM (2GVsD)

The tassel* maybe.

*Odd, I typed it as tassle. I thought that was correct.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 10:10 AM (bss/y)

83 By the way, Middle Daughter has completed her enlistment. Another veteran added to the family tree.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)

84 It's been a banner day for puns.
Posted by: It waves at May 25, 2026 10:06 AM
*******
Just a fabrication.

Posted by: Please make it stop! at May 25, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

85 I think I've seen it said that it was the Spanish-American War that led to a real reconciliation of North and South.

In 1913, Union and Confederate veterans met again at Gettysburg. The boys who 50 years earlier were trying to blow each other to smithereens were now greybeards swapping stories and, no doubt, bottles of the stuff that cheered.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:00 AM (HdYcL)

----------

Great point, Hadrian.

Can't help recalling that it was during the Mexican-American War that Grand and Lee first met when their paths crossed during the march from Veracruz to Mexico City in 1847.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 10:11 AM (OLFlC)

86 *GRANT and Lee

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 10:11 AM (OLFlC)

87 It's been a banner day for puns.
Posted by: It waves at May 25, 2026 10:06 AM
*******
Just a fabrication.
Posted by: Please make it stop! at May 25, 2026 10:11 AM (2Ez/1)

--------------

Be still my fluttering heart.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 10:13 AM (OLFlC)

88 1. No one cares
2. 100-comment rule

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 10:13 AM (J4Dwc)

89 Grant and Lee, both names for the M-3 tank of World War II.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:13 AM (2GVsD)

90 Good morning!!

Nice painting choice, CBD.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:13 AM (X8xt3)

91 >>"The painting depicts a seamstress mending an American flag on Memorial Day (published May 27, 1922). The hat, propped on a sewing box, serves as a poignant reminder of the Civil War era, as 1922 marked the last time Civil War veterans marched in a presidential parade."

Ooh, nice detail! Thanks

Also, a reminder of how unique our nation's recovery from the civil war was, as it's likely it was veterans from both sides marching.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:15 AM (X8xt3)

92 We had one of the kids at work recently complete Air Force basic training. He came by on leave to say hi and ran into 4 of us old decrepid vets bs-ing.
I said welcome to the club.
The look on his face when that hit him was funny as hell.
Yeah kid, you got youth and vitallity now. Just wait.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:16 AM (gbGyB)

93 Happy Birthday, Piper, if you are still around.

Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 25, 2026 10:16 AM (0nHVk)

94 >>It's been a banner day for puns.

We are mast-ers of the pun!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:16 AM (X8xt3)

95 Coffee immediately became an issue because of the northern blockade of the south. Of course there are substitutes like Chicory or roasted acorns, but …. as everyone knows there isn’t really a substitute.

But the South had Tobacco. So plenty of trading went on for those two commodities.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:17 AM (HpBvd)

96 "Oh so proudly we pun."

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:17 AM (2GVsD)

97 Grant and Lee, both names for the M-3 tank of World War II.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:13 AM (2GVsD)

Anyone remember the 90s band Grant Lee Buffalo?

Also, there was the Brewster Buffalo. An early war fighter. Stubby thing with wings.

Posted by: Rex B at May 25, 2026 10:17 AM (rgnea)

98 By the way, Middle Daughter has completed her enlistment. Another veteran added to the family tree.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:10 AM (ZOv7s)

------------

Congratulations to you and her!

I must be really old-fashioned and old; on the one hand, I admire young women who wish to serve in any capacity in military service -- especially war (we're currently re-watching "China Beach"); on the other hand, I have this idyllic notion that women are far too valuable to be put at risk, and that only men should be put at risk in the military and during war.

Oh well, get off my lawn ...

Posted by: ShainS -- The Democrat Party should change its name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [ at May 25, 2026 10:17 AM (OLFlC)

99 Grant and Lee, both names for the M-3 tank of World War II.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:13 AM (2GVsD)
---
The Brits couldn't deal with the weird American practice of attaching "M" and a growing stream of numbers and letters to everything, so they decided to pick American generals to keep the models straight.

Kind of funny that the flyers (AAC and Navy) did the nickname thing without being prompted. (And then the Brits changed them all when they got them.)

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:19 AM (ZOv7s)

100 I will not be in union with these punsters.

Posted by: Rex B at May 25, 2026 10:19 AM (rgnea)

101 97 Grant and Lee, both names for the M-3 tank of World War II.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:13 AM (2GVsD)

Anyone remember the 90s band Grant Lee Buffalo?

Also, there was the Brewster Buffalo. An early war fighter. Stubby thing with wings.
Posted by: Rex B at May 25, 2026 10:17 AM (rgnea)
Buffalo Springfield? They made paving equipment.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 10:19 AM (LHPAg)

102 "Oh so proudly we pun."

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:17 AM (2GVsD)

--------------

"... at the twilight's last streaming."

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat s should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/s at May 25, 2026 10:20 AM (OLFlC)

103 really like to know what became of my bud after AIT, Fort Jackson in '64. A Vermonter by the name of Alden R. Carter. Ask a question, get one of two 'Alden' answers: "Aaaaaaaah-yup!" or "Aaaaaaaaa-nope!

Not to loquacious, could he have become a author?
https://tinyurl.com/mukh56hf

Posted by: From about That Time at May 25, 2026 10:20 AM (sl73Y)

104 28 Is that legal?
Posted by: Commissar of plenty and festive little hats at May 25, 2026 09:32 AM (Kt19C)

No. By law, you are required to take all damaged flags to the manufacturer for repairs.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 09:45 AM (1Ff7Z)
-----
Funny! Especially considering how many are made in China!

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 25, 2026 10:21 AM (cWLG3)

105 93 Happy Birthday, Piper, if you are still around.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at May 25, 2026 10:16 AM (0nHVk)

Thank you! On the porch enjoying coffee.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:21 AM (OoFl2)

106 I have this idyllic notion that women are far too valuable to be put at risk, and that only men should be put at risk in the military and during war.

Oh well, get off my lawn ...
Posted by: ShainS -- The Democrat Party should change its name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [ at May 25, 2026 10:17 AM (OLFlC)

I too feel this way. Not a popular position to take but I will never waiver in my belief that protection of women and children is the paramont role of a male.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:21 AM (gbGyB)

107 Old and busted: The Princess and the Pea

New and cool: The Princess and the Cashew-Based Vegan Cream Cheese

https://tinyurl.com/4f5efdme

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 10:21 AM (ndZc7)

108 Brewster Buffalo was not well loved. Easy to shoot down. One commander suggested that anyone scheduled to fly one in combat should be considered KIA before they even take off. Not a ringing endorsement.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:21 AM (HpBvd)

109 I must be really old-fashioned and old; on the one hand, I admire young women who wish to serve in any capacity in military service -- especially war (we're currently re-watching "China Beach"); on the other hand, I have this idyllic notion that women are far too valuable to be put at risk, and that only men should be put at risk in the military and during war.

Oh well, get off my lawn ...
Posted by: ShainS -- The Democrat Party should change its name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [ at May 25, 2026 10:17 AM (OLFlC)
---
I am quite the curmudgeon myself. I advised against it, told her that women really have no place in a proper military, and absolutely told her to stay away from the military police (she wanted to be a cop and went through the vocational training for it in high school).

She became a medic, and that has worked out for her. So yeah, military hospitals are okay, but feminizing the military has been a complete disaster.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:22 AM (ZOv7s)

110 I will not be in union with these punsters.

Posted by: Rex B at May 25, 2026 10:19 AM (rgnea)

---------------

A confederate.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat's must change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [ at May 25, 2026 10:22 AM (OLFlC)

111 Have a blessed Memorial Day!

Posted by: Count de Monet at May 25, 2026 10:22 AM (wVcYX)

112 >>By the way, Middle Daughter has completed her enlistment. Another veteran added to the family tree.

Congratulations!

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:22 AM (X8xt3)

113 Not a popular position to take….

Says who? That’s part of the problem.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:23 AM (HpBvd)

114 Ah the Brits. They called the Douglas BD-7B the Boson. The Turbolite equipped night fighter became the Havoc The USAAF called it the A-20 Havoc.

Wildcat - > Martlet
Avenger -> Tarpon -> Avenger.

As for Brewster, the F2A/B-339 fared poorly in Commonwealth and US hands but the Finns used it to great success.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:24 AM (2GVsD)

115 She became a medic, and that has worked out for her. So yeah, military hospitals are okay, but feminizing the military has been a complete disaster.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:22 AM (ZOv7s)

------------

Nice! And agree with your final sentiment.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrats must change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it[/u at May 25, 2026 10:24 AM (OLFlC)

116 Old and busted: Dark horse candidate

New and cool: Dark donkey candidate

https://tinyurl.com/2sfmaxd5

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 10:24 AM (ndZc7)

117 I have this idyllic notion that women are far too valuable to be put at risk, and that only men should be put at risk in the military and during war.

You can view it as idyllic, but in the sense of survival of the species, keeping the women away from harm is the obvious thing to do. One man can impregnate lots of women, but children are generated one woman at a time. Face it guys, we're much more expendable.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

118 The Finns were glad for anything they could get at that point

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:25 AM (HpBvd)

119 There's both a Grant and Lee streets in Manassas. And yes, they intersect.

Posted by: War Between The States Trivia at May 25, 2026 10:26 AM (2Ez/1)

120 >> Anyone remember the 90s band Grant Lee Buffalo?

Heh, yes.

And who could forget the CU Buffalos.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:26 AM (X8xt3)

121 JJ Sefton sure had a banner set of links this morning.
I'm looking at Rainer Zitelmann, New Space Capitalism. It'll be a check on space commies like the Weinersmith couple.
I didn't know Skyhorse - the publisher - also aliases as Night Shade. They're the mad lads who published all Clark Ashton Smith's stuff. Also Neal Asher and other SF.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 10:26 AM (gKWVE)

122 Piper, my birthday also. Happy birthday.
I might have got there first.

Posted by: From about That Time at May 25, 2026 10:26 AM (sl73Y)

123 Not a popular position to take….

Says who? That’s part of the problem.
Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:23 AM (HpBvd)
---
I think the tide has turned on being able to speak openly about it. We tried it the other way, and it failed. Spectacularly.

Women are too irreplaceable to use as bullet stops. If you put them in a coed environment, pregnancy results. Huge problem with morale and combat effectiveness. My daughter (like all the kids today) has come around to see that yes, Dad knows what he was talking about.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:27 AM (ZOv7s)

124 I too feel this way. Not a popular position to take but I will never waiver in my belief that protection of women and children is the paramont role of a male.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:21 AM (gbGyB)

-------------

Indeed. I mean, it is virtually instinctual to the "toxic" masculine among us ...

Posted by: Shain S at May 25, 2026 10:27 AM (OLFlC)

125 New and cool: The Princess and the Cashew-Based Vegan Cream Cheese

https://tinyurl.com/4f5efdme

Taylor Lorenz has to be the most pampered and least self-aware human being in all the land.

Today's complaint? New York bagel shops don't have the kind of cream cheese Taylor likes and she thinks Zohran Mamdani should force them to carry it.

I was chatting with my youngest (liberal) daughter, and laughingly mentioned TL. My daughter was appalled that I knew her name, telling me I spend too much time on line, and mocked her thoroughly, especially her pretensions to youth.

I think TL is an equal opportunity target; both right and left think she's ridiculous.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 10:28 AM (Riz8t)

126 Co-ed anything is a disaster, truth be told. Military just highlights it to the logical extreme.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:29 AM (HpBvd)

127 When was the last time anyone saw a message from IronGrandpa?

Posted by: Brunnhilde at May 25, 2026 10:29 AM (3AwA+)

128 As for Brewster, the F2A/B-339 fared poorly in Commonwealth and US hands but the Finns used it to great success.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:24 AM (2GVsD)
---
Well yeah, they were going against I-15s and I-16s. An entire shipment of them in Spain had manufacturing defects and literally came apart. The whole fleet was grounded and of course the cause was determined to be "wreckers and saboteurs," not crappy quality control.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:29 AM (ZOv7s)

129 And stop with all the female police chiefs.

Posted by: Fight me at May 25, 2026 10:30 AM (2Ez/1)

130 According to Wiki, the Finns scored 432 victories with the Brewster B-339 Buffalo. Which places the plane firmly as #2 after the Bf 109 variants with 592 victories.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:30 AM (2GVsD)

131 A warning from Justice Jumanji.

ABC News
@ABC
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters.
. . . .
"It can so easily be perceived that the court is doing something political," Jackson said in conversation with U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel. "In my view, we have to be really, really careful in this environment when we're dealing with issues that have a political overlay. We have to be scrupulous about sticking to the principles and the rules that we apply in every case and not look as though we're doing something different in this kind of context."

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 10:30 AM (ndZc7)

132 @128 they should form brigades of Battle Sisters, like in Warhammer.

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 25, 2026 10:31 AM (cWLG3)

133 Pfftt

Valkyries, choosers of the slain

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:31 AM (2GVsD)

134 @126

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 25, 2026 10:31 AM (cWLG3)

135 You can view it as idyllic, but in the sense of survival of the species, keeping the women away from harm is the obvious thing to do. One man can impregnate lots of women, but children are generated one woman at a time. Face it guys, we're much more expendable.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 10:25 AM (Riz8t)

------------

Yes.

/I was being sarcastic using the term "idyllic" -- and should have put it in irony quotes -- as indeed it's merely a case of being more pragmatic than idyllic.

Posted by: Shain S at May 25, 2026 10:32 AM (OLFlC)

136 Buffalo Springfield? They made paving equipment.
Posted by: Eromero

I have a small caliber Springfield, not capable of bringing down a buffalo.

Posted by: Rex B at May 25, 2026 10:32 AM (rgnea)

137 According to Wiki, the Finns scored 432 victories with the Brewster B-339 Buffalo. Which places the plane firmly as #2 after the Bf 109 variants with 592 victories.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:30 AM (2GVsD)
---
I believe both of the Polikarpovs had negative kill ratios. They sucked against everything they went up against.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:32 AM (ZOv7s)

138 We had a Personell unit around the corner in West Germany during Desert Shield. Probably 80% women and 20% gay. Within 2 months of that units deployment to Saudi most of the women had returned pregnent.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:32 AM (gbGyB)

139 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters.
. . . .
"It can so easily be perceived that the court is doing something political," Jackson said in conversation with U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel. "In my view, we have to be really, really careful in this environment when we're dealing with issues that have a political overlay. We have to be scrupulous about sticking to the principles and the rules that we apply in every case and not look as though we're doing something different in this kind of context."

You're wrong. Justices are not political...at all. Also, I want a pony.

Posted by: CJ Roberts at May 25, 2026 10:32 AM (Riz8t)

140 131 A warning from Justice Jumanji.
.........

She talks too much and says too little.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 10:33 AM (2Ez/1)

141 The degree of hatred has been vastly overstated. The leaders of course set an example, which was in large part because they knew each other before the war, were classmates and wished it had all never happened.

So you see various generals serving as pall-bearers for their opponents.

But the troops fraternized constantly, traded supplies, and while much was made of Chamberlain ordering his troops to salute the Confederates after Appomattox, the respect was real.
---
But AOC and her goofball Battalion of Bucktooths is gonna "pull up" on the South and show them what-for 'cause that's what the North should've done back when.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 10:33 AM (73/SM)

142 139 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters.
. . . .

Says the queen of political

Posted by: It's me donna at May 25, 2026 10:33 AM (FtULh)

143 >>I think the tide has turned on being able to speak openly about it. We tried it the other way, and it failed. Spectacularly.

Years of working with and for women, as well as witnessing the dysfunction of feminism, has shaped my opinion that women are not suited for a lot of areas of the military. We ae different, men and women.

*I am reminded of the boat crash that occurred because the female captain and another critical woman in command were not speaking to each other.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:33 AM (X8xt3)

144 Justice Brown projective vomits too much

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:34 AM (2GVsD)

145 they should form brigades of Battle Sisters, like in Warhammer.
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 25, 2026 10:31 AM (cWLG3)
---
That's what they used to do, and it worked. All-female support units. Female ferry pilots in female squadrons. No fraternization, period.

Now you have the militaries of Australia, Canada and New Zealand run by Karens.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:35 AM (ZOv7s)

146 Justice Brown projective vomits too much

Both her projectile vomiting and her speech involve opening her mouth when it should stay closed and emitting unpleasant substances.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 10:35 AM (Riz8t)

147 Multicultural gardening.

https://tinyurl.com/y32uabc9

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 10:35 AM (ndZc7)

148 >>Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters.

Hey, can we go back to when "Biden" nominated her and verify that he was, in fact, making that decision?
Maybe she's so bad because the person that selected her was Auto Pen.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:36 AM (X8xt3)

149 *I am reminded of the boat crash that occurred because the female captain and another critical woman in command were not speaking to each other.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:33 AM

She knows what she did.

Posted by: Court Martial Official Record at May 25, 2026 10:36 AM (2Ez/1)

150 > Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters.
----------
Tell us more about Kagan's dragging her feet on releasing her dissent on the redistricting so the states would have time to figure out another scam and how that isn't already "impartiality in political matters."

Dipshit.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 10:36 AM (jehhT)

151
140 131 A warning from Justice Jumanji.
.........

She talks too much and says too little.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 10:33 AM (2Ez/1)
She who talks loud, say nothing. (H/T "Dead Man")

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 25, 2026 10:36 AM (cWLG3)

152
The degree of hatred has been vastly overstated.

___________

When you got down to the nut-cutting, it was as savage as you can imagine. Read accounts of the Bloody Angle and you wonder at the capacity of the human mind to function.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:36 AM (HdYcL)

153 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters.
. . . .

"It can so easily be perceived that the court is doing something political," Jackson said in conversation with U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel.

---------------

The U.S. Constitution clearly forbids discrimination based solely upon race.

You view EVERYTHING through the lens of race. lol gf

Posted by: Shain S at May 25, 2026 10:37 AM (OLFlC)

154 *I am reminded of the boat crash that occurred because the female captain and another critical woman in command were not speaking to each other.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:33 AM (X8xt3)
---
Which one? There was the destroyer collision, but New Zealand lost a research vessel because the Captain (who was not qualified for the ship!) ran it onto a reef. The audio of the bridge is one of the most horrifying things you will ever hear. She literally admonished the crew to GO TO THE BATHROOM BEFORE BOARDING THE LIFEBOATS.

Oh, and grab some snacks, and some water, you know, because THE SHIP IS SINKING. Unbelievable.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

155
Oh, and grab some snacks, and some water, you know, because THE SHIP IS SINKING. Unbelievable.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:37 AM (ZOv7s)

___________

"My lucky coat!"

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:39 AM (HdYcL)

156 She talks too much and says too little.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 10:33 AM (2Ez/1)
She who talks loud, say nothing. (H/T "Dead Man")

There is bovine excrement in Jackson's words of death for all men to see.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 10:39 AM (Riz8t)

157 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters.
. . . .
"It can so easily be perceived that the court is doing something political," Jackson said in conversation with U.S. District Court Judge Richard Gergel. "In my view, we have to be really, really careful in this environment when we're dealing with issues that have a political overlay. We have to be scrupulous about sticking to the principles and the rules that we apply in every case and not look as though we're doing something different in this kind of context."

You're wrong. Justices are not political...at all. Also, I want a pony.
Posted by: CJ Roberts at May 25, 2026 10:32 AM (Riz8t)

You know, right here, Ketamine Broadway Jackass illustrates why she's unable to serve as a Supreme Court Judge despite having the job:

She thinks the Constitution can be overruled and not followed in court cases if if if it offends her sense of politics.

That should never be the case.

Even if it is, most SCJs can squeak in a Constitutional reasoning for their horrible political decision (see Roberts).

Not this a-hole.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 10:39 AM (iJfKG)

158 She knows what she did.
Posted by: Court Martial Official Record at May 25, 2026 10:36 AM (2Ez/1)

This place.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:39 AM (gbGyB)

159 The NZ ship sinking, yeah that audio recording.

The bridge crew and the Captain forgot the silly thing was on autopilot until after the ship had hit the reef.

Lloyd, she reminded the crew TWICE to go use the bathroom on the PA system.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 25, 2026 10:40 AM (2GVsD)

160 When you got down to the nut-cutting, it was as savage as you can imagine. Read accounts of the Bloody Angle and you wonder at the capacity of the human mind to function.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:36 AM (HdYcL)
---
The heat of battle is a unique environment. And yes, there were atrocities, but there was also respect and, ultimately, a desire to make it all stop.

AOC can fantasize about "pulling up" because she knows she's protected. A huge factor in reconciliation was the idea that enough killing had happened. The issue was settled, let's get on with life. Same with Germany and Japan. Yeah, war criminals escaped justice, but killing them would have meant losing more of our guys and it's just not worth it.

One of the (many) demonic aspects of the left is their inability to forgive anyone but themselves.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:40 AM (ZOv7s)

161 122 Piper, my birthday also. Happy birthday.
I might have got there first.
Posted by: From about That Time at May

Happy birthday to you!

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:40 AM (p4NUW)

162 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters

So, in order to restore the court's political impartiality, they should find for the other political party?

Posted by: t-bird at May 25, 2026 10:41 AM (zw+xd)

163 Yes.

/I was being sarcastic using the term "idyllic" -- and should have put it in irony quotes -- as indeed it's merely a case of being more pragmatic than idyllic.

Yeah, but you were expecting me to be quick on the uptake. That was your big mistake.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 25, 2026 10:41 AM (Riz8t)

164 152
The degree of hatred has been vastly overstated.

___________

When you got down to the nut-cutting, it was as savage as you can imagine. Read accounts of the Bloody Angle and you wonder at the capacity of the human mind to function.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:36 AM (HdYcL)

Lots of mythology associated with the American Civil War. Most of the post war writings were hugely agenda driven, with an eye to sanitizing events, and ass covering by participants in command.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 10:41 AM (Gqar8)

165 "Attention all hands! Prepare to abandon ship! This is not a drill. Use the bathroom, be sure to wash your hands. I repeat, BE SURE TO WASH YOUR HANDS. That is all."

Posted by: The Giant Voice at May 25, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)

166 140 131 A warning from Justice Jumanji.
.........

She talks too much and says too little.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 10:33 AM (2Ez/1)
She who talks loud, say nothing. (H/T "Dead Man")
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 25, 2026 10:36 AM (cWLG3)

"An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers."

Posted by: Plato at May 25, 2026 10:44 AM (wVcYX)

167 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson says her colleagues' handling of the Louisiana voting rights case may have compromised the court's impartiality in political matters.
. . . .
---
Imagine asking her to name one 5-4 decisions that was not seen as political.

her complaint is not the politics, it's that her side came out on the losing side.

And especially, if it had been 5-4 in her favor, she'd be thundering in righteous indignation, ranting against those who dare question the impartiality of the Court.

Fuck her, stupid DEI bint.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 10:44 AM (73/SM)

168
Ooh, nice. Lots of afternoon ball games today.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 10:44 AM (HdYcL)

169 Bongeno needs a little spell checking.

Memorial Day: Honoring the Fallen, Remembering the Forgetten

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 10:45 AM (ndZc7)

170 165 "Attention all hands! Prepare to abandon ship! This is not a drill. Use the bathroom, be sure to wash your hands. I repeat, BE SURE TO WASH YOUR HANDS. That is all."
Posted by: The Giant Voice at May 25, 2026 10:42 AM (ZOv7s)

Food safety is EVERYONE'S responsibility!

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 10:47 AM (bss/y)

171 >>Imagine asking her to name one 5-4 decisions that was not seen as political.

her complaint is not the politics, it's that her side came out on the losing side.

This. She's like the female Obama. Long on empty talk and lectures, short on intellect and accomplishment.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:48 AM (X8xt3)

172 Bongeno needs a little spell checking.

Memorial Day: Honoring the Fallen, Remembering the Forgetten
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 25, 2026 10:45 AM

Who's going to tell him?

Posted by: RedMindBlueState at May 25, 2026 10:48 AM (Wnv9h)

173 >>One of the (many) demonic aspects of the left is their inability to forgive anyone but themselves.

Excellent point.

Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:50 AM (X8xt3)

174 Yeah, the empty barrel makes the most racket. There sure is a lot noise these days. Identity politics is pure poison, and was intended that way.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 25, 2026 10:50 AM (HpBvd)

175
One, good for that kid. This is the way.

Two, okay fine, now when is the school trip to the Catholic Church.

https://instapundit.com/799039/#disqus_thread

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 10:50 AM (iJfKG)

176 Bongeener ain't no speler.

Posted by: Heh at May 25, 2026 10:50 AM (2Ez/1)

177 It's my first wifes B-day too.

Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:50 AM (gbGyB)

178 Lots of mythology associated with the American Civil War. Most of the post war writings were hugely agenda driven, with an eye to sanitizing events, and ass covering by participants in command.
Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 10:41 AM (Gqar

---
The series of articles that became Battles and Leaders had an outsized role in post-war reputations. History was written by the people who wrote it.

That's how there were efforts to rehabilitate some commanders while others - like Thomas - languished in obscurity. Thomas was by any measure outstanding, but he was a loyal Virginian and died soon after the war without leaving literary-minded children to advocate for him.

Sherman similarly gets dissed without people understanding how innovative his operational art was.

Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

179 173 >>One of the (many) demonic aspects of the left is their inability to forgive anyone but themselves.

Excellent point.
Posted by: Lizzy at May 25, 2026 10:50 AM (X8xt3)

Yeesss, in their minds their actions are always justified, no matter what. True believers.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 10:51 AM (Gqar8)

180 Good thing there was a war fought on behalf of Zionists to reopen the strait of Hormuz that was open before the war started.

Trump is a military genius.

Sad!!

Posted by: Le Haim at May 25, 2026 10:51 AM (rjPWf)

181 Uhm, every SCOTUS decisions has political ramifications.

And while a SCOTUS decision in theory could be apolitical, they're frequently pregnant with politics.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 10:51 AM (XV/Pl)

182 178
Sherman similarly gets dissed without people understanding how innovative his operational art was.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)
----
Scorched earth tactics were innovative?

Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 25, 2026 10:52 AM (cWLG3)

183 178

That's how there were efforts to rehabilitate some commanders while others - like Thomas - languished in obscurity. Thomas was by any measure outstanding, but he was a loyal Virginian and died soon after the war without leaving literary-minded children to advocate for him.

Sherman similarly gets dissed without people understanding how innovative his operational art was.
Posted by: Ace-Endorsed Author A.H. Lloyd at May 25, 2026 10:51 AM (ZOv7s)

The South got real busy after the war, writing up their versions of what happened, and why. The North, not so much. Lee the saint, Grant the butcher is but one example. They did a very effective job in contolling the narrative.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 10:54 AM (Gqar8)

184 177 It's my first wifes B-day too.
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:50

It is my ex husband’s first wife’s birthday, too.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:55 AM (OoFl2)

185 Scorched earth tactics were innovative?
Posted by: Chairman LMAO at May 25, 2026 10:52 AM (cWLG3)

We didn't salt the earth behind us.

Posted by: Sherman's starters at May 25, 2026 10:57 AM (gbGyB)

186 184 177 It's my first wifes B-day too.
Posted by: Reforger at May 25, 2026 10:50

It is my ex husband’s first wife’s birthday, too.
Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:55 AM (OoFl2)

LOL... Happy Birthday to her....

Posted by: It's me donna at May 25, 2026 10:58 AM (FtULh)

187 At the end of the day, AOC wanting to pull up here won’t end well. And she looked ridiculous behind her bullet proof glass. Baby girl is not that important.

Ps. It is still called the War of Northern Aggression. Is that tongue in cheek? Only a bit.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 10:58 AM (OoFl2)

188 WE HAZ A NOOD

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 11:01 AM (Ia/+0)

189 They keep playing the same story- that there are far more right wing attacks on left than vice versa.

THAT is the reason for the bullet proof glass. If it were them, THEY'D attack the real movers and shakers. Plus, it energizes the foot troops to go after their targets because it implies that this is a hard fought war and she's dodged bullet after bullet meant for her and so attacking or killing Trump is only in the context of the war.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 11:01 AM (bss/y)

190 Men in command of warships at sea have never done anything stupid like running it aground or into other ships.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 11:02 AM (J4Dwc)

191 The ACW was - complex- in my home state of Missouri. A non seceding slave state. My ancestors all served the North. Many of their neighbors, the South.

Posted by: tubal at May 25, 2026 11:02 AM (Gqar8)

192 For everyone who came here to the beach, yuck yweather. Tropical rain everywhere, more than 5” of rain falling.

Posted by: Piper at May 25, 2026 11:03 AM (Wmg4n)

The Morning Report — 5/ 25/26

Good morning kids.

Today is of course Memorial Day, but the news does not take time off as is amply demonstrated by the lead story.

Maryland man was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service agents Saturday evening after allegedly opening fire near a White House security checkpoint, triggering a lockdown and a massive federal law enforcement response in the nation’s capital.
Multiple sources identified the suspect as Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland.
According to the United States Secret Service, the shooting unfolded around 6 p.m. near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW when the suspect allegedly removed a handgun from a bag and began firing toward officers stationed near the White House perimeter.
A senior administration official said Best fired approximately three shots before Secret Service agents returned fire and killed him. Authorities said the suspect never breached the White House grounds.
An adult bystander was struck during the exchange of gunfire, though the person’s condition was not immediately known.

Ho hun, ho hum, another potential if not probable assassination attempt on President Trump. What is this the fifth or sixth attempt already? Yes, horrendous as it is it's not necessarily the real story, which of course is the greatest existential threat to our nation that we have or will ever face, the societal/political elements within our society that seek absolute power and the complete upending of America as founded, its destruction and transmogrification into a totalitarian tyranny. The epicenter of that movement is the Democrat Party and all those who support it.

Hasan Kwame Jeffries, the younger brother of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, is a professor of history at Ohio State University. In a recent social media post, he invoked the violence of John Brown, suggesting ‘white supremacy’ should be ended “by any means necessary.” Jeffries cited John Brown, an American abolitionist known for advocating violence to end slavery. One quote from Brown that describes his philosophy states: “I am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.”
One person commented on the post, jokingly asking, “Are these ‘white supremacists’ in the room with you now?” Jeffries responded, “Nah. They’re in the White House.” The post further suggests that Jeffries was referring to President Trump and his administration in the original post.

In any case, and sincere apologies for that pornographic debasement as this is Memorial Day so let us remember all those who gave their llives in defense of this country and let us beg their forgiveness for allowing the cancer of the Hakeem Jeffries' in our midst to have gained positions of power and influence to the extent that the cause of freedom and the nation our loved ones gave their lives to defend and preserve is closer than ever to being lost.

I can only imagine my dear uncle, for whom I was named and who was cut to ribbons by a Jap machine gun on Saipan, looking down from Heaven and weeping at how low we have sunk.

Let us do what we can to ensure the sacrifices he and all who gave their lives were not in vain. God bless their memories.

Have a great day, one and all.

ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY

The Navy will bury Fireman 3rd Class Royle Luker with full military honors on May 30 at New Bethel Cemetery in Plainview, the Arkansas town he left to enlist in June 1941, Stars and Stripes reported. Rear Adm. Michael Van Poots, deputy commander of Submarine Forces, will preside over the ceremony. (RELATED: Nearly 150 Dead From Pearl Harbor Attack Could Be On Track For Identification After Milestone Reached)
Arkansas Teen Sailor Killed At Pearl Harbor Will Finally Be Laid To Rest After Nearly 85 Years
Memorial Day means little if America cannot preserve the monuments honoring the men who gave their last full measure of devotion.
Remembering the Memorials on Memorial Day
Americans who, in shocking numbers, hate America know nothing of the values that made us the kindest, most generous country in history.
On Memorial Day, Unpatriotic Americans Know Nothing of America’s Greatness
Pride in past valor may be best expressed in the St. Crispin’s Day speech from “Henry V” (Act IV, Scene iii), delivered by the young king on the eve of the Battle of Agincourt. . .
‘We band of brothers:’ A Memorial Day meditation

TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPTS AFTERMATH

A court issued an order barring him from the area. He violated it and kept coming back. The Secret Service kept finding him loitering around the White House.
White House Gunman Identified, Was Known to Secret Service
An adult bystander was struck during the exchange of gunfire, though the person’s condition was not immediately known. Witnesses reportedly heard as many as 30 shots near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building as federal agents rushed to secure the area.
Gunman Killed After Opening Fire Near White House Checkpoint
AMERICA & ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN!
On Saturday afternoon, President Trump announced that an “agreement has been largely negotiated” between Washington and Tehran. However, Mr Trump said that the final details of the deal were still being discussed and would not be made public at the time.
Iran Agreed to Surrender Enriched Uranium, End Nuclear Ambitions in Tentative Deal with Trump: Reports (How do you say BOHICA in Farsi? - jjs)
“There has been no agreement over Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile to be shipped out of the country,” Iranian official tells Reuters.
Iran Denies Agreement Over Enriched Uranium, Claims ‘New Sovereignty’ Over Hormuz Strait as U.S. Moves to Finalize Deal
The Iranians are clearly not negotiating in good faith, and they never will.
The New Barbary Pirates
The rapid rebuilding undermines claims that U.S.-Israeli strikes have caused long-term damage to Iran’s military capabilities. If hostilities resume, Iran’s restored drone and missile systems could pose significant threats to Israel and Gulf nations, complicating regional security dynamics.
The fact that Iran appears especially anxious to start moving oil through the strait underlines its importance to the regime.
Iran is Playing a Risky Game With its Oil Fields
Iran Rebuilding Military Power, Drone Fleet Faster Than Expected: U.S. Intel.
Roger Kimball: Trump may delay, Congress may posture, and Iran may stall—but the endgame remains the same: finish the job or repeat the failures of Obama and Biden.
Out on a Limb, but Unmoved: Trump Will Finish the Job in Iran

* * * * *
“[W]e need to kill Ivanka to burn down the house of Trump.”
“Burn Down the House of Trump”: IRGC Terrorist Targeted Ivanka
The regime is taking desperate measures to stay in power.
In Iran’s Economy, Everything Everywhere is Falling Apart

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
Ocasio-Cortez spoke May 16 at the “All Roads Lead to The South” rally in Montgomery, the New York Post (NYP) reported. She called on progressives in northern states to head to Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee and Mississippi to push against what she labeled political injustice. Online afterward, she added, “If you’re not from these states, it’s time to pull up.” (Dear Southerners - aim between the eyes, [rhetorically speaking wink-wink] - jjs)
TItty-Caca AOC Takes Heat After Telling Northerners To ‘Pull Up To The South’
“He was right then. He is right now.”
Professor Brother of Hakeem Jeffries Invokes the Violence of John Brown on Social Media
The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is advancing quickly among Democrats, but the Constitution itself has the tools for defeating it.
Spanberger Advances The Soft Coup Against America
David Harsanyi: The story plays out the same way virtually every time.
The Left’s Attack on Courts is Meant To Destroy the Constitution
Polling has Vang running even with Matsui and slightly ahead of Republican Zachariah Wooden, the NYP reported. Conservative-leaning Lodi, Placerville and El Dorado Hills became part of the district through the recent redraw, joining portions of Sacramento and Elk Grove.
California Congressional Candidate Turns Back On Flag, Refuses To Say Pledge Of Allegiance
As many as 25 Republican senators reportedly balked at the $1.776 billion Anti-Weaponization Fund designed to “to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare” during a briefing by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
Senators Fight Harder Against Restitution For DOJ Weaponization Than Against Weaponization Itself
Piker erupted online after federal investigators subpoenaed him over a Cuba trip with fellow communist activists.
Feds Corner Hasan Piker And CodePink Co-founder Over Trips To Communist Nation
Dems outraged that Tina Peters will be freed alongside killers and child abusers.
Liberals Want to Free All Criminals Except Political Criminals
"DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST/GLOBALIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced Friday new guidance directing immigration officers to treat the transition from temporary nonimmigrant status to permanent immigrant status under Section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act as a process that should generally take place outside the United States, according to a document obtained by the Daily Caller.
EXCLUSIVE: Trump Admin Closes Loophole Letting Migrants Stay In US While Awaiting Green Cards
Ferraro did not specify what law the drivers broke, but said that many of the drivers held CDLs issued by states like California and New York, which don’t require commercial license applicants to be citizens and can legally license drivers regardless of citizenship status.
Nearly 300 illegal migrants with commercial licenses from NY and Calif. stopped, prosecuted in Indiana
It’s not crazy to suggest that if immigrants will not assimilate then they shouldn’t be allowed to serve in Congress. (Should be stripped of citizenship - jjs)
America Is A Nation Of Settlers, Not Immigrants
THE GREAT SOMALIAN SIMOLEON SWINDLE
California doctor Violetta Mailyan convicted of $45M Medicare fraud scheme that funded luxury vacations and a $12K crossbow
$45M Botox Scheme Adds to Mounting Evidence of Systemic Fraud in California Programs
"Muhammad Omar was charged with healthcare fraud"
FBI Arrests Mohammed After He Jumps From 4th Floor During Raid
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE
Before she leaves, she plans to release investigative findings in weekly installments over the next month. The topics on the docket are not small: Havana Syndrome, the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government’s weaponization of intelligence agencies, and the 2020 presidential election. If Democrats thought they could breathe a sigh of relief with her gone, they were sorely mistaken. Each of these has been a political flashpoint for years, and Gabbard is positioning her office to put official findings on the record while she still has the authority to do it.
Tulsi Gabbard Teases Major Bombshells Before Leaving Trump Administration
They have been doing something right.
What Do These 14 California Counties Have In Common?
Brandon’s sentencing is scheduled for September 3. She will be sentenced before U.S. District Judge Steven D. Grimberg in federal court. She is permanently banned from federal employment or contracting with the federal government and its agencies, as part of her plea agreement with the court. The case underscores vulnerabilities in federal payment systems and highlights the need for stricter internal controls to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
Former CDC Official Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Government Funds.
WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM
Gorka said, “177 jihadis in one weekend, which makes it the biggest counter terrorism operation since September the 11th. 177 enemy killed in action.”
Exclusive — Dr. Gorka: USA Killed 177 Jihadis in One Weekend During Biggest Counter Terrorism Op Since 9/11
A video is circulating that every American - including President Trump - should watch, watch again, and study.
New Jersey Muslim Leader Boasts of Using Carlson, Owens, Bannon to Divide MAGA Movement
The latest clash between Kurds and Arabs.
In Kurdish Areas of Syria, an Arab Attempt at Linguicide
OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY, PLUS VARIOUS & SUNDRY GODLESS HEATHENS
But perhaps the most objectionable thing about Hamawy is that, in the early 1990s, he was a loyal follower of Omar Abdel-Rahman, the terrorist cleric known as the “Blind Sheikh.
Big Name Leftists Line Up Behind NJ Dem Tied to ‘Blind Sheikh’”
“Jewish Americans deserve to live, work, worship, and send their children to school without fear of harassment, intimidation, or violence.”
DOJ Launches 15-City Anti-Semitism Crackdown Tour
SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION
Carmen Mercedes Lineberger was indicted on May 19 on multiple charges, including two counts of theft of government money or property after she allegedly secretly transmitted confidential DOJ records to her personal email accounts while disguising the files with names, a press release from the Department of Justice (DOJ) claims.
Prosecutor Whose Office Helped Jack Smith Accuse Trump Of Stealing Govt Records Indicted For Stealing Govt Records
FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH
Nicholas Kristof, the author of the Times piece, leans heavily on statistics and claims by the Committee to Protect Journalists, a left-wing group facing serious challenges to its credibility
New Blow to New York Times Gaza Rape Report: Key Source Gets Caught Quietly Removing Terrorists’ Names from List of Slain ‘Palestinian Journalists’

* * * * *
We humans are disturbingly malleable and conformist, and the digital age has made it exceptionally easy to turn us into banal, evil creatures.
How the Digital Switchboard Turns Conformity into Evil
“Safety is Waymo’s top priority, both for our riders and everyone we share the road with… During a period of intense rain… an unoccupied Waymo vehicle encountered a flooded road and stopped.” – Waymo statement.
Google’s Waymo Robotaxis Pause Services After Struggling to Navigate Puddles.
THE ECONOMY, STUPID
Despite the decline in oil prices, analysts cautioned that markets are unlikely to stabilize quickly even if a formal deal is reached.
Oil Prices Fall Sharply as Markets React to Signs of Possible U.S.-Iran Deal
America survives as a healthy, wealthy nation only if the majority of the population is willing to stand on its own two feet.
Democrats Desperately Want To Create More Dependent Americans
A national oil industry group ridiculed Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his chauffeured lifestyle after he urged Californians to skip Chevron stations during the busy Memorial Day travel period.
Major Oil Association Fires Back After Gavin Newsom’s Attack On Chevron Gas Stations
Incoming Chair Kevin Warsh may be just the person to rein in the central bank’s expanding balance sheet.
The Real Threat to Fed Independence
Institutional investors are not the problem, they are one of the solutions.
This Is No Way To Fix The Housing Shortage
A rancher creating a bespoke protein product has no direct control over the way his cows become meat.
A California Rancher’s Legal Crisis Shows What’s Wrong With The American Beef Market

RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,
Repealing the EPA’s biofuel boondoggle ought to be a no-brainer—but can reformers overcome the “liquid pork” regime?
A Simple Policy to Reduce Food Prices
New EV sales in April – the second full month of the war – were down 6.2% compared with March, and down a whopping 23% from the year before, according to Cox Automotive.
The Iran War Sounds The Death Knell Of EVs
CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY
Whereas Thomas plants the beacon on where SCOTUS should be on an issue, Alito is willing to stake out a milder position to help get it there over time.
SCOTUS Execution Case Exemplifies The Thomas-Alito Dream Team At Its Best
Murder is down, but assault is up—a dangerous sign.
New York City’s Other Violent Crime Problem
The incidents, many of which are organized on social media, have happened in neighborhoods, malls, parks, and restaurants, Fox News reported Sunday.
VIDEO: Officials Warn of Dangerous ‘Teen Takeovers’ Sweeping the Nation
EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT
The case for employing a value-added approach for teachers, pay-for-performance, and classroom cameras.
Creating Meaningful Classroom Reform
THE 2020 AND 2022ELECTION HEISTS & AFTERMATH
Democrats are incensed by the insinuation of fair elections.
The Supreme Court Levels the Playing Field for Gerrymandering of Congressional Districts
POLITICS
Massie said, “I will not rule out anything. And right now, I’m not going to rule in anything. Look, I’ve spent the last five days on my farm with my grandkids and my cattle and my peach trees, and it’s a pretty nice life. COMEDY GOLD: Massie Doesn’t Rule Out 2028 Presidential Run
It’s pretty clear to see why they’re so upset: They’re not doing well.
The Left-Wing Fringe Throws Another Tantrum Over Redistricting
Miranda Devine: . . . to paraphrase Joe Biden: Don’t compare Trump to the Almighty. Compare him to the alternative. Wherever you look in the Democratic Party, the alternative is horrendous.
Don’t lose heart Republicans — Dem disasters like Graham Platner will only make things much, much worse
Another attempt at grabbing all the power for the Left.
Kamala’s ‘Brainstorm’ is Destroying All the Norms
The Seventeenth Amendment reshaped the Senate from a body tied to the states into a national political arena defined by permanent ambition and escalating federal power.
The Progressive Senate and Its Discontents
FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL
Key organizations and activists tied to the CCP-linked Singham Network rapidly moved to defend former Cuban dictator Raúl Castro following this week’s Justice Department indictment tied to the 1996 shootdown of civilian aircraft flown by Brothers to the Rescue.
Singham Network Mobilizes to Defend Raúl Castro after DOJ Indictment
A Convergence of Law, History, and Leadership Signals that Cuba’s Long Night May Be Ending
Will Cuba Taste Freedom Soon?
It was a violent end to a standoff between members of the Republican Peoples’ Party, or CHP, and a leadership team appointed by an appeals court.
Turkish Police Storm Offices of Opposition CHP Party, Firing Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets (Pelosi wets her girdle! - jjs)
“[T]ens of thousands of people marched through ‌Madrid on Saturday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez after a series of corruption scandals.”
Spain: Tens of Thousands Rally in Anti-Government Protest, Demand an End to ‘Socialist Mafia’ Rule
Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Friday for his first official visit there, and the trip carries more than ceremonial value. Rubio met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. The four-day visit includes Kolkata, New Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. . .
Rubio Tries to Put U.S.-India Relations Back on Solid Ground
Reform UK’s strong showing could thwart Burnham’s parliamentary entry and his Prime Ministerial ambitions. Meanwhile, Restore Britain, led by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe, is polling at 7%, potentially aiding Burnham’s campaign. If Burnham wins, the Labour Party increases its likelihood of governing past 2029, and potentially even until 2034, albeit in a theoretical coalition with the far-left Greens.
Reform Surge Puts PM-Wannabe’s Ambitions At Risk In Knife-Edge Makerfield Race.
Talk about being ungrateful.
Europe’s Freeloading Days Are Over: America Demands Reciprocity
China expands abroad without moral baggage while America ties itself in ideological knots that weaken its ability to compete for global influence.
Trump, China, and the Third World
Although the Uyghurs’ plight at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party has vanished from the headlines, they are still fighting for their freedom.
An Interview With The Prime Minister Of The East Turkistan Government In Exile
HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE
While observational, the studies suggest that weight-loss drugs could be used to fight cancer. GLP-1 drugs are normally used to treat diabetes and weight management. The findings could lead to controlled medical trials to establish a more reliable connection between reduced progression and GLP-1 drugs. Further positive findings could heavily influence the pharmaceutical market, given that such drugs are already growing in popularity.
Popular Weight-Loss Drugs May Fight Cancer.
For the first time in a long time, the federal government is asking the right questions.
Doctors must be held accountable for overprescribing dangerous medications to Americans
ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY
The SpaceX team were obviously pleased with the result, chanting, “USA! USA! USA!”
Successful Starship V3 Test Launch Marks Another Step Toward a Spacefaring Future
Overall this sets the stage for a quick follow-up. Expect new test flights over the summer and fall, coming almost monthly.
SpaceX completes a largely successful 12th orbital test flight of Starship/Superheavy
I’ve seen new NASA administrators do the same time after time, without actually accomplishing any real change. In a sense this is no different than rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic as it sinks. You aren’t really fixing the problem, you are making believe you are doing so.
Isaacman rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic of NASA
Space will not be settled by treaties and committees, but by pioneers willing to claim, build, and risk everything on worlds no one owns.
Space Squatters Will Open the Final Frontier
FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY
The South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust said its decision to place the patient in a male ward followed NHS England guidance in effect at the time.
Woman who identifies as trans raped in NHS psych ward within hour of arrival in men's unit
CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE
“This tendency typifies an age of waning competence and agency...Some Christians are attempting to respond directly.”
Gen Z’s Incompetent Converts
"If Christian values are replaced by Islamic ones, this will not be Britain any more."
The Red-Pilling of John Cleese
HITHER & YON
Thad McCotter: At an alumni dinner meant to celebrate achievement and tradition, one aging mentor delivered a quiet confession that revealed just how profoundly America has changed.
An Evening for Reflection

ALSO: The Morning Report cross-posts at CutJibNewsletter.com usually within an hour or so of posting here, if you want to continue the conversation all day.

Also, do follow us on X (Twitter): @CutJibNews

And my X (Twitter) account at: @therealJJSefton

and on Instagram: @Cutjibnewsletter

TIP JAR : Your support helps keep the lights on and is truly appreciated. Note: We are on Stripe, not PayPal.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at 06:45 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Any agreement written with the current Iranian regime is not worth the paper it’s written on.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 06:48 AM (XV/Pl)

2 >>>"If Christian values are replaced by Islamic ones, this will not be Britain any more."

If? Is this a skit?

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 25, 2026 06:51 AM (dK+Kv)

3 1 Any agreement written with the current Iranian regime is not worth the paper it’s written on.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 06:48 AM (XV/Pl)

Completely FARSI...cle

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 25, 2026 06:51 AM (x0n13)

4 Good morning horde!

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 06:53 AM (ExV1e)

5 Good morning dear morons and happy birthday JJ

Our fallen soldiers, may their memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 06:56 AM (RIvkX)

6 "Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"

This makes it sound like she was celebrating on the way down.

Anyway, whatever your troubles, be thankful you are not THAT person.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 06:56 AM (vFG9F)

7 Spencer Pratt running for LA Mayor:

Spencer Pratt’s team is power-washing stencils onto city sidewalks, creating visible messages where the cleaned sections contrast sharply with the surrounding dirt and grime.

"Imagine if the streets were this clean"

The only way to fully erase them? Actually clean the streets.

A great reminder about infrastructure and basic maintenance in a city that is declining under long-time Democratic leadership.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 06:56 AM (2PamV)

8
g'mornin' again, 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 25, 2026 06:57 AM (AMvSw)

9 Yonder Horde

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 06:57 AM (jehhT)

10 The first person to wish us a "happy" Memorial Day spends a night in the box.

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 06:59 AM (J4Dwc)

11 "TItty-Caca AOC Takes Heat After Telling Northerners To ‘Pull Up To The South’"

I am unfamiliar with this Yankee expression. Does it have something to do with diapers?

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 07:00 AM (vFG9F)

12 We gave a shit ton of drone tech to the ukrainians, why not give it to the middle eastern and gulf states? At least they can pay for it.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 07:00 AM (D1E+2)

13 Good morning!

Let's smile & be happy & strike fear in the hearts of killjoy leftists everywhere.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:01 AM (u82oZ)

14 "Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"

This makes it sound like she was celebrating on the way down.

Anyway, whatever your troubles, be thankful you are not THAT person.
Posted by: fd

I am slowly coming to the conclusion that I am defective.
Because not once in 63 years, have I EVER wanted to get that close to the edge of ANYTHING.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 07:02 AM (2PamV)

15 "Multiple sources identified the suspect as Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland."
----

Neighbors say he was just turning his life around and had begun attending a bible study.

Posted by: Local media at May 25, 2026 07:04 AM (2Ez/1)

16 Spencer Pratt will lose by something slightly less than a landslide.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 07:04 AM (XV/Pl)

17 6 "Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"

This makes it sound like she was celebrating on the way down.

Anyway, whatever your troubles, be thankful you are not THAT person.
Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 06:56 AM (vFG9F)

Could've been worse. Could've been the grandmother who got out of a NYC taxi and fell down an open manhole!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 25, 2026 07:05 AM (x0n13)

18 I am slowly coming to the conclusion that I am defective.
Because not once in 63 years, have I EVER wanted to get that close to the edge of ANYTHING.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 07:02 AM (2PamV)
====

You're not really livinggggggggggggggg ahhhhh!
/adrenaline-junkie on the way down down down

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:05 AM (RIvkX)

19
I am slowly coming to the conclusion that I am defective.
Because not once in 63 years, have I EVER wanted to get that close to the edge of ANYTHING.
Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 07:02 AM (2PamV)

As I get closer to my three score and ten, I find myself avoiding situations where gravity will have an adverse effect on my health and well-being.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:07 AM (HdYcL)

20 Thomas Bender

Maybe. There is something about his campaign that is winning over people. His message is spot on. The stencils were a good stunt. And money is flowing in, a sign his approach is sound.

Can he beat the cheat? Otherwise ...

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:07 AM (u82oZ)

21 By now, Jug Ears (the successful Manchurian Candidate) is having breakfast and a laughing fit with his Comrade Lucifer

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & America Haters at May 25, 2026 07:08 AM (HeR4S)

22 Oh and they released the sample ballot for the governors race, there are 45 candidates, the two front running democrats are listed 1, 2. The two Republican candidates are listed at 43 and 44.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 07:08 AM (XV/Pl)

23 We observe Memorial Day.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:08 AM (qFwJc)

24 Taking the time to remember those who have sacrificed everything for our liberty and freedom. May they rest in peace and may we do what we can to preserve what they left for us.

Posted by: Al Swearingen at May 25, 2026 07:08 AM (XZhJa)

25 21 By now, Jug Ears (the successful Manchurian Candidate) is having breakfast and a laughing fit with his Comrade Lucifer
Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & America Haters at May 25, 2026 07:08 AM (HeR4S)

Wait, Obama is dead?!

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 25, 2026 07:08 AM (x0n13)

26 Hadrian the Seventh

I agree. Gravity is a harsh mistress.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:09 AM (u82oZ)

27 "If Christian values are replaced by Islamic ones, this will not be Britain any more."
The Red-Pilling of John Cleese"

You threw it away, you twit.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 07:09 AM (vFG9F)

28 "(How do you say BOHICA in Farsi? - jjs)"

"President Donald Trump"!

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:09 AM (wzUl9)

29 LOL. I went to the Grand Canyon a few years ago.

It terrifies me.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:09 AM (qFwJc)

30 >>> "Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"

This makes it sound like she was celebrating on the way down.

Anyway, whatever your troubles, be thankful you are not THAT person.
Posted by: fd

I am slowly coming to the conclusion that I am defective.
Because not once in 63 years, have I EVER wanted to get that close to the edge of ANYTHING.

Posted by: rickb223

>I've been to the peak of every mountain in the three surrounding mountain ranges. We never took selfies and there were no volcanoes.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 07:10 AM (D1E+2)

31 "Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 06:56 AM (vFG9F)
-

Lava's Leap.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 07:11 AM (fGGO0)

32 By now, Jug Ears (the successful Manchurian Candidate) is having breakfast and a laughing fit with his Comrade Lucifer
Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & America Haters at May 25, 2026
*
Wait, Obama is dead?!
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 25, 2026

***
We were told that Lucifer was fond of going to and fro in the Earth and walking up and down in it. No doubt he could visit BHO for a morning meal now and then.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:11 AM (wzUl9)

33 I will attend the Memorial Day events at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at 10 AM. The Democrat governor, Laura Kelly, will be there.

Afterwards, I will visit my late wife's grave. She is buried there.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:11 AM (u82oZ)

34 I am slowly coming to the conclusion that I am defective.
Because not once in 63 years, have I EVER wanted to get that close to the edge of ANYTHING.

Posted by: rickb223

***
Not defective. SANE.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:12 AM (wzUl9)

35 23 We observe Memorial Day.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:08 AM
----
With the ultimate mattress sale of the year!
By two mattresses, get one free!!

Posted by: Every mattress store everywhere at May 25, 2026 07:13 AM (2Ez/1)

36 I am developing a reflexive hatred of some of these insane Democrats, with the latest being this woman who turned her back on the flag and refused to pledge. Let her live in North Korea then, but she has no business in Congress, or living in California at all.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 07:13 AM (78kzY)

37 "Carmen Mercedes Lineberger was indicted on May 19 on multiple charges, including two counts of theft of government money or property after she allegedly secretly transmitted confidential DOJ records to her personal email accounts while disguising the files with names"

Was one of the recipes for cooked goose?

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 07:14 AM (vFG9F)

38 I will attend the Memorial Day events at the Kansas Veterans Cemetery at 10 AM. The Democrat governor, Laura Kelly, will be there.

Afterwards, I will visit my late wife's grave. She is buried there.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:11 AM (u82oZ)
==================
A day for reflection. I wish you a good day.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 07:14 AM (78kzY)

39 We observe Memorial Day.
Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:08 AM
----
With the ultimate mattress sale of the year!
By two mattresses, get one free!!

Posted by: Every mattress store everywhere at May 25, 2026 07:13 AM (2Ez/1)
-

That's why they call it memory foam!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 07:15 AM (fGGO0)

40 Every day, I honor the men and women whose sacrifice helped keep the most amazing nation on the planet, the US of A, vibrant.

Away from the cities, there is a vast land filled with people true to our core ideals from the Declaration of Independence and especially the Constitution.

I aver the Constitution, as followed, is the best system software for an advanced, high-trust, nation.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:15 AM (u82oZ)

41 @20

>>Can he beat the cheat? Otherwise ...

Newsome was really unpopular, he won the recall in a landslide.

Bass is unpopular, not only is she unpopular, she’s a patently absurd retard to boot.

And since LA elections are fake and gay, she will more than likely win in a walk.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 07:15 AM (XV/Pl)

42 Everyone should have a MEANINGFUL Memorial Day.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 07:16 AM (fGGO0)

43 Good morning JJ and horde

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:16 AM (Ia/+0)

44 Lava's Leap.
Posted by: Biden's Dog

Bravo, good sir. Bravo.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:16 AM (u82oZ)

45 I aver the Constitution, as followed, is the best system software for an advanced, high-trust, nation.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:15 AM (u82oZ)
-

"High trust."

There's your problem right there!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 07:17 AM (fGGO0)

46 That's why they call it memory foam!
Posted by: Biden's Dog at May 25, 2026 07:15 AM
+++
I put memory foam insoles in my shoes so when I walk into a room I'll remember why.

Didn't work.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 07:17 AM (2Ez/1)

47
Starting on refurbishing the spreadsheet of Delilah's show career. I thought it was complete, but there were two early shows in Florida that were missing (she walked in both of them).

Delilah didn't rack up the record that her illustrious grandmother Lacey did, but she missed the last five months of 2019 because of Her Majesty's knee surgery (I showed her a few times to no good effect), a good chunk of 2020 due to WuFlu leading to show cancellations, and almost all of 2020 because of maternal duties, important as they were.

Bittersweet memories. Luckily, her daughter Diana is at the same spot in the hot/crazy matrix as she was.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:19 AM (HdYcL)

48 Reading a few takes on the latest White House ground shooter, I am not so sure its a assassination attempt as much as a mental illness case throwing his anger at the White House in general.
Not a person, just authority

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:19 AM (Ia/+0)

49 Isaacman is not willing or able to do this, however. He might want to (though nothing he has said suggests he does) but even if he did Congress will not let him. It wants NASA funded to keep those pork-laden unproductive jobs alive in their numerous congressional districts.
======================
No doubt this is the educated, intelligent view. But I have an irrational faith Isaacman will do plenty more than just rearrange the deck chairs on a sinking ship, assuming we can continue to win elections and he has the time.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 07:20 AM (oVIfx)

50
Sorry, Lila had her first litter in 2022.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:20 AM (HdYcL)

51 Spencer Pratt will lose by something slightly less than a landslide.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

This IS LA's chance to change for the better. If they reject Pratt, then they WANT whatever comes next.
And not only will I not shed a tear, I will point and laugh.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 07:20 AM (2PamV)

52 Thomas Bender

Noted.

This is a choice election. Either start recovering from excellent bad policy execution, or have an entire city jump into a wildfire volcano.

A "win" by Bass would be unrecoverable. The people that can help the city, those that are left, will leave.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:20 AM (u82oZ)

53 Love the pic JJ. Brings back memories of visiting Arlington National Cemetery and the American Military Cemeteries in Luxembourg, Normandy and Lorraine, France. Very inspiring and humbling to walk those hallowed grounds.

Posted by: Al Swearingen at May 25, 2026 07:20 AM (sOgXJ)

54
Reading a few takes on the latest White House ground shooter, I am not so sure its a assassination attempt as much as a mental illness case throwing his anger at the White House in general.
Not a person, just authority
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:19 AM (Ia/+0)

He served his purpose: normalizing assassination attempts against Trump.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:21 AM (HdYcL)

55 That's why they call it memory foam!
Posted by: Biden's Dog at May 25, 2026 07:15 AM
+++
I put memory foam insoles in my shoes so when I walk into a room I'll remember why.

Didn't work.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

Did you wear the right shoes?

Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 07:22 AM (2PamV)

56 He served his purpose: normalizing assassination attempts against Trump.
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:21 AM (HdYcL)

The left won't be satisfied until some nutjob takes out President Trump.

Posted by: Al Swearingen at May 25, 2026 07:22 AM (sOgXJ)

57 The ONT's bicentennial Coke.Commercial really showed me what this country has lost.

Thank you, Ted Kennedy, for all that you've destroyed.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 07:22 AM (/3YYe)

58 >>>"Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"

She went down, down, down in a burning ring of fire.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 25, 2026 07:22 AM (dK+Kv)

59 "TItty-Caca AOC Takes Heat After Telling Northerners To ‘Pull Up To The South’"

I am unfamiliar with this Yankee expression. Does it have something to do with diapers?
Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 07:00 AM (vFG9F)

Just consider her a sub-literate idiot, then you won't go far wrong when talking about her.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 07:22 AM (1Ff7Z)

60 Prayer for the families of those that have died to keep Americans safe and sound.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 07:23 AM (/+uur)

61 "...excellent bad policy execution..."

Umm...

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 07:23 AM (2Ez/1)

62 Ethanol-free gas is still available in my area. $4.30 at one station, $4.25 at another. The Exxon convenience store I go to has what they say is ethnaol-free, amazingly, at .20 *less* than their $3.89 87 E10. I don't know if they are simply forgetting to jack up the price, or if the stuff in their tanks is old, or if it really has ethanol in it. I'm not sure I'm seeing *much* better mileage on it now, as compared to a year ago . . . but it's .20 less, so I buy it.

I need to try a full tank of this stuff, drive to near empty, and try a full tank of the $4.30 (*wince*), to compare.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:24 AM (wzUl9)

63 The UK has always been based at the deepest level on Christian values, regardless of dogma. Despite the many mistakes made by churches, for centuries British people have been influenced by Christ’s teaching. If these values are replaced by Islamic ones, this will not be Britain any more.
====================
I'm curious why Cleese uses a future tense and not a past tense. England, and all of Britain, appears to us, outsiders, as already gone.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 07:25 AM (zG/eu)

64 Quarter Twenty

Some people want to Rule over a burnt out trash heap. We call them many names, like the Left, Communists, Democrats, losers. But they work very hard to rule over others.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:25 AM (u82oZ)

65
Cleanliness and order are White Supremacy. There are a surprising number of people who are accustomed to and completely comfortable with filth, crime, ruined buildings and broken streets. A well-run, prosperous city, bustling with human industry, would be profoundly unsettling.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:25 AM (HdYcL)

66 Fvck off troll

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:25 AM (RIvkX)

67 Reading a few takes on the latest White House ground shooter, I am not so sure its a assassination attempt as much as a mental illness case throwing his anger at the White House in general.

Not a person, just authority

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:19 AM (Ia/+0)
-

Willowed from ONT:

The Weekend White House shooter left behind a few hints on his Twitter account:

https://tinyurl.com/3ec2pua6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 07:26 AM (XyZGq)

68 @52

>>A "win" by Bass would be unrecoverable. The people that can help the city, those that are left, will leave.

I would say this is a last chance election for Ca, if hoyer, swallowswell or porter win and bass wins in la, then that giant sucking sound you hear is the vortex created as people flee the state in droves.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 07:26 AM (XV/Pl)

69
The left won't be satisfied until some nutjob takes out President Trump.
Posted by: Al Swearingen at May 25, 2026 07:22 AM (sOgXJ)

They won't be satisfied even then. You think when Trump goes away that everything will return to normal?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:27 AM (HdYcL)

70 It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 07:27 AM (/+uur)

71 53 Love the pic JJ. Brings back memories of visiting Arlington National Cemetery and the American Military Cemeteries in Luxembourg, Normandy and Lorraine, France. Very inspiring and humbling to walk those hallowed grounds.
Posted by: Al Swearingen at May 25, 2026 07:20 AM (sOgXJ)

That's my uncle's tombstone at Rock Island Nat'l Cemetery.

I visited Arlington as it opened on a very quiet autumn Sunday morning. Truly humbling, beautiful and emotional and unforgettable. Was all alone as I strolled the grounds.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 25, 2026 07:27 AM (x0n13)

72 Hadrian, my Siberians have never been show cats, though sometimes their grand-sires or grand-dams have been. Little Dagny Sophia the Aloof's mother, Sofia, was considered good enough to breed (and Dagny looks like her clone), but I'm not sure she was ever shown.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:27 AM (wzUl9)

73 Remembering some family members and an excellent boss today.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 25, 2026 07:27 AM (aJQbY)

74 Troll about to regale us with his tales of heroism from Khe Sanh and Da Nang.

We are all so very impressed you fag.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:28 AM (RIvkX)

75 Huck Follywood

My major professor in grad school left the UK in 1990. He saw all of this coming down the road. And acted on it.

The smart ones are gone. Out-migration from the UK is now including businessmen, scientists, tech workers, and more.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

76 Cleanliness and order are White Supremacy. There are a surprising number of people who are accustomed to and completely comfortable with filth, crime, ruined buildings and broken streets. . . .
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026

***
I see those conditions every day, including outside my door. Your description is truly apt.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:29 AM (wzUl9)

77 Ages ago, my parents took us kids to Arlington on Memorial Day. We were in a throng of visitors at the Tomb of the Unknown for a changing of the guard. It was hard to see through the crowd, but I remember how quiet it was. And hot.

I think there are some old photos of that trip around here.

Living near the capitol city back in the 60's and 70's was a different world.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 07:29 AM (jehhT)

78 From the dictionary: To regale means to entertain or delight someone with stories or a lavish feast.
----
So there will be food?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 07:29 AM (2Ez/1)

79 "They won't be satisfied even then. You think when Trump goes away that everything will return to normal?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh"

It would be an excuse to ramp up, by both sides.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 07:31 AM (vFG9F)

80 I need to try a full tank of this stuff, drive to near empty, and try a full tank of the $4.30 (*wince*), to compare.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:24 AM (wzUl9)

I think a tank of Shell Super is the cheapest tuneup ever.
My last 2 trucks would send the Check Eng light about every 15 to 20k miles. I think from the water gathered by the ethanol. Stupid idea to put a hydrophilic substance in your fuel system.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 07:32 AM (/+uur)

81 The smart ones are gone. Out-migration from the UK is now including businessmen, scientists, tech workers, and more.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

Mr. H and Friends ought to be thinking about this.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 07:32 AM (1Ff7Z)

82 One Memorial Day, I visited my Great Uncle's grave in Arlington Cemetery. Very humbling. Hated to see the family name on a tombstone. My wife was respectful, as well.

He survived being a crew chief for a B-25 named for him (---'s Demon) in New Guinea in WWII, to go on to maintaining B-29 engines in Tinian.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:32 AM (u82oZ)

83 "Regale" means to blow twice.

Posted by: Camela at May 25, 2026 07:33 AM (vFG9F)

84
"Criminals might be victims of circumstance in the sense that few of them ever had a fair chance; but it was a mistake to forget the only 'fair chance' they wanted was a chance for easy money." - James Gould Cozzens, The Just and the Unjust, 1942

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:33 AM (HdYcL)

85 But — and this is a big one — don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

Or to paraphrase Joe Biden: Don’t compare Trump to the Almighty. Compare him to the alternative.

Wherever you look in the Democratic Party, the alternative is horrendous.
=======================
Miranda Devine lays out the weak-kneed GOP, but she (and we) can do little to buck up the terrible GOP Senate caucus. What a bunch of fearful little-minded scum, led by an ass.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 07:34 AM (zG/eu)

86 Cleanliness and order are White Supremacy. There are a surprising number of people who are accustomed to and completely comfortable with filth, crime, ruined buildings and broken streets. . . .
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026

***
I see those conditions every day, including outside my door. Your description is truly apt.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:29 AM (wzUl9)
---
When it's all you've ever known, you just accept it as normal.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 25, 2026 07:34 AM (gnNyN)

87 This Is No Way To Fix The Housing Shortage

Getting rid of 30M illegals would be a better start than anything else the government could do, either demonizing corporate involvement or praising it.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 07:34 AM (ExV1e)

88 I'd love to do some more hiking in Colorado or New Mexico, or to visit Utah and northern Arizona for the same. But I'm not going to take any chances with cliff edges or canyon rims. And if I visit a volcano, it had better be one which has been extinct for eons.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:34 AM (wzUl9)

89 No one in right mind can think with a hand gun starting outside the White House gate is going to get far past that

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:35 AM (Ia/+0)

90 Cleanliness and order are White Supremacy. There are a surprising number of people who are accustomed to and completely comfortable with filth, crime, ruined buildings and broken streets. . . .
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026

***
I see those conditions every day, including outside my door. Your description is truly apt.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026
---
When it's all you've ever known, you just accept it as normal.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 25, 2026

***
It seems most of the denizens of this pesthole accept all the decay. I never have.

Which is part of why I have *never* felt at home here.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:36 AM (wzUl9)

91 I'd love to do some more hiking in Colorado or New Mexico, or to visit Utah and northern Arizona for the same. But I'm not going to take any chances with cliff edges or canyon rims. And if I visit a volcano, it had better be one which has been extinct for eons.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:34 AM (wzUl9)

All you have to do is watch where y

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 07:36 AM (1Ff7Z)

92 I do think the Cultural Marxists Propaganda Ministry has put out assassination isn't out of the question

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:36 AM (Ia/+0)

93 And if I visit a volcano, it had better be one which has been extinct for eons.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:34 AM (wzUl9)

We hiked Mt. Saint Helens years ago. Standing at the rim was awesome . . . and spooky.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 25, 2026 07:37 AM (dK+Kv)

94
The smart ones are gone. Out-migration from the UK is now including businessmen, scientists, tech workers, and more.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:28 AM (u82oZ)

We keep hearing about Americans who are leaving the country for Europe, but who are they? Childless retirees, single AWFLs, recent humanities grads, celebs. In short, deadweight looking for bennies. For every one of them, there's at least one European looking to come here to escape the stultifying, overregulated, mingy life there.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:38 AM (HdYcL)

95 I think a tank of Shell Super is the cheapest tuneup ever.
My last 2 trucks would send the Check Eng light about every 15 to 20k miles. I think from the water gathered by the ethanol. Stupid idea to put a hydrophilic substance in your fuel system.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026

***
It has a small value in cold climates, in that it isolates the water and avoids your fuel lines freezing up. There used to be a product, Heet! I think, which you were supposed to add to your tank for the same purpose. Now the fuel does it.

But it's still a crazy idea. My Buick got 34 mpg on the open road with Buc-ees E0 in it last September. I saw more like 29-30 with Shell E10 during my Kansas trip.

There was a chain of fuel stations in KS that was offering their *premium* at .30 less than their regular. I used it and got awful mileage. I wrote to the KS Dept. of Agriculture, and they found that the stations were selling 20% ethanol in that fuel and not labeling it as such.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 07:41 AM (wzUl9)

96 Skip

We have seen this playbook before, with the attacks in Europe, the US, and Russia on leaders by anarchists in the 1880s to 1914s. One example was the assassination of Tzar Alexander II in 1881.

Queen Victoria survived 6 assassination attempts.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:41 AM (u82oZ)

97 As the largest Starship EVER, V3 is a MAJOR evolutionary upgrade from V2, focused on higher performance, reliability, and FULL reusability
===================
As huge as V3 is, with 100 ton capacity, it is still only half as big as the planned operational capacity of 200 tons. SpaceX will get there too, no doubt. The company is one of the most incredible stories of our modern life.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 07:42 AM (fVNxJ)

98 I heard Band of Brothers is playing in its entirety on one of the nets today. I hope I have some time to see some of it.

Posted by: Despise Marxist Rat Bastards & America Haters at May 25, 2026 07:43 AM (HeR4S)

99 Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere

Wow. What gas station chain was that? I'd like to avoid it.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:43 AM (u82oZ)

100 "TItty-Caca AOC Takes Heat After Telling Northerners To ‘Pull Up To The South’"

Did anyone explain to her what would be likely to happen to any northerners who "pulled up"?

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 07:44 AM (ExV1e)

101
I think a tank of Shell Super is the cheapest tuneup ever.
My last 2 trucks would send the Check Eng light about every 15 to 20k miles. I think from the water gathered by the ethanol. Stupid idea to put a hydrophilic substance in your fuel system.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026

Agreed, but driving gets the gas turned over fairly frequently, so it doesn't have time to decay. It's death on small engines, which sit around doing nothing for long periods of time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:45 AM (HdYcL)

102 Hadrian the Seventh

Very few start-ups are successful in the EU since 1990. Too many rules.

Singapore and especially the US is where most of those great ideas turn into successful companies.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:46 AM (u82oZ)

103 >"TItty-Caca AOC Takes Heat After Telling Northerners To ‘Pull Up To The South’"
----

what is she talking about

Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2026 07:47 AM (ZxPkt)

104 Actually in middle of a historical assassination recreation movie
Anthropod, 2016 movie on assassination of Reinhard Heydrich during WWII.

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:47 AM (Ia/+0)

105 Is the sixth year of drought the result of “the enemy’s economic conspiracy”? No, it is the result both of the hotter temperatures due to global warming, that cause evaporation of the water in Iran’s lakes, and of the leaks in the pipes that were put in decades ago and that the government, spending so much of its time and money on its nuclear program and ballistic missile manufacturing, has failed to replace.

GlowBull Warmering is not real. Never been real. CO2 in the upper atmosphere has cooled.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 07:48 AM (/+uur)

106 On March 1, 1954, four Puerto Rican nationalists, seeking to promote Puerto Rican independence from the United States, attacked the United States Capitol. They fired 30 rounds from semi-automatic pistols onto the legislative floor from the Ladies' Gallery (a balcony for visitors) of the House of Representatives chamber within the United States Capitol.

Wounded were Alvin Morell Bentley (R-Michigan), who took a bullet to the chest, Clifford Davis (D-Tennessee), hit in the leg, Ben F. Jensen (R-Iowa), shot in the back, as well as George Hyde Fallon (D-Maryland) and Kenneth A. Roberts (D-Alabama). House pages helped carry Bentley off the House floor.The representatives were treated and recovered.

No one ever seems to remember or talk about this.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 07:48 AM (2Ez/1)

107
Very few start-ups are successful in the EU since 1990.

The market cap of the 50 most successful EU startups in the last 50 years is smaller than that of Home Depot.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:50 AM (HdYcL)

108 Tillis goes whining to CNN and reveals who he really is:
An unstable liberal who hates conservatives.

That that nasty POS called himself a Republican is scary in that, just how many more are like him?

The temper tantrum these RINOs are throwing makes a red-faced toddler look dignified.

You losers had a very good deal:
Pass the SAVE Act and Trump would save Cornyn.
You choose to play games and lie-- Trump didn't do this, you did

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 07:50 AM (73/SM)

109 I cannot figure out why Ro Khanna is always on my TV screen. Wtf?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:51 AM (RIvkX)

110 104 Actually in middle of a historical assassination recreation movie
Anthropod, 2016 movie on assassination of Reinhard Heydrich during WWII.
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 07:47 AM (Ia/+0)

Hitler had the entire town of Lidice annihilated as revenge.

Posted by: J.J. Sefton at May 25, 2026 07:51 AM (x0n13)

111 Quarter Twenty

Independence for Puerto Rico sounds like a good idea now. Maybe they can merge with Cuba, once the communists are gone.

I can't remember this, because it was before I was born. My parents were living in Puerto Rico at the time, but they never talked about that. I did read about it, as an adult.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:52 AM (u82oZ)

112 109 I cannot figure out why Ro Khanna is always on my TV screen. Wtf?
Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:51 AM
####

Sitting right here, boss.

Posted by: The OFF button at May 25, 2026 07:53 AM (2Ez/1)

113 Hadrian the Seventh

Right. We pay attention to the same economic analysis.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:53 AM (u82oZ)

114 Chevron put up signs at its California stations, telling consumers that California has the highest gas prices in America because Sacramento Democrats require it, by way of the highest taxes and regulatory burden in the country.

Newsom responded by calling for a boycott of Chevron, previously known as Standard Oil of California. California is the largest importer of foreign gasoline in the country, and yet voters keep electing Democrats like Newscum.

Phillips 66 terminated operations at its Los Angeles-area refinery in the fourth quarter of 2025. Chevron moved its headquarters to Texas, citing high taxes and burdensome regulations. Valero Energy Corporation, which announced plans to close its Benicia oil refinery (located just northeast of San Francisco, in 2026), has just been fined for “air quality violations” to the tune of $3.25 million

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 07:54 AM (/fjf1)

115 Cleanliness and order are White Supremacy. There are a surprising number of people who are accustomed to and completely comfortable with filth, crime, ruined buildings and broken streets. . . .
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026

Look at their families and relationships. Broken, ruined, and miserable. Look at their schools. Broken, ruined, and miserable.
The great promise that "when we are in charge..." has never ever ever even come close to being true. Yet, it has been Sold my entire lifetime that when a woman or a black or a hispanic or a ... is in power things will get better.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 07:55 AM (/+uur)

116 The whole Paxton/Cornyn/SAVE Act/Thune/ endorsement psychodrama is positively sickening.

My hatred for the Republicans is only a scintilla less than my hatred for the Democrats.

Our national leadership is craven, diluted, and self-serving. They disgust me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:55 AM (RIvkX)

117 We keep hearing about Americans who are leaving the country for Europe, but who are they? Childless retirees, single AWFLs, recent humanities grads, celebs. In short, deadweight looking for bennies.

Childless retirees - receiving benefits
single AWFLs - probably receiving benefits
recent humanities grads - idiots
celebs - the wealthy

So, folks who either don't need to care about Europe's economic system or aren't bright enough to know that they do.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 07:55 AM (ExV1e)

118 Morning, y'all...

"This Is No Way To Fix The Housing Shortage"

What "housing shortage"?

Oh, they mean "free houses n' shiite"...

Heh.

Posted by: man at May 25, 2026 07:56 AM (XuXeR)

119 "Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"
She went down, down, down in a burning ring of fire.

So cool! Is there a video link? Man, I could watch that all day.
Awesome! I wonder if she bounced down or flew the whole way? So cool!

Posted by: Smooth Brained Malleable American In The Digital Age at May 25, 2026 07:56 AM (OoF9t)

120 Where my EBT card at?

Posted by: La'Tanya at May 25, 2026 07:56 AM (2Ez/1)

121 The great promise that "when we are in charge..." has never ever ever even come close to being true. Yet, it has been Sold my entire lifetime that when a woman or a black or a hispanic or a ... is in power things will get better.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 07:55 AM (/+uur)
======

Kill the Boer!
-government of South Africa

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:57 AM (RIvkX)

122 San Franpsycho

I agree wholeheartedly. I wrote my Federal Senator the Italians and French fought harder and more effectively in WWII than the GOPe. And other stuff to motivate him. I was rebuked by my then County GOP leader. I left the GOP after that.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:57 AM (u82oZ)

123 Pull Up

To reprimand or scold someone for something they did wrong.

So AoC has a claim that there is something the South does wrong and that the North has the position of Authority or Righteousness.

Sweep your own front porch lady.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 07:57 AM (/+uur)

124 "TItty-Caca AOC Takes Heat After Telling Northerners To ‘Pull Up To The South’"
----

what is she talking about
Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2026 07:47 AM (ZxPkt)

Apparently, "pull up" is ghetto yoot for fight.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 07:58 AM (ExV1e)

125 SanFranpsycho, my hatred for the Republicans is higher than for the dems. The republicans are supposed to be the ones fighting for American values.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:59 AM (5P5DO)

126 But it really is amazing how these RINOs think over and over, joining with the Dems will hurt Trump.

From when they called for him to resign over the pussy tape ...
To when near 50 of them resigned to hand the House to the Dems ...
To when they conspired with the Dems to let the baseless investigators proceed ...
To all the bills they've killed to stall Trump's agenda ....
And stopping his nominees ....
To Massie, Cassidy and Cornyn ....

Over and over, as they stab themselves, they get ever more sure the next stab will hurt Trump.

Voodoo Republicans--stabbing themselves to injure Trump

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 07:59 AM (73/SM)

127 >>>We hiked Mt. Saint Helens years ago. Standing at the rim was awesome . . . and spooky.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon

>I remember when it blew and trashed the whole northwest. On the bright side, the ash cleaned our streets.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 08:00 AM (D1E+2)

128 {{{Ben Had}}}
🎼 ♭ 5/4 ♫♫ ♫♫ Good morning! ♬♬ ♩ ♪

As long as we have strong Americans like you, we can survive as a civilization. You exemplify the very best in America.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 08:01 AM (u82oZ)

129 Denis Miranda.
KIA. 21 Sep 2010.
SEAL. Warrior. Friend.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at May 25, 2026 08:01 AM (oSeBJ)

130 Hasan Kwame Dakari Denzel Deon Tyrese Kato Laquan Jeffries

fixed it

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 08:02 AM (/+uur)

131 SanFranpsycho, my hatred for the Republicans is higher than for the dems. The republicans are supposed to be the ones fighting for American values.
Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 07:59 AM (5P5DO)
=====

Things seemed different 50 years ago, but then again, they were different. The faces and names may change, yet the policy remains the same.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:02 AM (RIvkX)

132 Denis Miranda.
KIA. 21 Sep 2010.
SEAL. Warrior. Friend.
Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at May 25, 2026 08:01 AM (oSeBJ)
=====

Thank you. May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:03 AM (RIvkX)

133 NaCly, dearest . You served this Country with honor and your commitment to preserving freedom is what keeps us fighting.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 08:04 AM (5P5DO)

134 Mitch McConnell reportedly said, “So the nation’s top law enforcement official is asking for a slush fund to pay people who assault cops? Utterly stupid, morally wrong — Take your pick.”

Mitch hasn't said a complete sentence in years.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 08:05 AM (/+uur)

135 Thank you. May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:03 AM (RIvkX)

We fought together. I think of him every day.

Today, I'm telling my kids about him.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at May 25, 2026 08:06 AM (oSeBJ)

136 The fact that Thune remains tells me that all the other GOPe Senators are okay with it.

Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2026 08:06 AM (ZxPkt)

137 They disgust me.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:55 AM (RIvkX)

Push past it to enraged and vengeful.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 25, 2026 08:06 AM (dK+Kv)

138 Captain Carroll LeFon, USN. AKA Neptunus Lex.

Pilot, Naval Officer, Blogger, Inspiration.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

139 I disagree. Any RINO is still 50 times better than a Dem/Marxist

Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:06 AM (YCxFk)

140
Kill the Boer!
-government of South Africa

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 07:57 AM (RIvkX)

_____________

There was a short video of a South African farmer, a younger fellow, who had moved here and bought land. He was so relieved and grateful that he could walk and work without the dread of being murdered.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:07 AM (HdYcL)

141 Salute to your hero Uncle JJ. Late Father saw heavy combat in Korea. Happy Memorial Day all!

Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:07 AM (YCxFk)

142 Mitch McConnell reportedly said,"

...
....
.....
......

Posted by: man at May 25, 2026 08:07 AM (XuXeR)

143 Hadrian the Seventh

Western Kansas is getting a lot of those South African farming families. They are welcome to come here. We need their strength.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 08:08 AM (u82oZ)

144 Pilot, Naval Officer, Blogger, Inspiration.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)

Fair winds and following seas.

Posted by: Washington Nearsider, preparing for The Reckoning at May 25, 2026 08:09 AM (oSeBJ)

145 Sad. Thought Drew Carey was one of the good guys in HWood. Former Marine. He flipped and is Supporting Bass for Mayor, and chewed out Pratt. Sell out

Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:09 AM (YCxFk)

146 Trying to decide if the town Memorial Day parade is a go or not, quite overcast, drizzling a bit

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 08:09 AM (Ia/+0)

147 Good morning Horde thx JJ. May Memorial Day be a good bday for Americans and the memory of those who gave all.

I've been trying to keep you all up on the creeping communism in my County . Our county executive and assemblywoman a Dem Socialist are now asking the state to allow for a millionaires surcharge in this county. I'm sure the language will mean they tax lower earners "if needed"

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 08:09 AM (hpwtA)

148 The fact that Thune remains tells me that all the other GOPe Senators are okay with it.
Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2026 08:06 AM (ZxPkt)

At least 26 others.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 08:11 AM (ExV1e)

149 I noted this weekend that almost all of the online accounts which saying on Saturday night that there was going to be a deal, guaranteed, were saying on Sunday that now there would be no deal after all.

It’s obvious that none of them know jack shit about what will or will not happen.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 08:11 AM (ykvlb)

150 Jonah earns a night in the box

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 08:14 AM (J4Dwc)

151 Found this article on my grand Uncle:

This weekend is set aside to remember those who served our country in the military and those who came before us and are no longer with us.

In this post I would like to remember my uncle Erwin Schilling. He married my dad’s oldest sister in 1948, after World War II.

He was born in 1918 and raised in Smithton, IL in St. Clair County, near Belleville. His father was a house painter and had a difficult time providing for his family due to alcoholism.

Erwin was working as a rural mail carrier when he decided to enlist in the Navy, reporting for duty on July 4, 1939 in St. Louis. Most of his pay went home to provide for his parents and siblings. He even bought them a small house to live in. Once at sea he made a little extra money as a steward for the officer’s mess, which also was sent home. He was that kind of son and brother.

The first destroyer he served on, patrolled the Gulf of Mexico and East Coast. Part of their mission was to act as the eyes and ears for the British Navy, who were at war with Germany and Japan at that time (1940). They were tracking German shipping in the Gulf and reporting back to the Brits. At that time Germany w

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at May 25, 2026 08:14 AM (WQDw6)

152 Thank you, J.J., for a harsh dose of reality and "the costs of war"

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 08:15 AM (q7IhF)

153 Crap, too big.

Posted by: Elrond Hubbard at May 25, 2026 08:16 AM (WQDw6)

154 I noted this weekend that almost all of the online accounts which saying on Saturday night that there was going to be a deal, guaranteed, were saying on Sunday that now there would be no deal after all.

It’s obvious that none of them know jack shit about what will or will not happen.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 08:11 AM (ykvlb)

And online commentary will be filled with people bemoaning they things they learned from people who know jack shit.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 08:16 AM (ExV1e)

155 Royal Farms had E0 and E10 within the usual 5¢. Then, one morning, E0 was 5.45$, a dollar more than E10.

Posted by: Accomack at May 25, 2026 08:20 AM (a9Uqu)

156 Pratt will definitely get a solid majority of the votes from people who actually vote. The harsh reality is the question - is the support of actual voters enough to win an election in California anymore?

We're about to find out.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 08:20 AM (ykvlb)

157 The fact that Thune remains tells me that all the other GOPe Senators are okay with it.
---
Cruz says there were at least 20 Republican Senators ready to vote with the Dems in that meeting.

1) he doesn't say what he--or any of them--did to support Trump there
2) he doesn't name names
3) from the further reports, it's implied he meant this as a warning to Trump to abandon the compensation fund-- not a warning to liberal Republicans

2027 redistricting under Callis needs to be called " The Great RINO Hunt"*
Move them into Dem districts.
Or, like TX did getting rid of Crenshaw, make their district more conservative.

* yes I know it won't affect the Senate. But it does kill the RINO farm team
Are they any actual conservative Republican Senators?

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 08:20 AM (73/SM)

158 Back in 1963, while my father was in VietNam, I lived with my grandmother up in the "Slate Belt" of Pennsylvania.
Every Memorial Day a man in a uniform would fly in on a helicopter and lay a wreath on a grave in a local cementary and leave as fast as he arrived..

I've wondered for years how long that went on.

Posted by: SMOD at May 25, 2026 08:21 AM (O7XEN)

159 Hate RINO's as much as anyone, but each one iss till better than any Dem in congress right now.

At least Murk, Collins, and Tillis vote to confirm Conservative Judges

Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:23 AM (YCxFk)

160 145 Sad. Thought Drew Carey was one of the good guys in HWood. Former Marine. He flipped and is Supporting Bass for Mayor, and chewed out Pratt. Sell out
Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:09 AM (YCxFk)

---‐-

You would think wuth the marine training and more than enough FU money, he wouldn't give a d*** about pleasing anybody.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 08:23 AM (l9lDf)

161 158. WOW!

Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:23 AM (YCxFk)

162 Ich bin ein Treuful Hund!

As a 5th Marine I had 2 weeks in l which I got 16 hours sleep; twice!
Can not imagine months! I thank those who went before. Trien my best to honor them! Japs were hard!

Weighed 195 when got to Nam.

Looked in mirror t Da n\Nang Naval Hospital. Ribs out like a polish death camp Aushwitz!

Got a scle; only 145!

Corps (hey GWB its like an apple core! Shit head!) guarntees 6 meals a week in "Indian Country".. I got 6 meals a week; along with my 1 hour a day sleep!

Have had "Riffle ear" 56 years.. BUT I LIVE!

Posted by: Ol exJarhead GRUNT at May 25, 2026 08:24 AM (XH/+O)

163
Bath for Dutchess today. She has a vet appointment tomorrow. The poor thing has epilepsy and I have had to administer phenobarbital and potassium bromide to her for the last 9+ years. Every year she has to go in for an assessment before getting her prescription renewed and this is the time.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 08:24 AM (HdYcL)

164 6 year terms in the Senate are the albatross. We dodged a bullet by dumping Cassidy in La. McCain perfected it. Liberal for 5 years, conservative the year of Re-election

Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:25 AM (YCxFk)

165
* yes I know it won't affect the Senate. But it does kill the RINO farm team
Are they any actual conservative Republican Senators?
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 08:20 AM (73/SM)

It’s unfair to fault Cruz for telling the Truth - I absolutely believe there were 20 GOP Senators willing to vote with the Dem’s in this. I and others have long noted that there are at best only about 30 conservative Senators.,

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 08:25 AM (ykvlb)

166 163. Good luck Hadrian

Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:26 AM (YCxFk)

167
"Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"

She fell down a volcano, so I assume she isn't inside.

I saw a brief thing recently about people calling themselves something like "volcanauts" that climb down into live volcanos.

So, now you can not only fall but get fried for your thrills. Yay.

I think climbing up and into volcanos isn't the smartest thing you could do. That said-

I climbed My Fuji buuuut at the same time so were folks 10-80 years old.

I think the risk there was minimal.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 08:28 AM (iJfKG)

168 Tough when a quality Senator like Blackburne in Tenn, leaves to run for Governor. She had more balls than most GOP men in Senate

Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:28 AM (YCxFk)

169 The Pratt team are out circling potholes on the roads and tagging them "vote for Pratt".

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 25, 2026 08:29 AM (7T8ei)

170 Anybody who votes for Bass or Raman are either stupid or in on the grift. Always thought Drew Carey had a functioning brain, guess I was wrong.

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 08:29 AM (hpwtA)

171 AZ sees 400k removed from SNAP as ineligible.
That near 47%, they say.
Due to the new work requirements-- they claim.
That's the one and only reason given.

Here's a real clue:
"Charisma Garcia, a 25-year-old mother of two, ... ages 3 and 6 ..."

See if you can spot the real reason she can't get food stamps.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 08:30 AM (73/SM)

172 Notsothoreau

Good for him. He has moxie!

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 08:31 AM (u82oZ)

173 good morning JJ, Horde

The honored dead, RIP. And thank you.

Saying "Happy Memorial Day" doesn't seem right, as it's a solemn occasion. But the honored dead don't begrudge us our spending time with family, friends, and neighbors today.

Posted by: callsign claymore at May 25, 2026 08:31 AM (/6r4m)

174 Captain Carroll LeFon, USN. AKA Neptunus Lex.

Pilot, Naval Officer, Blogger, Inspiration.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 08:06 AM (u82oZ)
=====
May his memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:32 AM (RIvkX)

175 > Hate RINO's as much as anyone, but each one iss till better than any Dem in congress right now.
---------
They're Democrats with a different lapel pin and are a bit more circumspect about their hate for the normals.

Other than that, they are exactly the same.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 08:32 AM (jehhT)

176 One of the reasons I think Dems don't like AI is that they are realizing that Al will make it much more difficult to engage in fraud. The Biden administration might have been the largest fraud in history but it may be one of the last as well

Posted by: Smell the Glove at May 25, 2026 08:33 AM (hpwtA)

177 81 The smart ones are gone. Out-migration from the UK is now including businessmen, scientists, tech workers, and more.
Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 07:28 AM

--‐--

The only explanation for destroying a great country is that these countys' leaders are pure evil. At least that explains it for me.

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 08:33 AM (v71Ni)

178
168 Tough when a quality Senator like Blackburne in Tenn, leaves to run for Governor. She had more balls than most GOP men in Senate
Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:28 AM (YCxFk)

Yeah, and Tuberville is leaving to be Governor of Alabama. I understand, for people who want to achieve things, Governor is a lot better job than Senator.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 08:34 AM (ykvlb)

179 Sad. Thought Drew Carey was one of the good guys in HWood. Former Marine. He flipped and is Supporting Bass for Mayor, and chewed out Pratt. Sell out
---
Suggests why he's so awful, awkward and wooden as the host--he hates the dirty, conservative, Americans he thinks they all are.

Bob looked like he really enjoyed the guests.
Even if he was faking it.
Drew can't even fake it.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 08:34 AM (73/SM)

180 According to the Renewable Fuel Association, a pro-biofuels trade group, roughly one-third of the corn grown in the U.S. is destined for gas tanks. Last year alone, the group said, ethanol refiners purchased $23 billion in American corn. On top of this, nearly half the soybean oil produced in the U.S. gets converted into biodiesel. Combined, the ethanol and biodiesel industries had revenues of nearly $50 billion in 2024.

Burning corn in leased SUVs to drive children to soccer games that do not have scores so that brown and black children in the ROW starve is no way to run an energy economy.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 08:36 AM (/+uur)

181 And to give credit where it is due... the Google icon this morning is a folded flag.

I nearly dropped my coffee upon seeing that.

Well done, Google.

Posted by: man at May 25, 2026 08:37 AM (XuXeR)

182 Looking at California and Michigan and other states, it is hard to see what other evidence people need. If you look at any time series, when the democrats are in charge, the economy is worse, freedoms are restricted, and people are in worse shape. Every time. The only time this was not clear was in the late nineties, when Clinton was in office but was being pushed by Gingrich into policies the democrats did not want implemented.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 25, 2026 08:38 AM (0U5gm)

183 At least Murk, Collins, and Tillis vote to confirm Conservative Judges
Posted by: Jonah at May 25, 2026 08:23 AM (YCxFk)
=====

Ketanji Brown-Jackson or Amy Coney-Barret?

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:39 AM (RIvkX)

184 One of the reasons I think Dems don't like AI is that they are realizing that Al will make it much more difficult to engage in fraud. The Biden administration might have been the largest fraud in history but it may be one of the last as well
---
There was a long post on voter registration fraud that went through how the serial was impossible.
But that to discover them, you had to sort lots of data.

This is the real reason blue states are fighting so hard to conceal their voter rolls:
It's not purging the improper voters-- it's exposing how they are added and laundered in.
Recall in GA, citizens were removing voters and finding back on the roll days later.

Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at May 25, 2026 08:40 AM (73/SM)

185 I raised the United States Flag at dawn. Now drinking coffee in the safety and security I have due to all our servicemen and women over the past 250 years, and especially due to those who gave their last full measure of devotion to the United States of America and it citizens. I humbly thank all of them.

Posted by: Gref at May 25, 2026 08:41 AM (5rh/l)

186 THANK YOU! TO ALL VETERANS NEAR AND FAR.
THANK YOU for the life I have been able to live due to your service and sacrifices.
God Bless

Posted by: sidney at May 25, 2026 08:42 AM (rzwGB)

187 It’s unfair to fault Cruz for telling the Truth - I absolutely believe there were 20 GOP Senators willing to vote with the Dem’s in this. I and others have long noted that there are at best only about 30 conservative Senators.,
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 08:25 AM (ykvlb)
=====

Make. Them. Vote.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:42 AM (RIvkX)

188 Carey is a fag.

Posted by: The Ghost of Gene Rayburn at May 25, 2026 08:43 AM (vFG9F)

189 185,
Well said.

Posted by: man at May 25, 2026 08:43 AM (XuXeR)

190 >>Saying "Happy Memorial Day" doesn't seem right, as it's a solemn occasion. But the honored dead don't begrudge us our spending time with family, friends, and neighbors today.

Yep

https://tinyurl.com/mrewdx6h

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 08:44 AM (J4Dwc)

191 Nasire Best was an aspiring rapper, and astronaut. He was turning his life around. Always had a big smile for everyone. He dindu nuthin.

Posted by: Delurker at May 25, 2026 08:45 AM (gtcuf)

192 Light rain is ever so slowing clearing out, don't see anything different on the town Facebook page. Guess I could take a ride and see if ceremony is a go

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 08:45 AM (Ia/+0)

193 . Combined, the ethanol and biodiesel industries had revenues of nearly $50 billion in 2024.

Burning corn in leased SUVs to drive children to soccer games that do not have scores so that brown and black children in the ROW starve is no way to run an energy economy.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 08:36 AM (/+uur)

------

And ethanol is 33% less energy dense than gasoline. Sure Senator Grassley (R-corn state) puts out scathing reports, but what does it cost the country to keep him in office?

Posted by: JM in Illinois at May 25, 2026 08:47 AM (UeLv+)

194 Greetings and good morning one and all.

Posted by: NR Pax at May 25, 2026 08:47 AM (/k3in)

195 Yesterday was really good. Rode with Dad all day as we visited the family cemeteries. Talked about family.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 08:48 AM (bss/y)

196 Host Kristen Welker said, “Some of your supporters were chanting, president, president, as you delivered your speech on Tuesday night. Are you considering a run for president in 2028?”

hahaha

Masshoe

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 08:48 AM (/+uur)

197 And in memory of my father, US Navy, and my uncle, US Air Force.

Posted by: Thomas Paine at May 25, 2026 08:49 AM (0U5gm)

198 Have a day of reflection, everyone.

We are blessed by the sacrifices of those who served our country.

Need to make preps for my attendance at
a Memorial Day event.
Afterwards, I will visit my late wife's grave.

I need to clean up because one of the widow I walk with will go with me.

Posted by: NaCly Dog at May 25, 2026 08:49 AM (u82oZ)

199 THANK YOU! TO ALL VETERANS NEAR AND FAR.
——-

You want to do that on Veteran’s Day. November 11th for those who served honorably.

Memorial Day is set aside for those killed in combat.

Posted by: Jus Sayin at May 25, 2026 08:49 AM (vATra)

200 1) should one invest in SpaceX when it goes public?

2) if so, should it be the IPO or should one wait?

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 25, 2026 08:51 AM (VCgbV)

201 Carey is a fag.
Posted by: The Ghost of Gene Rayburn at May 25, 2026 08:43 AM (vFG9F)

He is "straight" but in hollyweird that just means he's still in the closet. Most likely a chomo too.

Posted by: Lindsey Graham, Closeted Homosexual at May 25, 2026 08:53 AM (OoF9t)

202 {Salty}

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 08:53 AM (RIvkX)

203 69
The left won't be satisfied until some nutjob takes out President Trump.
Posted by: Al Swearingen at May 25, 2026 07:22 AM (sOgXJ)

They won't be satisfied even then. You think when Trump goes away that everything will return to normal?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 07:27 AM (HdYcL)

The left won't be happy until the right shoots back. This would allow them to point to us and say "See! See! They ARE violent!" Then they'll start killing us.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 25, 2026 08:54 AM (7v6oI)

204 The three greatest Progressive “reformers”—Herbert Croly, Woodrow Wilson, and Teddy Roosevelt—shared a small handful of ideas and ideals in common, despite their superficial differences—and among these was their loathing for the Constitution and the limits it placed on the federal government. All three believed in the necessity of a central authority, dedicated to the principles of the science of man and operated by the best and the brightest society could offer, namely themselves.

namely themselves

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 08:54 AM (/+uur)

205
My Dad was a Night Fighter in the Marine Corps. He flew a Hellcat.

He flew over the Franklin after it was bombed and instantly knew that his brother was dead. His brother was a radioman and the bomb hit right over that space on the ship.

I'm named after his brother. To be honest, it's not a great name and I took some teasing through the years over it, however-

I've always felt proud and honored to carry it.

So, there you go. The good with the bad.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 08:54 AM (iJfKG)

206 Institutional investors are not the problem, they are one of the solutions. This Is No Way To Fix The Housing Shortage

I see Blackrock has unleashed their PR department in defense of gigantic megacorporations buying single family homes. TLDR: "They aren't buying up *all* the homes, so what are you complaining about?"

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 25, 2026 08:56 AM (f0sNM)

207 >>Memorial Day is set aside for those killed in combat.

All who died while in service, not just KIA

Posted by: one hour sober at May 25, 2026 08:59 AM (J4Dwc)

208 > The left won't be happy until the right shoots back. This would allow them to point to us and say "See! See! They ARE violent!" Then they'll start killing us.
----------
TBH... the left is already killing us. Several notable conservatives/Republicans have either been shot at, outright killed or have been the target of attempted assassinations.

It's a hot war but we've just not acknowledged it.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 08:59 AM (jehhT)

209 Mornin’, All. Happy Monday and good Memorial Day.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 08:59 AM (77rzZ)

210 To all the heroes who died fighting for this country and didn't get to come home. I pray the Good Lord has rewarded you richly for your sacrifice.

And to my great, great (repeat as necessary) grandfather who crossed the Delaware with Gen. Washington to slit Hessian throats and was mortally wounded. Bravery that is not readily seen today.

Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 25, 2026 09:00 AM (7v6oI)

211 97 As the largest Starship EVER, V3 is a MAJOR evolutionary upgrade from V2, focused on higher performance, reliability, and FULL reusability
===================
As huge as V3 is, with 100 ton capacity, it is still only half as big as the planned operational capacity of 200 tons. SpaceX will get there too, no doubt. The company is one of the most incredible stories of our modern life.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 07:42 AM (fVNxJ)

A major Starship V3 improvement over V2, based on this first V3 flight, is heat shield tile retention. Every V2 in-space video shows a blizzard of tiles coming off, from everywhere on the vehicle. SpaceX obviously employed a better tile attachment design on V3. I can see very very few missing tiles in the currently available entry videos. This is significant progress towards Starship quick-turnaround for another flight.

Posted by: Gref at May 25, 2026 09:00 AM (5rh/l)

212 At 66, it pains me to think that there are so many of my fellow Americans who don't appreciate the sacrifices that it has taken to keep this great country upright since it's founding nearly 250 years ago. Instead of saying "hello", I greet people a lot by saying "It's a great day to be alive in the United States of America". That phrase tells people two things - first be grateful to be alive right now, today as there are no guarantees on waking up each day. Second, there are no guarantees on your life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Thank the founders and the constitution for that. I am not shy about educating those people who disagree or seem confused with my greeting. God bless the men and woman who paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend this country and it's values.

Posted by: CoolHandLuke at May 25, 2026 09:01 AM (cM0WE)

213 If you say so.

Posted by: Jus Sayin at May 25, 2026 09:02 AM (vATra)

214 According to a new series of studies, GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro, can reduce cancer progression and mortality rates. One study of 10,000 patients, all with different types of cancer, done by the Cleveland Clinic Cancer Institute, observed a significant reduction in cancer progression among the patients. Lung cancer progression was halved in patients who took GLP-1 drugs, while the progression of breast cancer decreased by 43 percent.

Maybe cancer cells need the sugar and fats to grow.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)

215 I see Blackrock has unleashed their PR department in defense of gigantic megacorporations buying single family homes. TLDR: "They aren't buying up *all* the homes, so what are you complaining about?"
Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 25, 2026 08:56 AM (f0sNM)

The house where I grew up was a small, nice suburban subdivision. Yesterday Dad was saying a bunch of the houses on the street had been bought and are now rental homes. One right next to us (them) and a house across the street.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 25, 2026 09:03 AM (bss/y)

216 God bless the men and woman who paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend this country and it's values.
Posted by: CoolHandLuke at May 25, 2026 09:01 AM (cM0WE)
=====

Amen

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 25, 2026 09:03 AM (RIvkX)

217 1) should one invest in SpaceX when it goes public?

2) if so, should it be the IPO or should one wait?

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 25, 2026 08:51 AM (VCgbV)

1. I think, yes.
2. As a actual human, you will not be permitted to invest initially. Better to buy into one of the tech indices (particularly if they invest in space stuff) and then wait for the initial investors to do their rug pull prior to buying to hold.

This does not constitute actual investment advice as I was a software engineer and not a money guy.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 09:04 AM (ExV1e)

218 Trump won the popular vote last time,

This will die the instant someone not to the Statist/Socialist liking gets voted in, and they will try something new.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 25, 2026 09:05 AM (po3Ws)

219 On Memorial Day, remembering four men I never knew. From my dad's WWII diary, on the beach head at Anzio ten days after arriving as part of the second wave of the Allied landings"

Feb 16, 1944
The “hot” beachhead suddenly
became “hotter”. Gerry hit with all the
artillery he had at 0600 this morning. Our
work here in CB ran wild. All the CPs and
batteries seemed to be shelled at once.
Brig CP and rear area quit heavily
shelled. Chaplain Wallace, McDaniel, Pratt and Metz were all killed by a single
round. Irony of fate. Three out of the first
four killed in the battery were listed as non-
combatants...

Irony of Fate indeed

Posted by: muldoon at May 25, 2026 09:05 AM (qgHp7)

220 A Democrat with a Nazi tattoo who admits to public masturbation is very on-brand in 2026.

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 25, 2026 09:05 AM (f0sNM)

221 The house where I grew up was a small, nice suburban subdivision. Yesterday Dad was saying a bunch of the houses on the street had been bought and are now rental homes. One right next to us (them) and a house across the street.

"You will own nothing and be happy."

Posted by: Victor Tango Kilo at May 25, 2026 09:06 AM (f0sNM)

222 I can’t bring myself to trust the GLP-1 drug…. I exercise like a maniac and control my weight that way. I’m like Smith Barney… I lose fat the old fashioned way: I buurrrnnn it

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 25, 2026 09:07 AM (ugElV)

223 Maybe cancer cells need the sugar and fats to grow.
Posted by: r hennigantx at May 25, 2026 09:03 AM (/+uur)

I recall reading something a couple years back about people who went on keto seeing their cancer slowing. I do believe that cancer feeds on sugar and not ketones but I don't know if they've ever gotten funding to do a wider study on the matter.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 09:07 AM (ExV1e)

224
Some men are morally opposed to violence.

They are protected by men who are not.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 09:07 AM (2Ez/1)

225 > A major Starship V3 improvement over V2, based on this first V3 flight, is heat shield tile retention.
---------
NASA spent years, and millions on this back in the 70's for the space shuttle. Losing one in a critical spot could be "bad."

Maybe Musk should look into what they did to attach the tiles as it seems to be a recurring problem with his "Starship."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 09:07 AM (jehhT)

226 Some men are morally opposed to violence.

They are protected by men who are not.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 09:07 AM (2Ez/1)

You can be morally opposed to violence and still serve. You just have to believe that, as bad as violence is, there are things which are worse and, perhaps foolishly, that your government will only use violence to prevent those worse things.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 09:09 AM (ExV1e)

227 So no activity down town

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 09:10 AM (Ia/+0)

228 Old Smith Barney commercial with John Houseman…

https://youtu.be/aMPu99_Xvjw

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 25, 2026 09:11 AM (26GAh)

229 Remembering my group of the fallen - Lt. Sharon Lane, PVT. Mike Johnson, SGT. John Cavalier. 1LT White, SGT Albert Medis.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 25, 2026 09:11 AM (DuLyh)

230 Maybe Musk should look into what they did to attach the tiles as it seems to be a recurring problem with his "Starship."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 09:07 AM (jehhT)

Apparently, SpaceX is still looking at improvements to the adhesive and trying to determine if certain areas can lose tiles without significant damage to the craft. They're still in the "we don't care if it blows up as long as we get good data" phase.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)

231 Maryland man was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service agents Saturday evening after allegedly opening fire near a White House security checkpoint, triggering a lockdown and a massive federal law enforcement response in the nation’s capital.

-----------

Now that The Mafia has gone underground, the Democrat-Communist Party should change its name to Murder, Inc. -- before Islam Trademarks it.

Posted by: ShainS -- The Democrat-Communist Party should change its name to Murder, Inc., Before Islam Trademar at May 25, 2026 09:15 AM (OLFlC)

232 LOL. I went to the Grand Canyon a few years ago.

It terrifies me.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 07:09 AM (qFwJc)

Two Korean sisters who defected and escaped from North Korea, see the Grand Canyon for the first time.
Goes to YouTube. You can watch the entire video, or begin at 11:25. They have a series of videos documenting their US travels, and their amazement of our country, its freedom and its people make things quite dusty at times.

https://tinyurl.com/557apb25

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 25, 2026 09:15 AM (5xuJ/)

233 BREAKING: Iran's Foreign Ministry now officially confirms that no Iranian nuclear commitments and uranium handover exist or will exist in any draft agreement with the US, calling all reports that claim otherwise a "pure lie," making further talks pointless due to the US insistence on this issue.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 09:16 AM (ykvlb)

234 1) should one invest in SpaceX when it goes public?

2) if so, should it be the IPO or should one wait?

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 25, 2026 08:51 AM (VCgbV)
=================
No real clue, but I myself will wait. The rumored IPO valuation is crazy, at $2 Trillion (that's a hundred times 2025 REVENUE). So I expect at some point the market value will drop, and by a lot.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 09:17 AM (56OFV)

235 Iran's Foreign Ministry.
Is there anyone with a HIGHER level of credibility?

Posted by: Homer Simpson at May 25, 2026 09:18 AM (2Ez/1)

236 205
My Dad was a Night Fighter in the Marine Corps. He flew a Hellcat.

He flew over the Franklin after it was bombed and instantly knew that his brother was dead. His brother was a radioman and the bomb hit right over that space on the ship.

I'm named after his brother. To be honest, it's not a great name and I took some teasing through the years over it, however-

I've always felt proud and honored to carry it.

So, there you go. The good with the bad.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026

I salute your fallen uncle, and your father.

A little-known design aspect of Essex-class fleet carriers was extensive un-armored compartments immediately below the unarmored flight deck (steel ribs and wood decking). These formed the overhead (ceiling) of the hangar deck. The hangar deck was the armored deck, protecting the propulsion spaces, magazines, and bunker oil and high-octane av gas tanks. Those under-flight deck compartments were a high-casualty zone. Bombs and kamizazes tore through the flight deck then through these spaces. Radio rooms, ship's offices, pilot ready rooms, and more. Explosions and fires on the hangar deck were deadly to anyone in those compartments.

Posted by: Gref at May 25, 2026 09:19 AM (5rh/l)

237 All three believed in the necessity of a central authority, dedicated to the principles of the science of man and operated by the best and the brightest society could offer, namely themselves."

They may mean to rule well, but they mean to rule...

Posted by: man at May 25, 2026 09:19 AM (XuXeR)

238 Maybe Musk should look into what they did to attach the tiles as it seems to be a recurring problem with his "Starship."

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 09:07 AM (jehhT)

-------------

I wonder if they considered "fault tolerance by having two, three, or more layers of shields (although I assume the cost & weight of each layer is rather costly vis-a-vis limiting payload weight.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 09:20 AM (OLFlC)

239 Maybe Musk should look into what they did to attach the tiles as it seems to be a recurring problem with his "Starship."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 09:07 AM (jehhT)
=================
It is a recurring problem with every capsule reentry. In this instance, SpaceX purposely loosened some tiles, so they could study the stress on nearby tiles once a tile drops off.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 09:20 AM (56OFV)

240
235 Iran's Foreign Ministry.
Is there anyone with a HIGHER level of credibility?
Posted by: Homer Simpson at May 25, 2026 09:18 AM (2Ez/1)

Insofar as stating what the Iranian Government’s intentions are - no, there isn’t.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 09:22 AM (ykvlb)

241 You've never seen the corn grown for ethanol. It's not like the stuff grown for food. It's short, grown in high density and they use the entire plant for ethanol.

Posted by: Notsothoreau at May 25, 2026 09:23 AM (7T8ei)

242 Iran's Foreign Ministry.
Is there anyone with a HIGHER level of credibility?

Posted by: Homer Simpson at May 25, 2026 09:18 AM (2Ez/1)

--------------

Old & Busted: Bahgdad Bob.
New Hotness: Tehran Todd.

Posted by: ShainS -- Democrat-Communsts should change their name to Murder, Inc. before Islam trademarks it [/b at May 25, 2026 09:25 AM (OLFlC)

243 BREAKING: Iran's Foreign Ministry now officially confirms that no Iranian nuclear commitments and uranium handover exist or will exist in any draft agreement with the US, calling all reports that claim otherwise a "pure lie," making further talks pointless due to the US insistence on this issue.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 09:16 AM (ykvlb)

Trying to make a deal has been nothing but an exercise in futility. Not sure what Trump’s been thinking on this but unless he has some 3D chess moves up his sleeves he’s kinda lost his way on Iran. He needs to get back to the Beach Boys song: bomb bomb bomb bomb bomb Iran 🎶

Posted by: LinusVanPelt at May 25, 2026 09:25 AM (26GAh)

244 230 Maybe Musk should look into what they did to attach the tiles as it seems to be a recurring problem with his "Starship."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 25, 2026 09:07 AM (jehhT)

Apparently, SpaceX is still looking at improvements to the adhesive and trying to determine if certain areas can lose tiles without significant damage to the craft. They're still in the "we don't care if it blows up as long as we get good data" phase.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 09:11 AM (ExV1e)

Starship V2 tiles were mechanically attached not adhesive-attached. Each tile had a metal clip embedded in its underside, attaching to a stud welded to the vehicle's skin. I do not know how the V3 tiles are attached. Perhaps SpaceX is now using adhesive attachment.

Posted by: Gref at May 25, 2026 09:25 AM (5rh/l)

245 1) should one invest in SpaceX when it goes public?

2) if so, should it be the IPO or should one wait?

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 25, 2026 08:51 AM (VCgbV)
=================
No real clue, but I myself will wait. The rumored IPO valuation is crazy, at $2 Trillion (that's a hundred times 2025 REVENUE). So I expect at some point the market value will drop, and by a lot.
Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 09:17 AM (56OFV)

Here's the thing for me.

Tesla was consistently constantly overvalued badly yet the stocks continued to rise almost unimpeded until fairly recently.

If I'd ignored my common sense when it first went on the market and invested modestly, I be a bajillionaire (or some variation on that) now.

I'll try (I think) a modest investment in the SpaceX IPO, if I can squeak in at the opening and the cost is low enough. However, I doubt that I as an average Joe Blow investor can do that.

So, I'll wait for a bit and see if it falls enough when people take early profit when it initially rises.

Not advice, but that's my plan.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 09:26 AM (iJfKG)

246 I'm looking at SpaceX like Apple or Microsoft, etc.
I don't want to look back in 20 years and think, I should have invested. I know that there are no guarantees but I'm seriously thinking of investing a bit into it. Maybe something that can be passed on to my kids.

Posted by: lin-duh is offended at May 25, 2026 09:27 AM (VCgbV)

247 lin-duh, not only SpaceX but the companies that supply it.

Posted by: Ben Had at May 25, 2026 09:29 AM (5P5DO)

248 Good morning, all, and thanks you, J.J.

May the memory of our fallen soldiers be a blessing. 🙏

Their ultimate sacrifice and selfless courage ensure the freedoms we cherish, and their legacy lives on in the peace and liberty of our nation.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 09:30 AM (NFX2v)

249 Lord, we praise and honor you, and give thanks to you for inspiring our founders. We also thank you for making this America a nation of defenders. We ask you to guide us back to your eternal truths as we once knew them. Make these memories a reminder to us today, we pray.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 09:31 AM (LHPAg)

250 Supposably Trump is telling the Gulf countries that if they join the Abraham Accords, he will put a wrap on the Iran exercise

I could be wrong

Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2026 09:31 AM (ZxPkt)

251 Todays Post has a story about two gorgeous twin sisters who served as co-valedictorians of their Tampa high school graduating class, and each managed to do 500 hours of service time as well. Unbelievable accomplishments (and great genes!).

But the really impressive thing is they are both headed to the Honors Program at Florida next year, as Chem majors. My wife counsels high school seniors on college applications and she says Florida (and its Honors College) is approaching top tier status among graduating seniors, like Michigan, North Carolina, or Virginia.

Florida is on a huge roll, in everything. Suck it, New York.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 09:31 AM (PSpan)

252 I lost a cousin in Vietnam, John Francis, just a few days after his 19th birthday.

Never thought of myself as coming from a military family but realized that my Dad and all his brothers (my uncles) served. One actually made a career out of it and retired as a Command Chief Master Sergeant. Two of my brothers also served, and one of my sons.

Posted by: IrishEi ?! at May 25, 2026 09:32 AM (3ImbR)

253 In the court of public opinion, where the 'news' media act as prosecutor and judge and jury and executioner, Trump must go through all the motions.

Posted by: davidt at May 25, 2026 09:32 AM (Q+gd/)

254 Art be NOOD.

Posted by: Brother Tim, still standing at May 25, 2026 09:33 AM (N5734)

255 What is this the fifth or sixth attempt already?

--------

At least the fourth, that we know of. After the next one, Trump will account for more than a third of Presidential assassination attempts.

I had a couple thoughts about this.

1.) In his first term, a lot of people argued that it wasn't really any different than the Bush derangement stuff back when I was a kid. I argued it was much worse - I think it's safe to say I was right, at this point.

2.) A lot of people now argue that a President Vance or Rubio or DeSantis would have an easier time of it, because they could government on a MAGA platform without the baggage of Being Trump. If you think that, allow me to point out the mild-mannered, gregarious young Christian man who took a .30-06 to the neck recently.

These times are not more of the same, in any regard. This is a new world.

Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 25, 2026 09:33 AM (BI5O2)

256 Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 09:26 AM (iJfKG)
=============
Reasonable. You might well be right!

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 09:33 AM (PSpan)

257
A little-known design aspect of Essex-class fleet carriers was extensive un-armored compartments immediately below the unarmored flight deck (steel ribs and wood decking). These formed the overhead (ceiling) of the hangar deck. The hangar deck was the armored deck, protecting the propulsion spaces, magazines, and bunker oil and high-octane av gas tanks. Those under-flight deck compartments were a high-casualty zone. Bombs and kamizazes tore through the flight deck then through these spaces. Radio rooms, ship's offices, pilot ready rooms, and more. Explosions and fires on the hangar deck were deadly to anyone in those compartments.
Posted by: Gref at May 25, 2026 09:19 AM (5rh/l)

Interesting.

I guess that why a single bomb wrecked such terrible damage and loss of life.

Posted by: naturalfake at May 25, 2026 09:34 AM (iJfKG)

258 “ Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

Isaiah 6:8

RIP my brothers.

Posted by: Marcus T at May 25, 2026 09:37 AM (u/66v)

259 The New York Times
Pope Leo Warns of Risks From A.I. in 42,300-Word Encyclical

The document marks a powerful foray by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church into the debate about the misuse or overuse of artificial intelligence.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 09:38 AM (NFX2v)

260 Good morning, J.J.
Good morning, Hotde.

Good morning, Veterans,

Posted by: Inogame at May 25, 2026 09:41 AM (Eeu73)

261 The left won't be happy until the right shoots back. This would allow them to point to us and say "See! See! They ARE violent!" Then they'll start killing us.
Posted by: Our Country is Screwed at May 25, 2026 08:54 AM (7v6oI)

They can TRY.

Posted by: thatcrazyjerseyguy at May 25, 2026 09:43 AM (5xuJ/)

262 212 At 66, it pains me to think that there are so many of my fellow Americans who don't appreciate the sacrifices that it has taken to keep this great country upright since it's founding nearly 250 years ago. Instead of saying "hello", I greet people a lot by saying "It's a great day to be alive in the United States of America". That phrase tells people two things - first be grateful to be alive right now, today as there are no guarantees on waking up each day. Second, there are no guarantees on your life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. Thank the founders and the constitution for that. I am not shy about educating those people who disagree or seem confused with my greeting. God bless the men and woman who paid the ultimate sacrifice to defend this country and it's values.
Posted by: CoolHandLuke at May 25, 2026 09:01 AM (cM0WE)
For the past ten or fifteen years I had said 'It's a beautiful day!' to everybody, a good dipstick on where a person is in their head. From now on I will incorporate you saluation. To see if they love America.

Posted by: Eromero at May 25, 2026 09:46 AM (LHPAg)

263 A lot of people now argue that a President Vance or Rubio or DeSantis would have an easier time of it, because they could government on a MAGA platform without the baggage of Being Trump. If you think that, allow me to point out the mild-mannered, gregarious young Christian man who took a .30-06 to the neck recently.

These times are not more of the same, in any regard. This is a new world.
Posted by: Yudhishthira's Dice at May 25, 2026 09:33 AM (BI5O2)
--------------
Agree completely, and it amazes me there are so few rational voices in the Democrat Party trying to stop this movement towards irrational thought and political violence. Except for Fetterman, I can't think of a single responsible voice. They all love power more than anything.

Posted by: Huck Follywood at May 25, 2026 09:50 AM (6txWC)

264 Thanks, JJ … my uncle was an Army combat photographer in WWII and went into the Dachau camp. I was (perhaps) 8 or 9 when he came to the house one day with a huge box of stuff. Souvenirs from the war. He gave me a German officer's coat (a colonel in Artillery going by the color on the epaulets), a Nazi armband, miscellaneous 'Gau Tag' pins, etc, a NazionaleFrauenschaft pin, and two tiny half-frame b&w photos he'd taken with his personal camera (not the Army Graflex). Those pix were of skeletons falling out of the opened oven doors. One day - maybe a year or two later - I looked for 'em and they were gone. I think Mom thought they were too much for my tiny 8-year-old mind. I still have the memories, tho' … and I NEVER tolerate being told that the Holocaust didn't happen. (hand salute) …

Posted by: Dr_No at May 25, 2026 09:55 AM (ayRl+)

265 A senior administration official said Best fired approximately three shots before Secret Service agents returned fire and killed him. Authorities said the suspect never breached the White House grounds.

Obviously not the best...

Posted by: jim (in Kalifornia) at May 25, 2026 10:16 AM (ynpvh)

266
A little-known design aspect of Essex-class fleet carriers was extensive un-armored compartments immediately below the unarmored flight deck (steel ribs and wood decking). These formed the overhead (ceiling) of the hangar deck. The hangar deck was the armored deck, protecting the propulsion spaces, magazines, and bunker oil and high-octane av gas tanks. Those under-flight deck compartments were a high-casualty zone. Bombs and kamizazes tore through the flight deck then through these spaces. Radio rooms, ship's offices, pilot ready rooms, and more. Explosions and fires on the hangar deck were deadly to anyone in those compartments.
Posted by: Gref at May 25, 2026 09:19 AM (5rh/l)

---------

Japanese carriers were made the same way. Only the British had steel flight decks on their carriers.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 25, 2026 11:26 AM (HLgI3)

267
A senior administration official said Best fired approximately three shots before Secret Service agents returned fire and killed him. Authorities said the suspect never breached the White House grounds.

-----------

There's a surviving video online where the dummy slurs out that the Butler assassin was a bad shot, and he could the job right. He may have been a mental case, but he picked up the ideas that were put out there by the Left.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 25, 2026 11:31 AM (HLgI3)

268 219 On Memorial Day, remembering four men I never knew. From my dad's WWII diary, on the beach head at Anzio ten days after arriving as part of the second wave of the Allied landings"

Feb 16, 1944
The “hot” beachhead suddenly
became “hotter”. Gerry hit with all the
artillery he had at 0600 this morning. Our
work here in CB ran wild. All the CPs and
batteries seemed to be shelled at once.
Brig CP and rear area quit heavily
shelled. Chaplain Wallace, McDaniel, Pratt and Metz were all killed by a single
round. Irony of fate. Three out of the first
four killed in the battery were listed as non-
combatants...

Irony of Fate indeed
Posted by: muldoon

Thank you, Muldoon.

Posted by: L - No nic, another fine day at May 25, 2026 01:32 PM (NFX2v)

269 Where the hell are people getting the idea that Iran has magically rebuilt their missiles and drones? Stories on this are written as though this was an official announcement, until you bore down and find out it was "four sources familiar with the intelligence" (follow the links).

This is horseshit. Iran is running on sheer bluff and people are buying it.

Posted by: MartynWW at May 25, 2026 02:13 PM (M9zxq)

270 Hey there! Quick question that's totally off topic.
Do you know how to make your site mobile friendly?
My web site looks weird when browsing from my iphone4. I'm trying to
find a theme or plugin that might be able to
correct this problem. If you have any suggestions, please share.
Cheers!

Posted by: read here at May 25, 2026 03:56 PM (MYVuh)

271 Excellent goods from you, man. I've understand your
stuff previous to and you're just extremely magnificent.
I really like what you've acquired here, certainly like what you are saying and the way in which you say it.
You make it entertaining and you still care for to keep it
sensible. I can't wait to read far more from you. This is really a
great website.

Posted by: important site at May 25, 2026 05:24 PM (OL/IM)

272 Nic update

Posted by: ShainS at May 25, 2026 08:28 PM (OLFlC)

273 Hello! Would you mind if I share your blog with my twitter group?
There's a lot of people that I think would really enjoy your content.
Please let me know. Cheers

Posted by: Visit Website at May 25, 2026 09:32 PM (LQrDo)

Daily Tech News 25 May 2026

Top Story

Space combat game Star Citizen has raised a billion dollars. (Roberts Space Industries)

It's still in alpha.

As it has been since 2012.

And people are still throwing money at it.

I guess they have to be doing something right.

Tech News

Everything new is old again: Firefox now has support for serial ports. (Mozilla)

Directly, I mean, not for dialup internet access using PPP.
AMD has released its Advanced Shader Delivery, which means you can just download the shaders for games you download rather than having to sit and wait while your computer compiles them. (Tom's Hardware)

This can reduce the time to start a game for the first time from minutes to seconds. It only happens once, but it's amazing that it happens at all.

Nvidia does not support this yet.
Migrating from Python to Rust. (Corrode)

That's a big jump. You probably don't want to do it.

Musical Interlude

I noticed when grabbing the video that they'll be touring the US starting in August. They released their latest album in March.

Disclaimer: What I tell you three times is truthy.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at 04:30 AM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 w00t

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 04:30 AM (6wpGE)

2 BOING!

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 04:31 AM (XyZGq)

3 Spencer Pratt running for LA Mayor:

Spencer Pratt’s team is power-washing stencils onto city sidewalks, creating visible messages where the cleaned sections contrast sharply with the surrounding dirt and grime.

"Imagine if the streets were this clean"

The only way to fully erase them? Actually clean the streets.

A great reminder about infrastructure and basic maintenance in a city that is declining under long-time Democratic leadership.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 04:32 AM (2PamV)

4 Pixy, shouldn't you be off somewhere playing ENreco?

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 04:36 AM (6wpGE)

5 So long, Paterson, NJ!

https://tinyurl.com/27asksaf

Maybe Paterson can become Mamdani's NYC's 6th borough.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 04:36 AM (XyZGq)

6 A great reminder about infrastructure and basic maintenance in a city that is declining under long-time Democratic leadership.
Posted by: rickb223
+++
Not sure Democrat and leadership should ever be used in the same sentence.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 25, 2026 04:36 AM (yAu9Y)

7 Memorial Day reminder:

https://tinyurl.com/4kjztjfa

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 04:40 AM (XyZGq)

8 So long, Paterson, NJ!

https://tinyurl.com/27asksaf

Maybe Paterson can become Mamdani's NYC's 6th borough.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
+++
I wonder if they're replacing the Ukrainian flag.
Don't we stand with Ukraine anymore?

Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 25, 2026 04:42 AM (yAu9Y)

9 Dorothy Kilgallen did not die from circumstances unknown.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 25, 2026 04:44 AM (glnUu)

10 >>>Nvidia does not support this year.

.. this feature.

?

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 04:44 AM (6wpGE)

11 Skip went back to bed.

538 Way too early to get up
Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 03:17 AM (Ia/+0)

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 04:45 AM (6wpGE)

12 4 Pixy, shouldn't you be off somewhere playing ENreco?
Posted by: m

They're finished for the day. They run on Japan time so it's basically the same hours I work.

At least I get to listen to it.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 25, 2026 04:50 AM (BLOW1)

13 Memorial Day reminder:

https://tinyurl.com/4kjztjfa
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
+++
And yet she is supposedly leading in the polls for '28.
What a country we live in.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 25, 2026 04:50 AM (yAu9Y)

14 Morning, 'rons and 'ettes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at May 25, 2026 04:51 AM (wrsGP)

15 12 4 Pixy, shouldn't you be off somewhere playing ENreco?
Posted by: m

They're finished for the day. They run on Japan time so it's basically the same hours I work.

At least I get to listen to it.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at May 25, 2026 04:50 AM (BLOW1)

Oh!

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 04:57 AM (6wpGE)

16 13 Memorial Day reminder:

https://tinyurl.com/4kjztjfa
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
+++
And yet she is supposedly leading in the polls for '28.
What a country we live in.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 25, 2026 04:50 AM (yAu9Y)

... or

Is SHE leading in the polls?

Stephen L. Miller retweeted
Siraj Hashmi
@SirajAHashmi
7h
And now we’re joined by Global Sexual Assault Prevention Ambassador Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 05:00 AM (6wpGE)

17
Siraj Hashmi
@SirajAHashmi
7h
And now we’re joined by Global Sexual Assault Prevention Ambassador Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez…

https://xcancel.com/t.co/u8BAprsRy4

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 05:01 AM (6wpGE)

18 Pixy speaks in a language I mostly don't understand, until I read the links. I used to code in machine language and punch cards. I don't find it too hard of a time figuring these things out. It keeps me sharp.

Moore's Law has gone over the falls into the eddy currents. Where is the direction? Cryptocurrency? AI? Interplanetary Space? We're losing our grip.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 05:01 AM (D1E+2)

19 Morning, Tech Peeps

Posted by: fluffy at May 25, 2026 05:07 AM (V0/Sp)

20 7 Memorial Day reminder:

https://tinyurl.com/4kjztjfa
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 04:40 AM (XyZGq)

It is UN BELIEVABLE.

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 05:09 AM (6wpGE)

21 13 Memorial Day reminder:

https://tinyurl.com/4kjztjfa
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey
+++
And yet she is supposedly leading in the polls for '28.
What a country we live in.
Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 25, 2026 04:50 AM (yAu9Y)

Look at it from their perspective. If they believe even half of the things they say about Trump, then it means that a corrupt low-functioning coward came back to win after losing. So, if the System is so easy/random that even he could do it... then anyone can!

They can't accept that Trump is a centurial talent; they can't even accept that he's average, let alone above, let alone far above. And since they can't accept that he's elite, they can't conceive of themselves as being unable to replicate his achievements. The demented logic of their studious unreality dooms them to be certain that Coconut Kam can do the same.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 05:11 AM (Sy6m/)

22 21 13
Coconut Kam
Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 05:11 AM (Sy6m/)

heh

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 05:13 AM (6wpGE)

23 Brown on the outside, white on the inside. Her mom's Brahmin; and her dad's line includes a slave owner, not a slave.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 05:16 AM (Sy6m/)

24 Morning Techsters. Feels like spring is really setting in to the high plains.

Posted by: Pete Bog at May 25, 2026 05:18 AM (YZcg9)

25
g'mornin', 'rons

Posted by: AltonJackson at May 25, 2026 05:20 AM (AMvSw)

26 They can't accept that Trump is a centurial talent; they can't even accept that he's average, let alone above, let alone far above. And since they can't accept that he's elite, they can't conceive of themselves as being unable to replicate his achievements. The demented logic of their studious unreality dooms them to be certain that Coconut Kam can do the same.
Posted by: SciVo
+++
I don't believe the polls at all. I'll be really surprised if Coconut Kam is their nominee. Unless maybe they just appoint her again.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 25, 2026 05:26 AM (yAu9Y)

27 I would like to see a catfight between Coconut Kam and AOC.

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 05:29 AM (6wpGE)

28 G'mornin' everyone!

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 25, 2026 05:35 AM (VyBeY)

29 G'Day everyone

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 05:37 AM (Ia/+0)

30 "Not sure Democrat and leadership should ever be used in the same sentence.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 25, 2026 04:36 AM (yAu9Y) "

just put it in quotes; there are lots of words that need that treatment

Posted by: sock_rat_eez at May 25, 2026 05:40 AM (VyBeY)

31 Coconut Kam

23 Brown on the outside, white on the inside. Her mom's Brahmin; and her dad's line includes a slave owner, not a slave.
Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 05:16 AM (Sy6m/)

and also:

My mother used to—she would give us a hard time sometimes, and she would say to us, "I don't know what's wrong with you young people. You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?" (Laughs.)

--Kamala Harris, May 10, 2023

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 05:41 AM (6wpGE)

32 Seymour Bernstein on Bach
Ben Laude - piano

J. S. Bach
Invention No. 1 in C Major

The video captures a master class about how to interpret Invention No. 1. The artistry of Mr. Bernstein is in bringing to life the nuances of Bach's musical mind.

https://youtu.be/RXCm6033JvM

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 25, 2026 05:43 AM (glnUu)

33 (Laughs.) --> (Cackles.)

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 05:45 AM (6wpGE)

34 Crazy Ivan says everything must go, no offer is to crazy for Crazy Ivan, No credit? No problem? Free doorbuster prizes every hour on all your favorite tech gear including the hottest z80 PCs. And bring the kids for their free shot of vodka, it'll be like a date night out with the mistress!

https://youtu.be/7Zf9xe53hEg

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 25, 2026 05:52 AM (glnUu)

35 Evening and morning for the Memorial Day toilers and early risers!

Working today, Bunkie? And your mother-in-law has piles and she's taking it out on you, and it's a Monday to boot? Is that what's worrying you? Well, just 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 May 25, 2026 05:54 AM (wzUl9)

36 Political Mud 'Raslin Death Match
McChompers vs. McCoconuts
Four tits enter, Two tits leave.

Posted by: Alteria Pilgram - My President has convictions. at May 25, 2026 05:55 AM (glnUu)

37 (Laughs.) --> (Cackles.)
Posted by: m
+++
It's pretty sad when laughing like a hyena makes you look more intelligent than opening your mouth and trying to actually answer a question.

Posted by: Florida Peasant at May 25, 2026 05:58 AM (yAu9Y)

38 I hear thunder grumbling and muttering off in the distance, or the gods are bowling; pick your metaphor. We have a 100% chance of rain today. Something tells me I ain't gonna be able to work out this morning, and I'm . . . not sad. Yesterday's session was pretty good and a day off would not be a bad thing.

Howz ever'body doin'?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 05:58 AM (wzUl9)

39 Re Star Citizen: I'm so glad I never took a chance on that thing.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 25, 2026 06:02 AM (O7YUW)

40 Still not up yet, wait too much longer and might as well just stay here until tomorrow

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:06 AM (Ia/+0)

41 Re Star Citizen: I'm so glad I never took a chance on that thing.

Posted by: Grumpy and Recalcitrant at May 25, 2026 06:02 AM (O7YUW)

There's a suckered born every minute.

Elite: Dangerous has been out as a playable game for nearly as long that's still updated to this day.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 25, 2026 06:09 AM (dK+Kv)

42 In a world where c and c++ exist, why anyone would use rust is a mystery.

Fun fact:

The Python interpreter and the rust backend compiler are written in c/c++.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 06:16 AM (XV/Pl)

43 Birdbath status?

Posted by: Just Wondering at May 25, 2026 06:18 AM (2Ez/1)

44 Howz ever'body doin'?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius

Great!
Off work today.
Went to bed at 11:30 last night. Woke up at 2:30.
Been up ever since. 😡

Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 06:19 AM (2PamV)

45
Migrating from Python to Rust. (Corrode)

That's a big jump. You probably don't want to do It.

But "Rust never sleeps", according to a guitar playing old lesbian.

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 25, 2026 06:20 AM (s9VOe)

46 Here is a c++ function:

int sum(int a, int b) {
return a + b;
}

Here is a Rust function:

fn sum(a: i32, b: i32) -> i32 {
a + b
}

Nuff said.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 06:23 AM (XV/Pl)

47 One of the Universal Rathbone/Bruce films, Sherlock Holmes in Terror By Night, is on Movies! It appears to be a "locked train compartment" murder so far, with the theft of a priceless diamond thrown in.

Rathbone really was the best at the role until Jeremy Brett, wasn't he?

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 06:24 AM (wzUl9)

48 It also might be down to the fact that I’ve been looking at and using c/c++ for 40 years and that’s how my brain is wired.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 06:26 AM (XV/Pl)

49
My 2010 Mazda 6 has, I believe, expired. All that remains is to decide which firm is to take it off my hands.

It was my Scoutmaster car, as it served me during the time that I served in that role. Many an interesting conversation occurred in her because of that:

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 25, 2026 06:27 AM (s9VOe)

50 Its going to clear up, just seems to be taking its time today

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 06:28 AM (Ia/+0)

51 So much rain here in Hochul country. The great lakes are near or at flood stage. Much depends on how much water they release into the St. Lawrence River. Some think that Hochul can loose, but I think her and Zohran Mamdani will one way or another win. Mamdani gets his grocery stores up at running at a huge cost, Life will be grand in NYC.

Posted by: Colin at May 25, 2026 06:28 AM (CiQE7)

52 Here is a c++ function:

int sum(int a, int b) {
return a + b;
}

Here is a Rust function:

fn sum(a: i32, b: i32) -> i32 {
a + b
}

Nuff said.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 06:23 AM (XV/Pl)

So, that's what Greek looks like.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 06:28 AM (1Ff7Z)

53 It was my Scoutmaster car, as it served me during the time that I served in that role. Many an interesting conversation occurred in her because of that:

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 25, 2026 06:27 AM (s9VOe)

lol

Our Scoutmaster has the same. Must be something in the upholstery fumes.

Posted by: Comrade Flounder, Disinformation Demon at May 25, 2026 06:29 AM (dK+Kv)

54 My former employer used to give us Good Friday off as well as Memorial Day. They took the former away some years ago and tossed us an "extra vacation day" bone that we could use anytime.

Could have been worse. They used to expect us to work between Christmas and New Year's. So many people took vacation time then, I expect, that they finally decreed a "Winter Holiday" for all but essential personnel, and turned off the heat (if it were even necessary) starting at 6pm on the last work day before Christmas.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 06:32 AM (wzUl9)

55 Could have been worse. They used to expect us to work between Christmas and New Year's. So many people took vacation time then, I expect, that they finally decreed a "Winter Holiday" for all but essential personnel, and turned off the heat (if it were even necessary) starting at 6pm on the last work day before Christmas.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 06:32 AM (wzUl9)
---
Yep. My own employer has given us four "Winter Break" days between Christmas and New Year's. They discovered they actually saved money by doing that.

Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at May 25, 2026 06:33 AM (gnNyN)

56 @52

>> So, that's what Greek looks like.

C is not hard to understand for a lay person,

You are defining the sum function, sum is going to return an integer value, you are passing two integer variables to the function, adding them and then returning them.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 06:34 AM (XV/Pl)

57
An example:

"I completed my report on pellagra."

"Now there's a word that you don't hear every day."

Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 25, 2026 06:34 AM (s9VOe)

58
An actual sunny day yesterday. Went to 2:30 Mass at my usual parish, in deference to Her Majesty's wish that I didn't travel in the dark yesterday morning to the 7:00 AM Mass given the weather and roads.

It was faintly unsettling not seeing the usual backs of heads sitting in the usual seats, since I always get there early and sit in the very back.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 06:35 AM (HdYcL)

59 52 Here is a c++ function:

int sum(int a, int b) {
return a + b;
}

Here is a Rust function:

fn sum(a: i32, b: i32) -> i32 {
a + b
}

Nuff said.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 06:23 AM (XV/Pl)

Not bad.

Posted by: Perl fanboi at May 25, 2026 06:35 AM (/k+lW)

60 My 2010 Mazda 6 has, I believe, expired. All that remains is to decide which firm is to take it off my hands.

It was my Scoutmaster car, as it served me during the time that I served in that role. Many an interesting conversation occurred in her because of that:
Posted by: Krebs v Carnot: Epic Battle of the Cycling Stars (TM) Imprison! Imprison! Imprison! at May 25, 2026

***
A handsomely styled vehicle. The recent (last?) generation is sharp-looking too.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 06:35 AM (wzUl9)

61 You are defining the sum function, sum is going to return an integer value, you are passing two integer variables to the function, adding them and then returning them.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026 06:34 AM (XV/Pl)

Like I said....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 06:47 AM (1Ff7Z)

62 C is not hard to understand for a lay person,

You are defining the sum function, sum is going to return an integer value, you are passing two integer variables to the function, adding them and then returning them.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 25, 2026

***
I got the C code all right (I never worked in it). The Rust I presumed was doing the same thing.

Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at May 25, 2026 06:52 AM (wzUl9)

63 I never understood OOP. Write a function to do a simple operation? Nonsense.

Posted by: no one of any consequense at May 25, 2026 06:53 AM (qFwJc)

64 It's just another Merlot Monday.

Posted by: Old Lady Emhoff at May 25, 2026 06:53 AM (2Ez/1)

65 JJ is nood.

Posted by: I used to have a different nic at May 25, 2026 06:53 AM (ExV1e)

66 mornin yall

"Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"

This makes it sound like she was celebrating on the way down.

Anyway, whatever your troubles, be thankful you are not THAT person.

Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 06:55 AM (vFG9F)

67 Thoroughly Ot, Vanessa Freeman has lost weight and is now smoking’.
Democrats have so isolated themselves from feedback that they can’t even hear themselves.
Rained all day yesterday. Mom says the island is to have 4 days of rain. Looks like I picked a good time to go to Maine.

Posted by: Accomack at May 25, 2026 06:57 AM (QJ2Hs)

68 "...since I always get there early and sit in the very back."
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 25, 2026 06:35 AM
++++
As every Southern Baptist knows:
You gotta get there early if you want to get a back row seat.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at May 25, 2026 07:01 AM (2Ez/1)

69 66 "Climber dies after falling 2,000 feet down volcano as she celebrated her 42nd birthday"

Anyway, whatever your troubles, be thankful you are not THAT person.
Posted by: fd at May 25, 2026 06:55 AM (vFG9F)

Will do.

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 07:13 AM (6wpGE)

70 52 So, that's what Greek looks like.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 25, 2026 06:28 AM (1Ff7Z)

αβγδε
ζηθικ
λμνξο
πρστυ
φχψω

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 07:31 AM (6wpGE)

71 *shrugs* You don't write code you care about in a dynamically typed, single-threaded scripting language.

A big part of the reason we're in the current mess is developers insisting on their own convenience over working code.

Posted by: Daniel Ream at May 25, 2026 09:27 AM (LgYtf)

72 Youre such a fucking idiot. The nVidia app has the shader cache recompile option. Youre just an ignorant big mouth women and you dont know it. Like all millennial's...

Posted by: Fisht at May 25, 2026 12:00 PM (BHEHK)

73 No Squeeze shows within 300mi of here. Would make the drive if Jools Holland was on keyboards.

Posted by: manerac at May 25, 2026 02:23 PM (CuY8K)

Sunday Overnight Open Thread - May 24, 2026 [Doof]

Howdy Hordelings! Welcome to the Sunday night ONT. Appreciate you spending some of your holiday weekend here. Open thread, as always. Fashion and music, as always. What's on YOUR mind tonight?

***

A different time

🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Americana at its very best

Restore the excitement
Refresh the memories
Good Ole Days
Bring Back The Glory Days pic.twitter.com/tfn5o8to4s
— 11202011🇺🇸TINA™️ (@11202011t) May 23, 2026

-----

Remember when this was new cutting edge tech?

‘It’s the latest fad… tiny stereo cassette players with featherweight headphones’

— ‘CBS Evening News’ (May 22, 1981)🎶 pic.twitter.com/zSW4qda0mb
— RetroNewsNow (@RetroNewsNow) May 22, 2026

-----

Do you remember any of these old restaurants?

Farrells is the one I remember most. The one near me was in Golden Ring Mall, in eastern Baltimore County. There was an arcade next door. Such great times!

-----

How about old, cheap beer? Which one was your go to? One of these or a different one?

In Baltimore, our go to was National Bohemian - "Natty Boh" for short. We also had Milwaukee's Best (The Beast) and Shaeffer. What was the bargain beer in your neck of the woods?

***

'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.

-----

My Birthday Wishlist: “Practical” Gifts? Probably not.

I’ve been asked a few times now what I want for my birthday, and it looks like successfully ignoring the whole thing isn’t going to work this year.

So here’s the current lineup. No quiet luxury snoozefest here. I’m going with fun, wearable, “yes I’m extra” energy only.

1. A Lady Dior Bag

The iconic Dior Lady Dior in classic black cannage lambskin. Medium size, please. Big enough for my essentials, lipstick, and snacks, but not so huge I look like I’m smuggling baguettes. Those D.I.O.R. charms? Chef’s kiss.
Why it’s on the list: Because it’s classic, and gorgeous.

2. Christian Louboutin Strappy Sandals

Louboutin Marilyn Slingback Sandal. Ideal for a birthday dinner where I plan to sit dramatically and pretend this is how I dress daily.
Why it’s on the list: Because nothing says glamorous like shoes that make you walk like you own the sidewalk.

3. A sundress from Zimmerman that made me gasp

A Zimmermann Indra Metallic Stripe Print Silk and Cotton Halter dress. It’s breezy, but elevated. It has such interesting details- subtle cutouts, a flattering twist, the color blocking.

Why it’s on the list: This one would be worn on repeat for summer brunches where I pretend I have my life together.

4. MOUSSY Vintage Jeans

Perfectly faded Deltona Straight selvedge jeans with a lived-in look. The kind that make you feel effortlessly chic even when you’re just running to Target.
But Piper, you may be thinking, Why these? Don’t you already have a few pairs of MOUSSY jeans hanging in the closet? Yes, but not these ones in particular!

Why it’s on the list: because I love a rigid, 100% cotton jean with a button fly.

Bonus Wishlist Wildcard:

Luxury sunglasses in a modern cat eye because I keep looking at them.

There you have it — my very mature, very reasonable birthday wishlist. Here’s to another trip around the sun in style!

-----

Thanks, Piper. Hope you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow!

Don't forget to check out Piper's X page.

***

DJ Doof - This Date in Music History Edition
from thisdayinmusic.com

Born on this date in 1969: Rich Robinson, guitarist with The Black Crowes (along with older brother Chris Robinson)

On this date in 1997: Hanson started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'MMMBop'

On this date in 1999: Queen singer Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991, was honoured on a new set of millennium stamps issued by the Royal Mail.

***

Tonight's ONT brought to you by proper perspective

Don’t forget what this weekend is all about

RIP to all the heroes who gave everything for our freedom 🇺🇸🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/Ibvu5ndeOy
— TONY™ (@TONYxTWO) May 22, 2026

***

Doof Enterprises, LLC hopes you are having a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. Please remember to take a few moments tomorrow to remember why we have the day off..

Your feedback may or may not be very important to Doof Enterprises. Follow Mr. Doof on X @doof2112 or do the email thing – doof2112 at proton dot me.

Posted by: Open Blogger at 10:00 PM

Comments

(Jump to bottom of comments)

1 Po pathetic girl said people out here don’t know how to drive. Said, that the people back home in Detroit were drivers, that people out here didn’t know nothin’. Little did she understand that out here, we are the best.

https://youtu.be/kLUYf6cekMA

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:01 PM (D2ex+)

2 close?

Posted by: morigu at May 24, 2026 10:01 PM (RDxgA)

3 Thanks for the ONT.

Grandpa was always a fan of Michelob at restaurants.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 24, 2026 10:02 PM (bss/y)

4
omg

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 24, 2026 10:03 PM (n7rxJ)

5 Farrell's is the only one I heard of mumble mumble years ago.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 24, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

6
I read ALL the content, played the videos, talked to my mom about them! -- then looked down and saw I was the first one here.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 24, 2026 10:04 PM (n7rxJ)

7
Piper, Zimmerman is a FANTASTIC label. I'd buy their stuff if I could afford it.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 24, 2026 10:05 PM (n7rxJ)

8 5 Farrell's is the only one I heard of mumble mumble years ago.
Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 24, 2026 10:03 PM (1Ff7Z)

Howard Johnson's no? Really?

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 24, 2026 10:05 PM (bss/y)

9 Evening Doof and Piper!

Thank you both.

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 24, 2026 10:05 PM (oyck1)

10 As for the beers... I wasn't old enough. I do remember Hamm's, Falstaff, and Burgie. Still have a Burgie bottle opener.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 24, 2026 10:05 PM (1Ff7Z)

11 Pabst!

Posted by: COMountainMarie at May 24, 2026 10:06 PM (uTEOj)

12 Evenin'

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 24, 2026 10:06 PM (sAmhv)

13 I remember Howard Johnson's, actually. I associated it with shampoo and that's why I never stopped at one

Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 10:07 PM (gKWVE)

14 That Pup 'N' Taco looks exactly like a Whataburger. I wonder if there is some kind of relation or just coincidence.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 24, 2026 10:07 PM (vTZFs)

15 Strange, but this Oklahoma country boy once had lunch at a Horn and Hardarts automat in NYC! Weird to me, but quite a selection. Thanks for the ONT, Doof!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:07 PM (Jr+re)

16 Do you remember any of these old restaurants?
-
HoJos was the one I remember from family vacations. Honorable mention to the A&W chain, too, which apparently is still around, though I haven't seen one in ages.

Posted by: Methos at May 24, 2026 10:07 PM (vSvIl)

17
Hot Shoppes
Home of the "Mighty Mo"

Posted by: Don Black at May 24, 2026 10:08 PM (ZxPkt)

18 MOUSSY Vintage Jeans

Wasn't that what Obama wears? Barak, I mean.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 24, 2026 10:08 PM (1Ff7Z)

19 Good evening Horde. Thanks Disco and Piper!

Posted by: TRex - low key fashion dino at May 24, 2026 10:09 PM (IQ6Gq)

20 Beer ads as a kid was mostly Rainier, Olympia, and Hamm's

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the field in Oregon at May 24, 2026 10:09 PM (/UBLm)

21 you take a Big Mac, put Thousand Island dressing in there, and that was the Mighty Mo

Posted by: Don Black at May 24, 2026 10:09 PM (ZxPkt)

22 Meme: When Bulg meets Death

https://tinyurl.com/87jbfshb+

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 24, 2026 10:09 PM (qx7Zg)

23 HoJo was my entry into the restaurant world. I spent twenty years in food, all the way from dishwasher to manager. A few years back, I realized HoJo was gone -- no more clam strip sandwiches.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin at May 24, 2026 10:10 PM (DK5Sh)

24 Farrell's is the only one I heard of mumble mumble years ago.
Posted by: OrangeEnt

Farrell's and older sister always wanted fried clams at Howard Johnson's

Posted by: AZ deplorable moron at May 24, 2026 10:10 PM (oyck1)

25 as far as the old beers, I'll go with Michelob. Most the others were cat piss.
The millennials (I'm GenX) brought Pabst back. Pabst turned out to be okay. By the early 2010s anyway.
But I'm sure the commenters here would rather drink BILLY BEER. It's the best Bill Carter ever tasted and he'd tasted a lot.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 10:10 PM (gKWVE)

26 Farrell’s, HoJo and Burger Chef. PBR.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 24, 2026 10:10 PM (2NHgQ)

27 I don't see Pearl or Lone Star in that lineup. Remember the "Weekends are made for Michelob" campaign? It worked. It boosted their sales on weekends and cratered them the other five days of the week.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 24, 2026 10:10 PM (vTZFs)

28 Ho Jos is the only one I recognize. Hi all!

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:10 PM (p4NUW)

29 Howard Johnson's no? Really?
Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 24, 2026 10:05 PM (bss/y)

Never heard of it before the 80s. Too far west.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 24, 2026 10:11 PM (1Ff7Z)

30 7
Piper, Zimmerman is a FANTASTIC label. I'd buy their stuff if I could afford it.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia

The lost has been submitted. Now we wait. 😂

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:11 PM (p4NUW)

31 Farrells, Burger Chef,Lum’s,Red Barn,Howard Johnson’s. I grew up in the Midwest.

Posted by: Jen the original at May 24, 2026 10:11 PM (M4pvf)

32 My wife has a 4 figure "purse" or bag or whatever she bought when we lived in California. She was making 6 figures at Stanford University running their business college's IT department.

I haven't seen it since.

That was 20 years ago.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 24, 2026 10:11 PM (jehhT)

33 Farrells
Cart Before the Horse was 13 scoops (I think) in a big old bowl.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:11 PM (/+uur)

34 I didn't even know Schmidt was real
youtu.be/hCOSejS1SSY

Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 10:12 PM (gKWVE)

35 What about Blatz?

Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at May 24, 2026 10:12 PM (/HDaX)

36 Burger Chef and Jeff

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:12 PM (/+uur)

37 Thanks for a special Memorial Day Sunday ONT, Doof!

Happy birthday, Piper! May you receive the gifts you have on your wish list!

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 24, 2026 10:12 PM (D/6p1)

38 Up "north" you could get Grain Belt . . . . for some reason.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:13 PM (Jr+re)

39 Beer list is legit. Iron City Beer is on it.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 24, 2026 10:13 PM (yO07m)

40 Sorry I'm late, I was trying to order Door Dash from Sambo's.

Posted by: tankdemon at May 24, 2026 10:13 PM (R+wYZ)

41 Honorable mention to the A&W chain, too, which apparently is still around, though I haven't seen one in ages.
Posted by: Methos at May 24, 2026 10:07 PM (vSvIl)

Original stand in Lodi is long gone, but they're still around.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 24, 2026 10:13 PM (1Ff7Z)

42 Well, my parents didn't drink but I had a neighbor who drank gallons of Schaeffers. I noticed Genesee isn't on that pic. Probably should be.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 24, 2026 10:14 PM (sAmhv)

43 Going up to Western PA on Tuesday. Planning on getting a 12 pack of IC Light. Not brave enough for regular ole IC.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 24, 2026 10:14 PM (sAmhv)

44 ‘It’s the latest fad… tiny stereo cassette players with featherweight headphones’

— ‘CBS Evening News’ (May 22, 1981)

If anyone knows featherweight, it's Dan Rather.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 24, 2026 10:15 PM (Riz8t)

45 Hanson's modern dew wop.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:15 PM (D2ex+)

46 Beer. Number 11 Michelob. Bottle always bottle.
Doctor took me off beer fifteen years ago. So it's been awhile.
We are about to get Summer, that's when I miss a cold one.

Posted by: Case at May 24, 2026 10:15 PM (8XBuM)

47 I just stumbled across a wild Reddit thread, specifically on the Seattle group. The post was about how Meta layoffs are hitting H1-B workers from India especially hard; all these guest workers who have brought over their families and put their kids in local schools are now panicking about being made to go back in the next few months.

What makes it wild is the comments section. Again, this is Reddit we're talking about; and Seattle is, well, Seattle. And yet, the comments were basically telling these immigrants to piss off. Among the juicier responses were "drop these anchor baby scams"; "They're so entitled they make actual Americans look humble"; "Prioritize jobs for US citizens"; and "put the temporary back in temporary work visas."

If we're seeing this kind of sentiment even among Seattle users of Reddit...eh, maybe there's hope for the country after all.

Posted by: Dr. T at May 24, 2026 10:15 PM (jGGMD)

48 You have Michelob in the cheap beer picture? Wasn't that Anheisher-Busch's "premium" label?

Posted by: tankdemon at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (R+wYZ)

49 For various reasons we are on road trips during Memorial Day weekend. This one is no exception. But I am always grateful to see the little towns we drive through celebrating. I love America.

Posted by: Pug Mahon, in the field in Oregon at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (/UBLm)

50 Do you remember any of these old restaurants?

I worked in a Howard Johnson's one summer. If any chain deserved oblivion, that one did.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (Riz8t)

51 Learned a valuable lesson today, if you’re going to fall, just roll with it and into it.

Also, I ran out of whiskey,

Which is sub-optimal.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (XV/Pl)

52 Hanson kids need a haircut. Fuckin' hippies.

Posted by: wth at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (oq9dX)

53 Tank demon beat me to it. Where’s Sambos on the list of lost chains. Basically they renamed them since Sambos was racist and many than closed down.

Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (2NHgQ)

54 List. The list. Not lost.

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (p4NUW)

55 The largest, the "Zoo" sundae, was delivered with great fanfare by a number of employees carrying it wildly around the restaurant on a stretcher, accompanied by the sound of ambulance sirens. Another menu item that was served in a mini pig trough was the "Trough". If the person who ordered it ate the entire sundae, employees would come out banging on a drum, announce the accomplishment to the entire restaurant, and present the customer with either a ribbon or a pinback button that said, "I made a pig of myself at Farrell's!"

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:17 PM (/+uur)

56 As for the beer, it was Coors. And we had 3.2 beer for the 18-21 crowd. When Olympia came to the store shelves, it was considered "exotic" compared to Coors.

Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 24, 2026 10:17 PM (D/6p1)

57 Howard Johnson's I 'memba.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 24, 2026 10:17 PM (sAmhv)

58 no more clam strip sandwiches.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin

Try searching for that with safe search off.

Posted by: mikeski would not at May 24, 2026 10:17 PM (VHUov)

59 Howard Johnson's best ersatz oysters in town.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:18 PM (D2ex+)

60 3. A sundress from Zimmerman that made me gasp

I wonder how they got Helen of Troy to model the dress.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 24, 2026 10:18 PM (Riz8t)

61 Walkman’s are making a comeback.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 24, 2026 10:18 PM (XV/Pl)

62 Had a Burger Chef in the big town nearby. I absolutely LOVE hamburgers! Those at BC were NOT good hamburgers. Heck, I may go into the kitchen and make me a good one for a late snack!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:19 PM (Jr+re)

63 Farrells is the one I remember most. The one near me was in Golden Ring Mall, in eastern Baltimore County. There was an arcade next door. Such great times!

I visited the GRM arcade on almost every visit I made to my sister back in the day.

My first beer was Piels Real Draft. Think I was 12. Thanks dad...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 24, 2026 10:19 PM (nbLIj)

64 no more clam strip sandwiches.
Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin

25 bucks
Same as downtown

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:19 PM (/+uur)

65 We need pics of Piper in that sundress and those
Louboutin shoes.
Hot stuff.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:19 PM (D2ex+)

66 Evening.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 24, 2026 10:20 PM (aJQbY)

67 16:Honorable mention to the A&W chain

I went to one in Illinois way back in the late 80s. Figured it was a midwest thing as I never saw one in my little part of the world (NW PA). It was pretty good!

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 24, 2026 10:20 PM (sAmhv)

68 When Olympia came to the store shelves, it was considered "exotic" compared to Coors.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at May 24, 2026 10:17 PM (D/6p1)

It's the water... and a lot more.

Posted by: Whizzing Calvin at May 24, 2026 10:21 PM (1Ff7Z)

69 You have Michelob in the cheap beer picture? Wasn't that Anheisher-Busch's "premium" label?

Yes. The gold foil on the bottle neck was your guarantee of quality beer. More seriously, it was better than the run-of-the-mill piss lager IMO.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 24, 2026 10:21 PM (vTZFs)

70 I'm watching "The World Wars" on the History Channel.

What is with the History Channel hiring actors who look nothing like the very famous figures they are supposed to represent?

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 24, 2026 10:22 PM (kpS4V)

71 Learned a valuable lesson today, if you’re going to fall, just roll with it and into it.

Also, I ran out of whiskey,

In what order did these events happen?

Posted by: Oddbob at May 24, 2026 10:22 PM (vTZFs)

72 Guess who turned 85 years old today.

https://youtu.be/_0DkuuhvaeQ

Posted by: tankdemon at May 24, 2026 10:22 PM (R+wYZ)

73 Piper, is your birthday coming up?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 24, 2026 10:23 PM (tcsrY)

74 I'm watching "The World Wars" on the History Channel.

What is with the History Channel hiring actors who look nothing like the very famous figures they are supposed to represent?

Where do you think Christopher Nolan learned his craft?

Posted by: Archimedes at May 24, 2026 10:24 PM (Riz8t)

75 I've heard Fosters described as "Crocodile Done Pee"

Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 10:24 PM (gKWVE)

76 I had heard of Howard Johnsons, but never ate there. Never heard of the others. Used to drink Busch lite for summer thirst quencher beer. Only dropped it because of Tranheiser-Busch where InBev decided they wanted to be the beer of trannies rather than people that drank beer. Lately I have largely lost my taste for beer, and mostly for alcohol drinks at all. Probably for the best, I don't need those calories.

Posted by: PaleRider at May 24, 2026 10:24 PM (AOl+5)

77 Michelob wasn't cheap beer, it was positioned and priced as a premium beer, in the days before all the micro brews.

Old Milwaukee was a buck and a half for a six-pack at the base exchange, so it was my drink of choice when I was a poor, broke airman.

Posted by: a.moron at May 24, 2026 10:24 PM (X5Jzz)

78 What is with the History Channel hiring actors who look nothing like the very famous figures they are supposed to represent?

I don't get it.

Posted by: C. Nolan at May 24, 2026 10:24 PM (vTZFs)

79 16:Honorable mention to the A&W chain

--

Root beer float!

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 24, 2026 10:25 PM (tcsrY)

80 I remember Howard Johnson's, never heard of the rest of those listed.

Posted by: Case at May 24, 2026 10:25 PM (8XBuM)

81 Weekends were made for Michelob

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:25 PM (/+uur)

82 71 Learned a valuable lesson today, if you’re going to fall, just roll with it and into it.

Also, I ran out of whiskey,

In what order did these events happen?
Posted by: Oddbob
----

Also put the butt of your hands over your ears and clasp your fingers together on the top of your head.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:25 PM (D2ex+)

83 If youve got the time weve got the beer

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:26 PM (/+uur)

84 If anyone knows featherweight, it's Dan Rather.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 24, 2026 10:15 PM (Riz8t)

Truth. Nixon laughs...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 24, 2026 10:27 PM (nbLIj)

85 16:Honorable mention to the A&W chain

Frozen mugs for the root beer - curbside, intercom ordered service, trays that hung on the window. The root beer was very good, especially on a hot summer night!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:27 PM (Jr+re)

86 We're stayin' in a Holiday Inn full of surgeons
I guess they meet there once a year
They exchange physician's stories
And get drunk on Tuborg beer

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:27 PM (/+uur)

87 Falstaff with a shot of Guinness init.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:28 PM (D2ex+)

88 I've heard Fosters described as "Crocodile Done Pee"
Posted by: gKWVE

Because of where Fosters for the USA market is actually bottled, I've heard their tagline expanded to "Canadian for Australian for beer, eh?"

Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 10:28 PM (VHUov)

89 In Detroit it was Stroh's.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 24, 2026 10:28 PM (kpS4V)

90 I had some Fosters in Hong Kong and it was fabulous.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes at May 24, 2026 10:29 PM (kpS4V)

91 Howdy Sunday ONTers.

I enjoyed watching the coke commercial while listening to Give My Country Back.

Posted by: mindful webworker - music to sell cars by at May 24, 2026 10:29 PM (0poB+)

92 Meisterbrau was the best cheap beer.
Closely followed by Black Label.

Posted by: Reforger at May 24, 2026 10:29 PM (594J6)

93 Been to HoJo's, Farrel's, Burger Chef, Red Barn. Stuckey's is not on the list.
Beers, Fall City, Oertel's '92 Blatz, Stroh's.

Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 24, 2026 10:30 PM (5f8xl)

94 Closely followed by Black Label.

Mabel! Black Label!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:30 PM (Jr+re)

95 Grain Belt was a good, cheap, green beer. They forgot Old Style too.

Henry’s was a competitor to McDs at least in the midwest. They disappeared as well.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 24, 2026 10:31 PM (vATra)

96 Piper, it's been a minute since I looked at the Lady Dior, probably 10 years, but the opening was horrible. Like rooting around in your own Lady Bits, and very hard to get in and out of. I trust they've improved that design. I also didn't like the handles. I did, and still do, love the charms, but I went with YSL's Sac du Jour.

Then again, I chose a Boy Bag over a classic flap, so I'm an outlier!

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 24, 2026 10:31 PM (Vvh2V)

97 Meisterbrau was the best cheap beer.
Closely followed by Black Label.
Posted by: Reforger at May 24, 2026 10:29 PM (594J6)

There was always Buckhorn.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 24, 2026 10:31 PM (1Ff7Z)

98 73 Piper, is your birthday coming up?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at

It’s tomorrow.

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:31 PM (p4NUW)

99 I remember when the NBA had some balls.

Remember hack-a-Shaq?
Remember the bad boys?
Remember when Darryl Dawkins and Moses Malone used to get hammered on every play?

This product they're pushing is a gambling script.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 24, 2026 10:31 PM (D1E+2)

100 Loved Burger Chef and Ferrel's

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 24, 2026 10:33 PM (THY4u)

101 I'm right here ya know.

Posted by: Zombie Billy Carter at May 24, 2026 10:33 PM (vTZFs)

102 White House Communications Director, Steven Cheung had a few words to say about Mike Pompeo:

"Mike Pompeo has no idea what the f*ck he’s talking about. He should shut his stupid mouth and leave the real work to the professionals. He’s not read into anything that’s happening, so how would he know."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:33 PM (D2ex+)

103 65 We need pics of Piper in that sundress and those
Louboutin shoes.
Hot stuff.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal

I can share my Venmo to get the dress! 🤣

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:34 PM (p4NUW)

104 Kind of surprised Rolling Rock didn't make the cut.

33

Also, National Bohemian was the goto college cheap choice for me as well:

National Beer, National Beer;
We love the taste of our National Beer;
And while we're singing we're proud to say;
It's brewed on the shores of the Chesapeke Pay.

Posted by: Orson at May 24, 2026 10:35 PM (dIske)

105 @71

>> In what order did these events happen?

The falling happened before the whiskey at a Target which was not fun.

Luckily I didn’t run out of gin, so things aren’t all bad.

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 24, 2026 10:35 PM (XV/Pl)

106 Howard Johnson's and Busch.

Posted by: Al Shabbah at May 24, 2026 10:35 PM (U4W41)

107 White House Communications Director, Steven Cheung had a few words to say about Mike Pompeo:

"Mike Pompeo has no idea what the f*ck he’s talking about. He should shut his stupid mouth and leave the real work to the professionals. He’s not read into anything that’s happening, so how would he know."

Posted by: Braenyard

That was not the Pompeotus of love.

Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 10:35 PM (VHUov)

108 We're stayin' in a Holiday Inn full of surgeons
I guess they meet there once a year
They exchange physician's stories
And get drunk on Tuborg beer

I know I've heard this song before, but I can't place it. A little help, please.

Posted by: Rhubarb at May 24, 2026 10:36 PM (kc0fx)

109
Piper,

Is that really your birthday wish list?

Posted by: four seasons at May 24, 2026 10:36 PM (3ek7K)

110 I miss you so badly

WWJBD

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:37 PM (/+uur)

111 Is Christopher Nolan paying Lupita two salaries since she is playing Helen and Clytemnestra?

Or is he just paying her one salary?

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 24, 2026 10:37 PM (2GVsD)

112 All of those beers are great... for target practice.

Probably the most I have ever vomited was from drinking too much Oly (Olympia Beer) when I was a freshman in college. I think I had like 10 or 12 of 'em and I weighed about 150#.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 24, 2026 10:37 PM (THY4u)

113 Fosters tastes like a slightly hoppier Coors Light.

But why would anyone drink beer or a beer that’s not at least a stout, a Weiss or ipa?

Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 24, 2026 10:38 PM (XV/Pl)

114 Good evening morons e grazie Disco

Our fallen soldiers, may their memory be a blessing.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 24, 2026 10:38 PM (RIvkX)

115 108 We're stayin' in a Holiday Inn full of surgeons
I guess they meet there once a year
They exchange physician's stories
And get drunk on Tuborg beer

I know I've heard this song before, but I can't place it. A little help, please.

Posted by: Rhubarb at May 24, 2026 10:36 PM (kc0fx)

Jimmy Buffet, maybe?

Posted by: a.moron at May 24, 2026 10:38 PM (X5Jzz)

116 Oh, I remember "Red Barn". I seem to recall that they had pretty good fried chicken...but it wasn't their specialty. I think they pushed burgers. The chicken was a bonus.

Posted by: Orson at May 24, 2026 10:38 PM (dIske)

117 So, are we preparing for tomorrow's infamous ONT? Are we allowed to be naughty for Old Time's Sake?

Is there anyone left who even knows what I'm talking about?

Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 24, 2026 10:38 PM (Vvh2V)

118 proper perspective — first thing that's really made me kinda misty-eyed this weekend.

Posted by: mindful webworker - red and white blues at May 24, 2026 10:38 PM (0poB+)

119 I'm watching "The World Wars" on the History Channel.

Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes
......

Me too. Trenches, mustard gas and tanks.

Posted by: wth at May 24, 2026 10:38 PM (oq9dX)

120 Is Christopher Nolan paying Lupita two salaries since she is playing Helen and Clytemnestra?

Clytemnestra sounds like a species of Australian spider.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 24, 2026 10:39 PM (Riz8t)

121 Probably tried most of the beers on the post but grew up with Narragansett beer as the local libation. That beer, coffee ice cream, and coffee milk were required in the Rhode Island state charter.

Posted by: JTB at May 24, 2026 10:39 PM (yTvNw)

122 47 I just stumbled across a wild Reddit thread, specifically on the Seattle group. The post was about how Meta layoffs are hitting H1-B workers from India especially hard; all these guest workers who have brought over their families and put their kids in local schools are now panicking about being made to go back in the next few months.

What makes it wild is the comments section. Again, this is Reddit we're talking about; and Seattle is, well, Seattle. And yet, the comments were basically telling these immigrants to piss off. Among the juicier responses were "drop these anchor baby scams"; "They're so entitled they make actual Americans look humble"; "Prioritize jobs for US citizens"; and "put the temporary back in temporary work visas."

If we're seeing this kind of sentiment even among Seattle users of Reddit...eh, maybe there's hope for the country after all.
Posted by: Dr. T at May 24, 2026 10:15 PM (jGGMD)

It makes Seattle almost sound MAGA.

Posted by: Joemarine at May 24, 2026 10:39 PM (y171U)

123 Probably the most I have ever vomited was from drinking too much Oly (Olympia Beer) when I was a freshman in college. I think I had like 10 or 12 of 'em and I weighed about 150#.
Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 24, 2026 10:37 PM (THY4u)

Lightweight.

Posted by: Reforger at May 24, 2026 10:39 PM (594J6)

124 Dad was a big Buffet fan. I've probably absorbed his entire catalog by osmosis. Thanks.

Posted by: Rhubarb at May 24, 2026 10:40 PM (kc0fx)

125 Yes, Stroh's. My dad and his brothers grew up in Detroit, and that was the beer everyone drank. I think Stroh's still has a brewery in the city.

Posted by: Lirio100 at May 24, 2026 10:40 PM (ky7/T)

126
Andrew McCarthy got a lot of nice photos and videos of the Starship launch the other day. The massive shockwaves (changing the index of refraction of the air) are visible here:

t.ly/8mtLN

His main page there has a lot more.

IIRC, the lethal range for a Saturn V was about 800'. Within that radius, the shockwaves would be enough to kill you. I think that's greater for Starship. Of course, the minimum safe distance is a lot greater than that, that's just the lethal shockwave distance.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 24, 2026 10:40 PM (w6EFb)

127 96 Piper, it's been a minute since I looked at the Lady Dior, probably 10 years, but the opening was horrible. Like rooting around in your own Lady Bits, and very hard to get in and out of. I trust they've improved that design. I also didn't like the handles. I did, and still do, love the charms, but I went with YSL's Sac du Jour.

Then again, I chose a Boy Bag over a classic flap, so I'm an outlier!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May

I honestly don’t think this will be the year I get a Lady Dior. I did get a Unity bag- but it’s first edition so I don’t think I will carry it. It’s not quite the same league, of course.

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:40 PM (p4NUW)

128 Is there anyone left who even knows what I'm talking about?

I remember, Tammy.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:40 PM (Jr+re)

129 61 Walkman’s are making a comeback.
Posted by: Thomas Bender at May 24, 2026 10:18 PM (XV/Pl)

I thought the term was "rewind." 😉

Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 10:40 PM (rgnea)

130 Stroh's was our go to cheap beer growing up in Cleveland.

I seem to recall Michelob was expensive.

I remember going to Horn and Hardardt's when we went the the Worlds Fair in NYC back in '64. I may have memories of the place from living in Philly prior to that, but definitely the '64 WF.

There was an active HoJo's in Buffalo when I moved here back in 1980. It was closed some time in the 90's. The last active one was in Lake George ... but it's been closed now for a few years.

Posted by: browndog says woof at May 24, 2026 10:40 PM (3sXRv)

131 If we're seeing this kind of sentiment even among Seattle users of Reddit...eh, maybe there's hope for the country after all.
Posted by: Dr. T

This is typical of the liberals I know. They think liberal policies are wonderful, until they negatively affect their own lives. As I've said before, the liberals I know, including members of my own family, just happen to live in the whitest suburbs they can find.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 24, 2026 10:40 PM (0Htd1)

132 Clytemnestra sounds like a species of Australian spider.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 24, 2026 10:39 PM (Riz8t)

Or Salutatorian at MLK Jr 5th Grade Graduation

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:41 PM (/+uur)

133 I like those slingback sandals and had no idea what they were called.

Posted by: San Franpsycho at May 24, 2026 10:41 PM (RIvkX)

134 95

I was thinking of Grain Belt, but I figured nobody here would remember it but me.

It really wasn't very GOOD, you know.

Posted by: mnw at May 24, 2026 10:41 PM (RCjYY)

135 Americana at its very best

I have a theory about this - that back during the cold war America's elites felt they had to keep the corruption to a manageable level because they had real opponents and if they screwed up badly enough they could have gotten the Che Guevara treatment.

But when the Soviets felt that evaporated. Since the US was the only hyperpower...why not dip your hand in the till? Ruling the world is hard work and no one will notice...

And then 30 years later you have the Biden junta stealing $4T and no one really batted an eye.

Posted by: 18-1 at May 24, 2026 10:41 PM (sKqQm)

136 Iron City beer is one of those they should have paid people to drink. Probably the worst lager beer ever made.

Posted by: JTB at May 24, 2026 10:41 PM (yTvNw)

137 107 White House Communications Director, Steven Cheung had a few words to say about Mike Pompeo:

"Mike Pompeo has no idea what the f*ck he’s talking about. He should shut his stupid mouth and leave the real work to the professionals. He’s not read into anything that’s happening, so how would he know."

Posted by: Braenyard

_______________________________

Cheung, in his capacity as Com. Dir doesn't give public statements like this very often. BUT every single one I've seen had profanity included. He must be hilarious around the White House. The man doesn't sugar coat it.

Posted by: Orson at May 24, 2026 10:43 PM (dIske)

138 Andrew McCarthy got a lot of nice photos and videos of the Starship launch the other day. The massive shockwaves (changing the index of refraction of the air) are visible here:

t.ly/8mtLN

That's the coolest thing I expect to see this week.

Posted by: Archimedes at May 24, 2026 10:43 PM (Riz8t)

139 Just noticed that the beer list is missing Rainier.

Not a forgivable omission, considering the old Rainier Beer commercials:

https://tinyurl.com/33kczef3

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 24, 2026 10:43 PM (yO07m)

140 More cheap beer memories: Stegmaier, from Wilkes-Barre, PA. Whenever dad saw it on sale for 4.99 a case, he'd stock up. Liebotschaner Cream Ale, also out of W-B and went for about 6.99/case. If dad felt flush, he'd spring for that. Then there was Yuengling Porter. My first dark beer, unless you counted the Pabst Bock, which was a seasonal, and I wasn't old enough to handle a 12 oz on my own and had to make do with occasional sips from dad's pilsner glass. Again, thanks dad...

Posted by: Joe Kidd at May 24, 2026 10:43 PM (nbLIj)

141 There was always Buckhorn.
Posted by: OrangeEnt
.......

and Colt 45 Malt Liquor

Posted by: wth at May 24, 2026 10:43 PM (oq9dX)

142 Happy birthday, Piper!
Finally old enough to legally drink, yeah?

Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 24, 2026 10:43 PM (eZ5tL)

143 I remember going to Horn and Hardardt's when we went the the Worlds Fair in NYC back in '64.

browndog, that's exactly when/where I ate at Horn and Hardart's! Just a kid, with a bunch of Boy Scouts headed to the National Jamboree at Valley Forge.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:44 PM (Jr+re)

144 132 Clytemnestra sounds like a species of Australian spider.
Posted by: Archimedes at May 24, 2026 10:39 PM (Riz8t)

______________________

I thought maybe a Crime Cartel named after women's anatomy.

Posted by: Orson at May 24, 2026 10:44 PM (dIske)

145 This is typical of the liberals I know. They think liberal policies are wonderful, until they negatively affect their own lives. As I've said before, the liberals I know, including members of my own family, just happen to live in the whitest suburbs they can find.

Things wealthy leftist people I know complain about:

Their taxes are too high
Black people have too many damn kids
Young men are supposed to give up their seats for a "lady"
All these people on the roads should be taking public transit so it doesn't take so long for me to get where I am going
Why aren't there more minorities in our neighborhood (note they moved to neighbor a few years ago "for the schools")

Posted by: 18-1 at May 24, 2026 10:45 PM (sKqQm)

146 93 Been to HoJo's, Farrel's, Burger Chef, Red Barn. Stuckey's is not on the list.
Beers, Fall City, Oertel's '92 Blatz, Stroh's.
Posted by: Winston AKA Pops at May 24, 2026 10:30 PM (5f8xl)

NOT THE STROH'S!

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 10:45 PM (DwqWV)

147 PBR, $1.80 per six pack 1966

Posted by: Javems at May 24, 2026 10:45 PM (zFsEm)

148 What's "White Tower"?
A White Castle copy cat? Vice versa?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 10:45 PM (/lPRQ)

149 136 Iron City beer is one of those they should have paid people to drink. Probably the worst lager beer ever made.
Posted by: JTB at May 24, 2026 10:41 PM (yTvNw)

************

Second worst. Samichlaus is worse.

Posted by: Sasquatch, the Original Trans-Wookie at May 24, 2026 10:45 PM (yO07m)

150 116 Oh, I remember "Red Barn".
---

You jogged my memory. It was out on the highway (roadtrip), not close to anything, terrible location, would not have known it was there except for its size. Food wasn't bad. Terrible location.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:45 PM (D2ex+)

151 109
Piper,

Is that really your birthday wish list?

Posted by: four seasons at May 24, 2026

Yes, as I noted it’s my very mature, very reasonable birthday wishlist. 🤣

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:46 PM (p4NUW)

152 104 Kind of surprised Rolling Rock didn't make the cut.

33

Rolling Rock was drinkable when it was still brewed in Latrobe, PA. Anheuser/Busch bought it, moved operations to St. Louis and I don't know what the hell they did with it, but the last time I tried to drink it, it was awful.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 24, 2026 10:46 PM (sAmhv)

153 Yeah Michelob and Lowenbrau were a little more expensive and not ordinarily chosen when quantities desired were maximized

Posted by: Common Tater at May 24, 2026 10:46 PM (vATra)

154 The Bicentennial Coke commercial got me the thinking about the Tall Ship parade in NY Harbor for that Birthday. First hit that come up for "Operation Sail" on YT and there in plain sight and still standing 25 years ago are the Twin Towers. Too much has changed.

https://youtu.be/nppINIM3fEI?

Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 10:46 PM (rgnea)

155 NOT THE STROH'S!
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 10:45 PM (DwqWV)

Strohly I turn....

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 24, 2026 10:47 PM (1Ff7Z)

156 OK, here is a fashion question.

I'm fairly thin and I have no hips.

So when I buy jeans invariably they get loose after a couple of washes and while I can always use a belt its not the most comfortable thing in the world.

Am I just buying crappy brands of jeans?

Posted by: 18-1 at May 24, 2026 10:47 PM (sKqQm)

157 /sock and goodnight.

Posted by: Oddbob at May 24, 2026 10:47 PM (vTZFs)

158 Root beer float!
Posted by: vmom deport

I still make floats sometimes. You can also make them with grape pop.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (0Htd1)

159 browndog, that's exactly when/where I ate at Horn and Hardart's! Just a kid, with a bunch of Boy Scouts headed to the National Jamboree at Valley Forge.
Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:44 PM (Jr+re)

I thought H&H was a nifty operation.

Along with my father, and brothers, we took the train from Philly up to NYC. Wish I could remember whether we came into the old Penn Station, or Grand Central.
I remember the Cherry Pie to this day ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (3sXRv)

160 1985 in NoVa, Schmidt was the go-to. It sucked but it was $1.50/6 and when you're 17, that's what matters.

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (W5mpo)

161 Cracker Barrel's not on the list. Oh, that's right
they'll be on it next year.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (D2ex+)

162 Heilmans Special Ex was 109 or 119 a six in Austin in 1981.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (/+uur)

163 Beer has to be handled correctly too. Even cheap watered down lagers will not benefit from sitting on a loading dock in the sun for a week or back of a truck or something.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (vATra)

164 142 Happy birthday, Piper!
Finally old enough to legally drink, yeah?
Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at May 24, 2026 10:

Yes, but if you missed last night’s ONT, it was a reminder why I don’t. 2 glasses of wine with dinner and I was prepared to tell anybody anything! And then I just went to bed.

Very sad. lol.

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (p4NUW)

165

My birthday list has one item.

A day off from cleaning up the dog shit in the yard.

Posted by: four seasons at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (3ek7K)

166 I remember the Cherry Pie to this day ...
Posted by: browndog says woof at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (3sXRv)

...

Posted by: Warrant at May 24, 2026 10:48 PM (gKWVE)

167 Evening, Doof, Piper, and ONT Horde!
House is hot, except for the air-conditioned rooms.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 24, 2026 10:49 PM (8zz6B)

168 I still make floats sometimes. You can also make them with grape pop.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 24, 2026

If you make it with grape coke, it’s a purple cow.

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:49 PM (p4NUW)

169 I didn't see Lucky Lager or Rainier or Olympia beer on that chart. I know my cheap beers, though they may have been mostly regional. Weekends of a misspent youth.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 24, 2026 10:50 PM (D1E+2)

170 Frozen mugs for the root beer - curbside, intercom ordered service, trays that hung on the window. The root beer was very good, especially on a hot summer night!
Posted by: LRob in OK

When I drink beer, I put a glass mug in the freezer.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 24, 2026 10:50 PM (0Htd1)

171 It sounds like the Greeks would like a few sharp words with Christopher Nolan about his casting choices - no Greeks in a movie about Greeks.

I suspect they'll have some cutting words if he ever visits.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 24, 2026 10:50 PM (qx7Zg)

172 Farrell's was sponsored by Big Diabetes
Not that a Zoo wasn't tasty AF

Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 24, 2026 10:50 PM (W5mpo)

173 Am I just buying crappy brands of jeans?
Posted by: 18-1
--

No, you're paying too much. Buy cheap jeans and they will shrink on you.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:50 PM (D2ex+)

174 Has anyone mentioned Weideman yet. Or Old Style.

Posted by: Doof at May 24, 2026 10:50 PM (QMAsf)

175 Evening Doof! Old Mil Light was the go-to beverage of my misspent youth....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 24, 2026 10:50 PM (kOluj)

176 Have had fair experiences with the HoJo's, but my most memorable experience was in college days, a friend and I on a long drive, stopped for a late lunch at a HoJo's.

The two of us were the only customers in the place. We sat down and the counter and were just talking. We waited. And waited, for the one waitress to finally come and take our order.

When she did come up to us, she practically sneered something like, if you boys had been better (we were doing nothing wrong), she'd have come to take our order sooner. No idea what her problem was.

My friend, with the friendliest smile, twinkling eyes, and bright voice, looked her in the face and said, "Oh, that's all right, ma'am. We like bad service." Shut her up good.

I think our burgers arrived unadulterated.

Posted by: mindful webworker - classic memory at May 24, 2026 10:50 PM (0poB+)

177 152 104 Kind of surprised Rolling Rock didn't make the cut.

33

Rolling Rock was drinkable when it was still brewed in Latrobe, PA. Anheuser/Busch bought it, moved operations to St. Louis and I don't know what the hell they did with it, but the last time I tried to drink it, it was awful.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 24, 2026 10:46 PM (sAmhv)

I used to date a young lass, whose dad maintained a fridge soley for the purpose of chilling cases of Old Latrobe, and kept frozen crystal mugs in the upper freezer.

Many was the night I stumbled back home ...

Posted by: browndog says woof at May 24, 2026 10:51 PM (3sXRv)

178 165

My birthday list has one item.

A day off from cleaning up the dog shit in the yard.

Posted by: four seasons at May 24, 2026 10

My dog won’t go to the bathroom in the yard. It’s too close to the house and therefore not appropriate in the rules according to Shibas.

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:51 PM (p4NUW)

179 Beer has to be handled correctly too.

Toured the Coors brewery early 70s. They told all of us to never buy Coors not refrigerated. They didn't (then) pasteurize their beer and it went south pretty fast if warmed.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:51 PM (Jr+re)

180 Yes, as I noted it’s my very mature, very reasonable birthday wishlist. 🤣
Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 10:46 PM (p4NUW)

I got my eyes fixed this year, so now I have a bunch of lovely cheap sunglasses--all cat eyes, all in obnoxious colors, including one that's black with white polka dots--and a pile of cheap cheaters, likewise cat eyes, one pink, one green. With chains. Likewise, very mature, very reasonable, and one hell of a lot of fun.

I had blue cat-eye glasses in 2nd grade and I never got over those, I suppose. Stylish is just as functional as... well... functional.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 10:52 PM (DwqWV)

181 62 Had a Burger Chef in the big town nearby. I absolutely LOVE hamburgers! Those at BC were NOT good hamburgers. Heck, I may go into the kitchen and make me a good one for a late snack!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:19 PM (Jr+re)

---

I grew up a few blocks from a Burger Chef and thought their burgers and fries were great. I ate at a different BC across town (Louisville) one time and the burger was way overcooked and had no seasoning and it was dry as hell. I think it depends on the franchise owner. They definitely didn't have the same quality control across franchises like McDonald's does.

Posted by: Lemmiwinks at May 24, 2026 10:52 PM (THY4u)

182 Agamemnon should have read the warning label - Do not take Clytemnestra if Clytemnestra is not for you.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 24, 2026 10:52 PM (2GVsD)

183 Let it be Lowenbrau

Translates to roughly the low gal, the cheap whore

Save the bucks as you dick dont know the diff.

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:53 PM (/+uur)

184 89 In Detroit it was Stroh's.
Posted by: All Hail Eris, She-Wolf of the 'Ettes 'Ettes

Back in the seventies, I went on a " factory tour" of Stroh's in Detroit. You didn't even have to go on the tour. They just took you to a hospitality room where you were given free beer and sandwiches, and watched Stroh's commercials. Best factory tour evah.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 24, 2026 10:53 PM (0Htd1)

185 172 Farrell's was sponsored by Big Diabetes
Not that a Zoo wasn't tasty AF
Posted by: Dark Lixtiquatal at May 24, 2026 10:50 PM (W5mpo)

I think most of my cousins worked at Farrell's, so of course, we had to go there to support them when we were in Seattle... at least, I think that was the excuse.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 10:54 PM (DwqWV)

186 Can Mamdani fix NYC?

https://tinyurl.com/3kw7zf5r

https://tinyurl.com/4f5efdme

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 24, 2026 10:55 PM (ndZc7)

187 Yes, Stroh's. My dad and his brothers grew up in Detroit, and that was the beer everyone drank. I think Stroh's still has a brewery in the city.
Posted by: Lirio100

Beechwood Aged

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ)

188 No love for Stag beer? It’s as if I don’t know you people any more.

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at May 24, 2026 10:55 PM (ZTJjv)

189 ... Beechwood Aged
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 10:55 PM (/lPRQ)

***coughBudweisercough***

Posted by: browndog says woof at May 24, 2026 10:56 PM (3sXRv)

190 Translates to roughly the low gal, the cheap whore

or, maybe, Lion's Brew . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:56 PM (Jr+re)

191 Avs going down in flames

Posted by: Don Black at May 24, 2026 10:57 PM (ZxPkt)

192 Can Mamdani fix NYC?

https://tinyurl.com/3kw7zf5r

https://tinyurl.com/4f5efdme
Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 24, 2026 10:55 PM (ndZc7)

He's going to spay or neuter every New Yorker?

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 24, 2026 10:57 PM (qx7Zg)

193 She's cute and makes cool post-punk songs.

https://tinyurl.com/3vk5ccvt

Otherwise, hello folks.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 24, 2026 10:57 PM (CHHv1)

194 Best factory tour evah.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 24, 2026 10:53 PM (0Htd1)

Went to Wash U in StL. Did the Anheiser Busch tour repeatedly. They have cool pretzels in the shape of the Anheiser "A", and all the beer you can put down in about 15 minutes. Plus, Clydesdales and Dalmatian puppies, and a really high wooden moving staircase. Pre-Escalator, I believe. Anyway, it's a very cool tour and lots of free beer.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 10:57 PM (DwqWV)

195 He's going to spay or neuter every New Yorker?

uh oh, Ace . . . . . .

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 10:58 PM (Jr+re)

196 Primo
Hawaiian Beer starts with P

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:58 PM (/+uur)

197 I don't even know what the brand of beer we drank in college was. Both the Oar House and Papa Joe's had draft beer so cheap you could get a bucket of beer for $4.

Not a bucket full of bottled beer. No. Rather a real bucket full of beer. After my freshman year they no longer served any drinks in glass pitchers. Someone, I won't say who, learned those dumbasses that one could use it as a weapon.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 24, 2026 10:58 PM (vhPr1)

198 Farrell's has a tragic claim to fame.

Back in 1971, a civilian owned Canadair Sabre failed to get airborne at Sacramento airport, skipped over the perimeter road, crashed into a shopping center parking lot, and ploughed into a Farrell's ice cream shop full of parents and kids.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 24, 2026 10:59 PM (2GVsD)

199 There is Four Xs in Austrailia
XXXX is Australian for BEER

Posted by: r hennigantx at May 24, 2026 10:59 PM (/+uur)

200 Sometimes one thinks, one asks oneself, where is Taylor Lorenz brain?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:59 PM (D2ex+)

201 Mickeys Big Mouth

Posted by: wth at May 24, 2026 10:59 PM (oq9dX)

202 Ersatz bagels, really?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 10:59 PM (D2ex+)

203 Walkman’s are making a comeback.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

For heaven's sake, why? With what? Cassettes?

Cell with wireless headphones is all you need. Your own saved playlist, or infinite sources online.

Posted by: mindful webworker - what is this, 1980s? at May 24, 2026 10:59 PM (0poB+)

204 It isn't American, but the worst and cheapest beer I ever encountered was San Miguel in Spain. They used formaldehyde as a preservative! It was bad.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 11:00 PM (Jr+re)

205 156 OK, here is a fashion question.

I'm fairly thin and I have no hips.

So when I buy jeans invariably they get loose after a couple of washes and while I can always use a belt its not the most comfortable thing in the world.

Am I just buying crappy brands of jeans?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 24, 2026 10:47 PM

Jeans bagging out can be a problem, especially jeans with stretch, but you might be buying them too big to start. If you can handle the break in, find 100% cotton, like zero stretch at all, in the slimmest fit you can handle.

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 11:00 PM (p4NUW)

206 I still make floats sometimes. You can also make them with grape pop.
Posted by: nerdygirl

If you make it with grape coke, it’s a purple cow.
Posted by: Piper

Translation note for Northerners: that's "grape soda" or "grape pop." I don't think coca-cola comes in grape.

Posted by: The Narrator at May 24, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)

207 Like Queers For Palestine and Chickens For the Colonel.

Bernie Sanders
@BernieSanders
On our way to Bangor, Maine for a rally with @grahamformaine.
The crises facing our country are too serious for establishment politics and tinkering around the edges.
We need candidates like Graham who will take on the greed of the oligarchs and deliver for working families.

-
"Nazi Schmazi," Bernie explained.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 24, 2026 11:01 PM (ndZc7)

208 It isn't American, but the worst and cheapest beer I ever encountered was San Miguel in Spain. They used formaldehyde as a preservative! It was bad.

So that is where the Dominican Republic stole the recipe for their El Presidente beer.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 24, 2026 11:01 PM (2GVsD)

209 200 Sometimes one thinks, one asks oneself, where is Taylor Lorenz brain?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal

As my Mexican nanny used to say, it has fallen out of her face.

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 11:01 PM (p4NUW)

210 ploughed into a Farrell's ice cream shop full of parents and kids.

I'd forgotten that one. Was stationed in Sacto a few years later and saw the empty place where the joint HAD been.

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 11:01 PM (Jr+re)

211 Thank you, narrator!

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 11:02 PM (p4NUW)

212 When we floated the Yellowstone river we would load up on Schmidt Animal beer. There was no reason to buy anything better as more often than not you had to put your beer down as you hit the rapids. In the ensuing run through the rapids, the beer spilled or fell to the bottom of the raft. Though, sometimes the river water improved the taste.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 24, 2026 11:02 PM (IYeV+)

213 201 Mickeys Big Mouth
Posted by: wth at May 24, 2026 10:59 PM (oq9dX)

Mickey's WIDE Mouth. A college beer staple. How many drunken asshats cut themselves on the pull-lids?

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 11:02 PM (DwqWV)

214 Oh, I remember "Red Barn".
---

You jogged my memory. It was out on the highway (roadtrip), not close to anything, terrible location, would not have known it was there except for its size. Food wasn't bad. Terrible location.

Posted by: Braenyard
==

The Red Barn in Van Rapids Michigan was an indoor adult movie theater. Same architecture so may have been the restaurant in a previous life.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 11:02 PM (/lPRQ)

215 If anyone is still interested in my washer issues, I was just about ready to tear into it, and decided to try running it, and it is running just fine. I can't make it fault out, or stop running.
I ran a hose and a power cord to the back yard and ran three loads of laundry. Couldn't make it not work.

Since it is already in the back yard, I plan to strip the cabinet off it and strip and repaint the rusty area around the bleach well tomorrow.

It might be the electro-mechanical timer. It is the one part that could mean an intermittent fault.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 24, 2026 11:03 PM (rbvCR)

216 “ I have commanded those I prepared for battle; I have summoned my warriors to carry out my wrath— those who rejoice in my triumph.”

Isaiah 13.3

Posted by: Marcus T at May 24, 2026 11:03 PM (hZXic)

217 Sometimes one thinks, one asks oneself, where is Taylor Lorenz brain?

Posted by: Braenyard

Mickeys Big Mouth
Posted by: wth

-----
Sometimes the jokes just write themselves.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 24, 2026 11:03 PM (qx7Zg)

218 We called OB beer off base in Korea during the early 70s “tree frog beer” as it tasted so green.

Posted by: DJ Jazzy Mel at May 24, 2026 11:03 PM (ZTJjv)

219 Credence Clearwater Revival took the "clear water" slogan from Olympia Beer for part of their name.

Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 11:03 PM (rgnea)

220 The beers are biased toward the Northeast and Midwest. Missing are such brands as Rainier, Olympia, Coors, Lone Star, and Henry Weinhart's.

Posted by: Raoul Ortega at May 24, 2026 11:04 PM (7Lzky)

221 Let's see. Farrell's had really good ice cream although Milwaukee Custard was better. I remember they had signs asking people not to smoke since it would effect the taste of the ice cream. My dad was a big fan of Lum's patty melts and onion rings. HoJo's was a very occasional family treat. I miss Red Barn. Their chicken was decent and they had a great all you can eat salad bar and it was inexpensive for the quality. Burger Chef was just another fast food burger place, nothing special.

Posted by: JTB at May 24, 2026 11:04 PM (yTvNw)

222 Translation note for Northerners: that's "grape soda" or "grape pop." I don't think coca-cola comes in grape.
Posted by: The Narrator at May 24, 2026 11:00 PM (VHUov)

I, like an idiot, tried to order a "pop" passing through the Atlanta airport. I think I got the "bless yer heart" look in response.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 11:04 PM (DwqWV)

223 I'm not quite as 29 as some of y'all. The cheap shit beers of my youth were Keystone and Icehouse.

Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

224 I got my eyes fixed this year, so now I have a bunch of lovely cheap sunglasses--all cat eyes, all in obnoxious colors, including one that's black with white polka dots--and a pile of cheap cheaters, likewise cat eyes, one pink, one green. With chains. Likewise, very mature, very reasonable, and one hell of a lot of fun.

I had blue cat-eye glasses in 2nd grade and I never got over those, I suppose. Stylish is just as functional as... well... functional.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 10

I love this!

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 11:05 PM (p4NUW)

225 ==

The Red Barn in Van Rapids Michigan was an indoor adult movie theater. Same architecture so may have been the restaurant in a previous life.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
---

Did it have a Green Door?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:06 PM (D2ex+)

226 Primo
Hawaiian Beer starts with P
Posted by: r hennigantx
.....

So does poi.

Posted by: wth at May 24, 2026 11:06 PM (oq9dX)

227 “ But the Lord is with me like a mighty warrior; so my persecutors will stumble and not prevail. They will fail and be thoroughly disgraced; their dishonor will never be forgotten.”

Jeremiah 20:11

Posted by: Marcus T at May 24, 2026 11:06 PM (hZXic)

228 Heidelberg! 🍻

Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 11:07 PM (rgnea)

229 I love the polite but firm way the White House is dealing with the ceasefire critics:

"Shut your whore mouth!" about covers it, right?

Posted by: mnw at May 24, 2026 11:07 PM (RCjYY)

230 America, F*ck Yeah!

https://tinyurl.com/2p6m3pam

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Fat, Dumb, and Happy at May 24, 2026 11:07 PM (ndZc7)

231 Ted Drewes Frozen Custard in St Louis has, by far, the best frozen custard anywhere, but I would certainly settle for Culver's, particularly if I get it in Sauk Prairie, WI at the mothership.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 11:07 PM (DwqWV)

232 > Farrell's was sponsored by Big Diabetes
Not that a Zoo wasn't tasty AF
-----
Hot fudge nutty-nutty.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at May 24, 2026 11:07 PM (jehhT)

233 Buckhorn beer. We found a 6er in a river after a 10 mile hike and we decided to drink it. Don't know how long it was there, but we managed to choke down most of it because we were thirsty.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 24, 2026 11:07 PM (D1E+2)

234 tcn, we called just about any soft drink other than Coca Cola pop here in Oklahoma, especially fruit flavored stuff. Got blank stares in Georgia later - but no Bless Yer Heart look!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 11:07 PM (Jr+re)

235
Re those enormous shockwaves. Damping those is the main purpose of the water deluge system. I remember as a little kid back in the Apollo days, the water deluge was explained as protecting the pad from the intense heat of the rocket flame plume and blast.

It does that, but that "direct fire heat" is not the majority. The majority comes from the shockwaves, which is why they call it the "sound suppression system" sometimes. It's enough to flash water to steam right there.

Just imagine "sound" that powerful. Enough energy to flash water to steam.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 24, 2026 11:07 PM (w6EFb)

236 Avs going down in flames
Posted by: Don Black

What the heck happened? After they stomped a mudhole in my Wild, I figured they were already engraving names on the Cup.

Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 11:08 PM (VHUov)

237 Mrs. MKC and I both loved Michelob Light. Extremely drinkable for a national brand. Bastards did away with it during the plandemic.

Another reason Fauci needs to meet up with a the business end of a silage cutter....

Posted by: Matthew Kant Cipher at May 24, 2026 11:08 PM (kOluj)

238 IF I had been paying attention to Christopher Nolan last year, I would have known his butchering of The Odyssey was a foregone conclusion.

Found a video from a year ago on YouTube, Nolan paid to have shipped from Norway to Greece a Viking longship.

Wouldn't it have been cheaper just to pay the Greeks to build a Mycenean warship of the time of the Iliad?

Authenticity schmaltzticity.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 24, 2026 11:08 PM (2GVsD)

239 I'm not quite as 29 as some of y'all. The cheap shit beers of my youth were Keystone and Icehouse.
Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

Icehouse was pretty good. I remember Red Dog aground the same time. Were they related?

Posted by: Doof at May 24, 2026 11:09 PM (QMAsf)

240 219 Credence Clearwater Revival took the "clear water" slogan from Olympia Beer for part of their name.
Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 11:03 PM (rgnea)

"It's the water.... and a lot more." They never said what the lot more consisted of, but I have my guess.

Also, nothing wrong with Henry Weinhart. Plus they made a damned fine cream soda.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 11:10 PM (DwqWV)

241 The Red Barn in Van Rapids Michigan was an indoor adult movie theater. Same architecture so may have been the restaurant in a previous life.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
---

Did it have a Green Door?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:06 PM (D2ex+

Did it have Feel-Around?

https://youtu.be/rjm_zmBoxjw

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 24, 2026 11:10 PM (qx7Zg)

242 Anna, it's worse. The Greeks paid Nolan 6.5 million euros to produce the Odyssey for national representation.
Metatron is livid

Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 11:11 PM (gKWVE)

243 We didn't have a HoJos close so the only time we ate there was during our annual summer trip east via the Penna Turnpike. HoJos had to food concession at the rest plazas then. They always rolled their eyes at having to seat the 10 of us.

Once, we accidently left little Martha behind and Mom and Dad knew something was wrong but didn't figure it out for ten minutes or so after we were back on the road.

Dad pulled a Uooie, you could do that then, and we headed back to retrieve her. I still remember pulling up to her sitting on the curb in front of the restaurant with a VERY pissed off PA State Trooper.

Good times. Good times.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 24, 2026 11:12 PM (vhPr1)

244 Buckhorn beer. We found a 6er in a river after a 10 mile hike and we decided to drink it. Don't know how long it was there, but we managed to choke down most of it because we were thirsty.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
......

That's some quality beer that got tossed in the river!

Posted by: wth at May 24, 2026 11:12 PM (oq9dX)

245 I'm not quite as 29 as some of y'all. The cheap shit beers of my youth were Keystone and Icehouse.
Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 11:05 PM (VHUov)

Icehouse was pretty good. I remember Red Dog aground the same time. Were they related?
Posted by: Doof

I forgot Red Dog. It and Icehouse were both Miller products. Supposedly a notch above the cheapo labels, but not really.

Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 11:12 PM (VHUov)

246 Red Dog was terrible.

Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 11:13 PM (gKWVE)

247 Also, nothing wrong with Henry Weinhart. Plus they made a damned fine cream soda.
Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 11:10 PM (DwqWV)

Henry's folded but has been brewed under license thru a Eugene Oregon Brewer, Hop Valley. I still grab some from time to time. I really miss Henry's Dark tho.

Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 11:13 PM (rgnea)

248 I wonder if Greece can charge Nolan with theft and cultural vandalism. I want Interpol to issue a red notice on him.

Posted by: Anna Puma at May 24, 2026 11:13 PM (2GVsD)

249 What the heck happened? After they stomped a mudhole in my Wild, I figured they were already engraving names on the Cup.
Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 11:08 PM (VHUov)

There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip.

Posted by: OrangeEnt at May 24, 2026 11:15 PM (1Ff7Z)

250 Mickey's WIDE Mouth. A college beer staple. How many drunken asshats cut themselves on the pull-lids?
Posted by: tcn in AK

The lid comes all the way off the bottle before you put your lips to it to drink.
/ legal notice

Now I know why they switched to twist-offs.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 11:15 PM (/lPRQ)

251 Translation note for Northerners: that's "grape soda" or "grape pop." I don't think coca-cola comes in grape.
Posted by: The Narrator

Calling "pop" "soda" just sounds pretentious to me. I would feel like I had to hold my pinky out when I drank it.

Posted by: nerdygirl at May 24, 2026 11:15 PM (0Htd1)

252 Red Dog was terrible.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 11:13 PM (gKWVE)

Nor terrible. Sufficiently whelming.

Posted by: Doof at May 24, 2026 11:15 PM (QMAsf)

253 I actually read a book once about the Strohs' beer family owners.

It wasn't that long ago-- remember the Swedish Bikini Team parody commercial (all gay guys) on SNL? That was a Strohs ad. John Candy was in the parody commercial.

Anyway, Anheuser-Busch tried to buy Strohs out. The Strohs owners decided to duke it out with AB, instead... with predictable results.

A LOT of these nostalgia beers we're discussing tonight were not nimble enough to work around (& survive) the brewery industry's yuuge consolidation.

Posted by: mnw at May 24, 2026 11:16 PM (RCjYY)

254 >>>That's some quality beer that got tossed in the river!

Posted by: wth

>Most likely it was the victim of a boat wreck and it washed up near shore.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 24, 2026 11:17 PM (D1E+2)

255 If that Pup & Taco roof were extended to the ground, it would pass for Der Weinerschnitzel.

When I resided briefly (but not briefly enough) in Little Rock, I alternated between the Roy Rogers RB place and a burger chain called Minuteman. I think RR may still have a restaurant somewhere. Probably not Minuteman.

I couldn't really afford to go out to eat much, but had to do something to get out of my dark, stuffy closet of a residence.

Another classy memory: I was sitting on the hood of my car in the parking lot of one of those places, eating my food and reading some SF paperback. A cop pulled up to talk to me; said he'd had a report of some kid "freaking out" in the parking lot. I said, yeah, sitting here reading a book probably seems like freaking out to some folks.

The cop and I chatted a bit. I looked at the seal on the car door and read the Latin logo, "Populus Regnat," I read, "The people rule."

"Is that what it means?" asks the cop. Yeah, I said. He sourly replied, "Not anymore they don't." And off he went.

Posted by: mindful webworker - and that was back in the better olde days at May 24, 2026 11:17 PM (0poB+)

256 I would feel like I had to hold my pinky out when I drank it.
Posted by: nerdygirl at May 24, 2026 11:15 PM (0Htd1)

Pop was a luxury item in our house growing up, brother and I got to share one can of orange or grape pop on the last day of school, assuming we got good grades. Also, the occasional float for dessert if Dad was in the mood for one. Now it's ubiquitous, which is a shame. It used to be quite the treat.

I can't have it any more, so I guess it's back to being a rare treat, so that's okay.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 24, 2026 11:18 PM (DwqWV)

257 Soda fountain and soda jerk. Not pop fountain or pop jerk.

Although I do recall a soda called Drink Me Pop.

Posted by: Doof at May 24, 2026 11:18 PM (QMAsf)

258 yayyy there's an honest trailer for Ryan Gosling Saves The Galaxy
youtu.be/QurZzARCihA

Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 11:19 PM (gKWVE)

259 Icehouse was fine. It worked. And by "worked" I mean it killed all sensory input and allowed calmness (before the vomiting).

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 24, 2026 11:20 PM (CHHv1)

260 252 Red Dog was terrible.
Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 11:13 PM (gKWVE)

Nor terrible. Sufficiently whelming.
Posted by: Doof at May 24, 2026 11:15 PM
***
Red Dog was at least whelming. Not terrible at that price point. Nice to see it remembered here.

Posted by: TRex - Red Dog drinker dino at May 24, 2026 11:20 PM (IQ6Gq)

261 A few of us, mostly former service members, went out to the cemetery in my hometown Friday afternoon. Placed US flags alongside all the veteran's graves. As may be typical for smaller, middle America towns, there are a lot of flags up for tomorrow's Memorial Day service. There are two tombstones with names and dates for two WW2 men who didn't come home and their bodies are in the ocean. Each year at this time I remember that my dad and his fellow soldiers, airmen, marines and sailors just didn't talk about those times often. It's a serious date here.

That's all for me tonight. I'll tune in again tomorrow to see what happens!

Posted by: LRob in OK at May 24, 2026 11:20 PM (Jr+re)

262 203 Walkman’s are making a comeback.
Posted by: Thomas Bender

For heaven's sake, why? With what? Cassettes?

Cell with wireless headphones is all you need. Your own saved playlist, or infinite sources online.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what is this, 1980s? at May 24, 2026 10:59 PM (0poB+)

---------

I'm waiting for wax tubes to come back.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 24, 2026 11:21 PM (u/oMr)

263 I ran a hose and a power cord to the back yard and ran three loads of laundry. Couldn't make it not work.

Since it is already in the back yard, I plan to strip the cabinet off it and strip and repaint the rusty area around the bleach well tomorrow.

It might be the electro-mechanical timer. It is the one part that could mean an intermittent fault.
Posted by: Kindltot
===

Show some class and put in the front yard.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 11:22 PM (/lPRQ)

264 Henry's folded but has been brewed under license thru a Eugene Oregon Brewer, Hop Valley. I still grab some from time to time. I really miss Henry's Dark tho.
Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 11:13 PM (rgnea)

Henry's makes my go to root beer. Though I use A&W for my floats. Grandkids absolutely love the cream sodas. They make a point of raiding the fridge for them when they come over.

Posted by: Beartooth at May 24, 2026 11:22 PM (IYeV+)

265 And every once in a while, the jumbo oil can known as Fosters.

Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 11:22 PM (rgnea)

266
So we were promised some earth-shattering event this weekend? What happened? Except the Avs are now down 3 games to none against Vegas.

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 24, 2026 11:22 PM (HdYcL)

267 248 I wonder if Greece can charge Nolan with theft and cultural vandalism. I want Interpol to issue a red notice on him.
Posted by: Anna Puma at May 24, 2026 11:13 PM (2GVsD)

I want them to put him through the agoge

Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at May 24, 2026 11:23 PM (xcxpd)

268 Duff beer deserves a mention!

Posted by: TRex - duffman dino at May 24, 2026 11:23 PM (IQ6Gq)

269 Posted by: browndog says woof at May 24, 2026 10:51 PM (3sXRv)
______________________

Coolest thing about Rolling Rock was the large number 33 stamped on every bottle. There were all kinds of theories as to what it meant. They finally admitted that the guy designing the bottle screwed up way back in 1939. It was his margin notes and it was mistaken for part of the design....(something to do with font size). As Rolling Rock used returnable bottles...the "33" endured. And, eventually they just made it part of their modern lables. People came up with all kinds of outlandish rationailizations including 1933 (end of prohibition), 33 words total on the side of the bottle. 33 steps to the brewmaster's office from the brewery....etc.

Posted by: Orson at May 24, 2026 11:23 PM (dIske)

270 soda pop is what it is

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:24 PM (D2ex+)

271 Schlitz was the #1 beer in American for decades. It was really good.

Posted by: Happy at May 24, 2026 11:24 PM (iiHzL)

272
OK, so every mass-produced beer in the US is awful. That's all I get told. Are mass-produced foreign beers any better?

Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 24, 2026 11:24 PM (HdYcL)

273 Did anybody mention Hamms-- from The Land of Sky Blue Waters? Hamms the beer refreshing.

Hamms used to sponsor about half the major sports events on TV, as I recall.

Anybody remember. St. Louis' own Griesedieck Beer? Pronounced "Greasy Dick"? According to Wiki, Griesedieck Brewery still exists... but I haven't seen one of their branded beers in at least 40 years.

Posted by: mnw at May 24, 2026 11:25 PM (RCjYY)

274 The first Saturn V launch Apollo 4 (unmanned) didn’t have the water deluge system setup yet. It was much louder than the other launches. This was where Uncle Walter Cronkite started getting concerned, as the walls of the press box started shaking and the ceiling started falling apart. I’ve read the vibrations were really something at a Saturn V launch.

I remember vaguely our parents talking about driving down for a launch in the latter years but it was quite a drive and commitment. Launch delays or scrubbed missions were always a possibility

Posted by: Common Tater at May 24, 2026 11:26 PM (vATra)

275 Henry's makes my go to root beer. Though I use A&W for my floats. Grandkids absolutely love the cream sodas. They make a point of raiding the fridge for them when they come over.
Posted by: Beartooth at May 24, 2026 11:22 PM (IYeV+)

Never knew that about their root beer. Might keep an eye out for some.

Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 11:26 PM (rgnea)

276 Lucky Lager had the concentration type puzzles inside the cap.

Posted by: Cosda at May 24, 2026 11:26 PM (CLMmB)

277 Cell with wireless headphones is all you need. Your own saved playlist, or infinite sources online.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what is this, 1980s? at May 24, 2026 10:59 PM (0poB+)

---------

I'm waiting for wax tubes to come back.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 24, 2026 11:21 PM (u/oMr)

I'd rather get 45's first, and a home jukebox!

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 24, 2026 11:26 PM (qx7Zg)

278
48 You have Michelob in the cheap beer picture? Wasn't that Anheisher-Busch's "premium" label?
Posted by: tankdemon at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM

------

We considered it the good stuff.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at May 24, 2026 11:27 PM (t1fZA)

279 266
So we were promised some earth-shattering event this weekend? What happened? ...
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh
---

It's about 7 AM in Tehran so nothing's happening over there.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:27 PM (D2ex+)

280 My one memory of HoJo's is grabbing a late-nite meal with my dad after he picked me up at the airport for a visit. There was a tremendous crashing sound, and we turned to see a semi-truck plummeting off an overpass onto the street below. The driver apparently swerved to avoid an oncoming car and breached the guard rail.

Posted by: PabloD at May 24, 2026 11:28 PM (PCZFY)

281 Pacifico is a decent Budweiser clone. I’d say they beat Budweiser at their game. Nice and crisp, good summer beer.

Prohibition killed American beer for a hundred years. Prior to that every town of any size had a brewery.

Posted by: Common Tater at May 24, 2026 11:28 PM (vATra)

282 @amuse

TEXAS SENATE RACE:
James Talarico (CIS) claims to oppose dark money. It turns out his super PAC is funded by the darkest money imaginable ...from Epstein associate Reid Hoffman, ...

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:30 PM (D2ex+)

283 Think what the country was like in 1972. I don't want to go back there. And we elected Carter in 1976.

The Turning Point type kids are more numerous than you might think.

Posted by: polynikes at May 24, 2026 11:30 PM (qrzX6)

284 Duff beer deserves a mention!
Posted by: TRex - duffman dino at May 24, 2026 11:23 PM (IQ6Gq)

I prefer Alamo.

Posted by: polynikes at May 24, 2026 11:32 PM (qrzX6)

285 OK, so every mass-produced beer in the US is awful. That's all I get told. Are mass-produced foreign beers any better?
Posted by: Hadrian the Seventh at May 24, 2026 11:24 PM (HdYcL)

They really aren't awful, there just so-so. Average. Whelming.
Plenty of the same from other countries. Labatts and Molson from Canada. Harp and Smithwicks from across the pond. Varying degrees of whelm. Nothing great about them. But they don't need to be great.

Posted by: Doof at May 24, 2026 11:32 PM (QMAsf)

286 A PNW restaurant chain long gone as far as I know is Royal Fork. Buffet style dining for families on a budget.

Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 11:33 PM (rgnea)

287 Iron City beer was not good. Sorry to those in Pittsburgh.

Posted by: polynikes at May 24, 2026 11:33 PM (qrzX6)

288 287 Iron City beer was not good. Sorry to those in Pittsburgh.
Posted by: polynikes at May 24, 2026 11:33 PM (qrzX6)

Mmmm. Tastes like slag.

Posted by: Aetius451AD at May 24, 2026 11:35 PM (bss/y)

289 " Iron City beer was not good. Sorry to those in Pittsburgh"
************
Iron City was made for people who breathed in coal dust or sweated in a steel mill. It didn't need to be good.

Posted by: Cosda at May 24, 2026 11:35 PM (CLMmB)

290 278

Michelob still IS one of AB's premium beers.

In answer to the question about whether mass-produced foreign beers are better than their U.S. counterparts, I would say it depends on what "mass produced" means in the European context.

Several German beers (and Guinness extra stout too) are clearly better, imo, than anything available in the U.S...., but what does "mass produced" mean?

Posted by: mnw at May 24, 2026 11:36 PM (RCjYY)

291 156, for the opposite reason as me... maybe try suspenders? No lack-a-friction to frustrate you.

Posted by: RandomDave at May 24, 2026 11:37 PM (aJQbY)

292 My one memory of HoJo's is grabbing a late-nite meal with my dad after he picked me up at the airport for a visit. There was a tremendous crashing sound, and we turned to see a semi-truck plummeting off an overpass onto the street below. The driver apparently swerved to avoid an oncoming car and breached the guard rail.
Posted by: PabloD

Hope he hadn't just left the HoJo's, because that would be a sphincter check.

Also hope he survived an 18-wheeler landing on him.....

Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 11:38 PM (VHUov)

293
I'm reading some more. This water deluge being more "flame/heat" protection vs sound suppression is complicate. As a near as can gather, the Saturn V system was the former.

They used a huge lateral flame trench and deflector setup to channel the shockwaves sideways so they didn't bounce back to the rocket. That was the "sound suppression" system. The water deluge was indeed just about flame/plume protection.

It was with the Shuttle they started used the water deluge for active sound suppression.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 24, 2026 11:38 PM (w6EFb)

294 Little Kings

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 24, 2026 11:38 PM (Cqx++)

295 I worked for a couple months at a Burger Chef in Pine Bluff Arkansas, can't quite recall the (rich guy) owner's name.

My mom's bowling team was sponsored by Pabst for a couple years, back in the 60's. They moved up to Pepsi sponsorship later. All I recall of the beer is it had a sort of "twang" to it.

Posted by: illiniwek at May 24, 2026 11:38 PM (vbXSk)

296 286 A PNW restaurant chain long gone as far as I know is Royal Fork. Buffet style dining for families on a budget.

---------

Another royalty-themed buffet was Sir George's in SoCal. They had this cut-rate knight motif -- think Camelot meets Chuckie Cheese. It was fine dining to me and we only got to go there on special occasions.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 24, 2026 11:39 PM (6/7Fs)

297 For the washer, its probably the mechanical timer. the contacts get burnt and won't connect well. you can get an old ignition file at the auto parts and clean them up the file is about a quarter inch wide and flexible just do a few stroke between each set of contacts you'll probably see that some are rougher (burnt) than others

Posted by: Lord Percy at May 24, 2026 11:39 PM (nftVU)

298 @clashreport
5h
Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaee:

Our finger is on the trigger for the fourth battle.

On the other hand, of course, our officials are also negotiating to properly restore the rights of the Iranian nation.

This is the final stage, where the entirety of these 47 years, by the grace of Almighty God, will reach a conclusion that will ensure security is established in Iran for the next 50 years.
--------------

Just nuke 'em.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:39 PM (D2ex+)

299 Had reheated baby back ribs, salad, and microwaved "baked" potatoes for dinner. Ribs very tasty, as was the salad. Taters were meh. Did not eat much. In 90+ degree heat my appetite is flagging.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 24, 2026 11:39 PM (8zz6B)

300 Piels. With Schultz and Dooley mugs

Posted by: Harry case at May 24, 2026 11:42 PM (Kg3Mf)

301 On the other hand, of course, our officials are also negotiating to properly restore the rights of the Iranian nation.

--------

It says a lot about where you are as a country when you have to negotiate for your "national rights" with someone you call The Great Satan.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 24, 2026 11:42 PM (6/7Fs)

302 53 Tank demon beat me to it. Where’s Sambos on the list of lost chains. Basically they renamed them since Sambos was racist and many than closed down.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (2NHgQ)

Had to Google, I went to school in Santa Barbara - it was still Sambos back then, it was the first one opened, and I guess that last one renamed (they held out til 2020 before renaming under pressure) - it was a popular place to go.

Posted by: firehorse at May 24, 2026 11:43 PM (YWQSq)

303 Off to bed, y’all. Goodnight!

Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 11:43 PM (p4NUW)

304 Several German beers (and Guinness extra stout too) are clearly better, imo, than anything available in the U.S...., but what does "mass produced" mean?
Posted by: mnw

Scale matters. "Mass produced" for a country of 5 million (Ireland) is different than for a country 80 million (Germany), or a country of 350 million (USA).

I'd say the other "mass produced" beers around us suck. Corona and Modelo to the south? Labatt, Molsons, and Fosters (made in Canada for the USA, not in Aussieland) to the north?

Negra Modelo is pretty okay, though.

Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 11:44 PM (VHUov)

305 Our finger is on the trigger for the fourth battle.

Is this another one of those chakras I hear about?

Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 11:44 PM (gKWVE)

306 I used to drink Michelob light. Came if the cool shapely brown bottle with a silver label. Regular Michelob had the Gold label. My dad always had Grain Belt Schlitz and Hamms in the fridge. Whenever he got a 12 pak i'd sneak 1 or two out save them until i had 10 or 12 and then me and my buddies would go into the woods and drink them .

Posted by: Big Alfredo at May 24, 2026 11:44 PM (Vdukr)

307 The first time I puked on beer was Old Milwaukee in 10th grade. Never touched the shit again.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 24, 2026 11:44 PM (D1E+2)

308 >Posted by: mikeski at May 24, 2026 11:08 PM (VHUov)
-----

Avalanche have just collapsed against Vegas. Inexplicable.

But, football is coming.

Posted by: Don Black at May 24, 2026 11:45 PM (ZxPkt)

309 The only one on the list I remember eating at as a kid is Howard Johnson's... mom would take us there because they had fried clams - my mom loved fried clams. God I feel old lol.

Posted by: firehorse at May 24, 2026 11:45 PM (YWQSq)

310 Had to Google, I went to school in Santa Barbara - it was still Sambos back then, it was the first one opened, and I guess that last one renamed (they held out til 2020 before renaming under pressure) - it was a popular place to go.

---------

My first restaurant job was waiting tables at a Sambo's in Santa Ana CA. I worked the 10 pm to 6 am shift, so I've seen things.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 24, 2026 11:45 PM (6/7Fs)

311 ank demon beat me to it. Where’s Sambos on the list of lost chains. Basically they renamed them since Sambos was racist and many than closed down.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (2NHgQ)

Had to Google, I went to school in Santa Barbara - it was still Sambos back then, it was the first one opened, and I guess that last one renamed (they held out til 2020 before renaming under pressure) - it was a popular place to go.
Posted by: firehorse

They go by BoJangles now?

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)

312 Avalanche have just collapsed against Vegas. Inexplicable.
But, football is coming.
Posted by: Don Black at May 24, 2026 11:45 PM (ZxPkt)

You also got the Rockies!!

Posted by: gKWVE. Astros fan. Yeah. at May 24, 2026 11:47 PM (gKWVE)

313

Fehr's
Sterling
Wiedemann

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 24, 2026 11:48 PM (Cqx++)

314 I remember going to a Sambo’s in eastern PA, circa 1978.

Posted by: Mark in SC at May 24, 2026 11:48 PM (ZHMYh)

315 Our finger is on the trigger for the fourth battle.

Is this another one of those chakras I hear about?
Posted by: gKWVE at May 24, 2026 11:44 PM (gKWVE)

It's a code for getting with their fourth goat of the day.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 24, 2026 11:48 PM (qx7Zg)

316 It says a lot about where you are as a country when you have to negotiate for your "national rights" with someone you call The Great Satan.
-
They're playing for global sympathy, because they're being picked on by the big bad superpower.

Lots of people are stupid enough to look past the fact that they want nuclear weapons so that they can blackmail everyone else, much like they're using the strait today.

Oh and kill all the Jews, of course. Maybe some of us if they can figure out the rest of the rocketry involved.

Posted by: Methos at May 24, 2026 11:48 PM (vSvIl)

317 As Trump has said, trying to negotiate with the mullahs can be frustrating... because different factions there take different positions on key issues.

I would say the key to making the ceasefire deal work is to keep the U.S. military in place near Iran-- for a long time. Something U.S. voters will hate.

Zero messed up Iraq by withdrawing the small U.S. residual military force there too soon. Hello, ISIS!

Posted by: mnw at May 24, 2026 11:48 PM (RCjYY)

318
They go by BoJangles now?

Berger Kangz

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 24, 2026 11:49 PM (Cqx++)

319 polynikes and in '72 the country elected Nixon (49 states?) amidst a maelstrom of idiocy, lies, and distortion from the "press" (which back then was practically homogenous, and very limited). Take that electorate back in a nanosecond over today's.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 24, 2026 11:49 PM (U/Byj)

320 Show some class and put in the front yard.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 11:22 PM (/lPRQ)

It was for a couple of days when I was doing the first attempts at figuring out what was wrong.
I moved it to the back yard so I could run the discharge hose onto the side of the garden and not waste all that water.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 24, 2026 11:49 PM (rbvCR)

321 FUN FACT: The Sambo's name came from the nickname of the chain's founder Sam Battistone. The little black Sambo character was from a children's book, and he was Indian, not black. Hence the tiger mascot.

Only (dot) Indians should have been offended.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 24, 2026 11:50 PM (6/7Fs)

322 Of course Sambo was Indian but I guess he identified as African-American.

Posted by: polynikes at May 24, 2026 11:50 PM (qrzX6)

323 the (EPA) said Sunday that a chemical storage tank in Southern California is likely to fail and has forced officials to declare emergency evacuation orders for tens of thousands residents
...
“We’re being told that the tank will fail, but there are different scenarios as to what that means, the most catastrophic scenario being an explosion that results in other tanks to explode. That’s the reason why you see such a big evacuation that’s been done in the surrounding areas.”

The malfunctioning tank holds approximately 5,000 to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a flammable and volatile chemical used in plastics manufacturing for aerospace applications.
...
50,000 evacuated from Garden Grove, ...located 30 miles south of Los Angeles.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:51 PM (D2ex+)

324 Posted by: rhomboid at May 24, 2026 11:49 PM (U/Byj

We elected Trump three times.

Posted by: polynikes at May 24, 2026 11:52 PM (qrzX6)

325 50,000 evacuated from Garden Grove, ...located 30 miles south of Los Angeles.

---------

Garden Grove must be 50% Vietnamese. There are as many signs in Vietnamese as in English.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 24, 2026 11:52 PM (6/7Fs)

326 Had to Google, I went to school in Santa Barbara - it was still Sambos back then, it was the first one opened, and I guess that last one renamed (they held out til 2020 before renaming under pressure) - it was a popular place to go.
Posted by: firehorse

They go by BoJangles now?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 11:46 PM (/lPRQ)

Sad thing about that whole "racist" moral panic about Sambo's is that Little Black Sambo was dot Indian, not African, because it was a tiger he defeated. No tigers in Africa. And the whole point of the story is that he was a very clever kid.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 24, 2026 11:53 PM (8zz6B)

327 Trump needs to get some kind of distraction going.
People are getting all antsy pantsy waiting for Iran to screw up again.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:53 PM (D2ex+)

328 As Trump has said, trying to negotiate with the mullahs can be frustrating... because different factions there take different positions on key issues.

I would say the key to making the ceasefire deal work is to keep the U.S. military in place near Iran-- for a long time. Something U.S. voters will hate.

Zero messed up Iraq by withdrawing the small U.S. residual military force there too soon. Hello, ISIS!
Posted by: mnw at May 24, 2026 11:48 PM (RCjYY)

He could always tell them that the DoW AIs will decide whether to launch nuclear weapons at Iran. Currently, they nuke about 95% of the time, from articles I've seen.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 24, 2026 11:53 PM (qx7Zg)

329 Lucky Lager had the concentration type puzzles inside the cap.
Posted by: Cosda at May 24, 2026 11:26 PM (CLMmB)

They are called Rebus puzzles. My Grammie drank Lucky and she had me solve the puzzles. Lucky came in the shorty bottles.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 24, 2026 11:53 PM (rbvCR)

330 HEINEKIN??

F that Sh!

PABST
BLUE
RIBBON!!!

Posted by: Frank Booth at May 24, 2026 11:54 PM (CHHv1)

331 We elected Trump three times.
Posted by: polynikes

I honestly am astounded that they didn't disqualify him from the 2024 election due to that fact.

Posted by: Tonypete at May 24, 2026 11:54 PM (vhPr1)

332

Braenyard,

That is a bad situation out there.

I feel for the people who had to evacuate. Where did most of them have to go?

I just can't imagine the impact all of that is having on many lives.

Posted by: four seasons at May 24, 2026 11:54 PM (3ek7K)

333
They go by BoJangles now?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher
---

Thought they named it, Step 'n Fetch It.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:54 PM (D2ex+)

334 Back to just me. Good night all you good folks.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 24, 2026 11:55 PM (CHHv1)

335 And both houses of Congress continued to be controlled by the Dems for another 12 years after having it for almost 30 years already.

Posted by: polynikes at May 24, 2026 11:55 PM (qrzX6)

336 And polynikes I'll still take the other electorate - not just for presidential, but for everything down the line including culture and standards. Happy to have one that did what it did 3 times, but reverse Golden Days has become even more ridiculous than straight Golden Days syndrome.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 24, 2026 11:55 PM (U/Byj)

337

Beckoning,

Sleep well.

Posted by: four seasons at May 24, 2026 11:56 PM (3ek7K)

338 >>My first restaurant job was waiting tables at a Sambo's in Santa Ana CA. I worked the 10 pm to 6 am shift, so I've seen things.

Before I moved to PR I had to make some extra money so I got a 2nd job cleaning a McDonald's on an overnight shift. My work partner was an ex-con with issues. Whole different story.

I cleaned the grease traps between the flat top cooking areas, the fry machine and even the ice cream/shake machine. It was way over a decade before I could ever eat there again. I've seen horror you people wouldn't believe.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 24, 2026 11:56 PM (viF8m)

339 >> I’ve read the vibrations were really something at a Saturn V launch.

When the first tested the five F-1 cluster at Stennis back in '67, they shattered a bunch of windows miles away.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 24, 2026 11:56 PM (w6EFb)

340 The malfunctioning tank holds approximately 5,000 to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a flammable and volatile chemical used in plastics manufacturing for aerospace applications.
...
50,000 evacuated from Garden Grove, ...located 30 miles south of Los Angeles.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:51 PM (D2ex+)

Methyl methacrylate monomer is the base material for acrylic plastics like Lexan, Lucite, and Plexiglass. So, airplane windows.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 24, 2026 11:56 PM (8zz6B)

341 Posted by: JackStraw at May 24, 2026 11:56 PM (viF8m)

You had a working milkshake machine?

Posted by: polynikes at May 24, 2026 11:57 PM (qrzX6)

342 . It was fine dining to me and we only got to go there on special occasions.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 24, 2026 11:39 PM (6/7Fs)

Our local Royal Forks were a staple for my wife's family whenever they went out. My folks always went for a family run Chinese place "around the corner" from us when I was growing up. Ma was heartbroken when they sold.

Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 11:57 PM (sW5jf)

343 Memories of desperately trying to finish one of those ridiculously huge Farrels rootbeer floats in the boat shaped glass bowl after little league games. Mom let us have zero sweets at home so it meant finish that at all costs. Oh the sweet agony of that ride home in the station wagon.

Posted by: Mad Manx at May 24, 2026 11:59 PM (hyQrc)

344 Not sure exactly where the evacuation areas are but yes looks at a glance like it includes much of Little Saigon. Close to Disneyland too. Garden Grove (like most of the flat lands in the region) was largely agricultural until the 50s boom onward. And in terms of demographics, had a lot of Japanese-Americans up til the 70s (possibly spilling over from nearby Torrance).

Posted by: rhomboid at May 24, 2026 11:59 PM (U/Byj)

345 323 the (EPA) said Sunday that a chemical storage tank in Southern California is likely to fail and has forced officials to declare emergency evacuation orders for tens of thousands residents
...
“We’re being told that the tank will fail, but there are different scenarios as to what that means, the most catastrophic scenario being an explosion ...

Just a few miles from Knotts Berry Farm and Disneyland/already within the evacuation zone but not closed down... Let's see them woke their way out of this one.

Will be as if the Pacific Palisades/Fire went Orange.
He who puts his faith in Politicos is a creature who's existence is soon to be without value.

But don't worry, KaliforniaPsycho/Gavin has come to the rescue.
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-PutASmileOnThatFace
https://tinyurl.com/forWARd-signedSCHWARTZWALD

Posted by: MANFRED the Heat Seeking OBOE at May 24, 2026 11:59 PM (8p8zX)

346 The malfunctioning tank holds approximately 5,000 to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a flammable and volatile chemical used in plastics manufacturing for aerospace applications.
...
50,000 evacuated from Garden Grove, ...located 30 miles south of Los Angeles.
Posted by: Braenyard
===

Not so bad when you look up the Wiki...

... Another application is as cement used in total hip replacements as well as total knee replacements. Used as the "grout" by orthopedic surgeons to make the bone inserts fix into bone...

... the LD50 is 7–10 g/kg (oral, rat). It is an irritant to the eyes and can cause redness and pain.[18][19] Irritation of the skin, eye, and nasal cavity has been observed in rodents and rabbits exposed to relatively high concentrations of methyl methacrylate. Methyl methacrylate is a mild skin irritant in humans and has the potential to induce skin sensitization in susceptible individuals

open a valve and let the secondary containment catch it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 11:59 PM (/lPRQ)

347 I don't know how people think of the late 60's to mid 70's were any type of golden days.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:00 AM (qrzX6)

348 >>You had a working milkshake machine?

Occasionally. It was never a sure thing.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 12:00 AM (viF8m)

349

Do you think is worrying how he can pay for the citizens there to evacuate?

Oh no, he has to save up money to pay for Ipads for prisoners and "free" diapers for the poor.

What a POS.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 12:02 AM (3ek7K)

350 Crap! Been dry as a bone around here, now pouring rain, and forecast to continue through tomorrow. I have attended the Memorial Day service at the State Veteran's Cemtery for years. This is an outdoor service, at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. I feel my resolve to attend slipping away.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 12:02 AM (XeU6L)

351 @MOSSADil
·
2h
In Tehran, the IRGC is already staging “victory” marches under the emerging agreement, parading ballistic missiles from underground bases while senior regime officials reemerge from bunkers. Tehran is signaling that the regime survived, rearmed, and is ready for the next phase.

Posted by: Don Black at May 25, 2026 12:02 AM (ZxPkt)

352 I saw an in-the-wild tranny this evening at the mart of Wal. Won't give it's first name, but if its last name was "Dolittle", you could guess the first. Fat, no chesticular protuberances at all, ugly, stringy blonde hair. Looked like a younger, seedier version of that crazy Admiral. Masculine voice, too.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 12:02 AM (8zz6B)

353 Oh no, he has to save up money to pay for Ipads for prisoners and "free" diapers for the poor.

What a POS.

---------

You won't be sneering when you see our meth addicts sporting perfect smiles courtesy of dental implants supplied by the state.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 12:03 AM (6/7Fs)

354 Sad thing about that whole "racist" moral panic about Sambo's is that Little Black Sambo was dot Indian, not African, because it was a tiger he defeated. No tigers in Africa. And the whole point of the story is that he was a very clever kid.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 24, 2026 11:53 PM (8zz6B)

It is related to the Tiger Grandma story from SE Asia where the Grandma got robbed of everything on the way home by the tigers, including her hands and head, which the tigers tried to use to get the grandchildren to open the door for them so they could eat the children too. It is a version of Red Riding Hood, but without the Woodsman.
I think it also reflects the original Astarte story about how Astarte went to the underworld to save a servant and had to trade everything she had a bit at a time to bribe her way past the demons guarding the various portals in Hell.

Posted by: Kindltot at May 25, 2026 12:04 AM (rbvCR)

355 Evenin’, All. A good Memorial Day to everyone.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 12:04 AM (77rzZ)

356 the (EPA) said Sunday that a chemical storage tank in Southern California is likely to fail and has forced officials to declare emergency evacuation orders for tens of thousands residents
-
Just dump the contents in the nearest waterway.

Posted by: Kharg Island Engineers local #54 at May 25, 2026 12:05 AM (vSvIl)

357 We elected Trump three times.
Posted by: polynikes

I honestly am astounded that they didn't disqualify him from the 2024 election due to that fact.
Posted by: Tonypete

You can bet the UniParty "war-gamed" it.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 12:05 AM (/lPRQ)

358 Sad thing about that whole "racist" moral panic about Sambo's is that Little Black Sambo was dot Indian, not African, because it was a tiger he defeated. No tigers in Africa. And the whole point of the story is that he was a very clever kid.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

"Sambo" is also the name of a Soviet martial art.

There's a Japanese band named for it.

"Sambomaster."

Wonder what kind of fallout they'd get for touring the USA today?

https://youtu.be/lNFSL6To3zI

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 12:05 AM (VHUov)

359 I thought little black sambo had the tiger run in circles enough to turn him into butter?

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:05 AM (qrzX6)

360 >>>I've seen horror you people wouldn't believe.

Posted by: JackStraw

>C'mon. It was only bad the first time, if you did your job right.

I've seen these things. A good produce manager in a grocery store is hard to find.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 12:06 AM (D1E+2)

361 Lone Star long-necks to Old Style to Point… trying to make that into a song along the lines of Route 66.

Seem to be stuck in '70s memories tonight. After college, I would keep a variety of beers in the fridge. Might have Mickey's or Little Kings, Heinlein, Michelob, Corona, on and on. Usually had one type for a little while, then switched.

I remember a cousin coming by and razzing me because the last time he'd visited I was drinking Heiney's. WTF, dude? That was briefly and many moons back. People are funny.

Dang. Now I want a Guinness.

https://youtu.be/CsvupI8pNN4?t=52

Posted by: mindful webworker - beer beer beer at May 25, 2026 12:06 AM (0poB+)

362 And the whole point of the story is that he was a very clever kid.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
------

Collected a bucket of butter to boot, if I recall.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 12:06 AM (XeU6L)

363 Remembering our heroes with tranny fluid?

Posted by: Beelzebubba at May 25, 2026 12:06 AM (bufu1)

364 Just dump the contents in the nearest waterway.
Posted by: Kharg Island Engineers local #54 at May 25, 2026 12:05 AM (vSvIl)

Maybe the sewage from Mexico now on the California coast can cancel it out.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:07 AM (qrzX6)

365 I thought little black sambo had the tiger run in circles enough to turn him into butter?
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:05 AM (qrzX6)

That's right. He defeated the tiger by outwitting it.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 12:08 AM (8zz6B)

366 193 She's cute and makes cool post-punk songs.

https://tinyurl.com/3vk5ccvt

Otherwise, hello folks.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm

Huh, I like it. It's AI slop, but very listenable AI slop. Will have to explore further that YT page.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 12:08 AM (sAmhv)

367 If Iran surrenders the enriched uranium, then whatever else that was necessary to get it is acceptable. If we don’t get it - well that’s what I would have expected from Kamala.

I’m not predicting anything, I’m going to wait and see.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 12:09 AM (U0opd)

368
Cicero,

The good thing about the dentures for the addicts is they will look good when they are robbing or killing you.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 12:10 AM (3ek7K)

369 361

Heineken beer.

Heinlien was the SF writer.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 12:10 AM (RCjYY)

370 Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 12:09 AM (U0opd

Their enriched uranium is probably already in the same place as Iraq's missing VX gas.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:10 AM (qrzX6)

371 Ahhh, Sambo's restaurants... used to get with some friends and go there for late-night entertainment on Friday or Saturday nights. *Interesting stuff* would happen there after the bars closed, LOL!

One time, a lady came in with a couple others and they started singing. Well, the one lady was so enthusiastic, she got up onto a chair to sing-- and then got up onto a table to sing some more AND dance! Hahaha, dee-runk she was!

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 12:10 AM (rdVOm)

372 Cicero,

The good thing about the dentures for the addicts is they will look good when they are robbing or killing you.

---------

Karen Bass thinks it will let them all get high-paying jobs as venture capitalists.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 12:11 AM (6/7Fs)

373 That Indian kid went on to invent that ice-rink machine, the Samboni.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 12:11 AM (77rzZ)

374 367

Agreed.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 12:12 AM (RCjYY)

375 Sambo was Frodo's loyal companion.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:12 AM (qrzX6)

376 Hudepohl 14K

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:12 AM (Cqx++)

377 Bob Dylan wrote a famous song called "Hey Mr. Sambo-reen Man"

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 12:13 AM (6/7Fs)

378
Lol Cicero

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 12:13 AM (3ek7K)

379 Find out where the enriched uranium is stored. Hit the site with a bunker-buster nuke. If they are storing it under a girls' school, too bad, so sad.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 12:14 AM (8zz6B)

380 >>>I've seen horror you people wouldn't believe.

Posted by: JackStraw

Worked as a baker at local grocery store in HS.
Took a summer job at a different store I during a summer break in college.

First day on the job I taste tested some donuts... bitter.
Drained the fryer to change the shortening. Got seven five gallon buckets of soot out of it... they probably never cleaned it in over a year.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 12:14 AM (/lPRQ)

381 I'm hungry for Little Debbie yellow cake.

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:14 AM (Cqx++)

382 I'm hungry for Little Debbie yellow cake.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:14 AM (Cq

LD Swiss Roll for me please.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:15 AM (qrzX6)

383
AOP,

Yep

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 12:16 AM (3ek7K)

384 Unfortunately, Sambo’s son got involved with that Philistine chick, who cut his hair off.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 12:16 AM (77rzZ)

385 Wait.. I thought Little Black Sambo got threatened by a succession of tigers, trading a piece of his brand-new clothing to each in order that they would spare his life? And then the tigers saw each other with the dandy new duds, got jealous, and chased each other 'round & 'round a tree until they all melted down into butter?

And then LBS took back his clothing, scooped up the butter and brought it back to his Mammy & she cooked for him and he ate eleventy-seven pancakes?

Or, maybe I got told a different story...

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 12:16 AM (rdVOm)

386 Indianapolis 500 - Felix Rosenqvist won in one of the more entertaining 500's I've ever watched and I've watched a lot of them. One hell of a finish!

Coca Cola 600 - Daniel Suárez won. Another very good race that the weather screwed up.

No idea about the Canadian Grand Prix. F1 is exclusive to Apple+ TV and I already have too many streaming services. Probably pair it back next year.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 12:17 AM (sAmhv)

387 >>>I've seen horror you people wouldn't believe.

Posted by: JackStraw

>C'mon. It was only bad the first time, if you did your job right.

I've seen these things. A good produce manager in a grocery store is hard to find.

Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.

Posted by: BeckoningChasm at May 25, 2026 12:18 AM (CHHv1)

388 hearing chatter on X that onlyfans got pwnd and hax00rd

@StarPlatinum_
OnlyFans is Hacked 🚨
Apparently OnlyFans has been hacked and they're selling the complete database of 340 million users
including data of content creators and consumers.
The leaked data includes
- Usernames and profile names
- Email addresses
- Phone numbers
- Account creation dates
- Follower/subscriber metrics
- Creator/fan rankings
- Linked social media profiles
- Partial payment card metadata (last 4 digits of the card)
The result of this is going to be a massive wave of extortion attempts against users

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 12:19 AM (gKWVE)

389 I worked in a Winn Dixie. Never trusted the butchers.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:19 AM (qrzX6)

390 That Indian kid went on to invent that ice-rink machine, the Samboni.
Posted by: Bulg

Two minutes for unsportsmanlike punduct.

Posted by: the ref at May 25, 2026 12:20 AM (VHUov)

391 And then LBS took back his clothing, scooped up the butter and brought it back to his Mammy & she cooked for him and he ate eleventy-seven pancakes?

Or, maybe I got told a different story...
Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 12:16 AM (rdVOm)

--------

I thinks that's a pretty good rendition of the story. I hear Christopher Nolan is planning a filmed version with a cast made entirely of Irish.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at May 25, 2026 12:20 AM (6/7Fs)

392 ... on the other hand, Grok is saying it's bullshit

Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 12:21 AM (gKWVE)

393 Posted by: gKWVE at May 25, 2026 12:19 AM (gKWVE)

I've always advocated for international death penalty for hackers.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:21 AM (qrzX6)

394 I read in an Obama-Biden Newsletter not too long ago, about the El Salvadorian who cured cancer and the Venezuelan physicist who invented cold fusion. True story, guys.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 12:21 AM (D1E+2)

395 295 My mom's howling team was sponsored by (...)
- - - - - -
My brain misread the original post and came up with that. It *does* sound like fun... ;-)

Posted by: As Not Seen On TV at May 25, 2026 12:22 AM (flLTR)

396 Find out where the enriched uranium is stored. Hit the site with a bunker-buster nuke. If they are storing it under a girls' school, too bad, so sad.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

They may be dominated by the Arab mind and claiming all kinds of Shiite they do not have. IRBMs, ICBMs, hyper missiles, Nukes (ready to assemble), enough famous for ten nukes, etc.
They are just holding them "in reserve"... after blindly lashing out at everyone around them for weeks...
Yup, just holding the good stuff in reserve.

Hard to give up what you do not have.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 12:23 AM (/lPRQ)

397 >>First day on the job I taste tested some donuts... bitter.
Drained the fryer to change the shortening. Got seven five gallon buckets of soot out of it... they probably never cleaned it in over a year.

Also had a part-time job working as a dishwasher in a high end country club in high school. I'm a big a fan of home cooking.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 12:23 AM (viF8m)

398 Dad liked Hamm's beer. Or Coors. Heh, no "lite" beer for him!

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 12:23 AM (rdVOm)

399 We would appreciate it very much if you could bring more expensive craft beers with your group the next time you go floating, just in case your craft overturns and leaves the beer for us.

Also, bringing weenie tots and other meats is appreciated!

Posted by: River Fishes at May 25, 2026 12:23 AM (yO07m)

400 I always thought Drew Carey was one of the reasonable celebrities. I thought wrong. What an asshoe.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:24 AM (qrzX6)

401 r hennigantx, back at #55: If the person who ordered it ate the entire sundae, employees would come out banging on a drum, announce the accomplishment to the entire restaurant, and present the customer with either a ribbon or a pinback button that said, "I made a pig of myself at Farrell's!"

I remember that scene in Bill & Ted's.
https://youtu.be/6NzdphRY2IM

Posted by: mindful webworker - Napoleonitan at May 25, 2026 12:24 AM (0poB+)

402 Orwell wrote in 'Down and Out In London and Paris' about working in restaurants:

"Looking round that filthy room, with raw meat lying among the refuse on the floor, and cold, clotted saucepans sprawling everywhere, and the sink blocked and coated with grease, I used to wonder whether there could be a restaurant in the world as bad as ours. But the other three all said they had been in dirtier places"

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 12:25 AM (XeU6L)

403 Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 12:23 AM (/lPRQ)

They got help.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:25 AM (qrzX6)

404 So, this happened: found a Motorola cellphone on the ground in my yard today, here in AJ. Glass over screen is smashed, but it boots up Android, and indicates its on the T-Mobile network. Wants a PIN to get into it. Touch screen still works.

Would ADBridge let me get into the phone and reset the password? Mostly wondering if it would help me find the phone's rightful owner. Any suggestions?

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 12:25 AM (8zz6B)

405 I've always advocated for international death penalty for hackers.
Posted by: polynikes

How do you distinguish between them and various countries NSA types?

Oh, they are exactly the same.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 12:26 AM (/lPRQ)

406 361
Heineken beer.
Heinlien was the SF writer.
Posted by: mnw

Uhhhh, right.

Heh.

Can I blame autocucumber?

Posted by: mindful webworker - Napoleonitan at May 25, 2026 12:27 AM (0poB+)

407 Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 12:25 AM (XeU6L)

The Jungle by the commie Upton Sinclair tells of a similar story in the meat packing industry.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:28 AM (qrzX6)

408 400 What did Drew Carey say/do?

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 12:28 AM (77rzZ)

409 We would appreciate it very much if you could bring more expensive craft beers with your group the next time you go floating, just in case your craft overturns and leaves the beer for us.

Also, bringing weenie tots and other meats is appreciated!
Posted by: River Fishes

Beer floats.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 12:29 AM (/lPRQ)

410
He didn't do anything to improve his looks.

He is still a fat of piece of shit.

Posted by: four seasons at May 25, 2026 12:30 AM (3ek7K)

411 What did Drew Carey say/do?
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 12:28 AM (77rzZ)

Went on a profane rant about Spencer Pratt and his supporters.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:30 AM (qrzX6)

412 What did Drew Carey say/do?
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 12:28 AM (77rzZ)

Didn't stay concealed.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 12:31 AM (8zz6B)

413 Navy Secretary Hung: The U.S. has paused a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
--

What's going on?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 12:31 AM (D2ex+)

414 Cheap beer? I recall buying Chief Oskosh for $2.05 for an 8-pack. I see that they closed in 1971.

Image of the can that I recall:
https://shorturl.at/DXeVM

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 12:31 AM (XeU6L)

415 Shame about Carey. I liked him. Oh well.

Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 12:31 AM (77rzZ)

416 Navy Secretary Hung: The U.S. has paused a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
--

What's going on?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 12:31 AM (D2ex+)

Whatever it is I don't like it.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:32 AM (qrzX6)

417 The Jungle by the commie Upton Sinclair tells of a similar story in the meat packing industry.
Posted by: polynikes
--------

Yup. Read it waaaay back. Caused a scandal at the time of publishing.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 12:34 AM (XeU6L)

418 Ever had an Arthur C. Clarke bar?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:34 AM (Cqx++)

419 Ever had an Arthur C. Clarke bar?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:34 AM (Cq

Out of this world

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:35 AM (qrzX6)

420 I loved Farrells - ours was at a prime spot in Scottsdale, spent many happy times there. Best ice cream place ever!
Last time I was there, saw that there’s a many storied office tower on the location.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 12:35 AM (U0opd)

421 Ever had an Arthur C. Clarke bar?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Indistinguishable from a Butterfinger.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 12:36 AM (VHUov)

422 @MOSSADil
In Tehran, the IRGC is already staging “victory” marches under the emerging agreement, parading ballistic missiles from underground bases while senior regime officials reemerge from bunkers. Tehran is signaling that the regime survived, rearmed, and is ready for the next phase.
Posted by: Don Black

Sure, sure. That's what the Israelis want Trump to believe, so he'll keep attacking them.

With any luck, it would work.

If true, it does seem to me like it would be whatchacall a target-rich environment.

Posted by: mindful webworker - Napoleonitan at May 25, 2026 12:36 AM (0poB+)

423 Ever had an Arthur C. Clarke bar?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:34 AM (Cqx++)

Reminded me that a lot of people still think the Baby Ruth bar was named after Babe Ruth.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:36 AM (qrzX6)

424 In college in the mumbly mumbly's we would splurge by walking down to the Red Barn for burgers and then over to Arthur Treachers for Fish and Chips. Back at the dorm we'd wash it all down with some 99c/six pack Knickerbocker and maybe some Freihofer's Chocolate Chip Cookies for dessert.

Here in So. Cal we mourn the demise of Charlie Brown's Steakhouse, Francisco's coffee shop and Pioneer Chicken among others....

In Florida we used to go to Bonanza Steak House....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 12:36 AM (QGaXH)

425 A paraglider gets hit by a Cessna 172 near the Austrian town of Zell am See.

According to police, the 44-year-old Austrian had started from Schmittenhöhe in the direction of Piesendorf. Above the Pinzgauer Hütte, she collided at 1:15 p.m. with the Cessna piloted by a 28-year-old.

The pilot of the Cessna, which flew from the Glemm Valley in the direction of Zell am See, was able to land the aircraft safely at Zell am See Airport.

video: https://tinyurl.com/yv4fvyee

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 12:36 AM (D2ex+)

426 >>> Newsom Declares State of Emergency in Orange County as Experts Warn Chemical Tank Could Explode – Firefighters Find Crack in Tank

I thought it was methyl methacrylate.

Save the crack, sell it, and trick out your fire trucks.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 12:36 AM (/lPRQ)

427 A cruise missile sale to Japan was delayed so that the US could restock its supplies. Haven't seen any reason for the Taiwan pause.

A shame about Carey. Someone I know (much younger) headed out to Hollyweird to try do comedy back in the day, like most didn't make it, but for a while did end up as a personal assistant to Carey's side-kick comedian guy (Ryan something? tall skinny guy) and maybe a bit for Carey as well. Said they were super nice to work with and made a point of not forgetting how they had slept in their cars before "making it".

Also, Carey I believe made a point of visiting vets hospitals, Walter Reed and Bethesda when he was in DC, and instructed his people "no publicity". If true, that seemed good. He was in the Marines.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 12:37 AM (U/Byj)

428 So drew carey is just another useless leftist slob. Why is everyone in that industry so worthless?

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 12:37 AM (U0opd)

429 A paraglider gets hit by a Cessna 172 near the Austrian town of Zell am See.
===

Technically I think the paraglider would have had the right of way.

Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 25, 2026 12:39 AM (/lPRQ)

430 In Florida we used to go to Bonanza Steak House....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 12:36 AM (QGaXH)

They had a similar chain called The Ponderosa .

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:39 AM (qrzX6)

431 What did Drew Carey say/do?
Posted by: Bulg

Went on a profane rant about Spencer Pratt and his supporters.
Posted by: polynikes
......

He just has the hots for Karen Bass.

Posted by: wth at May 25, 2026 12:39 AM (oq9dX)

432 I miss Skipper's Fish 'n' Chips restaurants.

Posted by: JQ at May 25, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm)

433 Bear Whiz Beer

"It's in the water, that's why it's yellow...."

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 12:40 AM (QGaXH)

434 ARiK don't think those chains made it south of the Orange Curtain. Oscar's was a local star that faded away. Of course Jack in the Box started here but didn't go national til the 80s, I think?

Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 12:40 AM (U/Byj)

435 Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 12:37 AM (U/Byj)

He used to identify himself as a Libertarian. I think I see the problem.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:41 AM (qrzX6)

436 Watching reruns of Rockford Files. Reminds me of the Los Angeles I came to as a fresh college grad....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 12:41 AM (QGaXH)

437 Maybe Drew Carey needs a new set of teeth?

Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at May 25, 2026 12:42 AM (Cqx++)

438 I have an assorted collection of church keys that are branded by the old local breweries dating back to WW11. Am I getting old?

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 12:42 AM (D1E+2)

439 Back in the day, it was illegal to sell Coors in Missouri. The proffered reason was that it was not pasteurized and therefore unsafe. The real reason is because Anheuser-Busch is located in St. Louis and could get the legislature to squash its competition. My grandfather and his buddies loved Coors so much that they would drive to Colorado, load a pickup bed full of cases of the stuff and drive it back. A real-life Smokey and the Bandit scenario, but without the cool Trans-Am.

Posted by: PabloD at May 25, 2026 12:43 AM (PCZFY)

440 Bear Whiz Beer

"It's in the water, that's why it's yellow...."
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue
---------

I forget the comedian;

'They stopped making Billy beer...
the horse died'

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 12:43 AM (XeU6L)

441 HMS Lyme Bay seen loading ammunition, supplies, and mine-hunting sea drones in Gibraltar while en route to the Strait of Hormuz region

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 12:44 AM (D2ex+)

442 438

That's an interesting hobby.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 12:44 AM (RCjYY)

443 Ever had an Arthur C. Clarke bar?
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr.

Indistinguishable from a Butterfinger.
Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 12:36 AM (VHUov)

Once you have a Buttafuocofinger, you never go back. You become obsessed, even.

Posted by: Amy Fisher at May 25, 2026 12:44 AM (wVcYX)

444 Zell am See Austria was the actual location where the "Band of Brothers" (501 PIR/E Company) ended their war. The TV series filmed at a similar location in Switzerland.

The Nixon character was given many great lines, one of his best, and under-appreciated, was as he was climbing the stairs at the Grand Hotel, the beautiful building set on the spectacular lake, as they arrived. "We should be comfortable here".

Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 12:44 AM (U/Byj)

445 154 The Bicentennial Coke commercial got me the thinking about the Tall Ship parade in NY Harbor for that Birthday. First hit that come up for "Operation Sail" on YT and there in plain sight and still standing 25 years ago are the Twin Towers. Too much has changed.

https://youtu.be/nppINIM3fEI?
Posted by: Rex B at May 24, 2026 10:46 PM (rgnea)

I still find it hard to watch the opening of 'Barney Miller'...

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 12:45 AM (QGaXH)

446 Whose Line Is It Anyway was always pretty good. After Drew Carey hosted it he was replaced by Archer's Lana.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:45 AM (qrzX6)

447 Smells like rain outside, but no sign of water on the ground, and none falling. Guess the petrichor scent is being wafted here by the southeast win.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 12:45 AM (8zz6B)

448 >>Navy Secretary Hung: The U.S. has paused a $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan.
--

>>What's going on?

China is Iran's biggest customer by far. Venezuela was too. Trump recently had a big meeting in China. And now it appears Iran is ready to make a deal.

Might be a coincidence but Trump is looking to change the world order not just make deals.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 12:46 AM (viF8m)

449 411 What did Drew Carey say/do?
Posted by: Bulg at May 25, 2026 12:28 AM (77rzZ)

Went on a profane rant about Spencer Pratt and his supporters.
Posted by: polynikes

His blue collar roots are long in the past now. He's been in LA LA land for a long time. He's more that than Cleveland now.

Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at May 25, 2026 12:46 AM (sAmhv)

450 The Nixon character was given many great lines, one of his best, and under-appreciated, was as he was climbing the stairs at the Grand Hotel, the beautiful building set on the spectacular lake, as they arrived. "We should be comfortable here".

Posted by: rhomboid
-------
2nd Lt. George Rice: Looks like you guys are going to be surrounded. Richard Winters: We're paratroopers, Lieutenant. We're supposed to be surrounded.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 12:47 AM (XeU6L)

451 LAAANAAAA!!!

Danger zone...

Posted by: PabloD at May 25, 2026 12:47 AM (PCZFY)

452 The pause in the sell of military equipment to Taiwan came right after his meeting with Xi.

Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:48 AM (qrzX6)

453 Holy Smokes! Just noticed Google home page has a vaguely patriotic 'doodle' for Memorial day.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 12:49 AM (QGaXH)

454 We're gonna hafta killlem sooner or later.
_T. Jefferson

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 12:49 AM (D2ex+)

455 HoJos had the franchise for the plazas on the PA Turnpike. As a matter of fact, my sister worked at one.
Automat. Pretty much NYC, but I did buy coffee and donuts out of them in the early 60s
White Tower was a knockoff of White Castle. There was one in.my home town, about about a hundred feet and 2 bars from the W.E. factory gate. Bachelors who made it past those would stop for dinner. Good sliders. IIRC, they were 6 for a buck. I hit it mainly for coffee after the bars closed.
Farrells. I lived in the PDX area and had kids. 'Nuff said.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 12:51 AM (mSL0+)

456 This is me signing off for the night. What's your sign?

Used to see her at Chicago's Green Mill
https://youtu.be/bPmajKYTkfA

G'nite, y'all.

Posted by: mindful webworker - leonine or leoten, whatever it takes at May 25, 2026 12:53 AM (0poB+)

457 Looked at dispassionately, this talk about a deal is downright comical. A lot of people who said 24 hours ago that there would be a deal now say there won’t be.

None of them know shit about will or will not actually happen.

Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U0opd)

458 In Florida we used to go to Bonanza Steak House....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia

They had a similar chain called The Ponderosa .
Posted by: polynikes

Both were nationwide. They were grade school mikeski's favorites when we'd go to the Big City for some reason. All-you-can-eat fried shrimp!

* searches *

They still exist, but they're down to 21 restaurants.

Minnesota still has one: a Bonanza in Saint Cloud.

Florida is also down to one: a Ponderosa in Kissimmee.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 12:55 AM (VHUov)

459 If I posted a warning sign, it would be either

Beware of Wife and Cat
The dog's ok.

-- or --

Warning.
Extreme
Sarcasm
Ahead

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 12:55 AM (qx7Zg)

460 I like Coors beer. Not so much the Light, I'll drink it, but won't buy it. It's too light.

My brother wouldn't touch the stuff because he is convinced the brand contains lead and mercury in the water. I'm like, "Dude, you're retired and worried about that?" I'd be more worried about a frozen pizza.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 12:55 AM (D1E+2)

461 Looked at dispassionately, this talk about a deal is downright comical. A lot of people who said 24 hours ago that there would be a deal now say there won’t be.

None of them know shit about will or will not actually happen.
Posted by: Tom Servo

In fairness, they're trying to predict the behavior of muslims.

Posted by: mikeski flips a whole roll of coins at May 25, 2026 12:56 AM (VHUov)

462 17 years old, but a fairly dense beard, especially if I didn't shave for a day. Back door into the Rabbits to the bar. A buck seventy five (quarter tip) on the bar ; "Three quarts of Iron to go." Out the back door into the car waiting in the alley, and off to a party.

Then there's "Schmidt's of Philadelphia". Served in the PX at Ft Monmouth. Drank a lot of that.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 12:57 AM (mSL0+)

463 457 Looked at dispassionately, this talk about a deal is downright comical. A lot of people who said 24 hours ago that there would be a deal now say there won’t be.

None of them know shit about will or will not actually happen.
Posted by: Tom Servo at May 25, 2026 12:54 AM (U0opd)

I think the real problem is that no one is really in charge in Iran. We decapitated their leadership... and now there is a major power struggle going on with the various factions each ignoring each other.

So... we make a deal with one, but there is no guarantee that the deal holds because other splinter groups will say... nah...

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 25, 2026 12:57 AM (mP0Kj)

464 And now it appears Iran is ready to make a deal.
-
Do they?

All I've heard from them is demands for our unconditional surrender. Repeated right after Trump asserts that a deal is almost there.

For weeks.

Posted by: Methos at May 25, 2026 12:58 AM (vSvIl)

465 In fairness, they're trying to predict the behavior of muslims.
Posted by: mikeski flips a whole roll of coins at May 25, 2026 12:56 AM (VHUov)

They will behave badly. It's a feature, you know.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 12:59 AM (8zz6B)

466 460 I like Coors beer. Not so much the Light, I'll drink it, but won't buy it. It's too light.

My brother wouldn't touch the stuff because he is convinced the brand contains lead and mercury in the water. I'm like, "Dude, you're retired and worried about that?" I'd be more worried about a frozen pizza.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 12:55 AM (D1E+2)

I keep two beers around the house for normal everyday type drinkin...

Coors Light for daytime next to the pool... 805s for evenin.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 25, 2026 12:59 AM (mP0Kj)

467 The aircraft carriers are for the splinter groups.

Posted by: mnw at May 25, 2026 12:59 AM (RCjYY)

468 Apparently this week it will be constant rane, hele, thundre, litnin and frizzing colde.

Really bad spell of weather.

Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 01:00 AM (qx7Zg)

469 Rain keeps coming rain keeps coming down down down...
One fine day we will have sunshine, but rain in the forecast for the rest of the week. Two weeks ago we were in a drought. Now it's watch for flooding. If we get three straight days without rain we will be in a drought again. The weather people just say that so we can't burn brush piles Assholes.

Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 01:02 AM (8XBuM)

470 @Osint613 - 13h
Netanyahu: "My policy, like President Trump's policy, remains unchanged: Iran will not have nuclear weapons."

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 01:04 AM (D2ex+)

471
It was getting pretty dry here, all over SC, (and GA, NC, FL). I was about 7" behind normal for the year. I've got 3.73" out of this last system, which is making a dent in that, but still behind over 3".

So far, ground has soaked it up pretty good -- it hasn't come down fast enough for too much runoff yet.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 01:07 AM (w6EFb)

472 468 Apparently this week it will be constant rane, hele, thundre, litnin and frizzing colde.

Really bad spell of weather.
Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at May 25, 2026 01:00 AM (qx7Zg)

Note, Wyoming and Colorado just experienced some first class Globull Warmering!

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 25, 2026 01:08 AM (mP0Kj)

473 Iranian negotiators are demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar as a precondition for advancing talks with the USA.

The Qataris are clearly in talks with the IRGC, which is a designated terrorist organization, and are trying to bribe them into reaching an agreement.

Source: Iran International
----

This is where the money talk is coming from?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 01:08 AM (D2ex+)

474 Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 01:07 AM (w6EFb)

Calif was looking at a really low snow pack this year... until the last couple of months.

Really late storms which really impacted the runoff.

Yosemite's Falls are spectacular right now.

Posted by: Romeo13 at May 25, 2026 01:10 AM (mP0Kj)

475 Well, 2200 here, time for bed if I am going to get up at 0600. Night, Horde.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at May 25, 2026 01:10 AM (8zz6B)

476 >>>Coors Light for daytime next to the pool... 805s for evenin.

Posted by: Romeo13

>Truth be told, I'll drink any beer if offered. I used to take a case of Tecate to my barber whenever I needed a haircut. Then it got all fashionable, and the price doubled.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 01:11 AM (D1E+2)

477 Maybe half of CA is saved from fire.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 01:11 AM (D2ex+)

478 302 53 Tank demon beat me to it. Where’s Sambos on the list of lost chains. Basically they renamed them since Sambos was racist and many than closed down.
Posted by: neverenoughcaffeine at May 24, 2026 10:16 PM (2NHgQ)

Had to Google, I went to school in Santa Barbara - it was still Sambos back then, it was the first one opened, and I guess that last one renamed (they held out til 2020 before renaming under pressure) - it was a popular place to go.
Posted by: firehorse at May 24, 2026 11:43 PM (YWQSq)

Carrow's was another popular So. Cal eatery that apparently has bit the dust. Our local one is now a Pho place.

Big Yellow House is gone too with Coco's not far behind.

Marie's hangs in there however.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:11 AM (QGaXH)

479 Iranian negotiators are demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar as a precondition for advancing talks with the USA.
......

The check's in the mail.
Launch code green. Fire at will.

Posted by: wth at May 25, 2026 01:14 AM (oq9dX)

480 20-year-old Ava Rahmani-Rad was murdered by the Islamic regime in Iran while protesting for a free Iran on the streets of Tehran on January 9th 2026.

She was shot in the neck.

Security forces kept firing on anyone trying to run up to her to stop the bleeding.
---

If we don't kill them now they will come for us again.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 01:14 AM (D2ex+)

481 >>Do they?

If not the blockade isn't going anywhere and we have enough fire power on the doorstep to blow Iran into oblivion.

I'm ok with Iran being choked to death and none of our side being killed until they relent.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 01:14 AM (viF8m)

482 323 the (EPA) said Sunday that a chemical storage tank in Southern California is likely to fail and has forced officials to declare emergency evacuation orders for tens of thousands residents
...
“We’re being told that the tank will fail, but there are different scenarios as to what that means, the most catastrophic scenario being an explosion that results in other tanks to explode. That’s the reason why you see such a big evacuation that’s been done in the surrounding areas.”

The malfunctioning tank holds approximately 5,000 to 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a flammable and volatile chemical used in plastics manufacturing for aerospace applications.
...
50,000 evacuated from Garden Grove, ...located 30 miles south of Los Angeles.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 24, 2026 11:51 PM (D2ex+)

7 or 8 miles due north of me.

We'll be ok as long as the winds don't reverse.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:15 AM (QGaXH)

483 So, this happened: found a Motorola cellphone on the ground in my yard today, here in AJ. Glass over screen is smashed, but it boots up Android, and indicates its on the T-Mobile network. Wants a PIN to get into it. Touch screen still works.

Would ADBridge let me get into the phone and reset the password? Mostly wondering if it would help me find the phone's rightful owner. Any suggestions?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
----
911 should work. They will be able to ID the number and alert T-Mobile. If the owner hasn't reported it lost/stolen, they could get it back that way. If it's been reported, it's done for. The IEMI # is marked in a national database forever, no carrier will connect to it. 911 always works, on any cellphone.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 01:17 AM (mSL0+)

484 If we don't kill them now they will come for us again.

Posted by: Braenyard
--------

The only way to be safe is to eliminate the threat.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 01:17 AM (XeU6L)

485
>Truth be told, I'll drink any beer if offered. I used to take a case of Tecate to my barber whenever I needed a haircut. Then it got all fashionable, and the price doubled.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone
----------

Uh...have you ever tried Narragansett? Only beerI ever abandoned on a picnic table.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 01:20 AM (XeU6L)

486 I wouldn't give Iran two cents. How about the countries they have attacked? Give the money to them to rebuild.

Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 01:20 AM (8XBuM)

487
We've been under a cold air damming setup the past couple of days. RH around 100% in the mornings, making for some heavy fog. The GSP boys have used the highly technical and arcane meteorological term "pea soup" to describe it.

Posted by: publius, Rascally Mr. Miley (w6EFb) at May 25, 2026 01:21 AM (w6EFb)

488 Still a Marie Callender's close to me. Last close Coco's closed a few years ago. Carrows was I think mostly north of SD County.

Don't remember the Sambo's in Santa Barbara, can't picture it. And the Big Yellow House just south in Summerland wasn't a chain, was it?

Biggest loss in Santa Barbara was, for me, Guadalajara, on lower State Street. Only chorizo enchiladas I've ever encountered, fantastic.

Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 01:23 AM (U/Byj)

489 So, this happened: found a Motorola cellphone on the ground in my yard today, here in AJ. Glass over screen is smashed, but it boots up Android, and indicates its on the T-Mobile network. Wants a PIN to get into it. Touch screen still works.

Would ADBridge let me get into the phone and reset the password? Mostly wondering if it would help me find the phone's rightful owner. Any suggestions?
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon
----
911 should work. They will be able to ID the number and alert T-Mobile. If the owner hasn't reported it lost/stolen, they could get it back that way. If it's been reported, it's done for. The IEMI # is marked in a national database forever, no carrier will connect to it. 911 always works, on any cellphone.
Posted by: buddhaha

I would think the safest thing to do there would be to take it to the cops, and let them dial 911 on it. No sense dispatching a bunch of flashing lights to your neighborhood for a missing phone.

If you call and then find out that it's not just a cracked screen..... the microphone doesn't work, so they think you're kidnapped or choking to death or something.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 01:26 AM (VHUov)

490 If not the blockade isn't going anywhere and we have enough fire power on the doorstep to blow Iran into oblivion.
-
It's all worthless if Trump doesn't have the stomach to use it.

The Iranian regime's behavior suggests that they believe that to be the case. They don't seem to much care about our blockade either.

I know this will come as news to people who are accustomed to a society where we demand lower interest rates so that we can more easily live on borrowed money, but some people are sufficiently disciplined that they can make do with less if that's necessary to achieve the goals that matter to them.

Posted by: Methos at May 25, 2026 01:26 AM (vSvIl)

491 389 I worked in a Winn Dixie. Never trusted the butchers.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:19 AM (qrzX6)

One of my son's was in elementary school when the 'Because of Winn Dixie' book and movie came out. Several of his school buddies were surprised to learn there really was such a chain. Then I told them about Piggly Wiggly.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:26 AM (QGaXH)

492 I think most of those chains were regional. Can’t say I remember any of them. I always thought of Howard Johnson as a hotel rather than a restaurant.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 25, 2026 01:29 AM (po3Ws)

493
Alan Dershowitz left the Democrat party a few months ago. He said he was just cutting loose, going indie. About a week ago he announced he's now Republican. Says he's 87 but he'll do what he can. I think he could do a lot by talking to older people who hesitate to change lifelong (bad) habits.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:29 AM (n7rxJ)

494 430 In Florida we used to go to Bonanza Steak House....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 12:36 AM (QGaXH)

They had a similar chain called The Ponderosa .
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:39 AM (qrzX6)

Could have been Ponderosa and my parents just referred to it as Bonanza...memory fades....wish now I'd paid a lot more attention to some things.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:32 AM (QGaXH)

495 Old Milwaukee was a buck and a half for a six-pack at the base exchange, so it was my drink of choice when I was a poor, broke airman.
Posted by: a.moron at May 24, 2026 10:24

Old Mil was my fave as a broke college kid. A special in 1974 was a six pack for 1.99.

Cheap beers not mentioned were Buckhorn; Red, White and Blue; and Leinenkugels.

You could get a 12 pack of Leinie bottles, then return all the bottles for 12 cents. Being broke college kids we kept a stash of the empties in the kitchen corner for emergency beer purchases.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 25, 2026 01:32 AM (55Qr6)

496 I'll let you guys know if I hear a really loud explosion to the north....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:33 AM (QGaXH)

497 Second thoughts: Something's going on that we don't know anything about. We are having ZERO contention from Israel. Netanyahu is a happy camper. Netanyahu and most of Israel want to be rid of the Iranians and they both agree Iran will have no uranium.

Meanwhile Trump is realigning the world and there's not too much attention on Netanyahu cleaning up Gaza and Lebanon.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 01:34 AM (D2ex+)

498 Could have been Ponderosa and my parents just referred to it as Bonanza...memory fades....wish now I'd paid a lot more attention to some things.....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia

Both existed; they're owned by the same company now.

Posted by: mikeski at May 25, 2026 01:34 AM (VHUov)

499 434 ARiK don't think those chains made it south of the Orange Curtain. Oscar's was a local star that faded away. Of course Jack in the Box started here but didn't go national til the 80s, I think?

Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 12:40 AM (U/Byj)

I remember Jack being in upstate NY in the mid-70's

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:34 AM (QGaXH)

500 496 I'll let you guys know if I hear a really loud explosion to the north....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK)
--

Pull drapes over the widows.
Flying glass and all that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 01:37 AM (D2ex+)

501 469 Rain keeps coming rain keeps coming down down down...
One fine day we will have sunshine, but rain in the forecast for the rest of the week. Two weeks ago we were in a drought. Now it's watch for flooding. If we get three straight days without rain we will be in a drought again. The weather people just say that so we can't burn brush piles Assholes.
Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 01:02 AM (8XBuM)

Who'll stop the rain?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:40 AM (QGaXH)

502 >>It's all worthless if Trump doesn't have the stomach to use it.

Seems kind of a stretch to me after watching what Trump did in both his first term with ISIS and the ME and this term in Venezuela and the infamous drug boats he routinely blows to shit to say he doesn't have the stomach to kill our enemies when he thinks that is the right action. He's already sunk Iran's navy, blown up much of their missile capability and destroyed most of their industrial capacity to rearm.

He obviously wants to negotiate the end of this one and so far has united pretty much the rest of the Middle East to go along. And I bet he has China, that needs Iran's oil, deeply involved.

But if the negotiations ultimately fail he still has the military power to end it. It's been a few months not a few years and the elections are months away.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 01:40 AM (viF8m)

503 493
Alan Dershowitz left the Democrat party a few months ago. He said he was just cutting loose, going indie. About a week ago he announced he's now Republican. Says he's 87 but he'll do what he can. I think he could do a lot by talking to older people who hesitate to change lifelong (bad) habits.
Posted by: Blonde Morticia
---

Have dinner with Trump and discover he's not a boar.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 01:41 AM (D2ex+)

504 Thousands and thousands of Californians being evacuated?
What's the super hard working smart Governor doing about it? Oh, not his problem huh? I guess it's Trump's fault or something.

Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 01:42 AM (8XBuM)

505 205 156 OK, here is a fashion question.

I'm fairly thin and I have no hips.

So when I buy jeans invariably they get loose after a couple of washes and while I can always use a belt its not the most comfortable thing in the world.

Am I just buying crappy brands of jeans?
Posted by: 18-1 at May 24, 2026 10:47 PM

Jeans bagging out can be a problem, especially jeans with stretch, but you might be buying them too big to start. If you can handle the break in, find 100% cotton, like zero stretch at all, in the slimmest fit you can handle.
Posted by: Piper at May 24, 2026 11:00 PM (p4NUW)

I know almost nothing about fashion, but (for hormonal reasons) I remembered Kate Moss in jeans, so I looked it up and they were Calvin Klein in the early '90s. Brave AI summary allows follow-up questions, so I found they're still making jeans, and even have some '90s throwback styles available.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 01:42 AM (Sy6m/)

506 488 Still a Marie Callender's close to me. Last close Coco's closed a few years ago. Carrows was I think mostly north of SD County.

Don't remember the Sambo's in Santa Barbara, can't picture it. And the Big Yellow House just south in Summerland wasn't a chain, was it?

Biggest loss in Santa Barbara was, for me, Guadalajara, on lower State Street. Only chorizo enchiladas I've ever encountered, fantastic.
Posted by: rhomboid at May 25, 2026 01:23 AM (U/Byj)

I thought there were more than one Big Yellow House. The building was/is still there off the 101. I recall Carrow's saying they started in Santa Barbara.

I believe Sambo's became Denny's after the unpleasantness.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:46 AM (QGaXH)

507 Cheap beer was always Lucky Lager.

Posted by: 13times at May 25, 2026 01:49 AM (4hs6d)

508 It might be the electro-mechanical timer. It is the one part that could mean an intermittent fault.
Posted by: Kindltot at May 24, 2026 11:03 PM (rbvCR)

Maybe you're living in a movie (possibly Japanese), and the Spirit of the Device is just happier in the back yard.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 01:50 AM (Sy6m/)

509 500 496 I'll let you guys know if I hear a really loud explosion to the north....
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK)
--

Pull drapes over the widows.
Flying glass and all that.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 01:37 AM (D2ex+)

Thank you for good advice.

Usually sleep with drapes closed. I live in a densely populated area - house to the north is about 10' away. Should be well shielded.

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:51 AM (QGaXH)

510 Everything is playing out, as expected.

The world and global commerce cannot be sustained with timid diplomacy.

The players have to step up to accept their stake in their livelihood.

We will facilitate; you must act.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 01:53 AM (D1E+2)

511
Trump having no guts lol. He sent Rubio to India a week after changing immigration laws so that they have to go home to apply for a Green Card.

The howls of entitled outrage about that on X are eye-splitting.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:54 AM (n7rxJ)

512 Finally finished cooking enough for tomorrow me and for my parents and for a little potluck at my aunt and uncle's, so now I can just relax. (That's why I've been intermittent.) Whew.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 01:55 AM (Sy6m/)

513 Is there anyone left who even knows what I'm talking about?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 24, 2026 10:38

Oh yes, Miss Tammy. It was right around the time I first started reading here. I'm guessing maybe Memorial Day 2011?

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 25, 2026 01:55 AM (55Qr6)

514 502 >>It's all worthless if Trump doesn't have the stomach to use it......

.....It's been a few months not a few years and the elections are months away.
Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 01:40 AM (viF8m)

Civil War was 4 years (?)

WW11 was about 3 years 8 months

Viet Nam was what - 7 or 8 years of several hundred dead coming home every month?

I could go on.

Now we want it done in a few weeks?

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:56 AM (QGaXH)

515 513 Is there anyone left who even knows what I'm talking about?
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at May 24, 2026 10:38

Oh yes, Miss Tammy. It was right around the time I first started reading here. I'm guessing maybe Memorial Day 2011?
Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 25, 2026 01:55 AM (55Qr6)

Before my time - I think I started haunting this place around 2014 or 15.....

Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornia (ARiK) at May 25, 2026 01:58 AM (QGaXH)

516 >>Trump having no guts lol. He sent Rubio to India a week after changing immigration laws so that they have to go home to apply for a Green Card.

>>The howls of entitled outrage about that on X are eye-splitting.

He did it almost as Rubio was landing in India. And it has been wild watching mostly Indian accounts freak out on X.

I think it's a huge mistake to focus on any one thing Trump does in foreign relations and not see he is completely changing the playing field. Trump doesn't just know how to use the military, he knows how to use all the levers of power.

Ask Hasan Piker.

Posted by: JackStraw at May 25, 2026 02:03 AM (viF8m)

517 Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 01:54 AM (n7rxJ)

I believe he actually just started enforcing the laws as written, which makes the outrage reek even more of entitlement.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 02:04 AM (Sy6m/)

518 1

@RealJamesWoods
Will Republicans ever have what it takes to indict this Trojan Horse?
Michelle has more balls than the entire Republican caucus in the Senate.
---
his is the world’s number-one sponsor of terror.

Barack Obama took $400 million in untraceable cash from something called the “Judgment Fund,” which is administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. That little-known account is funded entirely by American taxpayers and was set up so he could bypass congressional approval to send cash — effectively a ransom — to the world’s number-two sponsor of terror, the terror regime of Iran.

Part of this cash Barack Obama diverted through the UAE to Italy to fund—involving Leonardo S.p.A. military satellites to hack U.S. voting machines, flipping votes from Trump to Biden, which ultimately toppled the United States government on November 3, 2020

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:07 AM (D2ex+)

519 2

A further $1.3 billion was transferred in a series of 13 transfers of $99,999,999.99 from the Treasury Department’s Judgment Fund. Each transfer was one cent less than the $100 million limit imposed on such transfers. A member of his syndicate, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, pleaded the Fifth when questioned on the matter by the U.S. Congress.

📝 By the way, Barack Obama is founder of ISIL. All paid by the American taxpayer.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:07 AM (D2ex+)

520 >>>Trump doesn't just know how to use the military, he knows how to use all the levers of power.

Ask Hasan Piker.
Posted by: JackStraw
---

He will kill when he thinks it's necessary but he'd rather not. I think allowing Iran time to dick around gives him time to reposition the world and Netanyahu time to do unencumbered cleanup.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:12 AM (D2ex+)

521 Sacha Baron Cohen believes he created the 'Wonderbra for men'

The Testicle Bra

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:21 AM (D2ex+)

522 I think allowing Iran time to dick around gives him time to reposition the world and Netanyahu time to do unencumbered cleanup.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:12 AM (D2ex+)
-

A lot more is needed here than cleanup.

Right now very unimpressed with Trump and more so with Netanyahu. I can only hope for good surprises but not counting on anything anymore.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 02:24 AM (XyZGq)

523 Parents gave their kids just 4 minutes to figure out how to use a rotary dial phone.

The confusion was instant.

Gen Z vs old school tech is pretty hilarious
--

https://tinyurl.com/5bp6pek6

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:28 AM (D2ex+)

524 A lot more is needed here than cleanup.

Right now very unimpressed with Trump and more so with Netanyahu. I can only hope for good surprises but not counting on anything anymore.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey,
---

How many does he have to kill a day in order to qualify as cleanup?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:30 AM (D2ex+)

525 Jeepers, everyone's gone to bed. I'm out.

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:32 AM (D2ex+)

526 How many does he have to kill a day in order to qualify as cleanup?

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:30 AM (D2ex+)
-

Needed to have made Gaza and S. Lebanon Muslim free and declared them sovereign Israel land for eternity. Anything else is a retreat with our tail between our legs and just another delay till the next round.

This should have been done 40 years ago.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 02:42 AM (XyZGq)

527 Cheap beer? I recall buying Chief Oskosh for $2.05 for an 8-pack. I see that they closed in 1971.

Image of the can that I recall:
https://shorturl.at/DXeVM
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at May 25, 2026 12:31 AM (XeU6L)
You drank the Chief—-the premium stuff.
We, the lower class, drank Rahr’s.

Posted by: Voter theater. at May 25, 2026 02:43 AM (FCPbW)

528 A LOT of these nostalgia beers we're discussing tonight were not nimble enough to work around (& survive) the brewery industry's yuuge consolidation.
Posted by: mnw at May 24, 2026 11:16 PM (RCjYY)

I remember reading about that some time ago, when the craft breweries took off like crazy here in Oregon. The executive summary is that the patchwork crazy quilt of laws made distribution the decisive competitive advantage, which inevitably led to consolidation, and low character and short-sightedness led them to cheap out on hops since taste didn't affect profit.

Their hops got worse all the time in both quality and quantity; they settled on concentrates made from oversized Washington hops, purely just a bittering agent rather than flavor per se, and then steadily used less and less of it every year as their competition dwindled. That went on for decades, until eventually they were all such crap that it set the stage for everyone to prefer any microbrew over any legacy lager.

Their crass venality and lack of pride in their work planted the seeds of their own future diminishment, but I can't complain about the ultimate result of delicious craft beers out the ying-yang.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 02:45 AM (Sy6m/)

529 These Hollywood megalomaniacs are so full of themselves.

Expand the text to see just how long this rant is. I skimmed the text to get the gist of the whine. Unreal!!!

https://tinyurl.com/bdhs95x5

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 02:45 AM (XyZGq)

530 Show some class and put in the front yard.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at May 24, 2026 11:22

LMAO, spoken like a true Moron.

Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at May 25, 2026 02:45 AM (55Qr6)

531 486 I wouldn't give Iran two cents. How about the countries they have attacked? Give the money to them to rebuild.
Posted by: Case at May 25, 2026 01:20 AM (8XBuM

I’d give Iran two cents, provided I’m getting oil.

And that Iran is governed by sane people.

Posted by: Cow Demon at May 25, 2026 03:07 AM (po3Ws)

532 Well, that's what I was waiting for: an actual lawyer weighs in on the Fender demand letter fiasco.

Blues Lawyer Confessional - A Lawyer explains the Fender Strat situation...
https://youtu.be/NOdaTPZROM0

There's a stereotype that guitars that look good on your wall are for "blues dentists" and "blues lawyers", so I didn't bother to watch any of the plethora of videos by the usual demo & review guys. It was only a matter of time until someone with relevant knowledge of the law would break it down, and there you go.

Bottom line: it's a PR disaster with no benefit for Fender, since they overreached, and (aside from stress and potential legal fees) it's likely not a problem for anyone else.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 03:10 AM (Sy6m/)

533 347 I don't know how people think of the late 60's to mid 70's were any type of golden days.
Posted by: polynikes at May 25, 2026 12:00 AM (qrzX6)

I'm guessing you didn't get the white go-go boots with the fringe, or the Huffy with the ape hanger bars and the banana seat.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 25, 2026 03:11 AM (DwqWV)

534 Time for some bourbon. A memorial drink to those who sacrificed some, and to those who sacrificed all.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 03:12 AM (snZF9)

535 529 These Hollywood megalomaniacs are so full of themselves.

Expand the text to see just how long this rant is. I skimmed the text to get the gist of the whine. Unreal!!!

https://tinyurl.com/bdhs95x5
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 02:45 AM (XyZGq)

What a self-important horse's ass.

It was a bullshit show that lost money, but he's claiming it was some grand scheme that served humanity.

I'm willing to bet his mom never spanked him, but he probably got beat up on the playground a few times.

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 25, 2026 03:14 AM (DwqWV)

536 534 Time for some bourbon. A memorial drink to those who sacrificed some, and to those who sacrificed all.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 03:12 AM (snZF9)

Now let's do something substantive to keep from allowing asshats to take away what they fought and died for, shall we?

Posted by: tcn in AK at May 25, 2026 03:15 AM (DwqWV)

537 There's a stereotype that guitars that look good on your wall are for "blues dentists" and "blues lawyers", so I didn't bother to watch any of the plethora of videos by the usual demo & review guys.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 03:10 AM (Sy6m/)

Those review guys can all lick my ass. Most of them are worthless retards.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 03:15 AM (snZF9)

538 Way too early to get up

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 03:17 AM (Ia/+0)

539 Howard Johnson, Farrell's, I ate at. Red Barn and Burger Chef I had seen driving about. On beer we were usually "slummin' it" with Busch, although Old Milwaukee and Schlitz were not unheard of. Someone mentioned Stroh's? Yeah we drank that too. I think they had a commercial with a car and a dog yes? I liked those commercials.

Someone mentioned A&W? Those are still around and still damn good.

Good riddance to Massie - what an absolute douche-nozzle. Now if my fellow Texians and I can oust Cornyn and a large object can fall on "Thom" Tillis and Murkowski we should be in good shape. (wtf btw is with the spelling of "Thom" - another @ss-clown).

Posted by: Publius Redux at May 25, 2026 03:19 AM (/aZwr)

540 Way too early to get up

Posted by: Skip at May 25, 2026 03:17 AM (Ia/+0)
-

Waking up can potentially cause various physical and emotional side effects. Ask your doctor if waking up is for you.

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 03:20 AM (XyZGq)

541 Skip, any progress on unstucking the tailgate?

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 03:21 AM (XyZGq)

542 Good riddance to Massie - what an absolute douche-nozzle. Now if my fellow Texians and I can oust Cornyn and a large object can fall on "Thom" Tillis and Murkowski we should be in good shape. (wtf btw is with the spelling of "Thom" - another @ss-clown).

Posted by: Publius Redux at May 25, 2026 03:19 AM (/aZwr)

Thom is the fag version of Tom. Like 2 gay dudes introducing themselves. One says my name is thom. Shit like that.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 03:23 AM (snZF9)

543
White House Communications Director, Steven Cheung had a few words to say about Mike Pompeo:

"Mike Pompeo has no idea what the f*ck he’s talking about. He should shut his stupid mouth and leave the real work to the professionals. He’s not read into anything that’s happening, so how would he know."

Posted by: Braenyard

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

Did Pompeo shoot his mouth off about something?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 03:26 AM (n7rxJ)

544 The Weekend White House shooter left behind a few hints on his Twitter account:

https://tinyurl.com/3ec2pua6

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 03:27 AM (XyZGq)

545
Cheung, in his capacity as Com. Dir doesn't give public statements like this very often. BUT every single one I've seen had profanity included. He must be hilarious around the White House. The man doesn't sugar coat it.
Posted by: Orson

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

Plus, he looks like Oddjob.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 03:27 AM (n7rxJ)

546 Did Pompeo shoot his mouth off about something?

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 03:26 AM (n7rxJ)
-

https://tinyurl.com/ys9vvdte

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 03:28 AM (XyZGq)

547 523 Parents gave their kids just 4 minutes to figure out how to use a rotary dial phone.

The confusion was instant.

Gen Z vs old school tech is pretty hilarious
--

https://tinyurl.com/5bp6pek6

Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at May 25, 2026 02:28 AM (D2ex+)

; )

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 03:29 AM (6wpGE)

548 Those review guys can all lick my ass. Most of them are worthless retards.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 03:15 AM (snZF9)

Harsh, but I can picture it from your point of view. Scott Uhl is the only one I can think of who reviews actual stage gear from a working tour guitarist's perspective. But then, that isn't really a mass market; so it's mostly home-studio players reviewing gear for beginners, and getting a cut through affiliate links.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 03:31 AM (Sy6m/)

549 Iran we control the strait of hormuz not you taco when we say jump you ask how high!

Posted by: jojo at May 25, 2026 03:36 AM (7i3Fm)

550 I keep two beers around the house for normal everyday type drinkin...

Coors Light for daytime next to the pool... 805s for evenin.
Posted by: Romeo13 at May 25, 2026 12:59 AM (mP0Kj)

When back home in Texas, I drink Shiner Bock, always keep some around, in bottles. And Woodford Reserve on the Bourbon side. I actually have some Woodford Reserve at my apartment here in Singapore. When i was younger I would keep some Miller High Life in bottles around, and always super cold, for those hot days in summer (It's the champagne of beers dontchyaknow!). I never liked Miller Light - but the regular Miller was pretty good for the price point.

Posted by: Publius Redux at May 25, 2026 03:40 AM (/aZwr)

551 Harsh, but I can picture it from your point of view. Scott Uhl is the only one I can think of who reviews actual stage gear from a working tour guitarist's perspective. But then, that isn't really a mass market; so it's mostly home-studio players reviewing gear for beginners, and getting a cut through affiliate links.

Posted by: SciVo at May 25, 2026 03:31 AM (Sy6m/)

Right, most are home studio players without a fucking clue. There are a few that are ok, but a lot are retards. i watched a dude doing a comparison of a real Gibson les paul custom against some chinese pos copy. The dude had no clue what a gibson is. He's got some reissue from the custom shop, he's holding the tail piece and says this feels light and cheap, for the money it costs you would think it was be better metal.

Um, ok retard, #1. its a reissue of a vintage guitar. They used aluminum tail pieces back then, they have a distinct sound. We begged Gibson for decades to reissue the aluminum tail piece, and they finally did. Now I gotta hear stupid dumb fuck millennial neck beards question the lightness and tells gibson it should be heavier because he has no fucking clue what he's holding. Thats just one example.

Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at May 25, 2026 03:42 AM (snZF9)

552 >>> When i was younger I would keep some Miller High Life in bottles around, and always super cold, for those hot days in summer (It's the champagne of beers dontchyaknow!). I never liked Miller Light - but the regular Miller was pretty good for the price point.

Posted by: Publius Redux

>My mother still likes to have a Miller High Life on occasion. She's 92 years old. If it's good enough for her, it's good enough for me. Not a bad beer. There is nothing heavy about it. She will also drink a Corona from time to time.

Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at May 25, 2026 04:08 AM (D1E+2)

553 These Hollywood megalomaniacs are so full of themselves.

Expand the text to see just how long this rant is. I skimmed the text to get the gist of the whine. Unreal!!!

https://tinyurl.com/bdhs95x5
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 02:45 AM (XyZGq)

What a self-important horse's ass.

It was a bullshit show that lost money, but he's claiming it was some grand scheme that served humanity.

I'm willing to bet his mom never spanked him, but he probably got beat up on the playground a few times.
Posted by: tcn in AK
-----
I read the whole thing. This "Master of the Universe" swims in the sea of Manhattan. He'd flop like a fish out of water anywhere else, with the possible exception of Hollywood.
He'd have a repeat of the playground experience in San Antonio, or Butte, or Indianapolis. If he tried his "people manipulation skills" in a bar in rural anywhere, he'd be picking up teeth in the parking lot.

Posted by: buddhaha at May 25, 2026 04:11 AM (mSL0+)

554
https://tinyurl.com/ys9vvdte
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

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

::eyeroll::

I wonder if he'll take credit when Trump walks away with all the cards.

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:11 AM (n7rxJ)

555 ::eyeroll::

Posted by: Blonde Morticia at May 25, 2026 04:11 AM (n7rxJ)
-

Mike Pompeous

Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 04:13 AM (XyZGq)

556 Beers up above? Falstaff

Missing restaurants:

Burger Chef = Burger King

Pup & Taco looks too much like What-a-burger

White Tower looks like a rip-off of White Castle

Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 04:20 AM (2PamV)

557 hey there and thank you for your info – I have certainly picked up anything new from right
here. I did however expertise a few technical points
using this website, as I experienced to reload the website
lots of times previous to I could get it to load properly.
I had been wondering if your web host is OK? Not that I am complaining, but slow loading instances times
will often affect your placement in google and can damage your
quality score if ads and marketing with Adwords. Well I'm adding this RSS to my e-mail and can look out for a lot more
of your respective fascinating content. Make sure you update this again very soon.

Posted by: click site at May 25, 2026 04:21 AM (Qhxsb)

558 These Hollywood megalomaniacs are so full of themselves.

Expand the text to see just how long this rant is. I skimmed the text to get the gist of the whine. Unreal!!!

https://tinyurl.com/bdhs95x5
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at May 25, 2026 02:45 AM (XyZGq)

I mean, he's OCD and all but I feel his pain.

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 04:23 AM (6wpGE)

559 Pixy's up!

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 04:30 AM (6wpGE)

560 Expand the text to see just how long this rant is. I skimmed the text to get the gist of the whine. Unreal!!!

https://tinyurl.com/bdhs95x5
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey

Being proud of losing $40 million dollars a year is not the flex he thinks it is.

Posted by: rickb223 at May 25, 2026 04:31 AM (2PamV)

561 I don't see him being proud of it:

We lost $40 million a year. We didn't lose it because the show failed. We lost it because we spent $50 million producing what a podcast host in his garage gives away between mattress ads. The podcast is funnier. The podcast is more dangerous. The podcast has an audience that laughs instead of claps.

Posted by: m at May 25, 2026 04:33 AM (6wpGE)

562 Aw, this was a very nice post. Spending some time and actual effort to produce a very good article… but what can I say… I put things off a lot and never seem to get nearly anything done.

Posted by: Read Full Article at May 25, 2026 06:27 AM (npnpX)

563 Doof, I spent a lot of time at the Golden Ring Mall during my teenage years, 74-79. Where did you go to high school?

Posted by: Hammer Dog at May 25, 2026 06:45 AM (hrMAo)

564 Can the fashion maven recommend men's jeans for a fancy night out? I've got the dress shirt and the shoes down but jeans remain a problem.

Posted by: snakes at May 25, 2026 10:42 AM (OVTL5)

Processing 0.37, elapsed 0.4233 seconds.
34 queries taking 0.1095 seconds, 4406 records returned.
Page size 2232 kb.
Powered by Minx 0.8 beta.